A Review of the Film Match Point
Submit three quotes from Match Point that would fit with the study questions on the film. Please note the speaker and scene in which each quote is taken from. Post here below. Introduce a quote by giving a “signal phrase” to lead into the quote. The signal phrase should include speaker and scene:
ex. When Chris is in the museum with Nola, he says “…….” (Producer[s] of the film name, year it was released ).
In the scene where Chris interviewed by the police he defends himself when he cries out, “………” (Producer[s] of the film name, year it was released).
In the final scene in the apartment, Chloe asks Chris, “….” (Producer[s] of the film name, year it was released)
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Questions on Hero:
In Match Point, the fact that Chris Wilton is in world-class tennis competing against the best players in the world; this does not mean that he has become a sports hero. Instead, how he plays the game and wins is what makes Chris a hero. Still, in the case of an athlete, he does not become a hero if at all there are no altruistic acts of heroism that portray risk or sacrifice. Further, as Chris enters the upper-class society, I think he tries to adapt to the status of Tom’s wealthy family despite being from a poor background. The element of poverty is evident in Chris’s previous apartment, which looks…
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