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Control Room

The feature-length documentary, Control Room is a gritty and realistic presentation of the media’s role in modern warfare. The film’s premise is to demonstrate the contrast between the perception of the Al Jazeera news network in comparison with its reality. Released in 2004, Control Room was filmed, on the ground, during the American 2003 invasion of Iraq in an attempt to overthrow the Saddam Hussein regime and liberate the Iraqi people. The complaint regularly made by western broadcasters and indeed, the U.S. government and military, is that Al Jazeera is sympathetic to the causes of men like Osama ...

Control Room was a very powerful documentary made by Al Jazeera television in 2004 about the early phase of the Iraq War and the fall of the Saddam Hussein regime. Almost off of it takes place in the Coalition Forces Media Center for Central Command (CENTCOM), where the journalists are attempting to get real information about what was happening in the war. One problem with the film is that some parts are in Arabic and not translated or given subtitles, so English-speakers can only guess at what they are saying. Its point of view was clearly opposed to the war ...

Secrets and Lies (1996)
This movie focuses on the life and struggle of one woman in finding truths in her life. After her adoptive mama passes away; Hortense (Marianne Jean-Baptiste), a triumphant black eye physician, searches for her birth mother. She is surprised when her investigation leads her to a plebeian white woman, Cynthia (Brenda Blethyn). Initially, Cynthia denies the claim, but she finally admits to birthing Hortense as an adolescent, and the pair begins to bond. Nevertheless, when Cynthia invites Hortense to a relative’s barbecue, Cynthia's already nervous relationship with her kin becomes even more complex. The film is ...

Introduction

This movie was written by Tom Eyen and Condon, directed by Bill Condon and produced by Laurence Mark. The actors and the actresses include Deena Jones famously known as Beyoncé Knowles, Curtis Taylor Junior whose real name is Jamie Foxx, James Thunder Early who is the famous Eddie Murphy, Effie, Lorrel, White, Wayne and Battle. The main songs that have been used in this film are compositions from Eyen and Krieger with four of Krieger’s new songs (Millner et al 5).

The musicians credited and the creditors of this movie

The creditor of this musical play, dream girls is the 2006 academy awards. This is attributed to ...

In the movie An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore, a long-time environmental activist, gives a multimedia presentation where he discusses the causes and effects of global warming, especially about how it is affecting our environment and about the horrifying things that can happen if we don’t act now. He also shares his views about what we can do to help protect the earth not only for our current generation but for future generations as well.
What I liked about the movie was its thorough and straightforward approach to presenting the environmental issues that our world faced. The facts and the ...

Inconvenient Truth Emotional Impacts and Personal commitment

The film, Inconvenient Truth, shows a documentary of Al Gore, the global campaigner against global warming. In documentary, the director covered the global travels by Al Gore in his struggle to create awareness on the need for fast action on climate change and the imminent dangers. The great efforts and global journeys made by Al Gore and the facts about the severity of the global warming triggered strong reactions from me. The reaction evoked a shocking feeling. Based on the appalling scientific evidences, the negative impacts of climate change are severe and can wipe human population in the region. The drought that ...

In Susan Hayward’s summary of David Bordwell in “Classical Hollywood Cinema,” the author relates how the dominant ideology of American culture in the 1930s and 1940s was often conveyed in the films of the era. This particular genre of film follows a narrative tendency towards literalism and dramatic formula over nuance and complexity: “The narrative of [classical Hollywood cinema] reposes upon the triad ‘order/disorder/order-restored,’ also known as disruption/resolution” (Hayward 82). Through these styles of filmmaking, a consistent, accessible reality is created in which to impart the dominant ideology of the time. In the case of The Best Years of Our ...

This is a 2003 South Korean film in form of a psychological horror. It was written and directed by Kim Ji-woon. This movie was as a result of a folktale entitled ‘Janghwa Hongryeon’ which was done by Joseon Dynasty. This folktale by Joseon has been adapted to several films, including that of ‘a tale of two sisters’. It is basically on two sisters who faced a lot of problems and challenges. This is because after returning from the hospital, they experience several disturbing events which involve them and their step mother. The superb acting of this movie has seen it win a price of the best ...

The Bagdad Taxi, a documentary movie directed by Frederic Tonnoli sends chills down the spine of everyone who watches it, at least mine had chills. The setting of the film was months after the end of the tenure of the American troops in Iraq. The movie revolves around a filmmaker who sojourns the country of Iraq right from one far end to the other, in a taxi with Khalid, who doubled as both his friend and a cab driver. The journey covered over ten Iraqi towns with a good number of over a hundred police checks, as the filmmaker ...

The Name of the Class

Cross-Cultural Experiences in the movie “Outsourced”
The customs and cultures of India were developed by the country’s traditions that date back almost a few thousands of years. The significance most of these cultural behavior and traditions have in the people of India can be elusive to the average American. For instance, the picture of Kaali (the goddess of destruction), carrying the severed head of a man, hung on the wall of Todd’s (the protagonist) bedroom, is quite a disconcerting picture for the average American. But in India, it is a picture of relief. Similarly, the intermittent animal ( ...

This is the most captivating romantic movie I have watched so far. The movie will take your adrenaline fast leaving you asking for more since it ends in suspense when the two people who have been in hatred ultimately fall for each other. This marks a new beginning for two newly lover birds. This new beginning is marked by Mark giving Bridget a new diary so that she can write nice things about him not the old unspeakable words about his character. This is the climax of the movie that the audience will wish to continue. The movie is full of ...

The protagonist in the movie Precious manifested many of the major issues that

adolescents go through. For one, she had low self-esteem. In her words, Precious described herself as an “ugly black grease, need to be wiped away” (Daniels, 2009). On her first day in Ms. Rain’s class, she didn’t think that she was good at anything when her teacher at her previous school knew very well that she was very good in math.

It could be assumed that her low self-esteem was caused by the way her mother

treated her. Her mother constantly beat her, treated her like a slave, and forced her to eat. Her mother said demeaning words to her and belittled her. As Precious surmised, “Momma said I can't dance. Plus, she ...

Both films are a representative of a historical period and developments that took place in the 20th century. However, a biopic movie, Chaplin, represents historical period and transformation better compared to the Searcher. This is because; Chaplin has a larger transition of duties and livelihood from the young age to old age and prosperity (Burr 2). This allows the viewers to follow the development process and hence, the historical period is vividly presented. In the film Chaplin, we see Chaplin taking over his mother's duty in stage and growing to become a director in Hollywood. Chaplin involves himself so ...

Introduction

The primary goal of any surgery is to prevent infections to the patients. It is thus important for medical personnel to ensure the operating room is sterile and clear of any micro-organisms (Couture et al., 14). This paper will briefly discuss principle of aseptic and sterile techniques. The paper relate the practices of these principle with the movie, scrubs season one.

As mentioned earlier, maintaining a sterile environment in the operating room is the main priority for surgeons. This is important because any activities relating to aseptic and aseptic techniques have a direct effect on the success of the surgical team. ...

One lucky elephant is an American film that was directed by Lisa Leeman. This film is about the human-animal relationship and focuses on the story of the founder of Flora animal circus Mr. David Balding- and an endangered young elephant from Africa. David names this elephant Flora, and the story unfolds about their journey to find a good ad nurturing home for Flora the elephant. David had rescued the animal when it was very young and decided to keep it in his circus where he used it as the star attraction. He had brought up that animal that he sometimes ...

Introduction

Science fiction and disaster films often must take dramatic liberties with science and truth in order to serve a greater narrative purpose; events are compressed, effects are exaggerated, and realism and physics are thrown out the window in order to provide greater drama and spectacle (Revkin, 2004). In the movie The Day After Tomorrow, directed by Roland Emmerich in 2004, the world is subjected to global disasters brought about by climate change. The effects are myriad; global cooling sets New York in a coating of ice and freezing temperatures, glaciers crack and separate, and a “superstorm” is said to cause rapid climate ...

Little Background on the Cinematographer

American cinematographer George Walton Lucas Jr. is producer, director, editor and screenwriter; he was born in the town of Modesto, located in the state of California. George Walton Lucas, Jr. (May 14 of 1944, Modesto, California, United States) is a filmmaker States, creator of the hit film of Star Wars and later Indiana Jones, president of Lucasfilm, LucasArts Entertainment Company, and Lucas Digital Ltd, Lucas Licensing, and Lucas Learning Ltd LucasBooks. He was considered two consecutive years as the number 4 of the most powerful in the entertainment industry, just behind the owners of Time Warner, Turner and Steven Spielberg ( ...

Introduction

In his seminal work, A History of the Nine Principles of Policing, Robert Peel of the London Metropolitan Police (LMP) mentioned two important principles of policing. First, “no quality is more indispensable to a policeman than a perfect command of temper; a quiet, determined manner has more effect than violent action.” Second, “The securing and training of proper persons is at the root of efficiency.” This review will apply these principles in the context of law enforcer management and training.

The importance of temper control

When the term ‘temper’ is mentioned, it always refers to ‘bad temper’ because there is virtually no such thing ...

Prejudice and discrimination

Summary of the movie
A very rich and powerful man known as Philip Colbert who comes from Chicago and who had plans to construct a factory in a rural southern town called Sparta in Mississippi was found murdered. The regional police boss Chief Bill is under pressurre to investigate the murder of Philip quickly. A well-dressed African-American northerner named Virgil Tibbs, who was waiting for a train in a deserted station, is picked up by a police officer who is a racist. Virgil is found with a lot of money in his pocket. After being arrested, he is brought ...

Introduction

Much of the human suffering and economic disadvantages that occurred during the Great Depression (1929-1933) were a result of the boom mentality and unregulated business practices of the 1920s. People with a corrupt kind of business acumen exploited the weakest segments of society in the poorest regions. Praying on a naïve boom psychology, businessmen led a devastating attack on the Midwest that ultimately was not curbed by politicians or financial institutions until the middle 1930s. New businesses exploited weak government controls and took on many of the same exploitative practices as the Robber Baron businessmen of the 19th ...

Try Something New for 30 Days

According to the criteria of an organized presentation, non-verbal communication and knowledge about the topic, Matt Cutts gave a great lecture about his personal experience of acquiring a new habit. He says: “I also noticed that as I started to do more and harder 30-day challenges, my self-confidence grew” (Cutts). He encourages people to change the routine in their lives and to strive for perfection. They will not achieve it, but they are going to have more energy and be more enthusiastic about their lives. Matt’s speech is very inspirational because it makes people realize that there is ...

Part 1

Patient safety, ethical stand and patient centered care is more concerned with healthcare givers providing patients which they deem harmless and also takes into account their wellbeing both emotionally and physically. Effective communication is the key tool that can be used to address the problem of undesirable patient outcomes since it has been established that a reduction in stress and anxiety is usually brought about by patients complying with their medication and also being involved in a proactive form of effective communication. In addition to reduced stress levels, it is also crucial to note that effective communication boosts the ...

The Red Violin chronicles the long and exciting journey of the last violin made by a famous Italian instrument maker. The idea of the "best" violin hand-crafted by a master hundreds of years ago immediately made me think of Antonio Stradivari. A simple online search revealed that the film was indeed based on a Stradivarius violin called the Red Mendelssohn, which features a red stripe (as opposed to the blood varnish of the Red Violin) on its top right side (Fletcher, n.p.). What amazed me is that, both in real life and in the movie, people (often musicians) have the utmost desire to ...

The Inconvenient Truth is a documentary movie from Philip Davis Guggenheim, an American film director and producer. He is well known for his professional approach and has produced and directed three documentaries in addition to score of other movies. He has the honor of being one of those filmmakers who released three different documentaries ranked within the top 100 highest-grossing documentaries of all time. This paper describes the movie in second paragraph, an evaluation of the movie in next five paragraphs and a conclusion in last paragraph.
The Inconvenient Truth is about the threat of global warming and persuasively interlaces ...

Omar Amirallay’s 2003 film, Flood in Baath Land, takes a look at how the damming of the Euphrates river reflects the changes in Syria since the rule of Al Assad. The film opens with the scene of a boat on Lake Assad, and a man speaks about how the houses of the people he knew since childhood are now drowned under the water, but that they still recall where their old homes are located.
In contrast to this man’s reflections, much of the film focuses on the filmmaker’s visit to the areas affected by the Tabqa dam. There ...

The title of the film is Good Hair. It is a documentary narrated by Chris Rock. The documentary is about the perspective that people have of good hair. He tries to find out the definition of good hair from society as a whole. He conducts interviews with men and women from different backgrounds. Housewives to celebrities are interviewed as he tries to get to the bottom of their definition of good hair.
This documentary was chosen for research due to the issues that are tackled superficially and deeply. The superficial issue that one might get at first glance is of a ...