The Social Psychological Development of Antwone Fisher.

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Running Head: SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT OF ANTWONE FISHER

The Social Psychological Development of Antwone Fisher

Denzel Washington

Robyn Knight

Prince George’s Community College

Social Psychology

Dr. Dawn K. Lewis

August 1, 2005

The Social Psychological Development of Antwone Fisher

The film Antwone Fisher tells the story of one man's struggle to identify with the influences of past events on his relationships and the healing process through which he seeks to resolve his past. The film uses flashbacks and dream sequences to illustrate the impact that past relationships and past interactions had on his social psychological development.

Produced by the talented up-and-coming screenwriter, Antwone Fisher is an autobiographical tale brought to life by Denzel Washington in his directorial debut. This movie tells the heart-wrenching and ultimately inspirational story of a young man's power to rise above everything life has relentlessly thrown at him (Washington, 2002). At the end of the day, this is a film about how senseless acts of murder, abuse and abandonment can color a child's existence. Based on the real life experiences of the film's screenwriter, Antwone Fisher, the movie explores those events and the conscious choices needed to make a defining change in life.

Social Concept of the Character

Adapted by the real Antwone Fisher from his autobiography, Killing Fish, the story focuses on the relationship that develops between Antwone and the shrink, who patiently finds a way into the source of the seaman's pain and rage and gives him a prescription for happiness.

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Antwone's anger and inability to have a natural relationship with a post-exchange worker are tied to his fears of rejection. He was rejected by his mother and others, and now, with the clock on the psychiatrist's, Dr. Davenport (Denzel Washington) wall ticking down, is about to be "rejected" by his therapist/surrogate father. Davenport's advice is advantageous to all young black men in trouble: "Channel the anger. You have to use that energy to better yourself" (Washington, 2002).

As Others See It

We are introduced to Antwone Fisher (Derek Luke) as a somewhat anti-social, temperamental young Navy seaman who ...

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