1. Night in the box
Similarly, the movie presents a Christ-like character within a system that discourages leadership among inmates. ... Perhaps the best depiction of the boss's power is seen in the hole digging sequence where one boss tells Luke to dig a large, coffin-shaped hole, while the second boss tells Luke to get the dirt removed from the hole (ditch) out of his yard back into the hole. ... Emotional singing of the inmates heightens the scene's significance while Luke struggles to dig, fill, and again re-dig the hole. ... Luke labors through two days of hell, ultimately falling into the hole ...
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- Grade Level: High School