Rudderless is a beautiful movie. The father’s love is eternal and true and that is wonderful.
Rudderless is a beautiful movie. The father’s love is eternal and true and that is wonderful.
The movie Unbroken revolves around the life of US Olympian and athlete Louis "Louie" Zamperini. The film opens showing Louie flying as a bomb aimer of a United States Army Air Forces B-24 Liberator bomber, during an April 1943 bombing mission against the Japanese-held island of Nauru. The plane he is abroad becomes seriously damaged resulting in many of the crew members becoming fatally injured. The hydraulics of the plane are shot and damaged, but the pilot, Phil, manages to salvage the plane at the end of the runway due to a flat tire.…
Tres Bellezas is a Spanish satire movie with English subtitles that came out in 2014. It is about a mother and her three children (two daughters and a son). The mother is a previous beauty queen and wants her daughter Carolina to be one also. Her other daughter, Estefania, wants to be a beauty queen as well but her mother tells her that she is too skinny to be one. Estefania and her brother Salvador are pretty much ignored by their mother, meanwhile Carolina needs to lose weight for her school pageant so her mom locks the fridge and cabinets and teaches her to puke after eating. Carolina hangs herself after losing the competition and being made fun of by the school. They rush Carolina to the hospital and she survives. Then the family finds…
A dystopia is a world gone wrong, in Chicago it is wrong in many ways. Being dehumanized by your factions, being injected with different serums and mind controlling tracking devices. In the movie Divergent, there are multiple examples of why and how a dystopia is a world gone wrong.…
The film “Fed Up”, produced by Katie Couric and Laurie David, was an interesting and informative film about the dangers of sugar consumption and its contribution to obesity. The strengths of the film were that they gave examples of two major changes that the food industry made to try and save themselves instead of putting the people’s best interest first. Therefore, the American Academy of Family Physicians teamed up with coca cola to say that soft drinks had nothing to do with obesity, when science showed otherwise, while 20 doctors that helped make up the association publicly resigned. Then came the McGovern report in 1977 that issued the first dietary goals, stating that the American diet was overly rich in fatty meats, rich in saturated fats and cholesterol, and rich in sugar,…
Following the unfortunate outcome of a boating incident, the Jarrett family is grievously forced to overcome the emotional agony resulting from the death of their oldest son,…
The feeling of connectedness to the world will bring happiness on any journey. In the movie “The Way” Tom gains meaningful companions on his pilgrimage journey. The unity of Tom, Joost, Sarah, and Jack taught me the importance of companionship and building relationships that are powerful enough to get through any hardship.…
This essay will take an in-depth look at the history of Hollywood during the late 60s and early 70s. This period of time is considered to have been a renaissance for American cinema, and was titled the ‘New Hollywood’ by cotemporary critics of the time. In order to understand the changes that Hollywood went through the late ‘60s, you first have to examine the preceding era of Hollywood filmmaking during the 30s and 40s. This was a period that is commonly referred to as Hollywood’s Golden Age; when the dream factories were in full swing and the audiences were in regular attendance. This period of time could be defined by a number of social, political or economic contexts, but it’s the filmmaking practices that were employed at the time which…
This paper will focus on interpersonal relationships; more specifically, romantic partners and the development of a relationship in a scene from the movie Up. Relationship development has two spectrums of stages: coming together and coming apart. This paper will focus on the stages taking place in the coming together phase, the relational norms and outcomes, speed of stage advancement, character role in each stage and how they could improve on their interpersonal relationship.…
‘Castaway ‘, directed by Robert Zemeckis, is a 2001 film starring Tom Hanks. Hanks stars as Chuck Noland, a FedEx delivery man whose life is headed in the ‘right direction’, until his plane crashes and he is stranded on an island. He must adapt to his new life on the island; overcoming many obstacles in order to survive. ‘Castaway’ explores three different journeys; physical, inner and imaginative. Chuck Noland is a filmic representation of the philosophy of time equals money equals fulfilment. Zemeckis is deliberate in his obvious manipulation of the responder as he uses a multitude of filmic techniques to create a connection between the audience and Chuck.…
“Horror films effectively center on the darkside of life, the forbidden, and strange and alarming events (Goodykoontz & Jacobs, 2013).” Horror films are commonly associated with scary films. Scary films usually have a villain, a murderer, a monster, a ghost or some other frightening entity. Although, Captain Phillips doesn’t fit into the common image of horror films with blood and guts, Greengrass created a film based off a true story that does show us a darker side of life and an alarming event. Horror films deal with our primal nature and its fears (Goodykoontz & Jacobs, 2013). The fear of being taken is very real whether on a ship with twenty other people or walking down the street…
Sag Harbor was a wonderful example of how people could overcome segregation and wrongful classification to establish and build a community where African Americans did not have to fear the people in their environment. They were many positive stories that showed how regardless of unfair and unequal treatment many Black Americans prospered by creating a loving and family oriented community that contrasted with the lavish life among the rich. Sadly, the livelihood of this wonderful community was threatened by those who had the financial resources to buy or force out those who were unable to keep up with the changing economy. It was very disheartening seeing the young man in the film say it would be difficult to keep his grandparents’ home. Despite…
Written and directed by the Farrelly brothers, Dumb and Dumber is a comedy movie starring Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels. They star as two men named Lloyd Christmas and Harry Dunne. Dumb and Dumber is the story of their struggle, and the decision to travel to Aspen, Colorado from Providence Rhode Island. Lloyd and Harry are two good friends, but unfortunately they are dimwitted and struggle with life.…
Breakaway is classified as a Canadian hockey movie, released in September 2011. This movie stars Vinay Virmani as the lead character Rajveer Singh, Camilla Belle as Reena, Russell Peters as Reena’s fiancé, Anupam Kher is Raj’s father Mr. Singh, and Rob Lowe as Coach Dan Winters. Robert Lieberman is the director and it is produced by Akshay Kumar and Paul Gross. Breakaway is at first glance a movie about hockey, but you quickly learn that hockey is merely one aspect of this movie. There is a lot to think about when watching this movie; cultural, racial, ethnic differences are all at play here. Breakaway shows you how quickly and easily people can judge based on appearances, without any knowledge of an individual, their culture or ethnic background, and not give people a chance simply because they are not like you or what you have become accustomed.…
The movie Bruce Almighty starring Jim Carrey, Jennifer Aniston, Steve Carell and Morgan Freeman is considered a comedy, a drama and a fantasy movie in terms of genre but most prominently, a comedy. Bruce Almighty could be viewed several times and still be enjoyed. Bruce Almighty is a funny movie yet with the drama of a couple dealing with some issues is also explored. This movie is for everyone. The movie Bruce Almighty is directed by Tom Shadyac in 2003 and written by Steve Koren, Mark O’Keefe and Steve Oedekerk. (www.universalstudiosentertainment.com). The purpose of this paper is to deliver my own critique of the movie Bruce Almighty and present what I have learned throughout the course, Introduction to Film. The paper is going to analyze how the basic elements are organized to deliver certain implications. I will be using the formalist approach, including elements such as plot structure, mise en scène, camera techniques, editing and sound. The paper will include hidden meanings and messages the movie is infusing as well.…
The Conspirator opens with a brutal night of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. In the aftermath, eight conspirators are charged with plotting to murder the President, Vice-President, and Secretary of State. The lone woman among them, Mary Surratt owns a boarding house where John Wilkes Booth and his accomplices met to plan the attacks. Her son, John Surratt, was also allegedly part of the conspiracy, though he vanished after the killings. A Union war hero and lawyer, Frederic Aiken, agrees to defend Mary when her Southern attorney convinces him she needs a Northern soldier on her side for a fair trail, since she’s a civilian being tried by a military tribunal. Like most Lincoln supporters Aiken is sure Mary’s guilty and believes helping her betrays his country. He smirks with hatred and distrust when she denies being an assassin during their first jail cell interview. Yet his compassion and sense of justice gets the better of him as he soon realizes the military tribunal and its prosecutor Holt, decided Mary’s fate long before the trial began and will do whatever it takes to make sure they get the outcome they demand. Aiken does his best to raise enough reasonable doubt to convince half of the tribunal of Mary’s innocence; but due to the influence of Stanton on this case, Mary Surratt was proven guilty and hanged.…