The Place Beyond the Pines: The American Dream

Luke and Avery were both American dreamers, but their dreams are very different. 

Luke did all of the wrong things  for the right reason. His goal or should I say dream was to have a happy family. The only reason he robbed banks was so he have money for his child. He didn't want to be the hero, he just wanted to help. But is he really doing the right thing? I think he's a better person than Avery, but that's just what I think. I think its better to provide for your family

   
 
  Avery did all the right things for the wrong reasons. He lied he wanted to be a hero. The truth mattered less than being looked up to. He wanted to be important. He made a mistake and he lied, he felt guilty. He couldn't fix it. He even ratted out the other cops so that he would be the hero. Avery didn't care about his family he got divorced and his son became a drug addicted loser. In every ones eyes Avery was a hero, but in my eyes he's a coward.

   

 Avery got his dream. Unfortunately Luke's dream ended short.

     

To get what you want you have to sacrifice. Luke and Avery  had to sacrifice a lot of things to get their dreams. I don't think it is possible to get your dream without doing something wrong. If you just do what you are supposed to do and follow everyone else you may never reach your goals and become who you want to be. Every dream comes at a expense.        

My reaction Boyz n the Hood

        

         When Ricky dies is one of the most powerful parts of the movie. The raw emotion that was shown during that scene is amazing. The scene is so intense and powerful. John Singleton never gave the actors cues when the camera was rolling so the actors reactions are real. You could say that they were just overacting but how would you know. You didn't walk into your living room to find your son dead on the couch. You didn't have to carry your dead brother to his house. He was so young he had so much to live for he had a scholarship waiting for him. He had a son and girlfriend, now they have to continue their lives with out him. He was living the dream he was going to go to college and go some where. He was going to raise his child and live a successful life. He was too young he didn't have the chance to live his life.
       Then there's the ending. Doughboy gives a speech and we think it's going to be a happy ending, but no there is never a happy ending. The local crackhead asks for some blow, some rock and that's not the worst part. Trey and Doughboy hug and  that's supposed to be the ending, right? Then almost everything that was happy gets smashed by the text on the screen. We read that Ricky gets barried and Doughboy gets murdered. However, a little of the text is good and we see that Trey and Brandi's dreams of getting into college come true. 

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