Cinema Critical Thinkings Samples For Students

Summary

The filmmaker, Lee Fulkerson, explores the possibility of reversing diseases that he refers to as a “diseases of affluence.” In the documentary, he claims that there is a possibility of reversing the occurrence of the diseases through the adjustment of diets to constitute animal-based foods and less processed foods. Through observation, Dr. T. Colin Campbell and Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn realized that certain diseases were less prevalent on people who fed entirely on plant foods. A study carried out in China by Dr. Campbell revealed that an entire plant-based diet could reverse and prevent degenerative conditions such as heart conditions, some ...

The Inside Job is a documentary narrated by Charles Ferguson that gives an analysis of the main events that led to the collapse of Wall Street economy (Riley 3). This documentary focuses on the roles played by both the government and private sector in accelerating the financial meltdown that cost millions of people their jobs, homes, and savings (Marshall 13).

The banking institution forms one of the major private sectors that bear the blame of the financial crisis in the film “The Inside Job”. The film provided a wide range of view on how corrupt the US banking institutions are ...

Introduction

“The Day of the Locust” is written by an American novelist Nathanael Wes in 1939. The main theme revolves around the states of Hollywood and California and highlights different aspects of Great Depression. The book has gained so much popualarity in its domain, and still a number of people wants to read the book, and the author has achieved high success in his career. The main theme also includes the despair and alienation of a major group of strangers who were resided in the film industry of Hollywood. It is considered as one of the famous and best Novel by the ...

Fisher King Film questions

Q1.Which character represents the Fisher King? Explain
Answer: The character of Fisher king of famous Holy Grailof Arthurian literature in the movie is represented by Jack Lucas in the film “The Fisher King”. Jack Lucas gets into the estate of mind where he obsessed with the character of Fisher king. Similar situations faced by the Fisher king in the literature and stories faced by the Jack Lucas in the film too.

Q2. Which character represents Percival? Explain

Answer: Parry represents the character of Percival in the film who was the companion of Fisher king in the stories of Arthurian literature. The similar situations and ...

Introduction

Grave of Fireflies, or ‘Hotaru no haka’ in Japanese, is a powerful and compelling animated film which was released in 1988 (Ebert). This 88 minutes long film was directed by Isao Takahata with the animation being done by Studio Ghibli, which has created a name for itself for producing quality and acclaimed animations. The movie’s story line is modeled on a novel bearing the same title, written in 1967 by Akiyuki Nosaka. Apparently, the author had undergone an experience comparable to that of Seita, the protagonist in both the film and the autobiography.
Grave of Fireflies has a growing audience of ...

The movie talks about an evolutionary machine that pioneers the next generation of machines. The main issue discussed on this thriller is whether machines with such ability that so closely resembles human beings should be allowed to choose their destiny. The metaphysical problem involves the state of being of Data, which is a next generation machine.
Data is essentially a machine; however, its ability to capture human emotions and to create relationships with people makes it a unique machine. While Data remains a machine and not human, it is very important to realize that he can communicate and express his feelings. This ...

‘Sicko’ is a documentary film directed by Michael Moore. It is a document on the national system of health in U.S. The thematic core of the documentary is the health system in the United States and the way it is provided by the health maintenance organizations (HMOs) which are described and seen to be functioning clearly oriented by their non-stop need to keep increasing their profits. The documentary describes the established health system in the United Systems and compares it to the corresponding health system of Canada and other European countries, trying to arise questions regarding the ethical aspects of this ...

The movie ‘Crash’ is an Oscar winning movie directed by Paul Haggis and released in year 2004. The movie received an overwhelming response and praise from the different types of viewers. Crash clearly depictsthe true image of life of people living in metropolitan city. The movie is a drama based on race and gender and their impact on lives of people living in Los Angeles. The movie presents some hard realities of our society that are rare to see in any movie. Race not only increase awareness of people on social issues such as race and gender but also encourage ...

Final Project Part II

Cultural Awareness
CRIM 103
The film “Windtalkers” directed by John Woo came out on big screens in 2002. The movie was name after brave marines of Navajo origin that served as code talkers during the war. Navajo language is so difficult and so rare that American army chose is it as a coding language for their operations. It played a crucial role of the US army's success in Japan.
The movie starts with a departure scene, in which future Navajo soldiers say goodbyes to their friends and families. In this scene we meet the protagonists Ben Yahzee and Charlie ...

On 7th January 20011, USA today reported the upholding by a Washington District Judge of the 2008 decision by government scientists of the US Fish and Wildlife Service to include the ‘Polar Bear’ as threatened in the endangered species list. The Scientists had contended that polar bear’s existence was threatened because of widespread melting of ice, a vital part of the natural habitat of the bear, due to global warming. The Polar Bear has thus become the first animal to be declared “threatened” due to global warming under the “Endangered Species” Act.
But why should anyone have any objections ...

Introduction

This critical thinking paper focuses on personal motivation. The paper presents the things I do on a regular basis and describes why I like doing the activities. The things I do regularly include playing basketball, visiting friends and watching movies. The paper explains the needs that these activities fulfill and whether extrinsic rewards would increase or decrease my enjoyment.

Why do I like the activities?

I like visiting friends because they reduce my loneliness and anxiety and make me happy. I like playing basketball because it strengthens my body and makes me physically fit. I like watching movies they entertain me and reduce boredom in my ...

1. Who is Alejandro Jodorowsky?
Jodorowsky is a noted, though rather obscure, director. He made many films on a limited budget, that gained a degree of critical acclaim among more progressive circles.2. What are his most famous films?
His most famous, or perhaps infamous, films are Il Topo and The Holy Mountain.3. What is Dune?
Dune is a novel by Frank Herbert, published in 1965. It has been made into films twice, once by David Lynch, and once in a miniseries format hosted by the Sci Fi chanel.4. Who are the key artists that Jodorowsky brought together for his project, and ...

A movie that tickled my curiosity is the movie Wadjda. The plot of the movie is set in Saudi Arabia, a country culturally different from the USA. The fact that Saudi Arabia is one of the most closed countries in relation to women's rights was the crucial for arousing my interest to watch this movie. The movie Wadjda was released in 2012 and it immediately occupied the interest of the public opinion about the position of women in the Middle East. The main characters of the movie are Wadjda, a young girl, and her mother who is trapped between the culture ...

In her article The Oppositional Gaze

Bell Hooks introduces to her readers that a certain sort of look, the “oppositional gaze” has been responsible for many children being punished by their parents because this gaze was see as “confrontational, as gestures of resistance, challenges to authority” (Hooks, 115). Her paper “The Oppositional Gaze” is about many different gazes, the power each is perceived to have, and how a minority group, black female spectators, deals with this issue. Her overall point deals with the marginalization of black women not just in the society but also in the entertainment industry. The larger context in relation to the class is ...

Paper/Assignment Due Date

The flow of the story is quicker in action films, and so the film needs to be reflective of that. The main antagonist in the film Unstoppable is Train 777, an unmanned train barreling down the track at eighty miles an hour. Not only is it destroying everything in its path, but it poses a serious risk -- it's carrying three carloads of an explosive, unstable liquid. It's a difficult task to make an inanimate object into a villain, but Scott does it through the use of combined real and filmed shots, close and quick cuts, and shaky camera usage. The scene ...

Alex Cross

This is a crime thriller films that was produced in 2012. The film was directed by Rob Cohen, exposing some of the evils that happen in the society. After securing a job with FBI, Cross fears revealing to his wife the intentions of changing cities. Unknown to him, the day he takes Maria for an outing happens to be the day Picasso was attacking them, marking an end to Maria’s life. This results in Alex Cross plotting a revenge mission with the aim of killing Picasso. Through several events that take place, Cross and his friends manage to kill Picasso, securing a ...

Race and ethnicity

The media in all its shapes and forms influence, to a great extent, the way we perceive life around us. The issues of race, ethnicity and class are amongst the most debatable topics influencing the masses and their daily lives. The media in the form of movies and other forms are some of the ways that people prefer to get information. As inaccurate as the media is sometimes, it is common practice for people to believe in the things that they see. This is the case when it comes to people’s perceptions about race, ethnicity and class. The movies ...

Film studies

The General (1998) by John Boorman.
This film shows us the real-life story of Martin Cahill, folk hero and criminal from Dublin. He pulled off two restless robberies in Ireland with his team, but attracted unwanted attention from the IRA, police and UVF. This film was screened by the Biopic studio, with all accompanying elements. The General is a film, which revolves around a hopeless romantic, who lives in the universe of policemen and thieves. This film shows gangster epic about the Ireland kingpin Martin Cahill, who blotted his “jacket of the decent man” only by civil bigamy. Surely, he ...

- As a man obsessed with aesthetic art, Hitler found it extremely complicated to understand the modern art, especially abstract art because of the exaggerated forms and shapes of the subjects.
- Hitler was a frustrated artist. His paintings were mediocre and not that good compared to other artists especially those belonging from the earlier periods. When he became a leader of the Nazi party, Hitler wanted to conquer not only the whole European land but also to dominate the European culture. Hence, by plundering the art museums of Paris and other countries, Hitler immediately started to create a new world of ...

The Disney movie, Pocahontas might be a fiction version of the real Princess Matoika, but it is still a distortion of history. Moreover, displaying an erroneous relic of history in a prestigious dome of the country is a disgrace for the brave Native Americans, who courageously defended their territories against the English colonizers. Pewewardy in his article, “The Pocahontas Paradox: A Cautionary Tale for Educators” stressed that the character of Pocahontas in the movie was a sellout among the Native Americans. She was unjustly represented as a supporter of the race who was invading their tribal territory. The movie erased the issue of historical injustice ...

Those students have a problem with both conceptual and abstract thinking. This workshop is, therefore, very important since it helps the students acquire budgeting skills. Teaching these skills in form of the game makes it not only interesting but also helps in retention rate of the skills learnt by the learners. The use of the visual cues made teaching easier especially for the low functioning skills. Allowing the low functioning students choose weekly goals by themselves from the given choices makes them comfortable since they choose the goals that best suits them and ones which are easy to achieve.
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Antecedent-focused regulation is a form of emotion regulation which occurs before an emotion is completely active. There are four types of antecedent-focused regulation. The first is the situation selection which occurs when a person chooses a situation depending on the emotions that such a situation may elicit. An example is when a student chooses to enroll in a class because he knows that the professor is very approachable and understanding. The second type of antecedent-focused regulation is the situation modification wherein the person introduces a change in the situation to obtain the emotions he wants to regulate. When a person tries to pacify his friends who are ...

What is the film about?

The movie questions how much our pursuit for happiness yields. What progress has there been in the American population that is constantly pursuing happiness? It is clear that the ultimate goal for the American person is to achieve happiness. The big question posed by this film is, how is it working? Are we getting closer to happiness in our everyday lives? Lee Boot, the narrator creates a journey through our inner self and the aspect of emotion and spirituality. He uses his knowledge in neuroscience and his skill as an educator to impart direction in seeking happiness. He uses the ...

Prior to 1910, film makers such as Hollywood were using archaic crude techniques to produce movies. It is interesting how this company struggled to advance its production techniques so as to meet the changing needs, tastes and preferences of the market. Film makers lucidly and dramatically developed a range of cinematic techniques for telling stories. Producers focused on division and classification of labor in the workplace, detailed planning and standardization and split-up of commencement from performance work. Various companies such as Hollywood continued to strive so as to own many production houses and respond to social and cultural pressures that ...

1. The name of the film is Casablanca. The director is Michael Curtiz. The two leading actors are Humphrey Bogart as Rick Blaine and Ingrid Bergman as Ilsa Lund.
2. The leading characters are Rick Blaine, Ilsa Lund, Victor Laszlo, Captain Louis Renault, Major Heinrich Strasser, Signor Ferrari and Sam. Other important characters are Ugarte and Carl. The story takes place in Casablanca in French Morocco during World War II. France is occupied by Germans and people from all over Europe are coming to Casablanca in order to try to get to Lisbon from where they can continue ...

Introduction

“Xanadu” a thrilling 1980 romantic film written by Richard Christian Danus and Marc Reid Rubel. In its interesting nature, it brings the fantasy that is highlighted in the quality of a filming technology that relatively shows the maturity and quality in the delivering of the plot and thesis statement revolving around the scene.
The film which starts with an inspirational note brings in a strong thesis of love and the associated challenges related to the affair. This is supported by the view that a young man Michael Beck(sonny Malone) falls in love with a dazzling fantasy figure by the name Newton-John and the ...

Introduction:

It is no main feat to discover that the institutions of the state, the corporation and the family are institutionally masculinist especially in societies where the patriarch is of a dominant nature. This is certainly the case in the film, ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. The main character of Lisbeth Salander finds herself consistently on the fringe of society due to her queerness and the fact that she is troubled also makes her something of a misfit. The investigation which is undertaken by Salander also exposes the hypocrisy and blatant untruths used by those companies and businessmen to achieve their ...

In the 2008 film Die Welle (The Wave) directed by Dennis Gansel and produced by Rat Pack Film and Christian Becker, high school teacher Rainer Wenger (portrayed by Jürgen Vogel) challenged his students about the possibility of an authoritarian government in modern Germany. To prove its possibility, he provoked his students to being his blind Nazi followers while he plays as the dictator "Herr Wenger". It was an experiential experiment gone astray but a subtle and touching revelation on the transcendence of fascism in contemporary time.
For Rainer, it started as an innocent class strategy in teaching Autocracy ...

The disabled character in To Kill a Mockingbird is Tom Robinson; his disability is a physical one, as one of his arms was mutilated in an accident some years prior to the events of the film. To that end, he is unable to use it in any way. Despite his physical disability, he is an extremely strong character; for one thing, he demonstrates a kindness and compassion for others, as he states that he helped Mayella (the woman he is charged with raping and beating) because he felt sorry for her during his testimony. He often took up Mayella’s requests for help ( ...

Introduction

The Hunger games, which is an introductory novel written by an author Suzanne Collins whose description of the girl Katniss Everdeen is of futuristic tale illustration and overcomes the odds that occurs to her. The comparison of the movie and the book of the Hunger games are portrayed in light of a totalitarian nation of Panem which is divided into twelve districts and the Capitol and in a descriptive future that is clearly dystopian.

Perspective

The Arena is sown to be controlled by Seneca Crane and it is portrayed through the highlighting displays of the day`s kills, releasing mutations, and trying ...

In the context of this film, a surrealistic body horror is displayed which was directed and written by David Lynch, an American filmmaker. The story portrayed in this movie is all about Henry Spencer who was left taking care of his own grossly deformed child in a landscape which was desolate. Spencer is shown experiencing hallucinations and dream of his lady and child in the radiator. The surrealistic imagery as well as sexual undercurrents is clearly portrayed in this film making them the main styles used in elaboration of the intended message. The main themes and purpose of the film therefore ...

Abstract

This paper will reflect over crime problems from the movie Gran Tornio that was directed, produced and star in by Clint Eastwood. It will reflect over the angles of crimes. It will consider the worldview that is being presented. It will show also how the problems could have been dealt with in a Christian worldview. This movie was so beautiful for it incorporated the themes of cultures, racism, family, religion, hope, and change. A movie that was so elegantly done that only a noble and well respected person like Clint Eastwood could create. Clint Eastwood also stars in this movie which ...

The movie A Fish Called Wanda was made in 1988. The movie is a heist- comedy and was written by John Cleese and Charles Crichton. Charles Critchon directed the movie. The movie stars actors such as Jamie Curtis, Kevin Kline and Michael Palin. John Cleese wrote the script for the movie. The story of the movie stems from the heistand and its aftermath. It must be understood that the movie was not inspired by any literary piece of work. A Fish Called Wanda is a romantic comedy. Jamie Curtis plays an over ambitious conman who uses his sexual prowess to steal ...

Montage Editing – this is a way of editing that allows for short clips to be edited together into a condensed sequence of shots. This condensed sequence often makes up key images or clips from a filmAlfred Hitchcock- was a famous film director and producer. He created many different methods of creating a sense of suspense throughout a film that is now used in many modern features. His psychological take on horror and suspense was renownedStanley Kubrick – created and directed many ground breaking films. He was known for being able to direct, produce, write, and edit his own films. MPAA –is an abbreviation of the Motion ...

Two Videos Analysis

This paper provides a critical and comprehensive analysis of the two videos to be mentioned below. The fundamental aim of this paper will be to unfold some of the ways through which the paper helps the author to understand better the role of women and men in the society. In addition, the paper will also examine some of the strengths and weaknesses of the two videos which shall be analyzed.

What’s the Devil’s Playground all about?

The Devil’s Playground can be described as being a documentary film which was produced by Lucy Walker. The documentary film explores the rite of passage of the Amish adolescent known ...

Critical Summary of “The Heroic Journey of Snow White”

Taking Marius’ qualities and the original peer review, as copied and pasted into the aforementioned document, it becomes obvious that the writer has done an exceptional job overall, meeting the length requirement and fitting the assignment in terms of interacting the major Campbell's theories with the movie itself.
In detail, the writer has indeed chosen a catchy title that does not bore readers and tells much about the content, inviting readers to further read. With the use of solid evidence, the writer has managed to make a clear connection between Campbell’s theories and the movie itself by including much ...

Rabbit Proof Fence, a film that moves the souls of human beings is a real life heartbreaking story of three little girls set in the 1930’s that shows how the aborigine children were taken against their will from Jigalong and made to work for white families as servants or maids. Rabbit-Proof Fence provides a fundamental illustration of Australian aboriginal children and women as victims, and the government viewing them as passive with no individuality or culture. The concept of empowerment in culture is well defined by Banet-Weiser (Reading Popular Culture through Feminism, May 28 2013) where they argue that the emphasis ...

In the noir genre of film, the world is often depicted as fairly hopeless and without many chances for happiness – film noir is so named not just because of its chiaroscuro cinematography, but this same bleak perspective on life and the world. People are shown to be corrupt, selfish, murderous and uncaring, and poverty and crime are constants in the cities and worlds these characters inhabit. However, despite these desolate conditions, noir protagonists and characters often find a way to gain some sort of personal insight or victory in spite of these unfortunate circumstances. While these gestures are not often ...

Introduction

Feminism has in the past, created different perceptions, notions and ideas. The major ideas that have been discussed in several platforms about feminism include the role of relationship between men and women, especially in terms of gender equality, where feminists seek to have equal opportunities with men (Martin, Wood and Little p,10-24). These feminists believe that both men and women have equal responsibility and, therefore, should be given equal chances, which include equal pay for the same jobs, and equal considerations in employment opportunities. Secondly, the feminists have discussed in these platforms the privileges that are being taken for ...

Film Studies

He again goes back to discuss certain academic writings by film scholars like Murray Smith, Richard Allen, Noel Carroll and David Bordwell. He maintains that these scholars do not find theory to be scientific (Turvey, 110). ‘Analytic philosophy wants to redeem “theory” for film by placing it in the context of a philosophy of science. At the same time, this implies that the epistemologies that were characteristic of the humanities for a number of decades are neither philosophically nor scientifically legitimate. And so the contestation of theory becomes a de facto epistemological dismissal of the humanities’.
The philosopher, Wittgenstein, wanted to ...

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The movie theater might well serve as a cave and if the message was re-casted using a movie theater the emotional power would have been extremely powerful as the message that the power and capacity of learning already exists in the soul and many people do not see the opportunities on the brighter side. For example, if a person has to move from darkness to light, instead of moving the eyes, the person would move the whole body.

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Andrew Goldstein, in his defense of his position states that the flipping of the pages of the notebook while conducting a class causes sound, but ...

Introduction

Genetic testing definitely covers an array of the various techniques which include the DNA and the RNA. Hence in this overview, genetic testing is used as a tool that detects gene variants which are associated with the various specific diseases or rather disorders in the body. According to Chapter 14 which explains the Testing in Advance for Genetic Disease of the Medical Ethics 213 book. The book concerning the relevant genetic tests that are carried out to detect and relatively confirm the various diagnosis in the human body. It further illustrate the concept the importance of testing in advance for ...

1) In the 1960 Stanley Kubrick film Spartacus, Spartacus (played by an icy and heroic Kirk Douglas) is an effective presentation of the character within the context of the film itself. Douglas' steely presence, indicated by his fierce eyes and imposing physicality, shows a character of immense strength and courage. He is a man of action, using few words, especially in the beginning, to convey his inner thoughts; like many slaves, his thoughts turn only to survival, lashing out with an economical sense of force in the many gladiatorial training and battle scenes he is to endure throughout the film. His ...

This is an intriguing film produced by Steven Starr and directed by Irena Salina. The films is designed to showcases several interviews from analysts, scientists and experts in water and community activities. The main intention is to demonstrate water infrastructure initiatives and ways to ensure that not only can the environment be sustained in a proper and acceptable manner, but also that people can establish private business enterprises and make massive profits from the same, and still provide the community with clean water to drink. This was the most surprising part of the film. It is not common thing for a ...

Introduction

The movie Quentin Tarantino’s Inglorious Bastards is about Second World War adventure where Jewish- American revenge squad team was sent to France to start panic among the Nazis. Brad Pitt is the leader in this film assisted by his associates. This movie is set during world war two showing concerns to the Jews. There are people who are tricked to enter building where the doors are locked and building is inaccessible to outsiders. People inside the building are set on fire as screams and bagging of the doors are heard from inside. This part is twisted since Taranto ...

White collar is one of the famous series not only in America but also in different parts of the world, which premiered on October 23, 2009. The story revolves around the wits of a young man, Neal Caffrey, who has a criminal record with the FBI. He has been involved in crimes such as forgery, theft/robbery besides being a con man. The first part of the series begins with the main character, Neal, being held in a prison for the crimes that he had committed. However, it does not take long before he figures out a way to escape from the prison. He uses ...

In Tennessee Williams’ The Glass Menagerie, there are a number of symbols inserted into the play that represent a theme or a character trait that help to portray something deeper about these people than can be normally conveyed through the typical methods of dialogue and direction. In this paper, we will examine five of these symbols and how they are developed throughout the course of the play. It is then made clear just how effectively symbols are used as a visual representations of the character’s inner motivations, as well as the messages about society and the human experience that the playwright attempts ...

“Mean Girls“

Mean Girls is probably one of the most popular movies of our generation. It is funny, a bit dramatic and it provides identification with at least one of the characters portrayed in the movie. However, behind this entertaining and cheerful production we can find a lot of social psychology concepts that help us to understand problems that young people cope with today. The movie enables us, to some extent, to understand the complex situation that young people are in, when surrounded by their peers.
At the beginning, we see young Cady who came from Africa without any knowledge about how ...

The baptismal scene in the classic film “The Godfather” provides a very ironic setting for the brutal murders that are taking place at the same time (The Baptism Murders - The Godfather). By exploring this irony of setting, we can better understand the film for its complex message and cinematic brilliance.
The contrast between the Church setting is evident with the brutality of the action taking place at the time of the christening (The Baptism Murders - The Godfather). The baby represents innocence, purity, and godliness that contrast with the sinful actions of the gangsters.
Visually the editing ...

Undoubtedly, the internet has revolutionized the movie and the entertainment industry in general. It has become very easy for one to access most of the movies in the internet. Initially, movie distribution used to be a reserve of the creators and their agents. This ensured that almost all the gains from them went to the main stakeholders. The main limitation of this was the limited audience reach. The high distribution costs also limited the extent to which they could be supplied. The result was that some markets remained unexplored, thus maximum returns were not derived from the sales.
However, ...

The image of Tragic Hero is well known from the ancient times. Such characters were mentioned in Greek, Roman, Indian legends, fairy tales as well as dramas, tragedies and other literature works. One of the most famous heroes, which possess all the features of the tragic character, is Oedipus the King mentioned in the Greek ancient drama written by prominent playwright Sophocles.

In times of ancient Greeks tragedy did not mean a play with unhappy or lethal ending. It only meant that the play would depict a hero, who must fight against his fate. The character should also possess features thanks ...

The film “Doubt” which was released in 2008 is based on a Pulitzer Prize winning stage play written by John Patrick Shanley. The story is set at a Catholic church in the Bronx, New York, in the year of 1964. At the beginning of the film Father Flynn (portrayed by Philip Seymour Hoffman) gives a sermon, announcing that the topic of it will be “What do you do when you not sure?” (“Doubt”, 2008) This sermon is a perfect introduction to the events that are soon to follow, for all the main characters of the story will have to deal with their doubts ...

My income and the price of goods and services greatly determine my purchasing decisions. Depending on the degree of necessity, I am able to determine the quantity of a product or service to purchase if there is a change in price or my income. Necessity and luxury goods affect my purchasing patterns differently whenever there is a change in income or price. The quantity of necessity goods that I consume is not affected by any changes in price or my income. However, whenever there is a change in my income or price, I usually change the quantity I consume of a luxury good (Maria, ...

The last decade has seen people enjoying media entertainment through the aid of the internet. Gone are the days when thousands of record albums of singers are sold and thousands of DVDs or video CDs containing the recent movies are sold in record stores. Today, if one wants to watch the latest Tom Cruise or Angelina Jolie movie, they turn to the internet. If want wants to have a copy of the latest record of Justin Bieber, then youtube.com is there or other websites where the record could be downloaded. The effortless availment without charges of these copyrighted materials has ...

In the 1970s and 1980s, even up to the early 1990s, African American film was experiencing a renaissance. In this time, following the Civil Rights Movement, African-American youth needed new heroes to follow, navigating this post-segregation period of lingering prejudice and the pressure for black Americans to "make good" on their chance to make something of themselves. The pressures of the inner city and gang and drug influences profoundly impacted the black community, and raised racial tensions even further between blacks and whites. However, throughout the years, these pressures were explored in black films of that era, presenting heroes for ...

2001: A Space Odyssey is a Stanley Kubrick movie that came out in 1968. The movie is widely regarded as one of the best science fiction movies of all times. The movie is much more than just science fiction story with breathtaking visuals (for its time) and action sequences that are now so commonly associated with such cinema. Since its release, 2001 has been a subject for forum discussion of many thinkers and philosophers, talking about the hidden meaning and message imparted by the movie. Kubrick had also famously said “You're free to speculate as you wish about the philosophical and ...

In our theatre studies course, we studied about movies this week. The classes were fun, exciting and engaging. To add on to the enthusiasm, I watched the movie ‘The Avengers’ last Sunday. Some basic facts about the movie were startling. The movie was produced by Walt Disney Pictures and cost a whopping $320 million. However, the movie has been a huge success and has earned $207.4 million in North American in the opening week, which is a new record. I believe that the biggest reason for the movie’s success has been the existence of super heroes like Iron Man, The Incredible ...

In this report, we discuss the relationship among the four variables which are commonly used to measure the success of a motion picture and establish whether there is a coherent correlation from one variable to another. As “industry practitioners rely heavily on tradition, conventional wisdom, and simple rules of thumb, which often have not – but should – be closely examined” (Eliashberg, Elberse, & Leenders, 2005 p.1), there is a need to perform more studies and produce reports such as this.
The study is organized around the four variables commonly used to measure the success of a motion picture: the opening weekend gross sales, ...

Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo is a master's class in subtle and effective filmmaking - its noirish tale of obsession and loss is considered one of his best works. This is due in no small part to the directors' use of the various elements of film as a mirror. Hitchcock intends to create a sense of repetition and a cyclical nature to the life of the characters in the film; following Scottie (James Stewart) through his descent and ascent into madness deals significantly with themes of duality and obsession. Furthermore, the use of film as a mirror onto ourselves is made very clear in the audience's ...

Much Ado about Nothing in the movie by Kenneth Branagh

Despite the law that exists to protect women in the society against inequality, men still look down upon women and still nothing is done about the oppression. This is a concept that is evident in the two plays as we can be able to see women in the play ‘Much Ado about Nothing’ being manipulated at will and the ones in the play ‘the trifles’ also being looked down upon by their male counterparts. Much Ado about Nothing is a comedy that was initially written by William Shakespeare and was later on presented in a movie by Kenneth Branagh. It revolves around ...