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Capitalism generally refers to an economic system that encourages the private accumulation of capital. As such, there is usually an aspect of competitive marketing which may be abused as a consequence of bigger disparities in wealth creation. This may leads to exploitation of the less privileged by the rich who control the means of production. The need of creation of awareness among the disadvantaged is important as the review will reveal herein after. The most interesting part of the video is the manner in which the lecture is delivered. In the video, Zizek is casually dressed to fit the ...

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 Yao Dance ...

The construction of the holocaust memorial was done to remember the Jews who were mistreated and killed in Germany during the reign of Hitler. During the time, many people died at the time and the rest of the world did not even take any actions to rescue the Jews. This research paper will give the personal opinions of the proposition of construction of holocaust memorial. It is believed that the construction of the holocaust memorial was proposed by the Nazi party that was leading the country during the time (Beck, 36). In addition, the citizens of Germany including the ...

In many ways the US system is inherently flawed in that it does not offer equal opportunities to all. In the South where education is still something of an issue, there is still de facto segregation in certain areas which is definitely not seen in China or Finland for example. Children from poorer backgrounds and from different ethnic communities obviously suffer to integrate themselves into the white community and this means that the language barrier for Hispanics is something of a problem when it comes to this fast growing section of the population. However when it comes to college ...

The movie Udaan is a highly acclaimed Hindi movie which encourages one to break all bindings of life and fly according to his own will. Udaan is a simple story which reflects the mindset of strict fathers who enforce their wishes on their children. The director Vikramaditya Motwane has beautifully portrayed the feelings and behavior of youths and he succeeds in narrating the story sensitively. The movie also portrays how children can revolt when their father try to impose their wishes on them. The movie is all about hope, dreams, aspirations, relationships, love, and father-son conflicts. This paper discusses ...

Musical Style List

1. Demonic 2. Metal 3. Rock

Composers

1. Low Shoulder 2. Panic at the Disco

Plot Summary

The story revolves on the two girls who were also best friends. They became best friends when they were in secondary school. One night, Jennifer and Anita entered a club where a live band performs. After the show, the members of the band started to seduce Jennifer. Jennifer on the other hand likes one of the guys from the band so after thinking twice about it, she left her friend Anita and headed on to the woods with the guys despite being asked by Anita ...

The movie starts with the statement of W.H. Auden “Thousands had lived without love, not one without water”. The opening quote has given the movie FLOW, short for “For the Love of Water” a brief message of what to be expected from the documentary movie by 2008 Irene Salina. The documentary movie is a timely tackles the global issue currently faced by everyone – that is the continuously diminishing supply of fresh water and potable water used by humans. Aside from showing how valuable water is for humans to live, it also investigates how water is being wasted and polluted ...

Germany’s Holocaust Monument in Berlin occupies 4.7 acres near the Brandenburg Gate. The information center, or Ort was added late in the project’s development is beneath the monument. When the monument first opened to the public in 2005, it was criticized as too abstract and that it took Berlin too long to erect a memorial to the victims of the Third Reich, which used Berlin as its capital. Some feel that the monument should include more symbolism that is religious and was not “Jewish” enough; others felt it was not sufficiently inclusive of the other victims of ...

Building Germany's Holocaust Memorial

The Holocaust memorial in Germany is a sculpture that was erected in Berlin. It occupies an area equal to the size of a soccer field and has 2711 concrete stele. The steles have varying heights and swings constantly from left to right. The field is accessed through narrow walkways that are barely two fits and can only fit one person at a time. The size of this monument is five and a half acres with four access points. This Holocaust memorial is exclusive for the Jews who were massacred in Europe and it was initiated by some concerned German ...

The movie Real Women Have Curves depicted the typical struggles that women go through. However, as depicted in the movie, most of these struggles are borne of their own perceptions of themselves, which are also influenced by their environment—other people and the media among others. As was seen in the movie, Carmen had so many notions about what the right figure of a woman should be and what the role of a woman should be. For example, Carmen always criticized Ana’s figure and always urged her to lose weight. Carmen didn’t see any value in a ...

Building Germany’s Holocaust Memorial.

Holocaust memorial was put in place to remember the Jews who were killed in Europe especially by Hitler who was a dictator. The incidence took place after the Second World War. Holocaust memorial occupies a area of approximately 29000 metres squared (Hilberg, 2006). The memorial is usually located near Brandenburg gate. It is also close to Postsdamer Platz. In the museum next to it, there are the names of Jewish leaders who were killed during the time. The holocaust memorial occupies a large piece of land and many people complain that this is wastage of land. However, other people ...

The memorial was built in memory of the Jews who were murdered in Europe. The memorial was designed by Peter Eisenman. The location of the memorial is Berlin. The size of the memorial is that it covers an area of 19000 square meters which is equivalent to an area of 4.7 acres. It has 2711 concrete slabs which are arranged in a grid pattern. The memorial was built for the Jews only and therefore exclusive. The memorial holds the names of all the Jews Holocaust victims which are known. It was meant for the Jews alone and no other ...

The German’s Holocaust Memorial is a sculpture erected in Berlin at a space equal to a soccer-field that has 2711 concrete stele. These steles are of varying heights and they keep swinging from left to right like wheat on a windy day. To access the field, one has to walk through narrow walkways that can only fit a single person. The monument is five and a half acres in size with four sides of entrance. The site is exclusive for the memorial of those Jews murdered in Europe and was initiated by concerned Germans led by Lea Rosh ...

I watched a clip called “Is there a Bomb?” from the film Man on a Ledge. The director is Asger Leth. The production designer is Alec Hammond. The art director is David Swayze.

Directors turn the script into the action on screen (“Film Director”). Directors are responsible for “casting, script editing, shot composition, shot selection, and editing” (“Film Director”). Directors must have creative vision regarding bringing the story to life. Casting the right actors to bring characters to life is crucial. Actors must be believable in their role. Editing the script to make the story flow better helps audiences ...

Michelle Williams becomes Marilyn Monroe in the film My Week With Marilyn. It is obvious that Williams spent hours studying both movie and news footage of Monroe. Williams perfectly portrays Monroe’s voice, body language, and facial expressions. This film gives viewers a glimpse into Monroe’s fragile ego. Monroe’s low self-esteem causes her to be late on the movie set and influences who she chooses to have in her inner circle. The story is told from the perspective of the young Colin Clark. Clark was only twenty-three years old when he landed his first job in filmmaking ...

Introduction

The Godfather is a crime film of American origin. Its director was Francis Coppola. Coppola directed the film using Puzo’s novel, which was published, in 1969. The direction took place in 1972.the screen play was done by Puzo, Coppola, Robert Towne, Marlon Brando, Duvall Roberto, Al Pacino,Caan James, Sterling Hayden, Richard Conte, Diane Keaton, and John Marley. It spanned between 1945 and 1955. It is a popular and common film among all literature and movie lovers. Its popularity arose when it received the Academy Awards for Best Actors, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Pictures. The film has ...

Personal Reflection

The movie was a real eye opener for me. Until I saw it, I never really understood what happened to cause the 2008 meltdown. I never understood what the big deal was about home mortgages. All I knew then was that the U.S. and the world were in a financial crisis.

The movie made me realize how complex and complicated it all was. It was quite surprising for me to learn that the fate of the American economy – probably even that of the world – lay in the hands of a few powerful men. I was especially struck by what ...

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 ...

Part I Clip 1

1.The primary focus of the clip is the organization, where Carter works. However, it also looks at a bigger picture with the consideration of organizational stakeholders, such as its employees, business partners, who were influenced by the political issues around the company, etc. 2. Carter’s understanding of the relationships within the organization and in particular towards employees is extremely pragmatic. The need to cut costs by firing people has been evaluated by him only from the financial prospective, while the ethical aspect of the issue does not seem to concern Carter. This attitude, however, does not fit into ...

This paper focuses on the family and issues related to the role of family as far as the society is concerned. Man is a social animal. This means that the life of each and every family member is directly or indirectly dependent on the other members. This is mainly so because of the perpetual interactions in such social groupings (Scot, P. 2004). Therefore, in order to shed more light on this topic, I would like to use the 2008 Mexican launched In the Name of Love. In the name of love is as cited, a Mexican original film that ...

Movie Review

In this clip Teddy K is quite forceful in his leadership characteristics as he seems to take hold of the situation and provides a rather forceful attempt to solve it. Still his use of words is occasionally quite hollow and he is definitely more out to impress than to actually cut to the core of what is happening. So in a sense Teddy is both offering leadership qualities but is rather short of charisma anyway.

What kind of leadership does Dan (Dennis Quaid) represent in this scene?

Dennis is a quiet and rather reserved person but he can also be of firm disposition. Although he is less blustery than teddy he ...

Racism is a way of thinking that considers a particular race superior or inferior based on some predetermined notions related to breed, color of skin, place of birth or some other similar factors. The people, who believe in such ideas, discriminate with other people whom they consider different or even inferior. Racism has been emerged as a problem in few societies and Western societies are frequently in such practices. American Anthropological Association, in a short introductory video “the Understanding Race project” recognizes race as a powerful idea and an enduring concept, invented by the society. People from western societies ...

Gender is an incredibly broad topic, and one that is growing in popularity in terms of discussion. How someone identifies with regards to their gender certainly changes everything, from the way their view the world to how other people in the world view them as a person.

Many schools are guilty of perpetrating gender stereotypes. As Amanda Chapman states, “Sitting in the same classroom, reading the same textbook, listening to the same teacher, boys and girls receive very different educations” (Chapman). For example, some schools offer football only to boys and hockey only to girls. This type of separation ...

Retaining moral values and ethics that one learns from family at home is what Indian Film Industry showcases through most of its movies. The values may be directly or indirectly forecasted imbibed in the story. Based on the same concept, on October 20th 1995, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, the English version of which is “The Big Hearted will take away the Bride” was released. Directed by Aditya Chopra and Produced by Yash chopra, the movie highlights the true love story of an Indian Young couple. The couple meets on a vacation in Europe and fall in love with each ...

Movie Review of Strangers on a Train

The film Strangers on a Train is a study in irony, coincidence, and good versus evil. The film’s plot revolves around a chance meeting between a famous tennis player, Guy Haines (Haines) and a pampered, spoiled, mama’s boy named Bruno Antony (Antony). It is obvious from the beginning that Antony is mentally unbalanced. It is Haines’ misfortune to run into Antony. While watching this film, many questions come to mind.

The first question is regarding the meeting of Haines and Antony. The meeting between Haines and Antony appears to be coincidental. Is it? Antony recognizes Haines and ...

Strike is definitely a movie which brings together a number of themes largely focused on the workplace and how these affected the lives of those who were participating in the Solidarity movement in the Polish shipyards of Gdansk in the early 1980’s. The film initially begins with the problems the workers have to face in their inhospitable environment at the shipyard which is full of problems and safety issues are also almost non-existent. Danger is actually being portrayed as part of the job as the bosses of the shipyard who are beholden to the Communist Party couldn’t ...

Introduction

Francis Ford Coppola and Mario Puzo produced the Godfather. It is indisputably the definitive movie ever made. It has inclined to the commencement of multitudes of sequential mafia pictures that have provocatively influenced the motion pictures business. Michael Corleone is a disastrous protagonist in the logic of his conversion; his collapse from what is understood as candid, diligent, to schemer, and criminal.

Review

The aged paterfamilias of an organized crime empire hands over authority of his covert realm to his disinclined son. The son comes back home after the war however is reluctant to get drawn in organised crime which ...

Movie1: ASHES

Director: Ajay Naidu Country/Year: US, 2010 Running Time: 77 mins Language: In English Format: Digital Movie 2 Movie 2: "Better Luck Tomorrow" by Justin Lin, 99 min, narrative, 2002 My thesis is that Asian Americans are depicted as the bad guys in several films and this is the stereotype which emerges from these films albeit with a positive stance. The first film focuses on ashes (which is short for Ashish) who is a small time New York City pot dealer. Apart from also being a caregiver for his mentally ill brother he also dabbles heavily in further drug dealing ...

The Aviator is the story of Howard Hughes, a brilliant but afflicted filmmaker who fights Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) successfully to pursue his ambition of filmmaking and his passion for aviation. The movie starts with a young nine-year old Hughes being bathed by his mother, while being told that ‘he is not safe’ from outbreaks of flu, a line which seemingly becomes his leitmotif later in life.

At 22, Hughes inherits his family business of aviation tools and is directing his maiden film Hell’s Angels. It is perhaps an early influence of the onset of OCD that Hughes ...

The subject of image 1 -, is the layout of the environment al scenery and its immediate features. Principles of a good design are the devices that artists or rather designers use in developing an efficient composition/design. The principles used herein includes but not limited to; equilibrium, movement, recurrence, accent, simplicity, distinction, proportion, space and finally unity. At particular times, a design may either be said to be weak or even strong. This is dependent based on the artist’s expertise on the principles of design and the how best he/she applies the skills. From the above image, the ...

The 2006 film Babel, directed by Alejandro Gonzales Innarito, was written by Guillermo Arriaga from his own story idea. The film stars an ensemble cast, including Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Gael Garcia Bernal, Adriana Barraza, Elle Fanning, and others. The music features an Academy Award-winning original score by Gustavo Santaolalla, featuring both incidental music and original songs.

This film is a straightforward, gritty drama, which takes place in many different countries, including the United States, Morocco, Japan and Mexico, demonstrating several characters' seemingly interrelated lives and conflicts in the present day. In Morocco, an American couple (Pitt and Blanchett) ...

In Kim Ki-Duk's 2006 film Spring, Summer, Fall Winterand Spring, five seasons of the year (and of a life) are depicted. The film takes place in a monastery that floats on a river in Korea; the film focuses on a monk and his apprentice, as they both age through these different summers of life. As the monk remains a pious, spiritual individual, he tries to teach his apprentice how to avoid the violence that he begins to display. The purpose of the film is to demonstrate man's continual struggle for peace and tranquility, despite our own defective, violent natures. ...

The plot of the movie is about Oedipus Rex the king of Thebes. During his reign as the king, the city is faced with a threat of a plague. Therefore, King Oedipus ordered his brother-in-law, Creon to try to find a solution to the plague that is threatening to destroy the whole city. Creon gives instructions on how the threat of the plague needs to be stopped. He orders that the city have to find out the real murderer of the former King Laius of Thebes. In order to get the solution to the plague that is threatening the ...

There are many books and movies that are dedicated to commemorate the World War II and the Holocaust, but “Au revoir les infants” is an exceptionally great story with a valuable moral behind. The story opens in January 1944 in nazi-occupied France, right after a short Christmas vacation. A mother is having a farewell for her children who are returning to Catholic boarding school. This cultural aspect is similar to the US, because at that times boarding schools were also famous and quite spread, as they ensured quality education and were also often based on theological thought. The priest ...

Feminism in Movies: Just Wright

Introduction

Decades after Mary Wollstonecraft began the suffrage movement, women’s liberation is in its third wave and has changed its style with feminists shedding the image of bra-burning activists to one of “the woman on the top” (Britannica Encyclopedia). According to prolific feminist studies writer Susan J. Douglas, as advocated by the British female pop group, Spice Girls, feminism has become a dirty word, and girl power has become the acceptable way to think and speak of strong women (2010). Feminists are no longer women clad in baggy clothes striving for better recognition and respect for their gender. ...

The sports drama, Rocky is an American chartbuster movie of the year 1976, won three Oscars and earned more than $ 225 million. The cost of this movie was only one million dollar and it was made in less than a month. The film was shot in less than a month but since the script of the film is very strong, audiences liked the movie and due to their full support, the film was the biggest chartbuster of the year 1976. The story of the film was written by the Sylvester Stallone who also acted as Rocky in the movie, ...

When Memento was released, the most intriguing element of the film, to reviewers, was the intertwining of one narrative in chronological order with another in reverse chronological order, both of which meet at the film’s climax. The main character of the film, Leonard Shelby, and his wife, have been attacked. His wife is dead, and he suffers from anterograde amnesia as a result. This disorder keeps him from processing short-term memories into long-term retention. He carries a collection of annotated Polaroids around with him to help him deal with the stimuli around him, to make the best decisions ...

For those of us who knew the story, watching Hope & Redemption: The Lena Baker Story could have easily been an ordeal knowing the perilous route the story is going to take. Lena Baker, a 44 year old African-American maid was the only woman to be executed in the history of the state of Georgia, in 1945. Maybe there weren’t so many black women who killed white people, after all. Lena Baker killed her employer, a drunk and a pervert who used her as a sex slave with his own gun in a desperate move of self-defence. She faced ...

“Shake hands with the devil” is an adaptation film on Romeo Dallaire's autobiography, which gives details of his personal journey during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. This movie was produced in 2007, after the writer visited Rwanda in 2004 to commemorate the 10 years of the genocide (Shake Hands with the Devil).

The main objective of this film is that it gives details of how the genocide in Rwanda could have been prevented if the United Nations, U.S. and French had honored Dallaire's request for more aid. According to the movie, this has been known to be one of the ...

Summary:

Erin Brockovich is surely a great film and the way it is constructed and pans out demonstrates that it can reveal certain intricacies in the political system of the United states which are quite scandalous to say the least. It provided an excellent background for the coursework we are doing and thus is more than highly recommended. Erin Brockovich is a very likeable character and the way she is played by Julia Roberts is absolutely brilliant. She manages to portray the intrinsic details of American politics in a subtle yet determined way and all comes together quite magically towards ...

HealthSouth Corporation is located in Birmingham, Alabama and it is the largest operator of the inpatient hospitals. Their business model incorporates three major businesses: rehabilitation, hospitals and surgery. Lower cost and the atmosphere, which reminds a spa rather than a medical institution, made HealthSouth one of the most successful companies in Alabama already in the first few years of its existence. However, the outstanding performance of the company was not always supported by the actual success. Today Aaron Beam, co-founder and former CFO of HealthSouth, remembers the time, when he was forced to falsify accounting reports in order to ...

The Merchants of Cool is a PBS documentary which deals with how young people are completely influenced by the material culture which surrounds them every day. The principal problem Rushkoff presents is the fact that young people are extremely gullible and will do anything to look cool and please their peers with the resultant fact that they end up purchasing things and gadgets which they do not really need. Under the Radar marketing is continually practiced by several firms who make use of sophisticated marketing techniques to enquire what young people deem to be cool thus then passing on ...

1979's Alien, directed by Ridley Scott, is a brilliant exercise in mood and atmosphere building up to a horror film of excruciating terror. The design of the alien, the strong performances and direction, and the straightforward, inescapable tale of a haunted house in space make it a landmark science fiction film. Part of its brilliance comes from its examination of power relationships, exemplified by the tug of war between Ripley and the Alien. Through the lenses of Devor and Cohen, a pair of crucial scenes in the film will be explored in terms of their exploration of power.

The ...

Introduction:

American Beauty is a fine film which demonstrates the mid life crisis a person goes through when his/her marriage is failing and an affair is entered into. It contains some typical embodiments of the American dream as well as some materialistic aspects which continue to dominate the plot like a leitmotif during the film. Obviously there are comparisons and contrasts as both parents played well by Kevin Spacey and Thora Birch, the latter in the role of the materialistic wife Jane. Ultimately Lester Burnham who is the main character in the film has an affair with a cheerleader friend ...

1(a). Individuals who are in job can be considered lucky in United States. For the employees, their company provides the health insurance and for big companies like Microsoft, employees do not have to pay their premium even. Such individuals get access to medical care and health care coverage. However, every employee or every working individual can’t be considered lucky as the small businesses are usually not able to cover the whole medical costs of their employees. Hence, individuals working for large corporations are the luckiest in terms of health coverage in United States. (b). The fact that ...

Assignment: Historical Accuracy in Hollywood Movies based on true stories.

A. What reasons do your authors give to explain the historical inaccuracies in the films? Give an example from one of the articles.

The director James Cameron seemed to be working against himself in putting together the movie “The Titanic.” As the reviewer notes he carefully tried to portray the sets and rituals of Victorian society but then he used a script that showed a contemporary view of the appropriateness of . . . making love? having sex?. . . with a stranger. On top of that all the fine historical clothing was flooded so no one could ever use it again. I think ...

Introduction:

Bringing Down a Dictator is a classic documentary featuring how the Serb dictator, Slobodan Milosevic was eventually overthrown not through force of arms but eventually through non violent opposition spearheaded by student groups mainly with the backing of The United Nations and other NGO’s. It is a powerful film featuring some great filming and focuses on the ruthless brutality of the dictator paired with the intrinsic bravery of the opposition groups who faced considerable obstacles in attempting to get what they wanted. They used rock concerts, general banter and other methods to achieve their ultimate goal although it ...

Final Film Critique: American Psycho

The film, American Psycho (Harron, 2000) is based on the book of the same name, written by Bret Easton Ellis and is fundamentally preoccupied with the idea of wealth, sex and success as being significant drives behind human behaviour. Its central protagonist, Patrick Bateman is a mass-murdering psychopath whose actions are driven almost singularly by his desire to be the best: the richest, the most successful, the most popular and somewhat bizarrely, the man with the best business card. Set in 1980s New York, the film is a discussion of yuppie culture taken to its absolute ...

Final Film Critique: American Psycho

The 2000 film, American Psycho is based on the book of the same name, written by Bret Easton Ellis and is fundamentally preoccupied with the idea of wealth, sex and success as being significant drives behind human behaviour. Its central protagonist, Patrick Bateman is a mass-murdering psychopath whose actions are driven almost singularly by his desire to be the best: the richest, the most successful, the most popular and somewhat bizarrely, the man with the best business card. Set in 1980s New York, the film is a discussion of yuppie culture ...

A movie review "I am Sam" Individuals with special requirements are repeatedly looked down upon all over the world. Most are deemed as helpless individuals who need taking care of especially by the rest of the population. Suppose the situation was the vice versa? Suppose it necessitates these individuals to discover their own refuge and look after other individuals? This film is a tale concerning a mentally challenged individual known as Sam Dawson. The emotional movie was written and directed by Jessie Nelson. Sam is played by an award wining actor, Sean Penn. In the movie he is a ...

11th July, 2011

Sociological Movie Analysis: Passion of the Christ

Introduction

The film viewed is called “Passion of the Christ.” Mel Gibson presents the passion which is known by Christians as the sacred crucifixion of their Lord and Savior by Jews who did not accept him as the messiah. The major plot and characters were deducted from accounts given in the gospels Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Scenes included Sermon on the Mount; Mary Magdalene and the last supper. (Passion of the Christ) The predominant sociological perspective as espoused by the author is religion. In this discussion Functionalist theory ...

Abstract

The movie, Inside Job, Narrated by Matt Damon won 2011 academy award as the best documentary of 2010. This movie is an expose of the causes of the global financial meltdown and economic crisis in 2008, leading to loss of trillion of dollars and thousands of jobs. This paper will analyse the movie with a view of finding out the goal of the filmmaker and successes of the movie. It will also make a reaction towards the movie and suggest some recommendations that would deter the recurrence of such a crisis.

Inside Job Analysis

Inside job is a ...

Control Room

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

In this video, the life and philosophy of Frank Lloyd Wright is examined. It starts with a speech about Wright about the nature of architecture and his ability to create. The fundamentals of architecture involves knowing and studying life; this is accomplished merely through living it. If you manage to relish life and cherish everyday moments, you will be able to learn more about how things are shaped and created.

Organic architecture is natural; when you create a new structure or building, it has to blend in naturally with the rest of the environment and not stand out against ...

1. In which way did the Big Eight dominate by the late 1930's the "Big Eight" the domestic and foreign markets? Please provide some examples. In the 1930’s, the Big Eight managed to control all of the markets through taking control of every aspect of filmmaking, from creation to distribution and selling. These companies managed to maintain a foothold over the entire filmmaking industry, allowing them to reap most of the profit. They also made sure that the first-run theatres were run by them, as it determined how a film did overall. This led to higher salaries and ...

The 2005 film, Constantine explores the ideas of heaven and hell and their impact on the day to day lives of the people on Earth. In terms of its success, the film was, financially, a big one and took a total of $230,884,728 at the box office. However, it was greeted by a mixed reaction from critics and audiences alike – this was largely due to the film being based on a popular comic book series entitled Hellblazer. The film tells the story of John Constantine, a man ...

The director of the film uses back-screen projection and camera tricks to enhance suspense and ensure that the audience is drawn deeper into the narrative. The film director does a good masterful job of blending all the diverse elements of vertigo together. The story in the film is a love story, mystery and a thriller all combined into one. The story deals with issues of obsession and the feeble nature of romantic love. The story has two styles which are repeatedly used in the film. The styles used are the memorable haunting score and the distinctive color scheme featuring ...

Wong Kar Wai’s Fallen Angels (1995) is a strange, thought-provoking and exciting film about a hitman and his relationship with a cold, alienated partner, a mute, and a girl looking for a former lover. Throughout, we end up seeing just how transient relationships can be, especially within the world of professional killing. The alienation the hitman and the other main characters feel towards the world at large (and each other) provides an interesting perspective that is not normally found in a Hong Kong action film.

The opening shot of the film is very indicative of the theme of ...

Eye of the Beholder: Guilt and Politics in ‘The Thin Blue Line’

1. In her treatise, Patricia Aufderheide explains that documentaries offer a portrait of real life that seeks not to manipulate the material being presented (Aufderheide, 2007). The documentary generally puts forth some kind of analytical argument or story in a narrative flow. The Thin Blue Line meets those criteria, but pushes the boundaries of this kind of storytelling. In fact, Errol Morris’ 1988 film ...

The film, Media Burn by Ant Farm was designed to satirize society’s obsession with the media by holding a mirror up to them and creating a ‘media stunt’ which would attract people but bear no real implication on that day’s real event: the 4th July, America’s Independence Day. The film takes on a form of documentary make which Bill Nichols refers to as ‘The Poetic Mode’ (Nichols, 2001, p102), as it detaches itself from a defined space in time and location (other than America, as a whole) and instead, it presents a series of video clips ...