portrayed since the 1950’s‚ I have chosen to explore the ‘Welcome to Suburbia’ scene in ‘American Beauty’ (from: 00:40–2:35‚ into the film) and the opening scene of the pilot of ‘Desperate Housewives’ (from: 00:00-01:15‚ into the episode). I have chosen these two scenes because they are very similar to each other and show how composers use a range of techniques to engage the audience and create meaning. ‘American Beauty’‚ directed by Sam Mendes‚ is a film that is set in America‚ in an ordinary suburban
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The American Dream is not all as it seems. It is dark‚ it is fake and it is an allusion depicting family life in an unreal way. Good morning Ladies and Gents. As I just said‚ the American Dream is not all that as it seems and Sam Mendes’s “American Dream” and Derrick Borte’s “The Joneses” both demonstrate this idea. This is communicated through the dialogue of the main characters and their socio-economic and physical environments that they inhabit. By utilising the structure and themes‚ American Beauty
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English 370 12 September 2012 Reality Check Time is the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past‚ present‚ and future regarded as a whole. The factor of time gives us opportunity to be influenced to new ideas by experiences‚ personal goals‚ and social media. Human beings dream every night and during the day we try to fulfill our goals and dreams by making them realistic. In the United States of America‚ we all started out as immigrants from different countries and we
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Illusion vs. Reality A universal theme found in Fahrenheit 451‚ The Truman Show‚ and Plato’s Republic is we accept the reality with which we are presented. The characters portrayed this theme through perceived reality vs. actuality‚ knowledge is power‚ and knowledge can only be gained if it is presented to it first. In all three‚ there are people without knowledge and people with knowledge. The people that don’t have knowledge are the general public‚ Truman‚ and the prisoners; the people with
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 In American Beauty‚ 1999‚ directed by Sam Mendes‚ we are confronted with the permeating images that have consumed mainstream American life. Mendes exploits these images as constructions that we created around ourselves as a means of hiding our true selves. Mendes is able to implicate us in the construction and make us active viewers by exploiting our voyeuristic nature. In American Beauty Mendes uses the voyeuristic tendencies of the spectator to acknowledge the permeating constructed
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Look closer. The chilling tag-line of multi award winning American Beauty has great relatability‚ from the lives of all of the characters to the hidden beauty on showcase throughout the film. It cannot simply be filed into one genre‚ instead being a drama‚ comedy‚ tragedy and more. Director Sam Mendes and screenwriter Alan Ball fine-tuned the film‚ resulting in a triumph of writing‚ acting and directing. The movie follows the last few months of everyman Lester Burnham’s (played by the seemingly ideal
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American Beauty Analysis The film American Beauty focuses on a man named Lester Burnham and how his midlife crisis is affecting him‚ as well as the people involved in his life. Lester is in a horribly strained marriage with his wife‚ Carolyn‚ and has lost total connection with his daughter‚ Jane. His boss views him as completely useless in the workplace‚ and wants Lester to quit. Indignant by his wretched life‚ Lester decides to create changes in him. The viewer will watch Lester’s mundane personality
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The theme appearance versus reality is a general theme in Macbeth. Throughout the whole story it’s very difficult to tell whether a person has good or bad intentions; whether he or she is real or has a false appearance. And it’s not only persons who can have a false front. It can also be predictions or psyche playing tricks on you. Two great examples of characters with a false appearance are Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. They seem innocent and completely loyal to the king‚ Duncan‚ during his visit‚ but
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natural that God made some people naturally beautiful than others in face‚ color‚ body and in physical appearance but this is only the outer beauty that can attract anyone by its features while Inner beauty is some thing inside a person or a body‚ most of the times it does not show up but it exists in person’s heart and soul. Its something inside a person. For most people‚ outer beauty is easily created by means of a temporary camouflage of creams‚ scents‚ ointments‚ styles‚ and various
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Adulthood Paper: American Beauty Jennifer Robertson BSHS/342 Human Lifespan Development Meredith Sharp 1/18/2013 Adulthood Paper: American Beauty According to Berk‚ 2012‚ “Middle adulthood‚ which begins around the age 40 and ends at about 65‚ is marked by narrowing life options and a shrinking future as children leave home and career paths become more determined. In other ways‚ middle age is hard to define because wide variations in attitudes and behaviors exist.” American Beauty is a movie created
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