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An Analysis of the Film Odyssey Directed by Andrei Konchalovsky (2578 words, 3 pages)

The film "Odyssey" or, as it is also known as "Die Abenteuer des Odysseus", "Homer's Odyssey", "Odissea",, was directed by Andrei Konchalovsky on the bases of Homer's classic epic poem "The Odyssey" and launched in 1997. The plot consists of three main episodes The Trojan War (which is dismissed quickly ... Read More

An Analysis of Japanese Culture in Some Japanese FIlms (2724 words, 4 pages)

Japanese culture has arisen as a mixture of the East and the West. Japanese have been able to keep their traditional aesthetic features while they also embraced western style, which was filtered through Japanese tradition. The presence of the Benshi ( a commentator who narrated the action of the film) ... Read More

A Film Analysis of Unbearable Lightness of Being by Phillip Kaufman (722 words, 1 pages)

Unbearable Lightness of Being A film by Phillip Kaufman Cast Daniel Day-Lewis - Tomas Julliette Binoche - Tereza Lena Olin - Sabina "Take off your clothes." The line most repeated throughout the film, gave us a sense of what we were to expect from Phillip Kaufman's "The Unbearable Lightness of ... Read More

A Comparison of Films in Scarface and Bonnie and Clyde (2054 words, 3 pages)

Compares scarface and Bonnie and Clyde - When looking at the crime film it is important to understand the nature of the films genre. The genre is a way for the audience to distinguish types of films. These are categorised together because of standard protocols developed for a particular types ... Read More

An Analysis of Special Effects in Films (563 words, 1 pages)

Whenever I am about to go view a 1980's film or any older film, I always bring with me certain assumptions. These assumptions are usually wrong and the older film usually impresses me. Many popular movies of today are usually smothered with special effects and it's a common belief by ... Read More

A Look at the Films of the Rock Group, The Beatles (2667 words, 4 pages)

The Beatles films If there was a time capsule that let the people of the future see what shaped the culture around the world in the 20th century there would be a few people who would be on the consensus list. Making up a part of that capsule would be ... Read More

An Examination of the Film, The American President (1082 words, 2 pages)

THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT is as topical as today's headlines. What subjects are more in the news than President Clinton's reelection and single parents? Well, in this comedy we get both. The names have been changed to protect the innocent as they say, but the movie leaves no doubt that this ... Read More

An Analysis of the Film, Suzhou River (760 words, 2 pages)

Suzhou River Suzhou River is the second film of Lou Ye, who is the sixth generation directors in Chinese mainland. However, he directs this film in a different direction from the works of his Beijing Film Academy contemporaries Zhang Yuan (Beijing BastardsBeijing Zazhong, 1993) and Wang Xiaoshuai (The DaysDong-Chun De ... Read More

An Examination of the Film, Stranger Than Paradise (752 words, 1 pages)

Stranger Than Paradise This movie could be considered a complete waste of time for many people. The movie is in black and white. This affects the surroundings in the movie. New York, Cleveland, and Florida look dark and dreary. This inhibits the characters, in their emotions. Throughout the movie there ... Read More

An Analysis of the Film Some Like It Hot by Billy Wilder (1054 words, 2 pages)

After viewing Billy Wilder's classic Some Like It Hot, it is no wonder that the film was voted as the number one comedy by the American Film Institute. Wonderfully constructed, this movie has all the characteristics that has made a Wilder feature as signature as it is. Delicious costuming, a ... Read More

An Analysis of the Film Based n the True Story of a Relationship Between Tom Cherry and His Father Bobby Frank Cherry (1084 words, 3 pages)

Sins of the Father This film is based on the true story of a relationship between Tom Cherry and his father Bobby Frank Cherry, who was a member of the Ku Klux Klan. Bobby Cherry was charged for being apart in one of the most biggest crimes in US history. ... Read More

An Analysis of the Sergei Eisenstein’s Theory of Montage Involved in the Combining of Fragmental Shots of Film into Intellectual Series and Contexts (638 words, 1 pages)

Sergei Eisenstein's theory of montage involves the combining of fragmental shots of film into intellectual series and contexts. How the fragments combine and are formed is the essence of his notion of montage by conflict. This theory challenges traditional narrative movies because it involves taking an idea and recombining broken ... Read More

An Analysis of the Film About Oscar Schindler (685 words, 1 pages)

The film begins in Krakow, Poland just after the collapse of the Polish army and at the beginning of the German occupation. Oskar Schindler, a womanizer arrives in the city looking to open a factory in order to profit from the war. Since the Jews are no longer permitted to ... Read More

An Analysis of Steven Spielberg’s Main Purpose as Directing the Film Schindler’s List (661 words, 1 pages)

Steven Speilbergs main purpose for directing the film Schindlers List was to tell the best story to ever come out of the Holocaust, whilst informing the viewer of the horrific events that occurred during the Holocaust was his secondary motive. Due to the fact that the movie is based around ... Read More

An Analysis of the Film Scarlet Pimpernel (388 words, 1 pages)

Scarlet Pimpernel, 1982 Type of Film Drama Content Analysis This film takes place in the 18th century during the French Revolution (Reign of Terror). The story is basically about an aristocrat who disguises himself and saves people from being executed for no reason. This man, Sir Percy Blakney, (Anthony Andrews) ... Read More

An Analysis of the Film Saving Private Ryan (608 words, 1 pages)

Saving Private Ryan The introduction of this movie starts with a fast-forward of the events to come. An elderly man steps into a graveyard, this gravesite is dedicated to the soldiers who have died at or have started their missions on Omaha beach in Normandy, France. The elderly man, walking ... Read More

An Analysis of the Film Sin City (524 words, 1 pages)

Sin City translates the cool swagger and ultra-violence of Frank Miller's graphic novels to the screen with amazing faithfulness. Miller himself is co-director with Robert Rodriguez, who's already established his knack for atmospheric filmmaking. Appearing some 50 years after the heyday of film noir -- that dark 1940s and '50s ... Read More

Comparing and Contrasting the Film Directors Leni Riefenstahl and Rayl Muller (280 words, 1 pages)

Art, in any shape or form, captivates our interest and emotions. Though Leni Riefenstahl and Ray Muller differ in the approach to film production, both shared similar film techniques. Their films appeals to the audiences emotions, while identifying the subject with the audience. Both film directors use the rhetorical appeal ... Read More

A Review of a Classic Hollywood Film (374 words, 1 pages)

I first off did not care for this film. I know I should be more open minded when it comes to classical films that are in black and white but I just did not get interested into this selection. The film tried to have some intentional artifice with the whole ... Read More

An Analysis of a Film about a Chinese Family (373 words, 1 pages)

This film is a story of something greater than the actual story itself. Set in the 1920s in Northern China, a young girl finds herself involved in something that was not what she had imagined for herself. The main character is Songlian, a 19-year-old Chinese girl, who marries into the ... Read More

The Use of Freedom as a Theme in Film and Literature (663 words, 1 pages)

As a theme in film or literature, freedom is often shown through the experiences of a character who has been unjustly enslaved. Contrasting the basic human right to freedom with an unfair imprisonment makes a clear distinction between right and wrong, justice and injustice, and humanity and inhumanity. In their ... Read More

An Analysis of the Film North By Northwest Credits (3716 words, 10 pages)

FILM TITLE NORTH BY NORTHWEST CREDITS Lines appear, forming slanted boxes on which the credits appear The lines become the windows of a large building OFFICE BUILDINGCAB Main character talks to his secretary about his plans They go over his schedule for the next day while driving to his appointment ... Read More

An Analysis of the Film “Norma Rae” (665 words, 1 pages)

Norma Rae. It is easy to see why the film, Norma Rae, received great praise at the time of its making. Sally Field gives a heartwrenching performance, providing a realistic portrayal of the shockingly oppressive working climate of the blue-collar worker. This is an older movie, thus sustaining the elements ... Read More

An Analysis of the New Trend For Horror Films (779 words, 2 pages)

New Trend For Horror Film Horror movie fans should know that The Blair Witch Project has raised the standard for all future horror films. The makers of The Blair Witch Project made a hauntingly spooky documentary and before it's release promoted it as being real, which fooled most audiences into ... Read More

A Film Analysis of the Piano by Roman Polanski (772 words, 2 pages)

The Pianist The film, "The Pianist," directed by Roman Ploanski is based on the true autobiographical book about the years of the Holocaust by the late Wladyslaw Szpilman, who is renowned for being one of the greatest concert pianists in the world. His story is one of occupation, great sadness, ... Read More

A Review of the Film, Monsoon Wedding (359 words, 1 pages)

Director Mira Nair carefully combines American style narrative and culture with Indian tradition and heritage. The film centers around the wedding of Aditi and Hemant. Weddings are universal ceremonies that people of any culture can relate to. However, Nair adds a flair of Indian tradition by making it clear that ... Read More

An Analysis of Philosophy and Film (3044 words, 5 pages)

1.Introduction Philosophy and film do not mix. This is the impression one has when one sounds out the literature in both fields. Therefore it is with some surprise that one reads that Ludwig Wittgenstein, the renowned Austrian philosopher, was an avid viewer of cowboy movies (Carver, 1995). However, even Wittgenstein ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character of D-Fens in the Film, Falling Down (1563 words, 2 pages)

Introduction In the film Falling Down, the main character D-FENS, played by Michael Douglas, deals with many ongoing social pressures that ultimately lead to his demise. At the start of his day, D-FENS' long-accumulated personal problems hit a boiling point and carry the man to a severe mental breakdown. He ... Read More

The Conflict Between Coal Miners and Anti-Union Forces in 1920 in the Film, Matewan by John Sayles (3124 words, 4 pages)

Conflict in Matewan John Sayles Matewan is a brilliant drama set detailing the conflict between coal miners and anti-union forces in 1920. Though the movie is fictional, it is based squarely on the bitter and often bloody dispute that entrenched coal miners and operators against each other for more than ... Read More

An Analysis of Patricia Rozema’s Film Mansfield Park (1446 words, 2 pages)

Patricia Rozema's film Mansfield Park is vastly different to its 19th Century literary counterpart, societal values expressed through the behaviour, speech and moral judgement of characters change over time and Rozema's film takes character's and re-invents them to be applicable to contemporary societal values and be engaging for a modern ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013