A Critical Analysis Paper About The Movie "Emperors Club": Submitted To

A Critical Analysis Paper about the Movie
“Emperors Club”
Submitted to
Mrs.Irene Billones
In Partial Fulfillment
Of the Requirements in English for Academic Purposes
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The Emperors Club was directed by Michael Hoof man and it was released in
theaters in November 21, 2002. It was filmed at Emma Williard School in New York and
has a running time of 110 minutes.In this richly satisfying drama, Hundert is a moral man
who loses his way when he tries to take responsibility for the direction of Sedgewick Bell's
life. Ego often sabotages our highest ethical ideals. Kevin Kline puts in another graceful
performance as the flawed teacher who stumbles badly in his encounter with the Bells.
This solid and substantive film beautifully conveys the slippery slope of ethical
dishonesty and the disregard for the old virtues in the corridors of power where the
rich do what they want. The Emperor's Club film of Michael Hoffman point out
extraordinary and many issues which are practical yet exceptionally well suited to talk
about and argue within the parameter of morals. For the most part, in the film, you can
see activities and choices that we believe were correct however later falls into misleading
quality by which features uncertainty. The purpose behind this basic critique paper is to
acquaint different standards in application with some moral raising issues; but before we
continue, a summation or synopsis in the event will be presented.
The story mostly revolved on Professor William Hundert and a son of a senator; a
spoiled lad named Sedgewick Bell. Professor Hundert is a Classics teacher who sees his
subject matter as means to influence and instill moral characters among students. On the
other hand, Bell is somehow a kind of a teenager who mostly devoted himself breaking
rules while luring other students to do the same. Along the movie, Hundert noticed Bell’s
potential towards academics albeit his attitudes were uncontrollable, and so Hundert
bends the rules as a teacher to allow Bell to compete in “Mr. Julius Caesar” with his intents
of molding and changing Bell’s attitude and character. However, Bell was caught by Mr.
Hundert cheating during the game but was not exposed. Twenty years later, Bell was
already a business tycoon, offered a donation to the school only if Hundert will hold a
rematch of the game with the same competitors, but later on was again caught cheating
and thwarted his triumph by the same man who caught him before. With these, Hundert
found himself disappointed of the results and more importantly to the things he did before
that bore these results.
In the work of Michael Hoof man he use Film as medium to his work to achieve
and portray the purpose. His film
From this movie an issue was formulated and one of them states: Was it ethical for
Prof. Hundert to give Bell the final slot rather than to Martin Blythe in the “Julius Caesar”
game because of his intention to divert Bell’s bad attitude and make him realize he’s worth
better? Basically, no because it is immoral
An individual should have a morality to do his obligation and duty. Hundert’s

attitude towards this situation was disappointingly unethical because primarily his action
did not conform into fulfilling his duty to give the slot to Blythe who was actually the
deserving one and whose performance outstand Bell’s. He automatically resorted into his
intentions and to what it would bear (that Bell will change his attitude) which contradicts
moral view to disregard intention because consequence doesn’t matter. Hundert’s actions
only bore none other than surprise and disappointment until to another disappointment
twenty five years later: Bell, who was caught cheating by Hundert in their academic days
even after twenty five years. His expectations failed because he only relied that the results
of his action would turn out good which eventually were no good after all. Consequence
itself is unpredictable and indefinite.
Another issue was the influence, status, and the position of Bell’s father in the
society as senator which triggered St. Benedict’s Headmaster to encourage Hundert to
ignore the fact that Sedgewick Bell was cheating in the game because they will eventually
receive a financial support from the father. Exposing Sedgewick would mean the loss of
financial benefits. So, does the act of the Headmaster to discourage Prof. Hundert in
exposing Sedgewick for monetary reasons ethical? Basically, no it is unethical.
The Headmaster’s act is unethical in the perspective of virtue ethics. The

Headmaster failed to determine what kind of person he should be and therefore did not
develop justice in this situation. He was tolerating Sedgewick for the sake of money. In
virtue ethics, the focal point is not what would benefit the school, which is the
Headmaster’s thinking of the right thing, but rather on what will an individual develop or
manifest of doing such action which the headmaster lacked. He derived happiness the
wrong way because according to Plato, a man who strives to live in discovering the ethical
world seeks to also discover the good, to attain happiness. When the Headmaster forbade
Hundert, he lost the character that strengthens justice, fairness, equity.
The Headmaster’s action and decision can be considered as unethical

because his action did not yield character traits ought to develop in him. He was defeated
by what would he gain (money) which is just superficial and temporary rather than
acquiring a long-term virtue that will eventually bring more than just money, and that is
doing the morally good.

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Of the Requirements in English for Academic Purposes

An individual should have a morality to do his obligation and duty. Hundert’s

The Headmaster’s act is unethical in the perspective of virtue ethics. The

The Headmaster’s action and decision can be considered as unethical

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