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An Analysis of the Movie Les Miserables: The Legend Comes to Life (255 words, 1 pages)

"Les Miserables The Legend Comes to Life"- based on the novel by the French writer Victor Hugo directed by Bilk August starring Nam Nalson as Jean Valjean, Geoffrey Rush as Inspector Javert, Uma Thurman as Fantine, and Claire Danes as Cosette produced by Mandalay Entertainment Columbia Pictures. The story is ... Read More

An Analysis of Iain Softley’s Movie K-PAX (746 words, 1 pages)

The film K-PAX directed by Iain Softley brings out many opinions in the minds of individuals. A mysterious man named Prot who gets picked up by New York police, is sent to a mental facility where he quickly gains the attention of fellow patients and staff. He claims he comes ... Read More

The Social Psychological Concepts in the Movie “12 Angry Men” (652 words, 1 pages)

12 Angry Men is a movie that involves a murder case. A young male is on trial for the murder of his father. The gentleman's life is in the hands of twelve jurors. The jurors sat in court and listened to both sides of the case. They were then locked ... Read More

An Analysis of The Effect of What Others Say To What You Think of Yourself in The Song “Bad Reputation”, in the Play “Taming of The Shrew” and in The Movie “10 Things I Hate About You” (770 words, 2 pages)

The idea of an individual disregarding their own reputation is shown in the song 'Bad Reputation' written by Joan Jett. The individual demonstrates this concept by being untroubled by the thoughts and opinions of others, not doing things just to please others and being rebellious. This idea also runs through ... Read More

Luke Skywalker as an Archetypal Hero in Star Wars, a Movie Series by George Lucas (491 words, 1 pages)

The Same Story? The story of an archetypal hero has been told and written various times throughout history by unique and unrelated cultures. We have all heard the story about "Superman," "Indiana Jones," and other stories of an archetypal hero. What makes these stories alike? Joseph Campbell defines an archetypal ... Read More

An Analysis of the Movie Gold Rush by Charlie Chaplin (431 words, 2 pages)

Gold Rush by Charlie Chaplin The movie starts off in Alaska with a shot of a trail expanding beyond a vast amount of snow. This shows the ruffness of these adventurers. Then it cuts to show the Little Fellow(Charlie Chaplin) walking casually along, and being followed by a bear. Big ... Read More

The Theme of Overcoming an Obstacle in Order to Achieve a Dream in the Movie “Billy Elliot” (350 words, 1 pages)

Way to dream All people are different, but everybody has dreams. Dreams are different and depend on the person. Billy Elliot has his personal dream - this is ballet, but most importantly, it is not what kind of dream we have, but most importantly, how persistent we are on the ... Read More

The Effect of the Increase of Violence in Movies on Society (1007 words, 2 pages)

VIOLENCE IN MOVIES The last few years have seen an increase in violence in movies. Action movies seem to get more 'exciting' than the previous movies each year and therefore, more violence is shown. Many people complain that violence is influencing our country and it's youths which causes many youths ... Read More

The Idea of Realizing a Personal Dream in the Movie Tucker (574 words, 2 pages)

Preston Tucker Preston Tucker was a car-crazy kid who hung around auto speedways and grew up to create an automobile Tucker that was years ahead of its time. He was a man of pioneering spirit, ingenuity, and daring, who revolutionized Detroit in the 1940s with his stunning car of tomorrow. ... Read More

An Analysis of the Movie Titanic One of the Most Inspiring Movies (675 words, 1 pages)

Titanic This would be probably be one of the most inspiring movie I have ever seen defiantly the best drama. The storyline is terrific nothing that you want to see is silenced, its difinatally for an attempt to capture the true fear on the night of the disaster. It give ... Read More

Quentin Tarantino’s Portrayal of Violence and Racism in the Movie True Romance (666 words, 1 pages)

Once again, Quentin Tarantino outdoes himself. The movie True Romance was excellent. It presented real issues that some people are forced to deal with in their lives. The title of the movie is misleading. You would think this was going to be a love tory. Actually it is, but unlike ... Read More

A Comparison of Romeo as the Tragic Hero to the Main Characters of the Movies End of Days and Gladiator (369 words, 1 pages)

Romeo and Juliet Essay Tragic Heroes Romeo is a tragic hero because he fought and did everything he did to be with Juliet but it still didnt work out and he ended up killing himself to be with Juliet, then finding she wasnt dead just as he had drunken the ... Read More

A Comparison between the Movie and Book Versions of Arthur Miller’s The Crucible (596 words, 1 pages)

The Crucible is a story of the Salem Witch Trials, which took place in 1692. Arthur Miller has portrayed this story in many different forums. The book for example, requires the reader to think, picture and visualize emotions and scenes by thought of imagination. The movie, however, adds all emotions ... Read More

A Review of the Fairy Tales in the Movie Shrek (1437 words, 2 pages)

The movie Shrek which starts like any other fairy tale with a once upon a time, a princess trapped in a tower and her knight in shining armour. But once we see who the hero of the story is it is made obvious that this is not your typical fairy ... Read More

An Analysis of the Social Heroes/Winners in the Movie with Andy Kaufman (691 words, 1 pages)

President Bush. Kobe Bryant. Martha Stewart. These are some of the people in our society today that try to present themselves as the "social herowinner" in the social order that we have in our culture. The likes of these people portray themselves in this kind of light because they are ... Read More

A Review of a Movie About Adulthood and Werewolfs (531 words, 1 pages)

The main theme in this film is the journey from innocence to adult hood. Everything that happens as the movie progresses is a symbol or representation of how David is "growing up" and dealing with reality and who he really is. In the beginning of the film David and his ... Read More

The Themes of Magic, Power and Fate in the Movie “Excalibur” (634 words, 1 pages)

The entire story of Excalibur is based on three things which intertwine with each other. Those three things are magic, power and fate. Excalibur would not exist with out the magic of the all-powerful Merlin the town of Camelot would never been created with out the power and strength of ... Read More

An Analysis of the Movie the Shining (1555 words, 2 pages)

The Shining is to graze in a field of possibilities, to lose oneself in a phantom garden, to seek the shapes of clouds. 2001 is a passive vision of the universe, and history, and thought itself. The Shining is an active experience, like an intimate conversation with an uncomfortable relation, ... Read More

An Analysis of the Movie the Lost Honor of Katharina Blum (756 words, 1 pages)

The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum is a film about a woman who spends a night wotha terrorist and then finds herself the victim of the police and harassed by the press until she takes violent action. She becomes a murderess because her honor is destroyed by the tabloid press ... Read More

An Analysis of the Black Life Struggle in The Wizard of Oz Movies (713 words, 1 pages)

In this very updated version of the well beloved childrens classic The Wizard of Oz, movie watchers are transported to a world of music, neat special effects, eye-popping costumes, and a fantastic retelling of the tale of the wonderful wizard of Oz. The Wiz is one of the best African ... Read More

An Analysis of the Captain Willard’s Character in Apocalypse Now Movie (1876 words, 4 pages)

The subject position in a film is with whom the audience member most closely identifies with throughout the film. The subject position is created both by the filmmaker and by the audience that views the film. In many films about the American intervention in Southeast Asia, the films create a ... Read More

An Analysis of the Two Side of Human in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson and Fight Club the Movie (1109 words, 2 pages)

In Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and the movie Fight Club there are two characters that reveal the two sides that every human has. There is a "good side" and there is a "bad side." In The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and ... Read More

An Analysis of Two Major Psychological Factors in the Movie The Sixth Sense (320 words, 1 pages)

Throughout the movie, The Sixth Sense, I found two of many psychological factors. Depression a psychological disorder characterized by extreme sadness, and inability to concentrate, and feelings of helplessness and dejection. In the movie, Malcom's wife was devestated from tht loss of her husband. She was shown talking in her ... Read More

A Review of a Movie on Social Genres at Praire Ridge High School in the Movie (499 words, 1 pages)

Was the teen flick actually a publicized story of our high school Prairie Ridge High School? Some think so, and some not, while others are in between. Obviously the fashion style, music, and slang are out-of-date but the students interacting might be another story. Groups still exist among the crowds, ... Read More

Changes of Characters in Hollywood Movie Adaptation of the Novel Natural (655 words, 1 pages)

Hollywood takes novels and turns them into movies. Screen writers make a lot of changes due to the length of the motions picture and cost of production. The screenwriter of The Natural altered the characters personalities and appearances. Iris played an important character in both the novel and the movie. ... Read More

An Analysis of the Movie Education Rita (261 words, 1 pages)

The movie Educating Rita shows us how drive and motivation goes from wanting to have an education, to longing for every class to learn something new, and finally to sharing knowledge with others. Rita seemed trapped in a life that she did not want. She decided that if she had ... Read More

The Portrayal of Zorro in the 1998 Movie The Mask of Zorro (758 words, 1 pages)

Zorro, the swashbuckling hero of the undertrodden, was introduced to the world in 1919 when he debuted in the pages of Johnston McCulley's serialized novel, The Curse of Capistrano. Within a year, the masked man had appeared in a film, the silent The Mark of Zorro. Over the next eight ... Read More

An Analysis of the Movie Joan of Arc (1321 words, 2 pages)

Imagine dying on a stake because it was God's will. The flames parch your toes and engulf every part of you, but you don't feel it because you are numb with faith. You look up to Heaven with the satisfaction that your reward is great and slowly surrender your body ... Read More

An Analysis of the Movie Adaptations of J. R. R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth Trilogy (503 words, 1 pages)

After the publication of J.R.R. Tolkiens life work, the trilogy of Middle-earth, Sunday Times noticed The world is divided into those who have read The Lord of the Rings and those who are going to read it. Today, as P. Jacksons epic picture The Fellowship of the Ring rules on ... Read More

An Analysis of the Movie and the Novel The Last of the Mohicans (613 words, 1 pages)

The Last of the Mohicans - The Power of Love The Last of the Mohicans is a film based on the novel of the same name. It's a fictional story set in the year 1757, during the French and Indian War. Though it takes place in the midst of a ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013