Australian comedy film directed by Rob Stitch‚ renown for perfectly incapsulating the spirit of Middle class Australia. Starring Michael Caton‚ Stephen Curry‚ and Eric Bana‚ The Castle utilises an all Australian cast to illustrate the lives of Australians in the 90’s. The purpose of this essay is to deduce the parallels between the castle and life in 1990’s Australia. The Castle not only represents life in 90’s Australia‚ it is a landmark film in 90’s Australian culture. During the film there is a scene
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Victor Kelleher’s Taronga and Roland Emmerich’s 2012 reveals to the reader and viewer what could happen if there was a nuclear holocaust or destruction of our environment. We get a clear illustration of man’s reaction in times of devastation. Though both are fictitious we are affected by the chilling possibility of it becoming a reality. The destruction that can result is clearly shown in Taronga where a nuclear holocaust destroys most of the population and circumstances have reduced the majority
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In the film Difret 2014 by Zeresenay Mehari and the reading “A Small Place” by Jamaica Kincaid‚ both the film and the reading portray either patriarchy or colonialism. This paper outlines that although individuals may think that there is a relationship between patriarchy and colonialism that there isn’t. Illustrations and meanings will be provided on to further explain this‚ as well as how colonialism has affected the indigenous world for worse‚ and lastly‚ the treatment of women. In the film Difret
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S participation. During 1914 to 1918‚ film industry propaganda was infinitely good because it got people to enlist‚ promoted liberty bonds‚ and exposed the atrocities Germans were committing. The U.S. had no intentions in joining the war when it began. As a result‚ the U.S. army was in need of more recruits to help with the war effort. As a solution‚ the U.S. used propaganda to spark patriotism and fear among American boys. For example‚ in a propaganda film it shows a young man receiving a threatening
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The Presidential election of 2012 exhibited the deep polarization the United States political system had gone through. After winning the presidency against the Republican nominee John McCain‚ President Obama was facing a series of challenges when it came to counteracting the situation of the economy and working productively with the GOP. The progressive ideals that he proposed were contradicted with his new challenger in the 2012 election‚ Former Governor of Massachusetts‚ Mitt Romney. After colliding
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Bibliography: "Flappers in the Roaring Twenties." About.com 20th Century History. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 28 Sept. 2012. <http://history1900s.about.com/od/1920s/a/flappers.htm>. "Frida Kahlo Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television‚ n.d. Web. 28 Sept. 2012. <http://www.biography.com/people/frida-kahlo-9359496?page=1>. Frida. Dir. Julie Taymore. Perf. Salma Hayak and Geoffrey Rush. Miramax Films‚ 2002. DVD.
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Sacrifice) and Whitey Bulger (Black Mass) are just two examples of cinematic incarnations that have served to entertain and semi-education observers. This time around‚ it’s world-renowned French high-wire walker Philippe Petit that becomes the subject of a film treatment – a man that cemented his legacy by performing depth-defying walks in and between some of the world’s most impressive structures‚ which include the Notre Dame Cathedral‚ New York’s Lincoln Center‚ and of course‚ the two
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thrillingly intelligent films to be released last year. The follow-up to his low-budget debut Following (1999)‚ Memento is a technical and imaginative tour-de-force that wrenches you from your normal popcorn slouch and demands attention; this is a film that makes you work and makes you think‚ and one which‚ unlike Lenny‚ you won’t forget in a hurry. The opening image - a Polaroid developing in reverse‚ the image slowly fading into obscurity - is a perfect metaphor for a film which thrives on the
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Politics and Film Shane Shane may be a film about what happens when our hero comes to Joe Starett’s property and ends up becoming the reluctant gunfighter‚ but it also places the viewer front and center between two distinct and opposing ways of life. Ryker and Starett hold two very different ideas on property and progress‚ and these ideas shape their behavior in accordance to their own ideology. By way of signs‚ the film portrays Ryker as a businessman and Joe Starrett as a man of the community
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