Month: June 2016

I watched the movie Glengarry Glen Ross. In this movie where dirty words are all around our ears, I can see the desperation and deception that people exhibit through out the play. The play starts with a boss motivating his workers of working harder to closing more deals. According to him, if they are not…

After reading the play A Raisin in the Sun, I find myself deeply depressed by what happened in it. From the beginning of this play, I can feel the tension hidden in those lines. It talks about a big word : “dream” ; and gives two options of what to do with it. It foreshadows…

Wait, that’s Denzel, what isn’t he in?

hell hath no fury like a woman scorned…

Movie Response: Glenngarry Glen Ross Glenngarry Glen Ross was the best movie script I have heard. There were moments where I rewinded the movie to hear the exchanges in dialogue again. The plot is dull when you read about it, but the performances offered by the cast were outstanding. I did not care much for the…

Anthony Keith Play Response: Into the Woods   Into the Woods was hilarious! The director’s comedic intentions were very evident and the the actors did a superb job at keeping the audience on the edge of their seat in suspense, waiting for the next opportunity to laugh.  I love how Into the Woods felt very…

Anthony Keith Play Response: The Wizard Of Oz   The Wizard of Oz was lackluster.The familiar tale of Dorothy, Witches, the Wizard, and of course, Todo, is difficult to make spectacularly original, but I think it is a responsibility of the director to make his own, considering the notoriety of the play. Instead, it followed…

Anthony Keith Movie Response: Sweeney Todd   Sweeney Todd was terrifyingly amazing. I have never been a fan of musicals, but Sweeny Todd encompassed an intensity and emotionality with every song that was undeniably compelling. I was engaged from the onset of the movie and never lost interest. Sweeny Todd has a dark overtone, and…

A Raisin in the Sun is a play that follows the life of an African American family living in the South Side of Chicago. The family is not well off, but they have dreams of moving up. The daughter, Beneatha, is working to become a doctor despite the fact that her brother, Walter, is always…

Glengarry Glen Ross is a depiction of the actions men will take when they are under too much pressure and their backs are against a wall. It is also a commentary on the inner workings of corporate America and the brutal hierarchies that are built. Glengarry Glen Ross is about a group of salesmen whose…