American film director, Stanley Kubrick, is one of the most influential directors in the history of cinema. His films have not left viewers indifferent for many years. In this essay, I am going to discuss how the famous film director represented women in his iconic films. In ‘Spartacus’ (1960), Kubrick used women in a way in which they portray how...
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‘Dead Poets Society’ is a 1998 movie directed by Peter Weir. It is an American drama set in Welton Academy, an elite and conservative boarding school for boys located in Vermont. One of the questions that everyone had about the film was: who was responsible for the death of Neil Perry. Various factors contributed to Neil Perry’s death. Many people...
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One of Sarris’ three premises that make Alfred Hitchcock one of the most well-known auteurs and gives him a distinct style of film from other directors is his technical competence; with usage of mise-en-scene, cinematography, editing, and sound. Beginning the list, Hitchcock uses woman who are almost always blonde. For example, Marion Crane (‘Psycho’, 1960), Melanie Daniels (‘The Birds’, 1963),...
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The word ‘auteur’ refers to a strong aesthetic found reoccurring in the work of a single director, in particular it can be found in the visual styles and motifs of his/her films. In Hitchcock’s long 54-year career in the film industry, making 57 films and hosting his own TV show, one thing can be established: his need to exercise control...
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The Academy Award-winning movie ‘Toy Story’ is Disney/Pixar’s best animation as it fosters the importance of love and friendship. The theme of the importance of friendship has been clear throughout the series. There are so many reasons as to why ‘Toy Story’ is the best movie as it prevails friendship, true love, and determination. ‘Toy Story’ demonstrates how two characters,...
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‘Freedom Writers’ is a drama movie was released on 2007 and directed by Richard LaGravenese. This movie is based on a true to life story of Erin Gruwell with her freshmen students in 1994. The movie happened in Woodrow Wilson High School which they encounter difficulties and problem because of their differences, it was extremely chaotic inside and outside of...
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Coen’s ‘No Country for Old Men’ and De Sica’s ‘The Bicycle Thief’ are both two films that are using similar cinematic language. The way both directors are using cinematic language to emphasize the theme of each film, is fascinating. The camera shots, angles and sound, all work together to make the themes stand out. Both films have titles that make...
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The novel ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ written by Margret Atwood and the movie ‘Blade Runner’ share the similarities of power being distributed unequally throughout their respective society. Both protagonists have some sort of power although for Offred's power is very minor and only used at very rare moments. Tyrell and the Commander in both of their societies have immense power, however...
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“Power is not a means, it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolution in order to establish the dictatorship” (‘1984’). In a society where citizens are stripped of their right to form an individual thought, forced into their line of work and have every action watched by their...
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Being resilient is defined as recovering from misfortune without giving up. It means to develop habits that help you to get back up onto your feet and adjust from tragedy or change without giving up. The film ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ demonstrates the ideas of how resilient gets you through hardship and tribulation fairly easily. Individuals manage and overcome adversity...
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Gold, something we associate with illumination, triumph and passion, and endless pursuit of our own personal endeavors. It is no surprise that the term ‘golden age’ refers to a period in time in which one believes that they would be happier, or more content with their life. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel ‘The Great Gatsby’ is regarded as arguably one of...
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Ever since the Europeans landed on Indigenous Australian’s land they have lost so much of their identities. What started with their land being called Terra Nullius and being taken away from them, Indigenous Australians then had to endure years of loss because of colonization. Both the film ‘Rabbit Proof Fence’ by Phillip Noyce and ‘Arthur Corunna's Story’ by Sally Morgan...
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The movie ‘Dead Poets Society’ was set in 1959 in Vermont at an all-boys boarding school known as Welton Academy. In Peter Weir’s 1989 film, ‘Dead Poets Society’ touches on the relationship between Neil Perry and his father, where Neil’s true self was oppressed in his role as an obedient son. Following, human relationships have a complex nature, they present...
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Human experiences are the all-encompassing actualities that humanity endures that consists of the physical, mental, emotional, social and spiritual dimensions in life. It is a significant aspect of our lives and the way in which we become who we are. Every person is able to relate to human experiences whether it is individually or collectively. From these experiences, human qualities...
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For some, home is a plate of kimchi and white rice. For others, its borscht, a warm cup of tea, beef bourguignon, or tamales. Such preferences are not only personally meaningful but culturally significant as well. These meals map who we are, where we come from, and what happened along the way. Certain meals can act as a way to...
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‘Legally Blonde’ is a 2001 American movie directed by Robert Luketic and starring such amazing actors as Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson, Selma Blair, Mathew Davis, and Victor Garber. This film is inspired by the book of Amanda Brown. It wasn't only a narrative about how a stereotypical girl was able to live and transcend her labels, it was also a...
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When it comes to the muted group theory, the concept is fairly simple. It states that those who hold the power in a room tend to have their ideas communicated better and those who do not have such strong language hold less power. When the more powerful groups are conversing, the other groups must find themselves changing their communication style...
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The movie ‘Dead Poets Society’ exemplifies major differences on how teachers use diverse methods in teaching for their students. It also shows us the different situations that students may encounter during their whole academic year and how they respond to the situations they are put in. The film also centered on how it was important to acknowledge the uniqueness of...
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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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Abraham Lincoln once said: “A house divided against itself cannot stand”. ‘Divergent’ is set in a post-apocalyptic society where a faction system is created in order to form a more perfect society with each faction simulating an ideal characteristic: Candor (honesty), Amity (kindness), Abnegation (selflessness), Dauntless (bravery) and Erudite (intellect). At the forefront of these factions are Abnegation and Erudite,...
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Public policy can be defined as a statement of intent, which guides decisions and contains goals and the means to achieve them, this can be the action taken by a government to maintain order or address the needs of citizens. According to Dye 1972, a public policy is anything a government decides to do or not to do. Therefore, a...
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Throughout the history of animation, there has been a lot of famous figures. Many of which can come people’s mind when talking about the entertainment medium such as Winsor McCay, Walt Disney, Chuck Jones, Max Flesicher, Ray Harryhausen, and Hayao Miyazaki. But there is one animator that is also well-known but has push the envelope with the techniques in traditional...
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In the film ‘Divergent’, directed by Neil Burger, an important character is Tris. Tris is an important character because of her bravery in overcoming the fears she had, her relationship with Four, and her stopping Jeanine because of her trying to overthrow Abnegation. Firstly, Tris is important because of her bravery which isn't the absence of fear, but you need...
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Women in general tend to earn far less than men. In 2018, it was documented that women earned 85% of what men earned, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of median hourly earnings of both full-and part-time workers in the United States. Based on this estimate, it would take an extra 39 days of work for women to earn...
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Kwame Nkrumah in his essay ‘Neo-Colonialism, the Last Stage of Imperialism’ unleashes two different dimensions where in theory a neo-colonial state seems independent and sovereign but in reality, that state’s economic system, political policy, cultural practices are influenced/controlled by external powers. In the documentary ‘Life and Debt’, directed by Stephanie Black, the director has carefully presented how external power such...
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In both Edwidge Danticat’s ‘Brother I’m Dying’ and Stephanie Black’s ‘Life and Debt’, the concept of the afterlives of slavery and colonialism are fundamental. In both, black countries that were previously colonized by a white European power. Danticat and Black shed light on how these people readjust to life after colonialism and slavery, but also the repercussions to the civilization...
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In the film ‘Inception’, Dom Cobb is an extractor who has the ability to enter into people’s dreams and get information from them. He is given a job to implant an idea inside the mind of Robert Fischer and so he gathers a team to help him design an elaborate plan to complete the task. Along the way, the team...
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Are illusions a negative or positive aspect within one’s life? Set in 2010, the film begins with Gil and his fiancee Inez vacationing within the city of Paris as Gil struggles to finish his first novel. As Gil is walking back to his hotel after dinner one night, he finds himself lost in the streets of Paris. Eventually, as the...
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The Coens frequently test the morality of their characters in their films to see whether their principles will come before a temptation of the criminal or immoral variety. These temptations are primarily of the monetary variety, however, but also encompass the duality of justice and loyalty to one's companions, friends or family. The consistent presence within this theme is the...
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Texas serves as the perfect setting for both versions (book and movie) of ‘No Country for Old Men’, in a way that it would be difficult to imagine it set anywhere else. This isolated stretch of land between West Texas and the Mexican border should be a quiet, undisturbed place as it is often times equal parts isolated and remote....
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