Essays on Cinema

Book Review on Arundhati Roy’s award-winning novel, God of Small Things

In the beginning, the family takes a drive to Cochin in order to pick Margaret Kochama and Sophie Mol from the airport and to watch The Sound of Magic. During the drive, we are able to learn about the political volatility in the area and how the Indian society is involved in the dictation of each person’s place in the society. Here, we are also able to know more about how the characters relate to each other and exactly how they interact with each other. The family drives in great anticipation of watching The Sound of Magic and ...

Question 1

In order to deliver health message about hand washing to Brian, the nurse should establish an enabling environment that would enable Brian to speak openly. The nurse should be friendly to Brian with a brilliant smile. This includes using stories to attract his attention. The nurse should engage Brian in play activities or a game that would enable Brian to freely enjoy as well as develop the trust in the nurse. To pass the message on hand hygiene, the nurse should use audiovisual aids to demonstrate proper hand washing methods. She can show a film of children who visit ...

The movie ‘second hand lions’ revolves around the life of a shy young boy, Walter. It is set in the countryside of Texas in the year in the year 1962. It reflects upon the growth and development of the boy as he tries to adapt to changing lifestyles, norms and cultures at different phases of his life. The movie is directed by Tim McCanlies and focusing on this young boy who is brought by his mother to live with his two great uncles Hub and Garth who have recently come back home after a forty year absence. These two ...

The success of military action during the war times has leadership as the main component. The leaders are therefore shaped in relation to the situations they face in their life and daily life activities. The leaders have a great effect on the outcomes during their interaction with the diverse information, people, resources and the general environment they operate in. This movie also shows the first phase relating to the Second World War. The situation exposed to General Frank Savage while leading the bomber squadron in England during the Second World War. This ...

Introduction to Film

There are various different types of actors or performing artists in the world of industry and they are categorized according to the roles they play or portray on stage, television shows, on commercials, and in movies. The five types of actors are impersonators, personality, star, wild card, and character. Impersonators are someone who imitates the actions or behavior of another person, actors, or celebrities. Personality actors play unusual roles and as he in many instances, they are better suited and successful in soap operas and sitcoms. Stars or movie stars can perform much whatever they want, ...

- What was your favorite film viewed in the class this semester and why?

I would mark out Reservoir Dog by Quentin Tarantino as my favorite because I am a worshiper of his creative activity. I liked it because once one had seen it he would never forget the scenes. Tarantino supposed the scenes to be disturbing and he succeeded. I do not like violence, but I like the way the scenes in the film were organized. I believe that the film leaves no one indifferent due to black humor used and Tarantino’s unique narrative style. Also, particular attention ...

Introduction

The current condition of chaos and terror use as an end in itself in the contemporary America is what Christopher Nolan presents in his film The Dark Knight. The contemporary Americans chaos and terror prevalence is the most significant issue portrayed in the movie. The plot of the movie appears similar to the current situation of the contemporary America. The Gotham city where the whole criminal and chaos occur is a replica of the American cities lifestyle where greed, money and crime are rampant. The Villains like Bane and Joker are a reflection of the notion of fear, chaos ...

‘Thank you for Smoking’ is a satirical comedy drama movie based on Christopher`s Buckley`s novel of the same name. The movie is centered on the life experiences of Nick Naylor, a talented tobacco lobbyist and Vice President of a lobby group, ‘Academy of Tobacco’. The movie focuses on Nick`s experiences in his bid to defend cigarettes from being branded with a warning sign of a skull and crossbones labels on all packets. This anti-tobacco campaign is strongly levied by a congressman, Senator Finistirre, who introduces this bill to the Senate to legislate the branding of all ...

The introduction of the television meant a big blow to the movie industry since most people could use the television to watch movies. This meant that the studios were to look for alternative as the move meant a big economic blow. However, in 1970, there was an introduction of pay television and therefore people had to subscribe for movies and pay monthly or pay on demand. This further led to the development of pay on demand and this was meant to satisfy the public with movies whenever they required one. Predictably, broadcast network executive, who advocated successfully until the ...

Horror movies have become extremely popular. The main question is why people enjoy being scared and disgusted while seeing monsters and serial killers. During the last thirty years, the horror genre has gained a lot of attention even among academics. It has been researched in sociological and cultural way but also as a psychological phenomenon.

"An Introduction to the American Horror Film" by the film critic Robin Wood was published in 1979 and the horror genre was studied within psychoanalytic theory. Horror movies were thought to be a metaphor for an oppressed society: the monster represented the marginalized, "Frankenstein ...

My brother, an African-American lad eight years younger to me, has been very close to me since his childhood. He has been my playmate, wrestling buddy, friend all through these many years. Still in his school, he has taken after me quite a lot owing to our bond. I find it to be really interesting to gauge his moods and reactions as I feel that I know him inside out. He is a wonderful person embodying an innocent soul with the zing of the ultra-modern generation.

The lad plays computer games till late in the night for entertainment and ...

My statement concerns my application to this university to major in Film and Drama. My studies will be a logical follow-on from my passionate lifelong interest in film/drama, stemming from being brought up in a family deeply involved in that business. All my life – from the day I was born – my father has been a film producer. That not only fostered a natural interest for me in films, but as I watched actors performing in the making of my father’s films, it made me realise I too enjoyed acting and longed to be acting along with them. I ...

Colonialism, social change as well as resistance to revolution and colonialism are overarching themes throughout the films, Salt of the Earth, the Battle of the Algiers and the Memories of Underdevelopment. This paper seeks to review the films with a view to exploring how revolution and resistance are dealt with, in the films. This exploration will also provide answers to the critical questions of the intention of the film makers while making the film. In this process, the paper shall conduct an audit of the success or failure of the filmmakers in putting across their message to the audience ...

Many an argument has been proposed on the topic of divine omniscience, determinism and free will. It has been said that God has foreknowledge of all future events, and nothing he knows can be false, it is then difficult to conceive that something that has been previously known by a higher being, could be changed by an arbitrary decision of an individual in the present or future. This argument has been exposed by Pike in a very logical and clear way.

Supposing that God, say 80 years ago, knew that a person would watch a movie on Friday; and ...

In his argument about the film “American Splendor,” Hight (2007) seems to propose that adaptation of the comic into a film overcame most of the challenges and barriers that face such an attempt. In order to prove that Hight brought about this argument, there is a need to look into arguments by other writers with regard to adaptation of comics into films. This paper does so by looking at arguments by two film analysts. It will first look at the challenges associated with adapting a comic into a film. With this background, the paper will then look at ...

The film on Avalon attempts to explain some factors that are necessary in an organization for it to be successful. The film tends to explain more on the importance of developing an entrepreneurial spirit in a business. From the film, it can be noted that entrepreneurial spirit is necessary for any organization as it enhances its survival. Entrepreneurial spirit can be described as the spirit to start a business opportunity and develop it. Other scholars have defined it as the desire to start something.

However, for entrepreneurial spirit to exist there must be some driving forces that convince the ...

Compare "THE BICYCLE THIEF" and "PAPER MOON"

The Paper Moon and The Bicycle Thief are a production of Frank Marshall and PDS (Produzioni respectively). To begin with, the two films are somewhat similar to each other a number of ways. In the Paper Moon, Moses and Addie are in search of ways of survival throughout their way to Addie’s aunt. Copying from Moses, Addie becomes a con girl claiming the she is Moses’ daughter. Similarly, in The Bicycle Thief, Antonio is in desperate need for work in order to be able to provide for his family. This desperation leads him into acquiring a job in ...

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 ...

Question 11 - New World for the Puritans

What is now called the USA was initially the discovered new world of Columbus. Many people decided to build a new life there and travel hundreds of kilometers from their home in the UK or somewhere else in Europe. Some left in search of religious freedom, some – for seeking a new and better life, other were forced to go there either by someone or by the circumstances of their life. This was a new start for all. A new and better world was to be built. Puritans decided it was their calling to build and purify the existing social ...

The documentary, The City (1939), examines the various phases which were involved in the development of the city. The poverty and grime of city life had its roots in the pastoral New England where the workers started living. It has been shown how the labor of the industrial city gives rise to the metropolis. The way of escaping from the jammed streets of the metropolitan city, the countryside sees the emergence of highways which deface the landscape and thus mar the beauty of nature and the habitat of the surroundings. The film ...

A. Introduce the three works you will be analyzing (suggested length of 4–5 slides) by doing the following:

1. Summarize background details about the three works, including author or artist names, titles of the works, and the disciplines to which the works belong. 2. Provide a thesis statement to clarify for your audience how all three works connect to a common theme that applies directly to your chosen profession.

B. Provide an objective analysis (suggested length of 4–6 slides) by doing the following:

1. Describe the literary work-- description includes:-

• Form

• Subject matter (Explain in 2–3 sentences.) a. Summarize, in list form, how the author approaches the subject matter (reveals what the work is about) without discussing your personal opinions. 2. Describe the first nonliterary work of art - description s ...

In this course, and through writing these three essays, I have learned a great deal about both the periods I have been writing about and the writing process itself. In my first essay, “The Gettysburg Address as a Beacon for Future Progress,” I wrote about the assessments of two different scholars on the significance of the Gettysburg Address. Here, I learned a great many things; first, I learned the importance of looking at two different perspectives and finding a way to compare and contrast them. I had to find the various ways in which Katula and Donald’s perspectives ...

How people perceive someone's sex or gender is definitely personified in many aspects of culture, from the media to subcultural traditions and rituals. Never is this a clearer case than in the Disney films, which feature heavily-marketed ‘princesses’ (e.g. Belle, Jasmine, Snow White) who are meant to personify the media messages aimed at girls. However, in 1998 the Disney animated film Mulan presented one of these ‘princesses’ in a different light; the titular character is a strong-willed, independent girl who wishes to stand up for herself and forge her own path. In this way, the portrayal of Mulan in ...

Several issues arise in this article. To begin with, I have a take on the research findings, as well as how accurately it complemented what I had anticipated. Moreover, it fuelled my thoughts to query what other research could be carried out on television programming via-à-is the utility and gratifications technique, and what can be foreseen as pertains to the study (Abelman, 1987). In addition, the article raised the topic of reactionary usage of religious programming, which additionally precipitated the thought of other types of programming that most people will watch since they do not want to watch ...

The topic on this reading was on the political influence of accounting. Through the discussions and peers, I noted that the accounting profession is not only a debit credit theory, but actually a subject that has profound impact on the political environment as well as the regulatory frameworks of any nation.

One important aspect of accounting especially in the political and regulatory environment is the ability of accounting to impact positively with regard to the ethical considerations that govern politics of a nation. Some of the most important issues that came up in these discussions included the reasoning for ...

The survival of the modern economy depends on a neverending stream of consumption. This is why cars do not last as long as they used to, it is why the cost of a new television is not significantly higher than the cost of television repair, and it is why restaurants continue to proliferate across the map, hopping from retail corner to retail corner to chase families down before they can get home and cook their own meals. This trend began in the wake of the Great Depression; while it was largely the mobilization of industry for World War II ...

Q1. The World War II took a diverse form. The film attempted to construct suspense the same as propaganda to convey ideas in support of the associated cause. The central government was responsible for propaganda and publicity in the Second World War. The effect was of consternation was desirable in the government.

Q2. Some of the conflicts that followed in the years after the end of World War II are; millions of Japanese and Germans were expelled from their native territories. Problems that lasted for a long time caused tension in East and West Germany which led to the ...

Defining Art: Set 1 1. How can we define art?

It is the application or expression of human creative imaginations and skills mainly in a visual state such as sculpture or painting. 2. Is there one definition that sums up the meaning of art? Art is the in-depth conception, discovery and establishment of elementary ideologies of nature into adorable forms essential for human usage. 3. How was the term, Fine Arts first used? The term fine art was first used to refer to a piece of art developed and primarily intended for aesthetic purposes rather than utility. It entails many forms of art pieces such as paintings, sculptures or ...

Movie Review

In the film “Image is Powerful: a Cameron Russell TED Talk”, the model Cameron Russell explains how beauty is not always synonymous with happiness. A model at a young age, Russell proclaims that she was the result of a “genetic lottery”, in other words her appearance gave her advantages in life such as her career. However she also relates the downside of being objectified because of her looks.

In one instance she described a highly sexualized photo shoot that occurred when she was only 16 making her very uncomfortable about how she was valued only for her appearance.

In ...

Invictus (2009) film

The film talks about the inspiring life of Nelson Mandela and how he worked in unison with the captain of the rugby team of South Africa to bring the country together. The new president knows that his country is in a state of disintegration because of the discrimination and all forms of apartheid. He believed that he could use sports to unite his people in the Rugby World Cup Championship tournament.

Mandela is released from the dungeons of prisons and his rise to power to become the president of South Africa indicates a form of radical ...

1930-39

Probably one of the best films of the 1930’s was ‘Top Hat’ with Cyd Charisse in the title role. Here one can observe feminism demonstrating that the woman was not just a pin up girl but she is capable of coming out with dance rhythms too. Kay Francis and Elizabeth Taylor also showed that the woman did have acting talent and was not just a simple bimbo.

1940-49;

Margaret Sullivan started focusing on the more sensual portrayal of the woman in ‘The Shop Around the Corner’ with James Stewart, her acting was definitely something out of the top drawer ...

The overwhelming theme that seems to be driving the characters in Casablanca seems to be – “All’s fair in love and war”. This movie is often said to be one of the greatest films made in the golden era of Hollywood. It certainly has all the classic elements to stir up ones imagination – war (although none of the characters are directly in the middle of it), an exotic third world setting, cheeky dialogues, a good sound track, the famous love triangle, and a star-studded cast. All these elements have combined to make this movie a huge success.

Casablanca can ...

The Karate Kid, a quintessential film portraying the journey of an adolescent through the odds of life and the final triumph of life, serves to cinematically describe the stages of development of an adolescent individual. It would be extremely interesting to apply the theories of Erik Erikson in deciphering the cinematic essence of the film and having a comprehensive view of the matter.

Erikson describes the stage to be one when the adolescent is concerned about how others perceive of him or her. The superego of the adolescent grows as does the confidence of oneself. The child finally develops ...

Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey” tells the story of Bilbo Baggins, a young hobbit who enjoys a peaceful living in his quiet home, far away from any danger or unexpected events, until the sorcerer Gandalf pays him a visit, inviting twelve dwarves at Bilbo’s home, for dining, and proposes him to join their adventure: reclaiming the Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the Dragon Smaug. The adventures of Bilbo in the company of the warriors who are searching for their land indicates the hobbit’s journey to maturity, to finding his true identity, his adventurous ...

INTRODUCTION

Most entrepreneurs when they enter into business, they usually focus on getting more money but in the two films “China or Bust” and “Big Dreams, Little Tokyo” the entrepreneurs seeks to ensure that the people first accept them. The cultural differences made it difficult for business negotiations to begin. Generally, the two movies are an example of how society is changing from a single culture to a multicultural where different people can relate.

The fact that the two negotiating partners were from two different cultures majorly American and Japanese culture made gives a worry that one is going ...

Hi everybody; my name is Clayton Narvaez and I come originally from Puerto Rico, where I had lived all of my life until joining the army. I am married to my beautiful wife Madeline and have two gorgeous kids; Jan – my stepson – is 12 years old and Camila is just three. Like most boys of his age, Jan is fond of playing on his ps3 console and loves all kinds of electronic games. Camila, our curly-haired little angel is only three, but is already really smart. She knows her colors, and can recite numbers up ...

An issue of great importance to me is how media and its current portrayal of teenagers affects them. Issues like alcohol consumption, drug use, bullying, teenage pregnancy, violence, gangs, etc. are frequently shown on the airwaves, and often even on programs aimed at teenagers. Frequently, it even seems to be glamorized (as in many video games, such as the Grand Theft Auto series). This leads to a perception of these behaviors as “normal” and abstaining from them, by default, “abnormal”. This leads to peer pressure and pressure from society for teenagers (and others) to partake in such activities.

This ...

Titanic is one of the timeless classic movies released into the media in the recent times. It is an epic romantic film directed, produced, co-edited and written by James Cameron. Its success in the big screen remains unrivalled because of the momentous influence it had on its audience. It is a fictionalized account depicting the sinking of the Titanic; a ship meant to be the epitome of luxurious cruising. The movie is a witness recount of the events that led to the sinking of the ship and the actions that transpired before it went under. It is ...

In Griswold’s article he poses the question whether happiness and cypher's choice is ignorance bliss. He addresses the question what is happiness? As humans, we invest a lot of effort in pursuit of happiness. Precisely, depriving ourselves happiness is equitable to depriving ourselves a reason for living or good life. In other terms, happiness is so sought after that a life without it seems barely worth having. Happiness is so important that even earlier philosophers are cognizant of the fact. According to Aristotle, happiness is either the ultimate end of the activities carried out by mankind or the ...

- Court deciding the case: United States Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit

- Parties: Plaintiff; Dustin Hoffman Defendants: 1st Defendant Capital Cities, 2nd Defendant-Appellant L.A Magazine Inc

- Procedural history/ Case nature: In the year 1997, a complaint was filed by Hoffman in the district court against Capital cities/ABC inc. the parent company of L.A magazine. ABC inc. took the case to federal court, and Hoffman included L.A Magazine (LAM) as a defendant. The district court bench trial found in favor of Hoffman on all of his claims and against L.A Magazine rejecting L.A Magazine argument that, ...

The “Catch me if you can” movie is one of the most outstanding movies built on a true story. This movie revolves around Frank Abagnale, junior who genuinely adores his parents. Frank’s father is a conman, with several victims in different scam instances. As Frank grew up, he is aware of the existence of scam business. At the age of 16, Frank’s parents get choose to divorce, and Frank is requested to make the one he would leave with after the divorce. This becomes a terribly hard decision for him, and he runs away from any of ...

Introduction

The movie “Bolivar Soy Yo” that was released in 2002 is detailing an actor’s story who is well known because of his “El Liberator’s” interpretation and he was called Simon Bolivar. The fiction and the reality began to mix because of the strong public admirations and the role. Later, after reaching the stage-acting limits, the actor believes himself to be Bolivar. This film was developed in Colombia and the country had experienced a deeper conflict among its states for more than half a century. Columbia is in the middle of about fifty years and still in conflict ...

Cedric J. Robinson's Forgeries of Memory and Meaning: Blacks and the Regimes of Race in American Theater and Film Before World War II is a haunting and in-depth examination of the status of race relations in America in the early twentieth century, through the analysis of the film and theater of the day. Through his analysis of themes, trends and motifs in the films of the era, Robinson concludes that a number of social, economic and political forces present in these films established a firmly entrenched and prejudicial portrayal of the black experience in American cinema and Black cinema ...

“Munich” is a movie directed by Steven Spielberg. It is a movie based on the true story of the assassination of Israeli athletes at the Munich Olympics in 1972. “Paradise now” is a movie directed by Hany Abu-Assad and it is a story about suicide-bombers. The two movies have a lot in common especially in bringing out the true picture of the things happening around the globe. The two movies are emotional since they bring out the true picture of destructive activities that happen, but are only heard from a distance. People ...

Movie director Oliver Stone’s 1989 film “Born on the Fourth of July” is a vivid screen adaptation of antiwar activist Ron Kovic’s autobiographical account of his idealistic dreams of war to becoming the damaged bitter war veteran. This film review follows Stone’s story line of portraying the evolution of Kovic from a young boy playing war with his friends in 1950s Massapequa, Long Island, to his eventual recognition and acceptance as an articulate and respected antiwar activist. For many of the people today, references to the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s are little-known history because this generation ...

An investigation performed by Galda and Beach (2001), concerned classroom execution of reader reply actions and on readers’ replies to literature, clarifies that teachers required creating chances for learners to read and react before others so as to assist them make the intellect of texts. An additional investigation of reader reaction performed in classroom surroundings concerned text description and silence subsequent to verbal readings. For text descriptions, which involved reacting to verbal readings by mentioning phrases or remembered words, the writers disputed that it demands learners to extend their preliminary replies to texts and gives preliminary response to the ...

Through Rocket's eyes, the audience sees the birth of the when the poor, underclass were moved to the outskirts of the city. The forced poverty and seclusion led to petty crimes and robbing of trucks the passed through the dirt roads. Everything seems to be innocuous, until suddenly, a very young gang member, Lil Dice commits violent murders in a brothel. The scene shifts, the audience sees drugs and weapons in the film for the first time, and Lil Dice becomes the reigning godfather, Li'l Zé (Leandro Firmino da Hora). Like any film about gangsters, audience can somewhat expect ...

Analysis over the lighting used to convey the movie Fight Club (1999)

Fight Club was produced in 1999 by Art Linson and Cean Chaffin in regency enterprises. It was directed by David Fincher and starred Brad Pitt, Edward Norton and Helena Bonham Carter. The movie is based on the novel Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk which he released in 1996. The movie features “Jack” played by Norton an insomniac who is the narrator and the protagonist of the movie and “Tyler Durden” played by Brad Pitt who is a mental projection of the protagonist.

The movie can be categorized as a neo-noir film, a genre that uses low key lighting and ...

In order to do a trip to New York, I and a group of my friends had to plan it in advance and calculate time and costs of stay there. First of all, in order to see four performances on Broadway, it would take us a week of time to stay in New York. The roundtrip flight tickets would be around $270 per person. Potential accommodation would have to be quite far from the city centre and Manhattan in order to save some money. One of the potential options might be Sun Bright Hotel in Chinatown, which would cost $ ...

Later in October, I plan on visiting New York with a group of four friends in order to see four Broadway shows; we have never seen professional New York theater performed before, and so we thought it best to go there and see what the city has to offer. Our proposed budget is approximately $9800 for five people; $4000 for air fare and accommodations, $4500 for show tickets and $300 for food and cab fare while we are in New York. We would leave October 19 and return October 23, booking a flight plan to New York and back ...

The Lord of the Rings-The Fellowship of the Ring is a film that has captured the attention of much audience from all parts of the world simply because it is related to issues that affect our universe and the things in it. This film captures various themes that relate to life issues. According to this film, human beings share certain characteristics regardless of the differences in location and race. This film consists of various characters that interact with each other to show the various themes depicted in the whole scenario.

There are certain similarities between the middle earth and ...

This essay deals with the notion of death and dying in the movie, where protagonists prove to be more than ordinary people who would probably succumb to the pressure of knowing that their last days are numbered. Instead, they face death head on and follow their bucket list, with items that need to be done in order for them to believe that they have led truly fulfilled lives. In the end, however, they figure out that for this, they did not need fancy dinners and exotic trips, rather what they needed was beside them all along: family and friends; ...

Ang Lee's 2007 political romantic drama Lust, Caution is a beautiful, contemplative and breathtakingly tragic story about an undercover resistance fighter in World War II-era China, who begins to form a relationship with the man she is meant to kill - a collaborator with the Japanese. By presenting a hauntingly beautiful and poetic tale of a woman torn between who she is and who she is pretending to be, with tremendous stakes in the balance, Lee's film explores the ideas of performance and identity as a means to demonstrate her nationalism. Wong's character is presented as an actor, first ...

In Chapter 6 of Predictably Irrational, Dan Ariety and George Loewenstein discuss the influence of arousal on decision making when people are in high-stress and emotional situations. In their study, they examine the different ways in which individuals would react or make decisions when they were in a high state of sexual arousal, asking the same questions when someone is coldly emotional and when they were masturbating. In many cases, people's decision making would get more irrational and shortsighted, focused mainly on instant gratification more than long-term satisfaction. Their conclusions allude to the idea that each of us has ...

James bought Popcorns in China. Does this imply that these Popcorns came from America? This is not necessary the case. However, a majority of us view America as cultural imperialism. Fundamentally, this implies that emerging nations are acclimatizing to the American way of life. For instance, many nations have acclimatized to the American popular music, American TV Shows like MTV, as well as, American foods like McDonald's. In my opinion, Americans have tried to impose their culture to the whole world, through their items. In other words, Americans have tried to make other nations to adjust to their culture ...

There are numerous websites currently running providing reviews of movies and information on movies, documentaries and television shows. One of the most comprehensive website catering to these services is the Internet Movie Database, Inc or www.imdb.com. It is one of the biggest movie databases available which features not only movies but also television shows.

This movie database provides an easy to use graphical user interface and several search comprehensive search options. Services of the site is not limited to having a database of movies and television shows but it also provides movie reviews, trailers, profiles of celebrities and news ...

The documentary film Fremont, USA shows life in the small city of Fremont, California, whose approximately 200,000 inhabitants are some of the most diverse ever found in a city of that size. A wave of new immigration turns the small suburb into a haven for a variety of cultures: a rajagopuram is set up in the town, showing the large Hindu population, and temples for new Asian Buddhists are found throughout the suburb. However, despite all of this cooperation and unprecedented interfaith interaction, there are many different obstacles that this small community still has to overcome. Swastikas are ...

1. Shinpa melodrama is one of the most prevalent and pervasive forms of Korean literature and media, both in television and film form, and has had a profound effect on Korean culture. Shinpa means "New Theater", and consist of tear-jerking, highly emotional stories that typically involve romantic relationships played up to an incredible degree. At first, when the Japanese form of melodrama arrived in Korea in the early 20th century, it was mainly a theatrical endeavor; kino-films, filmed scenes, would accompany them. Eventually, plays themselves would be filmed, turning the audience who still enjoyed the theatrical/film mix "low-class" (Lee ...

A Case Study on Intellectual Property (George Freestuff Case)

George Freestuff advocates that information including software, games, and movies should be free. He feels strongly against companies who charge too much for such. In response, he and his friends developed Free Range Property (FRP), a program that allows Internet users to share digitized files over the Internet for free.

Ethical Guidelines

Running a site such as the FRP is unethical because it can be considered stealing, that is, taking someone’s property without their permission. In the case of the FRP site, movies, music, and other forms of digital media are being distributed without the owners’ permission. ...

Nobody hates looking at women’s funny character in movies. Something that mulvey well put across. The conditions of watching a move in the cinema gives authority to a voyeuristic spectatorship. All spectators are chirping characters taking pleasure and watching others while they remain unseen. In other fields, feminists have identified voyeurism as violence that is because of gender. The chirping character is most often a man-watching female without her knowledge. Most of the funny erotic scenes, you find a woman fully exposing her body and private parts but never will you find a man doing so. The power ...