Film Noir is most often seen as a man’s world- the hard boiled detective is the ultimate masculine hero‚ and the he fits right into the dirty world around him. However‚ with a shift in perspective‚ we see that just maybe the opposite gender are the ones who are the heroes of the genre. The women are certainly memorable. Through analyzation of the typical hero’s journey and comparison to the stories of the women in film noir‚ we see that they are the true heroes of the genre. This again begs the
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Probably the most crucial element of the narrative is that Irreversible is told backwards. Director John Boorman commented that a lot of film critics don’t understand the language of film as it’s directed. They’re more interested in traditional values of narrative and construction rather than other virtues such as the rhythm and flow‚ the underlying imagery and the underlying theme. (Boorman‚ 2009). In more traditional films‚ the plot dictates character development and is a crucial factor as to
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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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Feature Film Analysis - Gallipoli (directed by Peter Weir) Gallipoli‚ as the title suggests‚ is a portrayal of the historical event in which thousands of Australian soldiers went off to fight for their country. Peter Weir‚ the director of Gallipoli has not simply presented the facts about the war‚ nor has he tried to relay the story of this time‚ instead he has attempted to convey the legend of Gallipoli through the Australian’s feelings towards the event using pre-existing myths to portray this
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Ethnographic films have focused on one key component‚ reality. It is the goal of ethnographic filmmakers to do their best to try to‚ in their minds‚ to the best of their abilities‚ express that perfect representation of the real. According to Peter Loizos‚ real[ism] “appears as it does in real life” as if the camera is an unseen observer; “Realism is life as it is lived and observed” (Loizos 165-66) and reveals the “whole bodies [...] whole people [...] whole life” (Loizos 7). That reality can only
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PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER PAGE 2 A serial killer is a person‚ who has committed a series of two or more murders‚ as separate events by one offender acting alone. Common found characteristics of serial killers include: There are four basic types of serial killers. Power and control-Experiences sexual gratification by humiliating and controlling Visionary-
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Pariah Many terms come to mind when thinking about the independent (“indie”) film industry. Low-budget‚ inexperienced actors‚ non-commercialized‚ and shallow plotline. However‚ there are several major stylistic aspects of independently produced films that define the genre in comparison to films that are produced by large production companies. When producing an independent film‚ the director is not inhibited by the limitations the larger companies have. Without these limitations‚ the directors can
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April 27‚ 2015 Patrick Henry rhetorical analysis The speech written by Patrick Henry‚ named “Liberty or Death”‚ was delivered on March 23‚ 1775. Henry addresses the Virginia Convention with his speech which contains several rhetorical devices such as repetition‚ and allusions in order to politely introduce his view on what actions to take in matter of the conflict with Britain. In paragraph three Henry uses repetition in his rhetorical questions and then answers them. Henry asks‚ “And what have we
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Memories that are good stick‚ memories that are bad stick‚ but the ones that affect you the most stick the hardest. For me‚ a memory that really sticks was my trip to the Black Hills with my mom‚ her boyfriend‚ Isabel‚ and myself. There were many new things I had acquired and got a little taste of‚ a few being the sketchy narrow streets‚ deep gravel pits‚ and the revving engines of gators. Roughly six hours felt like a lifetime to me. Sitting in the leather back seats of my mom’s car‚ legs sticking
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nation. For example‚ Anita Hill put her integrity on the block for sexual harassment by Judge Clarence Thomas. She may have lost the battle to Judge Thomas and his appointment as a Supreme Court Justice‚ but she won the war when it came to helping thousands upon thousands of women of every denomination in America to stand up to sexual harassment in the work place. African American women continue to gain leadership skills and positions to become educators‚ principals‚ politicians‚ professors‚ business
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