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Key Themes of the Movie 'Frozen'

2 Pages 1002 Words
‘Frozen’ is a movie like no other in the Disney industry because it has not one but two female protagonists. This story is about two sisters, Elsa, and Anna, who have this unconditional love and care for each other even when they were far away from each other. They show the power of sisterhood, contradict the belief that ‘true love’...

Katniss Everdeen Character Analysis (‘The Hunger Games’ by Suzanne Collins)

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Hunger was Katniss Everdeen’s worst nightmare, creeping up behind her and pouncing, instantly shattering her peaceful life and challenging her abilities to support her family by herself. Discover how she overcomes hunger and her personal arsenal of character strengths which allows her to survive even in the most treacherous of situations. ‘The Hunger Games’ by Suzanne Collins depicts Katniss Everdeen’s...

Illustration of Universal Ideas in Margaret Atwood's Novel 'The Handmaid's Tale' and Steven Spielberg's Film ‘Schindler’s List’

4 Pages 1936 Words
The primary genre of Margaret Atwood's novel, 'The Handmaid's Tale', is speculative fiction as it is based on a fantasy world that parallels reality but in the future. The novel follows the protagonist Offred, who is a handmaid under the rule of the Gilead regime, a theocratic and totalitarian state in America. It was formed due to the outbreak of...

The Dark Knight Moral Dilemma

3 Pages 1251 Words
Film as a visual culture (especially in today’s world) has multiple purpose and aims to educate the viewer while also entertaining them and giving them the chance ponder over the human experiences throughout. Naturally not every film manages to obtain the goals previously mentioned, in fact many don’t even attempt to. Films that manage to entertain and provoke discussion are...

Essay on the Movie 'Food, Inc.'

2 Pages 1010 Words
‘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...

Dentrification in Spike Lee’s Film ‘Do the Right Thing’

1 Page 562 Words
Is gentrification okay? In Spike Lee’s film, ‘Do the Right Thing’, he displays scene of gentrification stating that is creating high racial tension. Lee predicted the gentrification 25 years early by exploring the issues. An early time that people did not know what really was gentrification the only people who knew about it were the people who were going through...

Demonstrating Urban African American Experience in Spike Lee's Films

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Spike Lee films are in essence about the experiences of African Americans in urban communities. Spike Lee is an American director, writer, producer, and actor. He grew up in Brooklyn, New York which probably explains why a large majority of his films take place there. He often dives into racial tensions and exposes the day-to-day realities of different cultures, showing...

Critical Film Analysis of 'The Help'

5 Pages 2330 Words
The issue of racism and racialization is an age-old conflict originating from the colonialization era that uses prejudice and discrimination as the justification for differential techniques of othering as inferior (Thobani, 2007). Although racism is perceived to not be predominant today, it is still a modern phenomenon that feeds off of its invisibility by inequalities and racial discriminations being overlooked...

Charlie Chaplin and His Film ‘Modern Times’

3 Pages 1204 Words
The film ‘Modern Times’ takes place after the Great Depression when jobs were still scarce, but industrialization was on the rise. We meet the Little Tramp, Charlie Chaplin’s character in his final appearance as a worker in the factory. In true Chaplin style, the film has minimal dialogue and is in black and white with Chaplin’s signature song ‘Smile’ playing...

Characteristics of Adulthood with Analysis of Characters of the Movie 'The Breakfast Club'

5 Pages 2212 Words
When we arrive at early adulthood, our physical development is finished, in spite of the fact that our stature and weight may increment marginally. In early adulthood, our physical capacities are at their pinnacle, including muscle quality, response time, tangible capacities, and heart working. Most expert competitors are at the highest point of their game during this stage, and numerous...

Batman's Moral Philosophy in the Movie ‘The Dark Knight’

2 Pages 784 Words
I intend to discuss moral philosophy in the movie, ‘The Dark Knight’. I intend to discuss Batman’s moral position. I agree with his moral position. The comic book character Batman is a representative of justice, as the hero lives to do what is right. The comic book character Batman is a delegate of equity, as the legend lives to make...

Batman: Original and the Biggest Change of His Character

2 Pages 882 Words
Batman is a fictional hero that has been altered many times throughout history, though I will only discuss the original and the biggest change of his character. Batman has always been a very dark hero/vigilantly that takes down thugs and villains. He’s known to be a millionaire socialite with bat themed props and a bat themed costume. In 1939, Bob...

Audience Influence Tools in 'Brave New World' and 'V for Vendetta'

3 Pages 1174 Words
Narratives can be used as powerful tools to encourage an audience to question the cultural beliefs and practices of their world and to inspire action among them. Aldous Huxley’s speculative fiction ‘Brave New World’ (1932) and James McTeigue’s film ‘V for Vendetta’ (2006) use the dystopic conventions present in their context to comment on the negative concerns of society which...

Analysis of Success of the Film 'Amelie'

2 Pages 910 Words
‘Amelie’ is a romantic comedy movie, produced by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, in 2001. He became famous for this film. He was not only making romantic movies, but also, he was making horror action movies, such as ‘Alien: Resurrection’. Before this movie, he already used a lot of digital processing technology and he had his unique world. According to Jeunet’s interview article,...

Analysis of the Movie ‘The Hole Story’

2 Pages 1024 Words
‘The Hole Story’, by Richard Desjardins and Robert Monderie, is a charged and heavily biased point of view documentary about mining practices and communities affected by mining in Northern Ontario and Quebec. The documentary is intrinsically linked to an environmental justice-oriented agenda, and while the topic of the documentary is of importance to Ontarians and Quebecois, the documentary itself is...

Analysis of the Movie ‘Runaway Jury’

1 Page 610 Words
As the movie’s title suggests, ‘Runaway Jury’ is a story of the independent body of juror who are on a case. The movie opens with a scene of shooting in an industrial building. The case involves a lawsuit of a widow and gun making company since her husband was killed in gunfire incident because the deadly weapon was easily accessible....

Analysis of the Movie 'Sully'

3 Pages 1242 Words
Movies aren’t constantly a figment of creativeness. Some draw thought from real lives and true incidences. Tom Hanks starrer and Clint Eastwood directed movie ‘Sully’ is exactly that. In January 2009, Captain Chesley Sullenberger and First Officer Jeffrey Skiles miraculously and safely landed US Airways Flight 1549 at the Hudson River. A decision had to be made and it was...

Her Movie Analysis

2 Pages 987 Words
‘Her’ (2013) explores the relationship between Theodore Twombly, a lonely, recently divorced young man and a sentient artificial intelligence named Samantha. Set in the near future when the rapid developments of AI have reached a point where computer systems can mimic a human consciousness, with all its unique quirks and flaws, to an indistinguishable degree from that of a human....

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