This weekend a new science-fiction movie staring Charlize Theron captivated my interest for one and a half hours. My boyfriend had given me the previous history of the original cartoon series (a cult hit) by Peter Chung. This short reaction paper will explore the movie’s costumes‚ location‚ and the meaning of the name "Aeon Flux". Let’s start off with a short synopsis of the movie: This thriller is set 400 years in the future. Charlize Theron stars as Aeon Flux and she is the top underground operative
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The movie begins with a flashback to the birth of Elijah Price in a Philadelphia department store. After the birth we learn that Elijah’s is born with brittle bones causing broken arms and legs. David Dunn‚ a security guard at a local college‚ is on a train on his way back from a job interview from New York. Suddenly the train begins to malfunction and it is derailed causing a horrific accident. David is the only survivor of the crash and is completely unharmed much to the astonishment of the nurses
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Rent is personally one of my all time favorite productions. It is a Broadway musical and motion picture that is set in New York City’s East Village during a time period when HIV and AIDS was a common issue. This musical expresses many other issues through its content. Most of these issues are things that the characters must learn to deal with and try to fix throughout the span of the film. Some of the problems depicted are the characters struggling with drugs‚ understanding sexuality‚ paying their
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change throughout the film and show us the importance it has. Some characters embrace the change whilst others try to resist it. The film Pleasantville portrays change as being positive in the long run‚ and shows the characters growth throughout the movie. David who is one of the main characters in the film gradually changes. His transformation built his self-esteem and grew his confidence to the point where he became someone the people of Pleasantville looked up to and saw as a hero. David is portrayed
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firmness of purpose; resoluteness also known as a quality that makes you continue trying to do or achieve something that is difficult. In so many stories you see so many people and characters being determined. But especially in the Panyee Football Club movie by TMB Brand‚ the boys learn that through hard work and determination you can achieve anything. Even though the villagers made fun of the boys the boys were determined. The boys ended up forming their own team‚ building their own pitch‚ and entering
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In Act 1 Scene 2 (from the beginning to Hamlet’s soliloquy)‚ Claudius declares his marriage with Gertrude and explains why he married to Gertrude — his brother’s widow. While Hamlet is complaining about his mother’s marriage‚ and he thinks his uncle is a “satyr”. At that time‚ his view of the world was meaningless‚ useless and corrupt. He even wants to commit suicide if it is not a sin. Hamlet is a tragic play that was written by the famous playwright‚ William Shakespeare. Hamlet was adapted to
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The author of the article “Klondike Gold Rush” starts his story from when the gold rush started and how it started. In the article it says that it all started when two ships docked in San Francisco and Seattle carrying miners with bags of gold. When the word got out to the press then everyone wanted gold. A lot of different people went to the gold fields. Some were big and some were small. These miners were called stampeders. Within 6 month about 100‚000 gold seekers started there journey to the
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but desirable. The harder Cory works to better himself‚ the lower the moral between Cory and Troy becomes. Cory excels in football and is given the opportunity by recruits to go to college by playing football for the school. Troy refuses to sign the papers to allow Cory to be recruited because of a fear that was rooted in him nearly eight-teen years earlier. When Troy was released from prison he dreamed of playing Major League Baseball but at that time it was an impossibility because of racial dis
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Imagine having a father who was never there for you. Imagine having a father who forced you to be like him. Imagine having a father who never cared about you. You wouldn’t have a great dad you would have Troy Maxson. In the play “Fences” by August Wilson‚ the character Cory Maxson should go to his father funeral. In the Passage‚ Cory Maxson struggles to decide whether he should go to his father funeral. Cory has emotional hate for his dad. He states “The whole time I was growing up papa was like
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The Gold Rush Was Not Beneficial for Everyone The Gold Rush was not beneficial for everyone for a variety of reasons. Firstly‚ the Chinese were treated very badly during the Australian Gold Rush‚ additionally‚ gold miners ruined Aboriginal land and finally‚ the Australian Gold rush created many social and economic problems for the whole Australian population. Firstly‚ the Chinese were treated very badly during the Australian Gold Rush. People from non-European descent were considered to be inferior
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