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A Report on Jurassic Park and Jurassic World, Two American Science Fiction Adventure Films (2716 words, 8 pages)

Tyrannosaurus RektJohn Hammond, the founder of InGen (a bioengineering company), creates a theme park of reconstructed dinosaurs. After a park worker is slaughtered by one of the company's assets, the parks investors demand that experts examine the park to make sure it is safe for tourists. One of the lawyers, ... Read More

Woman and Her Relation to Feminism as Told Through Literature, Film and Myself (1370 words, 5 pages)

Woman and Her Relation to Feminism as Told Through Literature, Film, and MyselfWhat does it mean to be a woman? Throughout American history, this question was not one that was thoroughly studied or even thought about much. Women were the docile, obedient subordinates of men for centuries, and that is ... Read More

An Analysis of Gender Inequality in the Film Industry (1422 words, 5 pages)

How I Learned to Start Worrying and Hate the Wage Gap Gender Inequality in FilmWhen the average person tries to come up with the name of an action hero in film, a few names come to mind. Rambo, Neo from The Matrix, and James Bond are among them. What do ... Read More

An Analysis of the Films Apollo 13, Black Hawk Down, Zero Dark Thirty, and Boardwalk Empire (1603 words, 6 pages)

The four films that I will be analyzing are Apollo 13 (1995), Black Hawk Down (2001), Zero Dark Thirty (2012), and Boardwalk Empire (2010). Apollo 13 is a film about the failed manned mission to the moon. Three astronauts were left trapped in space for nearly 6 days as they ... Read More

Knowledge of Certain Programs Is Required for Film and Video Editing (1029 words, 4 pages)

Film and video editing requires knowledge of certain programs, and a creative mind to turn any idea into a reality. There are different kinds of film editors such as audio editors, and video editors, but the more preferred editor is someone who can manage both. A job is tough to ... Read More

The Mysticism and Opportunity Surrounding the Image of America in Emanuele Crialese’s Film Golden Door (332 words, 2 pages)

American Exceptionalism as seen through FilmOne of the major themes explored in Emanuele Crialese's film Golden Door is that of the mysticism and opportunity surrounding the image of America. This optimism associated with the unknown land of America reveals the extent of the spread of American exceptionalism. By the time ... Read More

The Metaphysical Relationship of the Body to the Soul in the Film The Sixth Sense (1530 words, 5 pages)

Hylomorphism in "The Sixth Sense" Many modern films like the movie "The Sixth Sense" deal with themetaphysical relationship of the body to the soul. Dualism and Hylomorphismare philosophic theories about the relationship of the body to the souldeveloped by Plato and Aristotle respectively. These theories on themetaphysical relationship between the ... Read More

The Ethical Implications Relate to the Decisions Made and Topics Presented in the Film Forks Over Knives (589 words, 1 pages)

Ethical Implications Forks Over KnivesUnder the surface of the documentary Forks Over Knives, there are many ethical implications related to the decisions made and topics presented in the film in terms of health and nature of the food that is being consumed by the public. The goal of the documentary ... Read More

An Analysis of the Film The Dark Knight (856 words, 4 pages)

The Dark KnightThe Dark Knight is a superhero movie full of action and intense fighting scenes. It is a follow up to 2005s Batman Begins and it tells the story of Batman who joins forces with district attorney Harvey Dent and police officer James Gordon to fight and stop the ... Read More

The Psychology Behind the Hollywood Films (706 words, 3 pages)

Micro-Essay 4Hollywood films convey the OedipalPsychoanalytic ideals of Sigmund Freud and Barbara Creed. Freud developed the Oedipus Complex which is the desire for sexual involvement with the parent of the opposite sex thus creating a rivalry with the parent of the same sex. The moment at which the subject realizes ... Read More

The Fear of Isolation by Leonard Zelig in the Film, Zelig by Woody Allen (617 words, 2 pages)

Zelig EssayNot everyone acts the same but it reaches a point where different is too different. In Sigmund Freunds Mission, Erich Fromm explains how to help those who think differently then society. The film Zelig, by Woody Allen, is about a guy who cant fit into society. Leonard Zelig grew ... Read More

An Analysis of the Success of Hollywood Films in the Essay Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema by Laura Mulvey (669 words, 2 pages)

Hollywood narrative films are known to extol women thus creating a viewing experience catered towards heterosexual men. In Laura Mulveys essay Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema, she argues that the success of a Hollywood film is how well the sought after subject is portrayed. Social patterns may dictate the certain ... Read More

An Analysis of the Film, The Last Train Home by Lixin Fan (545 words, 2 pages)

Last Train Home Film ReviewThe Last Train Home, directed by Lixin Fan, targets the Chinese migrant workers and tells the story of Qins family, who are part of 130 million migrant workers in China and their journey home for the New Year. During the documentary, Qin and her parents unite ... Read More

The Normative Ethical Model of Utilitarianism Present in Jack Danglish’s Actions in the Film Hotel Rwanda (770 words, 3 pages)

The Ethical Considerations of Jack DanglishHotel Rwanda is a film that demonstrates the real-life accounts of the ethics, virtues, and morals, throughout the decisions made of all parties involved in the tragic affair. During the mass-genocide of Rwanda, Africa, a hotel run by a fellow Rwandan native served as a ... Read More

The Effects That Race and Prejudice Have on a LA Society of the 21st Century in the Film Crash by Paul Haggis (388 words, 2 pages)

CrashCrash, a hollywood film by Paul Haggis explores the effects that race and prejudice have on a LA society of the 21st century. Crash examines the deeper meaning behind how different sorts of set stereotypes lead to the development of society. Throughout the film, Haggins pushes already accepted stereotypes onto ... Read More

An Analysis of the Various Portrayals of the Character of Merlin in the Film Excalibur and the Book Lancelot-Grail (1065 words, 4 pages)

Merlin From Wild Man to Magic ManThe depictions of Merlin in the various retellings of the King Arthur legend vary immensely. From the hairy wild man of the Lancelot-Grail Reader to the mysterious sorcerer in John Boormans Excalibur, these representations often have their basis in the culture and audience of ... Read More

The Struggles of Molly, Daisy and Gracie to Get Back Home in the Film, Rabbit Proof Fence (1899 words, 7 pages)

Rabbit Proof Fence shows the struggle three Aboriginal girls, Molly, Daisy, and Gracie, face trying to get back home after being taken thousands of miles away from their families. They are removed from their old way of life and forced into what is basically slavery all because the Anglo-Australian government ... Read More

A Film Analysis of Ken Kesey’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (405 words, 3 pages)

The New PerspectiveThe New Historicist Criticism is described as looking at voices that may have been marginalized in the original version of the history (Pratt). The film version of Ken Keseys One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest gives prominence to previously minor characters Charles Cheswick and Max Taber. This new ... Read More

The Influence of Billy Wilder’s Film Double Indemnity in Noir Movement and Cinema (1218 words, 5 pages)

Double Indemnity Past and Future Results In 1992, Billy Wilders 1944 film Double Indemnity was preserved by the Library of Congress for being culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant. It is clear that the difficult to produce film has had a major impact on cinema but was created to protest Los ... Read More

The Portrayal of the Genetic Disease Adrenoleukodystrophy in Lorenzo’s Oil, a Drama Film by George Miller (1068 words, 4 pages)

Adrenoleukodystrophy, also known as ALD, is an uncommon, deadly disease that affects 1 in 18,000 people. This genetic disease is typically found in boys or men and has no ethical, racial, or geographic barriers. People who have this brain disorder are lacking myelin, which is an important protective cover that ... Read More

Los Angeles as a Representation of the Biblical Land of Paradise and Temptation in the Film Chinatown by Roman Polanski (935 words, 4 pages)

Chinatown EssayLos Angeles is truly a living example of the biblical Garden of Eden. It represents a city of both paradise and temptation. Chinatown seemingly represents this biblical land. Detective JJ Gittes battles a corrupt government and the evil businessman, Noah Cross. In many ways Chinatown acts as a 1970s ... Read More

The Use of Subtext in the Classic American Western Film, Shane (325 words, 1 pages)

Shane is a classic American Western that works to promote American fervor. The film does this through its use of subtext. At one point in the film it becomes the Fourth of July and the film makes it a point to show that all of the good guys celebrate the ... Read More

An Application of Aristotle’s Beliefs on the Types of Actions, Morality, Virtues, and Relationships on The Hunger Games, a Film by Gary Ross (856 words, 3 pages)

Aristotle, in Nicomachean Ethics, writes about how we must consider whether or not an individuals acts are voluntary when we are evaluating those acts. Aristotle states that there are three types of actions voluntary, involuntary, and nonvoluntary actions. In The Hunger Games, each of the tributes has either volunteered to ... Read More

An Examination of the Discrimination of Asian Americans in Films and TV Shows (367 words, 1 pages)

The Discrimination of Asian Americans in MediaHow many Asians do you see in film or TV shows cast as the hero of the story? You might have seen a few. Maybe you notice them because their numbers are few. Of the ones you do see, youd be hard pressed to ... Read More

An Evaluation for the Motrion Picture Association of America’s Treatment of Violence in Children Films (649 words, 2 pages)

Jenkins AnalysisJenkins, L. "An Evaluation of the Motion Picture Association of America's Treatment of Violence in PG-, PG-13-, and R-Rated Films." Pediatrics 115.5 (2005) E512-517. Web.In An Evaluation of the Motion Picture Association of Americas Treatment of Violence in PG-, PG-13-, and R-Rated Films, author Lucille Jenkins seeks to determine ... Read More

A Review of the Film, The Mission by Roland Joffe (331 words, 1 pages)

The Mission is a solid and worthwhile film. It has stars such as Robert De Niro and Liam Neeson playing important key roles. If I had to review the film I would give an overall three out of five stars. Set in the mid 1700s the film gave insight on ... Read More

An Analysis on How to Portray the Book, An Anthropologist on Mars: A Surgeon’s Life by Oliver Sack into a Series of Short Dramatic Films (943 words, 5 pages)

Virtually all books can be turned into film, depending on how creative and flexible those adapting it want to be. An Anthropologist on Mars A Surgeons Life is no exception. The film could be portrayed as a series of short dramatic films. Because so much of the book is concerned ... Read More

An Analysis of the Film, Hotel Rwanda (374 words, 1 pages)

Hotel RwandaThe film I decided to watch was Hotel Rwanda, the only reason why I decided to watch this film was because my roommate insisted that I watched it because of how powerful it is in addition to how good it is. I also chose to watch this film because ... Read More

An Analysis of the Modern Blackface in the Film Tropic Thunder (782 words, 4 pages)

Tropic Thunder A View on Modern BlackfaceComedy has become a staple in the great American diet. Everywhere you look or every time you turn on the TV, something comedic is bound to catch our attention. All of this is due to the hard work that the fathers of comedy put ... Read More

A Plot Analysis of the Film Cinema Paradiso by Giuseppe Tornatore (838 words, 3 pages)

Cinema ParadisoCinema Paradiso (1988) is a film directed and written by Giuseppe Tornatore. It is set an era when going to see a film was much more than a viewing. It was about being part of a community. This film is in Italian, yet, this film can speak to anybody. ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013