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The expression “The American Dream” has different ideas in people’s imaginations, but it is united by the idea of wealth and happy life. This idea often includes a successful career, a loving family, and a respectful place in society. However, this concept can also have specific images, as well as...
In modern culture, there are works of art that have passed the test of time, and for many centuries, people have been turning to them. Literary works, which can be called timeless, are rather few in number, but they form the basis of human culture and civilization. In the modern...
Introduction This paper represents a detailed analysis of Tony Stark’s personality that is performed in accordance with the trait theory. The author is going to link unique behaviors and personality traits from Avengers: Age of Ultron to Tony Stark’s character in the movie. The first section of the paper is...
Introduction Directed by Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite (2019) creatively represents social issues connected with capitalism, class division, and unemployment in modern society. Capitalism dominates most of the world’s developed and developing countries, including South Korea. Bong’s explanation of capitalism applies to any country since the topic of inequality resonates everywhere...
The three-act structure is a common way for storytellers to organize their stories. It is often used in films to give a structured approach to storytelling. This essay compares and contrasts two films, the 1946 film “Notorious” and the 2012 movie “The Place Beyond the Pines”. In particular, the discussion...
Introduction Higher Learning shows students from different social backgrounds facing interracial tensions, violence, responsibility, and the meaning of “learning” at the university campus. The film has three storylines demonstrating three key characters: Malik, Kristen, and Remy (Singleton, 1995). The first storyline introduces African American Malik, an athlete trying to become...
David Sedaris describes several challenges which he faces during his life, starting from the first story, “Go Carolina,” about his childhood. Classism theme influences him from the very beginning at school due to external judgments and separation of himself from the majority of the surrounding community. A sense of belonging...
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is a Chinese movie that reveals Asian culture, worldview, and values. Ang Lee, the film director, showed the importance of solid morals, true love, and traditions in an adventurous manner with various scenes of martial arts fights and emotional dialogues. The plot moves around the Green...
The sixth episode of the BBC documentary series is devoted to the history of India’s independence from the influence of other states. Attention is paid to the East India Company’s enormous power, which in the 19th century managed to take under its huge significant sea and land territories. The episode’s...
Through a Glass Darkly is a Swedish drama directed by Ernst Ingmar Bergman in 1961. The film presents the story of Karin, diagnosed with schizophrenia, who spends vacations with her husband, Martin, younger brother, Minus, and father, David. The author of the present paper agrees with the given response on...
Bowling for Columbine is a 2002 documentary that tells about the infamous Columbine massacre in 1999 and the problem of violence in the United States in general. In addition to the fact that the second amendment to the US Constitution guarantees citizens’ right to possess and carry weapons, the National...
Introduction The movie “Gangs of New York” depicts a time during the Civil War when rivals fought for the control of the Lower East Side of New York. The film is characterized by two varied forces fighting. One side comprises of the native thugs led by a man referred to...
Introduction In sociology, an interactionist perspective focuses on micro-level issues that occur between people. This approach to understanding the interactions between characters allows clarifying inequality and poverty effects. The personal narratives of individuals are often used as the key source of analyzing the relationships across social classes in terms of...
The filmmaking is multi-billion dollar industry, and the average budget of a Hollywood movie nowadays exceeds $100 million. When discussing a film, viewer mostly considers its plot, actors, and special effects, almost never thinking about advertisement and public relations. These components have crucial importance in modern industry, where hundreds of...
The film Citizen Kane is notable not only with the story it uncovers for the audience but also with its effective use of cinematography techniques. The film’s deep-focus photography, mise en scène, lighting, and camera movements have earned numerous appraises by critics over the decades after Citizen Kane was filmed....
Introduction Conflict is one of the most common challenges that appear in interpersonal relationships. Every day humans engage in communication with relatives, friends, and strangers, and these interactions often require dealing with various issues and finding a compromise. While every individual has their view of the world and possesses different...
A Doll’s House is a British film that was directed by Patrick Garland in 1973. Actors Claire Bloom and Anthony Hopkins starred in this film. It is originally based on the play of the same name by Henrik Ibsen, which was written in 1879. The story is devoted to the...
Overview Crime has been part of society for a long time. History reveals various forms of crimes from time to time and in different societies. The reason why people commit a crime has been a difficult puzzle. Various theories try to explain various forms of crime, why they occur and...
Introduction “Miss Evers’s Boys” is a film that is based on a true story known as a Tuskegee Syphilis study. This study was conducted between 1932 and 1972 to explore the natural course of syphilis among African-American males in the US. Miss Evers, the nurse, was instructed to tell men...
Drugs are one of the most pressing problems in the world, shown not only in the news but also in movies. In most of the paintings of the last century and the present, the theme of drugs is very common. In both these movies, it is demonstrated how using drugs...
The field of organizational behavior analysis is rapidly growing. A critical assessment of the OB present state is widely depicted in various academic journals. They show significant results in the behavior science. There are many psychological factors influencing behavior, such as learning, motivation and perception. In the current work for...
Francis Ford Coppola’s 1974 film, The Conversation, is a mystery/thriller that strikes a viewer with a sound. The Conversation is shot from the point of view of the hero – a surveillance expert, who feels remorse over the content of the sound he recorded. Therefore, sound as an object appears...
District 9 in the sci-fi thriller genre tells about the arrival of a UFO shortly on the territory of modern Johannesburg, a South African troubled metropolis. Contrary to expectations of a hostile invasion, the aliens are refugees from their planet and appear before the viewer dying of hunger and huddled...
The phenomenon of human development can be accessed from several theoretical perspectives, one of which is Piaget’s theory. Offering four stages of development as the foundational milestones in gaining essential cognitive skills, Piaget’s approach outlines the following developmental points: the sensorimotor object permanence), preoperational ((egocentric), concrete operational (conversational), formal operational...
Kinky Boots is a show by Jerry Mitchell and Brett Sullivan about the shoe factory owner and a drag queen, who joins him and helps to save his business. Noteworthy is the fact that the Broadway show is based on real events. Despite the bright colors and songs in very...
Introduction The analysis of any film may contain a variety of aspects, but the one that is most likely to offer an insight into the creative work’s main ideas, both apparent and concealed ones, is the mise-en-scene. The careful exploration of a movie’s compositional elements allows the viewer to see...
Frederic Chopin was a great composer whose success in music was largely conditioned by his ability to accurately react, represent and reflect on the environment, and an inbuilt genteel, and graceful instinct of spontaneous creativity. Films which have attempted to recreate the Polish iconic composer Frederic Chopin have centered on...
The screenwriter of the Paradise Now and its director, Hany Abu-Assad, created the movie about two Palestinian men that wanted to detonate bombs at the military check point in Israel. Two suicide bombers were to sett of their bombs one after another, to injure as much people as it is...
Pearl Harbor is a war film made in 2001 by Michael Bay, who is an American film producer and director. Bay is well known for making big budget films such as Bad Boys, Bad Boys II, The Rock, Armageddon, Transformers and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Bay was much motivated...
Introduction Henry Alex Rubin and Dana Adam Shapiro’s documentary “Murderball” looks into aspects beyond the parameters of physical disabilities and ventures into the identification of human will and spirit where the variable of physical disability becomes almost irrelevant. This is a narration of will power and making place in the...
Introduction It is not possible today to think of a time when there were no movies or motion pictures. We can’t even afford thinking how people used to entertain themselves those days. We are fortunate that we have such a wonderful medium of entertainment in the form of motion pictures,...
The film released by Milos Foreman in 1984 is based on the play written by Peter Shaffer, an English playwright. The plot of the play is typically based on the lives of music maestro’s namely Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri. Music composed by Mozart and Salieri and other composers...
Nobody Knows is a movie that is quite slow-moving and gradually builds over to an emotional end. The plot of the movie is set in Tokyo and is about a mother who shifts into a new flat with her four children that are from different fathers and ultimately deserts them...
“Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past” (Orwell, 309). In his novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four George Orwell describes by far the most terrible and powerful political regime that has ever been created by the human mind. Oceania is the classic example of dystopia, the...
Introduction The impact of old written works, which have remained till now, on modern film and book industry is great. The ancient writings are taken as the basis for modern stories. Bible is one of the main references which authors use as the base for their stories. Bible motives may...
There is no universally accepted definition of mise-en-scene. People engaged in film production do not agree on different concepts the term might hold. In the most general sense, it denotes the design aspects of film production. The term was first used by Les Cahiers du Cinéma, an influential French film...
Introduction In view of the John F. Kennedy assassination which could still evoke debate and un-resolved discussion, it is important to stick to facts and reality which could be at best presented in the form of actual footage, coverage, and narration of witnesses to the event. While various interpretations and...
Introduction It is worth noting that theorists have long been trying to resolve the issue of inaccurate genre affiliation of motion pictures. The lack of a strict terminological base and the difficulty of categorizing movies led to the fact that the same film can be attributed to different and even...
Television is commonly cited as their major source of information about what is happening in the world. Children are the main group influenced by TV and its messages. Some critics state that TV has a negative impact on children popularizing and promoting violence and deviant behavior. Children learn a great...
Introduction Arthur Curry is a well-known character that represents the essence of the Aquaman franchise tracing its roots to the middle of the 1940s. A son of an ordinary light man and the Queen of Atlantis, this half-blood superhero has gradually caught the fancy of the general public all over...
Introduction The concept of authorship has been a topic of multiple discussions in film theory during the last several decades. Its idea is to analyze the work of directors and authors, investigate their roles, and compare their contributions to a final product. In his article, Naremore says that modern motion...
One of the themes that Freud finds in the relationship between humans and society is that “taboos, laws, and customs impose … restrictions, which affect both men and women” (27). According to the philosopher, there exists a constant struggle between one’s drive to reach happiness by means that may clash...
The birth of multiple children is a rare and unique case, even though modern medicine makes it more possible. The infrequency of this phenomenon exists because the conception of several children at the same time is a rarity, and the bearing and birth of such children bring even more complications....
The ancient history of Africa, the original location of human civilization, has been preserved through remnants of ruins, statues, and artifacts. In 1871, the ruins of the Great Zimbabwe stone city were discovered by a German geologist. Although it was first assumed that the structures were too complex to be...
Introduction Breakfast at Tiffany’s is one of the most famous and provocative movies in American cinematography during the 1960s. This work attracts much attention at different epochs due to its possibility to introduce several really iconic characters, prove the influence of fashion in society, and identify the inequalities that can...
The Circus Introduction The concluding scene that belongs to the realistic genre will be framed in color 35 mm format (Super 35) having an aspect ratio of 1: 2.35 to reduce grain. The film stock selected is Kodak Vision-3; 500T. This arrangement will certainly enable the cinematographer to capture superior...
Implications of Differences in Television Program Policy or Focus Television profitability depends highly on the attractiveness of the programs created. The key role of television producers is to make sure the viewers understand and enjoy what they are being shown. Viewers need to understand and be helped to distinguish what...
Refraining from discussing the merits of horror as a genre, the choice of the most optimal analysis method appears complicated. To regard horror movies analytically, it is worth considering that they are, at large, a projection of fear or anxiety, which are the main target of their appeal. Adult audience...
Introduction: The Central Argument of the Novel In his famous novel called The Birth of the New Avant-Garde: The Camera Stylo Alexandre Astruc argues that cinema is getting a new life and gradually becoming a means of expression, which is why every filmmaker has an opportunity to communicate through their...
Abstract This paper primarily delves into an examination of the film “Meek’s Cutoff” and examines is thematic elements, cinematography and how certain scenes can be interpreted and how they help to influence the entire film. Aside from this, paper delves deeply into the concept of the western shootout scene, its...
While there are dozens of new action films that reach movie theater screens each year, none of the recent pieces of cinematography has gotten as much praise as John Wick and John Wick: Chapter 2 starring Keanu Reeves as the protagonist. For the sake of a detailed analysis, this paper...
Introduction The topics of sexuality and gender have been extensively explored by researchers in the last two decades. Indeed, the universally known and accepted notions of cinema and sex have developed in tandem, affecting society’s perceptions about sexuality, sexual identity, gender roles, social behavior, and politics. Furthermore, these notions have...
If there will always be dominating, self-serving institutions, why is the corporate rule today any worse than the alternatives? The movie The corporation gives us a good and clear description of the main processes peculiar to the economy of the majority of states in the world nowadays. It states the...
Introduction The film The Constant Gardener is a political thriller (“The Constant Gardener,” 2005); the story is about a married couple who witness dramatically unethical human experimentation in Africa and face a series of difficult ethical decisions. The main character, Justin Quayle, is a British diplomat sent to Kenya to...
The culture of the 1910s and early 1920s and, in particular, cinema underwent crucial changes that were initially perceived with apprehension and mistrust. The transition from the one-reel movies to the so-called feature films consisting of multiple reels was steady yet noticeable. Along with a new format, feature films brought...
The Gone Baby Gone movie represents one of those pieces of art which leave the audience with contradictory opinions about the ending. While the whole film is full of dramatic moments, its final part is the most powerful as it brings about the crucial question: should the character’s decision be...
This documentary film casts a light on the peculiarities of Ayurvedic medicine. One should note that it is a set of techniques which have been practiced in India for more than two millenniums. In turn, the movie explores the experiences of a journalist who wants to undergo this form of...
If any person of my age group is questioned what their preferred motion picture of all times is, many of them will name ‘The Breakfast Club’ one of the top three on the list without any hesitation. The movie is a faultless instance of patrician relations in the teenage culture....
Old age is an issue that almost every person eventually has to face in their life. Even though sometimes the aged are depicted as senile and debilitated by the media, many of them still retain much energy. To find out how elderly people are depicted on TV, we viewed three...
The film Young Frankenstein is often viewed by many critics as one Mel Brooks’ best works because it eloquently demonstrates the best elements of parody as a cinematographic genre. To some degree, this movie illustrates the way in which classical literary archetypes can be dramatically transformed. In particular, Mel Brooks...
Introduction Over the last few years, the entertainment industry has gone through exponential growth. The film industry is among the ever-expanding industries across the entire globe. The rate at which movies are churned out today transcends the production ceilings that could only be envisioned only a few years back. This...
Identification of the Artwork The reviewed work is a short cartoon titled “Hair Love.” It was made by Matthew Cherry, Everett Downing Jr., and Bruce Smith and was presented in 2019 by Sony Pictures Animation. The short cartoon was awarded an Oscar, winning the short film award. The story itself...
Introduction Numerous films have been screened about adolescent love and sexuality, and perhaps among the most prominent ones is Ten Things I Hate About You. The movie was released in 1999 under the direction of Gil Junger, and its genre can be categorized as a teen romantic comedy. Throughout 97...
Introduction The movie Crash, directed by Paul Haggis, explores cultural stereotypes and prejudice in modern-day Los Angeles. The film follows diverse characters whose paths cross unexpectedly, highlighting the complex interplay of race, class, and culture. This paper will analyze three characters from the movie and their interactions, specifically looking at...
Introduction The early beginnings of 1982’s E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial can be found in various projects that Steven Spielberg was unable to immediately realize. Just after the release of Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Spielberg announced plans for a low-budget movie entitled Growing Up (McVay, 2022). It was supposed to...
The goals of journalism include highlighting current news, informing citizens, and covering recent events. People want to believe that they access interesting and, what is more important, credible material in the local media. In their turn, writers, editors, and other experts create institutions that study the world and decide on...
The Cold War tensions between the US and Russia were at an all-time high when the 1982 documentary The Atomic Cafe was originally aired. The Atomic Cafe, a compilation of original materials, examined the nuclear weapons race in the past with equal measures of dread, criticism, and amusement. It depicts...
The story of Assata Shakur’s journey is long and complicated, some viewing her as a dangerous criminal, and some considering her a martyr to racism. The 1997 documentary about Shakur titled “Eyes of the Rainbow,’ while possibly being skewed toward a more positive perception of the notorious figure in the...
Introduction It is important to note that one of the core objectives of kinesiology is to promote health. Therefore, it is in current and future kinesiologists’ best interest to engage in the battle against the obesity epidemic plaguing Americans and even the world. The documentary titled ‘Fed Up’ by Stephanie...
A historical film may be produced to entertain audiences, educate viewers about the past, evaluate the present through the lens of the past, or shed new light on the past as it is being recounted by dispelling misconceptions. Sofia Coppola’s intention in making Marie Antoinette was to depict France’s 18th-century...
Astra Taylor’s Documentary, What is Democracy? takes an in-depth look at the concept of democracy and its history, from its ancient Greek roots to its modern-day iterations worldwide. Taylor travels to countries such as Greece, the United States, India, and Brazil to interview people from all walks of life, comprehensively...
Introduction One of the most important elements of human experience addressed and explored in Purple Hearts by Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum is love. The latter perspective is critical because it serves as a driving force throughout the film, especially for the character Cassie Salazar. The film addresses the character’s evolution from...
Introduction The exposition in “Avatar” begins with the presentation of the main character, Jake Sully – a military officer who is permanently wheelchair-bound due to an injury. He has enrolled in a special program designed to help humanity communicate with the native population of the planet Pandora – the Na’vi....
The film’s creator, Spike Lee, provides one of the 20th century’s most captivating figures with a sufficiently detailed screen biography rich in historical context and energetic cinematic style. Built around a superb performance, Malcolm X shows the life of the legendary civil rights activist from his early years to his...
Nationalism is one factor that enables the citizens to protect the sovereignty of a given nation. The movie The Patriot has proven to be one of America’s most beloved films by loyal American citizens. The movie aims at bringing a sense of hope and a deeper understanding to the people...
The film Thelma and Louise tells the viewer the story of two friends who decide to go on a fun weekend. However, they are drawn into a criminal situation when one of the girls kills the man who molested Thelma. After that, the women must hide from the police throughout...
The satire that is going to be analyzed and discussed is from the TV show The Boys. In the universe of The Boys, superheroes indeed exist, but they behave more like celebrities than classic heroes. They do this more for their influence and financial gain than for their ability to...
Introduction Jared P. Scott is the director of The Age of Consequences, a documentary that discusses how climate change can be a catalyst for further conflicts. The film is produced by three distinguished creators, Sophie Robinson, Jared P. Scott himself, and Kelly Nyks. The film’s actors played themselves, and their...
The comedy-drama “Captain Fantastic,” which was directed by Matt Ross, has emerged as one of the most notable examples of the need for disconnection, which takes the form of a yearning for authenticity and societal autonomy. One of the acute societal issues is brought up in this movie. Many individuals...
Marvel Universe and DC must be given the credit they deserve as a result of their superhero films frequently dominating the box office. They have consistently produced superhero movies and attracted viewers to the theaters by building a cinematic world. Avengers: Endgame, Marvel’s most excellent superhero film to date, was...
Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi thriller Inception does not use many of the building blocks of ancient Greek mythology, but they are present nonetheless. The film’s plot takes place in the modern time, where the main character Dominic Cobb is engaged in industrial espionage by introducing other people into the dreams of...
Introduction The story Sweat, written by Zora Hurston, and the 1993 film What’s Love Got to Do with It focus on life stories of women going through a difficult time and their relationships with partners. Next, considering the timeless themes in literature, both works feature the themes of domestic abuse,...
Kenji Mizoguchi is widely regarded as one of the greatest prominent figures in global cinema. In 1898 in Hongo, Tokyo, he was born in a middle-class neighborhood. Regrettably, he died from leukemia at 53 years of age in 1956 (Yomota 110). Mizoguchi did not immediately become a director; however, in...
Introduction In her second work, director Jennifer Siebel explores the problem which can be called “education of masculinity in men.” The analysis of the issue begins with a rather easy step: the recognition that there is no need to hide feelings, but boys all over the world have been taught...
History is an exciting and incredibly fascinating topic for research. This is due to the fact that, based on the experience of past years, people at the present stage of development can isolate a lot of valuable things. Thus, this scientific paper aims to study a documentary called “The Roman...
My definition of a soulmate identifies a soulmate as a person who understands you, supports you both physically and emotionally, and is willing to share life with you for as long as you are alive. The triad concept in Good Will Hunting is applied in the form of defense mechanisms,...
Perseverance; the desire to keep going when things seem impossible. It is a measure of success, or at least how much one is willing to sacrifice in the pursuit of success. It is difficult to achieve a goal without a plan or direction, but the end goal and path that...
Once Upon a Time is the West is a 1968 “spaghetti western” made by Sergio Leone and Sergio Donati. The film is recognized as one of the major influences for the biggest directors of the past 40 years, from Martin Scorsese to Quentin Tarantino. In this film, Leone managed to...
Middle childhood is a child’s developmental stage that significantly influences the adolescent and adult they will become. Children move into expanding environments and roles in this stage. They begin to spend considerable time at school and various activities and devote less time to their family. This stage allows children to...
Introduction Spike Lee is an American film actor, writer, producer, and director known for films dealing with controversial political and social issues. Films that have been directed by Lee are known as “Spike Lee Joints,” and their closing credits always end with the phrases “By Any Means Necessary,” “Ya Dig,”...
The animation “Night is Short, Walk on Girl” is as unique as its title suggests. The film is a Japanese movie by Masaaki Yuasa that sends the audience on a psychedelic voyage focused on a single carefree night out in the city, portrayed from the views of two individuals as...
Introduction The Seventh Seal is a 1957 AB Svensk Filmindustri feature film by Ingmar Bergman starring Gunnar Bjornstrand, Bengt Ekerot and the late Max von Sydow. The knight and his squire return from a crusade and meet Death, whom the knight challenges for a game of chess, bidding their lives....
Background Film production in China and Taiwan has evolved over the years because of the changes in socio-economic and political forces. According to Poujol (2019), the evolution of the film industry in the two countries can be traced back to the period when the region was under Japanese rule. The...
The film titled F for Fake is a documentary movie that focuses on the topics of lies, deception, and fakery with real-world implications. The main reason is rooted in the fact that it provides examples that are not fictitious in their nature. In other words, direct observations and assessments are...
Jaws the film is a classic; it is one of the most famous and influential films in western cinematic history. It was released in 1975 by Universal Pictures and gathered worldwide fame and influence, both in positive and negative lights. While some may consider it outdated in mechanics, stylistic choices,...
In the article by a professional feminist film critic, Kathi Maio, which is called Disney’s Dolls, the author discusses the history of Disney cartoons in the twentieth century. In the very beginning, Kathi Maio argues that the cartoon about the Chinese female warrior who protects the dignity of her country...
Introduction Severe illnesses, such as Alzheimer’s disease, often appear in various literary works, movies, and other art forms. An example of such a work is the short story “The bear came over the mountain” written by Alice Munro and published in The New Yorker journal. The story is about a...
Introduction The Housing Act of 1949 had a serious impact on the mid-twentieth century American cities; the public regards this Act as a controversial project, which turned into success for some and failure for others. The Pruitt-Igoe Myth is a documentary shot by Chad Freidrichs that analyzes the history of...
Introduction The situation when different objects in art, literature, or cultural rites, are depicted as having human-like traits, called anthropomorphism, is typical for humanity. The film Dumbo and the book on which it is based are examples of using anthropomorphic elements in art. Throughout the action, they depict animal-sentient traits...
Although several movies depict persons with social anxiety disorder, The king’s speech tends to do it particularly well. This film chronicles the narrative of Prince Albert, as well as his ascension to the throne of the United Kingdom as King George VI. With the aid of a speech therapist who...
The confrontation between the Joker and Batman is one of the favorite topics for comics and cinema. Both images are fascinating and well-developed since Batman is not an absolute hero, and the Joker can hardly be called an uncharismatic villain. Nevertheless, the confrontation of these two characters can be analyzed...
Introduction The Corporation is a documentary film released in 2003 that raises the public’s attention to significant problems in the corporate sphere. The documentary is an adaptation of Joel Bakan’s book The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power, where the author discusses the historical background of corporations and...
Cinematography is a very diverse and multi-genre art, one of which is documentary cinema. A documentary is a film based on filming real people and events. Documentaries also have their dramaturgy and director’s idea, so it is difficult to establish a boundary between documentaries and a game picture in some...
Introduction When people negotiate, they aim to reach an agreement regarding a particular issue or conflict. Those involved should possess various skills, such as verbal and written communication, leadership, rapport building, and decision-making, to ensure that they succeed in the process and receive the intended outcomes (Watershed Associates, 2021). They...
Editing plays a critical role in the film Amélie because the producer uses editing techniques to express the personalities and emotions of the characters. For example, the editor adds animations aspects such as stuffed animals and a pounding heart to emphasize character feelings in a scene (Jeunet, 2001). It is...
For this essay, I decided to write about the 2007 drama movie “Ben X” by Nic Balthazar. Although remaining largely unknown to the general public, this movie includes topics that are essential for human society to function: acceptance and empathy. I chose to write about this movie out of curiosity...
Sociology, as a broad and multifaceted science, views the realities in society in their complexity. Various phenomena occurring in social structures might be analyzed using sociological theories and concepts that provide rationalization and explanation of human actions within social systems. The social phenomenon of bureaucracy has been meticulously portrayed in...
Introduction Pictured in 2013, a period-drama film “12 Years a Slave” shows how quickly a free man’s life can be destroyed, depicting enslaved people’s lives in 1841 and the following 12 years. This biographical film was directed by Steve McQueen, a British filmmaker, who was working on such films as...
Inferno or Underworld is a 1980 Italian horror film directed by Dario Argento. This film is a sequel to the 1977 film Suspiria as part of a trilogy of the story of three mothers. Argento pushes the boundaries of his witchy universe and clearly outlines it. In this film, his...
The film Indonesia: The Invisible Giant explains how Islam arrived and influenced the cultures and values of the local people. The video describes the historical background of Indonesia and its hard lessons of democracy. Indonesia is the third-largest democracy with six recognized national religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Catholicism, Protestantism, Confucianism, and...
Margaret Mitchel’s celebrated film “Gone with the Wind” intertwines a magnificent love story that occurred during the eve of the Civil War. The love story involves Rhett Butler and Scarlett O’Hara whose passionate love affair and impressive lines form an important part of the film. The romance story in the...
The rapid development of Western civilization and the ongoing secularization of society cannot be doubted or reversed, with the societal rebuilding serving as a step toward new approaches to religious discipleship. Pleasantville (1998) is a movie that brilliantly shows how worldviews are transforming, causing rapid social change. In its essence,...
Character Description Character: Raymond Reddington. Television show: The Blacklist. The Blacklist is an ongoing American crime thriller television series that airs every Friday at 8 PM on the National Broadcasting Company (NBC). The show premiered on 23rd September 2013 and is currently on its eighth season, claiming that it has...
Introduction Countries embroiled in violent conflicts put the lives of their citizens at great risk. Political violence that arises during such conflicts, particularly during wars for independence and civil wars, serves to further the agendas of independent actors against a state or other stakeholders in the dispute. Regardless of the...
Introduction Dune is set in a far-off future in which humankind has developed in many scientific ways while also mutating in many spiritual ones. Dune was a pro-government, pro-eco-radicalism, and Islamophilic future worldwide metaphor (Alvarez and Franklin, 2017). Denis Villeneuve’s latest cinematic version of the novel, produced from a script...
Introduction The documentary Finding Your Roots addresses a problematic matter of the American past – its slavery times. The film does not violate the ethics of the research done with people’s engagement outside the social sciences. Finding Your Roots brings to the surface the truth about black American ancestry without...
What Did You Learn? I enjoyed watching the video What Darwin Never Knew, as it profoundly explains and accounts for the relationship between the various animal and plant species. It is well organized and explains the history of Charles Darwin chronologically, stating how he gained his interest in knowing the...
The Corporation is a documentary movie revolving around giant companies becoming increasingly influential in the current world. Cogitating on the functioning and development of these entities, the authors attempt to compare them to specific psychological patterns found in people (Encore+, n.d.). For instance, modern corporations focus on earning money as...
Introduction The film “The Fugitive” is an action thriller film directed by Andrew Davis. It shows the story of doctor Richard Kimble, played by actor Harrison Ford, who is accused of his wife’s murder. The protagonist tries to clear his name and find and punish the actual killer. The mentioned...
Introduction Most Americans have never understood the challenging history lying behind the increased Latino population growth in the United States. Nevertheless, after watching the documentary, I realized that it is of great help in making a person know why America has many immigrants. Thus, this essay aims to provide a...
The 2011 motion picture by Phyllida Lloyd titled The Iron Lady is a biographical film showing the life and career path of one of the most famous politicians in the history of Great Britain. In the opening sequence of the film, Margaret Thatcher is shown as an elderly lady at...
The gender ratio in the Smurfs is one to ninety-nine, with just one main female character. The male Smurfs have diverse professions: an architect, chef, painter, poet, etc. Smurfette is the only main recurring female in the storyline. She is a feminine character: caring, curious, girly, and often helpless in...
Losing weight is increasingly becoming a concern for the general public across all walks of life. Many sources offer unprecedented ways and tips on losing weight. Particularly, the media boasts of effective criteria for losing weight. However, this recommendations and tips apparently may have positive or negative influence on the...
Poster Explanation This movie poster appears dark and gloomy, representing the themes of injustice and cruelty in Shakespeare’s “King Lear.” The main symbols used in the poster are reaching hands and the King’s crown. They represent the division of the kingdom and the consequences of relationships based on authority and...
Introduction The critical examination of popular social trends is an essential component of analytical social science research. It makes it possible to qualitatively identify and measure not only sentiments peculiar to individual groups and communities but also for the population as a whole. The best medium for the contemporary and...
In the chosen episode, the narrator begins by introducing the show to the viewers. From the first moments, it becomes impossible not to listen to the man’s voice as he talks in an exceptionally pleasant manner. He also speaks directly to the viewer, asks questions, and answers them himself, and...
For a long time, North American cinema was largely synonymous with Hollywood-made films. However, in the past few decades, independent filmmakers and festivals, such as Sundance and Toronto, have received a significant amount of public attention. Canadian Indigenous films represent a new distinctive branch of independent North American cinema. While...
The documentary, Food Inc., argues that the production of today’s food choices are solely profit based, and that there is insufficient government regulation on agriculture. There is little regard to the health and safety of the consumer, or the health and treatment of the animals. The movie is based upon...
The first episode of the series reveals the characters in all their versatility and at the same time remains within the archetypes of plotline design for further development. There are many main characters, and they are for every taste. This paper will focus only on the interns, however, there are...
The film is based on the book, ‘Hardball: A Season in the Projects’, by Daniel Coyle, and although the film is not an exact replica of the book by Coyle, it is an account similar to the Near North Little League’s 1992 season. The film features Keanu Reeves portraying a...
Introduction Roma is a 2018 film directed by Alfonso Cuarón, who based the story upon his childhood memories. The semi-autobiographical narrative focuses on Cleo, a servant woman working for a middle-class family, whose character is inspired by Cuarón’s caregiver. The movie is set in the 1970s in the neighborhood of...
Sita sings the blues is an animation film. Nina Paley produced the film. She is an American cartoonist. She started as a comic strip artist and later started filmmaking. Later, she moved to India in 2002 and came across the epic Ramayana and this was ironic as her marriage was...
Murder on a Sunday morning is a documentary film developed by a French filmmaker by the name Jean-Xavier de Lestrade. The story in the film involves a fifteen years old boy known as Brenton Butler. The boy is suspected of murdering a tourist in Jacksonville, Florida. It happened that Jean...
Introduction The importance of employment, a desire to work, a threat of retirement, the development of professional qualities, and interpersonal relationships are the issues that bother millions of modern people. To share their opinions and visions, movie directors find it interesting and necessary to discuss these themes in their works....
Steven Scott’s “Like a Box of Chocolates” explores Forrest Gump, the movie – one of the best-known and most influential American cultural products of recent decades. In a serious, bordering on downright academic tine, Scott presents his reading of the famous story of a simple-witted man who inexplicably becomes incredibly...
What is the qualitative research question (RQ)? The qualitative RQ can be stated as follows: “How the institution of black gangs evolved from being a community aimed to protect members to being in a state of self-genocide.” Why was a qualitative approach appropriate to answer the RQ? A qualitative approach...
Introduction Contemporary individuals usually see movies and television series as a means of entertainment and relaxation. They watch them after a busy day at work or university to bond with their friends and relatives and forget about everyday problems. On the other hand, it should be noted that movies are...
Annie Hall is a romantic comedy directed by Woody Allen in 1977. The movie tells a story of Alvy Singer, who is reflecting upon the reason why his relationship with Annie Hall ended. The film uses retrospection to return to unconscious decisions made in the past to understand the present,...
The depiction of harsh reality is one of the most intriguing themes in present-day movies, and “Queen & Slim” is no exception to the rule. In this story, the main characters, Queen and Slim, are dining out on their first date when something unexpected happens. On their way home, they...
Introduction Modern society cannot imagine life without sharing their experiences, ideas, and thoughts, therefore people always create and consume content. Multiple platforms exist to spread the information in different formats, and the most engaging one is, undoubtedly, video. Over one billion people watch YouTube at least one time a day,...
Introduction Communication is a critical element in building interpersonal relationships between individuals in the modern world. The multiple spheres, including economic, political, social, and cultural, depend on effective communication for better understanding between people. With the growing influence of globalization tendencies on contemporary people, communication remains a vital tool capable...
Art is one of the popular forms of expression of human thoughts and deep feelings. In particular, cinema is one of the areas of art that allows people to raise and reveal eternal questions. The Secret in Their Eyes is a good example of a work that addresses critical human...
Disney Company is the most significant entertainment empire in the world, thanks to the creator Walt Disney and his brother. Since the inception of Disney, the society has experienced a change of influence in both gender roles and characters. Disney movies have shaped the skills, attitudes, behaviors, and morals of...
The main characters in “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” include the following: Mona Stangley – a “madam” or the owner of the “House,” presiding it over by rigid behavior rules both for the girls and their clients. She is charming, sweet, and well-known due to generous donations to political...
Sitcoms are situational comedies that have recurring characters in places like home or the workplace. They do have studio audiences or specially made laugh tracks. Initially, they were associated with radios but currently, they are run on televisions. Like some other famous sitcoms like Simpsons, Married with children, Fraiser, Seinfield,...
The movie Man of Serengeti (1972) was directed by Robert Young and produced by the National Geographic Specials. The piece is a documentary, centered on the life in the East African country Tanzania. Although Man of Serengeti was released almost fifty years ago, it continues to be an excellent illustration...
Summary Given her exposure to the wider world, Songlian feels betrayed that she must become the fourth wife in a cheerless homestead of a wealthy landowner. The wives’ living quarters are along both sides of the courtyard. Traditionally, the Master requires the lighting of a red lantern outside the apartment...
Summary of the movie Crude oil film Steered by Wang Bing, the movie Crude Oil is a documentary, which agitates for environmental conservations bringing to an end the pollution, caused by the companies. The documentary sends a stern warning or rather message to those large corporations that destroy important Ecuadonian...
Character Analysis The movie Mean Girls explains how gifted students act. One of the myths and stereotypes of a gifted person states the person can solve the average class problem faster than the normal student. Some myths and stereotypes of gifted persons are correct. Mean Girls Summary The Mean Girls...
The greater part of films is always aimed at the performance of social functions since the aim of a filmmaker is to influence society in one way or another. Usually the producer’s aim is to provide important knowledge and reflection of experience to the target audience. The film “Boyz N...
