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Hitchcock's views in government

Hitchcock’s Views on Government Corruption Modern filmmakers who try to make comments on society through their films, but are not nearly as successful as some of the earlier film masterminds. Some do not understand that a good film does not only tell its story through dialogue and ...

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Plot Summary of West Side Story

Westside story is the award winning adaptation of the classic romantic tragedy, Romeo and Juliette. The feuding families become two warring New York City gangs- the white Jets led by Riff and the Puerto Rican Sharks, led by Bernardo. Their hatred escalates to a point where neither can coexist with ...

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Ethan Frome - Coasting Scene Novel Vs Film Adaptation

Edith Wharton’s austere novel “Ethan Frome” meticulously explores the misfortunes of life and the human relationships that can flourish even in the most dismal situations. John Maddens film of the same title is the visual representation of Wharton’s work. While the story line remains similar to ...

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Vampires and Novels

Feminism and the vampire novel have not traditionally been particularly well-suited bedfellows. The prototype of the genre, the shadow which lurks behind each and every modern vampire novel, is of course Bram Stoker’s Dracula, a novel which combines a mastery of atmosphere and suspense with a ...

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American History X: The Reaction

I can start off by saying this film has most definitely made an impact on me and the way I perceive Neo-Nazis, and the way they interpret multi-ethnic integration. The film had certain unexpected points that I would have come to in my own thinking without certain hints. The hints were all small ...

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Creon Transfiguration

Antigone, which was written by Sophocles, is possibly the first written play that still exists today (www.imagi... 1). There is much controversy between who the 'tragic hero' is in the play. Some people say Antigone, some say Creon, others even say Heamon. I believe Creon displays all of the ...

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The Day The Earth Stood Still

The Day the Earth Stood Still is a 2008 science fiction film, a remake of the 1951 film of the same name. The screenplay is based on the 1940 classic science fiction short story "Farewell to the Master" by Harry Bates, and the 1951 screenplay adaptation by Edmund H. North. Directed by Scott ...

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Mean Girls Film Review

For my film review I chose to watch a film far outside of my usual viewer patterns, the film I decided to watch was Mean Girls. The movie entails intercultural communication between teens in high school. Pop psychology meets SNL describes this movie best, written by 35 year old Tina Fey, the ...

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Antigone & Greek fate

Antigone Essay In the story Antigone, the Greek perspective on fate and the will of the gods, and humanity's free will act as important roles. In this book, Creon learns about his future and what the gods have in store for him, and Creon must think about the path he chooses. He can choose his ...

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Holocaust Humor Losing Its Shtick

Holocaust Humor Losing Its Shtick / by Steve Lipman? Hitler, suffering from laryngitis, mounts a podium in Berlin at the end of World War II to deliver a stirring oration. Out of sight from the masses, a Jewish thespian intones the words that the lip-synching dictator apparently is shouting. ...

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Glee

Glee is a musical comedy-drama television series that airs on Fox in the United States. It focuses on the high school glee club New Directions competing on the show choir competition circuit, while its members deal with relationships, sexuality and social issues. The initial main cast encompassed ...

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Pirates of the Caribbean

In the film pirates of the Caribbean the crew who organized the production had to use many film elements to complete the whole production such as the lighting how the characters acted and what the actors/actresses wore to help portray their character in the film. There were many characters that ...

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PB & J

PB&J "An Edible Legend" Intro: Hunger Pains Ryan is hanging out at Scotts house when Ryan asks Scott if he has anything to eat. Scott then hands him a PB&J sandwich and Ryan is disgusted at what he has just been given. Ryan stares at the sandwich with confusion and frustration as he cries ...

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Braveheart

In the film “Brave Heart” it sets the scene with Scottish highlands, valleys, rivers and tranquil Scottish music playing softly in the background to show what the men are fighting for throughout the film. I am going to show through mise-en-scene, camera angles and representation how this adds to ...

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Early Greek Comedies

Early Greek comedy was in sharp contrast to the dignity and seriousness of tragedy. Aristophanes, the towering giant of comedy, used every kind of humour from the slapstick through sexual jokes to satire and literary parody. Unlike tragedy, the plots didn't originate in traditional myth and legend, ...

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Opinion Essay : Death Of A Salesman

Death Of A Salesman , a play by the great playwright Arthur Miller , portrays the "American Dream" which was long sought for a long time by many people around the world. America was and is the land of opportunity, and this opportunity is taken but not wisely by the protagonist Willy Loman. Willy ...

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Rush Hour 2

Sharon Coaxum ENG 225 Dr. Dwight Paulsen 03/07/2011 Movie clip: Rush Hour 2 The Elements of Design are the language of the visual arts. They are the construction of the labor, and can bring a broad diversity of messages as far as the Precedent, pressure group, summit, form shape and ...

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Crash The Movie

We saw the movie Crash and I had no idea that this movie would make me feel so sad for people all over the world. This movie had a strong message to our class and every human being who has seen the movie. It´s a movie about racism, power, fear, love and hope. I think this is a movie everyone needs ...

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Gallipoli

Films have the potential to engross an audience and create a mixture of emotions. These can be seen in a variety of ways; “Gallipoli’ used a range of techniques in such a way that it created an amazing atmosphere by involving the audience emotionally and portraying a story. Peter Weir utilised ...

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Culture And Social Analysis Of Kite Runner

An analysis of Kite Runner There is no bigger part of our lives than our culture and social interaction. “Social interaction is the shared experience through which people relate to one another.”(Soc2010,90). Culture is “the totality of our shared language, knowledge, material objects, and ...

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Oedipus

The Greeks considered tragedy the greatest form of literature. Many readers today would agree. Part of the dramatization of a tragedy is caused by the character's tragic flaw. Through analyzing the play Oedipus Rex it is found that Oedipus himself has a tragic flaw. It is for this reason that this ...

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Natural Born Killers

Life does not force you to do anything, it ends up with choice. But what you see in your surrounding can influence your choice and have you give in around some situations. Should a movie director be held responsible for a death, just because some psychological disturbed youth committed a murder ...

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Educating Rita

Educating Rita is a play written by Willy Russell set in Liverpool during the 1980’s portraying the lives of two characters; Frank and Rita. The characters live opposite lives, and are also entirely different. Frank is an educated man who teaches Literature in a University whilst Rita is a ...

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Whats Eating Gilbert Grape

“Momma was the prettiest girl in her time but, now she is the towns talk” In the movie what’s eating Gilbert grape?’ Gilberts states the above and you can see the amount of embarrassment and disappointment he has for bonnie (momma) and throughout the movie you will see the statement exemplify it’s ...

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The Crucible

The Crucible is a 1953 play by Arthur Miller. The play is a dramatization of the Salem witchcraft trials that took place in the Province of Massachusetts Bay during 1692 and 1693. Mary Warren’s character is caught between both sides of the Salem Witchcraft trials. On one side of the trial is John ...

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