Wind Movie Reviews Samples For Students

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 ...

The earth as we see it is composed of different components that make up the earth we know day. These components vary from the physical elements that are seen by the human eye to strange and unexplained forces that are in the visible elements of the earth. This has triggered the scientists to devise ways in which they will understand fully what happens on earth and why it is in the shape it is today. The scientists through governments have sent into space different space satellites that are able to help them get the desired knowledge of the different ...

The movie talks about a young girl named Dorothy who is lostin the land of OZ. The girl had been swept by cyclones from her original home within Kansas. The only help the girl can acquire in returning back home is looking for a wizard. Dorothy lived with her uncle and auntie who did not give her enough attention. The lack of attention from the relatives made the girl wish to get to a land where she would find peace. The arrival of Dorothy in the land of OZ is marked with tragedy because of the killing of the witch of the ...

It is a remarkable phenomenon of American society that a film can transcend its own medium and establish a cultural crossroads where new aesthetic, historical, technological and philosophical sensibilities may at once converge. As such, a movie can capture Zeigeist and reflect the tenor of its era at a magnitude unmatched by any other creative form. Such is the case with the 1939 epic Gone With the Wind, a grand historical fiction that managed to simultaneously tap into the country’s psyche and sense of its own historical past while altering the notion of what was morally acceptable for a film to portray. No other film ...

Liu Tieshan & Mao Yuan: Yao Dance Overture

Yin Chenzong & Chu Wanghua: Yellow River Piano Concerto
Featuring pianist Cong Fan
Brahms: Symphony No. 2, op 73, D major
The concert which was performed by the Southern Arizona Symphony Orchestra was certainly a revelation in many respects. It included two Chinese works which have gained considerable fame all over the world and which were quite ideally interpreted by the orchestra. There was also the Brahms Second Symphony for good measure which is one of the most popular romantic works in the repertoire and which is very much a staple part of the orchestra’s routine.
The ...

Following the devastation which was brought about by the Hurricane Katrina and the consequent unsteady response that it was accorded by different agencies, the roles of the federal government come up as extremely pivotal in averting national crises such as the latter and even the September 11th attacks. It is in this light that the following article will present a discussion on the benefits of federalism and how it might constrain federal outreach, as well as, too much power. This also comes up in light of the public’s dissatisfaction with the manner in which the government responded to ...

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“The Day After Tomorrow”, a feature US movie of 2004 directed by Roland Emmerich, was undoubtedly a commercial success. There have been many disaster movies before, but quite a few of its predecessors might have been compared to it in terms of computer effects and quasi realism. The general public liked the effect of the new Judgement Day, and the box office of ‘The Day After Tomorrow” has exceeded 550 million dollars worldwide, while the original budget was around 125 million. The filming took place in the total of 17 locations, including New York City (with a hefty amount of special effects), Los ...

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 ...

T. Boone Pickens is a Texas billionaire who made his money in oil and in corporate takeovers. He is a very vocal proponent of finding an energy plan for the United States (U.S.) to deal with the upcoming shortages in oil, as it is a limited natural resource. He communicates in his TED talk his alarm over the movement of enormous wealth from the U.S. to the OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) nations with oil purchases and the negative impact this has on country security, requiring U.S. military forces to focus on keeping oil shipping lanes open. The central proposition of ...

Philosophy of “Rashomon”

“Rashomon” by Akira Kurosawa is a Japanese drama shot in 1950. Based on the two novels by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa ("Rashomon" and "In a Grove"), the film depicts several stories of the same incident. The name of the film is the name of the city gate in Kyoto. It is the point where the film begins and where the woodcutter and the priest tell their incredible story to the commoner. The release of the Japanese movie was a real breakthrough – among its awards, it won the Golden Lion and the Academy Honorary Award.
The film aims to demonstrate the controversial picture ...

Introduction

Almost every year, there are thousands of individuals that decide write movie scripts actually hoping to get them produced and then also to make some serious cash flow. What people do not realize is that a lot of these scripts are never even looked at or even bought. The reason for Th is that movies are costly to make and basically only the best scripts are ever actually get produced. When they are made into movies it is important that a film analysis is done in order to see what was done correctly and what was not. Often, students that do ...

Movie review on The Wizard of Oz

The Wizard of Oz was made 73 years ago, in 1939. But it still catches the eye and remains one of the most favorite films for kids and the whole families. It was one of the first colored movies in the United States. Lively plot and talented actors also contributed to its lasting popularity.
The film was produced by the media company Metro-Goldwyn Mayer. It was directed by Victor Fleming, who is also famous for one of the most romantic movies in the history of cinematography, Gone with the Wind. The film tells the adventurous story of Dorothy, a ...