Not Just Black and White From Charlie Chaplin’s 1940 film The Great Dictator satirizing World War II to Steven Spielberg’s 1993 film Jurassic Park addressing the unchecked progression of science‚ film showcases topics being discussed in America. These topics range‚ but one trait is similar between them all. The characters are played by white actors and actresses. In 2016 minorities were outnumbered 3 to 1 for film leads (Citation). This statistic contrasts with the current diversity of America‚
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so magnetic that we are interested not just in their movies but in their personal lives as well. (Goodykoontz‚ & Jacobs 2011). I think of Will Smith who has an international following and who shows appreciation for his adoring public. I think his best performance was The Pursuit of Happyness. He gave the character depth and conveyed a message of hope for the downtrodden. Wild Card: An Actor who is versatile‚ multi-talented and is not typecast; it is difficult to classify him/her. (Goodykoontz
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knows when to be emotional and empathetic. The Spirit of America is honest‚ protects the weak‚ stands for equality for all‚ and is one with nature and others. Lastly‚ the Spirit of America has an eye on the past and the future‚ and concerns itself with best practices and progress‚ whether these things can be drawn from the past or will be developed in the future. World War II General and American hero‚ George S. Patton Jr. really captures much of the Spirit of America definition in the 1970 film Patton
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" Fimc14’s rating: 8.7 2. Charlie Chaplin I love his quotes‚ his way of thinking. One of the most influential people ever. A great director‚ actor‚ composer and comedian. Arguments: His most iconic moment in "The Great Ditactor". The best speech ever. Quotes: EN: "Life is wonderful if not afraid of it." PT: "Um dia sem risos é um dia desperdiçado." EN: "A day without laughter is a day wasted." PT: "A vida é uma tragédia vista de perto‚ mas uma comédia vista de longe."
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the odds and ends that make each movie good or bad. The movie‚ Smoke Signals‚ written by Sherman Alexie‚ is not a terrible movie‚ but it isn’t one I would recommend to all my friends if they were looking for a good movie. The acting was probably the best part of the film‚ closely followed by the script. The main thing that I noticed that ruined this film for me was the use of flashbacks. It was a little excessive and it made it harder for viewers to follow along. Smoke Signals is a movie based on
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she didn’t have much family. When she met Orren he was her first love and like most girls she was blinded by her first love. She dropped everything to go be with Orren. I always say you never know someone to live with them. Orren and Aloma saw the best and worst of each other. Aloma was very selfish and always wanted things to go her way; she didn’t understand Orren had to take care of the farm to make a living for them. At times Orren would talk to Aloma like she was his child‚ if I was Aloma I
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Tiger Moms: Is Tough Parenting Really the Answer? When I first started to read “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior” I had the same point of view that the majority of the audiences‚ this ways of raising her daughters were too extreme. I thought that her parenting methods were incredulous and things such as calling a kid garbage it should never be done. Then I started to see Amy Chua’s point. She is a “Tiger daughter”‚ her Chinese parents raise her in the same or maybe even in a harder way‚ and from
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“One of my fathers bedrock principles was never complain or make excuses. If something seems unfair at school‚ just prove yourself by making twice as hard and being twice as good.” I agree with this statement because it shows her dad just wanted her to feel better and stronger about herself. Even though everybody faces a problem‚ they automatically think they are the problem; they automatically think they’re covered with their excuses. When really it’s never an excuse. Excuses and complaining
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universe takes care of all its birds.” (pg. 204) This shows how people take care of other people and how they can cheer you up. Jack for instance‚ befriends August even though he does a few stupid things to hurt August. He also becomes one of August’s best friends and laugh‚ plays and see’s him as a normal person.
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Citizen Kane (1941)‚ which is considered as the groundbreaking movie in the history of filmmaking is no doubt the most brilliant movie. This movie is the masterpiece of Mr. Orson Welles. Welles did not only written‚ directed and produced Citizen Kane but also played lead role in the movie. The movie is about the last word spoken by the famous American millionaire and newspaper tycoon Charles Foster Kane. In the whole movie‚ group of reporters try to solve the mystery behind the last word of Charles
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