Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Review2: Cool Hand Luke


This time, I watched “Cool Hand Luke”.  

This story’s stage is a jail in Florida. The main character is Luke Jackson. He was a soldier and decorated with a medal for his achievements before. Although he had an excellent background, he was arrested for breaking parking meters. He is sentenced to two years’ imprisonment. He meets many prisoners such as Dragline there. I think Dragline is the boss of the jail. At first, he is disliked other prisoners with Dragline at the head of the list. The reason is that he is impudent in spite of being a newcomer. One day, he gets into a fight with Dragline. Dragline’s body is too big and strong, so Luke is attacked and attacked. The audience can’t continue to look at their fight. However, Luke never gives up. Finally, he won this fight by not giving up and Dragline recognizes him. After that, Luke is respected from prisoners.  
 
It is heavy labor in jail, but he and the prisoners are full of life with Luke at the head of them. He is a man who tries his best to do everything, if it is a little thing. They like him and go with him. They enjoy gambling and little things too. Thanks to Luke, their men’s friendship is getting warm.  

In the middle of the day, a tragedy strikes him. His mother died. After he gets the sad news, he sheds tears. Prisoners and prison guards consider his situation. However, three days after, he tries prison breaking. He is arrested soon and gets heavy punishment. After that, he breaks out of prison again. In this time, he can get away for a long time, so he becomes a hero among prisoners. He is arrested again. Because it is a second time, punishment for him is getting harder. It is hard for me to watch the scene. A prison guard says to Luke, “if you break out of prison again, we’ll kill you.” Because the punishment is too hard, he finally mends his ways. The prisoners change their behavior. The reason is they like his rebellious spirit and bravery. Meanwhile, he achieves third jailbreak with Dragline. In the middle of the getaway, they separate and Luke goes into a church. He speaks to God there. Then, Dragline appears in front of Luke. Dragline informs the police on Luke because of his single-minded desire to help Luke. Luke smiles to Dragline, he appears in front of the police and says, “What we’ve got here is failure to communicate.” Immediately, he is shot. Dragline howls with sadness and angry at the police. Although Luke finally died, he keeps living forever in their minds. 

The movie was a little difficult for me. I can’t understand why Luke continues to break out of prison. If he didn’t resist, he can be released from prison soon. But, I tried to think about his mind. I think he doesn’t want to be under society’s thumb. He sticks to his will. His posture is so cool! Also, he is a man who tries his best to do everything, even if it is only something too little to notice. So, he can change everything into fun. Because of that, prisoners like him very much. I felt the men’s strong warm friendship in this movie. They enjoy in earnest and support each other. I am attracted to this. Although Luke died at the end and I shocked about it, I am fascinated by Luke. 

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