Essays on Movies

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 Continue reading...

The documentary Death by China was released in the year 2012. The movie is based on non-fiction book known as Death by China: Confronting the Dragon. The movie addresses one of the major issues facing America today. The increasing destruction brought about by China is affecting the economy of America. The trade relationship between America and China is tremendously increasing, especially on economic trade. The movie focuses on how the economic trade relationship is destructive to America. China began flooding the United States markets since the year 2001. These were characterized by illegally subsidized products from China. The flooding Continue reading...

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The Twilight Saga had become such a huge hit from its pilot move ‘Twilight’ up to the succeeding sequels that the crowds of people that turned out at each movie in the saga reached an all time high. Because of this, the director and filmmakers needed to sustain the hype and interest up to ‘Breaking Dawn: Part 1’ and this was done by pulling in more audience by visual stimulation. The said visual stimulation was provided by Taylor Lautner as Jacob Black because the movie opened to him Continue reading...

Analysis

In this study, one will seek to analyse two movies by Mike Leigh in order to understand a few factors that weigh in on Leigh’s outlook on making a movie. The movies that will be analysed are Secrets and Lies and Happy-Go-Lucky.

The movie revolves around a few characters that are connected by circumstances. A black woman seeks to find her biological mother, who works in a boxing company, after the woman who had adopted her dies. Her biological mother lives with her other daughter and the two of them do not seem to get along well. Her Continue reading...

- In the essay, I will argue that art house movies are of higher quality that popular ones;
- Another point to show in the essay is that art house movies are worth watching;

Introduction

Consumerism is the way of life of modern society. Consumerism means not only consuming goods, but means of entertainment, as well. Hollywood makes movies that are focused on needs of unthinking society. On the other hand, art house movies make people think not only about the plot of a movie, but about the world around them, as well. I this essay, I will compare two Continue reading...

Comparison of the movie and book

Agatha Christie wrote the short story Witness for the Prosecution and published in 1948 Mead and Company. Billy Wilder directed a movie by the same title and released it on 17th December 1957 after studying and internalizing the contents of the story.
Leonard Vole is detained for the killing of Emily French, an affluent older widow. Mrs. French had made him a principal heir not knowing that Leonard was a married man and with a family. The fact that Mrs. French him a beneficiary becomes a disgusting factor particularly for his wife, Romaine, and Leonard’s defense become even Continue reading...

Research paper

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Introduction

Globalization has made a significant contribution both socially and economically. Although, the focus was mainly on the socio-economic impacts of globalization, it is important to consider globalization from the cultural point of view. Since the 80’s in 20th century, Hollywood has been putting a lot of efforts in promoting strategies toward globalization, through which Hollywood movies have virtually reached each and every corner of the planet in an unprecedented speed and scale. Globalization in Hollywood films portray the inevitable result of globalization of world economy, where the “Chinese elements”, in particular, have become an epitome in Continue reading...

Movie Review of The Croods

The movie, The Croods (2013), is about a family of Neanderthals who met one Homo sapiens, and they all traveled together to find a better place to live after earthquakes and comet showers destroyed the family’s former abode. Ten things about Neanderthals presented in the movie are enumerated and discussed below.
- In the movie, Neanderthals run very fast over long distances. The opening scene in the movie showed them running very fast in search for food. When they were attacked by a wild animal, all members of the family ran fast. I learned in class that Neanderthals Continue reading...

Film Analysis Paper: Hotel Rwanda (2004)
Part 1: Select a film that deals with a topic from contemporary history (roughly the period from 1900-2008). It should be a narrative/feature film. Please do not select a documentary. The film can be recent (made within the last ten years) or something older (i.e. black & white). It can be American-made film or a foreign film. The only guideline is that it must primarily tell a story set in the past.
The Rwandan genocide between the Hutus and Tutsis was a particular event in history that has marked not only the nation it Continue reading...

The movie “Sound and Fury” tackles the issue of whether the parents of deaf children have the right to prevent their children from being part of the hearing world. The two opposing issues are presented in the movie.
Why should a person be deprived of the opportunity to be cured and have his sense of hearing? The mere fact that the opportunity was presented to the family means that God has intended for their child to hear again. If the possibility of being able to hear again through the implant, is very high, one finds no reason why the Continue reading...

Part 1

In the movie 13 days, one can identify ten skills and behaviours of leadership amongst certain characters. The first skill of leadership that can be identified in the movie is, in some parts, certain leaders seem to take upon themselves to encourage others when situations get out of hand. Through direct eye contact, they relay a friendly message and warm response to the other within the group. One can identify a unique skill of leadership that some characters seem to portray in influencing courage within the groups. It is important for leaders to take into account others feeling, and Continue reading...

English

Foods, Inc is a highly revealing film that takes the audiences behind the iron curtains to corporate insensitiveness to amass wealth quickly. The movie, well documented, and narrated, reveals the power and influence corporate have with Capitol Hill. The movie begins with the misguiding and tempestuous show of greenery, as the camera glides over lush green fields underneath. However, as the narrator say, “The way we eat has changed more in the last 50 years than in the previous ten thousand, but the image that is used to sell the food is the same imagery of gregarine America,” an Continue reading...

How do you visualize a monster in your imagination? People might say “It is very horrible!” Conversely, if anyone has seen “Monsters University”, his or her thoughts would be changed. This film is definitely a funny and excellent movie, including its animation, characters, scene and acting. They naturally make the entire movie noticeable and attractive. The film’s director Dan Scanlon got an inspiration from Monsters, Inc., which Pixar first presented in the year 2001, to create his current movie.
Monsters University uses two main characters - Mike Wazowski, a monster with one big eye and a little green Continue reading...

Movie analysis - "Wolf of Wall Street" (2013)
Movies are a great form of entertainment to which many people are accustomed to. They can even lead to some kind of addiction but keeping in mind that they are also very educative. The knowledge can be positive to the viewer and can also instill, to a certain level, some negative behavior/actions/thinking. That is, however, not important in this paper. The matter at hand is that movies can be analyzed from various perspectives and as for this case; the movie “Wolf of Wall Street,” the social psychological perspective will be applied. Continue reading...

Introduction

Ostwalt has focused his studies on the interconnection between film and religion, especially the concept of Armageddon which is about the end of the world. Different movies portray Armageddon in different ways depending on the type of movie; be it a horror, comedy or children’s movie. However, in his studies, he reveals that most of the movies produced focus on forces of evil, which attempt to end the world and the good forces which fight the evil in an attempt to save the world from eternal destruction. His theory is inclined toward End-of-World battles which involve the two Continue reading...

The year 2014 marks the 28th anniversary since the movie Platoon was first released. It is one of the most honored and best movies of all time. It was released on 24th December 1986. It was directed and written by Oliver Stone, while Willem Dafoe, Tom Berenger and Charlie Sheen were the people starring. Upon its release, it took moviegoers, critics, and audiences by surprise as it took home four academy awards including best director and best picture, Oscar awards in 1987. In 1997 and 2007, it appeared in top 100 films of all time in American Film Institute Continue reading...

Grumpy Old Men is a 1993 American film that revolves around the life and times of two childhood friends, Gustafson and Goldman, in their old age. The cast is made up of Jack Lemmon (acting as John Gustafson), Walter Matthau (acting as Max Goldman), Ann Margaret (acting as Ariel Truax Gustafson), Burgess Meredith (acting as John Sr.), Darryl Hannah (acting as Melanie), Kevin Pollak (acting as Jacob), Ossie Davis (acting as Chuck) and Buck Henry (acting as Elliott Snyder). As the title suggests, the film misrepresents the elderly as people who are always grumpy, easily irritated and stubborn. In Continue reading...

Film Essay Assignment: “Four Days in September”

The film “Four Days in September” is a movie based on the book of Rio de Janiero journalist, Fernando Gabeira, “O Que E Isso, Companheiro?” It is about a group of young middle-class Brazilian revolutionaries who wanted to overthrow the brutal military dictatorship of Brazil in 1969. Gabeira joins this young terrorist group, known as the MR8. Their initial move is the robbery of a bank. Although the heist was a success, one of their members, Cesar was captured. Since they did not gain much media mileage from the robbery, the group decides to kidnap the United States Ambassador Continue reading...

Up
‘Up’ is an animated movie by Walt Disney pictures. Pete Docter directed, ‘Up’ was released in the year 2009. The movie is highly acclaimed by the audiences as well as the critics. ‘Up’ is one of the most successful animated films of American film industry and has won several prestigious awards. This paper intends to discuss the movie, ‘Up’ and further focuses on the ageism, an integrated part of the movie.
The story revolves around 78 year old Carl Frederickson who had a dream of traveling South America. Some unfortunate incidents take place in his life, and the Continue reading...

A study of Changes in Women Status

Introduction
Different cultures have different values and regards for women. The position held by them does not, however, remain the same. Changes are expected as developments arise and take center stage. In this regard, it is paramount to note that, the traditional set up among the majority of cultures placed women at an underprivileged position as opposed to men. In essence, it is, however, crucial to further note that, women have increasingly been on the move to fight for their rights. They have been able to overcome some challenges that come along the position of womanhood. The reason behind Continue reading...

Over the period of years, movies have diversified and modernized and relate to real life situations. Movies have therefore impacted both negatively and positively. The American culture has now changed and most of it is television oriented. Three out of five people are interested in various movies. One out of five has their decisions influenced by the movies they watch. The series breaking bad is one of these examples. The movie is a contemporary American movie that has been filmed over a period of two years and his audience has doubled in the two years it has been on Continue reading...

Other

“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 Continue reading...

Character identity

The movie ‘despicable me’ utilizes Gru as the main character to drive its story line. Gru’s self-concept changes from the super villain outlook on himself to an increasingly soft and children liking super dad. The transformation in his self concept helps build the story of the movie, however, his identity remains the same which helps the audience identify with him and recognize him as Gru, whether in villainy or in good causes. The physical identity of Gru is defined by many aspects. The size of the character is representative of him. Big and imposing, the size complements all Continue reading...

Social Identity Formations in Transnational Culture

The film, the best Years of our Lives is an indication of the cultural artifact of the formation of the social identity in the transnational culture. There are many hurdles, and one has to face several difficulties in order to gain, and then maintain its social identity in the transnational culture. It is also represented in the film, in which it is shown that the characters are facing difficulty to regain the social identity as civilian after the World War II. It represents some extraordinary and complex situations, and problems at the political unconscious level, within its wish to Continue reading...

Introduction

Human behavior can sometimes be understood from varied perspectives. 12 Angry Men and The Invisible War are films that provide a broad converse over which a number of social issues can be understood. Social life in every society comes with its own challenges with respect to the manner in which norms and regulations are established. Both of the movies have a basis from different set ups; hence, their understanding can only be understood from the context where they are set up. Although the films are drawn from different set ups, aspects of human behavior analysis can still be ensured.
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Introduction

The NET Act
In 1997, 16th December, the congress passed the No Electronic Theft Act which was later to be signed by President Clinton, into law. The act was enacted to facilitate the prosecution of any violations on copyrights which is perpetrated on the internet. The act declared all actions of reproducing, distributing and sharing copies of electronic copyright materials, as a federal crime(Bernstein 325). Some of the copyrighted electronic materials which were meant to be protected by the NET act are movies, songs, games, movies and software applications or programs. This Act facilitated prosecution even in situations Continue reading...

Revision and Extension of the Secondary Source Integration

- The University of North Carolina (2013) states that an analysis of a primary and secondary source is a valuable and rare tool that offers a more complex analysis of the source, in this case a movie, instead of merely describing, stating facts, and explaining the events that took place.
- Unfortunately, in my secondary source integration paper, I was unable to distinguish between analysis and summary.
- I went into too many details about the main character and narration of the plot and somehow missed the main goal of the paper, which was an analysis.
- Notably, establishing Continue reading...

WINTER’S BONE (2010) -REALISM
Realism, as we know, is all about being truthful, and a realist will strive to preserve the point that their film is devoid of manipulations, and mirror the actual world. They try to engage amateurs to play the characters, use existing buildings or outdoor locations, and develop a theme based on everyday life. Historical movies are normally shot in black-and-white to elicit authenticity. The snippets of the World Wars, sets an example for these realists to corroborate such techniques into their movies, so that they too, breathe realism. Having said this, it does not Continue reading...

Media plays a cardinal role in shaping our societies. As the technology is developing day-by-day, mass communication is becoming faster and easier compare to the past. Incidents and News are transported at a breathtaking speed from one corner of the world to another. In the past, we only had access to newspapers and radios but today we have access to the internet that is an integrated source of multiple resources. Another important breakthrough in the mass communication industry is the satellite T.V.
Materials broadcasted can have multifaceted effect on the viewer. It can have a possibility of educating the Continue reading...

in the Movie “Vénus Noire” by Abdellatif Kechiche

Abstract

Sarah Baartman is not the name known by every person, only a few are aware of the facts about her ordinary but at the same time, tragic life. Among the different sources of getting to know the biography of Sarah Baartman, there is a fabulous feature film "Vénus Noire", which exposes “the Hottentot Venus period” of life of this woman till her death. The film review presented in this paper was influenced by the Africa study. Although the world cinematography covers a wide variety of films dedicated to the Continue reading...

Movie Review- Stalingrad (1993)
Movie Review – Stalingrad (1993)

Introduction

Stalingrad is a 150-minute war drama movie that was directed by Joseph Vilsmaier and released on 21st January 1993 in Germany. Stalingrad was produced by Hanno Huth and Gunter Rohrbach and written by Jurgen Buscher and Johannes Heide. Starring in the movie is Thomas Kretschmann, Dominique Horwitz, Jochen Nickel, Sebastian Rudolph, Dana Vavrove, Martin Benrath and Sylvester Groth .

The movie has its background in the actual battle of Stalingrad, a fight that took place in Russia for two years claiming millions of lives of civilians and soldiers. The invaders, Hitler’s Continue reading...

Hard Decisions in the Movie Crash

Introduction
Crash is a crime drama film that was produced in 2004. It is directed by Paul Haggis who is also the producer and its co-writer. Paul Haggis was inspired by a real life carjacking incident that took place in Wilshire Boulevard outside a video store in 1991. It focuses on racism and as well as social tension present in California. Starring is Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon, Jennifer Episto, William Fichtner, Brendan Fraser, Terrence Howard, Chris Bridges, Thandie Newton, Ryan Phillipe and Larenz Tate .

Dilemmas Facing the Characters

The aspect of racism present in Los Angeles as portrayed in the movie Continue reading...

The movie “Hitler: The Rise of Evil” clearly depicts the personality Adolf Hitler possessed. The miseries suffered throughout his childhood; the hard relationships with his father and following deaths of both parents have given birth to cognitive dissonance that accompanied him throughout his life. He was more than aware of the lives of Germans in Austria and Germany as he had seen personally the social stratum of both nations. As was noted in the movie, he acted on the pure basis of understanding of the behavior of human-beings. He was a psychologist; the experience of influence of his speeches Continue reading...

Identity thief is a crime comedy movie directed by Seth Gordon and officially released in 2013 (McCarthy, 2013). The movie essentially focuses on a man whose identity was stolen by a woman. Upon stealing the identity of the man, the woman takes advantage of the man’s financial access to fund her sprees and extravagant lifestyle. Later in the movie, the man goes on the hunt for the woman who stole his identity that had cost him his reputation and financial stance of his family. This movie has since received both positive comments and negative criticisms, furthermore; the movie Continue reading...

Introduction:

Disney has shown the portrayal of women over many years in the movies by the use of animation characters. The role of women is portrayed to have changed over time in times of nature and the scope. There was a very big change since the early 1900’s to modern day in the personalities of the women, their attitudes and ideologies towards men and the way they were portrayed in the movies, as the passive damsels in distress to being their own superhero. The evolution of women in Disney movies shall be analyzed through the use of feminist essays Continue reading...

Lions for Lambs is an American fictional film written by Matthew Michael and released in 2007. Robert Redford directs the film. Arian and Ernest, two determined students at the West Coast University, are being advised by their idealistic professor to do something imperative with their lives. They commit themselves to fighting in the army, in Afghanistan after school valediction as a way of showing their patriotism. Another student, Todd, listens to the professor to learn why Arian and Ernest are in Afghanistan. In Washington, a captivating Republican presidential candidate, Legislator Jasper Irving calls journalist Janine Roth to his office Continue reading...

Korean culture has been revealed massively globally in today’s generation. This can be seen through the many modes of media coming from Korea that are shown in other parts of the world. They start to influence other people through their music, movies, TV dramas and other media. Due to the high quality production, they were recognized from people across the globe, gaining popularity as the days go by.
One of the most popular Korean TV dramas is the “Princess Hour”. This TV drama shows all about Korean culture and the traditional socio-cultural practices with touch of modernism. It Continue reading...

Interpersonal Critique of Dumb and Dumber

Introduction
The purpose of a comedy film is obviously to make you laugh. However, there are comedies that really make you laugh out loud, put you through suspense, action, and the ultimate result would be a funny thrilling experience; Dumb and Dumber is one of such films. In this 1994 blockbuster, two dim-witted friends accidentally steal a suitcase full of money; it becomes very comical when they try to return the money to the rightful owner. This paper will review the movie Dumb and Dumber and expound on how it is packed with interpersonal communication.
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Introduction

The Devil Wears Prada is a story which focuses on the lives of career women and the kind of power influences they adapt in order to climb higher up the ladder. In this case, the storyline is simple and revolves around the life and career decisions of the main protagonist, Andrea who has just completed her college education and is aspiring to become a journalist. Despite having the skills, she lands up in a job as a second assistant to the editor of a magazine. The female lead, accepted the offer for this job as she thought that after Continue reading...

Writing review

One must open up to the vast possibilities using the various prompts that help create ideas so as to arrive at a set topic for review. The opening up of one’s mind helps him have access to a wide point of view, therefore, increasing his chances of having a good topic for writing. One should narrow down to the topic that he does find favorable and try it out after opening up. This summarizes what review writing entails; opening up, narrowing down and trying out.
When opening up one’s possible fields, one must be open minded. The Continue reading...