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Reflections on the Movie 'Twilight’

1 Page 409 Words
‘Twilight’ is a 2008 American romantic fantasy movie directed by Catherine Hardwicke and written by Melissa Rosenberg, based on the 2005 novel of the same name by Stephenie Meyer. This is the first part of the Twilight Saga film series. Bella Swan is a pale shy girl from a desert town called Phoenix. After her mom and dad divorced, she...

Reflections on Del Toro’s Movie 'Pan’s Labyrinth'

3 Pages 1192 Words
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...

Reasons Why I Think 'Ready Player One' Is a Mediocre Movie

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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...

James Cameron's Remembered by Everyone ‘Titanic’: Movie Review

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‘Titanic’, a disaster film, directed, written, produced, and co-edited by James Cameron, integrates both historical and imaginary aspects, based on the stories of the sinking of the Royal Mail Ship Titanic, and the stars of Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet as members of the various social groups who fall in love on board the ship during its unfortunate journey. On...

Essay on 'The Blind Side': Movie Reaction

2 Pages 970 Words
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...

Essay on 'Freedom Writers': Movie Review

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The movie named ‘Freedom Writers’ was based on a true story and it was released on January 5, 2007. The movie discusses the different societal issues such as racism, which is a common problem in our society, loss of loved ones, family problems, and discrimination. Erin Gruwell (portrayed by Hilary Swank), who is a young English teacher at Wilson High...

West Side Story: Review Essay

3 Pages 1467 Words
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...

Sankofa’ Movie Essay

2 Pages 1041 Words
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...

Thoughts on the Movie 'A Beautiful Mind'

2 Pages 846 Words
Many philosophical films are currently available. These films dealt with all kinds of subjects such as social life, work, health, race, etc. The most interesting subject in ‘A Beautiful Mind’, one of the famous philosophical films, is the difficulty of the main character to distinguish the difference between the two, reality and imagination. The film's philosophical argument is very important...

Analysis of the Movie 'Forrest Gump' and the Questions That It Raises

2 Pages 1082 Words
“Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get”, explains Forrest Gump. Certainly, life is full of unpredictability and wonder, establishing questions such as: Why did a movie so full of simplicity earn over than six hundred and seventy million dollars around the world and win the Oscar for Best Picture in 1994? Because of...

Controversy Surrounding Dieting in 'Why Diets Fail': Movie Review

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Among one of the episodes of the American documented television series ‘Explained’ is ‘Why Diets Fail’. The episode, which is dated 2018 is narrated by Maria Bello. The main idea of the film is body weight loss, which is believed to be related to dieting. For a long time, beauty standards have been set to make people believe that those...

Review of the Movie ‘The Shawshank Redemption’

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‘The Shawshank Redemption’ elegantly tells a story of redemption, hope, and friendship with an unusual perspective from prisoners. Although the concept of a convicted felon, swearing his’s innocent, is not cutting-edge, the artistry and storytelling of this film set itself apart in its genre. According to The New York Times, Janet Maslin praises the movie for its “slow, gentle story...

Review of the Movie ‘A Beautiful Mind’

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John Forbes Nash, Jr. Is a genius when it comes to math, he was especially amazing early in his life but eventually his mental health caught up. He invents an amazing discovery early in his career and that stood up internationally. Nash was an arrogant and handsome man. Later, Nash found himself with pain and misery with his mental health....

Review of the Horror Movie 'Get Out'

2 Pages 890 Words
In Jordan Peele's first professional movie, ‘Get Out’, he explores the events that unfold after Chris (Daniel Kaluuya), a black man, agrees to visit his girlfriend Rose's (Allison Williams) parents’ house. His already poor expectations of the behavior of white parents are met with crushing realization when he eventually realizes everyone is out to get him. When this movie was...

Review of Elie Wiesel's ‘Night’ and ‘The Boy in the Striped Pajamas’

2 Pages 730 Words
The most intensive killing during the holocaust happened on September 28th, 1941 at the Babi Yar Ravine outside of Kier, Ukraine. During the two-day span more than 33, these Jews were killed using the same method Moishe the beetle warns Elie of. In the book and movie, we see similar acts of violence towards the Jew race. ‘Night’ is a...

Reflections on the Movie ‘The Truman Show’

2 Pages 825 Words
‘The Truman Show’, which is regarded as the turning point of Jim Carrey's career, is a movie that has been examined in many respects and opportunities. ‘The Truman Show’, which is often handled by Plato's cave allegory and our constant observance in today's society in other words, securitization, makes the audience laugh with his witty approach to the contemporary world...

Reflections on the Movie 'A Beautiful Mind'

2 Pages 899 Words
Nobel Prize laureate John Forbes Nash Jr. still teaches at Princeton, and walks around grounds every day. That these customary clarifications nearly brought tears to people’s eyes suggests the power of 'A Beautiful Mind', the record of a man who is maybe the best mathematician, and experiences schizophrenia. Nash acknowledged for a period that Russians were sending him coded messages...

Reflections after Watching the Movie 'The Shawshank Redemption'

2 Pages 762 Words
In the movie ‘The Shawshank Redemption’, the main character Andy Dufresne is accused of the murder of his wife and her lover. Andy’s wife was having an affair with another man. Andy is sentenced 19 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. Andy is put into one of the worst prisons at the time, Shawshank. The life...

Essay on My Favorite Movie: 'Forrest Gump'

1 Page 564 Words
Robert Zemeckis published his masterpiece 'Forrest Gump' in 1994. The film is adapted from the 1986 novel of the same name by Winston Groom. The movie has many political, social information and predictions. The extraordinary combination of romance, comedy and drama makes them laugh, lament and cry together. Forrest Gump's 'Life of a Box of Chocolates': we always forget that...

Movie Review: 'The Boy in Striped Pajamas'

4 Pages 1620 Words
Movie Summary Set in Berlin during the 1940s, ‘The Boy in Striped Pajamas’ explores the complex, yet considerably simple, concepts surrounding morality and goodness through the eyes of an eight-year-old German child, Bruno. Son to the Nazi commandant of the German concentration camps, the young boy moves to the countryside from Berlin with his family. Confined within his new house...

Beauty and the Ogre: Review of the Animation Movie 'Shrek'

1 Page 555 Words
A green ogre with a big heart, a hilarious talking donkey and a karate chopping princess creates the magnificent animation, ‘Shrek’. 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). ‘Shrek’...

‘The Truman Show’: Movie Review

2 Pages 867 Words
The reality of the world and the truth of it is questioned every day, especially when something goes wrong. This is shown in ‘The Truman Show', when Truman finally starts to question the reality of the world and the truth of the people that surrounds him. The movie serves as a symbol for our current condition. In our cultural world,...

The House on Mango Street: Critical Reader's Analysis

2 Pages 874 Words
Novel’s title: The House on Mango Street Novel’s author: Sandra Cisneros Number of pages: 110 pages Genre of novel: Fiction The vocabulary is relatively easy Landlord - a person who rents land, a building, or an apartment to a tenant. Washroom - a room with washing and toilet facilities. Crumbling - breaking or falling apart into small fragments, especially as...

The Death of Ivan Ilyich: Reader's Analysis

3 Pages 1358 Words
Author: Leo Tolstoy wrote The Death of Ivan Ilyich. People visited Tolstoy in his older years and said they were very uncomfortable when he could understand their inner thoughts. He was known for being extremely smart and struggled with human limitations. Some people say he represented human life, but almost all said he was one of the greatest writers of...

Reader Response Criticism on the Necklace

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Reader response criticism is a part of literary theories, mostly concentrating on the gatherings of people and audience appearance or response to a particular content. According to Oxford University Press (2019), Reader response criticism is the response of a reader to a text, especially as arising from the effect of cultural context and other factors on the reader's experience of...

John Steinbeck’s Novel The Grapes of Wrath: Critical Reader's Review

4 Pages 1701 Words
John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath (1939) is a novel that explores and highlights the modern gender roles of his generation, it is also one which portrays Steinbeck's modernized ideology towards the traditional patriarchal system during a time of great change. The proletarian novelist displayed his ability to perfectly portray the hardships faced during his experience of The Great Depression,...

House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros: Reader's Review

6 Pages 2675 Words
Assignment: Read both required texts and then complete the graphic organizer below. The questions require you to apply Foster’s concepts to analyze the novel House on Mango Street. Be prepared for a test on both books when you return. Introduction: How'd He Do That? How do memory, symbol, and pattern affect the reading of literature? How does the recognition of...

Essay on The Giver: Critical Reader's Analysis

4 Pages 1712 Words
1. Provide context regarding the author of the novel. Outline any influences upon the author that may have impacted their novel. The Author of the book The Giver is Lois Lowry, this book was written in the year 1933 and won many awards. Lois Lowry’s main influence to write this book was her 90-year-old father. Lois Lowry mentioned interaction with...

Character of Boo Radley: Reader's Review

5 Pages 2054 Words
Ch. 1: According to Chapter 1, what main event changed Boo Radley’s early life? Predict: What kind of a man do you think he might have become because of this? According to Chapter 1, the main event that changed Boo Radley’s early life was when he was arrested and sent to court. The neighborhood legend that explains Boo Radley’s early...

Mother Tongue: Response Essay

4 Pages 1805 Words
How do the languages that one speaks at home influence social identity? In Tan’s article ‘Mother Tongue’, she expresses her recognition and concern over the difference in social attitudes towards her mother’s use of English and American society’s standard English. By introducing her recent realization of her use of standard English in public but not at home, and giving detailed...
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