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Analysis of Ang Lee's Film The Wedding Banquet

is partly based on the experiences of one of its writers, Neil Peng), focuses on Wai-Tung, a gay yuppie and his lover, Simon -- th...

Appearance of Place in The American Friend Film by Director Wim Wenders

An analysis of the city's role in The American Friend, a 1977 film by director Wim Wenders, is presented in seven pages. There is...

1952 Film Singin' in the Rain

any movie as well as the larger aspect of film defined as art is to understand its relationship and associations between the uniqu...

Sociological Aspects of the 1999 Film The Matrix

he must conform to the boundaries within that world (i.e. showing up for work on time, wearing a tie, respectfully agreeing with h...

An Analysis of the Film, American Beauty

troubled home life. To escape, Ricky retreated into his own world of drugs and voyeurism. Simply stated, American Beauty was an ...

Commitment and Betrayal in the Film Elizabeth

In five pages this film is considered in an analysis of its thematic portrayal of betrayal and commitment. One source is listed i...

G.I. Jane and Disclosure Sociological and Film Analysis

noted for her androgynous performances, is clearly a woman who is unafraid to exert a mans strength and predatory nature, has soug...

Conclusion of the Film The Graduate

In five pages a thematic analysis of the entire film is presented with the primary focus being upon the ending and the use of musi...

My Left Foot Film Analysis

a childs graduation or see a grandchild give birth. A poor person giving away his or her last dollar is a more moving scenario tha...

William Shakespeare's Play Macbeth and 2 Film Interpretations

conscience. Said Macbeth: "One cried "God Bless us! And "Amen!" the other, as they had seen me with these hangmans hands. Listning...

Visual Themes in Cameron Crowe's 2001 Film Vanilla Sky

is until he has suffered pain and unhappiness, concepts that are foreign to David, who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth....

Literature, Film, Identity, and Travel

conversation" (Clifford, 1997, p. 37). Similarly, the identity of the Moe family remained Hawaiian, despite the fact that they t...

Sir Carol Reed's Film The Third Man

a job writing for a volunteer medical unit he runs. Harry, however, is dead by the time Holly arrives (Ebert, 2002); he has, in fa...

History and Citizen Kane

flashbacks in the movie) (Street 48). Through these interviews, the audience learns that Kane inherited a fortune at a young age, ...

Gender Issues and Class in Karl Reisz's Film Saturday Night, Sunday Morning

What it depicts is a picture of class prejudice and strained gender relationships. Saturday Night Sunday Morning is made ...

Cinema and Gun Symbolism

take a life in just moments. A student writing on this subject may want to consider the gun as an appendage of the bodies of Travi...

Analysis of the Style and Narrative of the Film The Man Who Wasn't There

in that Ed Crane is sure that his wife is having an affair with her boss. Banking on the surety of his assumption, he sends the bo...

The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum Film Analysis

by Heinrich Boll, on which the screenplay was based (Anonymous, 2001). Katharina Blum (played by Angela Winkler) is an innocent,...

A Seven Film Analysis

excellent example of explanatory communication. The protagonist is explaining his reasoning and the fact that he wants to do some...

Fritz Lang's Films

the audience. In many modern examples, the most creative thing that can be said about a particular movie maker is his or her abili...

Analysis of Citizen Kane

the movie from the perspective of the 21st century, the movie may not seem that impressive. However, for the audiences of the earl...

Auteur Theory and its Validity

In five pages this paper discusses autheurism's validity in an analysis of Stanley Kubrick's films. Five sources are listed in th...

Silent to Talkies Cinematic Transition from Metropolis to The Gold Diggers of 1933

simply being "filmed" theater. Metropolis offered a chilling glimpse of the future, as the film is set in the year 2000 in the cit...

The Boxer (1997), a Film Analysis

by Jim Sheridan) is based on the true story of Barry McGuigan, Irish featherweight champion. In Sheridans film, the protagonists n...

12 Angry Men, film analysis and the RAP Model

he will abstain until all votes are in. If they still unanimously vote for conviction, he will go along with the majority, but if ...

Late Spring, Directed by Yasujiro Ozu

from Japanese director Yasujiro Ozus 1949 masterpiece Late Spring, there are two cutaway shots that feature a beautiful vase. Thes...

The Incredible Shrinking Man Film Analysis

In five pages the film is analyzed within the context of the time particularly in terms of the political message it conveys, wheth...

Lina Wertmuller's Seven Beauties and Ernest Becker's Escape from Evil

In five pages this report examines Becker's 1975 novel with Wertmuller's 1976 film in a comparative analysis of the dark humor and...

Themes of Violence and Female Sexuality in the Films The Exorcist and Carrie

A thematic analysis of these films focuses upon their depictions of violence and female sexuality in 5 pages. Two sources are cit...

Comparative Analysis of the Film and Novel Versions of Beloved

In five pages this report contrasts and compares the 1987 novel Beloved written by Toni Morrison with the 1998 movie adaptation. ...