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    adolescents experience? The selves’ adolescence experience helps their identity development. The documentaries American Teen and Dropout Nation demonstrated how adolescents from different lifestyles deal with their actual self and possible selves in different scenarios. Majority of adolescents from the documentary‚ American Teen‚ were middle class who were wealthy or average (Burstein‚ 2008). The film Dropout Nation consisted of adolescents who lived in poverty (Frontline‚ 2012). Two adolescents who will

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    In Charles Laughton’s 1955 film The Night of the Hunter‚ I chose to write about Reverend Harry Powell. This movie is about a crooked reverend/serial killer who tries to charm a gullible widow and steal ten thousand dollars hidden by her dead husband. He is motivated by his hatred for women and his belief that he is doing “God’s work”. From the very beginning‚ we see Reverend Harry Powell fleeing away from his most recent murder scene. He has murdered another widow and is now traveling up the Ohio

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    Watching all the Asian films this semester has greatly changed my view of Asian directors‚ actors‚ and Asian films in general. It has opened my eyes and it let me see the creativity and the kind of quality that Asian Cinema has to offer. I used to think that Asian Film was corny and boring. Also‚ I used to think that it was just trying hard to follow its western counterparts. I was wrong. Asian film has its own identity and is unique in its own fascinating way. In Asian film‚ or just in Asian countries

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    Open Rubric “Postmodernism has enriched film theory and its analysis by calling attenti0n to a stylistic shift toward a media conscious cinema” (Gonarkar 2012)  Postmodenism can be characterised by various aspects including:  Pastiche  Nostalgia  Disjointed narratives  Emotional detachment  Self-referentialism  Time bending  Altered realities  ‘Quoting’ from different film genres and film     movements/periods as well as from other visual media and actual historical periods

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    young man of today can go without food but not without a film. The cinema is the cheapest and the most popular form of amusement. Laborers can afford to miss their evening meal‚ not their evening show. Students prefer films to reading books. Thus‚ cinema exercises a very powerful effect on society. Cinema is a universal teacher. It educates the people in different branches of learning. Our film producers have made very purposeful films to collect public opinion against some of the social evils

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    Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay’ Review Hilarious‚ witty and down-to-earth are just some of the words to describe the great film directed by the developing Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg. Both have partnered up and have created 2 films one of which is a sequel to the other. Both are yet to scoop any major awards or honours‚ but have shown a good potential with there 2 films getting a 4 star rating. They are yet to go solo and have been partners in directing since 2001. ‘Harold & Kumar Escape from

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    Taking a closer look at one scene‚ the filmmakers are able to create an authentic look at the two most tumultuous decades of changing in American culture. Specifically‚ the scene involving Jenny‚ drug use and her contemplation of suicide (1:29:07-1:31:18) which is completely without dialogue relies heavily on the elements of mise en scene to communicate the mood‚ message‚ and tone. It is very compelling and connects the audience. The set design is filled with small details that add to believability

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    Film Analysis Gregory Hamlin HIST 222. African-American History Since 1877 Professor Alli Chambers American Military University October 14‚ 2012 Documentary Film Analysis Worksheet History 222 – African American History Since 1877 Instructions: • You will find the list of films you can choose from in the assignment section of the course. • Go to the list and pick your film. You must view the entire film. If you can’t access films because of deployment‚ geographic location

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    these cultures idolize. These heroes not just appear in daily life‚ but these heroes were also carried over to their religious beliefs. The filmmakers did a great job of composing four stories from India‚ Indonesia‚ Korea and Japan. They break the film up into four parts were they use the art masterpieces and performances inspired by these tales. The first‚ “The Ramayana‚” tells the adventures of India’s legendary hero. Here we see Indian paintings‚ Indonesian sculpture and Japanese shadow play.

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    weekend‚ I attended an event for Black History Month. At this event‚ there was a movie showing of the film 500 years later. The film covered issues from slavery‚ to the civil rights movement‚ to discrimination of African Americans today. After the film‚ the speaker‚ Kamau Kemayo‚ talked about the issues in the film and because of slavery‚ discrimination‚ and the baggage that African Americans hold on to which has caused Blacks to not adapt well to assimilation. What I have learned from Race and

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