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Cinema
In the movie Children of Men, during the "miracle cease fire scene," there is a certain religiosity to the music. It is as though angels are singing praises to the newborn child, much as the...
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Cinema
The film Four Daughters is a 1938 musical drama that follows the lives of the four Lemp sisters, three of whom were played by the famous Lane sisters. The Lemp family shares an interest in music,...
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Cinema
Outside of the Ben E. King song at the end of Stand by Me, there are a handful of songs directly related to the film's emphasis on friendship. One song that captures the essence Chris and Gordy's...
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Cinema
One similarity between Cast Away and The Pursuit of Happyness is their affirmation of hope despite difficult external conditions. In The Pursuit of Happyness, Chris Gardner faces challenging...
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Cinema
The lack of hope in the world and his place in it represents Deckard's pessimism in Blade Runner. Deckard's lack of optimism is seen in his life and the world around him. His pessimism is evident...
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Cinema
The Boys from Brazil is a 1978 science fiction film. The film is based on the thriller novel of the same name by Ira Levin. In the film, Dr. Josef Mengele is responsible for an adoption program...
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Cinema
Mulvey's article is a very popular one, used in many cinema studies courses. She is considered a prominent scholar of cinema and the reading of her work is considered an important foundation for an...
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Cinema
It is difficult to say how pornography really began, but what sets pornography apart from other material is that it is intended to be sexually arousing to the viewer. Art which depicts nude figures...
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Cinema
Pick a Hollywood movie. Seriously, just pick one, and I'm confident it promotes materialism. Materialism is basically finding meaning and value in life through owning stuff. Ironman has Tony...
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Cinema
It seems to me that some of the best quotes from Fabian's film involve racial identity and its effect on people. Laing's life and narrative is a testament to this idea. One significant quote that...
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Cinema
One immediate theme that can apply to Seven Years in Tibet would be that appearances can be deceiving. Harrer is a German, and thus can be seen as a stereotypical German Nazi. This appearance is...
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Social Sciences
One sociological theory displayed is evident in how Lou Anne embraces the social exchange theory. This theory posits the idea that human interaction is predicated upon how much reward a particular...
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Girl, Interrupted
Making an assessment of the mental health of the characters in James Mangold’s 1999 film “Girl, Interrupted,” can only be done with reference to Susanna Kaysen’s 1993 memoir from which the...
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Cinema
In Late Chrysanthemums, a 1954 Japanese film, Kin is a former Geisha. Her life is one of missed opportunity and regret. She is distrustful of men and fills her time with real estate and loaning...
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Cinema
Some of the most striking ethical dilemmas are seen in the Rita Harrison character. In the exposition of film, when her character is first introduced, she has made ethical decisions to choose...
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Born on the Fourth of July
Adapted from Ron Kovic’s 1976 memoir of growing up a patriotic young American disillusioned by his service in Vietnam and the paralyzing wounds he suffered, Oliver Stone’s 1989 film version of...
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Physics
The film and the events it depicts are, in many ways, one giant physics problem. Getting to the moon is one thing, but the specific events depicted in Apollo 13 involved that and more. Physics...
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Cinema
Several characters in Edward Scissorhands display admirable traits. The Inventor legitimately loves Edward and does not realize the challenge intrinsic to creating a human being at his old age....
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Cinema
One particular way in which a change is shown in John Nash from the start to the end is through cinematography. The start of the film shows John seeking to manipulate light from the sun into...
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Cinema
In both films, conflict perspectives are offset through media perception. "Spin" becomes the critical element in both films when it comes to resolving conflicting perspectives. Nick Naylor and...
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Cinema
There is no substantive difference between New Queer and Gay and Lesbian Cinema, the two emanating from the same culture and displaying the same characteristics. Rather, Queer or Gay and Lesbian...
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History
Predictions of the demise of the theater-going experience for the purpose of viewing films in the age of home entertainment systems and routine access to the Internet have been around for many...
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Cinema
One technique that is used in Dead Poet's Society to enhance the overall theme of the film would be in the final scene. The pull back shot that shows many of the students standing on their desk...
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Cinema
One large misconception about love that the film presents is its predictability. While it is a great film for acting performances by Stiles and Ledger, the reality is that love is shown to follow...
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Cinema
In director Michel Hazanavicius’ 2011 film “The Artist,” similar to 1952’s “Singing in the Rain,” nostalgia for the days of silent films is depicted through the eyes of a handsome...
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Cinema
I think that Casablanca makes the statement that human beings take sides and are defined by their choices. Complete neutrality in terms of refraining judgment and action on every point is...
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HIV/AIDS
Jonathan Demme’s 1993 film “Philadelphia” presents a portrait of discrimination in its basest form. An individual is fired from his job and ostracized because his sexual orientation and...
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Cinema
In Jonathan Demme’s film “Philadelphia,” protagonist Andrew Beckett is portrayed as being as emotionally-healthy as an individual harboring a deeply personal secret can be, especially when...
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Law and Politics
Ransom Stoddard does, indeed, compromise himself in the film The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance when he abandons his principles and calls Liberty out into the street, and when he fails to admit that...
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Cinema
I think that the intent of the drama is to show that there are similarities between the segregation that African- Americans experienced and the marginalization that Andrew Beckett experiences....
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Cinema
One particular incident that begins to move Joe Miller from his initial position of exclusion would be what he witnesses in the library. Both Miller and Beckett are in the law library researching....
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Cinema
Joe Miller's issues regarding working with a gay client who has contracted AIDS are rooted in ignorance and prejudice. When Miller shakes hands with Andrew Beckett and then learns that Beckett...
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Cinema
The issue of privacy becomes a central issue in Beckett's claim against the law firm. His contention was that part of his rationale behind not divulging his sexual identity and his contraction of...
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Cinema
During the trial, we learn the reason why Andrew Beckett felt the need to conceal his sexual orientation and his contraction of AIDS from his colleagues. The homophobic jokes and targeting of gay...
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Cinema
One flim technique is the use of animation through which the impact of journeys can be seen in the film. For example, the idea of "one degree" as having meaning influences Jasper to a point where...
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Religion
The basic element of The Last Temptation of Christ is to explore the spiritual dimension of Jesus as a human being. The film delves into his characterization apart from his role as "The Messiah."...
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Religion
Martin Scorsese's adaptation of "The Last Temptation of Christ" is based on the book by the same name by Nikos Kazantzakis. It does not portray Jesus accurately according to the Bible, so it is not...
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Religion
I suppose the answer to this question depends on how you define "closely." "The Last Temptation of Christ" movie is based on a book by the same name written by Nikos Kazantzakis. The book...
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Cinema
The essence of the auteur theory of film-making is that one person is central making an aesthetic and artistic statement, a personal work, sometimes even authored, directed, edited, by one person,...
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Religion
Christology: theological question that comprises the doctrines concerning both the person of Christ and His works One conclusion that might be drawn about Christological views is that the film...
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Religion
The supporting characters in The Last Temptation of Christ (1988, Martin Scorsese), and there are many, are portrayed with the same realism with which Jesus himself is portrayed. Most notably, they...
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Religion
The film The Last Temptation of Christ (1988, Martin Scorsese), based on a 1953 novel by Nikos Kazantzakis, shows Jesus as a robust man who is as energetic and dynamic as he is charismatic. He is...
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Film and Television
The first text that comes to mind that might be compared to the short film "The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello, Part I, Jasper Morello and the Lost Airship" (2005, Australian)...
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Orson Welles
I believe that of the many people who admire Citizen Kane they could offer innumerable examples of what makes it such an awesome, incomparable movie. Everyone could name different things he...
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Cinema
This is an interesting question, which was originally placed under "Literature," because Man in Hiding is the film version of the novel, Queen in Danger, by Elleston Trevor, who wrote it using the...
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Cinema
Fireproof shows identity to be driven by individuals, but needing assistance from an external reality. Essentially, Caleb is lost in the wilderness of self- pity, internet porn, and resentment...
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Cinema
Fireproof depicts the degenerative communication spiral as existing between Caleb and Catherine because they have not found anything substantive to root their communication process. Both husband...
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Cinema
One aspect of interpersonal communication that is revealed in Fireproof suggests that true communication between two people cannot take place unless there is a full understanding of the other....
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The Odyssey
To the extent that there are similarities between Homer’s epic story The Odyssey and Joel and Ethan Coen’s 2000 film “O, Brother, Where Art Thou?” this is no coincidence. While the genesis...
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Cinema
Working under the assumption that the question implies those elements not intentionally meant to be funny, but funny to modern viewers, here are some elements found humorous nowadays: The words on...