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Analysis: "The Tell Tale Heart"

the murder has no real basis in reality; the old man had never hurt him, and he has no desire to rob him: "Object there was none. ...

Sci-Fi Films: Radiation Monsters and Homestick Aliens

(Bacchus, 2007). The atomic age is the real villain here, because its radiation from the atomic testing in New Mexico that causes ...

"The Hunchback of Notre Dame" 1923

murder and he saves her-for another man (Ashlin). There are many other subplots in the film but the real story is of the love Quas...

Mis-En-Scene Analysis, Mildred Pierce

an afternoon off and a swim. At the beach house, the first camera shot has Monte showing a closet full of bathing suits (Dirks)....

A Symbolic Interactionist Perspective on “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner”

couple as well (Beah Richards and Roy Glenn) who arent happy that their son is considering marrying a white girl (Guess Whos Comin...

Power, Surveillance and the Totalitarian State

can be trusted; it is the ultimate in paranoid societies. By keeping its citizens fearful and mistrustful of each other, the gover...

A Comparison of Film and Text for Text The Tempest

This five page paper compares this classic text to the film version by Paul Mazursky. Two sources are listed....

The Importance of Supporting Characters in “On the Waterfront”

him: Father Barry (Karl Malden) is a tough priest who urges him to testify about what he knows; Johnnie Friendly (Lee J. Cobb) is ...

Comparing and Contrasting Dracula and Nosferatu

is of excellent quality which is likely why it quickly became a classic, and one which others emulate. The ending is satisfying. S...

A Comparison of Huck Finn and the Misfit From A Good Man is Hard to Find

footsteps. This is demonstrated through the parallels between Huck and his father. In the part of the novel where Huck is abducted...

Movie Verses Novel in Depictions of Fellowship of the Ring

any film based on a novel, there is much that is left out. And, interestingly enough, if it were up to anyone but Peter Jackson, t...

Hollywood's Classic Film Maltese Falcon

employed, whose most significant feature is to make the cut seem invisible. This is achieved through such devices as shot/reverse-...

Apocalypse Now, Heart of Darkness, and the Importance of Setting

Williards mission is more severe then Marlows. While Marlow endeavors to bring Kurtz back to civilization, Williards mission is to...

A Review and Analysis of the Film, North By Northwest

This paper analyzes and reviews Alfred Hitchcock's 1959 classic film, North by Northwest. This two page paper has one source list...

A Review and Analysis of the Film, Raging Bull

This paper reviews and analyzes Martin Scorsese's 1980 classic film, Raging Bull. This two page paper has one source listed in th...

Pillow Talk (1959)

This essay pertains to Pillow Talk (1959), which the writer describes as a classic sex comedy. To support this position, the write...

The Century of the Detective by Jurgen Thorwald

This book review is on "The Century of the Detective," a classic text by Jurgen Thorwald. The writer presents an overall view of t...

Citizen Kane and Camera Generation of Character Emotions

In five pages this 1941 classic film is examined in a consideration of Orson Welles' pioneering camera techniques and how they del...

"Troy" (2004) and Homer's Iliad

This essay discusses Homer's ancient classic epic, The Iliad, and the film Troy (2004, directed by William Petersen), indicating ...

Characterization and Production Values: Classical Hollywood

This research paper pertains to methods and features of characterization and its associated production values used during the age ...

Phyllis and Lola, Double Indemnity

by Billy Wilder) is regarded as a classic example of film noir. The screenplay was adapted from a novel by James M. Cain by Raymon...

History of the Hebrews

author points out, it would be impossible to spend as much time on each and every event and person mentioned in the Old Testament....

The Genius of Billy Wilder in Sunset Boulevard

(Brackett & Wilder, 1950). Its the narrator, who is telling his story from beyond the grave. He says he wants to tell the real ...

D.W. Griffith's Birth of a Nation

In five pages the reasons why this silent film classic should be considered the greatest of all melodramas are presented. There a...

The Treatment of Mentally Ill Women in the 19th Century

This 5 page paper discusses the way mentally ill women were treated in the 19th century. The writer argues that mental illness oft...

The Importance of Communication in 'Frankenstein'

The varying portrayals of communication in this classic novel and film adaptations are the focus of this 5 page paper. There are ...

Moral Issues as Presented in Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

In eight pages this paper examines 19th century moral values as they are represented by Huck's ethical evolution throughout this c...

The Persian Letters by Montesquieu

In five pages this classic 17th century novel by Montesquieu is analyzed as it relates to the Scientific Revolution and the Enligh...

Narrative Structure in the Horror Classic, Halloween

This paper addresses the narrative structure of the 1978 horror classic, Halloween by director John Carpenter. The author discuss...

Charles Dickens on Childhood

In seven pages the ways in which Dickens' portrays childhood during the 19th century in his classic novels Great Expectations, Oli...