You’ll be ADDICTED to this classic film. The original story line and ‘on the bad guy’s team’ style makes for an extremely memorable tale. Aaron Eckhart plays the very comical‚ knowledgeable and oh-so argumentative role of Nick Naylor. Based on the novel by Christopher Buckley‚ Thank You For Smoking’s distinct title contains everything you would want in a movie and more. Nick Naylor is the lobbyist of one of the biggest tobacco companies‚ Big Tobacco. Nick plays the perfect defense‚ a strong‚
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10 most beautiful tree tunnels in the world. Trees‚ The longest-living organisms on Earth‚ beautify and protect our environment by providing color‚ shelter‚ and shade. They renew our air supply by soaking up carbon dioxide and producing oxygen.10. Cherry Blossom Tunnel‚ GermanyPhoto — LinkEach spring‚ a peaceful street‚ located in the German city of Bonn‚ transforms into an enchanting cherry blossom tunnel. Photographer Marcel Bednarz captured this stunning sight of cherry blossoms in full bloom
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What is Beauty? Everyone looks at beauty differently and everyone has his or her own definition of it. In today’s society beauty is seen as a person’s psychical appearance‚ what clothes they wear‚ their hair and make-up‚ and even the shape of their body. The World English Dictionary’s first definition states beauty as “the combination of all qualities of a person or thing that delights the senses and pleases the mind.”(“Beauty” N. pag.) I agree with this definition because I believe beauty goes deeper
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Film review Brazil (1985) Directed by Terry Gilliam "Brazil" is set in a dystopian future‚ where society is closely monitored and its freedoms infringed upon by the Ministry of Information. The film is a humorous approach to the dystopia genre‚ which isn’t surprising given that the film is directed and co-written by Terry Gilliam (the creator of Monty Python). The film is the story of Sam Lowry‚ who has a boring life working for the Ministry of Information until it changes through a strange
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Spike Lee released the film‚ Malcolm X in 1992‚ a biographical story about the African- American controversial figure during the Civil Right Movement. Malcolm undergoes three significant conversions in his life. The first portion of the film depicts Malcolm’s childhood through flashbacks and his teenage years as he strived to emulate a white man and gain acceptance to their society. The majority of the film is dedicated to his life after prison‚ portraying the transformation made once he discovers
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Gattaca Review of Andrew Niccol ’s film The story is set in "the not-too-distant future"‚ a chilling expression which infers that its author is certain that not only people are evolving towards the society described in his visionary film‚ but also that it is happening very fast. In this future‚ most children are perfectioned via genetic manipulation while still embryos. Segregation in all ways of life is not based on gender or ethnicity any more but on genetic material. Those born naturally
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American Dream Although the roots of the American Dream are founded on opportunity for all‚ it has become an inaccessible illusion for most. John Steinbeck’s novella “Of mice and men” explores the fragility of this concept in a more modern context. Whereas Sam Mendez’s film “American Beauty” uses black comedy to highlight the allusive nature of the American dream that has become perverted by an affiant society. Both of these texts expose a reality that reveals the isolation and loneliness experienced
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First of all‚ the differences between the natural beauty and cosmetic beauty is the cost. The first aspect is the cost of products. For natural beauty‚ we do not need any cost to be beautiful as we are concern of what we have since we were born. For hair care‚ we only spend a small amount of money to trim and wash our hair. On the other hand‚ cosmetic beauty would need an amount of money. We know that to become more attractive‚ we have to put on makeup to make ourselves look better. However‚ we know
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The chocolate war Have you ever walked in to school feeling like you and no friends and that nobody likes you. That’s exactly how Jerry from the chocolate war feels. He’s always getting picked on and he also never follows the rules. At this school they do fundraisers every year. Jerry is a freshman who decisions not to sale and the result of that is that everybody thinks he’s weird. Just for that little reason they start picking on him. The victims and victimizers the way he and other student
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"Do you hear the people sing? Sing the song of angry men..." Perhaps many people are familiar with the song above‚ and this is from the movie called Les Misérables. The plot of the movie is based on the novel written by a French poet and playwright Victor Hugo. The beginning of the movie is set in the early 19th century France‚ in a prison. This movie is mainly about the main character‚ Jean Valjean‚ was sentenced to the jail for 19 years only because of having stolen a loaf of bread for his starving
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