A true-story based film about three African-American women who works at segregated NASA as ‘human computers’, together with other black ladies of the West Computing group. These amazing women created a history. Their works with the calculations and other stuffs have contributed in one of the biggest events in the early 60’s during the Space Race between America and Russia. The 2016 film was directed by Theodore Melfi, starring Taraji Henson as Katherine Goble Johnson, Octavia Spencer as Dorothy Vaughan...
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‘Freedom Writers’ is a movie directed by Richard LaGravenese, which was released on January 5, 2007 in the USA. Mrs. Erin Gruwell whom belong to the upper class of people in social stratification went to teach these high schoolers who ranged between the lowest level to the working class of people in the social Stratification pyramid. None of the students in room 203 of the said high school respected her when she first met them. They misjudged her abilities. They...
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A variety of movies have plot twists that no one could even imagine. For example, in ‘The Dark Knight’, Batman was faced against a serial killer/psychopath named ‘The Joker’ (he was the only enemy throughout the movie so far) and towards the climax of the film, the Joker had his goons kidnapped Harvey Dent and Rachel Dawes, put them in two different buildings and had Batman and the police officers go to one of the buildings. However, only one person...
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“I’ll never let go Jack, I’ll never let go”, now that is one movie line almost every single person recognizes. It is one of the most powerful scenes in a top grossing film called ‘Titanic’. This film explores many human emotions that the audience and the characters in the movie feel. It shows the complexity of love, especially because this particular love is forbidden. It expresses a forbidden love story between characters Jack and Rose who’s love story shows the...
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‘Me and Earl and the Dying Girl’ is a drama/comedy featuring Olivia Cooke, Thomas Mann, and RJ Cyler, and directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, an American filmmaker. It was entertaining and very heartwarming, causing many laughs and cries throughout the film’s entirety. This movie follows Greg, played by Thomas Mann, as he goes through high school. He had kept a low profile for the past four years, until he was forced by his mom to hang out with Rachel (played by...
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The movie, ‘A Stray’ was released on October 21, 2016. It was created by the writer and independent filmmaker, Musa Sayeed. It was directed by Mahamat-Saleh Haroun. The two were inspired to work on the film following a Somalian refugee because they are both Somali-Americans. The movie was even shot in the neighborhood where the director grew up. The creator, Sayeed, said in an interview that he wanted to film to show the diversity of Muslims and Somali people in...
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Released by 1979, Julius Caesar BBC is quite similar to all high school students and people who love history. The controversial first series of the BBC Television Shakespeare. The Julius Caesar was Cedric Messina's second television adaptation of the play, the first having been made for the Play of the Month slot ten years ago. One of that includes the film by Herbert Wise is adapted from the writing by William Shakespeare. Julius Caesar is a Roman statesman and military...
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Introduction: Ray Bradbury's dystopian novel, 'Fahrenheit 451,' has captivated readers with its thought-provoking themes and vivid portrayal of a society consumed by censorship and ignorance. Over the years, the novel has been adapted into a film, sparking debates among fans about the merits of the movie compared to the original text. In this essay, we will compare and contrast the movie adaptation of 'Fahrenheit 451' with the book, exploring the strengths and weaknesses of each medium and analyzing the extent...
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‘Hidden Figures’, released in 2016, is an uplifting and inspiring movie based on true events that accentuates one of the hot potatoes in society – racism. The film was nominated for an Oscar three times because it's a really great math story and an eye-opener at the same time. This biographical drama film is about the three African-American female mathematicians who worked at NASA. This film has been directed and written by Theodore Melfi together with Allison Schroeder which was...
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NASA has been a very influential organization for this generation beginning with the Space Race. More people seem to be looking up at the stars and wondering how can they get to one of those specks. Right now, our destination is landing on Mars but that is only possible because of the early programs NASA started in order to get us from the ground all the way to another celestial body, called the Moon. Two movies showed us this journey...
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The film, movie, cinema, motion picture, or moving picture has been entertaining audiences for over one hundred plus years. They have come a long way since the Golden Age of movies. Early on movies such as ‘Citizen Kane’, ‘Casablanca’, and ‘The Best Years of Our Lives’ broke and set new ideas for film-making, casting and directing. Their production made new rules for shooting movies. Their casting used A-list celebrities, alongside never-before-seen actors, mixed with regular people that had experience in...
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A hero is defined as a person who is admired for their courage, outstanding achievements or noble qualities (Oxford, 2019) However this definition doesn’t characterize a hero by their skin or gender, yet since the beginning of time the heroes in our stories have been depicted as supreme white men. These are the stories of superior white European men being the natural masters of the world, showing strength, bravery and skillfulness in order to overcome the dangers of nature to...
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Interesting fact before the beginning of this paper: five years ago, on the twenty-fifth anniversary of ‘Do the Right Thing’, the director, Spike Lee threw a party with a special message from President at the time Barack Obama and his wife Michelle. The two had seen the movie on their first date, and now, in 2019, the movie is getting a UK re-release in honor of its 30th – and the context is very different. The implied happy ending of...
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The movie I chose to discuss from a sociological perspective is ‘V for Vendetta’, which is directed by James McTeigue. The film was originally taken from the graphic novel written by Alan Moore and David Lloyd. The setting is familiar to many of the fictitious novels written in the future about a dystopian era, in which people are ruled by fear spread through government-driven propaganda and human atrocities. Many would probably say in a way today we see such tools/mechanisms...
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‘The Social Network’ explores the times in which the social media platform Facebook came to be. The platform was invented through warring perspectives of smart young men with a great passion to interlink their friends though the online connected platform. David Fincher, director of this interesting script, extracted from the book 'The Accidental Billionaires' kept on our plates an enticing film that results in a drama that caused both creation and destruction. Escaping the use of singular points of view...
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The movie ‘The Last Samurai’ was useful to an extent for the education about the modernization of Japan. This movie is based on a historical event that unfolded in the modernization of Japan. ‘The Last Samurai’ is a 2003 American drama action movie co-produced and directed by Edward Zwick. It is set in 1876 in Japan, which at the time wasn’t modernized and there several different problems between the samurai. The movie ‘The Last Samurai’ shows some factual and nonfactual...
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‘Mona Lisa Smile’ explores college life through feminism, marriage, and gender roles by way of a progressive teacher at the end of a traditional era (Goldsmith-Thomas & Newell, 2003). The film begins in the fall of 1953 at the start of a new semester at Wellesley College, the prestigious all-girls institution in Boston, Massachusetts. The film’s plot revolves around Katherine Watson, a 30-something year old, unmarried, art history professor who arrives at Wellesley from California bringing with her modernism and...
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The movie ‘Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade’ is an action-packed adventure movie starring Harrison Ford (Indiana Jones) Sean Connery (Indiana Jones’ dad). If I could give the film a rating, I would give it a 4/5 just because it's a bit more of an older movie. But the storyline and the actors are spot on. It's interesting and it keeps you on the edge of your seat, I think a four out of five is a solid rating, especially...
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Have you ever felt the droplets of perspiration on your skin, creeping down your body, almost like the cold fingers of a skeleton, and have been frighted of a slaying gnome or a malevolent ventriloquist? Well, the movie ‘Goosebumps’ will definitely tickle your sweat glands as, R.L. Stine’s best-selling book, turned into a blockbusting movie directed by Rob Letterman, turns skulls through its capitalization on the power of imagination and attention-grabbing horror-comedy motion picture. It seems everyone is captivated into...
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Introduction Stephen King is one of the most established names in the world and he has had an effect on so many generations. Since the 70s, Stephen King has become the most famous horror writer. His books are a mainstay of book racks everywhere in the world. The genius of Stephen King has produced a multi-media franchise that has included movies, gaming, television shows and comic books. “It’s nearly impossible to overstate how influential Stephen King is. For the past...
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‘Freedom Writers’ is an American movie, based on a true story about a devoted and visionary teacher, Erin Gruwell. Erin motivates and teaches her class of combative and confrontational students, that there is another life outside of being a gang banger and death. Erin faces a lot of indifference, not only from her students, but also from the school administration. All of Erin's student journals, books, and adventures outside of school eventually overcome the conflicts that everyone faces, thus shaping...
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Timeless, charming and striking are the best words to describe the 1942 film, ‘Casablanca’, by Michael Curtiz. Humprey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman do a phenomenal job of creating a connection through the audience. From the cinematography to the twists and turns this movie has it all. A mixture of passion and romance makes for a timeless classic film that one can't forget. The beginning of the movie was underwhelming. It seemed to drag on and on with no plot. However,...
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This movie is directed by Kim Nguyen a Montreal based filmmaker. It was released on April 16th 2012. The film was also nominated for Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film. The movie is about a girl named Komona who narrates her tale to her unborn baby who is a product of rape. The movie shows atrocities through a child’s eyes. It was filmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The movie starts with a scene in which Komona...
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In very morning nurse Ratched comes to the State Mental Hospital and welcomed by Mr. Warren, Mr. Washington and nurse Pilbow. Nurse Ratched displays her authoritative and imposing nature over anything she regards as being a ‘nuisance’. Everything runs according to her plan or not at all. After some time there comes Randall Patrick McMurphy and made an introduction with some of the patients and Dr. Spivey. Dr. Spivey said to McMurphy that he is here just to be evaluated...
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John Musker and Ron Clements partner up yet again to make another astonishing film. Disney's hit movie ‘Moana’ is a sensational film created to fascinate its viewers. Featuring lead actors Auli’i Cravalho as Moana, and Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson as Maui. Taking place in the large island and village of Motunui is very beautiful, as well as it is filled with life and love. This movie ages back to two thousand years ago and earned a 5 out of 5...
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‘Hidden Figures’ reflects the hard truths of society, and I admit it's one of the best films I've ever watched about the empowerment of women. The movie is the true story of three women working at NASA using computers, and they were involved in a project the United States was competing on called Project Mercury. Russia in the space race. America continues the race, but the journey is quiet, fun and complex. So, I mentioned the human computer above. This...
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Spike Lee, also known as Shelton Jackson, is an American film director, producer, writer, and actor. He is most famous for controversial movie productions such as ‘BlacKkKlansmans’, ‘Malcolm X’, ‘Chi-Raq’, and ‘Rodnei King’. These movies display impactful meaning in depth to every conflict present in society, which is why Spike Lee is one of the most hated and admired people in film making. One particular movie that displays the concepts that are held up to Spike Lee’s reputation is the...
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Here is the review of the movie 'Dear Dad'. ‘Dear Dad’ is a feel-good movie directed by Tanuj Bhramar. The movie stars Arvind Swamy, Himanshu Sharma, Ekavali Khanna, Aman Uppal and Bhavika Bhasin in the lead roles. The story revolves around Nitin Swaminathan (Arvind Swamy) and his 14-year-old son Shivam Swaminathan (Himanshu Sharma). It also involves Nupur Swaminathan (Ekavali Khanna), wife of Nitin and Vidhi Swaminathan (Bhavika Bhasin), their daughter. Aman Uppal plays alongside as Aditya Taneja, a reality television...
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‘Citizen Kane’ was a thematic film, based on the life and legacy of Charles Foster Kane a powerful man who owned and control journalism. He owned the biggest newspaper company during the beginning time of World War I. An era that was controlled by ‘yellow journalism’ and Kane being the biggest one of all. The movie starts with Citizen Kane taking his last breath, and murmuring the name of someone or something under his breath saying “Rosebud”. The name brought...
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‘1917’ is an incredibly suspenseful, and emotional film designed to appear like one continuous shot. This concept of an extended single shot, although may be boring/dragged on to some viewers, can make the audience feel like they are in real time, in 1917. This creates a better emotion connection to the characters and the film itself, which made the movie a thriller. ‘1917’ is set amidst the tension and chaos during World War I, and takes place in and around...
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