Free sample essay for kids on The Film I Saw. I recently saw an American movie which impressed me very much with its technical, screenplay and acting excellence. ‘Witness’ comes from Hollywood and is an enjoyable crime thriller.
‘Amish’ is an old forgotten culture in Pennsylvania. The Amish people live secluded lives, with their unchanged 18th century culture, away from the modern society. They live a peasant life without any modern gadgets. An Amish boy unconsciously becomes an eyewitness to a murder. The killers belong to the police force and are very powerful. An honest detective takes the responsibility of saving the little boy from the killers are busting the crime. He becomes successful ultimately.
The main attraction of the film is the excellent picturisation of Amish culture. Every frame brings out the elegant beauty of a forgotten innocence, with a contrast of modern organised crime. A small 5-year-old boy, the ‘witness’, is so natural with his stunning performance. Their faith, clannish loyalty and social discipline is filmed with a visual perfection, no over-acting, melodramatic scenes and unrealistic car-chase and fights.
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The effect of the story strikes our thoughts so forcefully but nowhere do the characters overplay their emotions. Harrison Ford as the leading character expresses the pain of knowing the killers in all his tired and agonised looks. Here crime is not glorified. The harsh truth of responsible people turning into betrayers is depicted quite effectively in this movie.