One of the most famous films about 1960s or âLong Sixtiesâ time frame in the United States history is âForrest Gumpâ. In fact, âForrest Gumpâ is a 1994 film, which is directed by Robert Zemeckis and acted by the top-credited stars like Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump, Robin Wright as Jenny and so on. The main character Forrest Gump with...
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In his article âHow Walt Disney Ruined Our Livesâ, which appeared in the Brandeis Magazine in 2013, Harvard-trained psychologist Robert Epstein talks about the impact of some of Walt Disneyâs most famous films on the nature and dynamic of committed human relationships, specifically marriages. He mentions how these Disney movies, which are themselves based on ancient (and quite sinister) folktales...
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Parents should write a petition to Disney to make their princesses fit the mold of young girls across the world and protest the amount of sexualization that is being presented to girls through TV and the Internet. Stephanie Hanes (2011), author of âLittle Girls or Little Women? The Disney Princess Effectâ, claims that Disney stated: âThe Disney princesses teach girls...
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The film âThe Boy in Striped Pajamasâ written by John Boyne uses an array of language features such as descriptive language, imagery, tone, and atmosphere to comment on issues of concern. This includes the marginalization of the Jewish culture, discrimination of people based on their culture and race, and prejudice. In the opening scenes of the film, we are introduced...
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The 2001 film, âA Beautiful Mindâ, tells the story of John Nash, a brilliant mathematical mind and Nobel prize winner in economics who has suffered from schizophrenia throughout his life. The film faithfully portrays the passages of his illness, from the onset to the stage in which he chooses to ignore the hallucinations that will continue to accompany him throughout...
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Schizophrenia, like many other disorders, is an invisible illness that affects about 1/100 people within society. The illness itself is cognitive and emotional dysfunctions, including delusions, and hallucinations, disorganized speech and behavior, and inappropriate emotions (Barlow, D. H., Durand, V. M., Lalumiere, M. L., & Hofmann, S. G., 2018).) Many individuals have mistaken schizophrenia as a âsplit personalityâ which is...
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Stop-motion is a form of animation in which figures are made, positioned, and photographed to build up frames individually to complete a film from the resulting images. I question the relevancy of stop-motion animation regarding its effectiveness in comparison to the digital advancements that has led to digital animation becoming, arguably, the mainstream form of animation. Typically, it is an...
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Presently, there are several films that portrays a number men and women with intellectual and development disabilities that conjures up humans notwithstanding of their restrictions. It shows how special these exceptional adolescents are that have been undervalued and disregarded by using our society long time ago. Thus, the movie âForrest Gumpâ, performed via Tom Hanks, tells about a 'slow-witted' character...
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The media plays a significant role in our daily lives by providing us with cultural, educational, and supplemental information that cultivates our knowledge while also shaping our political aspects and framing our cultural guidelines in society. It has the role of being an effective educator, by informing us of anything newsworthy, which is quite true, but what most people donât...
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âForrest Gumpâ 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,...
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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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Throughout the years, film has become one of the most iconic forms of entertainment. With so many different genres arising, people across the world can view films of their preference. Horror movies have been around for decades and we have seen the genre emerge as one of the most popular categories in film. Since the late 1800âs till now present...
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âThe Shawshank Redemptionâ is a 1994 American drama film written and directed by Frank Darabont. To summarize the film, it tells a story of a banker Andy Dufresne, who was sentenced two life sentences in Shawshank State Penitentiary for the murders of his wife, and her lover despite the claims of his innocence. During the movie, he befriends a fellow...
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The most remarkable changes in humansâ collective exposure have been the introduction of mass media. The introduction of media has been an increasingly and rapid form of communication between human beings. The uses of radio, television, film, video games et cetera, has become an ever so present thing in humansâ lives and holds a great value in all aspects of...
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What Is Cinematography? âCinematography is everywhere. It is all around us. Even now, in this very room. You can see it when you look out your window or when you turn on your television. You can feel it when you go to work... when you go to church... when you pay your taxes. It is the world that has been...
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Texts motivate the collective to question the realities presented. Orwell's novel â1984â provides a political commentary on the impact of a totalitarian regime. Similarly, Peter Wier's film âThe Truman Showâ is used to depict the rise of mass surveillance and the paranoia that follows in the post-Cold War period of 1998. Orwell's and Wier's works likewise bring forth concepts that...
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Between the clichĂŠs of a love story and a fairytale, the film âShrekâ through the feminist lens shows defiance against male patriarchy, female weakness and self-acceptance issues through Fiona as the storyline follows. Despite Shrekâs wishes to not follow a fairy tale type of storyline let alone any type, he as an ogre falls in love with Fiona unbeknownst that...
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Ever since the dawn of every familyâs favorite franchise, Disney, young girls everywhere have had their minds contorted into believing they should portray a certain kind of woman and to never dare break the glass-ceiling. Right from the get go with the studios first feature film, âSnow White and the Seven Dwarfsâ (1937), by using a doolally doe-eyed sweetheart relevant...
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Science fiction texts effectively utilize a variety of textual forms and features to explore fictional futures, which cooperate to develop a commentary on the present. âGattacaâ (1997), produced by Andrew Niccol, and âMovementâ (2011), by Nancy Fulda, are two texts that reveal the ongoing rivalry between Earthâs creator, God, and the evolvement of scientific technology. However, as a consequence of...
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Introduction The Walt Disney Company, a titan of the entertainment industry, has profoundly influenced children's perceptions of the world for nearly a century. As a dominant force in children's media, Disney's animated films, television shows, and theme parks are cultural artifacts that shape young audiences' understanding of various social, cultural, and moral narratives. Disney's portrayal of fantastical worlds and characters...
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If you were to ask a little girl what she wants to be when she grows up, she is likely to say one of her dreams is to be a princess. Now this is not the princess you see in the Royal family; it is a Disney princess. A Disney princess is a slim physique, beautiful figure. From a young...
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When it comes to the movie âThe Shawshank Redemptionâ, I was able to come across several examples of communication theories and how they applied to the movie in each scene throughout the whole movie. The paper is about the exploration of the symbolic interactionism theory and Aristotle's rhetoric theory and how each theory relates to the movie âThe Shawshank Redemptionâ....
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âScreamâ is a movie where director, Wes Craven, utilizes multiple elements to create this movie and make it scary. One way he does this is by making everyone in the movie a possible culprit of the murders. This paper shows how the Craven uses certain parts of directing to emphasize certain parts of his movie. Specifically, he applies sound, camera...
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In the two biopic films, âA Beautiful Mindâ and âThe Kings Speechâ, there are many rather unique characters and some of which are extremely different to one another. These contrasts that the directors of these films have purposefully implemented into these films help to intensify the meaning and or the intention of the biopic film. In the biopic âThe Kings...
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The word âanimationâ is not one a lot of us are unfamiliar with. Most of us have heard the word from someone or read about it somewhere. A lot of people from my generation have grown up watching cartoons like âSwat Katsâ, âRecessâ, âScooby Dooâ, âPokemonâ, âDigimonâ, âDragon Ballâ, âThe Flintstonesâ and many more. Some of these stories were set...
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During the Holocaust, millions of Jews were killed as result of Hitler wanting to make a master race. It was a terrible event for Jewish adults, but more so for the children. Most children under 18 would have been killed, as the Nazis saw no use for them. In the story âNightâ by Elie Wiesel, and the movie âThe Boy...
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A green ogre with a big heart, a hilarious talking donkey and a karate chopping princess creates the magnificent animation, âShrekâ. 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). âShrekâ...
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In literature, a quest is a mission the protagonist goes on to achieve a stated goal while he unknowingly completes another desired task. The five elements of a quest are: âa quester, a place to go, a stated reason to go there, challenges and trials en route, and a real reason to go thereâ (Foster). The quest is one of...
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A hero is defined as someone who is admired for his or her courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. A hero usually demonstrates the values of sacrifice, selflessness and bravery. In todayâs society, the work hero is passed around excessively much. A football player who scores the winning try or the final swimmer of the Olympic relay team are defined...
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Computer animations are gaining popularity in movies and television. Traditional animation will undoubtedly continue to play a significant part in animation for many years to come. Apart from being faster and more cost efficient, computer animation offers several additional advantages. Because it is software-based, this streamlines the animation toolkit. Traditional animation is time-consuming and labor-intensive. The finished product involves many...
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