The Aviator

1Summarize in your own words the plot of the movie The Aviator. Explain the key points of the story so that your summary makes sense and sticks to the facts.

     a.The Aviator is a story of a pilot named Howard in pursuit of his next thrill. Breaking records and exploring new ideas was his passion. The movie unrolls as Howard becomes more successful but ultimately more insane through the story which was his life.

        Who are the main characters of “The Aviator”? Gives a description of the role each one of them has in the film.

a.Harold: billionaire pilot gone insane after several aerial accidents.

       b.Kathrin: the only woman Harold will really ever fall in love with. She was able to understand Harold like nobody else.

c.Juan Trip: the owner of Pam am airlines set out to torment Howard.

          How do you respond to the character of Howard Hughes as portrayed in the film? What are your impressions of Howard?

    a.Howard is simply a billionaire    with a gifted mind in business and engineering. His life was full of thrills but ultimately nothingness and sadness. Howard’s impression on me was to simply to thinks more before you act.

4What were the results of living the American dream for Howard?

       a.       Howard did not live the American dream Howard lived his own dream and more often than not one’s own dream tend to push the dreamer to the edge, Howard slipped.

       Explain Howard’s attitude towards women. Why did he choose to date so many beautiful women in his life? What effects did those relationships have in Howard’s life?

       a.   Howard at first saw women the way most of see women as beautiful creatures to love and understand, as to why he would date so many beautiful women well its self-explanatory but it was to also make a good image on himself. Unfortunately the constant philological flares experienced by Howard made dating random women hard on him and finally broke and secluded himself.

Howard was never afraid to take risks but lived in mortal fear of certain elements in his life. What was Howard afraid of?

a.       Germs.

  What are the symptoms of Howard’s illness? How does Howard cope with his illness?

a.       Howard suffered from several debilitating symptoms from the many crashes he experienced as a pilot. Some of these injuries cause damage to his frontal cortex which neurologist think is directly associated with reasoning to confirm something or an action. He also suffered from intense pain all over his body which he numbed by taking several pain killers and other pain reducing drugs.

8Why does the movie end in 1940? What detail of Howard’s life are we not told explicitly but via clever montages throughout the film?

a.       Around the 1940s was the time which was the end for the eccentric billionaire Howard Hues in the public image as     his broken mind and body got the    better of him and ultimately drove      him to total seclusion and insanity.