Antwone Fisher Determined or Free - 846 Words

Martin Bidzinski Ms. Vander Burgt HRE-4M 3 October 2011 Antwone Fisher, Determined or Free? The film Antwone Fisher is an autobiographical drama based on the true story of Antwone Fisher’s problematic days growing up. Antwone Fisher (Derek Luke) is a sailor in the U.S. Navy with an explosive attitude, whom is ordered to see a naval psychiatrist, Dr. Jerome Davenport (Denzel Washington), about his volatile temper. Slowly Fisher begins to reveal the emotional problems that ultimately trigger this rage. The viewer learns that Antwone’s father was killed and his mother, subsequently ended up arrested and giving birth to Antwone in prison. Soon after, Antwone was sent to a foster home managed by Mr. And Mrs. Tate (Ellis Williams and†¦show more content†¦Antwone’s rage, inability to form relationships and feelings of the world conspiring against him are all symptoms of physical, verbal and sexual abuse as a child in his foster home. Mrs.Tate’s consistent beatings and cruel actions caused Antwone to believe t hat the world is always out to get him. Tate beaten Antwone and locked him up into dark rooms consistently as well as using fire to torture him. This torture ultimately settled into Antwones mind which is released through rage during Antwone’s adulthood. Antwone’s aggressive reactions to racial slurs are interrelated to actions presented by Mrs. Tate. Tate frequently points out that Antwone’s lighter skinned foster brother, Keith, is superior to him due to the fact that his father was white. The inevitable anger released by Antwone when he is exposed to racial slurs are directly related to the ideas he was exposed to as a child. Antwone’s exposure to sexual abuse severely affected his ability to develop relationships as an adult. Nadine Tate (A member of the Tate household) sexually abused Antwone when he was left alone with her at home. This abuse developed severe psychological effects which essentially reinforced his inability to develop relationships. Ultimately, Antwone’s abuse as a child developed rage problems, the inability to develop relationships, as well as the constant thought that the world isShow MoreRelatedAntwone Fisher2818 Words   |  12 PagesAntwone Fisher The focus of this paper is on psychodynamic (intergenerational and psychoanalytic) family therapies; and how these concepts apply to helping the protagonist in the major motion picture Antwone Fisher overcome traumatic incidents he experienced during his childhood and adolescent years, as well as help him to manage his current anger issues. Psychodynamics, in its broadest sense, is an approach to the study of human behavior that emphasizes the study and use of the psychological