During the height of WWII with the US I was still only a kid and therefore never got the opportunity to be drafted in the war‚ however‚ I learned a lot of things about the war and the Americans in school. I grew up learning how evil the Americans were and how they would torture our soldiers and kill them mercilessly‚ never taking in prisoners. Even in papers I would see them represented as Onis or read about how imperialistic and impure they are. What I was confused me as a kid was why we said bad
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Matrix (1999). One of the first major differences between the films is the amount of close-ups that are involved in The Matrix and Metropolis. Metropolis consists of very few close-ups and an abundance of wide shots. The wide shots linger‚ giving the audience the ability to see everything happening within that frame composition instead of cutting away to a new angle. One scene in particular stands out with close-ups from this film. While Rotwang is in his lab working on the Machine Man‚ various
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Media genres are a reflection of society. Film noir is a movie that conveys a mood of pessimism‚ fatalism‚ menace and cynical characters. French critics used it to describe American thriller or detective films in the 1940s. The term literally means ‘Black Film’ and features extremely negative themes. Fedora hats‚ trench coats and nighttime make up some of the distinguishing features of film noir. Film Noir of this era is associated with low-key black and white visual styles that have roots in
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The film industry was able to rush in a golden age of film by capitalizing on the need for Americans to have an escape from the harsh reality of the Great Depression; they were able to provide Americans with this escape from reality by utilizing the best of technological innovation of the time which included sound and color films. The film industry created an environment where Americans could pay a small amount of money to sit down and enjoy a film that took them away from the bleak times of the
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Oil and Water‚ a documentary film that concentrates on the tense relationship between the people of Ecuador and oil field companies‚ provides an important view of the difficulties of the Cofán people. While the film does focus on a particular culture‚ does this make the film ethnographic? The fact that the film has an intention of spreading environmental awareness about Ecuadorian communities rather than being a study on a culture in Ecuador suggests it is not. However‚ that does not mean that there
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Grant (Roger Thornhill) Eva Marie Saint (Eve Kendall) James Mason (Phillip Vandamm) Genre: An American Spy‚ Horror‚ Thriller‚ Romance film References http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/north-by-northwest/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0053125/ wired.com Paragraph 2: When the random dude makes a comment about the crop duster not dusting crops it creates foreshadowing??? In this paragraph… closest of his films to be considered “action” Intro: North by Northwest is “a taut tale of mistaken identity in
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I watched the film “Mimi and Dona”‚ a documentary that showed an aging mother was caring of her disable daughter. She has an intellectual disabilities that affects her ability to process information‚ plan and problem solve‚ and interact socially. There was a very upsetting moments in the film when Dona moved out of her mother’s house to the community service in order to receive the care she needs. The main reason‚ Mimi is very old mother‚ who is 92 years old‚ and they want to find a secure place
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In the 1970’s‚ there were many films being released that played a vital role of molding the cultural and social tension in American society. Moreover‚ there was no shortage of producer willing to interplay that tension. The 1960‚ was a time of custom cars‚ teenagers cruising the strip showing off their works of art‚ picking up girls and learning the gossip of the week. Rock and roll music was at its peak. It only made since to release a film in the early 1970’s‚ just before all this would change
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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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disintegration of the Black family in South Central Los Angeles militate against the coming of age of these three Black males. one of the most damaging structural elements in the film is the Black family itself. The film exposes an increasing dissolution of the Black family in South Central Los Angeles. The most troubling way in which the film illuminates this is in how Brenda Baker (Tyra Ferrell) feels it necessary to favor her younger son (Ricky Baker) over her older son (Darrin “Doughboy” Baker)‚ because
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