General Summary: Return to Paradise is a movie about three young men that had a wonderful.
and fun experience that turned into a living hell. Sheriff, Tony, and Lewis go to Malaysia on a.
vacation filled with drinking, drugs, and girls. After the escapade, Sheriff and Tony went back.
to New York, but Lewis stayed in Malaysia but did not expect the sudden turn in his plans to be.
coming. After his two friends left, he was caught with drugs and the only way for him to escape.
the hanging for the punishment of the crime was to have Sheriff and Tony agree to come back to.
Malaysia and serve a three year sentence in a Malaysian prison. A lawyer (Lewis's sister) comes.
back to New York to try to convince Sheriff and Tony to come back with out telling them that.
she is Lewis's sister, which she knows will only make her efforts look like she only cares about.
Lewis and will say anything to convince them to come back. She convinces Tony to come back.
and he will be giving up his marriage to his fiancé and be leaving his stable job. Sheriff needs.
more convincing but he realizes he won't be leaving anything behind. This puts him into a.
different perspective and he decides to go back, Tony does not. Lewis is hung anyway due to the.
media response to the case but the end of the movie leaves you hopeful that Beth and Sheriff.
will be together in the end.
2. Authority- legitimate power. Malaysia had authority over the American men because they.
committed a crime in their country.
Authoritarianism- a political system in which the government tolerates little or no opposition.
to its rules but permits nongovernmental centers of influence and allows debate on issues of.
public policy. Malaysia I believe would have an authoritarian government based on the way they.
felt about drug use and the harsh punishments.
Crime- an act prohibited by law. Their crime caused a lot of trouble two years after the fact.
for Tony and Sheriff.
