Essays on October Sky
“Sometimes you really can’t listen to what anybody else says. You just gotta listen inside” and what’s inside are the shared themes of the pursuit of dreams, the struggle with adversity and a search for identity that are present in both Billy Elliot directed by Steven Daldry and October Sky directed by Joe Johnston. Because...
In what way did you personally draw inspiration and insights from this film? The movie october sky was based on a true story John Hickam lives in West Virginia he’s a coal miner who loves his job too much and want his son’s Jim and Homer, to follow in his footsteps and become a coal...
The world is designed in a particular way, through people’s perception on certain experiences, but made different by other people experiences. In The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, the idea of overruling truth, flaws of humanity, and different perception of others is greatly explored through different characters, with a main focus on Tom’s narration. William...
