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Lamar 2022-06-21 18:08:46
The Birdkeeper of Alcatraz movie review
book, medicine, microscope, typewriter, no birds, no business, corruption, bribery, stupidity, sadism
Groundhog Day + The Shawshank Redemption
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Vilma 2022-06-21 16:23:15
He spent his whole life in prison, spent half his life studying and doing business, and read all aspects of life.
This film is basically one of my favorite films so far. It tells the story of a person's life and tells it in a eloquent manner. The dual identity of a murderer and an ornithologist is the contradiction of the whole film. As an audience, I really want to stand on Troud's side, because the years...
James Westerfield
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[first lines]
Tour guide: ...during which you will see all of the man-made and natural beauties, the most spectacular bay in the world. You'll pass beneath the famous Golden Gate Bridge, considered by most authorities to be one of the most striking structures ever erected by man. From the bay, you will thrill to the magnificent San Francisco skyline. Your cruise ship, the Harbor King, will circle Alcatraz, a maximum security prison containing the most dangerous criminals in America. It has been the home of such notorious figures as Al Capone, Baby Face Nelson, and Machine Gun Kelly.
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[last lines]
Robert Stroud: Tom? You know what they used to call Alcatraz in the old days?
Tom Gaddis: What?
Robert Stroud: Bird Island.
Tom Gaddis: [narrating] Robert Stroud's petition for parole has been denied annually for 24 years. Age 72, he is now in his 53rd year of imprisonment.
