Inches

During the movie, Any Given Sunday, Al Pacino delivers a very motivational half time speech. His football team is losing their game and he gives his team an inspirational speech. The speech is about teamwork, and giving a hundred percent for your team mate next to you.

Al Pacino's lecture is very effective in motivating his players to play their best. There are many variables that make the speech effective. The background music sets a very serious tone. It starts off slow and quite as Al Pacino is just beginning. As Al Pacino begins to speak louder and harder, the music becomes louder and faster. Another trait that makes the speech more effective is the script. Certain words stand out. These words are "teamwork", "biggest battle", "hell", "fight", and "sacrifice". As you listen to the speech these words stand out, and make the speech more powerful. These words relate to war, and war is a very serious matter. Therefore it kind of makes you forget this team is about to play a football game. It makes you think that these players are going into battle, and how hard they play will decide if they live or if they die.

Burke's Pentad can be used to analyze this speech. In Burke's article he talks about the piece of art with the two launches. Although the picture is admirable, he says that it is quite simple, because it is obvious what caused the repeating pattern. This relates to Al Pacino's speech. His speech may seem simple, but there is a deeper meaning to his words. When he talks about going that extra inch, it seems easy. When you are on the field and need that extra inch, it is actually much more difficult than it seems. By applying the five terms to this speech, one could find many different meanings behind it.

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