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The Theme of Discrimination in Blade, a Movie (1263 words, 2 pages)

Blade- The Double-edged Sword Between Two CommunitiesHumans subside in a world that thrives on community, society, and relationships. Within each of these categories people function together, believe in the same morals and values, and create their own divisions within these groups. Through excluding certain groups or individuals the society would ... Read More

An Analysis of the Movie Sixth Sense Directed by M. Night Shyamalan (1001 words, 2 pages)

The Amazing Sixth Sense!The 1999 movie, The Sixth Sense, both written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, with its amazing final twist, is one of the best thrillers ever made. Bruce Willis and 10-year-old Haley Joel Osment make an incredible connection that is rarely seen in other movies. It is ... Read More

An Analysis of the Movie Return to Paradise (698 words, 1 pages)

No EscapeDon't leave the hashish lying around. That's the mistake three American buddies make in Malaysia, on the very day that two of them, Sheriff (Vince Vaughn) and Tony (David Conrad) head back to the States. It started out as a vacation to paradise, Malaysia. Three buddies thought this to ... Read More

A Movie Analysis of Citizen Kane by Orson Welles (3927 words, 6 pages)

Citizen Kane The movie opens with a fade-in on foggy, forlorn Xanadu, a palatial estate off the Florida coast, where Charles Foster Kane (Orson Welles), one of the world's wealthiest and most powerful men, dies whispering the word "Rosebud." Fade-out, then a flat cut to a "March of Time"-like documentary ... Read More

An Introduction to an Analysis of the Movie without Limits (1124 words, 2 pages)

Without Limits - Movie Review Words - 1,111The movie Without Limits takes place in Munich Germany during the 1972 Olympics. This movie is about hopes, dreams, and ambitions. During the late '60s and early '70s, Steve Prefontaine single-handedly revitalized the sport of track transforming it from a college activity to ... Read More

An Analysis of the Movie Pearl Harbor (552 words, 1 pages)

PEARL HARBORLast weekend I went to the movies, and saw Pearl Harbor . Even though some of the characters were fictional, I realized the story behind the characters was true the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941. As I sat and watched this movie, several things came to my mind. ... Read More

An Introduction to the Analysis of the Movie Wide Awake (470 words, 1 pages)

With obvious gifts for directing children, creating atmospheric stories, and working honestly with deeply felt themes about the role of the dead in our lives, writer-director M. Night Shyamalan has followed up last year's touching Wide Awake with an even better film about a boy in the grip of loss ... Read More

An Analysis of the Metaphorical Movie Memento by Christopher Nolan (522 words, 1 pages)

Memento directed by Christopher Nolan, is quite the rabble-rouser. The concepts and ideas the film conveys to the movie watching audience are a welcome, fresh change from the recent stagnation that American Film has endured. Mr. Nolan built this film off a concept that had nothing in common with the ... Read More

An Analysis of the Movie Casino Directed by Martin Scorsese (871 words, 2 pages)

Casino, one of the most prolific movies of the mid nineties. This is a movie of betrayal, money, sex, lies, videotape, and yada yada yada. No, seriously, this is an excellent movie. This is why I picked this movie for my major critique.This movie is coming from the point of ... Read More

An Analysis of the Horror Movies and the Freddy Versus Jason Conceptualization (1435 words, 2 pages)

Different Horror Scenario'sA major drawback that continues to plague movies of the horror genre is the style in which the victim is portrayed. No matter how crafty and sophisticated a story may be, the characters that get iced are always of low intelligence and their ability of logical reasoning can ... Read More

An Analysis of the Construction and Representation of Gender in X-Men Movies (441 words, 1 pages)

Discuss the construction and representation of gender in X-menAs well as the films content, the films title can also be discussed, especially when discussing gender representation. X-Men implies mystery and secrecy, but the Men in the title is expected to cover the female members of the cast as well as ... Read More

A Review of The Terminator, a Science Fiction Movie (3103 words, 6 pages)

For the purposes of this essay I have chosen The Terminator, a science fiction B-movie feature from 1984. Although I intend mainly to study this purely as a single film, I do intend to study Terminator 2 in addition, thus making the essay a study of the series. In addition, ... Read More

An Introduction to the Analysis of the Movie Grey Owl (525 words, 1 pages)

Grey Owl A Result of StereotypesThe movie "Grey Owl" involves a man named Archie, whose desire to be an Indian was so great, that he abandoned all truth about himself in order to live a "typical" Indian life. After observing Archie (Grey Owl), I realized that what he was really ... Read More

An Analysis of the Science Fiction Movie Metropolis (256 words, 1 pages)

Arguably the first SF film ever made, Metropolis deserves recognition for much more. Its aesthetic tastes are solid the vaulting, Art Deco of the ruling, futuristic upper-world contrasted with the crumbling mortar of the oppressed who build the future, yet are barred from it. The special effects were groundbreaking for ... Read More

An Overview of the Art in the Movie Series Star Wars Directed by George Lucas (2127 words, 8 pages)

The modern world consists of many different forms of entertainment in which certain ideas andphilosophies can be portrayed. They can manifest into literature, painting, sculpture, television and cinema. It is inthe last two that I find myself most attracted to as I have always been a big fan of cinematography ... Read More

An Introduction to the Analysis of the Movie Finding Forrester (653 words, 1 pages)

Finding ForresterWonderful. That was my first though after watching Finding Forrester. The story was great and they did a flawless job on casting the actors. The fact that Jamal missed the two free throws to and caused his team to lose the championship basketball game was important to illustrate an ... Read More

The Movie Version of the Play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare (309 words, 1 pages)

Romeo and Juliet Movie Comparison By Shane WalkerIntroduction- Romeo and Juliet is one of Shakespeare most famous plays. In English class we have started the novel. But before we did that we watched the latest version of the play on video and we watched the first scene of an old ... Read More

An Analysis of the Movie Version of the Hounds of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (851 words, 2 pages)

Imagine if you had to read about the Titanic, instead having the pleasure of watching it. Wouldn t it be boring? That s why movies are preferred over books. Movies have everything. A s ance, romance and suspense are all parts of a good movie. Books can only help the ... Read More

An Analysis of the Movie I Shot Andy Warhol Directed by Mary Harron (1001 words, 2 pages)

What do you get when you combine a warped mind of a Manhattan stockbroker and a suave, classy well-built exterior? You get an American psycho and the title of a brilliant yet not so easily accepted book by Bret Easton Ellis.Canadian director Mary Harron, known for her work with the ... Read More

An Analysis of the Character Neil in the Movie Dead Poets Society Directed by Tom Schulman (746 words, 3 pages)

Dead Poets as Tragic Drama The character Neil in Dead Poets Society is a good example of a tragic hero. He is a character that is controlled by his passionate nature and by an insatiable desire to act in the theatre, against the wishes of his authoritative father. Neil is ... Read More

A Review of Pulp Fiction, a Movie by Quentin Tarantino (954 words, 2 pages)

Pulp FictionMandy CarterPulp Fiction is like boot camp for the Marines. You come into it from your civilized life, they subject you to violent language until you're numb, they abuse you verbally and physically until all of your normal feelings and values are reduced to dust. Leaving you aware that ... Read More

Business and Morals in the Movies Primary Colors and The Godfather (694 words, 1 pages)

In the two films Primary Colors and Godfather, there is a difficult distinction of where the line can be drawn between what is business and what is morally wrong. Morals are important to have, but sometimes we have to make exceptions.The Godfather paints a portrait of a family that loves ... Read More

An Analysis of Il Postino, a Movie on Don Pablo Neruda (2494 words, 5 pages)

Presentation of The PostmanReview and SummaryAnd it was at that age Poetry arrived in search of me.I don t know, I don't know where it comes from,from winter or a river.I don t know how or when.No, they were not voices, they were not words, nor silence,but from a street ... Read More

An Overview of the Harold and Maude Movie Directed by Hal Ashby (703 words, 1 pages)

Harold and MaudeIn the movie Harold and Maude, Harold is a young boy out of place in the world. He is obsessed with death and grief. Maude comes along and teaches him how to live his life and discover his true individuality. She adopts Harold and tries to bring him ... Read More

An Analysis of the Movie Being There Directed by Hal Ashby (3675 words, 6 pages)

Being ThereFigure-Ground Indefinite amount of reality depending on what you make figure or ground. We see the world through figure-ground. What can be background can be figure. What can be figure can be background. Figure is what one pays attention to, while ground is what one blocks out. An example ... Read More

An Overview of the Theme in the Movie The Green Mile Directed by Frank Darabont (480 words, 2 pages)

The Green Mile was about a murder of two girls. When the father is told by the mother that the 2 little girls are missing,he gets a whole crowwd together to look for the little girls. They find the girls in the arms of a huge black man (I had ... Read More

A Biography of Alfred Hitchcock, an American Movie Director (640 words, 1 pages)

Alfred Joseph Hitchcock was born in the East London area of Leytonstone. He was the youngest son of William and Emma Whelan Hitchcock. His strict Irish Catholic upbringing and education at the Jesuits St. Iganatius College is apparent in many of his films. At the young age of 16, he ... Read More

Office Space Movie Review and Film Summary (466 words, 1 pages)

Movie Review Office SpaceRon Livingston and Jennifer Aniston (this actress also stars in the comedy "Friends") star in the comedy movie "Office Space." Peter Gibbons (Livingston) is a computer software programmer who hates his job and his bosses. One of his Bosses is Bill Lumberg (Gary Cole), who is mean ... Read More

An Analysis of the Movies Jurassic Park Movies Directed by Steven Spielberg (1022 words, 2 pages)

When one reflects on the past two decades of film, many magnificent movies have been put into production. They re has been ground-breaking developments in all of the different genre, not to mention in animation and other aspects of film. If we were to list the greatest films of this ... Read More

An Overview of the Movie Boys Don’t Cry Directed by Kimberley Peirce (794 words, 4 pages)

BOYS DON'T CRYStarring Hilary Swank as Teena Brandon.Directed by Kimberley Peirce.In 1993, Brandon Teena, a teenage drifter who was famous locally for romancing the females in Falls City, Nebraska, was found shot dead in a farmhouse just out of the town. But Brandon, despite his reputation with females, wasn't actually ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013