October Sky, Witness and Good Morning Vietnam all had strong themes between individualism and conformity. Each protagonist in the respective films chose to be an individual rather than conforming to a standard. In each film, the protagonist faces an inner conflict in which he must decide whether he wants to be an individual or a conformist. Each protagonist then chooses to be an individual and benefits from it while the conformists generally fail. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on “Why Violent Video Games Should Not Be Banned”? Get the original essay Individualism succeeds in these three areas and in these films and leaves the conformists in the dust. In Witness, for example, the conformists would be the corrupt police officers and captain who, at the beginning of the film, murder a man and end up trying to kill the protagonist, John Book played by Harrison Ford. Ultimately, because the protagonist, John Book, did not conform to these cops' corrupt standards, they either end up dead or imprisoned. In October Sky, Conformists are the characters who do not believe, help, or even deter the protagonist, Homer, in his goal of building a rocket that can win the National Science Fair. Characters like Homer's father, brother, and classmates could be considered the conformists of the story. At first, they mock Homer's dream, but in the end, when Homer succeeds, the conformists end up switching sides. Ultimately, they still fail in this movie because they were wrong to believe that their path, getting an athletic scholarship or working in the mines, was the only way to succeed. The Coalwood Mine even closes its doors once the individual succeeds. In Good Morning Vietnam, the conformists are Lieutenant Hauk and Sergeant Major Dickerson. They oppose the protagonist, Adrian Cronauer, and his comedic style on the military airwaves of Vietnam. Lt. Hauk because he doesn't understand humor and Sgt. Dickerson because he is very straight and narrow and wants everyone to conform to his way. Ultimately, the Conformists fail, with Lt. Hauk realizing that he's the one who's actually not funny and with Sgt. Dickerson being moved to a worse position. In each of these films, the conformists are characterized as antagonists who are then defeated by the protagonist; the individual. The protagonists of each film either become individuals or refuse to conform to the antagonists' methods and are better off as individuals by the end of the film. In Witness, the protagonist is involved in a corruption scandal within his police force. Instead of corrupting himself like his peers, Book decides to act alone against corruption and thus becomes an individual fighting against conformism. He then defeats the antagonists and becomes a better person thanks to his individualism. In October Sky, the protagonist, Jake Gyllenhaal's Homer Hickam, dreams of building a rocket that will take him away from Coalwood, the mining town in which he seems destined to live his entire life. In Coalwood, it seems the only options are to get a scholarship through sports or work in the coal mines. Homer Hickam aspired to become a rocket scientist and leave Coalwood by earning a science scholarship. At one point in the film, Homer gave up on his dream and he complies with it. In this scene he goes down into the coal mines and looks up and sees Sputnik. At this point, Homer finds himself at a crossroads where he must choose between being an individual or a conformist. Homer faced opposition and disbelief in his dream, but he..