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    Favorite Movie

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    My Favorite Movie In the 1880s‚ the first silent movie‚ titled ‘Roundhay Garden Scene’ was produced by Louis Le Prince in the United Kingdom. Since then‚ movie making technology had progressed and the methods of storytelling became more interesting. There are a variety of movie genres nowadays‚ but the genres do not necessarily reflect the true quality of a movie. For example‚ a person could be entertained and learn more from watching a comedy movie‚ in which the values of friendship‚ honesty

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    The Shawshank Redemption

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    The movie The Shawshank Redemption is about an innocent man‚ Andy Du Fresne‚ who is sentenced to two life sentences for supposedly killing his wife and her lover. Whilst in the Shawshank prison he discovers the how the presence of hope and fear can dramatically affect the outcome of any situation. People who feel fear often lack self-confidence. People can use fear to control people with intimidation and violence. On the other hand hope is an emotion that can help someone believe in their self and

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    The Shawshank Redemption is an uplifting drama about the need for people to break their emotional shackles before they can become truly free. The movie revolves around the two characters Andrew Dufresne and Red. Andy Dufresne‚ is sent to Shawshank Prison for the murder of his wife and secret lover. He is very isolated and lonely at first‚ but realizes there is something deep inside your body‚ that people can’t touch and get to....’HOPE’. Andy becomes friends with prison ’fixer’ Red (Morgan Freeman)

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    “We must change what we want to see.” In James Cameron’s “Avatar‚” we see Jake Sully—the protagonist—fighting in the imperialistic battle between the Na’vi: the natives and the Sky People: the greedy humans. Jake is important because he shows the audience the importance of where to put your loyalty and how much it can change a person. He transforms from a bitter‚ strongly-opinionated jarhead —with no respect for the foreign planet’s land or inhabitants—to a warrior loyal to his clan that he will

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    An Interesting Movie – Avatar Racheal Rebolloso ENG 225: Introduction to Film Instructor Matthew Norsworthy March 22‚ 2010 An Interesting Movie – Avatar As a lover of cinema‚ I have seen many movies that I find interesting or fascinating in some manner. Recently‚ the most remarkable film I have seen is James Cameron’s Avatar. This science-fiction epic was made using cutting edge technology but also has a story line that is engaging and captivating

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    In the film The Shawshank Redemption‚ directed by Frank Darabont the purpose of the beginning sequence is to introduce us to Andy Dufresne and his situation; being accused of the murder of his wife and her lover. This sequence uses lighting‚ music‚ sound and camera work to show us Andy’s struggle. A production aspect that shows us this idea is lighting. Low Key Lighting is used in the scene when we see Andy in his car drinking bourbon and loading his hand gun. Low Key Lighting is when the lighting

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    In BRUGES for the oscar

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    In BRUGES Martin McDonagh has struck gold with his debut feature film‚ “In Bruges”. “In Bruges” has everything you would want to see in a film: it’s funny‚ stylish and at times it’s a real tear jerker. “In Bruges” is without doubt the best film I have seen all year and definitely the best British film I have ever seen. “In Bruges” deserves to win the coveted Oscar for best picture. There are three reasons why “In Bruges” deserves to win this Oscar: firstly the brilliance of the directing from McDonagh;

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    Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption When comparing the novel and the film of Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption by Steven King there are many similarities. The film follows the novel plot very closely in many aspects of the book. The similarities found in the film and novel is character portrayals‚ key scenes and overall messages. The film accurately captures the essence of the novel. In both the film and the novel‚ Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption‚ the characters are portrayed

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    “The Turn of the Screw” offers two very different readings; the text could be interpreted as an exploration of the paranormal or the paranoidal. Those who view the novel as being an exploration of the paranormal take events throughout the novel on face value‚ trusting the narrator to give the whole truth and nothing but. However those who read the novel with more cynical perspective begin to doubt their narrators version of events believing her paranoid or dishonest. In light of this knowledge I

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    Belonging refers to a sense of feeling accepted or welcome either physically or spiritually to a group or club. “A feeling of belonging depends on a strong relationship‚ developed over a period of time”. This statement suggests that a strong relationship is created or evolved over a period of time‚ it is evident in todays society through terms such as “childhood friends”. The sentiment “A feeling of belonging depends on a strong relationship‚ developed over a period of time” is portrayed in my text

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