A wealthy philanthropist‚ Thomas Wayne‚ his wife‚ Martha‚ and their 8 year-old son‚ Bruce Wayne‚ were coming out of a movie theater at 10:47 p.m. As they stepped onto Park Row (now called Crime Alley)‚ a thug named Joe Chill armed with a gun approached them from the shadows to steal the pearl necklace Martha was wearing. Thomas‚ moving in to protect his wife‚ was shot by Chill‚ causing Martha to scream. Chill then shot her‚ while shouting‚ "this’ll shut you up!". Bruce‚ traumatized by the deaths
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Cassandra and the Bear Once upon a time in the city of Babylon‚ there lived a king and his daughter Cassandra. Cassandra was the most beautiful maiden and most skilled huntress in all of the land‚ although she was also a liar and a cheat. The king held party after party hoping that she might find a man that wanted to court her. Alas‚ no such man ever showed up. The Gods‚ after hearing of her distress‚ devised a plan to help Cassandra lose her history as a liar and a cheat. A bear had been causing
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Looking at the film industry in the category of gender representation‚ it is apparent that the majority of the protagonists are male. This margin demonstrates that men dominate and gender is continually misrepresented in cinema. Men are seen as the protectors‚ the saviors‚ the breadwinners‚ and epitomize power and independence. Women are constantly misrepresented in films by being illustrated strictly for purposes of objectification‚ supporting the male characters‚ or most commonly as love interests
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Throughout the novel Duddy tries to become someone who deserves respect. He wants to prove everyone that he can become a "somebody" and believes he can make Max and Simcha proud of him. Duddy Kravitz grew up without much support from his family: his mother Minnie died‚ when he was about six years old‚ and he doesn’t remember anything about her‚ and Max‚ his father‚ clearly preferred Lennie‚ his older son‚ to Duddy. Max loved to tell his friends anecdotes about the local gangster‚ the great Boy Wonder
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Everyone loves a detailed comic book to read or an exceptional superhero movie to watch. Heroes usually have amazing powers like the ability to stop time or run at the speed of light. Even though superpowers are cool‚ they are purely just fiction‚ heroes aren’t. How can heroes exist when superpowers are fiction? The heroes in our lives are the people we look up to or admire. My hero saves me every single day of my life‚ but instead of rescuing me from the villains‚ my hero turns me into a better
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Kingdom Come portrays the social theme of a culture of violence through its depiction of widespread anarchy. A culture of violence refers to a society that accepts violence as a normal occurrence‚ commits violent acts for pointless or illogical reasons‚ or is numb to its catastrophic effects. Neal Gabler’s article “Killings on Campus” depicts a culture of violence when he reveals‚ “With the internet to connect them‚ teenagers are no longer silent sufferers. They can martial their sufferings in cyberspace
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The book of John quotes Jesus as saying‚ “Let the one among you who is without sin be the first to cast a stone.” The notion he put forth is that no one is without sin‚ and therefore no one should have the right to judge others. Director Martin Scorsese goes one step further with his gritty film Taxi Driver‚ as he explores the mind of a delusional Vietnam veteran who feels he has the right to harshly judge others. The film is about antihero Travis Bickle‚ and his urge to clean up New York City by
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This might be a general stereotype‚ homosexual males being viewed as mentally ill but on the other hand‚ have a vast imagination and are very fashionable. However‚ this stereotype isn’t accurate. Having actual gay friends‚ they should not be viewed as mentally ill‚ as they have a cheerful and energetic personality. This chapter will examine the villains from five full-length animations; Peter Pan (1953)‚ Robin Hood (1973)‚ The Little Mermaid (1989)‚ Aladdin (1992)‚ The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996)
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Everyone loves a good superhero movie‚ but what about one that is focused on the bad guys and for some reason you actually want the bad guy to succeed. In some movies it is not always a superhero/villain. It may be a character who is just morally flawed but that viewers still pull for. In the case of the movie Deadpool he is both the superhero and villain. Viewers of the movie Deadpool admire the main character despite him being morally flawed. He is one of the examples where he is actually a bad
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The latest Suicide Squad Blitz trailer may have been loads of fun and action‚ but was there also a hint that Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn may have decided not to put on the character’s jester costume from Batman: The Animated Series? Some fans may have discovered that Harley could have worn the iconic suit in the film‚ but opted for a more skin-baring outfit! Reddit user eobardthawne42 has thoroughly dissected the new Suicide Squad trailer‚ especially the show-stopping scene showing Harley changing
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