‘It is both interesting and revealing to look at how film characters are made recognizable and how we understand them, what our culture portrays as being representative of masculinity and femininity, and what this tells us about our understanding of gender, sexuality, and society.’ J. Nelmes (2011) 'Gender and Film', Introduction to Film Studies. Routledge. Use this statement as a basis for discussing two films from Term 2. How do your chosen films construct notions of ‘gender’, and how do...
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The Blind Side, written and directed by John Lee Hancock is a must-see for mature viewers. The movie brings to life the heart-wrenching, tear-jerking, true story of National Football League (NFL) player, Michael Oher who was played by Quinton Aaron. Sandra Bullock and Tim McGraw play the brave married couple, Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy while Lily Collins and Jae Head play their two biological children, Collins, and S.J. Tuohy. The production was filmed in Atlanta, Georgia in 2009 but...
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Introduction Rashomon is a 1950 Japanese spine chiller movie coordinated by Akira Kurosawa, it is based on Ryunosuke Akutagawa's short story of 1922 and is considered probably the greatest film at any point made, it won several awards, remembering the Golden Lion at the Festival for 1951, and in 1952 an Academy Honorary Award at the 24th Academy Awards. Rashomon was a progressive film when it came out and is as yet discussed today, and its style is being utilized...
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The movie directed by Sean Anders ‘Instant Family’ is about a married couple - Pete and Ellie. At the beginning of this movie one of Ellie’s sister’s mentions the fact that Pete and Ellie had no children. Pete and Ellie never over thought that, they have never even tried to have kids yet. The same day Ellie went on an adoption website and began to get emotional when she saw the children and how in need they were for a...
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The film ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ is very interesting and mainly focuses on the cultural aspect of sociology. The film is about a lady named Rachel Chu and a man named Nick Young who are in a relationship. They have a fairly normal and very intimate relationship. Rachel Chu has the occupation of an economics professor at New York University and Nick Young is a businessman. They come from different backgrounds but have commonality. Then one day Nick Young asks Rachel...
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Unveiling Racial Dynamics in 'Get Out In 2017, ten years after Obama's presidency, director Jordan Peele released his physiological horror film ‘Get Out’. In the film the audience witnesses a society where white people desire to take control of African American's bodies through implanting a piece of their mind into theirs, resulting from white liberals’ belief that African American’s bodies are superior, while their own minds are superior. The film follows the story of the main character, Chris Washington, who...
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The Revenant is directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu. It is the true story of a fur trapper named Hugh Glass played by Leonardo DiCaprio, who in the 1820s is left for dead in the wilderness and sets out on a path of revenge to find those responsible for leaving him in that position. I'm just going to say this right off the bat The Revenant has some of the best cinematography these eyes have ever seen there are shots in...
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The chosen extract is taken from Barry Jenkin’s second feature film Moonlight, which he directed and co-wrote. The film follows the life and struggles of Chiron, a young and poor black boy, growing up and coming to terms with his sexuality, a life not often portrayed in commercial films. This analysis focuses on the economic and social context of the film and choices in cinematography, sound, editing, genre, mise-en-scene, symbols, narrative structure, themes, and motifs to convey meaning according to...
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Living in a world where the battle for supremacy has been a pressing matter for centuries, with the constant change in the world's economy as well as changes within individual nations' governments except a very few, there is bound to be some debate as what is considered to be right and what is considered to be wrong form of government. At the heart of this economic discrepancy lies the question that all humans must ask themselves-socialism or capitalism? Socialism by...
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The author Sayles who directed the film Lone Star is a movie based in Texas that touches on aspects in critical areas such as the history and boundaries of the borders between Mexico and Texas. In the 1800’s Texas fought Mexico to gain independence which is how the name Lone Star came about. Sayles tells a story that unfolds the conflicts that characters such as Mercedes, Pilar, and Sam all dealt with in the town of Frontera Texas. The film...
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An impressive, moving, and breathtaking film is a sophisticated but largely sinusistic philosophy that is not covered by unfair belief, grumpiness, or cynicism. In Godard's ongoing editing system, a series of fictional films based on the cause-effect relationship of the psychologically consistent characters of the film never ceased to be directed, but that doesn't mean that Godard established these contracts with anger or disgust. At least not yet. The idea of seeing the riches of the neural past very deeply...
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In the film V For Vendetta, a freedom fighter who lives in the shadows, who goes by the name V, plots to overthrow and take the current British government due to tyranny. Many sociological perspectives are presented throughout the film from sociologists such as Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim, and Max Weber. One of the main theories that surround the entire film is the idea of Marxism which comes from sociologist Karl Marx. Marxism observes the class relations and also the...
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For my essay, I'm going to focus on comparing both of the villains from, The Dark Knight (2008) and The Shining (1980). Both villains are driven crazy by the events of the film but the ways they both handle it create compelling characters. The performance from Heath Ledger and Jack Nicholson builds the character and pushes the narrative forward and the composition helps cement them as the centerpieces of any scene. First, I will focus on The Shining(1980), the scene...
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The 1927 silent black-and-white film Metropolis critiques the stark inequality between working and wealthy classes to champion Marxism through a science-fictional, dystopian world. The text follows Freder, son of the city master Joh Frederson discovering the underground workers who have suffered under the strict regimen, slaving away on machines that power the city above, hence feeling obligated to save ‘his brothers’. Whilst the disparity between socioeconomic classes is still present today, it is not as exaggerated as in the film....
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Throughout his incredible career, award-winning director Martin Scorsese has never disappointed with his thrilling, thought-provoking films. And this one does not. Hugo is all about a young, orphaned boy. His father passes and his uncle becomes his new caregiver. His Uncle Claude, although rude and almost depressing, teaches young Hugo how to work in clocks in a bustling railway station in Paris during the 1930s. If it wasn’t for Uncle Claude, he would probably be found and sent to an...
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How does one perceive religion? In literature, when authors include religion throughout their writing, they generally portray it positively or negatively, based on their perspective. However, in Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi describes her relationship with religion as evolutionary. In the late twentieth century, the Islamic Revolution came to Iran and this religious reform pressured new rules and enforced a change in lifestyle for the people of Iran. Persepolis is a coming-of-age graphic memoir written through the lens of Marjane Satrapi, in...
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‘Run Lola Run’, a German film coordinated by Tom Tykwer, is a spine chiller about a lady named Lola who attempts to gather sufficient cash quickly to save her sweetheart. It manages the unsubstantial issues of destiny and fate. A film shows it is feasible to avoid anything hand destiny has given us by going with the ideal decisions. The film follows Lola's progressive excursion and presents three unique situations of her salvage plans. While Lola changes her ways and...
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Slavery by Another Name challenges the notion that has been displayed in history books throughout the decades that after the Civil War, slavery was outlawed, and all African Americans were freed. Journalist Douglas Blackmon emphasized the extent of the cruel injustices placed upon former slaves as well as their future descendants. White people were still seen as superior and organizations to suppress black political power were still alive and well. Although the 14th and 15th amendments of the constitution granted...
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In Book III of Plato’s ‘Republic’, Socrates, amid the process of constructing his ideal city in discussions with his interlocutors, introduced to the world the concept of the noble lie; in a simplified form: a lie for good. He asks: “Could we somehow contrive one of those lies that come into being in case of need, of which we were just now speaking, someone noble lie to persuade, in the best case, even the rulers, but if not them, the...
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‘A Class Divided’ is a film about a third-grade teacher named Jane Elliott and her class who took part in-class exercise about discrimination. The purpose of the exercise is that she wanted to show her class what discrimination feels like and what it can do to people. The teacher started this exercise right after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. She divided her class by eye color and then told them that the children with brown eyes were smarter,...
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The issue of racism and racialization is an age-old conflict originating from the colonialization era that uses prejudice and discrimination as the justification for differential techniques of othering as inferior (Thobani, 2007). Although racism is perceived to not be predominant today, it is still a modern phenomenon that feeds off of its invisibility by inequalities and racial discriminations being overlooked by the false lens of multiculturalism (Nagra, January 17th, 2020). The film ‘The Help’ takes viewers into the lives of...
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Abel Gance's silent film titled ‘La Roue’ (1923) or also known as 'The Wheel' is a masterpiece that will take the viewers into another perspective of film where creativity and imagination plays a significant role in its entirety. This epic melodramatic film centered on three main male characters who are fighting over a woman whom they love. Sisif, a widowed man and a railway engineer, finds himself romantically attracted to his adopted daughter named Norma (an orphan girl who was...
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In the film ‘The Way We Get By’ we meet three troop greeters: Bill, Joan, and Jerry. These retired elderly citizens have been doing a kind gesture to greet every troop plane arriving or departing from Bangor. We can take a glance behind the warm smiles, handshakes, and free cookies and discover a world wherein the seniors are worried in their very own struggles with aging, sickness, loneliness, and private loss. In this essay we will be focusing on the...
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‘The Stoning of Soraya M.’ is a film by a French-Iranian journalist named Freidoune Sahebjam. The film makes an evident case against the Iranian Sharia Law system, which is supported by Zahra, the aunt of the main character, Soraya. While acknowledgement of an individual’s right to choose and freely practice their religion is commendable, more important is the recognition that there is a clear moral differentiation between right and wrong. The events depicted in this film fit unambiguously and certainly...
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‘The Secret Life of Pets’ is an animation created by Illumination and distributed by Universal Studio under the instruction of director Chris Renaud. This is an adventure with a hint of comedy animation that earned a total of more than 800 million dollars up till now. And with all the factors sated above. The animation is considered a successful one. The movie is about Max, a Jack Russell Terrier who was adopted by his owner Katie in Manhattan, New York....
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As children develop, they progress through many stages of life, experiencing many emotions and changes, that are essential to their development. Most of these changes are difficult for them because while their brain is still developing, they are forced to adapt in their relevant society and play along with imposed norms. When adding fame and elements of celebrity life, things only become more complicated. Take, for example, the popular television show Hannah Montana. This show aired from 2006 to 2011...
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‘Apocalypse Now’ is a 1979 film directed by American director Francis Coppola and adapted from Joseph Conrad's ‘Heart of Darkness’, but the background is set in Vietnam. During the Vietnam War, Special Forces Captain Benjamin L. Willard was ordered to go to Vietnam to sanction Colonel Walter E. Kurtz, who has lost control. Through his various experiences on the way, he profoundly exposed the deepest fear of human beings' destruction and reflected the primitive jungle culture and the war behavior...
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Introduction: "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" is a thought-provoking film that delves into the complex themes of memory, love, and identity. Through its unique narrative structure and compelling characters, the film raises questions about the nature of human connections, the impact of memory on our lives, and the pursuit of genuine happiness. This theme essay explores these central themes and examines how they shape the story and characters in the film. Memory and Its Role in Shaping Identity: One...
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All thrillers seem to clothe themselves in a pretentious cloth of unoriginal uniformity so much so that we have a handle on what will happen as soon as the heart-thumping cinematic music starts. They all follow the theme of a few ready-made American fetishes: demonic activity, psychopath killer, a ghost of the past, and corny revenge stories. But we have never seen a satirical social horror film. A social horror is a film genre that uses the elements of suspense,...
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Introduction A person undertakes to read and enjoy a work of literature only if he is truly interested in acquainting himself with it. This is not to say that people do not read literary texts due to other motives. In contrast anyone would want to watch a film even if it is an adaptation of a literary text as long as it manages to maintain the interest of its spectator from the beginning till the end. When filmmakers venture into...
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