‘Big Hero 6’ uses many different film techniques and features in interesting ways to engage the audience. The film big hero 6 was produced in 2014 by directors Chris Williams and Don Hall. The film is about a young robotics prodigy, Hiro, who forms a superhero team to fight against a villain. There are many different themes explored in the film to tell the story. ‘Loss’ is an important theme in the film as the main character, Hiro loses his...
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‘Food, Inc.’ is an informative yet eerie documentary exposing the truth behind the food industry and its ways behind food production. Directed by Robert Kenner, this 2008 documentary sets out to educate the American population, manufacturers and government on a number of serious matters. Kenner achieves this through disclosing the appalling nature of the working and growing conditions, food safety and of course how the food is produced. Although he points out all the flaws in an outraged and indignant...
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The movie I chose to review on is entitled ‘The Hate U Give’. I chose this movie because for me, it portrays discrimination towards black people being Starr, her family, Ofrah and her childhood crush Khalil Harris. The title or headline I chose for this movie is the acronym ‘Thug Life’ because that is what is mainly portrayed in the movie. Basically, this movie is based through a lifetime event of Starr Carter, a sixteen-year-old who witnessed two tragic deaths...
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‘Samson and Delilah’ by Warwick Thornton is a survival love story about two young Indigenous Australian’s Samson (Rowan McNamara) and Delilah (Marissa Gibson) battle, facing difficulties around them and on a journey of finding a better life. To get away from a small and poor community, Samson and Delilah move to the closest town, Alice Springs. The film, also shows lifestyle of indigenous people and issues that they face in the communities in the central Australian desert. Samson lives with...
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‘Sweet Sixteen’ is a drama film directed by Ken Loach. It is set in Scotland, the film tells the story of a boy (teenager) from a very troubled background, Liam, who dreams to have a fresh start with his mother as soon as she has completed her prison term. The film is often shown with subtitles because, as with many of Loach's films, the dialogue is extensively in a local dialect, in this case the Inverclyde variant of Glaswegian (itself...
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The 1960s slasher film ‘Psycho’ set new precedents for both filmmaking and the entire horror genre. The film depicts the harrowing story of Norman Bates, a serial killer with a murderous split personality disorder and Marion Crane; a woman with a guilty conscience and the tale of her gory end. The overall feeling of fear that looms over the film heavily correlates with the filmic devices; from the choice to use black and white entirely, down to the angle of...
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In this essay, I find the genre of the film ‘Hardcore Henry’. While there may be more than one interpretation of this film, I present you with my viewpoint and provide information based on my perspective, all while being aware that there are people who will disagree with me. I use evidence from the film, as well as my personal biases based off of other films I have seen, to prove that the genres of this film are both action...
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Good and evil are very difficult terms to define. Some would seek help from their religions to help them determine whether a person is good or evil. It appears good and evil is based more on perspective than a set-in stone definition. Sources of good a d evil in today’s society is criminals are the evil and the non-offenders are the good even though that is not always the case. It affects the individual and society negatively. People become like...
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‘The Dark Knight’ is by far the best superhero movie ever made to this day. Eleven years later to its initial release date it will always remain my top choice. Directed by Christopher Nolan who has helped produce many famous movies like ‘Inception’, ‘Interstellar’, ‘Dunkirk’, and as we know the Batman trilogy. The Batman trilogy has changed the superhero movie scene, all other movies are striving to be more like ‘Batman’. Every other superhero movie that has come after it...
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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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“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is to try just one more time” (Thomas Edison). “Success is peace of mind, which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you made the effort to do your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming. Success is an attitude” (John Wooden). In ‘Hidden Figures’, directed by Theodore Melfi and ‘The Pursuit of Happyness’, directed by Gabriel Muccino, we meet characters who...
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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. After many years of struggle, he eventually won over his pain. Finally, late in life he received the Nobel Prize....
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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. Music seems to 'conduct' the film, perfectly complementing every frame that you need to draw the attention of the viewer....
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Overview of film Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone is about a boy who learns on his eleventh birthday that he is the orphaned son of two powerful wizards and holds exceptional magical powers of his own. He is asked to become a student at Hogwarts which is a boarding school for wizards. At Hogwarts, he meets several friends who become his closest supporters and help him discover the truth about his parents' unexplained death. Film techniques Film techniques used...
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Comic book movies have become the customary stock of motion pictures and have been reigning at the box office for the last 20 years. Box office sales are a huge factor in the production of comic book movies and the money spent to produce them is extraordinary. Hollywood has invented a world of fantasy that has become an obsession for viewers and the most consumed narrative to date. Our values are reflected on the big screen, politically and socially in...
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Arthur C. Clarke’s novel 2001: A Space Odyssey is the story of the discovery of a strange monolith on the moon that prompts a space mission to the planet Saturn. Adapted from a film of the same name the author had also written the screenplay for, the story has been regarded as one of the most culturally and aesthetically significant works. The author, Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008), was for many years part of the ‘Big Three’ of science fiction, which...
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'Sometimes called popular factual television, reality TV is located in border territories, between information and entertainment, documentary and drama' (Hill 2005: 2). Discuss with close reference to AT LEAST TWO reality TV shows of your choice. Reality Television is a genre of television program that documents unscripted real-life situations of individuals. Biressi argues reality TV started as far back as the late 1940s when Candid Camera was at its peak rating. However, it became very popular in the late 90s...
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What many films made in recent years fail to draw in both the critics and the audience and trying too hard to make a great production to please their expectations can have a seriously negative effect on the final product – even though ‘The Greatest Showman’ did not win over the critics as hoped, it won over modern audiences with its cast, script and wonderful soundtrack. Regardless of its historical inaccuracies, this is a great show, with its diverse cast...
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Introduction It's interesting how people can be drawn to horror movies, which are both scary and interesting. According to Stephen King's insightful article "Why We Crave Horror Movies," this strange desire is because these movies help us get rid of our darker urges and remind us that we are normal. This essay will look at King's case along with psychological ideas to try to figure out why so many people are interested in horror movies. We will look at the...
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Films, from the beginning of their invention, have been based on the manipulation of the captured image. Over the years this has only been made easier with the introduction of new technologies, giving visual elements an ever-evolving aspect in cinematography. In this way, digital cinema has brought about a new era in film production and reception. Previously, directors would have been limited to the actuality in which a shot was taken, however digital technologies offered a new range of manipulation...
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Bee Movie is a 2007 American animated film. The main character (Barry B. Benson) is a honey bee, his voice is played by the star Jerry Seinfeld. The story follows Barry on his adventure to sue the human race for exploiting bees after he found out humans steal honey from bees. It starts with Barry not wanting to get a job in the hive after finding out that this will never change once he picks his job. So he goes...
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The documentary, “The Eleventh Hour” narrated in 2007 by Leonardo Dicaprio a movie actor and a producer, tells us mainly about the current and future state of the world and humans. The documentary gives us a message about how our mother nature is changing drastically throughout the years from human behavior and what can be done to slow or reverse the destruction. Over more than fifty scientists, politicians, and environmental activists have made contributions to the documentary. We have created...
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Film Review on A Chinese Ghost Story 1. Records “A Chinese Ghost Story”, means “The Ethereal Spirit of a Beauty”. It is a 1987 Hong Kong romantic comedy horror film produced by Tsui Hark. The plot is essentially based on a short story about Nip Siu-sin, from Qing dynasty writer Pu Songling's “Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio”. The 1960 edition of Li Hanxiang was just a short story of the protagonists from acquaintance to exile. But the 1987 edition...
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Oldboy is a 2003 South Korean action thriller film co-written and directed by Park Chan-wook. One of the most important themes in Oldboy is the human concept of the Truth. Oldboy helps us understand the need for truth in our human minds, and that revenge does not alter the painful feelings that have been experienced. Humankind is obsessed with the truth, insisting it is upheld in business and personal relationships. As keeper of the truth, Woo-jin taunts Dae-su by saying,...
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“Beyond the Wild Wood comes the Wild World,’ said the Rat. ‘And that's something that doesn't matter, either to you or to me. I've never been there, and I'm never going, nor you either if you've got any sense at all.” (Grahame, 1908). In the one hundred and twelve years since the publication of Kenneth Grahame’s ‘The Wind In The Willows, the picturesque home of the characters has been lost to a thing of the imagination. That loss is the...
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Are Horror Movies Diverse? Horror is arguably one of the most, if not the most, popular film genres out there. This has recently led to debate among movie fans about if horror movies are as diverse as they should be. In 2016, film critics felt that most of the mainstream horror movies out were too white, but it appears that things are changing. Variety claims that today, it is a diverse audience keeping horror movies alive and well, which means...
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Cinematography contains many different intentions, much of them going far beyond the direct action of photographing the action. Many of the methods used are all about adding visual subtext and visual metaphor to a scene. The ways in which the cinematographer uses movement, composition, color, and light can be powerful tools to enhance the dramatic elements of the story. Martin Scorsese’s 'Taxi Driver' (1976) is an example of skillful and deliberate use of cinematography to engage the audience and provide...
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Different works of art can portray ideas in a variety of ways. An example can be Alan Parker's crime thriller film 'Mississippi Burning' (1988), which explores the ideas of racial prejudice and bigotry’s effects on a vulnerable community. As well as the injustice of the legal system and the way that perpetrators are sentenced in biased ways. This is shown through the detective's investigation of a small 1964 Mississippi town Jessup County, where the disappearance of 3 civil rights workers...
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‘The Lovely Bones’ by Peter Jackson is a film which has an unpleasant character called George Harvey. The director utilizes the character of Susie his victim, the character of George Harvey, key scenes, and the setting to create this unpleasant character. Susie Salmon is a 14-year-old girl from Norristown, Pennsylvania whom her neighbor murders at the start of the film. After her death, Susie narrates the film from in-between (her heaven) as she observes her family and friends struggle to...
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In the movie ‘Gandhi’, Gandhi marries a girl at the age of thirteen. As he follows the death of his fathers, he was sent to England to study law. He became very interested in the philosophy of non-violence, but he didn’t fulfill the decree of law. That’s when he came back home and got into it with the British, he stood against them their rule over his country. He eventually gets his cause internationally renowned after being dismissed by the...
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