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Social Process Theory and the Film American History X

1998). Derek is induced into joining a neo-Nazi movement by a older hate-monger played by Stacy Keach, who uses him as a neighbo...

An Overview of A Beautiful Mind

who works with Nash sees him doing essentially crazy things and putting documents in drop boxes. He reports him to the superiors a...

Film Analysis

people. They rely on critics to tell the public about the film. As such they will clearly keep in mind what the public is interest...

Where the Heart Is

position. This superstition is very important in both the novel and the film from the beginning and is clearly seen in Walmart. Sh...

Overview of the Western Cinematic Genre

Battle of Summit Springs, a reenactment that showcased Cody rescuing poor white damsel Indian captives in distress (Buscombe 286)....

British Cinematic Development Until 1939

In ten pages this paper chronicles the history of British film from its 19th century origins until 1939. Six sources are listed i...

Historical Changes Made to the Film Braveheart

Gibson. From a simple understanding of history and the constant struggle between Scotland and England, as Scotland fought to rem...

D.W. Griffith's Film Birth of a Nation and its Political Impact

artistic advancements, including a color sequence at the end" (Review of The Birth of a Nation, 2002). Furthermore, this film gre...

The Battleship Potemkin and Birth of a Nation

Two sets of lovers from these families evolve over the course of the film: Ben Cameron and Elsie Stoneman and Phil Stoneman and Ma...

Historically Analyzing Racism Regarding Jews and Blacks in America

end, he assimilates, as they want him to as he is continually beaten and harassed. Though the author tries to make it seem as if t...

Rewrting Western Civilization and Artistic Liberty of 'Captain Corelli's Mandolin' and 'Das Liebeskonzil'

construct of war from one in which emotions such as love have the power to overwhelm the realities of death and dying which surrou...

The Last Samurai Film Historical Analysis

Japan should become more westernized so that it could prosper economically and protect its territorial independence. Suddenly, a ...

Review of the Productions of Cabaret

however, other provides insight into the minds of the typical German citizen and the manner in which they interacted with others o...

“American History X": Sociological Analysis

above racism as he deals with his fathers death. White supremacy groups are, like many hateful groups, designed to control their...

"X-Men" - Relationship To the Study Of History

and racism" (Baron, 2003, p. 44). Two points in particular that bring a connection between X-Men and the study of history is how...

Scorsese's "Who's That Knocking At My Door" And "Mean Streets" - Brief Analysis

business transactions occur within the city limits, not to mention the fact that some of the wealthiest people choose to hang thei...

Cronenberg: "A History of Violence"

in films today. The protagonist at the heart of Allens films is conflicted, neurotic, and a bumbler who usually manages, somehow, ...

Film Genre Known as 'The Musical'

diegetic music and spoken/sung dialogue (Altman 297-298). This film genre has historically consisted of three evocative forms. F...

History, Movies, First Knight and Jabberwocky

In five pages this essay examines how Middle Ages history and life are portrayed in the films Jabberwocky and First Knight. Two s...

The Last Emperor Film by Bernardo Bertolucci

related to this period, and some of the socio-political reasons for wanting Pu Yi to take the throne within the constructs of the ...

Critique of Stanley Kramer's Film Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

In eight pages this paper critiques the 1967 film in terms of history and the social changes the movie was attempting to address r...

Shaping History Through Cinematic Narratives

rather how it appears to the person that is hearing or viewing the story. Does the narrative appear to distort or change what ha...

Cinema, Discrimination, and Prejudice

sociologist, Erving Goffman and Elaine Pagels, a historian of religion. The concept of otherness as a proponent of discriminator...

The Wedding Banquet Film by Ang Lee and What it Reveals About Chinese Identity

In nine pages insights about Chinese identity that are revealed in the 1993 film are discussed and how this identity serves both t...

Cinematic Screwball Comedies and Their Evolution

In eighteen pages the screwball comedy is examined in terms of its history and evolution with a discussion of their intentions alo...

Depression Humor

Comedy was even more important during the Great Depression than at most other times in history, when entertainment was most people...

Teaching History Through Cinema Evaluation

This paper consists of five pages and evaluates cinema as a history teaching tool in a consideration of Brubaker, Dirty Harry, and...

Mass Media Aspects

According to what I know, perhaps the most original video programming concepts were in the area of self-improvement: rumba lessons...

The Music of Aaron Copland

This paper consists of seven pages and includes a Copland history and discography along with discussions of his film industry cont...

Hitchcock/Psycho & Shadow of a Doubt

the nature of good and evil. In "Shadow," there are the two "Charlies," Uncle Charlie and his niece, Charlotte, who is known as "C...