In the film Taxi Driver‚ Travis Bickle‚ a middle aged man with no proclaimed direction in life in the beginning of the film. He soon enough‚ through his convictions about the "scum of the city‚" a love lost‚ and perhaps mental instability as a result of the Vietnam war‚ finds meaning in his life and carries it out through controversial actions. According to Merriam-Webster judging is defined as: "to form an opinion about (something or someone) after careful thought." Whether it be taking a girl out
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For this film I used many different concepts learned from FTP 150 this year. I used concepts such as different camera angles‚ music to give the video more emotion and further the story‚ using jump cuts at certain points‚ telling the story visually‚ using a script to plan the film‚ filming multiple shots several times‚ giving the actor specific direction on how he should play the role‚ and much more. All of these concepts put together with the actual story I had envisioned created the final product
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The main purpose of this film is the explore the life of African Americans throughout the world over the past several years. It gives you the highlights of the tragedies‚ triumphs and contradiction of the black experiences. This film was written and presented by Henry Gates Jr. Gates highlighted the black Spanish conquistador in 1513 named Juan Garrido convoyed Ponce de León on his expedition into what is now the state of Florida. Thus‚ the airing of The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross coincided
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The action/thriller film of 1954 Rear window‚ directed by Alfred Hitchcock shines the light on the primary theme of marriage throughout the film. Each of the characters are related to their marital status‚ at one point or another‚ even the crime on which the plot twists is the product of a failed marriage. Within the first couple of minutes you are able to tell that L.B. Jeff Jefferies‚ tosses the idea of marriage around throughout the film. With Jeff examining his neighbours marital problems each
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outrageous actions make him a target and everything comes crumbling down. The 1983 movie Scarface starred Al Pacino as Tony Montana‚ a ruthless Cuban immigrant killing his way to the top of Miami’s cocaine-crazy underworld. (The film was loosely inspired by the 1932 film Scarface: The Shame of a Nation‚ which starred Paul
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War of the Worlds’ is a Sci-Fi Thriller. Extra-terrestrials have launched a global crusade on our planet and they wish to exterminate the human race and use the planet for their own sinister reasons. The director Steven Spielberg incorporates many film techniques in order to portray the drama of the story. Some of these techniques include costumes‚ lighting‚ and sound. All of these techniques add to the drama and help convey the story and the characters’ identity to the viewer. Costumes are used
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Finally‚ the Shinto religion is quite concerned with the idea of balance. This usually results in a concern for the balance between humans and the natural world. In Miyazaki’s films‚ there is also a lot of emphasis placed on balance. In fact‚ his protagonists often undertake a voyage of balance‚ either between humans and nature such as in Princess Mononoke‚ or within themselves like in Howl’s Moving Castle and Spirited Away. Princess Mononoke makes peace with the humans rather than yielding to
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new American cinema in the adventure and drama genre‚ and incorporates a parallel twist on the western’s genre. Director Dennis Hopper characterizes ideological meaning through performing in the film‚ and historically uses drugs in the production of Easy Rider and throughout the duration of shooting the film. Hippies‚ Billy played by Hopper‚ and Wyatt played by Peter Fonda set out on the highway to pick up drugs in Mexico to sell in Los Angeles to fund their pending retirement to Florida via a cross-country
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Analyzing the Situation: 1. Institutions have complete power of the food industry. They have the ability to make decisions on everything we consume. For most of America‚ the food industry is unknowingly controlled by only a few major institutions. Due to having complete power‚ these institutions are able to create the illusion of options‚ but in reality‚ the millions we spend of food each year end up in the hand of the same few institutions. 2. Food‚ Inc. was delivered to its audience in the form
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released in 2013. The plot of the film is narrated by Nick Carraway‚ one of the main characters in the film‚ depicting the fictional events surrounding the character of Jay Gatsby and his love for Nick’s cousin‚ Daisy Buchanan. Throughout the film‚ the director utilises various symbols including green lighting‚ pathetic fallacy and the ‘Eyes of God’ to highlight the themes and attitudes throughout the film. Colour was utilised to symbolise various elements in the film‚ including characterisation to
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