weren’t feeling uneasy already‚ this caption should do it. It brings up questions and makes you want to know the answer. This visual is effective in instilling a feeling of mystery‚ it does this through not showing the face of the figure‚ scrambling scenes from the movie‚ and giving a vague setting. There is a very sharp contrast between the shadowy figure and the firey face in the background. Like stated before this brings up questions and uses an emotional appeal. Is that the man’s face? Is that
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The film American History X tells the story of two brothers‚ Derek Vinyard and Daniel "Danny" Vinyard from Venice Beach in Los Angeles‚ California. Their father‚ a firefighter‚ is murdered by a black drug dealer while trying to extinguish a fire‚ and Derek is drawn into the neo-Nazi movement. Derek kills two black gang members whom he catches in the act of breaking into the truck‚ and is sentenced to three years in prison. The story shows how Danny is influenced by his older brother’s actions and
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In the Halloween season‚ children have always dressed as trending characters for the specific time‚ however‚ the creature from Frankenstein has always been a classic horror figure for kids to dress as. Frankenstein has been an influential film among the horror genre‚ inspiring similar plot lines for films‚ a continuation of the series‚ and remakes of the film‚ as well as an overall classic everyone knows of. Though it had minor imperfections‚ the story was greatly portrayed and produced for its
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The 1998 movie American History X was a controversial American crime/drama film written by David McKenna . Since being released November 20‚1998 it has grossed $23‚875‚127 worldwide. Derek Vinyard‚ played by Edward Norton is a former Neo-Nazi skinhead who is trying to save his younger brother Danny Vinyard from making the same mistakes he did . After their father ‚ who was a firefighter was murdered by a black drug dealer while extinguishing a fire at a suspected Compton drug den ;You can
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Quite often‚ people make judgmental comments about others because of their appearance. We are all considered as human beings except the difference in our culture‚ our beliefs‚ and our color shape. The 1990s movie American History X‚ demonstrated the consequences about being prejudgment against other race. Danni and Derek‚ the main characters as brothers‚ fought for their belief and ideology against the other ethnicities and immigrants that are supposedly taking too much place in their territory
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Introduction To The Topic American History X is a great film that portrays prejudice‚ stereotyping and conformity. Prejudice is negative attitudes toward others based on their gender‚ religion‚ race‚ or membership in a particular group. Prejudice involves beliefs and emotions that can turn into hatred. Having an opinion or idea about a member of a group without really knowing that individual is a part of prejudice. Some people make judgments about a whole group of people without knowing very much
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To start‚ in the opening scene‚ viewers watch Barnum perform with his circus‚ and the camera moves along with him as he acknowledges all of his performers. Eventually‚ the camera circles P.T. and everything around him becomes black. He turns around to see himself back as a penniless boy gazing into a store window at a beautiful red suit and top hat. The use of this iris transition from the first scene to the second shows the viewers that in that moment‚ the opening scene was just a figment of
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American History X "American History X" is divided into two color schemes‚ black and white‚ and color‚ these schemes symbolize the before and after of Derek Vinyard’s life. The film is about the life of an "idol" skinhead and D.O.C. member Derek Vinyard‚ and how his life of hate and racism has affected his family and himself. Throughout the movie the importance of color and lighting is obvious‚ because it divides the movie into two fused worlds of Derek. Some of the movie is shot in black and white
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Significance of the opening scenes in the film you have studied The opening scenes in the film The Great Gatsby by Baz Luhrman are captivating and as a result hook the audience completely into the film. They do this by introducing the stark contrasts between 1929 in the sanatorium to New York in 1922. They also begin to develop the characters of Nick and Gatsby. Finally the first two scenes introduce some of the main themes and symbols that reoccur throughout the film. The first scene starts with old
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THESIS: “Having not just two cultures‚ but two time zones”. Weir‚ the director of the film Witness‚ cleverly used juxtaposition to divide the two overlapping worlds. The dichotomy in the contemporary American society and the idealised representation of Amish people‚ and their dissimilar values and morals are powerfully shown visually. Linking Sentence from the intro Weir speculates the attitudinal divide of the values and morals of the two worlds. He focuses in the conflict of cultures and social
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