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Submitted by Tina5 on June 8, 2005
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When we see movies we often expect a happy ending with the conflict of the movie to
be resolved. Ladder 49, however, doesn't end with a happy ending. In my mind I wanted
everything in the end to be ok. As Americans we are so used to seeing the "happily ever after"
endings. So when we see bad endings, they leave us uncomfortable, replying in our minds
what had just seen. My expectations before I saw the movie were that I was going to see
firefighters in action with a few conflicts that they would resolve, someone may die or get hurt
in the middle of the movie, and in the end everyone would be proud and happy. This is how a
movie of this kind typically is, but I was somewhat wrong.
In the 2004 film Ladder 49 Joaquin Phoenix stars as Jack Morrison a firefighter going
through the different stages of his life. John Travolta stars as Chief Mike Kennedy, throughout
the movie he aids Jack in his career as a firefighter and his personal life. He is a mentor to Jack
and the rest of the men in the fire house. Chief Kennedy is there when Jack gets married. He
is there when Jacks first child is born. He is the godfather to Jacks son. He is the "uncle" that
is not related by blood. Chief Kennedy plays a big role in Jacks life.
When the movie first starts it goes striaght into an action schene. All the firefighters are
sliding down the fire poles, putting their
gear on, and racing through traffic. It shows an entire
building burning in flames. At this point everything looks real, the special effects are great. In
order to make this schene look really good they show the building buring from different angles.
It shows the building burning from the perspective of a...
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