The Movie Cool Hand Luke - 1164 Words

The Movie â€Å"Cool Hand Luke† is about a middle-aged man who gets put into prison after getting caught cutting off the heads of parking meters. You view his experience in the prison and how he refuses to conform to the standards held by the jail and the rest of the current prisoners. Unfortunately at the end, Luke ends up getting shot and killed. After viewing the movie â€Å"Cool Hand Luke† there were three main psychological themes that were very prevalent on the basis of the film. The three Psychological themes consisted of Obedience to Authority, Conformity, and Nonconformity meaning that it will be addressed how society affects the way individuals behave, think, and feel. First and foremost, The first thing that is going to be addressed within prevalence in the film is obedience to authority. Obedience to Authority can be defined by looked at two terms discussed by Dr.Glavin in lecture. First is Compliance â€Å"when the target’s behavior conforms to th e source’s requests† (Glavin,2016) and Authority â€Å"the capacity of one member to issue orders to others by invoking rights that are vested in their role†.(Glavin,2016). In The movie, there is set rules for all of the prisoners to follow to be considered keeping up to the prisons standards of what is considered to be ideal. The prison establishes these rules to enforce their authority over the prisoners and show that they have the upper head inevitability leading to obedience by the prisoners. At the beginning of the movie when LukeShow MoreRelatedThe Movie Cool Hand Luke988 Words   |  4 Pages The movie Cool Hand Luke, has ethical and moral dilemmas that encourage the audience to delve deeper into the roles that ethics and morals play in society today. There are ethical and moral dilemmas that the characters face and for that historical and social time period there were viable solutions. There are moral values that guide the characters and historical experiences that shaped them. After a brief summary I will show two moral dilemmas, their outcome and alternatives. Also relating theRead MoreCool Hand Luke Movie Critique: Courage and Self-Respect768 Words   |  4 PagesCool Hand Luke directed by the reputable Stuart Rosenberg and nominated for four Oscars is a tragic tale of an ordinary individual rising up the courage to oppose the establishment, thus becoming a hero. Cool Hand Luke weaves a rich tapestry of the prison life on both sides of the establishment and the injustices of the system. In short Cool Hand Luke is a movie that focuses on the struggles of a single courageous man and his quest for freedom. After being incarcerated for a petty crime and sentRead MoreEssay on Cool Hand Luke Movie Critique: Courage And Self-Respe ct759 Words   |  4 PagesCool Hand Luke directed by the reputable Stuart Rosenberg and nominated for four Oscars is a tragic tale of an ordinary individual rising up the courage to oppose the establishment, thus becoming a hero. Cool Hand Luke weaves a rich tapestry of the prison life on both sides of the establishment and the injustices of the system. In short Cool Hand Luke is a movie that focuses on the struggles of a single courageous man and his quest for freedom. After being incarcerated for a petty crime and sentRead MoreCool Hand Luke: Failure to Communicate2806 Words   |  12 PagesReleased in 1967, â€Å"Cool Hand Luke† continues to be one of the most popular movies in American history. (Belton, 2008) The movie starred famed actor Paul Newman and was based on the trials and tribulations occurring inside a Florida prison camp. One of the main reasons why Cool Hand Luke continues to be relevant today is due to its incisive observations regarding the criminal j ustice system. While the movie was released over forty years ago, the relevance of Cool Hand Luke continues today. ThisRead MoreCool Hand Luke776 Words   |  4 PagesViolation â€Å"VIOLATION† is the first thing seen when watching the screen, setting the theme right off the bat for the movie â€Å"Cool Hand Luke†. Lukas Jackson, a man introduced to us by cutting the heads off parking meters, is sent to a chain gang for two years as punishment. After watching the film, and reading the reviews, it is obvious that there are several pertinent ideas that characterize the film’s central theme-Luke’s question of his faith, his keen smile that tells all, how he is neither aRead MoreEssay about Garden State, Cool Hand Luke, and The Last Samurai959 Words   |  4 Pages  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  In the movie Garden State, Natalie Portman‘s character is trying to get Zach Braff‘s character to do something really stupid and silly, and says â€Å"This is your one opportunity to do something that no one has ever done before and no one will copy through-out human existence. And if nothing else youll be remembered as the one guy who e ver did this†¦ this one thing.† It’s movies like this, movies that are written with great meaning, that I walk away from with just this warm unexplainable feelingRead MoreEssay on Nonconformity in Cool Hand Luke1200 Words   |  5 Pagesnorms. 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