Film noir "Film Noir" is a term that was applied to a style of American cinema that was popular in the 1930’s and 40’s. The term translates to "Black Film‚" which refers to both the characteristic lighting and the dark subject matter. Noir films often depict different aspects of the criminal underworld‚ and are most commonly set in the ’mean streets’ of the city. Many of the most recognizable early noir films were mysteries involving a hard-boiled detective like Sam Spade (played by Humphrey Bogart)
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The film Bamboozled integrates several types of racial roles and stereotypes throughout its narrative. One of the primary racial messages communicated by the film is the ‘conventional’ stereotype that whiteness is superior to blackness. Today we live in a society where racial identity is very important. Almost everyone identifies himself or herself with a race or background‚ whether is black‚ white ‚Asian or any number of other identities. The motion picture Bamboozled‚ focuses on how the media
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The ingenuity of Kreuzpaintner in Krabat (Question 1) The movie Krabat‚ directed by Marco Kreuzpaintner‚ addresses the adventure of a young orphan named Krabat who learns black magic from an evil sorcerer in a satanic mill. Krabat goes through several struggles that help him develop into this heroic character and ends up fighting for his freedom through love and friendship. The movie was released on September 7th‚ 2008. The main actors in the movie were David Kross as Krabat‚ Daniel Bruhl as Tonda
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HBS CASE: BMW FILMS 1. How fit is the BMW brand at the time of the case? Are there any reasons to anticipate undesirable financial performance in the future? Answer: Before the mid-1970s‚ BMW had been regarded by most Americans as a niche foreign car manufacturer. However‚ in the late-1970s‚ BMW had emerged as on of the hottest luxury brand in North America. BMW has many strong competitors and almost lose America market in 1992. BMW took many actions such as introduce new models‚ change
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In his Book Black Film‚ White Money‚ Jesse Algeron Rhimes makes an interesting parallel. He declares “Edison initiated mass film viewing with the introduction of the large-screen projector in New York City on April 23‚ 1896. Less than one month later‚ on May 18‚ the U.S Supreme Court formally sanctioned “Jim Crow” segregation by formulating its anti-Black “separate but equal” doctrine in Plessy v. Ferguson”. He adds‚ “ Racial segregation and mass film viewing are siblings‚ if not forever squabbling
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The film Bamboozled by Spike Lee explores a world where a television show which involves pure racism is accepted by the majority of viewers. The movie depicts a television show which uses blackface and depicts African Americans as lesser humans. Even though this movie is a satire and is supposed to be extreme‚ how extreme is it when compared to todays world? Could a television show like the one seen in Bamboozled actually be accepted by the audience of today? Many people of today are blind to the
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The film “A Bronx Tale” centers on the life of a boy named Calogero on his journey from childhood‚ to adolescence‚ to a young adult. Calogero‚ later nicknamed “C” grew up in a community with prevalent gang behavior and the violence that accompanies this lifestyle. From a young age “C” was fascinated with the life of various members of the mafia especially the leader of the group- Sonny. As a child‚ “C” maintains an incredibly close relationship with his father‚ but over time “C” becomes overwhelmed
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Many examples of how the morals of the youth changed were in the film. The first one is the breakage of the 18th Amendment. Roxie Hart‚ the protagonist‚ consumes alcohol illegally with her lover Fred. Roxie Hart and her boyfriend are shown consuming alcohol on the stairs‚ a direct stand against rules and standards. During the 1920’s‚ drinking in public was taboo‚ but the dare factor of alcohol was an exciting challenge which was meant to be rebelled against by the younger generation (Lazin). Another
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A Bronx Tale is a movie about a boy named Cologero who is torn between his bus drivning father‚ Lorenzo (Robert De Niro) and a local mob boss named Sonny (Chazz Palaminteri).Cologero witnesses a shooting outside his apartment involving Sonny. Cologero is then asked to identify the shooter. Knowing what the conciquences would be‚ Cologero lies and says he doesn’t recognise the shooter all the while knowing it was Sonny. Sonny then sees something within Cologreo and takes him under his wing and
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examples of some of the things films assign cultures. According to these signs people watching films that have actors portraying these characteristics can easily tell which ethnic background they are representing. Each race are linked and classified together according to those signs.
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