Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one in which we are stuck and forced to live with. We have an innate belief, or faith in our world, and our reality. This is evident in âThe Truman Showâ, directed by Peter Weir, where Truman Burbank, the protagonist, is born and raised in a mock reality. He grows up having faith that his world is reality, and never questions it. He grows up in a world where his destiny...
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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 of speech. What is the difference between the two, they both tell a story, do they not? Which âstoryâ is...
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The movie âShrekâ directed by Andrew Adamson and Vickey Jenson, is an exceptional movie that follows the âHeroâs Journeyâ while simultaneously subverting it. The main theme of the movie is âDonât judge a book by its coverâ. This moral also makes you reflect on some judgements that you may have made about a person throughout your life. The key stages include Shrek (Hero archetype) meeting Donkey (Shapeshifter - Trickster, Mentor and Ally - archetype) on his way home. Shrek being...
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All thrillers seem to clothe themselves in a pretentious cloth of unoriginal uniformity so much so that we have a handle on what will happen as soon as the heart-thumping cinematic music starts. They all follow the theme of a few ready-made American fetishes: demonic activity, psychopath killer, a ghost of the past, and corny revenge stories. But we have never seen a satirical social horror film. A social horror is a film genre that uses the elements of suspense,...
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âIt is as inhuman to be totally good as it is to be totally evilâ (Burgess Xiii). Life could not exist without evil. âA Clockwork Orangeâ 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, a film adaption directed by Stanley Kubrick came out in 1971. Both the movie and novel versions of the work...
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âThe Truman Showâ offers viewers a great insight into the concept of discovery by presenting themes of Descartesâ perception and reality and the power of media are prevalent in the process of discovery promoting a sense of reality and awareness of oneâs place in life. In this film directed by Peter Weir, the viewers are confronted with the eponymous characterâs quest for reality as he experiences countless setbacks in his search for definitive answers to questions of reality. By portraying...
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In Book III of Platoâs âRepublicâ, Socrates, amid the process of constructing his ideal city in discussions with his interlocutors, introduced to the world the concept of the noble lie; in a simplified form: a lie for good. He asks: ââCould we somehow contrive one of those lies that come into being in case of need, of which we were just now speaking, someone noble lie to persuade, in the best case, even the rulers, but if not them, the...
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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 Darabontâs movie, âThe Shawshank Redemptionâ, is far from dull. Starring Tim Robbins as Andy Dufresne and Morgan Freeman as Ellis âRedâ Redding. âThe Shawshank Redemptionâ is a movie about time, persistence and friendship. Not qualities you would usually associate with a âprisonâ movie but powerful all the same. When Andy Dufresne receives two life sentences for a...
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Andy Dufresne was sentenced to a lifetime in prison for murdering his unfaithful wife and the man she cheated on. Despite his claims of innocence, he is still sent to the hardest prison, Shawshank, in the year 1947. The film began with the calm and introverted Andy Dufresne, the vice president of a large bank in Portland, getting sent to the Shawshank prison for the murders he committed. A crime which he never committed. Andy impressed many of his inmates...
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After being released in December of 1996 by Dimension Films, the movie âScreamâ continues to be one of the most popular horror movies of all time. It was directed by Wes Craven and written by Kevin Williamson. âScreamâ is a slasher film that went on to restore and redefined the horror genre for a new generation of teenagers. It offers a different approach to scary movies by adding humor, romance, and having characters use clichĂŠ rules in order to survive....
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In both âNever Let Me Goâ and âGattacaâ they both end optimistically and which I do agree on because at the end of both texts there is something good that happens, that is optimistic. There can be a great satisfaction for the reader or viewer in a storyline that has a conclusive ending, where the hopes, dreams and relationship issues of the characters and their sense of connection to their world are resolved or understood. However, an open ending can...
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Meeting your significant otherâs 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, âGet Outâ, the protagonist, Chris Washington, is concerned about meeting his girlfriendâs family because for one, he is black and his white girlfriend has not told her unsuspecting family about him yet. As he first meets them, the...
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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 âGattacaâ 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 is defined by genetic formation. Eugenics is the process of conceiving children through genetic manipulation. Eugenics is the most common...
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Released in 1994, âForrest Gumpâ shattered box office records in breakneck speed and bagged 13 Academy Award nominations with a whopping 6 Oscars. It is an American comedy-drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis starring Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Sally Field, and Mykelti Williamson. It has an adapted screenplay (written by Eric Goth) based on a novel written by Winston Groom (1986) that goes by the same name. The film traces the journey of a slow-witted man named Forrest...
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Contrary to the popular opinion that Disney films contribute to the positive development of morals of the younger generation, some of them contain âbadâ morals that can teach children what is wrong. This essay is dedicated to this topic. Children are easily influenced by what they see and hear and thus what they watch. One Disney movie that shows bad morals and could make children believe the wrong things is âThe Hunchback of Notre Dameâ. In this movie, Quasimodo (the...
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âA Class Dividedâ is a film about a third-grade teacher named Jane Elliott and her class who took part in-class exercise about discrimination. The purpose of the exercise is that she wanted to show her class what discrimination feels like and what it can do to people. The teacher started this exercise right after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. She divided her class by eye color and then told them that the children with brown eyes were smarter,...
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Abnormal psychology is a branch of psychology that studies people who are âabnormalâ or âatypicalâ compared to what is acceptable and follows the social norms in a given society. Their behavior may be incomprehensible to others or make others feel threatened and or uncomfortable. With this definition, a person is seen as abnormal when he/she is unable to cope with the demands of everyday life. Such people are unable to perform the behaviors that are necessary for day-to-day living, such...
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Have you ever watched a movie and wonder what is wrong with a certain character? After reading about various mental disorders listed and play close attention to their symptom it made me realize what could be wrong with a person. Many movies and tv shows often show or educate the public on mental disorders but often I find myself wondering what is wrong with them. Which brings me to a disorder called schizophrenia, which is defined as a severe psychological...
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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 turn to Mr. and Mrs. Van der Luyden because of their elite and revered status in New Yorkâs high society...
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âSometimes adversity is what you need to face in order to become a successful personâ- Zig Ziglar. Everyone has hardships at some point during their life. Tragic situations can influence people in different ways. Adversity can urge us to do things in a better or more unfavorable way; however, it all depends on our response to the situation. If you choose the right path, adversity can shape your identity in a good way. In the movie, The Greatest Showman, P.T...
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Today we will be discussing âThe changing roles and responsibilities of Women: What can modern women learn from film?â In particular, we will be discussing the historical drama Mona Lisa Smile, directed by Mike Newell and released in 2003. So, letâs get into it⌠For the listeners who are yet to see the film, Mona Lisa Smile follows its protagonist Kathrine Watson, a 30-year-old UCLA graduate student who pursues her desire to make a difference by teaching art history at...
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Abstract The aim of this research is to investigate the student's weaker areas in spoken English and improve the speaking skills of the students through the short animated films at the elementary school level. ESL learners face many difficulties in expressing the ideas and thoughts. They lose their confidence when they are supposed to speak in the target language. Sometimes students remain silent in fear of making mistakes, and this job leads them away from learning. Animated films are great...
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The Monstrosity of the Ordinary in George Langelaanâs âThe Flyâ In the concepts surrounding the ideas of monstrosity, one tends to invoke images from gothic horror like Frankenstein, Carmilla, Nosferatu, etc., Or at the very least, extremely grotesque and eerie figures that possess abnormal features and forms. This is rightfully so, the etymology of the word suggests the disfiguration of a person and/or âmisshapen being,â as the word derives from the Anglo-Norman and Middle French monstre during the first half...
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Horror is a genre that has evolved into a broad umbrella with multiple portrayals of the original works underneath, this allows for diversity and appeals to a wider range of audiences. The horror genre began in the Romantic Movement in the beginning of the 19th century and encompasses many types of horror literary works and films. These include science fiction with Mary Shelleyâs Frankenstein and supernatural with Bram Stokerâs Dracula. Horror as a genre has continued in popularity with supernatural...
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As has become evident from the discussion, Divergent and Oryx and Crake vividly illustrate how conventional notions of âhumannessâ are revised and the posthuman condition is effectuated by unethical and irresponsible us of biotechnology. The thesis shows how these two novels differ â both ideologically and aesthetically â in their treatment of biotechnology, yet are drawn towards similar ends. It is the hubris, the presumptuous belief in the power of biotechnology and in the apparent impossibility of creating the âperfectâ...
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Contrary to Jeanine, Crake wants to liberate humanity as a whole via his biotechnological inventions. Being frustrated with the entire humanity and its unwillingness to think and act responsibly in using the resources, Crake thinks of the new and âimprovedâ human race. In order to pause the horrible end of the pillaged and polluted world, he structures the Paradice project. Atwood speculates about the possible outcome of interspecies splicing and reveals how the technological hybridity leads towards a posthuman condition....
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This paper aims to use mise-en-scène while looking at film adaptation in an attempt to try and understand the difference between author and auteur and how it affects the end product. It also attempts to look at music and sound in the films and the impact music has on these films. Sound and music play a very important role in the film. The end-product, after the process of editing and piecing together all the mise-en-scène elements to creatively put together...
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Nature has been of little interest to publishers of children's books. In fact, there haven't been a lot of featured stories about environmental issues to transmit values like ecology to the youngest. However children's literature is meant for future generations, it has incredible power to shape the world of tomorrow, particularly in regard to the environment. My interest in this particular theme has been put aside which is the reason why, through this essay, we are going to focus on...
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