dimecres, 25 de febrer del 2009

ACTIVITY2: story lines and characters

write down the names of every story in the film to illustrate it:

- Rick Cabot and Jane Cabot: they are a rich couple and they are carjacked by Anthony and Peter, both of whom are black. Jane is a little racist but in the end she understand that black people is also good.


- Peter Waters and Anthony: they're friends and partners in crime. They're also black. but Peter is Detective Water's younger brother.
Anthony believes that society is unfairly biased against blacks, and at one point in the film he justifies his actions by claiming he would never hurt another black person. However, Anthony tells Peter to shoot a black man, Cameron, after they try to carjack his car and he fights back.
Peter is Detective Water's younger brother but he humorously scoffs at Anthony's paranoia over racism. Peter is shot to death by Officer Hansen, who picks him up in the Valley. Finally detective Water find his little brother death.



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Detective Graham Waters and Ria: He's a detective in Los Angeles Police Department. He is disconnected of his poor family because his mother is a drug-addicted and his brother is a criminal an thief. He promises to his mother that he will find his little brother but he can't do that because Officer Hansen shot and kill his brother.
Ria is detective's girlfriend and partner. She is Latina detective.




- Officer Tomhas Hansen: He is a Los Angeles Police Officer and his partner is Officer John Ryan. He saw that John Ryan pull over Cameron Thayer and Christine Thayer and sexually molest Christine, requests a change of partner because of feelings of guilt over the incident. Finally he shot Peter Waters because they have a dis-understanding.



- Officer John Ryan: he's the police officer who molests physically molests Cameron's wife, Christine, under the pretense of searching for a weapon. Ryan later puts his own life on the line to save Christine, the woman he molested earlier, from certain death in a fiery car wreck. He is also trying to get help for his father, who possibly suffers from prostate cancer.


-Christine Thayer: she's Cameron's wife and she is molested by Ryan. The next day she is trapped in an overturned car due to a car accident and, by a twist of fate, Officer Ryan is the man who willingly endangers himself to save her life.



- Daniel Ruiz: he is a American-Mexican locksmith who faces discrimination from Jean and others because he looks like a gang banger. After Anthony and Peter steal Jean and Rick's car, Daniel comes over and changes the locks on their home. Daniel seeks a safe environment for his young daughter.


- Farhad: He's a Persian tore owner who is afraid for his safety. He is depicted as frustrated by the racial harassment he experiences in the United States , as well as deterred by difficulties with speaking English. Farhad has a daughter, Dorri. She's more acclimated than his father at American culture, and she help him.




find a scene/video or add a photo with the names.
describe the story

The scene that I try is that :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKV67CvxE4M&feature=related.

In
this part of the film you can see that Anthony leave away some immigrants and give them some money to survive in the city

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