The Logistics of Storytelling: Native American Representation in Film When someone says the word Native American‚ most see a distinct image in their minds. From headdresses‚ to war cries‚ the public’s perception of Native culture has been undeniably shaped by the film industry. In a culture where everything is compared to the norm of whiteness‚ American audiences have always been fascinated by indigenous peoples‚ and have thus created a fantasy that’s been marketed as facts. This is the basis behind
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Studies in Philosophy‚ XXXIV (2010) American History X‚ Cinematic Manipulation‚ and Moral Conversion CHRISTOPHER GRAU 1. INTRODUCTION American History X (hereafter AHX) has been accused by numerous critics of a morally dangerous cinematic seduction: using stylish cinematography‚ editing‚ and sound‚ the film manipulates the viewer through glamorizing an immoral and hatefilled neo-Nazi protagonist. In addition‚ there’s the disturbing fact that the film seems to accomplish this manipulation
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One thing the movie tries to teach us is the struggle to come to one’s sexuality‚ Sometimes in life one’s sexuality is harder than we think. In the movie‚ “The History Boys”‚ the film showcases this reality in two different viewpoints. The first viewpoint would be through the perspective of a teenage boy. The teenage boy‚ Posner‚ exemplifies this quality by simply living in a world of social awkwardness while theoretically becoming a man. The second viewpoint would be through the perspective of
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Introduction There are few films that achieve the high level of quality exhibited by American Beauty. The film is a true masterpiece in both content and how this content is delivered to the viewers. It excels at being an enlightening and relevant drama about American life‚ and never fails to keep the audience entertained by providing many instances of well-placed humor. Every scene was filmed containing metaphoric elements that not only show great set aesthetics‚ but also create a mood and feeling
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The three terms/concepts are: casting‚ ensemble acting‚ and method acting. The cast of American Beauty won a Screen Actors Guild Award for an Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Theatrical Motion Picture in the year 2000‚ the ensemble acting includes the acting techniques of working together in the film shots‚ and the casting of the group of actors for the characters’ roles includes: Annette Bening‚ Wes Bentley‚ Thora Birch‚ Chris Cooper‚ Peter Gallagher‚ Allison Janney‚ Kevin Spacey‚ and Mena
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As the film American Beauty‚ released in 1999‚ comes to a close‚ Lester Burnham final arrives at peace as he realizes the beauty that is depicted in the title. Be as is may‚ he is suddenly met with his ultimate demise‚ but not before his penultimate realization. Although this film is coming upon nearly two decades old‚ the cinematography cannot be undermined‚ nor can the message as it becomes ever increasingly relevant in today’s society. For that‚ American Beauty is the quintessential movie that
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a prolific‚ er‚ American sniper‚ and his endeavours on and off the battlefield during the Iraq war. It’s a heavily lethargic adaptation of a heavily controversial book about a heavily divisive ‘American Hero’. Not to say that the flick itself is wildly patriotic – though the ending tries its best to disprove that – but nor is it an anti-war film‚ as director Eastwood haplessly attempts to argue. Which is where American Sniper’s greatest fault‚ among many faults‚ lies; it’s a film that is too afraid
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In 2007‚ The movie American Gangster was a reenactment of the famous Frank Lucas‚ a well known herion dealer from Manhattan in the early 1970’s. He was considering himself as the number one importer of heroin in Harlem‚ one of the districts of Manhattan. He imported heroin directly from South East Asia and figuring out a unique way of smuggling the drugs to the U.S. He uses the transportation o the U.S military airplanes from Vietnam to the U.S. His trademark was called "Blue magic" which was the
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There were many changes in marketing and distribution of films from end of the silent period to the modern digital period. There was a studio system that existed at the end of the silent period and collapsed in 1949 with a court ruling. During this same time a sales era of marketing existed. After the Second World War the sales era was replaced with a new way of thinking and sales and marketing were not synonymous anymore. Marketing after World War II meant finding out what consumers’ needs and wants
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"American History X" Derek & Danny’s Turning Point Many factors contribute to decisions we make‚ often life changing decisions‚ like we see in "American History X" with brothers Danny and Derek. Both are active skinheads in Venice California‚ under command of Cameron Alexander a Neo-Nazi leader. Derek and Danny were not raised as racist‚ but when their father was killed by a black gang member‚ their views changed. Derek’s turning point for the better was during his time in jail. His brother
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