The Chosen HRT3M
1)The conditions that let to Reuvens hatred of Danny in the beginning of the film is that Danny is better at baseball than him and he was trying to show off to make Reuven look bad. When Reuven was sent to be the pitcher against Danny, he was hit in the head by the baseball and sent to the hospital. Some factors that brought about there friendship is that Danny knows a lot about writing reports and offers the help Reuven with it. Danny is impressed by Reuvens piano ability.
2) The two boys need each other because they go really good together and they learn a lot from each other. Danny is more of a religious person so Reuven learns a lot more about Judaism why Danny does not know much about the real life and Reuven helps Danny to learn about it.
3) Mr. Malter and Rabbi Saunders personalities are very different from one another. Mr. Malter is more of a conservative Jew so his beliefs are not as strong as Rabbi Saunders because he is an orthodox Jew. Mr. Malter is a librarian and Mr. Saunders is a Rabbi. They are not very similar people. They are the same in the matter of fact that they both want what’s best for their sons. Mr. Malter believes that the Torah was written by man but just inspired by God but Rabbi Saunders believes that the Torah was revealed by God.
4) The importance of the relationship between Reuven and Danny is that they need each other in this film. They were able to over come their different beliefs and have an unbelievable friendship that not many people can have in a world like that. The importance of this relationship is to show to all the viewers that relationships of completely different beliefs can be good.
5) Danny’s and Reuvens relationship gets temporarily broken because Danny’s Father forbids him to see Reuven anymore after his father has given that speech to the public.
6) Mr.Malter helps influence Danny because he lets him read books that his Dad would not let him. He influences Danny and his views of the world around him.
7) Zionism is the movement of Jews from the mid-29th century that was committed to the re establishment of the Jewish settlement. Danny’s father believes that the land should be given to them by the messiah and not by the people.
8) The meaning of the title “The Chosen” has different meanings because the Jews are fighting about who the chosen one is, (The Mesiah).
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9) The key irony in this film about the career choices of Danny and Reuven is that the Conservative Jew wants to be a rabbi and the Orthodox Jew wants to be a Physiologist.
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