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Film Review of American History X
The film American History X is rated by the users of IMDB.com (Internet Movie DataBase) as one of the 50 best films ever made. It is a crime/drama, a very violent film; not for the faint-hearted. American History X was released in 1998, and it is directed by Tony Kaye. Casting: -Edward Norton (Derek Vinyard) -Edward Furlong (Daniel Vinyard) -Avery Brooks (Dr. Bob Sweeney) -Stacy Keach (Cameron Alexander) -Beverly D'Angelo (Doris Vinyard) -Jennifer Lien (Davina
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Film Review: Artificial Intelligence
FILM REVIEW: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 2001’s “Artificial Intelligence” is blockbuster king Steven Spielberg’s attempt at bringing renowned filmmaker Stanley Kubrick’s vision to life. The film is a dramatic near future tale of finding ones self and the struggle of one boy robot trying to understand life and his ability to feel unconditional love towards a human mother. Spielberg once again puts us in awe with some amazing visuals and great character direction but at the
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Film Review: Edward Scissorhands
Edward Scissorhands is not simply a fairy tale. It does not have a happy ending. Edward had to stay in the Gothic castle for the rest of his life because he could no longer stay in the community. We feel pity for him as he was created by an inventor who died before he could give him a pair of human hands. He had been left in the castle alone on his own for a
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Film Review: The Patriot
The movie The Patriot is based on the American Revolutionary War and shows the road to the independence. More specifically, this movie shows how Americans won independence from the British and how British troops were unable to defeat American militia. The fact is that minutemen, led in the film by a man named Benjamin Martin, used guerilla tactics to achieve an American victory. The Patriot does raise a question though: was this the reality of
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Film Sequence Analysis of "do the Right Thing"
Spike Lee’s 1989 film Do the Right Thing is able to effectively explore the problem of racial conflict in America by skilfully manipulating cinematic devices such as staging, narrative, cinematography, editing and sound. The concentration and emphasis on characters’ certain physical attributes with the use of photography and camera framing, the fast pace editing style and manipulation of sound all contribute to film’s overall meaning. In analysing the short sequence beginning with a small girl
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Film: From Silent to Sound
When film first came about, there was no sound attached. just the projector playing. There were no add ons, no speakers, nothing to connect the words and the actors, except for the dark screen with the letters that came up every so often at unnecessary parts. The actors could not rely on these written words. The words were in their eyes and their movements, their expressions. They were a step above the mime, for
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Film:analysis: The Life of David Gale
The debate about whether capital punishment should be used has raged incessantly since it was reinstituted in the Democratic United States in 1976. The latest statistics on the death penalty reveal that 71% of Americans favor it for citizens convicted of murder, while 26% oppose it. Although the United States doesn’t lead the world in total numbers of executions per year, it is within the top five. Of all the 38 states that still have
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Filmen Psycho
Indholdsfortegnelse 1. Indledning 1 1.1 Problemomrеde 1 1.2 Hovedspшrgsmеl 1 1.3 Opbygning 1 2. Teoretisk ramme 3 2.1 Semiologi og filmanalyse 3 2.2 Psykoanalyse og filmanalyse 5 2.3 Det samlede perspektiv 5 3. Analyse 7 3.1 Filmens komposition 7 3.2 Kontorscenen 8 3.3 Dagligstuescenen 9 3.4 Lurescenen 11 3.5 Mordscenen 12 4. Strukturer og temaer i ”Psycho” 13 4.1 Шjet 13 4.2 Psykose og шdipale problemer 14 4.3 Psykoanalytiske begreber 15 4.4 Moren 16
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Films That Were Enjoyed and Disliked
Michael Pahios Cinema Professor Sterritt Monday, October 04, 2004 Films that were enjoyed and disliked The DVD The Movies Begin by Kino video is a testament to the early beginnings of film history. The series outlines man’s earliest attempts to create visual representations of the world around them, with great success. There are many short films on the disc that range from real events to staged minute long “stories.” There are some films that are
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Finding Forester
Many people go through life without experiencing a loss of someone close to them early on in their life. A father figure in ones development is essential to become unique. Jamal Wallace in “Finding Forester” did not have a father figure when he grew up; this reflected on him negatively. Jamal required William Forester as a father figure to advance in his writing. With Forester being a steady pillar for Jamal to stand on, his
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Finding Forrester
Does anyone really like to be stereotyped? Does anyone want to be looked at and automatically judged just because of the way they look, by their skin color, their hair type, or even the type of clothing they have on? Finding Forrester is a film that in my opinion perpetuates stereotypes. The entire film is based on significantly different racial opinions, opinions of different writing styles and stereotyping of different people in general. Race
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Finding Nemo
A clown fish named Merlin lost his song Nem out in the sea. Nemo was caught by divers and now resides in a big, clean fish tank along with other fish/sea creatures in a dentist’s office. Merlin sets out in the sea (which is brave of him!) to find his son, encountering a blue fish named Dori. Dori has short term memory loss and is confused for a little bit on which way the
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First Concert Review
Apryl Mendez October 17th, 2014 First Concert Review On Friday, October 3, 2014 I attended the Midterm Piano Workshop at the College of Southern Idaho Recital Hall, which started at 5pm. There were eleven different students playing from the classical genre. They of course as you can tell were all playing the piano. Each had their own time on stage to perform. I really enjoyed listening to the Turkish March composed by W.A. Mozart and
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First Three Minutes of Merlin
The opening part of the series Merlin is one of the most striking expositions in film. The first three minutes introduce the protagonist - a boy whose destiny for greatness and contribution to establishment and survival of a great tolerant kingdom in Camelot is fraught with insurmountable challenges. As the narrator casts the suspense that will sustain the plot from season 1-5, young Merlin trudges a hilly and somewhat less travelled aisle which prevents us
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Fletch - Movie Review
“Fletch” The movie “Fletch”, staring Chevy Chase, is a movie about an investigating reporter for a Los Angeles newspaper, Erwin Fletcher “Fletch”, loitering around a beach in attempt to pass as a beach junkie with the intention of getting to the bottom of the drug trade and attempting to figure out who is behind the whole thing. While “working” the beaches, Fletch runs into a businessman who asks him to murder him so his wife
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Flim Review on Jaguar by Jean Rouch
Tjoeng Eileen U010696W Film Review of Jaguar by Jean Rouch The film is about Rouch’s three friends migrating into the Gold Coast, and working as migrants there. The film starts creating suspense with a black screen and only introductory subtitles. Rouch’s voice-over follows and he introduces himself in native language, with the subtitles still present. He goes on to introduce his subjects, his three friends, one by one. He gives and introductory note to each
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Flubber
Robin Williams plays an absent minded professor and scientist in the movie “Flubber.” From the opening scenes we are mesmerized by exciting robotics and talking, flying computers, which are all products of scientific research. The professor stumbles upon “Flubber” by accident concocting polymers and catalysts, and a dash of electricity. Flubber is a polymer made by a chemical reaction. Polymers are very long chains of repeating units. When the two solutions are combined, chains
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Fob
Harry has spent yet another miserable summer at home with the Dursleys. He can’t wait to get back to school at Hogwarts, and he’s especially anticipating the third-year privilege of visiting the all-magical village of Hogsmeade near the school. The only problem is that he has to get Uncle Vernon to sign his permission slip to do so. Harry’s bargain with his uncle over the form backfires when Harry gets angry and accidentally “inflates” Aunt
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Fob
Harry has spent yet another miserable summer at home with the Dursleys. He can’t wait to get back to school at Hogwarts, and he’s especially anticipating the third-year privilege of visiting the all-magical village of Hogsmeade near the school. The only problem is that he has to get Uncle Vernon to sign his permission slip to do so. Harry’s bargain with his uncle over the form backfires when Harry gets angry and accidentally “inflates” Aunt
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Fog of War Film Analysis
The Fog of War Analysis Nearly 160 million people were killed during the 20th century, and film maker Errol Morris wished to show the reason for this in documentary form. He interviewed former US secretary of Defense Arnold McNamara and the two discussed and analyzed some defining moments in US history, thus “The Fog of War” was made. The movie was set up in 11 lessons. However, I only found three to be completely
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Follow Your Dreams
Follow Your Dreams In Clint Eastwood’s film, Million Dollar Baby, there are many controversial aspects and lessons to be learned within the story’s themes. Eastwood’s film challenges conventions and breaks through the ideological. The main themes in the movie teach valuable life lessons through the main character’s willingness to never give up on her dream. Also, the film goes against the layout of Propp’s narrative functions and what might be the typical sequence of events
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Food for Thought
Super Size Me is a Micheal Moore type documentary about the health hazards of eating fast food on a regular basis. Concerned about the fact that America has become the fattest nation in the world, Morgan Spurlock looks at the hypothesis that part of this tendency is due to the exaggerated amounts of fast food that people are eating combined with their lack of physical exercise. This hypothesis has been the subject of a high-profile
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Food Inc. by Robert Kenner
Food Inc. Food, Inc. is a documentary film directed by Robert Kenner. Robert Kenner’s documentary Food, Inc. takes the viewer on an in depth tour into the hidden inner workings of America’s food industry. The main purpose of this documentary is to educate consumers to the truth about the food that they are consuming and provide valuable information as to how the food industry has drastically changed over the course of time. This documentary opens
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Foot Loose
“Foot Loose” Walking into the theatre I wasn’t real sure what to expect from the experience especially considering the fact that I am a novice when it comes to plays not to mention musicals. However, I had attended a handful of theatrical performances including shows such as “Les Miserables,” “Fiddler on the Roof,” “Little Shop of Horrors,” etc. I have also previously attended a few plays at East Central in the past including the recent
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For the Love of the Game
For the Love of the Game Movie Sam Raimi 1999 This movie is based on a story of man who has a passion for baseball and love for a woman. It shows the struggle between the two, baseball and Jane. This movie takes place in the 20th century in New York. Most of the movie is a flash back of Billy Chapel, Detroit Tiger's Pitcher, the events of the past five years. It shows his
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Forgotten Freedom
School was out and the sweetness of summer had finally set in, with nothing to look forward to but what would be the best summer of our lives. My best friend Ben and i were relaxing by the pool soaking up the sun as we started to talk about what we wanted to do for the summer and the rest of our lives. In the midst of our conversation our mutual love of music
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Forrest Gump
“Forrest Gump” In the movie, “Forrest Gump,” the plot is developed through the Tom Hanks Character through out the movie. The movie is about the life of a man named Forrest Gump. This movie was a sad, but enticing movie that started off with the main character Forrest Gump sitting on a bench waiting for a bus, and telling his life story to total strangers that are sitting next to him waiting for there bus.
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Forrest Gump - Famous People and Social Issues
Throughout the course of the movie Forrest Gump, Forrest had the privilege and honor of meeting several people who had a large impact on American society. One such person was Elvis Presley. In the movie, Elvis stayed at Forrest’s house and watched Forrest dance and became famous by copying Forrest’s moves. However Elvis learned to dance in real life, his dancing and singing made him possibly the single most important and recognized musicians in
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Forrest Gump: The Vietnam War Through The Eyes of a Child
Forrest Gump The Vietnam War Through the Eyes of a Child In Winston Groom's Forrest Gump, the main character, Forrest Gump is involved in the Vietnam War. In the novel, he is mentally challenged and he sees everything somewhat differently then another individual might. His point of view of the events of the Vietnam War are child-like and different then what most people would see. The Vietnam War was a very tragic war. The events
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Foundations of the Prolific Film Industry
Foundations of the Prolific Film Industry: Films really blossomed in the 1920s, expanding upon the foundations of film from earlier years. Most US film production at the start of the decade occurred in or near Hollywood on the West Coast, although some films were still being made in New Jersey and in Astoria on Long Island (Paramount). By the mid-20s, movies were big business (with a capital investment totaling over $2 billion) with some theatres
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