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Reflecting on the movie ‘No Country for Old Men’, I observed the characters are much more a set of archetypes, practically metaphorical, that integrate a chaotic puzzle in favor of a central message. The main characters (Llewelyn Moss, Anton Chigurh, and Sheriff Bell) are all suffering because of their desires. Sheriff Bell desires to follow the steps from his dad,...
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The 2005 movie ‘Coach Carter’ is a biographical teen sports drama about the incredible basketball coach Ken Carter. Coach Carter is hired to be the new basketball coach for the Richmond Oilers. Coach Ken Carter after becoming the new coach he requires the team members if they want to play in his team, they have to sign a contract the...
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The movie ‘12 Years a Slave’ was about a man named Solomon Northup, an educated man living in Saratoga, New York, during the 1840s. He was known as the best fiddle player in the community. The movie has several flashbacks between his present slave life and his life previous as a free man. This is probably referring to the beginning...
12 Years a SlaveMovie Review
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When someone does you a favor, what do you do? When you do a favor for someone, how do you feel? Well, Trevor McKinney will touch your heart and inspire you to pay it forward instead of giving back the favor. Mimi Leder directed the drama film ‘Pay It Forward’ in 2000. It tells the story of Trevor McKinney, an...
Critical ReflectionMovie Review
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Foreign movies have been transporting us to different worlds, since the beginning of cinema and a lot of these films use their fantasy worlds to comment on the real world that we all live in. I love foreign movies as it exposes you to an entirely new culture. This is what ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ has done for me. Filled with original...
Movie ReviewPan’s Labyrinth
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Steven Spielberg’s movie ‘Ready Player One’ was mediocre at best. There are several reasons why I think this. Firstly, the plot. Main characters are competing with a huge corporation, known as IOI, to solve the secret puzzles to obtain three keys. The first person to obtain all the keys is given total control of the OASIS. The OASIS is a...
Movie ReviewReady Player One
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The movie ‘Babies’ allows us to view different developmental emergences of motor, perceptual, and intellectual capacities of four different babies. A major milestone that is demonstrated is the motor movement of each baby. In the first few months of a baby’s life, they will prone, lift head to prone chest up and use arms for support (Church-Lang, Lecture 7). This...
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After imposing ‘Stargate’, ‘Independence Day’, and ‘Godzilla’ on us, the dynamic duo of Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin has made and lost a fair bit of cash, but they have seemingly come to the realization that the only thing in Hollywood that lasts is Oscar gold. However, just following the recipe does not guarantee that the result will be good,...
Critical ReflectionMovie Review
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The title of this movie is ‘Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade’, the director of this film is Steven Spielberg, and the lead actors are Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, and Alison Doody. The company that made this is called Lucasfilm Ltd. and runs for 2h 8m. This movie comes under the genre as an action/adventure movie where Indiana Jones is...
Movie ReviewSteven Spielberg
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Modern society contains a plethora of various racial stereotypes, social images, and received ideas that often define how a particular thing/group of people are perceived by the individuals of the status quo. In ‘The Blind Side’, the protagonist Michael, a black individual, overcomes the common perceived racial stereotypes associated with the color of his skin; further the movie exemplifies common...
Movie ReviewThe Blind Side
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“You mustn’t be afraid to dream a little bigger darling” - Eames (Tom Hardy), ‘Inception’. And the director Christopher Nolan clearly wasn’t afraid to dream bigger. In 2010, after success in movies such as ‘The Prestige’ and ‘The Dark Knight’, Nolan released ‘Inception’. This isn’t just one of the best movies of all time but pathed the way for other...
InceptionMovie Review
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The movie ‘Babies’, produced by Thomas Balmes (2010), is a documentary that follows the lives of four babies from different parts of the world as they interact with their surroundings for the first year of their existence: Ponijao from Namibia, Mari (Japan), Bayar (Mongolia), and Hattie (America). Although there is no narrative in this movie, the similarities and differences in...
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In the documentary ‘Babies’ by Thomas Balmès, four newborns who live in different cultures and the environment from various regions of the world—Ponijao (Namibia), Bayarjargal (Mongolia), Mari (Japan), and Hattie (USA). The documentary visually shows each child’s developments with respect to perceptual, motor and cognitive perspectives which may be diversely influenced by diversified cultures and environments during their infancy. Ponijao...
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If You`re All White In America: A Closer Look at West Side Story Adaptations of William Shakespeare`s Romeo and Juliet have been flooding the arts scene since time immemorial; indeed, there`s some debate as to whether Shakespeare`s own version was an adaptation of an earlier tale. Arguably one of the most iconic retellings takes form in West Side Story, a...
Movie ReviewWest Side Story
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Discuss the idea of offensiveness in the South Park episode “Trapped in the Closet” and The Boondocks episode “Return of the King.” Were you personally offended by either episode? If so, what offended you and why? If not, what might someone find offensive in these episodes? Do you think this offensiveness serves an artistic purpose or do you think it’s...
Movie ReviewSouth Park
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Is war a good thing Or a bad thing? Is it what makes the world or destroys it? Does war bring us together or tear us apart? War is a word that is typically known for being considered a conflict between states, governments, societies, and informal paramilitary groups… however, the idea of how it is represented involves being portrayed or...
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In the movie Sankofa, the audience was first introduced to slavery and unjust treatment amongst African-Americans, through a number of different scenarios played out in the movie. The opening of the movie starts and engages the audience with a woman named, Mona as a white tourist who is photographing her in modern-day Ghana. Many tourists are visiting the ancient buildings...
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The Gladiatorial Combats were arguably the most anticipated form of entertainment within the Ancient Roman era and were greatly favored amongst the majority. However, it would be inaccurate to state that the Roman form of entertainment was liked by all when in reality it received a significant amount of criticism from individuals such as Ancient writers and the Stoics. The...
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One of Naruto’s famous sayings was “Real strength is not what you have when fighting for only yourself. When you have something special that you want to protect, only then can you become truly strong!” (Lina, 2015). This is one of Naruto Uzumaki’s famous inspirational quotes throughout the Japanese series Naruto, Naruto Shippuden, and Boruto. During the series of Naruto...
AnimeCharacterMovie Review
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In Suzanne Collins’s dystopian novel “The Hunger Games”, she portrays a post-apocalyptic world in which 12 Districts in a nation known as Panem are oppressed by the rich ruling class in a city known as the Capitol. In societies such as these, great heroes are needed. One such hero is the protagonist of the novel: Katniss Everdeen. She is quite...
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Danny Boyle's bravura order of the film medium raises the exaggerated ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ into an astonishing group pleaser abounding with the sights, sounds and impressions of present-day India. The unpredictable story of a ghetto vagrant turned potential mogul has all the scope and feeling of an extraordinary novel and ought to promptly interface with the two pundits and crowds to...
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‘The Post’ was premiered on December 22, 2017. The movie is a historical political thriller film directed and produced by Steven Spielberg. This movie was critically acclaimed throughout the world. The movie is based on a genuine story, set in the 1970s, it shows the various endeavors made by the writers at The Washington Post who wanted to publish the...
Movie ReviewSteven Spielberg
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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....
Film AnalysisMovie Review
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Wandering the barren streets and scouring for a place to shield himself from the evil of this world, the boy longs for something else. He has no one to turn to for assistance throughout the nightmares of his chilling past. Life can be intimidating for every person in society, but the tests relinquished onto homeless, fostered, or adopted children are...
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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...
Mahatma GandhiMovie Review
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“On Wednesdays we wear pink!”. This is a phrase that most teenage girls know by heart. This iconic phrase belongs to the 2004 released movie ‘Mean Girls’. This film, directed by Mark Waters, stars Lindsay Lohan as the main character, Cady, who along with the other characters portrays the theme of reflection. Through the exhibition of the consequences of being...
Film AnalysisMovie Review
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The filmmakers of the movie ‘McFarland, USA’ were trying to impart several lessons by filming the story of Jim White and his team, which competed for cross-country championships in the United States. One of the significant lessons from the movie is never to give up on what you want and put a lot of hard work into what you do....
Film AnalysisMovie Review
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Introduction Since its debut in 1999, SpongeBob SquarePants has transcended the boundaries of a conventional animated children's show to become a cultural phenomenon. Created by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg, the series has captivated audiences of all ages with its unique blend of humor, creativity, and memorable characters. Over the years, the show's evolution reflects not only shifts in...
Critical ReflectionMovie Review
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Introduction 'The Notebook,' directed by Nick Cassavetes, is a renowned romantic drama that has captivated audiences with its poignant storytelling and timeless themes of love and memory. Set in the 1940s, the film explores the enduring bond between Noah Calhoun and Allie Hamilton as they navigate the complexities of their relationship and the challenges imposed by societal expectations. This critical...
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To understand the charm of live performance, we must first talk about its limitations. Performances are limited by space and intermediaries, and because of these limitations, many stage innovations have emerged. Unlike traditional movies, the stage scenes that the performance can present are limited. It cannot transform a large number of scenes in a limited time to match the development...
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