On The Waterfront :: Movie, Film Analysis

Setting The story starts out in the cardinal fifties in a typical small townsfolk exploit by the crew. The title On the Waterfront befits it well, for the towns only way of employment is working on the docks for the mob. The mob controls everything in this town they ar the union and the law. If anything accurs you dont know anything about it. Even if you were accountability there you were blind or D&D (Deaf and Dumb). stance The situation in the town is that a very prominent gentle realitys gentleman in the town was thrown off of the roof of his apartment building. around of the people in the town were mystified by this because he as a upright man that would not have many enemies. virtually people would say he was a saint. His name was Joey. When the police issue forth at the scene of the crime no one is cooperating with them because of the fear of the mob. Although many witnesses were almost family with the victim they will not be a chromatic or pigeon to squeal. This problem has been around for a while and some town members are starting to feel the guilt of their silence (with help from the priest) and adjudicate to meet and talk about the problem.On the docks work was on a first come first serve basis. Friends of the mob was given good easy jobs while the other work tokens were thrown on the fusee and the men would fight for them.Characters The main character is Terry an ex semi-professional bagger who became friendly with the mob during his career. He is a common unintelligent man (typical of his town) that unlike his brother quit school. He was the man that helped the mob kill a good man in the opening scene by distracting him to come onto the roof and check out his pigeons (Symbolic). His brother keeps the mobs papers.The Antagonist is the mob boss named Johnny who blames poverty for causing him to transform into a felon and murderer. It is either make no money or make money. They anticipate like animals in a Social Darwinism. Th e other main means is the sister of the murder victim named Iddie. She comes from a totally sheltered life, ripening up in a catholic school raised by nuns. She refuses to return to school because she wants to face a real problem, not safe read about them.