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An Individual’s Transition in Life in Stephen Daldry’s Film Billy Elliot and Markus Zusak’s The Book Thief (1374 words, 6 pages)

An individuals transition into new phases of life or social contexts offers an opportunity to grasp renewed perceptions, dictated by experiences that may be confronting for themselves and their formative milieu. Such transitions occur beyond the individuals comfort zone, where they must overcome both personal and societal boundaries in order ... Read More

The Prophecies in Network, a Film by Sidney Lumet (1165 words, 5 pages)

Network A ProphecyNetwork, a film directed by Sidney Lumet and written by Paddy Chayefsky in 1976, is a satirical piece about a television station exploiting a wacky news anchors mental instability in order to profit through ratings. In this telling film, Howard Beale is a news anchor for UBS, who ... Read More

The Struggles of Women in Reclaiming Their Independence in the Films Faat Kine by Semebene Ousmane and Bintou by Fanta Regina Nacro (1193 words, 4 pages)

Women have been a consistent, pivotal and vital component to the advancement of all people, and not just any woman, black women excused from history and the dynamics of crucial turning points in the way we shape society past, present, and future. Similarly, African societies believe that men are the ... Read More

An Examination of the Use of Pathos, Ethos, and Logos by Gabriella Cowperthwaite to Prove Her Argument Against SeaWorld in the Film Blackfish (793 words, 3 pages)

Does it ever come to mind how animals in captivity live? Are people aware of what is going on around the world at facilities that have animals captive? The film I am analyzing, Blackfish by Gabriella Cowperthwaite, answers those questions and much more. With about 22.4 million people that visit ... Read More

A Review of The Giver, a Film Directed by Philip Noyce (641 words, 2 pages)

The movie The Giver, was published on August 24, 2014. The atmosphere of the community is like a dystopian community taking place in the year 2048. The people in the community have no idea what the real world is actually like, only what they have been taught, almost like a ... Read More

Maziar Bahari’s Accusation of Espionage and Imprisonment in Iran in the Film, Rosewater (854 words, 3 pages)

On Monday of this week, I went to the screening of the film Rosewater in Perkins Student Center. The film was a depiction of Maziar Baharis experiences leading up to and during his imprisonment in Iran for being falsely accused of being a spy. The reason why I decided to ... Read More

A Comparison between Friedrich Durrenmatt’s Play The Visit and Its Film Adaptation by Bernhard Wicki (326 words, 2 pages)

The Visit Video ResponseThe Visit, a written play, by Friedrich Drrenmatt differs greatly with the 1964 film, The Visit, directed by Bernhard Wicki although they both have the same title and a similar plot. In the play, there are two blind characters working for Clare Zacchanssian. These two men speak ... Read More

A Comparison between the Portrayal of Nature in Films in 1940’s and 1990’s on the Examples of Bambi and The Lion King (1566 words, 6 pages)

The Lion King was made in 1994 and is a bildungsroman of Simbas life. We first meet Simba as a little cub and follow him throughout his childhood into adulthood as he faces the evils of life, the loss of his father, and him competing with the ill spirited ways ... Read More

Accomplishments of Leni Riefenstahl a German Film Director (1939 words, 7 pages)

Leni Riefenstahl, a German film director and editor, was born in Berlin on 22 August 1902. As a young girl, she was a talented dancer and performed all over Europe with a traveling theater group. Upon traveling, she came across a movie poster for the film Der Berg des Schicksals ... Read More

The Sacrifice of the Lives of Creatures and Human Beings for Our Journey to Knowledge and Awareness in Blackfish, a Documentary Film by Gabriela Cowperthwaite (420 words, 2 pages)

The 2013 documentary film Blackfish raises awareness on the risks we are imposing on other living creatures and perhaps on ourselves because of our desire to learn and to be entertained. In this journey to knowledge and awareness, must we really be willing to sacrifice the lives of a few ... Read More

The Positive and Negative Effects of Death in the Film Children of Men (1506 words, 5 pages)

Blinded by DeathLosses of loved ones are always painful and make people feel lost and lonely. For some time, they stray away from everything and everyone they have in their lives. Thoe, the main character from the film Children of Men, is a great example for this because he was ... Read More

An Analysis of the Auteur Theory in the Films, Romeo and Juliet and The Great Gatsby by Baz Luhrmann (1863 words, 6 pages)

Filmmaking is a form of art. The debate is not about whether it is or it is not. The question that causes the debate is who is the artist? The auteur theory, defined by Chandler and Munday as a perspective on cinema in which thedirectoris seen as the author of ... Read More

The Impact of Neorealism in the Film Industry (1431 words, 5 pages)

It is definitely understandable for Neorealism to be viewed by most as sentimental. It is because Neorealist films sought to depict reality as it is in postwar Italy. It sought to show the impacts of the war on the Italian society and the people within it. Neorealist filmmakers wanted the ... Read More

The Idea of Surveillance, Mental-illness, and the Use and Effects of Technology During the Time-Travel of Cole in 12 Monkeys, a Film by Terry Gilliam (591 words, 2 pages)

12 Monkeys, directed by Terry Gilliam, depicts a story about time-travel. Cole, the main actor, volunteers to go back into time to help prevent the spread of a virus. During his travel, viewers are able to grasp the idea of surveillance, mental-illness, and the usage of technology and how it ... Read More

The Two Key Tendencies in Filmmaking According to Siegfried Kracauer (660 words, 3 pages)

Cinematic Tendencies in FilmmakingFilm is an art form an art form that not many acknowledge due to its different qualities than that of the established arts, like painting or sculpting. Film takes the world around us and captures it in an aesthetically pleasing way so as to portray what we ... Read More

The Fight for Morality in Three German Films: Fear Eats the Soul, Sophie Scholl: The Last Days, and The Dark Valley (1051 words, 4 pages)

Through cinematography, directors can push controversial issues to the limit. The audience can either reproach or justify the aspects presented nevertheless, these issues are a source of debate. The German films Fear Eats the Soul, Sophie Scholl The Last Days, and The Dark Valley have aspects that, for the most ... Read More

The Reality of Living in Poverty Presented in Living on One Dollar, a Documentary Film (1483 words, 4 pages)

The beginning of Living on One Dollar, my initial thoughts were that this is great idea, a great experience, and a wonderful opportunity to learn and meet new people. After seeing the boys first day upon arrival, I thought how challenging and difficult this experience would actually be. Throughout the ... Read More

The Educational Nature of the Cultural and Historical Perspective of Four German Films: Sissi, The Counterfeiters, Sophie Scholl: The Last Days, and The Red Cockatoo (1164 words, 4 pages)

Although there are many interesting and exciting films which have been produced throughout the last century, not all of them provide insight or fulfill an educational standpoint. Certain films, on the other hand, go above and beyond in creating both entertainment as well as cultural and historical perspective. The four ... Read More

The Approach of the Workers and Timmerman’s Stance on Protests Presented in the Book Where Am I Wearing and the Documentary Film Made in L. A. (1199 words, 4 pages)

After reviewing Where Am I Wearing and the film Made in L.A., Timmerman and the workers expose the harsh working conditions and social injustices in the garment industry. Timmerman proposes the question of whether or not we should continue to buy these products made by foreign laborers, but he does ... Read More

The Corporate Culture in Postwar Japan in The Twilight Samurai, a Film by Yoji Yamada (1245 words, 4 pages)

To understand the film The Twilight Samurai as a critique on corporate culture in postwar Japan, we must first understand what this culture is. Corporate culture in postwar Japan is that of necessity and insecurity. The corporations are in transition, moving from the paternalistic family they were idealized for, to ... Read More

A Review of The Killing Fields, a Drama Film by Roland Joffe (732 words, 3 pages)

The Killing Fields Movie ReviewThe wind whispers of fear and hate. The war has killed loveHere only the silent survive. Imagine living in a world where even if a person looked slightly intelligent you were killed in an instant. Imagine being torn apart from your family suddenly and you couldnt ... Read More

The Ideals of Transcendentalism Portrayed in Into the Wild, a Biographical Film by Sean Penn (893 words, 3 pages)

Christopher McCandless' life had a very transcendental twist to it. He believed in losing oneself and forsaking society in order to find happiness and peace. For this reason he left the company of people and traveled into Alaska, where he would be completely alone and have to depend on himself ... Read More

The Portrayal of the Thoughts and Acts of the American People in the 1960’s in Three Films: Dr. Strangelove, Lost Command, and The Love-Ins (1609 words, 6 pages)

Films of the 1960s Showing What Society was ThinkingThe United States of America has gone through a variety of changes transitions throughout its history. A decade in time that has been talked about a lot and has had a great influence on the community at that time was the 1960s. ... Read More

An Analysis of Neo-Noir Genre in Seven and Zodiac, Films by David Fincher (2510 words, 7 pages)

David Fincher has always had a natural inclination to the darker side of film. Throughout his career he had produced numerous films that fit the genre of modern or neo-noir. Neo-noir, or new noir, is defined by Collins English Dictionary as a film set in contemporary modern times, but showing ... Read More

The Life of Ellis Dugan in An American in Madras, a Film by Karan Bali (347 words, 2 pages)

Before watching An American in Madras, byKaranBali, I did not know what the film would be about. From the title I assumed it was going to be something similar to English Vinglish, a movie about someone from one culture entering another and his or her trials and tribulations that they ... Read More

A Review of Silver Linings Playbook, a Romantic Comedy Drama Film by David O. Russel (746 words, 3 pages)

The world will break your heart ten ways to Sunday. That's guaranteed. I can't begin to explain that. Or the craziness inside myself and everyone else. But guess what? Sunday's my favorite day again. I think of what everyone did for me, and I feel like a very lucky guy. ... Read More

The War on Drugs in the Film The House I Live in by Eugene Jarecki (353 words, 2 pages)

Summary The House I Live InThe war on drugs fact or fiction? Well, it depends on how you look at it. According to the film, The House I Live In,directed by Eugene Jarecki, the war on drugs is an overblown scare tactic that has historically not targeted the United States ... Read More

Hannibal Lecter’s Dramatic-Emotional Personality Disorder in the Film Silence of the Lambs (2977 words, 9 pages)

Antisocial personality disorder was observed in the film, Silence of the Lambs. Hopkins portrayed a psychopath through his role as Dr. Hannibal Lector. Hannibal Lector conveys the symptoms of the dramatic-emotional personality disorder, displaying behaviors such as lacking remorse, irritability and aggressiveness, deceitfulness, as well as the failure to conform ... Read More

The Domino Effect of Violence between Races Portrayed in Do the Right Thing, a Comedy-Drama Film by Spike Lee (1330 words, 4 pages)

Does aggression help a situation improve, or only make it worse? Similar to the effect of one domino pushing down the next, acts of aggression and violence prove to only create more issues one after another. Why people choose to become violent while taking a stand is a big predicament ... Read More

A Film Review of into the Wild by Sean Penn (445 words, 2 pages)

Into the Wild Sean Penns film, Into the Wild connects its viewers to the ideas of transcendentalism throughout the duration of Chris McCandless journey to Alaska. After college, Chris finds himself unhappy with his home life and decides to live based off the the ideologies of Henry David Thoreau. Transcendentalism ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013