Dirty Harry was another awesome movie to watch. Harry is known as a risk taker and also as a corrupt police officer who thinks he is never wrong and can do whatever he wants. The movie portrays him as invincible, like in the scene where he is eating a hot dog and just runs out in the street with no protection and guys are shooting at him and he doesn't get shot once and kills everyone with perfect aim and never misses. The movie also shows you that Harry is better than any cop in their field and he is in charge and never follows rules because he has his own. I also liked the scene where he gives up his badge at the end. This shows me that he doesn't need to deal with other peoples shit and that he doesn't need to be a police officer to show people he can still be a hero in his own mind. Also, thought the movie was very sexist in many ways.
Rafter:
Dirty Harry set the stage for all the cop films after that movie was released. Clint Eastwood is know for does western movies and was still able to put a western feel in Dirty Harry with scenes on who can draw their guns faster, which was always Harry of course.
Hi Diana,
ReplyDeleteOverall, you're on the right track here. Your engagement with media from outside the class is good, and you're doing well grappling with the essays. You could still offer a bit more summary of the assigned readings, though, before you move on your own personal response...this is particularly true of your discussion of the Rafter readings. You kind of skip over the content of the essay and just jump right into your own observations. Something to work on for next time, but all in all good work.