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A Review of the Movie “The Color Purple” (245 words, 2 pages)

Movie Review The Color Purple Byron Hooper 111896The movie "The Color Purple," directed by Steven Speilberg, was, in general, asatisfactory film. It was enjoyable, if you don't consider accuracy towards thenovel it is portraying important. Speilberg obviously had little, if any,respect toward the original story, by Alice Walker. He slaughtered ... Read More

An Analysis of the Movie “The Shawshank Redemption” (755 words, 1 pages)

The Shawshank RedemptionFor my film analysis, I chose the movie The Shawshank Redemption. FrankDarabont directed Shawshank and wrote the screenplay based on the novel RitaHayworth and Shawshank Redemption by author Stephen King. The movie was made in1994 and produced by Niki Marvin.The movie stars Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins as ... Read More

An Analysis of the Movie “The Power of One” (342 words, 2 pages)

Power of One I did not enjoy this movie. I thought it was poorly done, the camera shotswere very basic, it was extremely predictable and deja vu. Since I am noLeonar Maltin and this assignement does not ask for a movie critique , i willsay no further. If we take ... Read More

A Review of Glory the Movie (288 words, 2 pages)

Movie Glory The movie Glory (though having seen it 4 times) still amazes me. It is avery emotional movie. It is about the fact that blacks were starting to not bediscriminated against. The racism was actually not gone at all, just muffledby many people's views.The 54th regiment was incorporated because ... Read More

A Movie Review of Donnie Brasco (645 words, 3 pages)

Donnie Brasco When I was first assigned to see "Donnie Brasco" I instantly had an imageof another ruff and intense mobster movie. It has been a while sinceHollywood has attempted to do a mob related movie until now. "Donnie Brasco"was released last Friday. This movie stars Al Pacino and Johnny ... Read More

A Movie Review of Glory (1999 words, 9 pages)

Glory A ReviewStephanie BeckApril 9, 1997Prof. Deutch Glory captures the heroism of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw and the first blackregiment in the Civil War, the Massachusetts "Fighting" Fifty-fourth. Anextremely talented cast and crew earned three Academy Awards (cinematography,sound and supporting actor) and five nominations for their work in Glory. Theoutstanding ... Read More

A Movie Review of All Quiet on the Western Front (635 words, 3 pages)

Movie All Quiet on the Western Front In the movie "All Quiet on the Western Front" we see the boys almostinnocent as they sit in class. The teacher in this scene is pressuring the boysto go to war. He preaches that it is their "duty" to fight. The teacher seemsvery ... Read More

An Analysis of Decision Making Difficulties in the Movie Twelve Angry Men (1539 words, 6 pages)

Movie Twelve Angry Men The movie Twelve Angry Men begins with an eighteen year old boy from theghetto who is on trial for the murder of his abusive father. A jury of twelvemen are locked in the deliberation room to decide the fate of the young boy.All evidence is against ... Read More

An Analysis of the Movie “Mindwalk” (330 words, 2 pages)

Mindwalk International RelationsFrom 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 ... Read More

An Introduction and Analysis of the Movie Dead Man Walking (935 words, 4 pages)

Dead Man WalkingPeople in society today have changed their feelings towards humanity andreligious practises. This change is seen clearly in the movie Dead ManWalking. The characters go through changes in their view of religion and theirfeelings about human morality and humanity towards each other. The charactersof Sister Helen, Matthew, and ... Read More

A Critique of Romeo and Juliet in the Movie (481 words, 2 pages)

Critique of Romeo and Juliet the Movie There have been many romantic films made in the past as well as now in thepresent, from Wuthering Heights to Pretty Woman. But, one of the most romanticof all films is the story of Romeo and Juliet. It is safe to say that ... Read More

An Analysis of the Movie Pulp Fiction Directed by Quentin Tarantino (1662 words, 5 pages)

Throughout the movie Pulp Fiction, directed by Quentin Tarantino, there are many hidden references to religion and the Bible. The movie starts off, introducing our two main characters, Vincent Vega and Jules Winnfield, as two cheap hitmen in search of a package belonging to their boss, Marcellus Wallace. The package ... Read More

The Meaning of Chow Yun-Fat and His Impact in the Movie Industry (2324 words, 9 pages)

The Meaning of Chow Yun-Fat (It's In His Mouth)Ultimately, it comes down to his mouth.Chow Yun-Fat is the coolest movie actor in the world today, and the only way Ican explain this is to talk about his mouth. He does cool things with his mouth.Smoking cigarettes is no longer an ... Read More

A Review of the Movie “My Brilliant Career” (853 words, 4 pages)

Paralells in My Brilliant Career Ray Romeo Film as Lit. Strojan and Ward Obtaining ones goals in life is not an easy task. There are many obstaclesthat can prohibit one from doing so. What separates the weak from the strong?The ability to overcome the obstacles and reach your goal. This ... Read More

A Comparison of Novel and Movie: Of Mice and Men (1320 words, 5 pages)

Of Mice and Men A Comprehensive Comparison of Novel and Movie Who doesn't know of John Steinbeck's classic novel "Of Mice and Men"? Itis a novel that almost everyone educated in the United States has either read itor pretended to read it. But how many have seen the 1992 film ... Read More

A Movie Review of “A Time To Kill” (548 words, 3 pages)

Movie Review A Time To KillI never read A Time To Kill by John Grisham because the book bored me. But Iwonder why it did bore me because the movie was engrossing and entertaining.Maybe it is because Akiva Goldsman took out most of the boring parts. I usuallylove Grisham, but ... Read More

A Movie Review of “Yentl” (1018 words, 4 pages)

Movie Review YentlEveryone at one time or another has felt out of place. Feeling unsureof one's place in society is an experience that every young adult faces butdeals with differently. Some rebel while others comply with whatever has beenset out for them by society or their parents, or both. The ... Read More

A Comparison of Book and Movie of Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton (217 words, 1 pages)

Jurassic Park Comparison Between Book and MovieThe story Jurassic Park, by Michael Crichton takes place on a smallisland near Costa Rica, it's about a park full of dinosaurs created by Dr.Hammond. The dinosaurs are locked in large cages with electric fences. But asthe mathematician Ian Malcolm predicted, nature cannot be ... Read More

A Comparison Between Book and Movie in the Animal Farm (625 words, 3 pages)

Animal Farm Comparison Between Book and MovieAnimal Farm is a novel about farm animals running a farm and becomingself sufficient. It is a story with great detail and is a very good book to readbecause of it surprising events. If you have seen Animal Farm the movie, youwould feel completely ... Read More

A Movie Review of “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” (880 words, 2 pages)

Movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Thomas Evans 12-6-96 General Psychology Dr. SabinIn the movie, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's nest, there was a characternamed McMurphy, played by Jack Nickolson, who was admitted into a mentalinstitution for medical testing after having been convicted of statutory rape.It was obvious that ... Read More

A Review of Three Movies: Trainspotting, Day Off and Jurassic Park (916 words, 4 pages)

Review Of Three Movies Trainspotting, Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Jurassic Park English 11 5 December 1996TrainspottingTrainspotting is a drop-dead look at a dead-end lifestyle. Set among the junkiesand thugs of Edinburgh's slums and made by (director Danny Boyle, writer JohnHodge, producer Andrew Macdonald) that created "Shallow Grave," "Trainspotting"caused a ... Read More

A Comparison of the Novel The Masque of the Red Death with the Movie And the Band Played On (282 words, 1 pages)

The Masque of The Red Death The Red Death Vs. AIDsIf I were to compare "The Masque of the Red Death" to a movie, I would compareit to the HBO special on aids, "And The Band Played On".Both the storyand the movie dealt with a disease which in their appropriate ... Read More

A Comparison of the Book and Movie Versions of “The Pit and the Pendulum” (592 words, 3 pages)

The Pit and the Pendulum Movie vs. Book The movie "The pit and the Pendulum" was nothing at all like the book. Themovie started out as a man walked along the ocean to enter a huge castle. Hissister had moved there when she married Dom Madena, but now she was ... Read More

A Review of the Movie “Delta Force” (584 words, 3 pages)

Movie Delta Force - Suicide in Chinatown There was a normal afternoon in Chinatown. Everybody was really interestedin Silvester Stalone's new action movie that was being played for the first timethis weekend.Delta Force was the movie. Stalone was acting as a very famous cop. Hebecame popular because one year before ... Read More

A Comparison Between the Novel “The Ox-Bow Incident” and Movie “First Knight” (660 words, 3 pages)

First Knight and The Ox-Bow IncidentIn the novel, "The Ox-Bow Incident," and the movie, "First Knight," thedifferences by far out weighed the similarities. Some of the more evidentsimilarities Round Table had a set book of laws and rules that all knights mustabide by, regardless of their feelings were, the characters ... Read More

A Comparison Between Book and Movie Versions of Jurassic Park (665 words, 3 pages)

Jurassic Park Comparision Between Book and Movie Michael Crichton, a master of suspense, has created a novel for yourimagination. This book involves prehistoric animals and plants from theJurassic era. Steven Spielberg took on this book, as a movie project to add tohis collection of visually mastered Science-Fiction motion pictures. Both ... Read More

The Comparison of the Movie and Book Version of the Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe (555 words, 2 pages)

The Black Cat A Comparison Between The Movie and The BookThere are major differences between the film we saw in class and TheBlack Cat by Edgar Allen Poe. The film had added effects to get the viewer'sattention. The film also let out important parts that were in the short story.The ... Read More

A Summary of the Movie “All About Eve” (926 words, 4 pages)

Movie All About EveEnglish 30Spring "97" In the film All About Eve, (directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and released in1950), Eve Harrison (Anne Baxter) was a young woman with evil running throughher veins. She wanted to be "somebody" and chose to get there through MargoChanning (Betty Davis) who was a ... Read More

An Analysis of the Movie What Dreams May Come by Vincent Ward (1844 words, 7 pages)

What Dreams May Come, is there a life after death? The movie What Dreams MayCome gives a rather positive view on the afterlife. I think most of the ideasand views shown in the film are related to many of societys main beliefspertaining to death and the afterlife, but the views ... Read More

An Excellent Drama About a Power Struggle Within a Large Company in the Movie, Patterns (1695 words, 7 pages)

PatternsOn October 17th and 19th, we viewed the movie Patterns in class. Patternstook place in the old Chrysler building during the 1950's. It showed how successin the business world could be achieved dishonestly. Greed for success and moneycan sometimes take the place of honesty and integrity.Mr. Ramsey is the President ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013