The Hurricane

Posted on by

The Hurricane

512CPKMKEYL. SL160 The Hurricane

HURRICANE – DVD MovieIn his direction of The Hurricane, veteran filmmaker Norman Jewison understands that slavish loyalty to factual detail is no guarantee of compelling screen biography. In telling the story of boxer Rubin “Hurricane” Carter–who was wrongly convicted of murder in 1967 and spent nearly two decades in jail–Jewison and his screenwriters compress time, combine characters, and rearrange events with a nonchalance that would be galling if they didn’t remain honest to the core truth of Carter’s ordeal. Because of that emotional integrity–and because Denzel Washington brings total conviction to his title role–The Hurricane rises above the confines of biographical fidelity to embrace higher values of courage, compassion, and ultimate justice.

Jewison is woefully heavy-handed in his treatment of the fictionalized, absurdly villainous detective (Dan Hedaya) who zealously plots to keep Carter in jail, and anyone familiar with Carter’s story may object to the film’s simplified account. But what matters here is the shining star of hope that is Lesra (Vicellous Reon Shannon), the Brooklyn teenager who rejuvenates Carter’s legal battle in the early 1980s. This surrogate father-son relationship is what revives Carter’s hope for family and future, and makes The Hurricane so engrossing and emotionally effective. Lesra’s real-life Canadian mentors are compressed from nine characters to three, but their efforts are superbly dramatized, and Jewison hits the small but important grace notes that make a good film even better. By its final scenes, The Hurricane conveys the rich, rewarding satisfaction of surviving a difficult but valuable journey of mind, body, and soul. –Jeff ShannonIn his direction of The Hurricane, veteran filmmaker Norman Jewison understands that slavish loyalty to factual detail is no guarantee of compelling screen biography. In telling the story of boxer Rubin “Hurricane” Carter–who was wrongly convicted of murder in 1967 and spent nearly two decades in jail–Jewison and his screenwriters compress time, combine characters, and rearrange events with a nonchalance that would be galling if they didn’t remain honest to the core truth of Carter’s ordeal. Because of that emotional integrity–and because Denzel Washington brings total conviction to his title role–The Hurricane rises above the confines of biographical fidelity to embrace higher values of courage, compassion, and ultimate justice.

Jewison is woefully heavy-handed in his treatment of the fictionalized, absurdly villainous detective (Dan Hedaya) who zealously plots to keep Carter in jail, and anyone familiar with Carter’s story may object to the film’s simplified account. But what matters here is the shining star of hope that is Lesra (Vicellous Reon Shannon), the Brooklyn teenager who rejuvenates Carter’s legal battle in the early 1980s. This surrogate father-son relationship is what revives Carter’s hope for family and future, and makes The Hurricane so engrossing and emotionally effective. Lesra’s real-life Canadian mentors are compressed from nine characters to three, but their efforts are superbly dramatized, and Jewison hits the small but important grace notes that make a good film even better. By its final scenes, The Hurricane conveys the rich, rewarding satisfaction of surviving a difficult but valuable journey of mind, body, and soul. –Jeff Shannon

List Price: $ 9.99

Price: $ 2.88

Azza HURRICAN 2000 Full Tower Computer Case with 4xEasy Swap HD Trays and 2×2.5-Inch SSD Trays (Black)

41IdgUAIB4L. SL160 The Hurricane

  • Ultimate Cooling System: Total 8 fans, 2x230mm fan on top to exhaust hot air, 2x230mm Blue LED fan on side to intake cool air for CPU and GPU,
  • Easy Swap HD trays: 4x Easy Swap HDD trays, eliminating the need to open the side window or remove any screw to install HDD,
  • Compatible with E-ATX, ATX, Micro ATX motherboard, and all kinds of Nvidia, ATI long graphic card up to 340mm.
  • Easy clean air dust filter: Come with 5 easy clean air dust filers for each intake fan.
  • USB 3.0 Ready:1x USB 3.0, 2x USB 2.0, 1xeSATA
  • 2x120mm Blue LED fan in front to cool the HDD, 1x120mm fan on rear, 1x120mm fan next to motherboard.
  • Also support 2 trays for SSD and 2.5″ HD.
  • Support up to 360mm water cooling radiator.

AZZA HURRICAN 200 truly has everything you need to build the ultima gaming rig. Designed with an unprecedented cooling system equipped with 8 strategically positioned fans, AZZA understands the ever growing need to cool, cool, cool your high-performance components. This full tower case’s innovation includes the placement of two monster 230mm fans on the side panel, with the top designed to cool you CPU and the bottom to cool your GPU. The incorporation of two side-panel fans of this size together with their tactical positioning designed for compartmentalized cooling is a feature never seen in anyother chassis before. An additional 2x230mm fans are placed on top for extra ventilation. 2x120mm fan in the front panel, 1x120mm fan in the rear, and another 120mm fan placed next to the motherboard complete this exceptional cooling system. On top of all this, the chassis support up to 360mm water cooling radiator. With your case of assemblage in mind, HURRICAN 2000 support 4 Easy Swap HDD trays, eliminating the need to open the side panel or unscrew any screws. And it has another two trays for SSD and 2.5″ HDD. The case can accommodate Micro ATX, Full ATX and Extended ATX motherboards, with extensive storage capacity and stacks of drive bays to install all your games. It also supports the longest VGA card in the market, up to 340mm(ATI 5970). And it support the latest USB 3.0 connector in front. The list of feature can go on and on. Seamlessly coupling function with its awe-inspiring styling, unrivaled by chassis of its class, HURRICAN 2000 truly is in a league of it’s own.

List Price: $ 171.28

Price: $ 139.99

Find More Hurrican Products

Comments are closed.