#theconspirator

[jessicashay87]

@hellozxxy Off set of The Conspirator by Robert Redford. Look for me in the Fords Theatre scene, about nine minutes into the film!

[deltakiyomori]

Watercolor and salt.

Очередной МакЭвой...Госспаде, когда же это закончится? Зато опять взрослый, бородыбородыбороды, обожаю рисовать такие бороды))) И разрабатываю новый способ рисовать - штрихи. В акварели я их тоже использую.

[deltakiyomori]

Скетч гуашью. Джеймс МакЭвой в фильме “Заговорщица”.

[tomthanx]

A movie that changed my opinion on something: The Conspirator (2010) Being a history buff and particularly a Lincoln buff, I always thought I had heard it all and read it all regarding his assassination. I always knew Mary Surratt as one of the plotters against Lincoln’s life, I, like most people, had no idea her real story before and after the assassination. This film changed my mind on her and her fate and I recommend it to anyone. #30DaysMovieChallenge #TheConspirator #MarySurratt #JamesMcAvoy #RobinWright #RobertRedford #AbrahamLincoln #movies https://www.instagram.com/p/BpigrJ_AOI_/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=11pu5h4bsklve

[mahaayoub13-blog]

Extra Credit #1

My Tumblr Motion Picture Journal will be describing two movies (The Conspirator and Stonewall) that show instances of injustice made in history. These two movies movies show totally different angles and have different settings, but contain one big similarity: Injustice by the power holding government officials robbing an innocent person/persons of their own civil rights. Both movies were historically accurate and correctly depicted how the actual series of events occurred whilst elegantly weaving a story behind the characters to keep the audience engaged.

The Conspirator stresses on the events that unfolded after the shooting of President Abraham Lincoln and the country’s reaction towards the people who were convicted of the crime of conspiracy to kill and commit murder of the president, vice president and secretary of the United states and the events that took place during one of the nation’s most thorough investigations. The artful weaving of accurately told events and the telling of the story of a lawyer’s mission to defend the mother of one of the convicted felons keeps you captured and interested. There were no factual errors that i could point out, rather at times the attention to detail in correctly depicting all aspects of this historic time and event seemed to be a little confusing. There was a whole lot of information being provided, which was fairly unnecessary, but that did allow the audience to glimpse the many aspects of how the city began to treat the lawyer who chose to defend one of the alleged conspirator’s mother, Mary, in opposition to the state. The lawyer, Aiken, who went to great lengths to defend Mary was kicked out of clubs, had his loved ones driven away from him, and received criticism for fighting for Mary’s right to a just trial. The people with the power, the government officials, had already had their minds set and ruled her fate despite there being no evidence to convict her of the crime. This film was the work of bad history, the woman was *spoiler alert!* hung after being convicted of a crime she isn’t guilty of in an unjust trial. This trial influenced history in providing all convicts a chance to a just trial ruled by a civilian jury, in order to not repeat the unjust events of the Abe Lincoln assassination trial.

Stonewall shared the events that took place during the coming out of gay men and women in the US, at the same time very interestingly capturing it through the life of a teenage young man, Jeremy, who was kicked out of school and his house for being gay and getting caught engaging in gay sexual activity. At the time, gay people were labelled “sick” and were denied the right to work or to drink alcohol. The birthplace of the gay rights movement “Gay is Good”, Greenwich, New York, was the young boy’s destination in hopes of finding a place to belong, and there he encounters many hardships and resorts to prostitution as a way to make money. Later on the handsome young man had enough of the oppression and the unfair treatment so he ultimately joins a gay activist movement. The movie doesn’t emphasize the AIDS epidemic that wiped out thousands but stuck to a certain set of events. The movie was 2 hours long and there was a lot of personal interaction instances and relationship context that was not crucial that could have been removed from the story in order to shorten the length of the movie, but other than that i have no criticisms.

Both movies tied together on several instances and on different times but similar events occurring was unfolding before my eyes. It was so sad to sit there watching this story being told that lead to our current reality, it was heartbreaking having absolutely no power to change it or prevent it from happening. It was truly an upsetting feeling that lead me to thinking how many times has this happened throughout history? How many times does this happen on a daily basis? What have we done to change it? and how to solve such a problem? It starts Now! And it starts from within each and every single one of us.

History class not only teaches past events but also teaches us lessons about the future too! We are only human and we all do mistakes but admitting to a mistake is the first step to making a change. Home of the most powerful country in the world, today the United States is proudly a nation that judges equally and for justice not for revenge (in most cases) and has legalized same-sex marriages in all 50 states. Still there are people who don't necessarily agree with equality and still there are instances in the world where people who misuse their powers resulting in unjust treatment of another human being. We arent perfect but we are better than we used to be and hopefully we are going to stay headed in that direction in order to secure a safe and prosperous future.

- Maha Ayoub

[amyrd3436]

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The second of the Abraham Lincoln double feature. The conspirator starring james McAvoy and directed by Robert Redford. #movies #jamesmcavoy #theconspirator