My Name is Khan

My Name is Khan is a film made with sincerity and sweat, ambition and conviction. It grapples with the most urgent and fraught issue facing humanity: religion. It features a striking performance by Shah Rukh Khan.

It has some scenes that will bruise you. Yet despite all this, My Name is Khan never becomes the empowering, inspiring Forest Gump-like epic. Mainly because the connective tissue tying it together is deeply flawed and in places, embarrassingly naive.

Khan is the story of Rizwan Khan, played by Shah Rukh, who has Asperger’s syndrome. This milder form of autism impairs Rizwan’s social communication skills and gives him some decidedly odd behavior patterns – he can’t stand loud sounds or the colour yellow.

He rotates stones obsessively and can barely bring himself to hug someone. Rizwan is far from crazy but he definitely moves to the beat of a different drummer. Despite this he finds love and a family with Mandira, played by Kajol.

But post 9/11, their happy home falls apart and Rizwan embarks on a grand odyssey across America so that he can tell the American president that his name is Khan but he is not a terrorist.

My Name is Khan is on firm footing as long as director Karan Johar stays with emotional drama. He opens the film skillfully with airport security searching Rizwan and then moves into flashback.

The scenes of Rizwan’s childhood are some of the strongest in the film. Zarina Wahab returns after years to give a lovely, nuanced performance as Rizwan’s mother. But the film’s delicate rhythm wobbles when we shift to San Francisco and into love story mode.

The first shaky sign is the entry of Navneet Nishan who seems like she has stepped in from some other, louder film.

The romance between Rizwan and Mandira is too designed and mawkish.

Kajol, struggling with a thin character, mostly veers between being hyper and cute.

Still, Karan, working with an ace technical team including cinematographer Ravi K Chandran and editor Deepa Bhatia, crafts some beautiful images and poignant sequences but the film loses balance irreparably as it moves into political mode.

The second half scrambles madly both literally and figuratively. Rizwan, obviously superman in another life, manages to shout down a hate-mongering Muslim doctor, have him arrested by the FBI, get arrested himself and in a ridiculous pre-climactic sequence, save the citizens of a small town when floods hit Georgia.

Writer Shibani Bhatija squeezes in so much that by the end of two hours and forty minutes, even if Rizwan isn’t exhausted, you are.

Rizwan is undeniably the best thing about My Name is Khan. Shah Rukh’s performance has little subtlety about it – for that watch Hugh Dancy doing Asperger’s in Adam – but it is heartfelt, endearing and more controlled than anything he’s ever done before. Watch him in a lovely scene in which Kajol accepts his proposal or how he restrains his tears so that his eyes brim but never well over.

I recommend that you see Khan for him. The film itself is too uneven to give us the emotional high we were waiting for.

The movie inspires a lot, it reflects for a capacity of a person how he expressed and shows himself to the world and to the people around him.

It tells how to be independent and the desire to fight the freedom that no one can harm you except yourself even for the critique and discrimination we should fight for ourselves and for the way we live for.

            Mr. Khan is  a brave man, he face everything with no doubt and fear on what will happen to him if he pursue to meet the president but instead of capturing the fear he still stands for his words that he is not a terrorist but rather an innocent man.

Literature deals with ideas, thoughts and emotions of man, literature can be said to be the story of man. Man’s loves, grief’s, thoughts, dreams and aspirations coached in beautiful language is literature.
In order to know the history of a nation’s spirit, one must read its literature. Hence it is, that to understand the real spirit of nation, one must “trace the little rills as they course along down the ages, broadening and deepening into the great ocean of thought which men of the present source are presently exploring.
Literature expresses the feelings of people to society, to the government, to his surroundings, to his fellowmen and to his divine creator”

"The Gentlemen of the Jungle" 

by: Jomo Kenyatta

Once upon a time, an elephant made friendship with a man. One day, a heavy thunderstorm broke out, the Elephant went to his friend, who had a little hut at the edge of the forest, and said to him: "My dear good man, will you please let me put my trunk inside your hut to keep it out of this torrential rain?" That man, seeing what situation his friend was in, replied: " My dear good elephant, my hut is very small, but there is room for your trunk and myself, please put your trunk gently." The Elephant thanked his friend, saying "You have done me a good deed . One day, I shall return your kindness." But what followed? As soon as the Elephant put his trunk inside the hut, slowly he pushed his head inside, and finally, flung the man out of the rain, and then lay down comfortably inside his friend's hut, saying: " My dear good friend, your skin is harder than mine, and as there is not enough room for both of us, you can afford to remain in the rain while I am protecting my delicate skin from the hailstorm."

One early morning, when the huts already occupied by the jungle lords were all beginning to decay and fall to pieces, the man went out and build a bigger and better hut, a little distance away from the others' huts. No sooner had Mr. Rhinoceros
seen it, he came rushing in, only to find out that Mr. Elephant was already inside, sound asleep. Mr. Leopard next came in at the window, Mr. Lion, Mr. Fox, and Mr. Buffalo entered the door, while Mr. Hyena howled for a place in the shade and Mr. Alligator basked on the roof. Later, they all disputed about their rights of occupation. From their disputing, they went on fighting, and while they were all busy with their fight, the man set the hut on fire and burned it to the ground, jungle lords and all. Then he went home, saying: "Peace is costly, but it's  worth the expense," and lived happily ever after.        

The story of my life

I am happy to live in this world because there are lot of good people love me and always there to help me if i am down i am so very thankful to live in this world,  i think all i want in my life is that my parents shows more love to me specially when i have a problem because they are the one that give me strength and to be more stronger than who i am i am the only one daughter of  five siblings and it is sad to think that people around you is all boys no one can i talk with, if i have a problem even my brother, but of course i love them so much no one can replace it, i treasure them as i treasure the beautiful memories  i had, and the best thing that make me happy is that when we are together in one home and the unity that bind us more stronger even there are lots of challenges that we may encounter but still there is love that makes us confidence to face all the problems and desire to do be the best to be a better person as we grow older and having an individual life.

My parents try the best they can specially to us children but we cannot deny the fact that even they try their best but still it is not enough we want to find something that makes us fulfill to their side, now i am fulfilled with their love support and guidance and for this i really appreciate them as a parents and i love them so much, my mother itself confront me to my problem because she is the one that i can share all my problems because we are both girls and i know that my mother understand me because she fells what i feel.

I don't want to be alone in this world i don't want to leave those people i love specially my parents and brothers i just want to live happy, fulfilled and contented, i try to find myself because sometimes i feel empty but when i heard  those people that care for me i feel that i have to be on myself and love those people who love you most.

I am satisfied and i am not looking for anything because i am contented of what i have the important is i have a complete family they are always there to support me and love me and accept for who i am and they are looking for the good future to me so that it can help me to live satisfied in this world, and i believe on my father also that true love waits, don't be eager to find someone because God give us partner so that we have a person that we can lean on and to be not alone in this world.

The Book Report of The Great Debaters

Plot

Marshall, Texas described by James Farmer, Jr. as "the last city to surrender after the civil war," is home Wiley College, where, in 1935-36, inspired by the Harlem Renaissance and his clandestine work as union organizer, Professor Melvin Tolson coaches the debate team to nearly-undefeated season that sees the first debate between U.S. students from white and Negro colleges and ends with an invitation to face Harvard University's national champions. The team of four, which includes a female student  and a very young James Farmer, is tested in a crucible heated by Jim Crow, sexism, a lynch mob, an arrest and near riot, a love affair, jealousy, and a national radio audience.

The Great Debaters focuses on the black people who in deep help, because of the co-fellowmen in the country did not accept them because of their color, but still they are African and belong to the country, they are also human and need of fellowmen and this Debaters is the key of winning the position to be equal in the white people.

When the time that the Debaters arriving to Harvard to debate the big people and intelligent people in the school because Harvard school is the one of the famous school that the student there was very genius and intelligent students, 

While most Educators may not have recognized the remarkable potential of assembling such a disparate team, Tolson's unique vision truly set him apart from the pack as the team begins to experience a series of consecutive victories on their road to challenging Harvard at the National Championships.

The Great Debaters strive hard for their fellowmen black people there are lots of challenges to them such as  training and contest, yet despite his formidable reputation , James Sr. has not yet learned how to truly harness the power of knowledge through action and assertion. James Jr has been the raving effects of racism all around him, and longs to live in a future where no one must be in fear simply because of the color of their skin.

For us Filipino we are equal in property of our country there is no discrimination yet pity the problem to us is financial, so, in that I am so happy because even though like that but still we are united and peace.

The Great Debaters is one of the film I like and favorite also, because this film we get lots of values such as give privilege to every people in the country and treat them as human like us and also to get the justice of having unfair judgment the white people and black people.

Conflict 

When the time that Melvin B. Tolson did not go with them, to go in the Harvard University to join them in debating the other team, even its hard for the Great Debaters that they did not go with Melvin Tolson but they look it as inspiration and to pursue their aim that they had to win for their fellow black people and when Farmer Jr. step to the crowd and start to say, all the people superior persons in the crowd will at ease and no voice was hear because of the point that Farmer Jr. want to tell to the white people their experiences and being an equal to the white people.


Characters


a.)Protagonist:

• Melvin Tolson
• James Farmer Jr.
• Henry Lowe
• Samantha Booke
• Hamilton Burgess

b.) Antagonist: 

•  Pig Owner
• White People
• Pig Farmer

c.) Round/Dynamic

• Henry Lowe 
• Melvin Tolson 

d.) Flat/Statistic

• James Farmer Sr.
• Pearl Farmer
• Nathaniel Farmer
• Helen Farmer
• Ruth Tolson

e.) Main/Principal Characters

• James Farmer Sr.
• Helen Farmer
• Ruth Tolson
• Sheriff Dozier

f.) Minor/Suppoting Characters

• Deputy
• Harvard Debater #1
• Pig owner
• Pig Farmer

Theme

Desire to an equality of individual specially to those black people they strive hard for the betterment of being discriminate by the white people in the country.

To respect each individual in this world of having peace and reconciliation between the two people.

Setting

Professor Melvin B. Tolson, Denzel Washington, is head of the debate team at Wiley College in Marshall, Texas in 1935. Wiley College  is  a small, all African-American school where the debate team succeeded in beating the national champions, and followed the win with 10 undefeated years of competition. The film follows Tolson and his team of 4 students as they research, compete, and journeys through a difficult time in history.

Point of View

Based on a true story set in 1935, Denzel Washington stars as Professor Tolson – the debate team coach at Wiley College in Marshall, Texas.  The African-American university has brought some of the best and brightest to this small town, but Professor Tolson is out to prove something more.  As debate coach, he drives the team to be better than they ever thought possible, and, as they start to dominate in debates with other African-American colleges, Professor Tolson reaches out to white colleges hoping the challenges will bring attention to the university and its students. 

As the team starts to fight amongst itself, and Professor Tolson’s personal controversies threaten his standing at the school and in the community, will the great debaters continue to win and get that high profile match they seek?     

it’s easy to say The Great Debaters is predictable and formulaic, but the formula here leads to an inspirational movie full of emotional highs and lows, and victories that will make you cheer, and you wouldn’t want it any other way.  As director, Washington makes speechifying as exciting as a touchdown run!

Writer Robert Eisele creates a script full of conflicts that bring out the most in each character and each actor.  We see racial struggles, political confrontations, a unionization battle, the impact of the Great Depression, debate over the New Deal, and even an old fashioned love triangle.  Making it even more interesting, Eisele and Washington show us how these struggles play out between families, team members, citizens of the community and more, which personalizes the bigger themes as we watch revolutionaries battle with those just trying to cope, and understand each person’s point of view.  The Great Debaters is the most thought provoking movie of the year, in addition to being the most heart provoking movie of the year.  The amazing acting ensemble helps make it so.

Even the best writing can’t overcome weak acting, so imagine how good The Great Debaters is with a cast of Oscar winning pros and rising young talents.  Washington sets the tone as the firebrand leading the charge, bringing his usual mind blowing intensity, which is wonderful countered by Forest Whitaker’s quiet, non-confrontational approach as the town’s leading minister, and parent of one of the debate team members.  While Washington grabs our attention with his demonstrative actions, Whitaker is just as wonderful as the guy afraid to rock the boat, but still proud and trying to do what is right for his family.  Then, we get to see some of the brightest young talent in movies today.

While Washington and Whitaker draw you into the theater, this trio of young people makes you realize it is the debaters’ story.  Nate Parker is reminiscent of a young Denzel Washington bringing the same intensity and fire to his role as the young and troubled Henry Lowe.  Denzel Whitaker (no relation to Forest) as young James Farmer, Jr., plays a character that could easily become ridiculous and annoying and fall into clichés, but makes him a likable, heartbreaking, talented teen who suffers as he confronts those painful moments that every person must go through to become an adult.  Then, Jurnee Smollett shines as she graduates from child actor to star as the debater who has given up the most to pursue her dreams, but also has to deal with heart ache and frightening new experiences along the way.  It’s a mature performance that also gives her a chance to show her character’s playful half and the maturity deep inside.   

Reaction for Karma

There are times  that we feel pity and indifferent to others but in my own perception I believe that if others can, why can't I? as i understand the story, Sir Mohan wants to prove himself by being an English proficient and a foreign accent of a certain language, his desire is to impress the people in the first class compartment so that he is being respect and be called handsome and intelligent  , but in his case that is way of learning the second language. To adopt and to give emphasis, importance and interest of learning a second language in our own, by interacting and communicating people as the used of medium language.In glimpse of being mirror ourselves ii to see our bright future and the good things happen in our life not by underestimating our capacity in learning instead of  learning new things, exploring and discovering ourselves as individual and i know that we have our own goals in life to achieve the goal is being value our self and being equal to others not by taking advantage of our position but of course to help the people around you.