Wadjda The feature film Wadjda draws a picture of gender inequality in Saudi Arabia through the eyes of a young girl‚ who grew up in the Arab culture. This film portrays how religious tradition contributes to women’s stance in society through dressing‚ body language and the women’s role in the family. Granted‚ this film discusses men privilege‚ which is the inherent right of a man to do more things than a woman can. The movie was made in 2013 by the first Saudi female director named Haifaa Al-Mansour
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Rehan Billimoria American Beauty: Reflection A consistent metaphor throughout the film American Beauty is the feeling of imprisonment and trying to escape it. Lester Burnham is an average American male who lives in a suburban neighborhood with his wife Carolyn and their daughter Jane. Lester lives a mundane life; he goes to work everyday only to come home to his overly frustrating wife and his angry daughter. As the days begin to pass‚ Lester feels more and more trapped at work as well as at
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HOOSIERS A film review Hoosiers is a film about second chances. Redemption is given to a short tempered coach‚ who was issued a lifetime suspension by the NCAA for physically assaulting a player‚ and a former star player- turned town drunk. These two defeat their odds by taking a small town high school basketball team from being just 15 and 10‚ all the way to the state championship. In my review‚ I’ll attempt to explain how this coach matches up against Kouzes and Posner’s “Five Practices of
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Jaws Film Review ‘Jaws’ is one of Spielberg’s most easily recognisable movies. It is unique in a way that is rarely seen in cinema. He set a new standard for horror films. In this movie‚ the small northern town of Amity is ‘haunted’ by a great white shark which kills its first victim in the abandoned night. It is an attack which‚ when later discovered‚ causes police chief Brody‚ against his will‚ to let the beach stay open for the fourth of July due to the fact that it was the main source of
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In the film‚ American Beauty‚ Allan Ball (screenwriter) explores a number of themes relating to the concepts of identity. One of these themes is adopting superficial appearances to try and “fit in” with reality. Appearances can be deceiving‚ that is why one’s identity can be difficult to comprehend. American Beauty conveys images and ideas of adopting a superficial identity to their perception of reality. Carolyn is a real estate agent who believes that the most important aspect in life is
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Film Review: Mindwalk If a good movie is one that makes you think‚ Mindwalk must be superb. However‚ I haven’t even read the book it was based on and I can say that the book must have been better. The actors are laughable‚ and the physicists’ accent changes with each new scene. Furthermore‚ the transitions to each scene are as smooth as sandpaper. The purpose of this movie wasn’t‚ and with good reason‚ to be glamorous though. As many of our "Hollywood" movies are. The fast action‚ sex‚ blood
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Tiffany What Is Beauty to the Young Black Female? There’s more to me that the human eye can see. I’m a woman of purpose and destiny. A perfect design‚ I’m special and unique. I won’t be identified by the parts that make up my physique. My beauty is not defined by my skin or my hair and my soul has more value than the clothes that I wear. I’m not a symbol of pleasure or sex appeal; I have the natural ability to comfort and the power to heal. When God made me‚ He created a
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American Beauty Character Analysis Everyone knows the Golden Rule: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. But is this necessarily always true? Apparently not to Kevin Spacey as he played the role of Lester Burnham in the 1999 film American Beauty. His rule was "When you’ve got nothing to lose‚ you might as well risk everything". Lester Burnham and his wife‚ Carolyn‚ portray a perfect lifestyle to the naked eye. Everyone sees Lester as a man with a perfect high-paying job and a perfect
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“In order to achieve personal fulfilment sacrifices have to be made.” How have the contexts of the composers of “Death of a Salesman” and “American Beauty” shaped their representations of sacrifice? Personal fulfilment must be achieved through sacrifices‚ however sacrifices do not always promise the achievement of a dream. Personal fulfilment is a desire‚ often thought of a better life‚ and these cannot be achieved unless certain things are given up. These sacrifices are compared to what you have
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