The Plane Crash Movie Analysis

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A tragic event happened on November 14, 1970. A plane carrying college, football players was hit by lightning and crashed into a tree. Many actors and actresses within the movie, such as, the assistant coach, Chris’s dad, Chris’s girlfriend/fiance, the president of the university, and also the players on the team. Most of the actors and actresses went through some sort of grief after the tragic event.
The assistant coach did not accompany the players on the flight with the athletic directors or anyone. He was traveling on the road. After the plane crash, he was in quite the shock. Days went by with the shock still being there. As time went by, he started to experience the guilt. His guilty feeling came from the promises that he made, which
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Tom, Reggie, and Nate experienced the loss of their friends, teammates, and captains. They experienced a shock which most young, college students would not have to go through. Reggie and Nate were both injured which prevented them from traveling on the airplane. Tom, on the other hand, overslept and missed his flight. As they all experienced the shock, some went through intense anger, guilt, and depression. Nate experienced anger as he lost some of his closest friends and teammates. He also experienced depression. Tom felt the guilt towards himself. He blamed himself for not being on the plane just because he overself. Tom had anger and guilt towards himself. It also included depression, but it was mainly the guilt and anger.
In conclusion, as most of the actors and actresses experienced depression and shock, some may had experienced more or more in depth. Grief is not something that can be controlled and it may take a short or long period of time. The amount time a person needs to recover from grief truly depends on the person and how they will react to it. Many individuals went through at least one stage of grief, if not more. Each individual is different and that was proven with the type(s) of guilt they went