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Dhe Differing Qualities Captured between the Novel and Film Versions Of “The Joke” (1621 words, 2 pages)

When a literary work is adapted into a film, the common question that arises is which of the two versions is better. Each medium, written or film has its own unique qualities a film capitalizes on visual imaging to captivate its audience, while a novel delves into the mental aspects ... Read More

Influences of Entertainment on Society’s Attitude Towards Violent Behavior (1917 words, 5 pages)

Does entertainment influence society's attitude towards violent behavior? In order to fully answer this question we must first understand what violence is. Violence is the use of one's powers to inflict mental or physical injury upon another, examples of this would be rape or murder. Violence in entertainment reaches the ... Read More

A paper on Comparison of a Novel and a Film with an Example of Tuesdays with Morrie (834 words, 1 pages)

Comparing a novel and a film is about as useful as comparing a dog and a cat They are entirely different beasts. There are many similar techniques, which are exploited by both mediums for example the use of emotive, and descriptive language. Also there are many techniques, which can be ... Read More

African American Should Have a Fair Portrayal in Television and Films (1870 words, 3 pages)

In studying and understanding the politics and artistic ideologies of film not in the popular "Hollywood" tradition, films of different cultures must be examined to explore the political and social history of the struggles for cultural identity. The film becomes a means of consciousness raising and of creating political awareness. ... Read More

Analysis of the Film Adaptation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Directed by Kenneth Branaugh (1948 words, 3 pages)

To Be Shakespeare, Or Not To Be Shakespeare, That Is The Question Kenneth Branaugh may have had the script of William Shakespeare's Hamlet spoken down to every last thee and thou, but one must remember that this is Hamlet through Branaugh's eyes, not Shakespeare's. Therefore, dismissing obvious additions made for ... Read More

Analysis of The “Dancing in the Dark” Scene from the Film the Band Wagon Directed by Vincent Minnelli (1201 words, 4 pages)

During the very popular 'Dancing in the Dark' scene from the film "The Band Wagon", the director, Vincente Minnelli manages to foreshadow the fact that Fred Astaire's character, Tony Hunt, and Cyd Charesse's alter ego, Gabrielle, will succeed in becoming a couple by the film's conclusion. Up until this particular ... Read More

Comparison between the Secrets behind Locked Doors in the Films Rigoletto and Beauty and the Beast (558 words, 1 pages)

Hiding a terrible secret, the doors are always locked. The secluded areas in the movies Rigoletto and Beauty and the Beast were dark and held in the silent anger of Beast and Mr. Ribaldi. Rigoletto is a movie about a young girl, Bonnie, who befriends a scarred man who turns ... Read More

The Holocaust in Films (1544 words, 3 pages)

The Treatment of the Holocaust in Films Films concerning the holocaust used comedy and aesthetics in order to exhibit social problems and send an antifascist message. In response to Germanys inhumane actions during the World Wars, the German Nazi party was satirized in several films. Often, these films focus on ... Read More

Oliver Stone – the War Film Platoon (763 words, 3 pages)

Religion is a canopy under which American culture and society thrives. Its extension reaches the boundaries of such cultural mainstreams as movies, television, and music. Oliver Stone's 1986 war film Platoon is an example of the religious subtleties and overtones that appear in various American genres. Stone not only uses ... Read More

A Review of the Film The Manchurian Candidate (319 words, 1 pages)

The Manchurian Candidate Review This film was made in 1962. Most see it today as a political comedy, but was a mind boggle in its day for the outrageous military strategy of so called brainwashing. The Manchurian Candidate keeps you glued to the screen as the film smoothly tells a ... Read More

The Making of a Dramatic Short Film (790 words, 1 pages)

The Making of a Dramatic Short Film Dramatic short films are some of the most expressive and magnificent artistic forms of art. It is the telling of a story through the perceptions of its creator making it truly representative of the artists outlook on life. A year ago one of ... Read More

Parallels in the Film The French Lieutenants Woman (856 words, 2 pages)

The French Lieutenants Woman There are many different parallels in the film The French Lieutenants Woman. Modern vs. the Victorian Age, how society behaved and what they accepted in both ages, and the obvious parallel between the actors and what is going on in their lives outside of work. We ... Read More

Analysis of the Film the Alamo Directed by John Lee Hancock (464 words, 1 pages)

Many movies have been made about the Texas Revolution, more specifically the Alamo. Most of them do a good job in portraying the fall of the Alamo but this version of The Alamo does an excellent job. The order of the events and the details of the events are very ... Read More

Analysis of the Film The Boys from Brazil Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner (821 words, 1 pages)

The film 'The Boys From Brazil' shows the genetic experiment performed by a highly decorated Nazi doctor, and the effort made by a Jewish investigator to stop him. The doctor cloned the genes of famous Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, and genetically implanted them into the egg of a woman in ... Read More

An Argument Against Reducing Violent Content on TV (498 words, 1 pages)

When a normal person watches a TV show, they do not go out and commit a violent act the next day. The content of violence on TV should not be reduced. TV violence should stay because people are not required to watch TV, because the United States remains a free ... Read More

Humanism vs Genetics in Andrew Nichol’s Film Gattaca (1027 words, 2 pages)

"Consider God's handiwork who can straighten what he hath made crooked?" (Ecclesiastes 713). Such is the opening quote and the thesis of director Andrew Nichol's film Gattaca (1997). Although the film is based on the lives of genetically engineered human beings and the effects that such have on the "invalids", ... Read More

The Driving Force of Steve Mariucci in Steven Sabol’s NFL Films Presents (1657 words, 3 pages)

Steve Mariucci Father to Many A pentadic criticism of NFL Films Presents Football games, family ties, professional athletes crying, and lots of love. When some one mentions the name Steve Mariucci all of these attributes come in to play. However, Steve Mariucci is more than just these apparent characteristics. Steve ... Read More

Non Violent Activism and the Example of Australians for Just Refugee Program (1790 words, 3 pages)

Theories of social movements have been influential?but as a rule they are not adequate to comprehend the course of non-violent action in the radical tradition (Bruyn Severyn T. Nonviolent action and social change, 1979, pp31). ?Social movements? cannot be formally defined according to structure or lack of structure, as they ... Read More

Common Themes in the Novel On the Road and the Film The Wall by Pink Floyd (743 words, 3 pages)

At first glance, the novel On The Road and the film The Wall by Pink Floyd seem to have very little in common. The novel is a story about two young men, Sal and Dean, who travel the country in search of good times. The film is about a man, ... Read More

Observations on Randal Patrick Macmurphy’s Rebellion in the Film “One Flew over the Cuckoos Nest” (1114 words, 2 pages)

Randall Patrick MacMurphys struggle against institutional authority in the 1975 Academy Award winning film One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest illustrates one mans rebellion against the repressive and controlling powers of a total institution. MacMurphy is committed to a mental institution after his ejection from a prison work farm due ... Read More

Analysis of the Film My Family, Mi Familia Directed by Gregory Nava (497 words, 1 pages)

"My Family, Mi Familia," the first big mainstream film by and about Mexican-Americans in all our diversity. This is a chronicle of one family over three generations, from its origins in Mexico and parts of the U.S. that earlier belonged to Mexico, through the immigrant experience and that of first ... Read More

Analysis of the Film My Girl Directed by Howard Zieff (635 words, 2 pages)

The 1991 movie My Girl directed by Howard Zieff is a story of two eleven year old friends? last summer together. Vada and Thomas Jay show the special relationship they have and the love that they share even through death. Vada continues to demonstrate her love for Thomas Jay and ... Read More

The Role of Editing in Film Criticism (675 words, 2 pages)

EDITING There are several ideas that are associated with the role of editing in film criticism, which can be categorized generally according to the stylistic elements of realism and formalism and the ways in which they both build into the classical paradigm. Lets begin, though, with three definitions of editing ... Read More

A History of How The Film Industry Evolved Into Different Phases Before It Became Its Present Phase (945 words, 2 pages)

Before World War I, films were being made mostly European countries and in Japan. When the war interrupted European filmmaking, however, the American film industry began to dominate the world market. In the years between 1917 and 1927 the silent film reached the peak of its development. United States had ... Read More

A Comparison between The Autobiography of Malcolm X and Malcolm X, a Film Directed by Spike Lee (588 words, 1 pages)

When comparing and contrasting movies and books, the majority of the time the book presents more of a detailed atmosphere and illustration of events. However, in this case I think the book, "Autobiography of Malcolm X and the movie, Malcolm X quoin side with one another. Spike Lee is not ... Read More

A Review of the Film Man of Marble (533 words, 1 pages)

Man of Marble is an epic film about two periods of Polands life, the 1950s when Poland became a Peoples Republic, and was at the height of the Stalinization period, and the 1970s when a revealing look back of that time takes place through a young film student and a ... Read More

A Look at the Colder Side of Hollywood in the Film Magnolia by Paul Thomas Anderson (756 words, 1 pages)

Hollywood is the land of fame and fortune. Tinsletown, as Hollywood is often referred to, is usually portrayed in the media as a make-believe land of fame, fortune and happiness. This myth that Hollywood has spawned since the explosion of the entertainment industry in the early nineteenth century, has led ... Read More

A Critical Review of Mexican Film Like Water for Chocolate (4698 words, 14 pages)

With the release in 1992 of Like Water for Chocolate, El Mariachi, and Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down, Mexican cinema was once again gaining international acclaim. In this essay I will explore in detail the curious Mexican film, Like Water for Chocolate (Como Agua Para Chocolate). Like Water for ... Read More

A Biography of John Huston the Creator of Film Noirs (1166 words, 2 pages)

John Huston was born in Nevada, Missouri, in 1906, and he died in 1987. He is the son of famous Canadian actor Walter Huston, and the father of actress Anjelica Huston. As a child, Huston lived in many cities where his father appeared on stage. He performed on stage with ... Read More

The Concept of Journey in Maestro, Stand by Me, The Tomorrow Series by John Marsden and the Book/Film Sleepers by Lorenzo Carcaterra (1303 words, 2 pages)

Our unit of study Journey Challenge and Response, focussing on the book Maestro and the film Stand By Me has helped me to discover a variety of new insights into the topic of journey and to learn more about the different types of journeys, their outcomes and consequences. I have ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013