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Countess Olenska is the talk of the opera audience because she grew up in New York and has had a controversial past which has brought her back to her roots under mysterious circumstances. The majority of the Lovell Mingott's formal dinner invitations are declined. New York's high society is sending the message that Countess Olenska is not welcome. The Archers...
CharacterFateMovie Review
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Andrew Niccol directs a movie which presents a theme of bigotry in the sense that the future of discrimination would no longer be determined by social status or race, but rather science. The film ‘Gattaca’ sends a message that both wins over prejudice and consequently overpowers any sense of individuality. Set in the not too distant future, every human status...
GattacaMovie Review
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I was very excited to hear that we were going to watch a Charlie Chaplin feature to begin the semester because I have never seen one. Growing up, people have always told me that he was very famous for his silent films, so this made me wonder how he captured the audience’s attention with no sound. In the end, I...
Charlie ChaplinMovie Review
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The movie ‘A Clockwork Orange’ by Stanley Kubrick, based on the novel by Anthony Burgess, is one of the most significant in the filmography of the director. His innovation lies in the fact that Kubrick was able to aestheticize violence at the audiovisual level. Using the technique of using classical music in ultra-violent scenes, the director creates something truly great....
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‘The Shawshank Redemption’ elegantly tells a story of redemption, hope, and friendship with an unusual perspective from prisoners. Although the concept of a convicted felon, swearing his’s innocent, is not cutting-edge, the artistry and storytelling of this film set itself apart in its genre. According to The New York Times, Janet Maslin praises the movie for its “slow, gentle story...
Movie ReviewShawshank Redemption
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John Forbes Nash, Jr. Is a genius when it comes to math, he was especially amazing early in his life but eventually his mental health caught up. He invents an amazing discovery early in his career and that stood up internationally. Nash was an arrogant and handsome man. Later, Nash found himself with pain and misery with his mental health....
A Beautiful MindMovie Review
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In Jordan Peele's first professional movie, ‘Get Out’, he explores the events that unfold after Chris (Daniel Kaluuya), a black man, agrees to visit his girlfriend Rose's (Allison Williams) parents’ house. His already poor expectations of the behavior of white parents are met with crushing realization when he eventually realizes everyone is out to get him. When this movie was...
HorrorMovie Review
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In this paper I’m going to talk about the way in which challenges for the future are represented in Andrew Niccol’s feature movie, ‘Gattaca’. The film ‘Gattaca’ was written and directed by Andrew Niccol’s. The movie is about genetic discrimination because in the film there two types of genes: ‘valid’ and ‘in-valid’. Throughout the film, the protagonist Vincent was born...
ChallengesGattacaMovie Review
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‘The Boy in the Striped Pajamas’, directed by Mark Herman, is based on the book written by John Boyne, which was influenced by one of the greatest atrocities in human history which was the Holocaust, where millions of people mostly Jews lost their lives. It remains one of the tragic events which reflects the capability of brutality in human beings...
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Human experiences can be fraught with danger and trauma, however, can still lead to self-growth and understanding. Human experiences are deeply embedded throughout texts to display and to emphasize how characters interact with each other. In ‘The Boy in the Striped Pajamas’, the director describes the three human experiences shown in the three characters: Bruno, Shmuel and Bruno’s father. The...
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‘The Truman Show’, which is regarded as the turning point of Jim Carrey's career, is a movie that has been examined in many respects and opportunities. ‘The Truman Show’, which is often handled by Plato's cave allegory and our constant observance in today's society in other words, securitization, makes the audience laugh with his witty approach to the contemporary world...
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Nobel Prize laureate John Forbes Nash Jr. still teaches at Princeton, and walks around grounds every day. That these customary clarifications nearly brought tears to people’s eyes suggests the power of 'A Beautiful Mind', the record of a man who is maybe the best mathematician, and experiences schizophrenia. Nash acknowledged for a period that Russians were sending him coded messages...
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‘Forrest Gump’ is a movie that follows the life events on an underrated and underappreciated man that suffers from not only a low IQ, but also mild case of cerebral palsy. Throughout his life, Gump faces many burdens and tribulations, but he never allows anyone to interfere with his happiness and mental well-being. Gump, despite facing many problems, continues to...
Forrest GumpMovie Review
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Meeting your significant other’s family is a strenuous situation for anyone. The suffocating tension through the air and the agonizing moments of silence describe what many people experience, although when racial indifference interferes, it changes every factor. In the 2017 horror movie, ‘Get Out’, the protagonist, Chris Washington, is concerned about meeting his girlfriend’s family because for one, he is...
HorrorMovie Review
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‘Forrest Gump’ is an American drama-comedy movie written by Eric Roth and directed by Robert Zemeckis that focuses on the character Tom Hanks, who shares the same name as the movie. The movie rotates on the life history of Tom (Gump), a simple man with a low IQ of 75, short and wears braces on his legs. Despite his disability,...
Forrest GumpMovie Review
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Introduction The exploration of innocence and ignorance amidst the backdrop of historical atrocities is profoundly captured in John Boyne's novel, The Boy In the Striped Pajamas. This narrative, though fictional, delves into the harsh realities of the Holocaust through the lens of a young boy named Bruno. The novel raises pivotal questions about the portrayal of truth and the appropriateness...
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A green ogre with a big heart, a hilarious talking donkey and a karate chopping princess creates the magnificent animation, ‘Shrek’. This remarkable film was directed by Andrew Adamson, released in 2001, has genres of fantasy, comedy and adventure. The tremendously talented voice actors include Mike Murphy (Shrek), Eddie Murphy (Donkey), Cameron Diaz (Princess), and John Lithgow (Lord Farquaad). ‘Shrek’...
AnimationMovie ReviewShrek
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In 1994, the iconic movie ‘Forrest Gump’, directed by Robert Zemeckis, was released. This movie gave life to one of today’s more inspirational movie characters, Forrest Gump. The movie ‘Forrest Gump’ is about a simple, seemingly uneducated man’s journey through a string of complicated times and nonetheless coming out on top. At the start of the movie, we learn Gump...
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Every film, fiction or non-fiction, will have their own unique ideas and themes about a certain topic. The movie ‘Billy Elliot’ demonstrates new perspectives about complex human experiences, such as the human desire to accomplish individual goals and the rebellious nature of human beings who feel inclined to fight against corrupt authorities. The 2008 movie by Mark Herman, ‘The Boy...
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Literature, a timeless piece of writing bonded together by unspoken words. Animated movies, a reel rolling a flipbook of pictures telling a story. Literature in its purest form is a film that takes place in the mind of the reader. Words slowly bind themselves into sentences that create stories, speaking in a universal and infinite language. Literature is the immortality...
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“It is as inhuman to be totally good as it is to be totally evil” (Burgess Xiii). Life could not exist without evil. ‘A Clockwork Orange’ by Anthony Burgess describes the exploits and behaviors of Alex. The author depicts him as a violent and sociopathic adolescent who strives to become a constructive member of the community. Based on the story,...
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The story of friendship between two men serving life sentences in prison may sound rather dull as a movie plot. However, director Frank Darabont’s movie, ‘The Shawshank Redemption’, is far from dull. Starring Tim Robbins as Andy Dufresne and Morgan Freeman as Ellis ‘Red’ Redding. ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ is a movie about time, persistence and friendship. Not qualities you would...
Movie ReviewShawshank Redemption
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After being released in December of 1996 by Dimension Films, the movie ‘Scream’ continues to be one of the most popular horror movies of all time. It was directed by Wes Craven and written by Kevin Williamson. ‘Scream’ is a slasher film that went on to restore and redefined the horror genre for a new generation of teenagers. It offers...
HorrorMovie Review
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On the morality level, the cult film ‘Casablanca’ seemed like it was doomed from the beginning. A bar, Rick’s Cafe American, was the main setting, where alcohol, people willing to do anything and everything to obtain exit visas, a murder, corrupted officials and a forbidden romance have been the key elements. Casablanca is like a purgatory where these sins must...
CasablancaMovie Review
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This highest growing anime film, directed by Hayao Miyazaki is put in a perspective of a ten-year-old girl named Chihiro. Chihiro was sent off with her parents to start a new life in a brand-new town. The family stumbles across upon a seemingly abandoned village, Chihiro warns her parents of an uneasy presence, but they didn’t budge. After her parents...
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The movie ‘The Truman Show’ directed by Peter Weir reflects some of the issues within our daily society such as truth, privacy and relationship. These are the values that are important to us both personal and social. They are important as being essential to us. Everyone deserves to know the truth because it helps to strengthen the relationship between each...
Movie ReviewThe Truman Show
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At the start of Twelve Angry Men we are introduced to a varying cast of Jurors. The case is a matter of life and death for a young boy. The book begins with a vote of 11-1 in favor of guilty and ends 12-0 in favor of not guilty. From this, it is determined that the jury started out with...
12 Angry MenMovie Review
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Introduction: The Unsung Heroes of NASA The title of the movie is ‘Hidden Figures’. The film was written by Theodore Melfi and Allison Schroeder. It is directed by Theodore Melfi, an American screenwriter, film director, and producer. In 2016, he was awarded at Oscar’s where he received a nomination for Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay. The movie was based...
Hidden FiguresMovie Review
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