Movie Overview Essay Examples

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An Analysis of the Movie Gattaca (813 words, 1 pages)

Andrew Niccols 1997 Gattaca portrays an overtly discriminatory society in the not to distant future. In this society science has become the backbone of life and status and the quality of life is determined solely by a DNA profile. Unfortunely for Vincent Freeman a faith birth he is disadvantaged in ... Read More

An Interpretation of the Movie Gandhi (816 words, 1 pages)

Of all the movies that have ever been based on historical events and people, none have matched the accuracy and quality of the motion picture Gandhi. One could almost mistake the factual history of Gandhi's life as a summary of the movie plot. The portrayal of Gandhi's character was flawless, ... Read More

An Analysis of the Movie, Thirteen Days (617 words, 1 pages)

Thirteen days, or what I saw of it, was an excellent movie. It demonstrated power, of the President (John Fitzgerald Kennedy at the time), Americas powers, and worst of all, it showed what the government can hide from us civilians.John Kennedy demonstrated power throughout this whole movie. When ever someone ... Read More

An Analysis of the Movie, Gods and Generals (757 words, 1 pages)

Gods and Generals, 2003, Colonel Joshua Chamberlain (JEFF DANIELS), Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee (ROBERT DUVALL), Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson (STEPHEN LANG), Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker (MAC BUTLER), and Capt. Alexander Sandie Pendleton (JEREMY LONDON).The movie Gods and Generals is a portrayal of the actions that were illustrated very eloquently and ... Read More

An Analysis of the Movie, Dangerous Minds (797 words, 1 pages)

Dangerous MindsDangerous Minds is a movie about a group of students made up mostly of African American or Latino descent attending an inner city high school in suburban California. These students are typically low income with parents who aren't concerned with their education and think that school isn't important. These ... Read More

An Analysis of the Movie Chocolat (1155 words, 2 pages)

Unlocking ChocolatChocolat, tells the story Vianne Rocher and her six year old daughter Anouk, who arrive at a village somewhere in France. After arriving at the fictional village the mother and daughter proceed to open La Celeste Praline, a small yet distinguished chocolaterie. Vianne's chocolate quickly becomes a hit in ... Read More

A Comprehensive Movie Analysis of the Patriot (416 words, 1 pages)

The movie "The Patriot" takes place in South Carolina in 1776. Benjamin Martin, a French, Indian war hero who is haunted by his past, is a patriot who wants no part in a war with Britian. Meanwhile, his two eldest sons, Gabriel and Thomas, can't wait to go out and ... Read More

An Analysis of the Movie Little Caesar (1806 words, 3 pages)

In the 1931 Hollywood film, Little Caesar, Edward G. Robinson, playing the role of Caesar Enrico Bandello (a.k.a. Rico), dies at the hands of the police while uttering his last words "Is this the end of Rico?" While Rico's career in organized crime had been terminated, the film's implied message ... Read More

An Analysis of the Movie, Glory (571 words, 1 pages)

Robert Gould Shaw was a son of wealthy Boston abolitionists. At 23 he enlisted to fight in the war between the states. The movie opens by Robert reading one of many letters he writes home. He is captain of 100 Union soldiers most of whom are older than himself. He ... Read More

An Analysis of the Movie Star Wars (961 words, 3 pages)

In the movie "Star Wars" their exist many different forms of government.In this essay I will be comparing those forms in the movie to the ones found inthe home. I will be starting with the most basic form of government and workingup to the most complex.The most basic form of ... Read More

My Experiences at the Movie Theaters (557 words, 1 pages)

I am a movie fanatic. My friends, though, have stopped asking me if I want to go out to the movies. The problems in getting to the theater, the theater itself, and the behavior of patrons are all reasons why going to the movies is a pain. First of all, ... Read More

An Analysis of the Movie, Field of Dreams (959 words, 2 pages)

The movie "Field of Dreams", demonstrates many issues, in regards to human development. Something can be taken and said about each actor's character from Kevin Kostner's role, to his wife, his daughter, and even his brother, to that of James Earl Jones role, Doc and the rest of the ball ... Read More

An Analysis of the Movie the Breakfast Club (1386 words, 2 pages)

The skills of communication in the movie The Breakfast ClubCommunication between individuals can occur in many ways but the amount of information revealed can tell you the strength of their relationship. Self-disclosure is this process of deliberately revealing information about oneself that is significant and that would not normally be ... Read More

The Plot Overview of the Movie The Twilight Saga: New Moon (1198 words, 2 pages)

PLOT OVERVIEWThis part of the story starts with the note Jake sent to Bella. It speaks of him missing her and that it changes little. Charlie blames Edward for Bellas disappearance in New Moon as she travelled to Italy and her apparent craziness. He no longer likes Edward and shows ... Read More

An Analysis of the Movie Basic Instinct (860 words, 3 pages)

In the Hollywood blockbuster Basic Instinct, Sharon Stone plays a devious,manipulative, sex-driven woman who gets whatever she wants through her ploys forcontrol. Stone's portrayal of this character is unforgettable and makes themovie. In book or film, the most memorable female characters are those whobreak out of the stereotypical good wife ... Read More

An Analysis of the Movie Stand and Deliver (488 words, 2 pages)

Movie Stand and Deliver - Mr. Escalante Should Be An Inspiration toIn the movie Stand and Deliver, double entendre ran rampant.During an Algebra lesson one day at the beginning of the school year, Mr.Escalante told Angel, a gang member, to "fill the hole". Not only was hereferring to the hole ... Read More

An Analysis of the Movie Good Will Hunting (456 words, 1 pages)

This paper will analyze working in the media, more specifically working in the movies. Since I can not go to Los Angeles or New York to watch people work, I decided to watch the movie Good Will Hunting and in the following paragraphs I will analyze how that movie portrays ... Read More

A Summary of the Movie, Twister (893 words, 3 pages)

The movie that I watched was called . It is a movie that is aboutthe study of tornado's and a story of one of the actors lives called Joe. As alittle girl, Joe's father was killed by an F-5 tornado( This is the largest sizetornado possible). The movie begins with ... Read More

An Analysis of Symbol of the Reality in the Movie (429 words, 1 pages)

I felt that this movie was fairly easy to understand. This movie to me symbolized the reality between the real world and the dessert. It is easy to see this within the first few minutes of the movie. There were immediately two camera shots that showed a brick wall and ... Read More

An Analysis of the Movie, Citizen Kane (410 words, 1 pages)

The movie Citizen Kane is a movie that portrays a man from birth to death and his rise in society. Orson Welles, the director, used camera angles and a variety of angles to place emphasis on certain important points in the movie. In the beginning as Kane is a young ... Read More

An Examination of the Movie, The Shawshank Redemption (1416 words, 4 pages)

is a very unique movie which involves manydifferent personalities and underlying themes. The personalities of the inmatesare very interesting and when they are combined they create a very fascinatingplot which looks at prison life in a interesting and different perspective thanone normally thinks. The main characters are Andy Dufrense (Tim ... Read More

Relationships in the Movie, The Color Purple (709 words, 2 pages)

In the world that we live in, rhetoric always affects and is apart of everything that happens. Rhetoric, in its broadest sense, iscommunication, and how people relate to each other. The movie The Color Purpleis about relationships. Therefore rhetoric plays a very important role in thismovie. Throughout The Color Purple ... Read More

An Analysis of the Movie, Gandhi (499 words, 2 pages)

Gandhi the movie, a story of one man's devotion to his religion,opened a whole new aspect of the very different ways of the Hindu religion.The movie portrayed Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi as a man ofcourageous actions and strong will to pave the path for his people. Gandhiwas ready and able to ... Read More

An Analysis of the Movie, Stand By Me (427 words, 1 pages)

Stand By Me, is a film written in 1986, that focuses on the two day journey of four best friends. The music in the film is one that is mostly song scoring. The music in this film was chosen very well. It was even pop song scoring. This movie has ... Read More

The Use of Special Effects in Movies (1264 words, 4 pages)

in motion pictures has evolved over the years into aninvolved science of illusion and visual magic. The following is a comprehensiveperspective depicting the rapidly expanding realm of cinematography. In times of old, special effects in movies was limited to an individual'screativity and the constrictive limits of the tools available. However ... Read More

A Movie Analysis of Sankofa (947 words, 1 pages)

Sankofa is a movie that I have been waiting to see for about one year. I heard about the movie through my cousin. She really did not tell me what the movie was about, but she told me enough to keep my interest in it. When I first heard the ... Read More

A Study of the Movie, The Shawshank Redemption (1122 words, 3 pages)

In the movie Shaw Shank Redemption, I learned so many thingsabout how the prisoners lives are. How they are treated, what they doduring the day, what they ate and how they are looked at as less then human.All the men that were in prison were tried by a court and ... Read More

An Overview of the Characteristics of a Skillful Movie Director (1638 words, 2 pages)

Lights, Camera, Action! A common phrase heard from a motion picture director. The director is the main part of the creation of a major motion picture. He is involved in almost all of the various stages of a film production. He puts forth all effort into taking a written story ... Read More

An Analysis of the Movie Mindwalk (327 words, 1 pages)

From the very beginning, I realized that Mindwalk was definitely not afilm you could kick back, turn your brain off, and just enjoy. To be able tounderstand and grasp the meaning of the film, you first had to make sure thatyour brain was in full gear. The concept and idea ... Read More

An Analysis of the Movie, Les Miserables (982 words, 3 pages)

is one of the most captivating plays of ourlifetime! It grabs the audience and pulls you in head first. You can'ttake out eyes off of the stage, and even if you can, the music will takeyour breath away! I have seen the play 3 times and I don't think I ... Read More