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This 5
page report discusses the religious symbolism and the
relationships in the 1967 movie “Cool Hand Luke” starring Paul
Newman and George Kennedy, directed by Stuart Rosenberg.
Throughout the movie, the audience understands how an apparently
average man can find himself in the midst of a situation in which
his personal power and control is completely denied. When that
happens, people are drawn to a character through a strange
combination of admiration, envy, and irritation. The group then
defines itself through its understanding and appreciation of
Luke. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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File: D0_BWluke.rtf
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which his personal power and control is completely denied. When that happens, people are drawn to a character through a strange combination of admiration, envy, and irritation. The group
then defines itself through its understanding and appreciation of Luke. Bibliography lists 2 sources. BWluke.rtf Luke as a Representation of Rebirth in
"Cool Hand Luke" By: C.B. Rodgers - November 2001 -- for more information on using this paper properly! Introduction The religious symbolism
that is presented throughout "Cool Hand Luke" can make the person seeing the movie wonder if it is intentional, if it is respectful, or if it is fundamentally a parody.
This report considers the symbolism and sees it as relating to directionless people with the almost desperate need to have somebody to follow, somebody to emulate. As obvious as the
scenes are with Luke stretched out on the table as if on the cross after his egg-eating contest or when he emerges from the punishment box or the hole he
is digging, the symbolism is not so definitively Christian as it is about rebirth. Donn Pearces 1965 novel depicts the lives of chain gang convicts with brutal honesty and has
fewer moments of levity than the movie. (Pearce also write the screenplay for the movie.) However, the novel also underscores the idea that men are trapped within the physical and
spiritual constraints that are imposed upon them, regardless of their own complicity in the act. Freedom in Nonconformity Throughout the movie, the audience understands how an apparently average
man can find himself in the midst of a situation in which his personal power and control is completely denied. When that happens, people are drawn to a character
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