Three Kings

1) Relate what was discussed in class or the text to the screening.

The film we viewed in class this week was Three Kings, a 1999 satirical war comedy film written and directed by David O. Russell. Based off the story by John Ridley, about a gold heist that takes place during the 1991 Iraqi uprising against Saddam Hussein following the end of the Persian Gulf War. The film stars George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg and Ice Cube. The film had a budget of 42 million dollars even though Warner Brothers wanted to lower it to 32 million. We all the discussed the dark cloud that followed O. Russell after this film after many fights broke out between him and his star George Clooney. This would then follow to his huge dispute Lily Tomlin in a later movie. That wouldn't change until his returning to the public eye in 2010 with the Oscar winning film The Fighter. 

2) Find a related article (on the film, director, studio, actor/actress, artistic content, etc.) and summarize the content.  

The article I found to related to the film was a New York Time article on the film and its importance of the America's conflict in the middle east over the last 20 years. David O Russell is in interviewed for the piece. He went on to say he wanted to show a different kind of war movie then previous generations had seen. He wanted to make that the audience saw the satirical points to be made that are usually replaced with action or serious patriotic drama. One other fact was that there were no glorified gunshots in the film. Russell, wanted every bullet to matter. He even went above that and even showed the audience what happens when someone is shot with a close up of a bullet plowing through soft tissue, the cavity filling with lime green bile. 

3) Apply the article to the film screened in class. 

The article makes a perfect point on how society and the media depicts war time films. Three Kings was not that kind of movie when it came to a real war time film. The film had its more serious moments at some points but it had a very satirical look at the Gulf War because everyone was asking way this war even took place half the time. This film had no such of a attack or agenda on the America and Middle East conflict. 

4) Write a critical analysis of the film, including your personal opinion, formed as a result of the screening, class discussions, text material and the article.

I can sit here and say that I fully enjoyed this film. From start to end the film had the right amount of action, fear, story, and just overall setting. The film to you to the turfs and shacks of the Gulf War. The characterization of the whole cast was spot on. The worked well together and you rooted for each and everyone. In particular, actor Jamie Kennedy. I was a huge fan of his work in Scream 1,2,3 and never really so any other of his work until today. I thought he brought a different variety to a the film. Also, Mark Wahlberg was spectacular in this film and really has grown over the years in his craft. Overall, I would recommended this film to any who has not watched it, its poppin! 

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/06/movies/film-one-film-two-wars-three-kings.html

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 Name: _Antonio Amorim______ Date: ________4/15/2015