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<title>The Emperor’s Club</title>
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<![CDATA[<p>I think that some parts of <em>The Emperor's Club</em> made me sad, because Sedgwick never changed his cheating and lying ways.   There were several characters that really stood out in my mind.  The first was Mr. Hundert. It disappointed me to see how long it took him to forgive himself for putting Sedgwick Bell into the competition instead of Martin Blythe.  Another would be Sedgwick Bell. 

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During the movie, not only did Mr. Hundert believe that he had changed many of his bad ways, but I also thought he did too.  Finally, Marty would be a character that sticks out in my mind.  He was really disappointed that he wasn't in the competition, but it really helped him to learn that he should have been in the competition, even if it was 25 years afterwards. </p>
 
 
 <p><em>The Emperor's Club</em> was a great movie, but I thought that Sedgwick should have changed. I think that that was supposed to be the message; some people can't and won't change. This doesn't always mean that they refuse to change, sometimes, no matter how hard they try, they can't. 

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After watching the movie I was asking myself why Sedgwick cheated on both of the contests.  Although this was the movie's message, it made me feel bad to see that after all Mr. Hundert had taught him, he was still never able to change his ways. Another question I was asking was why Mr. Hundert didn't say anything when he saw that Sedgwick had cheated. Even though he lost anyways, he should have given Martin Blythe the chance the chance at being Mr. Julius Cesar.</p><a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cinemaroll.com%2FDrama%2FThe-Emperors-Club.47373"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cinemaroll.com%2FDrama%2FThe-Emperors-Club.47373" border="0"/></a>]]></description>
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<title>Schindler's List</title>
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<![CDATA[<p><strong>Schindler's List </strong> is a dramatic recollection of events of the horrors committed on the Jews during World War II.  This movie, considered one the best WWII movies of all time, not only takes you through the atrocities the Jews went through, but also shows the situation through the eyes of the wealthy Oskar Schindler.</p>
 
 <p>At first, Oskar Schindler was greedy.  He thought of only the profit, and even liked the holocaust, because it gave him cheaper labor.  Schindler did not care what his workers thought of him, as long as he made money.  Slowly but surely Oskar Schindler began to change.  At first he did little things, like when he told the guards not to kill his workers, but it eventually led to him spending all of his wealth to save over one thousand Jews.  On top of saving the Jews, he refused to make ammunition for the war effort.  He purposely calibrated the machines incorrectly, and when he felt at risk of the truth being found, he bought ammo from other companies to sell to the government.  He did this to make the government believe that he was finally making working artillery rounds, while in truth he was not aiding the Nazi war effort at all.</p>
 
 <p>The Jews loved working for Schindler.  Most of the Jews were not skilled workers, and definitely would have been killed if they hadn't been working at the factory.  An awesome example of this is when the women were sent to Auschwitz.  The women were going to get killed in the gas chambers, but Schindler was able to save them at the last minute.  Although life is not assured, the chance of the Jews surviving if they are working is exponentially higher.</p>
 
 <p>Oskar Schindler played an important role in the movie.  He was the inside man.  Through his wealth he knew many high-ranking Nazis.  His connections made it possible for him to get his factory started and hire the Jews to work with him.  He was able to bribe the guards.  He would use his wealth to get the guards to keep Schindler's true ambitions secret, which not only saved him but also saved the Jews working for him.</p>
 
 <p>Although the entire movie was filled with heart rendering, memorable scenes, the most prominent in my mind is the scene with the women going to Auschwitz.  At this point its not sure what is going to happen to them.  All that is known is that Oskar Schindler has set out to find where the women were taken, and the women are in the “showers” with the lights off.  If the women die, many of the lives he was trying to save would have ended right there.  I was transfixed into a world of suspense wondering what the final outcome was going to be.  If I remember only one scene from the entire movie, this scene would be it.</p>
 
 <p>With all of the information on World War II there is a surprisingly small amount of movies on the horrendous events that took place during the Holocaust.  I am grateful to have been given the opportunity to watch such a moving and well-done movie as Schindler's List.  This movie really helped me to actually visualize the terrible crimes committed against the Jews and gives me a greater respect to all survivors of World War II.</p><a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?x=&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cinemaroll.com%2FDrama%2FSchindlers-List.29501"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?x=&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cinemaroll.com%2FDrama%2FSchindlers-List.29501" border="0"/></a>]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2007 08:46:34 PST</pubDate></item>
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