Musicals have changed over the years. In the past, many movies were filled with light-hearted singing and dancing that entertained audiences on the big screen. Most were family flicks that could be enjoyed by audiences of all ages. But times are different now and so too are the musicals. One movie, in particular, has changed many of the boundaries held by the common musical. It contains sex, violence, and an extremely large quantity of profanity. Also, the music the film provides is unlike any other previous genre of music for it is a darker form of lyrical poetry. The title of this movie is none another than 8 Mile.
In Curtis Hanson's 8 Mile, Jimmy Smith Jr. (Eminem), more commonly known as Rabbit or B-Rabbit, is an aspiring white rap artist struggling to be recognized for his lyrical talent in a music form that is dominated by black artists. The story takes place in 1995 Detroit, Michigan. It is a city rapidly falling prey to economic devastation, where Eight Mile Road marks the line that separates black urban streets from white suburbia. The film depicts the rough aspects of Jimmy's life through his job at a metal-pressing plant and his relationship with his self-serving alcoholic mother, Stephanie Smith (Kim Basinger). It is also vividly portrayed in the gritty shooting style in which the film's director creates the feeling of oppression and collapse. The film's thematic significance lies primarily in Jimmy's efforts to overcome insecurities, coping with his fear of failure, surviving the reality life has dealt him, and the appeal the movie still has today.
One scene that greatly illustrates Jimmy's insecurities and fear of rejection occurs at the beginning of the film. The locale is the dimly-lit men's room of an abandoned church where he vomits as a result of the anxiety he feels prior to going on stage. This high angle shot of Jimmy leaning over a toilet then standing upright allows the audience to look down on him, emphasizing his own sense of weakness.
In the city of Detroit, 8 Mile Road is the unofficial divider of black and white communities. The main character in 8 Mile, the movie based on the infamous road, is named Jimmy Smith, Jr. Jimmy is an aspiring white rapper from the white side of 8 Mile Road. ... A lot of racial conflict was shown in 8 Mile. ... Here, tell these people something they don't know about me." 8 Mile was a great all around movie. ...
The Three Mile Island accident The accident at Three Mile Island took place on March 28, 1979. ... The accident at Three Mile Island could have been very easily avoided. ... Nevertheless evacuations were made at an 8 mile radius around the plant to make sure everything was really safe. ... In the Three Mile Island facility it is said that it will be decommissioned around the year 2010. ... It was suppose to be a safe, clean, and cost-effective power source, but that soon changed after the Three Mile Island incident. ...
Amos 8:1-3 I. ... Amos was, as he himself says, a native of Tekoah, a small town of Judah, situated on a hill about five miles south of Bethlehem, nine or ten miles south of Jerusalem. ... This verse states also that the dead will be found in every place "and especially in Samaria, during the siege, and when taken, partly through the famine, and partly through the sword."8 The last section tells about how the people who are casting out the dead will be silent. ...
Because the master, Flora and Miles's uncle, is not in Bly with the children, Miles, being the heir, is considered to be the "master- of the house now. ... Instead of Miles being caught, it was the governess who was caught. ... Once again, in chapter twenty-one, Miles gains control over the governess by taking the letter that she wrote to the children's uncle, explaining what happened at Miles's school. ... Grose, Miles and the governess compete over who has control. ... This is similar to the way the governess from "The Turn of the Screw- is interested in Miles; however, Al...
For example, the recent controversial film "8 Mile" is not unlike the 1976 movie "Rocky". ... Where, in similar circumstances "8 Mile" is a "feel-good" crowd-pleasing story about Rabbit (Eminem) who after humiliation rises up from the underdog persona to become the champion. ... Also, in short, the character "Rabbit" from "8 Mile" was based on Eminem's own life. ... "8 Mile" is also similar to another recent film, "Gladiator". Here we've got, 8 mile's hero as a poor white guy in a dead-end job, with extraordinary skills but a lack of direction, whose one long shot to make...
Exploratory Essay The religion sect I chose was Jehovah's Witnesses. The person I interviewed was Miles Carrington, who is an Elder of the church Kingdom Hall. I will first begin talking about the background of the Jehovah's Witnesses and then elaborate on the interview I conducted with Eld...
The race was on to construct one of the most deadly weapons in the history of warfare(Chamberlin 8). ... This made it possible to experiment with a chain reaction, in which the neutrons released from one fission would lead to more than one fission(Documentation 8). ... When a reaction occurs, the split atom will give off spare neutrons, causing other atoms to split, so actually, it is only necessary to split one atom(Documentation 8). ... The point of total vaporization was one half of a mile in diameter, and total destruction ranged at one mile in diameter. Severe blast damage ranged ...
This shooting was reported 8 mins later at 6:53 am. At 7:02 am a private at the Opana Mobile Radar Station spots on the radar and then confirms that there are 50 planes about 125 miles away and heading towards Hawaii. At 7:20 am the Army lieutenant who heard about the sightings which are now 70 miles away believed that they were U.S. ... At 8:00 am 12 B-12's on their way from California arrive at Oahu. At 8:54 am, one hour after the first attack on Pearl Harbor, a second wave of Japan's planes arrive to continue the attack. ...
