FALLING DOWN

[maikuu]

[ingridbdutra]

The movie

[aaadefender]

Hi. this is Alex.

D-Fens and Prendergast have some similarities and differences.

First, their similarities are that they have a wife, miss their daughter, use same freeway, like a paper-weight toy, like children, and they can not see and meet their child.

On the other hands, they have differences. Prendergast

[Shihuang Wu]

In the movie, Falling Down, D-Fens and Prendergast have similar encounters?but they have different attitudes about their lives?

D-Fens is recently divorced, and his ex-wife Beth has a restraining order to keep D-Fens away from her and their child, Adele. Prendergast is an LAPD sergeant, whose mentally ill wife and mocking co-workers constantly frustrate all aspects of his personal life. He also has a child?but she has died? And today is the last day for his job?

About the differences?Prendergast

[YUCHEN FAN]

Hi Mike. This is Yuchen Fan.

In the movie "Falling Down," there are two men, D-Fens and Prendergast. Their lives have some similarities and some differences.

Among the similarities, they both have a wife and daughter whom they both miss. Moreover, D-Fens and Prendergast are both doing something that they think is right and important for them. I think their hearts are good.

However, D-Fens and Prendergast also have some differences in their lives. D-Fens has already lost his job, but Prendergast is working the last day on the job before he retires. Prendergast's daughter is dead. He cannot see her, but D-Fens can see his daughter. Prendergast, and his wife live together and they love each other; however, D-Fens and his wife do not live together, and his wife doesn't love him anymore.

They have similar experiences, but the expressions are different. Therefor, their lives and results are different. I think this movie tells us that we should choose a right way for each step of our life.

Teacher's note: Good post. I noted a number of small edits (commas, periods, singular vs. plural, space between words) which can easily be fixed by proof-reading before posting. In my opinion, even though D-Fens' daughter is still alive, and Prendergast's is not, the similarity is that they both cannot see their daughters. Big thanks for posting! --mike www.moviesgrowenglish.com

Thank you!

[Hsing-Ying,Lee]

Hello, Mike. It's Vanessa.

"Falling Down" takes a powerful look into the mind of an everyday white male who one day snaps from the stresses of everyday life, and another white-male police detective who in some ways is the mirror image of the first man.

William and Prendergast both have similar problems. For example, their marriages are far less than perfect. Both have daughters but they cannot see them, and they love their jobs but William has been laid off, and Prendergast has reluctantly decided to retire from the force and move to Arizona with his wife so that they can get a fresh start with their marriage.

William is a person with anger issues; his ex-wife hates him because of this. Prendergast, on the other hand, is a person who has good EQ and always smile to everybody. He and his wife love each other, and he is a totally good guy.

Some people may have felt disappointed by the rather low-key ending of this story. But I felt it couldn't have ended any other way. No matter how much William has tried to add meaning to his rootless existence, the truth is society may have to live with its flaws.

Thank you for reading.

Teacher's note: And thank you for posting. By "low-key ending" I think you mean unhappy or sad ending? Many movies have this kind of ending (not a fairy-tale ending). I agree that it had to end this way. I took the liberty of making a few deep edits with this essay to demonstrate how it might be more incisive. Please let me know what you think. --mike www,moviesgrowenglish.com

[stage]

Hi.......I'm kimi.

Falling Down is a movie about a man named D-Fens, who wants to celebrate his little daughter's birthday. He wants to change coins to call his wife and daughter, but his wife is not happy to take his call. She hopes that D-Fens will not come to her house, but he insists that he will.

When he goes into the CVS, the boss, who is Korean, wants D-Fens to buy something, so he gets a cola. It is about $1.95. Then,he asks the store owner the price for everything. This makes him surprised and angry, so he uses baseball bat to destroy everything in the store. The Korean is so scared, he tells D-Fens to take money from the cash register because he thinks D-Fens is a thief, but he's not. He just thinks the prices are not fair. D-Fens pays for the cola and walks away. However the Korean reports the robbery to the security authorities.

D-Fens continues walking, and meets two guys who want to steal the briefcase from D-Fens, but he refuses to to give it to them. They use knife to attempt to force D-Fens. He uses a basball bat to fight them off. They run away, so D-Fens is so unhappy.

After that, they drive a car to find him because they want to kill him. The shoot at him, but miss. However, many other people get hurt by their guns. Unluckily, they end up in a traffic accident. D-Fens walks up to their car and takes all of their guns. He shoots one guy in the leg. His girlfriend goes to the police station to report the incident. The policeman know it is D-Fens, and they go to his house to find him.

Finally, D-Fens meets his family. He still has a gun. His wife is so scared. He embraces his daughter. Suddenly, the policeman tells him to hide the gun. The policeman walks around him. He wants to distract his attention. Then, his wife takes his gun. The policeman orders D-Fens to surrender, but he chooses to die.

Teacher's note: Thanks for posting. After (more than) a few edits, this is a pretty good summary. It is strongly recommended that before writing, always read the instructions first and make sure you understand them, or ask the teacher. In this case the instructions were to compare/contrast the two main characters. I hope there was a lesson learned here. --mike www.moviesgrowenglish.com

[shoko]

Falling Down is a story about a man, D-Fens, who is frustrated by the irritating things in the daily life most likely many people are being harassed now. For example, a heavy traffic, the insufficient services at the stores, etc. On his daughter

[EffyChoi]

Falling Down

Before I watched the movie, I was wondering about movie

[Jongho]

Hi, this is Jongho Baek.

Falling Down starts with impressive scene. A man, whose car is named D-fens, is stuck in a traffic jam. Everything around him drives him crazy. After a while, he abandons his car, and goes into the bushes, saying that he