![]() The commanding officers are not only teachers but also typical bullies who make the training more intense while not even hesitating to push the cadets to death. The treatment given to the marine recruits in “The Inspection” is meant to transform them from human beings into ferocious, death-defying beasts. He made a choice to accept the discipline of a uniform because, whoever he was, his life would still have value if he passed away while donning a military uniform. He made the decision to make his life worthwhile when, at this time, not even his own mother gave a hoot about it. After ten years of wandering, he decided to enlist in the Marine Corps to establish the purpose of his life. The true account of Elegance Bratton’s tragic early life is reflected through Ellis French in “The Inspection.” At the age of 16, after being ejected from his mother’s home, young Elegance spent years being homeless and briefly with a selected family near Christopher Street Pier in the West Village. However, once the truth is revealed, the other recruits and commandants begin to abuse and taunt him. When “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” is still in effect in the military, Ellis suppresses his urges and presents himself as straight in boot camp. ![]() He starts a new journey in his life, one in which his sexuality becomes his punishment. In a world plagued by the tragedy of war and hatred, which have claimed the lives of many of his friends, he desires to become a marine in order to give his life meaning. His mother’s disdain and his desperation to win her favor drive him to prove his worth. “The Inspection” recounts the tale of a homeless Ellis French (played by Jeremy Pope), living in a shelter in New Jersey after being expelled from his mother’s (played by Gabrielle Union) house only because of his homosexuality. ![]()
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