Husband Movie Reviews Samples For Students

I love Lucy is one of the pioneer sitcom comedies shot in front of a live audience in the US. The setting of the sitcom is in New York with the show following the life of Lucy Ricardo and her husband Ricky Ricardo, who is a professional singer. The show also includes the couple's friends, Fred and Ethel Mertz. The show follows the life of Lucy, who is naïve in her ambitions to become a star in the big city. Together, the cast gets into various hilarious situations that are brought about by the actions of Lucy in ...

Casablanca was released in 1942 and was directed by Michael Curtiz. The film takes place in Casablanca in World War 2 and follows Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart), an American owner of a swanky nightclub. Rick’s club acts as a neutral zone for several European nationals. Most of these people are seeking refuge in the United States or are on the run from the Nazis. Rick deals with several criminal types, jostles with the local police captain Louis Renault (Claude Rains), and gets involved with his former lover Ilsa Lund (Ingrid Bergman) and her husband Victor Laszlo (Paul Henreid). ...

Burning Bed Reaction Paper

The Burning Bed is a movie based on a true story. It portrays the domestic abuse that Francine Hughes had gone through from her husband James Berlin Hughes (Mickey). After enduring domestic violence for about 12 years, Francine decides to end her grief by burning her husband alive. On this fateful day March 9, 1977, Francine asks her four children (three children in the movie) to go wait in the car as she pours gasoline on the bed Hughes was sleeping on and sets the whole house on fire (The Burning Bed). She then drives to the police station to confess ...

Introduction

This essay will review the movie “Down in The Delta” that deals with the depiction of autism. It is an interesting movie that seeks to enlighten the viewer ON the plight of a young mother (Loretta) whose daughter is diagnosed with autism. Her struggles are explained in the difficulties she faces in raising her children, especially after her husband runs away upon learning about the condition of his daughter. The essay will be helpful in learning the stereotypes that are associated with autism by answering some questions that will guide this understanding.
Does the movie support the current legislation ...

1. The War Room is a movie that tells the story of a family who, apparently, were well-off. The couple, Tony and Elizabeth, both have a successful career, and more than that, they too have a beautiful daughter. However, what happened inside the home, was in contrast to how they appear to other people. Tony, who was a pharmaceutical salesman was a verbally abusive husband, had thoughts of infidelity and do not spend much time for his daughter. On the other hand, Elizabeth is a real estate agent who felt bitter about how her husband has turned out over ...

Sports Analysis- Movie Analysis

Cinderella Man
Synopsis
The Cinderella Man movie was developed in New York, and its scenes took place in both New Jersey and New York. The movie was developed during the time of the Great Depression, a time when many people’s economic statuses were in great danger. The movie depicted a time in the U.S history when its economic status was at a derailing point, and the country was suffering so much.
During this time, there emerged a light weight a boxer named James J. Braddock. He participated in many boxing activities for a very long time. During his career years, his ...

Riverside Theatre presents an epic illustration of a well and specifically designed arrangement meant to accommodate the diverse activities. The range of events of events from concerts conferences, speaker presentations, ceremonies and graduations clearly highlights the importance attached to the theatre itself.
The stage management and the latest lighting effects bring the epic presentation that reveals a dramatic revelation of opportunities. The lighting effects feature an operable wall that perfectly attaches the audience to the centre stage. This helps in the staging techniques that help in the live performance. The artistic paintings on the stage help in the communicating of ...

Synopsis

The movie ‘Casablanca’ is set in the World War II setting. One of the main characters Rick owns a makeshift café in the northern Africa town of Casablanca in Morocco. He refuses to take sides in the war despite his long standing opposition to the Nazis. The movie revolves around Rick and his relationship with a young woman named Ilsa. His short association with her causes him great resentment, even derailing his insurgency against the Nazis. The story runs from a time they were having a good time in Paris. The lived and chose not to reveal too much about each to one ...

Introduction

The short novel ‘The Necklace’ by Guy De Maupassant revolves around a couple Mme.Louisel. The narration begins with a reflection of Mme. Loisel and her perceptions about her own life. She seems desperate and hopeless as she thinks that she was born in underprivileged circumstances and that she has no chance to succeed in life. She looks at her backgrounds as the hindering block to success in life. She thinks that because of her poor background she cannot make to get a rich man to marry her, she reflects that she has no expectations, no dowry and no people to love he ...

1. Describe the main character and determine what psychological disorder he is suffering from? Substantiate your answers with information from your textbook.
John Nash, the main character in the 2002 movie A Beautiful Mind is a gifted scholar at Princeton University (Howard & Grazer, 2002). Nash is a genius in the field of mathematics seeking to stand out from other gifted mathematicians at the institution through individual contribution to the field. Unfortunately, he is fazed by a serious challenge of dealing with a mental illness that Nevid (2012) referred to as schizophrenia . Dr Rosen, the psychiatrist in the film, diagnoses him with the ...

Summary

Double Indemnity is a 1944 film about an insurance salesman who becomes seduced into plotting the death of a client. As Walter Neff, an insurance agent, slips into his office while bleeding from a gunshot wound, he records his murder confession on the Dictaphone whereby he addresses his friend and boss Barton Keyes. The events are a culmination of what has happened since he met Phyllis Dietrichson, his client’s wife. During a follow-up of Mr. Dietrichson’s automobile insurance renewal, Walter instantly gets attracted to his client’s wife Phyllis who first appears only wrapped in a towel. Walter flirts with her and a change ...

Summary

Fireproof is a 2008 Christian movie directed by Alex Kendrick that revolves around conflict resolution in marriage. A young girl who has always dreamt of being married to a man like her father gets the shock of her life when she is married to a man who seems to care less about her needs. The man, a firefighter, is skillful in his work and could sacrifice anything to ensure his work is done well. He even advices his colleagues on the importance of working together and ensuring that no victim perishes in the fire. The dedication that he shows towards his work is ...

Institutional Affilitation

What does this documentary tell us about intimate partner relationships “back in the day” (i.e., when the women were first arrested)?
The documentary tells us that intimate partner relationships that involved a married couple do not take into account the weight of the women’s testimony and experience. In the case of Ruby Jameson, her lawyer gave her advice to avoid mention of domestic violence and explicitly discouraged Ruby from using and citing the “Battered Woman Syndrome” that could have alleviated the prison sentence.
Back in the day, the issue of domestic violence was not taken nearly ...

Directed by the famous Israeli filmmaker Amos Gitai, whose films have entered the Cannes Film Festival and the Venice Film Festival numerous times, Kadosh is a 1999 feature fiction film depicting the Haredi society lifestyle and its traditions, as well as the tragedies its members may sometimes face in their observant lives. Kadosh takes it to the extremes, submerging the viewer into the vital problems of men and women, who live in the Mea Shearim district of Jerusalem and choose or are forced to choose the path of the ultra-Orthodox Judaism. The plot develops around the lives of two sisters, ...

Critical review of the movie “The Help”

Synopsis of the movie
The Help is a 2011 motion picture directed by Taylor Tate and based on Kathryn Stockett’s bestseller under the same title. The movie’s setting is Jackson, Mississippi which was one of the most violent and dangerous towns for African Americans and consequently vehemently resisted the civil rights movement. The movie is based on the untold lives of African American women in their service to their Caucasian counterparts. The movie’s main characters are Eugenia “Skeeter” Phelan and Aibileen Clark. Skeeter is an idealistic young lady who has just returned to her home from ...

- What were the family violence issuse addressed in the movie ( Do not merely list or state. substantiate your response with specifics.)
Family violence (sometimes referred to as domestic violence or spousal abuse) is a situation or a behavior involving the abuse of one partner by the other in an intimate relationship. This can be in between married couples, between dating partners or between two cohabiting people.
Spousal abuse can take several forms and is not limited to just physical abuse of a partner. It has been a common notion that only women are being abused by their partners, however, there ...

Death of a Salesman

Death of a Salesman is a play written by Arthur Miller in the year 1949. The play tells of man’s disillusionment and despair. The author narrates the story through the mindset of Willy – the main character in the play. Willy, an ordinary salesman residing together with his family in New York, is obsessed with the American dream and making as much money as possible. However, his big dreams fail to materialize and he ends up a depressed man. As a result, he starts to speak alone. He also rants at his sons for failing to follow his vision for them. A critical ...

Violence and aggression are the hallmark of old patriarchal societies where men’s supremacy was the main value underpinning a family. However and unfortunately, it would be too early to talk about such type of social structure using the past tense, since even in our today’s open-minded world patriarchal families based on men’s violence and women’s oppression are not a rare case.
While trying to understand why such a situation could take place and why Beth could follow and obey her husband so long, it would be helpful to address the theoretical approach suggested by Andersen ...

Intersectionalities

Thesis: Overlap of cultures and identities contributes to the degradation of women in Hispanic Communities.
Real Women have Curves a film that was released in 2002, featuring a Latino family that had Ana, Carmen (her mother) and Estela, who used to run a clothing warehouse, where, apparently, Carmen works. When Ana clears high school a debate emerges that she should not join college, rather, she should work in the clothing factory. Carmen keeps making remarks on the appearances of the ladies working in the factory, prompting them to strip to their pants one day to compare their bodies. Ideally, ...

Throughout history, Bollywood films have illustrated a representation of women in India in various forms. Arguably, it is certain that Bollywood films comprise of gender-based stereotypes. The female characters, situations, and plots concerning women in Indian films have been steered by stereotypical ideologies. Across the globe, extensive research had indicated that Indian films top the list of undermining women. Moreover, a sample survey established that Indian females, for an extended period of time, have portrayed females in sexualized roles. It is well-known that the notion of objectifying women on the screen has been a conspicuous issue that the films ...

Shot in the 1970’s, Ali: Fear Eats the Soul and The Marriage of Maria Braun by the same director, the films reflect on the intercultural and interracial relationships and the society’s reaction to the phenomenon. Rainer Werner Fassbinder makes his audience face the uncomfortable dilemma and choose the side to support. Though the contemporary audience may not find anything bizarre in the storylines offered by the director, it is important to remember that the film were shot in the 70’s, and their audience was basically the society Fassbinder reflected in his movies. From the perspective of ...

Movie Paper

The movie, North Country has shown the controversial nature and the ugliness of the sexual harassment issue that is still prevailing in the developed as well as in the developing countries (Collin-Vezina, Dion, and Trocme). The story of the movie is an indication of the fact that the prejudice and bias against the women have never concluded in spite of the persistent claims of the theories regarding the efficiency of the law in promoting the equality between men and women. The movie North Country, has, however, also pointed out towards the fact that how the declared official equality of ...

1. PERSEPOLIS (2007) & GONE WITH THE WIND (1939).
*How does the theme of survival and having a female protagonist relate in these two films?
In the film gone with the wind, Scarlet O’Hara, the daughter of Gerald O’Hara is the major character, and she carries most of the burden of the characters, who are related to her in one way or the other. Scarlet struggles with marriage throughout the film since she cannot find her ideal man. In the beginning, she is surrounded by many admirers. On the contrary, she is not interested in these men ...

The story happens in Harlem in 1943. Two sisters, Elizabeth, Bess and Quilly live together in Bess' apartment. The population in Harlem is African-American. They are happy to be living in such a community because it seems peaceful. There are many conflicts between the sisters. They are always quarreling even without a particular reason. Quilly is angry with Bess for renting a room to a young man and Bess is unhappy with her life in general, which makes her very sensitive and vulnerable.
We can see the sisters talk to each other harshly numerous times. The first time is when they enter ...

The Butler based upon the true story Eugene Allen of a man who served eight American Presidents over the course of his employment as a butler in the White House. Over the course of 34 years working in the White House, the fictional Gaines and the real Allen served as eyewitness of the sweeping changes to civil rights law and attitudes. Some of Allen’s life events are fictionalized for the movie. The real Eugene Allen’s parents did not suffer the same abuses that Gaines’s did in the movie, however the fictional version uses these iconic events to portray ...

The Handmaid's Tale movie is an adaptation of the novel The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood. It is directed by Volker Schlondoff and the screen play written by Harold Pinter. The movie is about the republic of Gilead. It was set in totalitarian future of America. It tells of Kate’s story as a handmaid where she is subjected to bear children so as to avoid facing criminal charges. Kate nicknamed as Offred is the protagonist in the movie who is trained to become a Handmaid and a concubine for one of the barren couple’s ruling the countries religious primary regimes. ...

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1926), a film by F. W. Murnau, is an adaption from the short story Die Reise nach Tilsit, written by Hermann Sudermann. Vertigo (1958) is a psychological thriller that shook the world audience with the enormity of shock and the cinematic excellence of Alfred Hitchcock, the stalwart director. Both the films are similar as well as dissimilar in some respects. It is intriguing to look into the commonalities of theme of love in the films and how the two artworks differ in their outlook toward life.
Both the films, though directed in different times, ...

There is no movie with a greater effect than one in possession of a rebellious teenager for a protagonist, who finds himself at odds with his peers at a new school, who meets a girl, stands up for what he believes is right, even though it may be in conflict with what society perceives as right, thus disobeying not only his parents but the law as well, all in an attempt to make a potent social commentary about the American youth. Such a movie is Rebel Without a Cause. The film’s enormous success has not only its story, but also its stars to thank for: heartthrob ...

In the movie “The Sixth Sense,” the director employed varied techniques to bring about a valuable motion picture. Out of the many techniques evident in the movie, gothic symbols and motifs are paramount as these techniques bring about other aspects of the film such as thematic expressions. This paper explores different motifs and gothic symbols in the movie “The Sixth Sense.” Ultimately, the paper highlights the meaning or importance of the identified technique.
Shyamalan (the director of the movie) consistently employs visual motifs through reflective objects such as glasses, windows, mirrors and many others. The visual motifs in “The ...

"A Gun in Each Hand" is a film directed by Cesc Gay, who is one of the sharpest chroniclers of the urban middle class of the Catalan. He was born in 1967 in Barcelona and studied in New York and Barcelona. He produced the film "A Gun in Each Hand” in 2012 in Barcelona using the Spanish language. Gay portrays women and eight modern men in their messy lives. Bipolar J. is turned into the perfect psychoanalytic subject. E is living with his mother because he prefers his cat over his wife. In addition, S who is an adulterer ...

The mysterious growth of the Chinese economy today had diverse effects on the social well-being of the country. The economic growth in the country failed to portray equal social development among the citizens. This fantastic colossal growth of the economy has impacted negatively on the social lives of the people in the country. Through globalization, today cultural crashes and the need to embrace the changes continuously affect the national development in a country (Williams, 2008). In the case of China, a communist country is trying to adapt to the capitalist world to sustain its development. With the integration of ...

What is the true subject, or theme of the film, and what kind of statement, if any, does the film make about the subject? Which elements and which scenes contribute most to addressing the theme of the film?
I think the true subject, or theme of the film is sensationalism and corruption. This film takes aim at the way celebrity court cases are portrayed in the media, and the kind of impact that level of attention can have on the individual on trial. It also highlights corruption within the entertainment industry, portraying it as a seedy world where injustice ...

David Lindsay-Abaire is known for being the playwright behind the play ‘Good People.’ This is one that got a lot of publicity. The play was aired in a number of theaters including Noel Coward Theatre, Marine Theatre Company (which was where I saw the play) and Vermont Stage Company. The play can be characterized as a drama with a bit of comedy. This play mostly revolves around the life of Margaret, who was commonly referred to as Maggie (hard ‘g)’. Maggie has spent a significant part of her life in the South end of Boston or ‘Southie’ as most ...

The Great Gatsby

Movies are often a reflection of the political and social changes that are occurring at the time of their creation. Movies typically reflect the views and attitudes of society and do so in a way that is dramatic and captivating. This holds true for The Great Gatsby, both during the time period in which it was written as well as during the 1970s when the motion picture was released. Written by F. Scotts Fitzgerald, the story takes place during the Roaring Twenties, a time in history many refer to as a period of great transformation and wealth. Following World ...

1) Set in the 1990s, well after his death in 1976, how does the film portray post-Mao China compared to that of Maoist China?
The Story of Qiu Ju is a story of a village lady who struggles in the attempt of making the village chief apologize for kicking her husband. However, the case develops complications that end up including the government in the issue. Upon dragging of the government into the issue, the policeman where Qiu Ju launched her complaints demands that the village chief should pay 200 Yuan for assaulting Qinglai. The things don’t ogre well with ...

There are many types of Love and many people have written and done research about it. John Lee has come up with six types of Love: Eros, Mania, Ludus, Storge, Agape and Pragma. There are some relationships that show more than one type of love at the same time, while there are other relationships that start with one type of love and develop into another.
The type of love I have chosen to develop further is ‘storge’. It is a companionate love, where trust, friendship and respect are the main characteristics. It develops from friendship, based on similarities and ...

The movie analyzed is titled ‘Shall We Dance?” (Sharu wi Dansu? in Japanese). The objective of the analysis is to explore the how social and work related stress as well as the lack of happiness may lead to infidelity in marriage. The movie is a romantic piece in which a jaded, exploited accountant, Shohei Sugiyama, decides to join a ballroom dancing classes. It is based on 1960s Japanese culture where the society expected the woman to be housewife while the men fetch for the families. The decision by Shohei Sugiyama, however, was not informed by the need to deal with the boring ...

Richard III written by William Shakespeare was a play based on the historical English king named Richard, the Third. Although the film was given with a modern twist by setting the plot in the 1930 post-war Britain. Richard Loncraine’s film was a daring attempt and inventive; instead of creating a story wherein all the characters moves in a medieval setting, the film was placed in a modernized era. Fancy cars, beautiful costumes depicting the 1930’s fashion, historical places and excellent acting made by the actors are the few reasons for the films excellent remark. Set in an era when England became a Fascist state, ...

The Appalachian Mountains can be seen to be a barrier and divide between developed and rural America. The people who live in the region are certainly steeped in past rural traditions and are stuck in their lot with not much hope for improvement. Since the settlements and towns here are cut off from the regional towns and cities in West Virginia such as Wheeling and Charleston, they are also in a sense detached from reality. In the short documentary, The Hollow we can observe this sense of detachment and as such the society here is deviant from the norms which we ...

Movie review: ‘what time is it there’ and ‘pushing hands’

The two movies, ‘What time is it there’ and pushing hands are similar and also different in a number of ways. In both movies, we find at least two contrasting situations, for instance, in what time is it there, we realize that the two sittings we have totally different situations. They are Taipei, Taiwan and Paris, France. Chen Shiang-Chyi who goes to Paris finds totally different conditions there and she feels out of place, lonely and bored too. She misses sex and has to find another woman to help her ease it.
On the other hand in ‘pushing hands’, ...

This movie revolves around a murder case where one Fredrick Manion is charged with a first degree murder. He confesses and agrees he committed the crime but he defends himself claiming he did so because he had suffered from mental break down because the victim had raped his wife. His lawyer Paul Brigler who comes from upper peninsula in Michigan likes to spend his time fishing, playing piano, and hanging out with his friends who over drinks. His lawyer is also a former attorney who lost his bid for re-election. The lawyer one day received a call from the wife of the United ...

The Joy Luck Club (1993) was based on Amy Tan’s 1989 novel and deals with issues of culture, assimilation and generation conflicts between a group of four Chinese mothers and their Americanized daughters. All four women in the club had emigrated from China to the U.S. after World War II, and met after church to play Chinese mahjong every week. In reality, they had little joy or luck, and no expectations, only the hope that their children would have better lives than theirs. By the Confucian standards which the mothers learned from childhood, there were very definite differences in ...

1. What is the title of the film, what (brief summary) is it about (subject, topic)?

The title of the documentary film is ‘Saving Face’. The film is the 2012 Academy Award winner for the category of Documentary (Short Subject). The film is based on the women of Pakistan who have been subjected to acid violence. It follows a plastic surgeon by the name of Dr. Muhammad Jawad, who performs reconstructive surgery on women who have had acid thrown on their faces. It also shows two women who have suffered from acid violence, and they are waiting for justice ...