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The sophisticated voyage in Nanook of the North is organized according to the periods of a year, from summer through winter. Instead of using linear chronology, it uses an episodic framework, and it has four action sequences that show my, Nanook’s, skill in obtaining food by fishing and hunting walruses,...
Introduction In the first episode of the first season of the podcast series Alibi, Sarah Koenig talks about how she conducted questioning of students one day. Sarah needed to find out what the teenagers were doing on January 13, 1999. On that day, Hae Min Lee disappeared, and a month...
In the history of world cinema, the 1980s were the heyday of mass culture, not just in the United States but all over the Western world. Movie theaters made record profits, and the movie business market became a real Klondike for many dreamers and glory-seekers. Martial arts films were very...
Introduction Global food production processes are essential for the world community and population due to the fact that people cannot survive without a well-developed food supply system. At the same time, various drawbacks and issues can occur during the procedures related to animal food factories, food production distribution, as well...
In the film Beasts of the Southern Wild by Benh Zeitlin, the lines of fantasy and realism are often blurred in the eyes of the protagonist, a little girl nicknamed Hushpuppy. This work alludes to marginalized communities’ struggles due to poverty and climate change and suggests ways to overcome them....
Canadian Political Cartoon Background of the Political Cartoon News Story The background of the cartoon’s construct involves addressing the critical social issue affecting the American community, discrimination. In a report by Grynbaum et al. (2021), the authors focus on Trump’s attempt to accuse the left-wing of the Capitol riots in...
Introduction Films are most likely the dominant art form of the 21st century. It is not only accessible, but it also represents a collective effort and is the outcome of a varied community joining together in the endeavor to build something beautiful. The urge to create tales stems from people’s...
Introduction Rubber was filmed in 2010 and directed by Quentin Dupieux, and it is a quasi-horror movie about a tire. The latter is presented as the film’s main ‘monster’ or villain, and it is named Robert (Dupieux). The narrative is unique because it introduces two storylines, which eventually merge at...
“MI VECINO TOTORO – Clip #2 Subtitulado “Paraguas””. YouTube, uploaded by Vértigo Films, 2018, Web. The video “MI VECINO TOTORO – Clip #2 Subtitulado “Paraguas” shows a scene from the animation “My Neighbour Totoro” and can be found on YouTube. It was uploaded in 2018 and served as a good...
Out of Many, One is a 34 minutes film that addresses a complicated subject regarding immigration to the United States for many individuals worldwide. According to a preview posted on Netflix soon before the film’s premiere, one in every five immigrants chooses the country presently governed by Donald Trump to...
Independent filmmaking has been around for centuries, with one of the earliest examples being Georges Méliès’ A Trip to the Moon in 1902. This film was not commissioned by a studio, and Méliès financed, wrote, directed, and starred in the film himself. In the early days of Hollywood, there were...
Metropolis is a German silent film directed by Fritz Lang and released in 1927. It tells the story of the main character Freder living in a world divided into two classes: the elite and the workers. While the elite lives a wealthy and carefree life, the workers struggle for a...
Press freedom is an important phenomenon in ensuring non-biased reporting and news. This paper analyzes The Post, a film where Washington Post was in dilemma of publishing leaked documents on the United States’ failures in Vietnam. Although the government knew that the war in Vietnam was taking a wrong path,...
Fruitvale Station is a 2013 film made by debut director Ryan Coogler, starring Michael B. Jordan. The movie is based on the real story of Oscar Grant III, a 22-year-old African-American who the BART officer shot on a crowded platform of the Fruitvale station. The story was not Hollywoodized, and...
World War II movies are not usually associated with popular culture. Screenwriters use themes of Nazi oppression, the brutality of war, and the bravery of the allied forces, which have been cultivated for over seventy years. Yet, one of the most well-known and controversial movies about World War II, Inglourious...
A silent film is a black-and-white movie without sound. From the invention of film technology to the advent of modern sound films, silent films were the most popular entertainment. At first, there was no sound in the films, then they were with musical accompaniment, and then the help of Foley...
The “Real Value” documentary is a film that depicts businesses and the alternative approaches to generating financial gain. The first relevant idea from this movie is that businesses can create value that is beyond the profit they generate. The second idea is that the majority of American businesses are built...
The Hunger Games films narrative campaigns include many elements such as setting, genre, flashbacks, allusions, protagonist Katniss Everdeen, theme and conflict. The storyline begins with the main character Katniss Everdeen getting into a deadly game in which the character survives and becomes the leader of the struggle for freedom and...
Introduction TV shows of the past might appear to be simply relics of the bygone era at first sight. However, on further analysis, they can reveal a treasure trove of peculiar details and facts about the time slot that it is expected to portray. Moreover, with the fingerprints of multiple...
Cinema is represented by various films and numerous people involved in the process of filmmaking. Some of those people stand out in the eyes of the public more since they have a great influence on the industry. An example of such a person is Martin Scorsese, known for movies like...
Little women 2019 film tries to stay true to Little Women novel by Louisa May Alcott, but new adaptation in the film has made significant differences. This indicates a notable difference between the narrative technique in the book and the film. Some of the narrative techniques changes made in the...
Introduction The fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder, text revision (DSM-IV-TR) is a collection of mental disorders. It includes the definitions, classifications, and organization of the disorders. Also, the manual contains a list of criteria that is used to make a diagnosis. The DSM-IV-TR is...
Background Information and a Star Rating Julie Taymor’s Frida is a biographical drama based on Frida Kahlo’s life story. The movie premiered in 2002, producing box sales revenues exceeding its initial budget by more than four times (“Frida: 2002, Biography/Drama, 2h 3m”). As per the movie’s aggregated rating, Frida’s average...
The Principal Points The documentary on Supplements and Safety by Frontline, New York Times, and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation presents an insightful description of the hidden dangers of supplements and vitamins. These organizations analyzed the marketing and control of supplements, as well as their serious health problems. According to the...
Summary The film Carrie is an American horror movie that premiered in 1976 by Stephen King. The movie revolves around a young girl called Carrie White; she is a teenager with no friends; in the beginning, she is shy and rarely interacts with others. Her domineering and religious mother shelters...
Introduction The film Contagion, directed by Steven Soderbergh, first appeared in movie theaters on September 9, 2011. It attracted the viewers’ and critics’ attention not only due to the realistic display of possible pandemic outbreaks but also due to its impressive cast that included many famous actors and actresses. As...
The film, Slumdog Millionaire is an exciting and breathtaking story of an orphaned boy (Jamal) in Mumbai who uses his impeccable intelligence and strength to rise from rags to riches. The events of Jamal’s life are narrated in the movie through flash-forwards and flashbacks. Set in the slum, the movie...
In every classroom setting or learning space, each student is unique in their particular way. Each student has a special way through which they learn and master information. Therefore, every student should be understood, and the one shoe fits all ideology should be ignored. There are different modalities of learning...
Introduction According to Stephen King, everyone is insane to some degree though the level of insanity differs from one individual to another. Stephen King’s ethos in horror films is the key reason why many people like movies. “Why we crave horror movies” forms an outstanding argument written in his essay...
Introduction The legendary director Martin Scorsese has become the embodiment of cinematic classics. Despite his impressive age, he never ceases to delight audiences with new films that, once released, become some of the most famous and highest-grossing films in the world. This unique man is a genius and talented in...
The book Disposable People: New Slavery in the Global Economy by Kevin Bales explores the stories of contemporary slavery. The investigation of ‘new slavery’ conducted by the author links to the problems of the global economy and the underlying motive of the movie Tsotsi. Tsotsi was released in 2006 and...
Introduction Edgar Wright is an English director who shot to mainstream fame with his apocalyptic zombie comedy, The Cornetto Trilogy. It was praised for its slick and kinetic style that ingeniously blended multiple genres to deliver an electrifying satire. However, Wright’s latest attempts to make movies with more international appeal...
A deep and impressive film directed by Hans Van Sent, Good Will Hunting, was made in 1997 in memory of a journalist Allen Ginsberg and a writer William Burroughs. The film is a sharp, psychological story with a philosophical subtext about a 20-year-old boy from Boston who works as a...
Introduction The film called Race, The Power of an Illusion is devoted to comparing the different racial groups’ peculiarities through the closer scrutiny of their DNA. The video claims that the skin color, eye shape, and other factors determining which ethnicity a person belongs to do not estimate their physical...
WandaVision is a new series that pertains to some interesting qualities. As other modern cinematic content, it is multi generic. One of its generic facets appears to relate to sitcom, which is, as cited in Wieczorek, “a half-hour series focused on episodes involving recurrent characters within the same premise” (128)....
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...
“Rebel Without a Cause” is one of the most thrilling movies that I have watched so far, and I want to provide a review. The American drama film focuses on middle-class teenagers and the emotional challenges that they face. The film title implies a person who has no clear goal...
The documentary film The Interrupters reveals the importance of fighting against violence in communities where the criminality rates are above the average. Chicago’s South Side, the movie’s setting, is an example of a troubled area where drug trafficking, murders, and illegal gangs activities disrupt the residents’ well-being (James, 2012). The...
The movie Armageddon by Michael Bay depicts the American culture of patriotism. In the film, a group of deep core drillers is commissioned by NASA to help stop a humanity-threatening asteroid before it collides with earth. Patriotism can be defined as a feeling of devotion, love, and attachment to a...
Introduction People were always interested in interpreting written stories for the big screen. Books of all genres: comedies, detective stories, romance novels, and thrillers often appear before the public as movies. The film Rear Window, produced by Alfred Hitchcock in 1954, is not an exception. The original short story It...
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...
Sometimes it seems odd that a movie that was shot over half a century ago remains scary for contemporary viewers. In contrast, modern scary films are simply irritating and do not possess the former quality. Indeed, filmmaking is one of the most popular mediums that thrive today, with horror movies...
The True Cost is a documentary that was directed by Andrew Morgan and released in 2015. It shows the background of the fast fashion world, where garment workers live in terrible conditions, facing poverty and a lack of safety. The multinational fashion corporations follow globalization economy, which means that production...
Many young adults grow up in rough neighborhoods where they have to be physically capable of defending themselves. Examples of these people are illustrated in the movie Creed and the book The Contender. Both share many similarities, such as the common theme of perseverance and the main characters with complex...
The film Saving Face ideally addresses the theme of “coming out” in one’s community through Ma and Wil sexual liberation that challenges the Chinese traditions ethnic. In the movie, Wil is reluctant to reveal her relationship with Vivian to her mother and society due to the fear of being different...
Introduction The problem of drug addiction has been a common subject in cinema for many years. First, it allows attracting the attention of the general public to this topic. Second, different techniques of cinema enable filmmakers to depict in detail all the negative sides of the issue, leaving the public...
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...
During the 1970s, women’s role in society differs considerably from their position in today’s world. A pilot episode of Charlie’s Angels changed the way how females had to be viewed and treated. According to a radical feminist, Vivian Gornick, the 1970s was a turning point in human history, when the...
The scene that is going to be reviewed within the framework of the current paper is the “I am the scales of justice” that starts approximately around 01:09:15. The scene is mostly focused on background music and plenty of footsteps and gunshots that vary in order to create a more...
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...
Being a comparatively recent thriller, “Midsommar” has managed to take both critics and viewers by storm with its unique premise and stunning cinematography. The film is filled with scenes that can be used as an example of stellar filmmaking. However, one of the scenes stands out particularly strongly, offering the...
The movie The Corporation focused on the rise of the notion of a corporation as a legal entity and its equivalence to a person in regards to its rights and capabilities in society. The main message of the film can be found in the fact that corporate entities do not...
The film Searching for Bobby Fischer by Steven Zaillian is about the childhood of a chess player Joshua Waitzkin. The movie is based on the real life of the chess player. When Josh Waitzkin was seven years old, his family noticed that the boy has a great interest in chess....
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...
Frankly speaking, I am not a real fan of romantic comedies, but I have seen a few at the movie theatre with my friends. Friends with Benefits appealed to me as it seems to differ from the other films of this genre. However, soon No Strings Attached appeared on the...
In her article about the cinematic codes, Jill Nelmes (2003) describes eight main elements through which the film director may communicate with the viewers; these elements include props, costumes, sound, editing, performance of the actors, settings, lighting, and the scene in general. The exploration of the communication via editing was...
The selected excerpt of the book called “The Pop Culture Freaks” focuses on the representation of gender in American pop culture that is a powerful tool capable of impacting social tendencies and relations or creating particular attitudes. The objectification of women (or female bodies, to be more precise, since their...
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room is one of the most captivating movies that touch upon numerous themes about people, their crimes, and their actions’ outcomes that lead to the greatest scandals in the business world ever. This documentary movie tells a story of how executives of the company...
Introduction The city and cinema have been inextricably connected to each other since the emergence of films. Gradually, the urban space begins to influence the movies so much that it is impossible to imagine one without the other. “The street in the extended sense of the word is not only...
Each movie has its message to deliver to the audience, and there are many filmmaking approaches to doing it, such as the choice of genre, characters, design, and locations. The documentary Masters of Production: The Hidden Art of Hollywood is directed by John J. Flynn, and reflects the main concepts...
Introduction Racial identity may be defined as a specific sense of belonging to a particular racial group. It is based on the person’s perception that he or she shares the same heritage with this group. The examination of racial identity is highly essential for the evaluation of historical and social...
As a psychological experiment, The Quiet Rage showed us how mental conditioning plays a vital role in how we view our lives and how people treat one another. It shows how us how we can lose sight of ethics and legalities once given the power to exercise over our fellowmen....
The Tuskegee experiment that took place in America over a period of four decades was an ethical catastrophe. The movie, “Miss Evers’ Boys”, captures the emotional and physical effects of the experiment on the participants, most of who succumbed to the disease. The experiment was a violation of most, if...
The current essay reflects the rehabilitation course through the movie “The Bucket List” by Rob Reiner. In the paper, I answer the question: did the patient portray any spiritual beliefs or distress throughout the movie? Moreover, I recall emotions felt during the semester after watching it and providing patient care....
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 Films have become an essential type of art, allowing their creators to channel deep and relevant thoughts. Various motion pictures analyze particular social and psychological processes, making valuable contributions to humanity and its culture. Grizzly Man, a 2005 documentary, provides insight into the mind of a person who gradually...
Battleship Potemkin was revolutionary in many senses, but the most memorable and fascinating part is arguably the Odessa Steps. While it is a marvel from the technical point of view, the sequence also criticizes war and its cruelty, particularly towards the innocent. However, the message is enhanced through the montage,...
In the context of the modern world, the notions of the United States and immigration, when used in a single sentence, are today unable to convey any positive connotation. State, seemingly embracing the whole variety of cultures, still manages to divide its fellow citizens into the ones who belong here...
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...
“Mi Familia” is a drama written and directed by Gregory Nava, which may make you wish that you were a part of Jose and Maria’s family. All three generations described by Nava are ready to put up with physical and emotional suffering for the family. Even though every family has...
Lemons and Pool Tables The movie The Break Up introduces the viewers to the couple Gary and Brooke and their ugly break up, hence making the audience comprehend how they can come to good terms with their partners after disagreements. The argument concerning lemons and pool tables is an illusion...
Although Branagh depicts Hero and Claudio as very much in love, the text of the play does not seem to provide convincing evidence of strong feelings between these characters. At the beginning of the play, Claudio expresses his admiration for Hero by calling her “a jewel” and “the sweetest lady...
Introduction Love, Simon is an excellent example of a movie that expresses the difficulties of people who are afraid to open their sexual orientation to others. Doubt, insecurity, fear of seeming ridiculous or wrong are the main feelings for a person who is going through a transition period between understanding...
Introduction Culture may be defined as the behavioural patterns of people within a given period of time, with regards to their beliefs, organizations and products of their activities (Jenks, 1993, p.2). Movies perform different roles in our lives. These range from entertainment to teaching the moral lessons behind certain issues,...
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...
“Mi Familia” is a film directed by Gregory Nava, who released it in 1995. The plot reveals the life journey of a family that moved from Mexico to the United States, settling in Los Angeles. By seeing the three generations, from the father of the Sanchez family who traveled from...
There are movies with an interesting plot and a strong cast, after watching which people change their lives. Some movies influence the way of how the whole filmmaking industry is developed, and the work of Alfred Hitchcock is one of such significant contributions. In the 20th century, this director demonstrated...
The development of economic relationships is one of the common themes for modern movies. Directors investigate the current state of affairs, formulate their positions, and share ideas with spectators through their camera. Among a variety of successful projects, Wall Street, directed by Oliver Stone in 1987, remains one of the...
Altruism is the philosophical term the video clip Spider Man speculates about. The video explicitly shows the implementation of altruistic concepts held by the hero. This is incredible how the movie clip unveils the philosophical meaning of a person who possesses altruistic features, and the foremost message is that every...
Introduction Gladiator is a 2000 movie directed by Ridley Scott that has a combination of action, adventure, and drama. It entails betrayal, bravery, and survival, which is set in the ancient era of the Roman Empire. General Maximus Decimus Meridus (Russell Crowe) impersonates the role of Maximus brilliantly as an...
Introduction The American dream paints a picture of material success created from hard work regardless of birth status. The perceived ability to be successful, in a material sense, drives the actions of the main character of the Western McCabe & Mrs. Miller and the Drama Midnight Cowboy. In both films,...
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...
Introduction The notion that physical appearance is used as a measure for ugliness or good look has been used so frequently in the movie world. In many instances, physically unattractive individuals are made to believe that they have a negative impact on people who watch them as far as scariness...
Introduction Pipilotti Rist has been very significant in video art and installation media. She started making super eight films while she was still studying in college. Her works are generally very short lasting very few minutes and they usually have a lot of alterations in speed, sound and coloration. She...
Introduction The film, There Will Be Blood, is strange in a magnificent way in marking a noticeable departure by writer and director Paul Thomas Anderson. The film examines the character of a central California oilman in a somewhat insidious and intense manner. The film is framed in the backdrop of...
To speak about the pop culture of any country one should distinguish the definition of this term. The Longman dictionary of contemporary English presents such an explanation: pop culture is music, films, products etc. in a particular society that are familiar to and popular with most ordinary people in that...
It is not a secret, though the truth is rather sad, that the works of imaginative literature are not so popular today if compared with the demand for movies. There is no doubt that watching a film is less time-consuming in comparison with the reading of a book that can...
Hyper-reality in television: an introduction The concept of hyper-reality is defined as the blurring of the distinction between what is real and what is unreal, made possible through the process of simulation (Baudrillard & Glaser 1994, p.1). Baudrillard and Glaser (1994, p.1) define simulation as “the generation by models of...
Abstract The value, attitudes and behavior of individuals are usually influenced by the type of television programs that they watch. Children are more likely to be affected in a negative way by viewing violent television programmes, in comparison with their adult counterparts, owing to their inability to distinguish between reality...
Culture and works of art are influenced greatly by social tastes, preferences and unique vision of the world. During the 20th century, artists have been engaged in an anxious and harassed attempt to manage presence and views under conditions where everything threatens to fall apart. The concern surrounding the artistic...
The movie The Importance of Being Earnest (2002) is based on a well-known play by Oscar Wilde. Thus, the director of the movie Oliver Parker proposes viewers an original approach to the plot and a modern vision of the problem of human morality, identity and fair personal relationships. The movie...
The Pursuit of Happyness is a 2006 American biographical film directed by Gabriele Muccino. It is a classic rags-to-riches story that is based on the true life story of Christopher Gardner, a self-made millionaire who rose from poverty and homelessness to achieve great success in life. Gardner catapulted himself from...
Comparing and analyzing the two films directed by Franco Zeffirelli: “The Taming of the Shrew” (1967) and “Romeo and Juliet” (1968), one may point that both of them are based on William Shakespeare’s same name works and are devoted to the motives of the history. Both films were released successfully...
Movies comprise pictures in motion created either by recording images using cameras, animations, or special effects. Movies come in different kinds; dramas, actions movies, horrors, comedy, and action dramas and involve different characters. Movies are created by culture representing those cultures and, in turn, may affect those cultures. These movies...
Introduction In the majority of cases, when people make a decision to watch an Indian movie, they want to see a number of beautiful saris, songs, dances, family conflicts, and the development of loving affairs. However, Bollywood can amaze and positively contradicts audience expectations. Earth (Mehta, 1998) is one such...
Introduction Progress – the biggest and primary ambition of human civilization throughout history. To achieve progress in technology, science, arts, philosophy and other fields is a means of driving forward and improving the very aspect of human existence. While there are obvious benefits to technological advancement, there are also complicated...
Introduction Modern movies are characterized by a number of techniques and features like unpredictable camera movements or lighting that attract attention and fascinate a viewer. Several decades ago, filmmakers did not have access to such a variety of options and followed the standards, including effective camera shots and definite camera...
Introduction Cinematography is a primarily visual form of art, so it is only natural that the viewer concentrates on what is visible on the screen. As Gunning suggests in his essay, the invisible in films is often neglected: it is not seen as a valuable element worth attention and exploration....
Introduction For centuries, Chicanos, a Mexican-American people, have been viewed controversially. Popular media, such as TV shows, films, plays, and songs, frequently present Chicano culture either in a positive or negative way. This essay analyses Mi Vida Loca, an American drama film directed by Allison Anders in 1993. It focuses...
Introduction The origins of inspiration haunted the imagination of endless writers, composers, and artists of all kinds. When the book inspires a director, he or she usually has a choice: change a story and a name or let it remain the same, thus, opening a film to the comparison. In...
There are many reasons for people to love and hate Bollywood. Annually, Bollywood introduces about one thousand feature movies and hundreds of short films. On the one hand, the quality, motives, and the development of the events seem to be predictable, not interesting, or even boring. On the other hand,...
Readings: Summary The notion of dystopia has been a popular setting for thrillers since the 20th century. The specified environment allows expressing some of the greatest concerns about social tensions, thus prompting ideas for resolving ongoing conflicts. Kinji Fukasaku’s Battle Royale is one of the movies that mask its social...
Introduction The Hidden Art of Islam is devoted to the history of aniconism in Muslim culture and its influence on Arabic calligraphy, geometry, design, and contemporary art inspired by Islam. As the movie emphasizes, artists should not depict God, the Prophet Muhammad, human figures, and other living creatures alike, especially...
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...
Batman is a comics superhero of the DC Universe, who is also called dark knight or vigilante. Cinema comics are at the forefront of the spheres of mass culture, and we can say that the superheroes represented in them fulfill a certain cultural task – satisfy the need of a...
Dunkirk (2017) was directed by Christopher Nolan and released in 2017. The movie is a depiction of the Dunkirk evacuation that took place in 1940. The protagonist is a British soldier who survives an ambush of German troops. He makes it to the beach and joins the Allied troops that...
Introduction There is a number of factors that can impact a movie’s popularity, and one of them is the degree to which the plot reflects social and personal problems affecting the target audience. Yakin’s (2000) Remember the Titans is an award-winning movie that sheds light on the history of racism...
Introduction Holocaust films have always attracted considerable attention from the public and the media, especially when it comes to the western world. Life Is Beautiful (1997) is one of the cinematographic works that stand out against the rest due to its use of humor, as well as an emphasis on...
Introduction Taxi Driver is an iconic noir film written by Paul Schrader and directed by Martin Scorsese in 1976. It featured Robert De Niro as the main character, named Travis Bickle. The movie focuses on the story of a mentally unstable Vietnam War veteran, who is struggling between his sense...
Based on what has been presented so far, this analysis recommends that Miranda should attempt to pursue a leadership path that integrates sufficient relationship behavior into it. The fact of the matter is, the employee churn rate within the Runway is far too high to consider it to be a...
A report on Tulpan movie Written and directed by Sergey Drortsevoy, Tulpan is a successful chef-d’oeuvre Asian movie that got everyone talking about the director’s cinematography skills. Produced in 1998, the film started showing up in cinemas and theatres around April 1999. Although the movie was unrated, it received international...
Introduction It now became a commonplace assumption among many people that the genre of sci-fi in literature and movies is being solely concerned with exposing how the continuous technological progress may affect the realities of people’s everyday living in the future. Nevertheless, there are good reasons to believe that, while...
Prince Among Slaves is an award-winning documentary that was broadcasted on PBS. It is based on a biography book by professor Terry Alford. It tells the unique story of an African Muslim prince Abdul Rahman Ibrahima, as he experienced the horrors of slavery in the late 1700s. The documentary and...
In a Year of 13 Moons is a movie written and directed by Ali Rainer Werner Fassbinder. The film’s lead actor is Volker Spengler. In the film, the lead actor stars as Elvira. The film describes Elvira’s last few days on earth. Elvira is a transsexual woman previously known as...
In the opening scenes of the film, Selma, Martin Luther King is in Oslo to receive the coveted Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. In Alabama, the fight for the inclusion of the black community in the voting process is ongoing. Ann Lee Cooper is denied the opportunity to become a...
Introduction J.J Abrams was born on 27th June 1966 as Jeffrey Jacob Abrams in New York City before moving to Los Angeles, the city in which he was brought up and educated. He is a son to Gerald W. Abrams, who was a television producer in New York and Carol...
Introduction The film Damaged Care shot in 2002 portrays a disappointing reality of the profit-centered USA health care system. The main character of the motion picture, Dr. Linda Peeno, played by Laura Dern, starts her job on a position of a medical reviewer at the organization called Humana Health Care...
Introduction The Kardashian family is famous for a reality TV show known as “Keeping Up with the Kardashians (KUWTK)” whose concept emerged from an infamous sex scandal by one of its members (Kim Kardashian). Reality shows are trending because of a culture of celebrity worship and society’s obsession with fame...
The early era of cinematography was shaped by striving to achieve success in terms of creating masterpieces that are unique and precious. However, gradually, the primary priorities of creators involved in the film industry have shifted in favor of material profit. The contemporary cinematography is most known not for 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 In every society, there are certain values and conditions that are usually established, and it is expected that they are naturally followed by every member of the society and passed through generations without active questioning or suggestions of radical changes. In assessing Immanuel Kant’s theory on morality, we shall...
Introduction Today, cinema is one of the most popular kinds of art which attracts millions of spectators all over the world. Its rapid rise is related to the spread of technologies and the creation of a new digitalized society. Therefore, like any art, it could be used by creators to...
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...
Film Summary The animated film, Spirited Away (Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi), by Hayao Miyazaki is of Japanese origin and was released in the year 2001. The animated film is based on the story of a girl called Chihiro Ogino who is ten years old. As Chihiro and her parents...
As of today, it became a commonplace assumption among many film-critics that the era of classical Noir films extends from the year 1941, which saw the release of John Huston’s film The Maltese Falcon, to the year 1958, when Orson Welles produced his movie Touch of Evil. Nevertheless, it was...
Introduction The documentary Apple’s Broken Promises dwells upon operations of Apple’s suppliers and violations of people’s rights. The main issue is Apple’s attitude towards these violations and the gap between things proclaimed by the company’s top management and the actual conditions some people have to work in (BBC Panorama –...
Horror films refer to the emotional field of fear, but not all of them are frightening enough. What lies at the root of such films? Chris Dumas claims that Freud‘s Oedipus complex revealed in childhood sexuality issues is the key component of the horror films while James Kendrick believes that...
Fireproof is a 2008 chef-d’oeuvre film directed by Stephen Kendrick. The movie explores different family attributes, but the overriding theme is on marriage and divorce. The contemporary marriage institution is constantly faced with numerous challenges, which ultimately lead to divorce. In the movie, Fireproof, Caleb’s marriage is replete with conflict...
Introduction Werner Herzog’s movie Grizzly Man (2005) was one of the best films during its period. In fact, it got much acclamation in the way it presented the life and subsequent death of Timothy Treadwell. As clearly demonstrated in the film, he was assumed to have lived among Grizzlies before...
The lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is an adventure, adaptation, action or a fantasy film directed by Peter Jackson and released in the year two thousand and one. It is an epic adventure in prehistoric times that contrasts the moral vs. malicious forces and role of...
The Main Problem The main problem the filmmaker addresses is the impact of human activities on their environment. The environment includes the external physical environment and the internal environment: the human body. The various parts of the movie show how different actions that human beings do on daily basis impact...
It is apparent that various countries, ethnicities, and researchers have different views about the cultural diversities. A primary goal of this essay is to compare and contrast the points about different attitudes towards diversities, which were presented in two movies, Double Happiness and Do the Right Thing. It is apparent...
Introduction “Akeelah and the Bee” is a movie that transcends the limitations of its average plot and linear storyline to reveal valuable and intrinsic lessons that have been forgotten by people at present in their pursuit to be “winners.” In a sense, it is a critique of the current predilection...
Nowadays, the very abbreviation SS invokes in most people the horrifying images of concentration camps, piles of corpses being pushed down the pit with bulldozers and the black smoke rising over camps’ crematoriums. Therefore, it comes as not a particular surprise that SS officers are generally assumed to have been...
The film, “Two Stage Sisters” is a 1964 Chinese production by Xie Jin, staring Cao Yindi and Xie Fang (Connolly). It is a production made shortly before Chinese Cultural Revolution. “Two Stage Sisters” tell of feminine story, “Yue Opera” practitioners, who happened to be from the same cast, but who...
Notable Special Effects, Camera Tricks, and Stunts Rocky is one of the greatest films of the 1970s. It integrates various special effects, camera techniques, and stunts to appeal to the viewers. For instance, the movie employs a montage sequence where a series of shots are used to develop a continuous...
Introduction Alfred Hitchcock’s skill is evident in his ability to engage audiences with gripping narratives and his inventive use of cinematic elements to create an immersive and memorable experience. Hitchcock’s cinematic career started during the silent film period and smoothly carried over into the sound era. He has received innumerable...
Introduction The Pursuit of Happyness, directed by Gabriele Muccino, is a drama that explores the challenges and triumphs that accompany a person’s lifelong pursuit of a better life. This 117-minute film, released in 2006, tells the story of the complexities of adulthood and the pursuit of happiness. Explanation The role...
Introduction The movie “The Pursuit of Happyness” (2006) is a biographical drama film based on the life of Chris Gardner, a struggling salesman who becomes homeless. The movie accurately depicts the struggles of teens indirectly through the main character’s journey to overcome poverty and adversity. Accuracy of the Film’s Depiction...
Introduction “Top Gun: Maverick,” the eagerly anticipated sequel to the 1986 classic, soars triumphantly onto the screen under the expert direction of Joseph Kosinski. Released in 2022, the film reunites audiences with the audacious Navy pilot Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, played by Tom Cruise, and introduces a new generation of aviators....
Introduction Reader response criticism concentrates on the reader’s experience and interpretation of a text. It emphasizes the importance of personal reactions and emotions in understanding the meaning of a work. When applying this criticism style to the movie Horton Hears a Who (2008), it becomes evident that it is making...
Introduction The animated series “Puffs” takes a humorous approach to serious topics, employing comedy as a means of communicating more profound ideas. The use of this particular technique of storytelling is particularly helpful when it comes to discussing difficult subjects like self-discovery, identity, and the expectations that society places on...
Analysis of a Modern Horror Film The movie selected is A Quiet Place, directed by John Krasinski. The film, which was released in 2018, centers around Lee and Evelyn Abbott’s family, struggling to raise their children, Regan and Marcus, where mysterious creatures hunt by noise and kill people (Krasinski, 2018)....
Introduction Oppenheimer (2023) is a movie directed by Christopher Nolan and is based on J. Robert Oppenheimer’s Pulitzer Prize-winning biography written by Martin J. Sherwin and Kai Bird about the so-called “father of the atomic bomb” (Frizzell 13). On the surface, the film explores the professional and personal milestones of...
Introduction In the ever-evolving world of technology and entertainment, the recent Black Mirror episode, “Joan Is Awful,” has thrust a pressing issue into the spotlight: the potential replacement of human actors with artificial intelligence. The episode’s premise revolves around Joan, a woman who discovers that unethical executives are using her...
Introduction Not My Life: The Global Impact of human trafficking and modern slavery is a documentary directed by Robert Bilheimer that has a powerful message for society. This work reveals the alarming problem of human trafficking and why slavery still exists in modern society. The film is an indication that...
Introduction The moving documentary “Chavez Ravine: A Los Angeles Story,” helmed by Jordan Mechner, explores the political underbelly, ravenous avarice, and the unintended consequences of seemingly altruistic intentions. The video painstakingly reveals the depressing tale of Chavez Ravine. This once-thriving Mexican-American community was forced into the background in the 1950s...
Introduction “Take This Hammer” is a moving documentary that explores the complex racial and socioeconomic fabric of San Francisco in the early 1960s. The film is a cinematic endeavor led by the astute viewpoint of renowned writer and social critic James Baldwin. It presents an unabashed examination of the various...
Blaylock, Sara. “Bringing the war home to the United States and East Germany: In the Year of the Pig and Pilots in Pajamas.” Cinema Journal, vol. 56, no. 4, 2017, pp. 26-50. Web. De Antonio’s film continues to be an important piece based on Blaylock’s article. The author shows that...
