This paper aims to use mise-en-scène while looking at film adaptation in an attempt to try and understand the difference between author and auteur and how it affects the end product. It also attempts to look at music and sound in the films and the impact music has on these films. Sound and music play a very important role in...
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Today we will be discussing âThe changing roles and responsibilities of Women: What can modern women learn from film?â In particular, we will be discussing the historical drama Mona Lisa Smile, directed by Mike Newell and released in 2003. So, letâs get into it⌠For the listeners who are yet to see the film, Mona Lisa Smile follows its protagonist...
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Contrary to the popular opinion that Disney films contribute to the positive development of morals of the younger generation, some of them contain âbadâ morals that can teach children what is wrong. This essay is dedicated to this topic. Children are easily influenced by what they see and hear and thus what they watch. One Disney movie that shows bad...
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âA Beautiful Mindâ is a true story that was turned into a film in 2001 about a man named John Nash who struggled with schizophrenia throughout his life and how he eventually learned to overcome it. Throughout the film, Johnâs schizophrenia caused him to hallucinate and imagine people that did not actually exist. One of the men that John imagines...
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If you were a targeted minority, how would you feel with such insolence? Would you stand up for your rights, or limit your acts- laying out your unheard voices to be seized-utterly defenseless, and vulnerable? It is essential that the film, âHidden Figuresâ, is embraced in the Silenced Voices festival, exposing the story of Katherine Johnsen, Mary Jackson, and Dorothy...
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Horror and thriller movies were born out of a need for us to confront fears and conquer something we do not understand. âThe Birdsâ directed by Alfred Hitchcock delivers the audience both of those two promises. The movie shows how something that is perceived as peaceful, such as birds, can turn into a terrifying presence at any time. The movie...
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In this paper, I'm going to analyze one of the scenes in âThe Shawshank Redemptionâ, namely the scene (0:34:00 - 0:38:51) where Andy helps Hadley with his tax problem and gets beers in return from him. This scene is shot outdoors unlike the majority of the film, which is shot indoors and makes very good use of natural lighting for...
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In the two biopic films, âA Beautiful Mindâ and âThe Kings Speechâ, there are many rather unique characters and some of which are extremely different to one another. These contrasts that the directors of these films have purposefully implemented into these films help to intensify the meaning and or the intention of the biopic film. In the biopic âThe Kings...
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Between the clichĂŠs of a love story and a fairytale, the film âShrekâ through the feminist lens shows defiance against male patriarchy, female weakness and self-acceptance issues through Fiona as the storyline follows. Despite Shrekâs wishes to not follow a fairy tale type of storyline let alone any type, he as an ogre falls in love with Fiona unbeknownst that...
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âThe Shawshank Redemptionâ is a 1994 American drama film written and directed by Frank Darabont. To summarize the film, it tells a story of a banker Andy Dufresne, who was sentenced two life sentences in Shawshank State Penitentiary for the murders of his wife, and her lover despite the claims of his innocence. During the movie, he befriends a fellow...
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The film âThe Boy in Striped Pajamasâ written by John Boyne uses an array of language features such as descriptive language, imagery, tone, and atmosphere to comment on issues of concern. This includes the marginalization of the Jewish culture, discrimination of people based on their culture and race, and prejudice. In the opening scenes of the film, we are introduced...
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For years, films have been criticized on how they portray mental disorders in film. From âPsychoâ in 1960, which devised the persistent confusion on whether Norman Bates is schizophrenic or has dissociative identity disorder to âOne Flew Over the Cuckooâs Nestâ in 1975, that created the idea that psychiatric hospitals are prisons where there is no concern on a patient's...
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The quote 'One man's freedom fighter is another man's terrorist' is often controversial when it comes to the film âV for Vendettaâ. Terrorism is the illegitimate use of violence and intimidation, particularly against civilians, in the pursuit of political objectives. On the other hand, a freedom fighter is a person who is involved in a violent fight to attain a...
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In âThe Truman Showâ, Peter Weir uses setting, motifs, and features of the cinematic medium to demonstrate the complex and multifaceted interconnectedness that exists between the environment and the individual. Trumanâs entire physical world has been fabricated and orchestrated in such a regard that every blade of grass has its place. The rigidity of Trumanâs behavior and the conformist mentality...
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The transition from childhood to adulthood also known as adolescents (shonen for boys, shojo for females) is heavily shown within the realm of anime. Studio Ghibli is also known as one of the major producers of adolescent films with the help of Hayao Miyazaki, a director, and producer of films such as âKikiâs Delivery Serviceâ, âSpirited Awayâ, âHowlâs Moving Castleâ,...
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Sociology and the theories associated with the study of societies, are prominent in all aspects of entertainment especially movies. This essay will attempt to relate the three sociological theories - structural functionalism, conflict theory and symbolic interactionism - to the film âV for Vendettaâ. In order to appropriately discuss how these theories are portrayed in this film, it is important...
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âLet me tell you the story of right hand, left hand. Itâs the tale of good and evilâ, says Radio Raheem to Mookie. Spike Lee adjusts cinematic language to show the audience deeper meaning within the context of his shots. He utilizes a film procedure called breaking the fourth wall. Breaking the fourth wall incorporates a cinematic style shot, that...
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The extract that I have chosen is taken from Spike Leeâs âDo the Right Thingâ (1989). The reason I have chosen to analyze a sequence of this film is that of the interesting storytelling techniques Spike Lee utilizes. More importantly, the film has many underlying meanings that are represented through the film elements. I will analyze the cultural context, cinematography,...
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In Steven Spielberg's Oscar-winning film, âSchindler's Listâ, it tells the incredible true story of a German businessman, Oskar Schindler, who saved over one thousand Jews during World War II. The film takes place in Krakow, Poland beginning in the year 1939, where an ambitious, money-hungry Oskar Schindler was ready to make his fortune from the war. Throughout the film, there...
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Is murder for racial reasons permissible? In Spike Leeâs film, âDo the Right Thingâ, Radio Raheem killed by NYPD for simply doing nothing for having loud music. There is no excuse or right answer to killing someone for doing something so harmless. With a death killed by police officers, it goes with no justice. This major climax scene parallels with...
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Spike Leeâs 1989 film âDo the Right Thingâ confronts the impossible nature of resolving racism in a society that is so divided by differences in ethnicities. Inspired by the Howard Beach incident in 1986, in which Michael Griffith is hit by a car while fleeing from his racist attacker, the film shows the breaking down of a community under pressure....
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Through the film âThe Social Networkâ, many organizational behavioral problems can be identified, such as leadership problems, lack of communication among top management, and some unethical behaviors (hacking, stealing ideas, betrayal, and disloyalty). For this essay, I decided to choose the problem of communication as the main problem because it was one of the vital factors in running a successful...
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The concept that we conform to other people and what they approve of isnât a new one. Humans as a whole have a common habit of adopting beliefs and ideas to follow behaviors of mainstream society and use this as a shortcut for decision making and problem solving. Rather than pursue personal desires, people choose to conform to society because...
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In âCitizen Kaneâ (1941) directed by Orson Welles, the story is set in motion to seek for the meaning of âRosebudâ. At the end, when Thompson is asked about âRosebudâ, he states that he didnât find its meaning, and that âmaybe âRosebudâ was something [Kane] couldnât get or something he lost ⌠I guess âRosebudâ is just a piece in...
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In a time of fear, horror, and humility, where everything is lost and nothing is to gain, there remains one element that keeps a person alive. Hope. Two timeless films that are critically acclaimed for encompassing this theme of hope, racking in millions of box office dollars around the world, include âThe Secret Life of Walter Mittyâ and âThe Shawshank...
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Ethical leadership is a two-part process involving personal moral behavior and moral influence (Johnson, 2018). Ethical leaders consider long-term effects, downsides and profits of the decisions made by businesses, companyâs or other organizations. In the film âThe Social Networkâ, it depicts the Harvard student, Mark Zuckerberg and his team, designing the social media website that would famously be known as...
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The main idea in âSpirited Awayâ is love. According to the dictionary, love is an intense feeling of deep affection and great interest and pleasure in something. According to the Internet, Chihiro is the ten-year-old core protagonist of the Japanese animated film âSpirited Awayâ. Chihiro's relationship with the rest of the characters expressed the main idea. I think it is...
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The common theme Iâve seen present in both âDo the Right Thingâ by Spike Lee and âFires in the Mirrorâ by Anna Smith is that racial tensions are more complicated than black and white. Cops beating up colored people for no reason and teenage girls throwing eggs at the elderly Chinese as seen in âDo the Right Thingâ or the...
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âThe Social Networkâ, a film adapted from Ben Mezrichâs âThe Accidental Billionairesâ, and directed by David Fincher, explores the intricate past and creation of the social media site, Facebook. This film is not only a film about social media, but itâs also about border concepts than technology. Itâs about relationships, individuals, friendships and what these mean in the digital age....
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One of the most famous films about 1960s or âLong Sixtiesâ time frame in the United States history is âForrest Gumpâ. In fact, âForrest Gumpâ is a 1994 film, which is directed by Robert Zemeckis and acted by the top-credited stars like Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump, Robin Wright as Jenny and so on. The main character Forrest Gump with...
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