Blaxploitation Films Essays and Term Papers
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‘in Gattaca the Film-Maker Presents Characters Who Are Emotionally Cold
In Andrew Niccol’s film Gattaca, it shows us a discriminative world complete with genetic superiority and high expectations, separate people by the name ‘valid’ and ‘invalid’. By the first thought, we were easily think it is an emotionally cold world, especially those characters. However the real relationship between the main character ‘Vincent’ and those people around him shows us that those kind of thoughts were absolutely wrong. People around Vincent who saved him, helped him,
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Asian American Stereotypes in Film
Asian Americans only make up a small percent of the American population. Even more significant is that this percentage live mostly on the west and east coasts of mainland United States and Hawaii; leaving the rest of the American population to most likely get their exposures to Asians through television and movies. However the exposure they have receive throughout the history of cinematography has been hardly flattering. Throughout the course of history Asians in
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Film Review of Just Married
Film Review of Just Married Shawn Levy's romantic comedy was a number one hit in America in 2003. Many people fell for the film's mismatched lead couple and the obvious humor. Ashton Kucher and Brittany Murphy take the cake in this outrageous hit comedy! Sarah is a happy-go-lucky rich girl whose prominent meddling family is as snobby as they get. Tom is a hope-to-get-lucky party guy who prefers sports and bars over anything else. Somehow
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Robert Altman’s the Long Goodbye as a Genre Revisionist Film
"Robert Altman's The Long Goodbye attempts to do a very interesting thing. It tries to be all genre and no story… It makes no serious effort to reproduce the Raymond Chandler detective novel… it just takes all the characters out of that novel and lets them stew together in something that feels like a private-eye movie." ---ROGER EBERT (REVIEW) The period of American cinema between 1965 and 19 produced many films that almost completely restructured
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Contrast of to Kill a Mockingbird Film and Book
One huge difference was the absence of Aunt Alexandra. Atticus' sister, Alexandra, was the thorn in Scout's side throughout the book. She always wanted Scout to act more like a lady. Towards the end, she became more like a mother in soothing Scout and trying to reassure her that Jem was not dead. I think Aunt Alexandra was a huge part of the story, and I think they should have kept her in the movie.
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History of Films
Main article: History of film In the 1860s, mechanisms for producing artificially created, two-dimensional images in motion were demonstrated with devices such as the zoetrope and the praxinoscope. These machines were outgrowths of simple optical devices (such as magic lanterns) and would display sequences of still pictures at sufficient speed for the images on the pictures to appear to be moving, a phenomenon called persistence of vision. Naturally, the images needed to be carefully designed
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Romeo and Juliet: 1968 Vs. 1996 Films
The essential visual differences in the film prove to be complete opposites. The 1968 version by Franco Zeffirelli, depicts a traditional Romeo and Juliet. There was nothing visually stunning about the accustomed Renaissance setting that was doused in neutral colors. Costuming was accurate and conventional for the time. In general this adaptation stays truer to the way Shakespeare had intended. In the 1996 version by Baz Luhrmann, the story of Romeo and Juliet is portrayed
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The Notebook: Best Film I Have Seen
Like most people I enjoy a relaxing night watching my favorite movie. The most recent best film I have seen is "The Notebook." It is a well known novel brought to the big screen in the year 2004. "The Notebook" is my favorite movie because it talks about young couples who fall in love, misunderstandings that are misconstrued lead to a seperation but then only to overccome those obstaces to bring them back together. It
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Film as Lit
Perhaps one of the greatest if not the greatest director/producer in American film history is Steven Allan Spielberg. Spielberg is a three-time Academy Award winner and is the highest grossing filmmaker of all time; his films having made nearly $8 billion internationally. As of 2006, Premiere listed him as the most powerful and influential figure in the motion picture industry. TIME magazine named him in the '100 Greatest People of the Century'. At the end
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Memento Film Review
We all have those days when we forget things. But for Lenny Shelby, it's different. He can't form new memories at all. And how do you know who you are when you can't remember? Memento is one of the most thought-provoking and thrillingly intelligent films to be released last year. The follow-up to his low-budget debut Following (1999), Memento is a technical and imaginative tour-de-force that wrenches you from your normal popcorn slouch and demands
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Has Technologies Birth to Film and Photography Played a Vital Role in the Destruction of Art in Its Traditional Sense, or Has Art Naturally Adapted into Other Criteria as a Liberal Movement?
The definition of art is a creative production that can vary on its materials, this is a highly generalised definition as there are other things to consider which define art, but these materials in particular would be my focus and whether such modern formats as photography and film are one. Many would consider sculpture and theatre forms or styles of art to a degree. This is most likely for the reason that they inflict some
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The Maltese Falcon: The Film & Book
The Maltese Falcon: The Film & Book Dashiell Hammett was a prolific writer of short stories for the pulp magazines in the 1920s-1930s, but only wrote five mystery novels. Most of his works involved his anonymous detective The Continental Op, an employee of one of the big national detective agencies. Sam Spade became popular because of the movies, but didn't feature in much of this author's work. Hammett's greatest skill was his combination of terse
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How Does the Film the Truman Show Tell the Audience About the Influence of the Media?
The film uses an imaginary world “Seahaven” to show the audience in the real world how we react to the media. Our emotions are often affected by TV shows, as shown by how the audiences in the Truman show reacted when watching the show. For example, two elderly women were observed to cry and hug each other, this shows that with the simple progression of plot we are even able to be moved to tears,
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The Persecution of Women in the Films Blackmail and Frenzy Through the Use of Sound and Language
The issue of female persecution throughout many of Hitchcock’s films has been fiercely contested, none more so than the controversial issue of assault and the attempted rape of a woman. Views that Hitchcock represents the archetypal misogynist are supported, Modelski suggesting that his films invite “his audience to indulge their most sadistic fantasies against the female” (18). Through both the manipulation of sound and the use of language, none more so than in Blackmail
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Film Review - Daddy’s Little Girls
Film Review of “Daddy’s Little Girls” Director and writer Tyler Perry creates a serious film where he picks his comedic interruptions and without his famous “Madea” character taking up the limelight the cast does a great job of filling the void. The focus is on Julia (Gabrielle Union of The Honeymooners), a no-nonsense lawyer who has been nursing a broken heart since a terrible breakup. Cast member Idris Elba (From Television’s The Wire) plays a
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Shakespeare on Film-Observations
Shakespeare On Film 02/10/04 Hamlet 20002 Observations It was a difficult movie to sit through. It is not because the movie is inherently bad but because of my own neurosis. The works of Shakespeare, in my humble estimation, are not meant to be modernized. Modern settings, along with modern stylization detract from the original beauty of the work. It is illogical to watch Polonius giving fatherly advice to the young Ophelia in a penthouse
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Analysis of Vertov’s Film
In the clown player’s 1991 film “The Drug Movie”, the art of cinema verite is taken to heights of realism not seen since Roberto Rosselinni’s triumphant “Rome, Open City”. By combining realistic settings, lighting, sound, etc. with keenly observant camera placement, the filmakers draw us into a world very few of us ever actually see outside the comforts of a theater. Dziga Vetov, in his essays on the nature of man as seen through
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A Dstopian Society Film Project
A dystopian society is a futuristic place where people are tyrannized by a powerful government. You can say in the film V for Vendetta that there are many similarities that relate to literature based films to a dystopian type society. These similarities talk about the central government system, the suppression of the people, and the rebellion of the society. You can also see a hierarchal class system that groups people based on positions in the
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What Does the Film Say About Leadership and Group Dynamics in Difficult Circumstances?
What does the film say about leadership and group dynamics in difficult circumstances? Leadership style is the recurring pattern of behaviors exhibited by a leader. In this movie we can see how much leadership is important. Bringing together two totally different people was not an easy task, and without the leader they had it would have never worked. Coach Herman Boone was the man everyone looks to for advice, he might not have been the
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Troy Film Review
The movie Troy (2004) was based on the stories told within the Iliad written 3200 years ago. The story is a tale of one mans greed versus the land loving, pride fighting Troy army. Troy seemed to be outnumbered, but their faith in the gods, and the love of their own country helped them stand up strong against the enormous Greek army. With the kings' son, Hector a great war hero and powerful leader, the
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Sleepy Hollow Film Review
‘Sleepy Hollow’ film Review Blood and murder usually go down a treat for the people who love gore but this is not the case in the movie ‘Sleepy Hollow’. Repetition is the key to an ultimately predictable film. Just as in any other film we see a substance with a resemblance to blood fall onto a piece of paper. This tells our minds the movie will have elements of horror. Then two hands, male and
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Media Studies - Films
Media Studies - Films Isolates, outsiders and or rebels are characters that the audience can identify with. Two films which (that reflect the rites of passage genre) have characters that possess isolate and rebel personalities. In ?white oleander? we have Astrid who is both a rebel and isolate and in ?Rebel without a cause? Jimmy is both isolate and rebel also. Both characters the audience can identify with. In ?white oleander? Astrid experiences a lot
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Film Noir
4. Satire is when witty language is used to convey insults or scorn. I feel that a use of satire in The Player is the fact that he murders somebody who he beieves mistakenly is trying to kill him. The fact that post murder he finds out that the person he murdered actually isn’t the one who is trying to kill him. Another great satire in this movie is the extended opening which was poking
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Film Paper: Schindlers List
“To refuse life is a sin; it’s stupid and mad. You have to accept life, cherish it, love it, fight for it as if it were a treasure, a woman, a secret happiness.” -Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor/writer In 1994, Steven Spielberg created a film that represented a metaphorical backdrop for the corruptive madness and folly of war, and its effects which nearly destroyed an entire people’s existence. Schindler’s List presents how one man’s selfish dream
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How Do Narrative and Genre Features Create Meaning and Generate Response in a Film Clip from ‘saw'?
AS Film Studies How do narrative and genre features create meaning and generate response in a film clip from ‘Saw’? As film audiences we have an expectation of particular conventions, which certain film genres work with and if these expectations are met, then viewing pleasure is certified. This is a result of our understanding of generic conventions, which derives from past experiences with films we have seen. The film industry understands this, but is however,
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