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Is It Film Noir? No Country for Old Men:

the novel or the film precisely. Typically, films classified as film noir, but not all of them, focus on a murder or multiple mu...

Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet = Production Effectiveness

decision to transform a personal tale of forbidden love into a social commentary on increasing teen violence and decreasing morali...

Kassovitz's "La Haine" - a Marxist Criticism

as a document of ongoing social struggles in disenfranchised urban ghettos, or "banlieues" around Paris (Cartelli, 2008). The titl...

An Analysis of the Movie Home Alone

The Movie "Home Alone", of first appearance seems to be a simple minded comedy. In actuality, however, the...

Role in Civil Rights Movement, To Kill a Mockingbird

This essay utilizes literature to put forth the argument that Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, both the novel and the film adap...

Hollywood Worldviews by Brian Godawa

and intriguing guide that advises readers on how to watch movies from a Christian perspective. Godawas purpose is not to evaluate ...

Thematic, Plot, and Narrative Pattern Analysis of Films War of the Worlds, Close Encounters of theThird Kind, and Men in Black

as relatively nonthreatening throughout the course of the film, which actually makes it even more sinister. The theme of go...

The Motivations of Aspiring Actors

The writer discusses some of the influences which may motivate young people to become actors fore stage or film. External and int...

How Osteoporosis Affects the Elderly

This essay discusses osteoporosis - what it is, risks, and incidence. It does so in the context of a film entitled Fire in the Dar...

"Troy" and "The Iliad" - A Comparison

In a paper of five pages, the writer looks at "The Iliad" and the 2004 film, "Troy". The changes in the latter are explained throu...

"Lincoln" - Aspects of the Victorian Age

In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at the film, "Lincoln". Similarities to other works about the Victorian age, such as "...

Proposal and Annotated Bibliography for To Kill A Mockingbird

This research proposal begins with a three page proposal for a project that will consider the influence and impact of Harper Lee's...

Style and Substance: Analyzing the Film Scarface (1983)

Brian De Palma's film Scarface is analyzed in terms of aesthetics, narrative, cultural and historical contexts in 5 pages. The bi...

Mi Vida Loca, An Overview

This essay presents a comprehensive discussion of Allison Anders' 1993 film Mi Vida Loca, a movie that focuses on a group of young...

Neorealism in "Voyage to Italy" and "Open City"

In a paper of seven pages, the writer looks at Rossellini and Italian neorealism. Two films, "Open City" and "Voyage to Italy" are...

Women in Yellow Wallpaper and The Changeling

lesser creatures than men. In relationship to medical science, which involves Gilmans story a great deal, one author notes how, "I...

Comparing and Contrasting Tim Burton's Sweeney Todd: The Demon of Fleet Street and The Odyssey by Homer

Odysseus and Polyphemus (or Cyclops), the protagonist and antagonist in "The Odyssey." Like Odysseus, Todd is banished from his w...

The Village/Directed by M. Night Shymalan

funeral, which is for seven-year-old Daniel Nicholson. Edward Walker, played by William Hurt, the apparent leader of this colony, ...

Good Will Hunting and the Social Learning Theories of Albert Bandura

psychology, and mentoring assisted educators like Professor Lambeau and his college roommate and counselor Sean McGuire (Robin Wil...

The Social Impacts of the American Revolution

of Duty: A Woman and Her Family in Revolutionary America" by Joy Day Buel and Richard Buel Jr., this film is an excellent depicti...

Film Noir, Complexity And Gangsters

wealth, status, and material possessions (clothes and cars), because all other "normal" avenues to the top are unavailable to them...

Communication Competence in Erin Brockovich

desperation to find a job; losing her court cause in which Ed Masry represents her; the way she cajoles Masry into giving her a jo...

Zack Snyder and The Watchmen

In the film generally, gender is marked by an exaggerated sense of male and female. That is, the men are aggressively male while t...

"Blade Runner" Warning For Humans

the lower class has now become the primary population. The upper class has since been sequestered to their living quarters far ab...

The Animated Characters of Disney

in the way different characters are presented, as well as beauty in different meanings at different levels. It may be argued tha...

Review of Pontecorvo's Burn! (1969)

Portugal, which makes more sense from a historical perspective, as Spains colonial possession are the most prominent, Brazil being...

Hitchcock's Rebecca

Danvers seems almost supernatural in her ability to simply appear, starling the current Mrs. De Winter, who is played by Joan Font...

This is Sparta

Warner Bros. marketed the movie very smartly, relying on its stunning visuals and unique look to entice viewers to the theater; it...

Romeo and Juliet: The Film

without being overly garish and they appear to be relatively true to the historical time period. These elements, which are related...

To Be (long) or Not to Be (Long)

the idea that as father and son they belong together and belong to the same family group, but at the same time, as individuals, th...