Film Review——Bruce Almighty (2003) God has always been regarded as an omnipotent being. Imagine‚ what would happen if you are the god? Have you ever thought that the power of god is already inside of you? The 2003 comedy film‚ Bruce Almighty‚ explores such theme when Bruce Nolan‚ an ordinary news reporter‚ is given the power of god for a week. The film stars Jim Carrey‚ Jennifer Aniston and Morgan Freeman‚ and is directed by Tom Shadyac. The films tells the story of Bruce Nolan (Jim Carrey) ‚ a
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Shaquilla Gracien 3/19/14 Women in Africa Film Review Dance can be used as a source of therapy where one can express their emotions whether it is positive or negative‚ through each movement. In the past and maybe still today‚ women in Tanzania were not allowed to speak about nor complain about the lack of support they get from their husband. Women in Tanzania use the movements of dance to portray how they are the actual providers in their family and to express how their husbands are useless
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Different genres of films and their impact on the spectators No other art form has had quite the impact on our lives that the motion pictures have. Everybody loves stories. We want to watch different movies‚ depending on the mood‚ temperament and circumstances. The most important thing is to choose the right genre. The term genre is used a lot around the movie industry to break down the type of film into categories. It’s difficult to place a lot of films in a single category
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This would make the film geared to teenage girls who has similar situations as Pariah. These identity issues can be of many reasons such as a conservative family or being casted as an outside by the general public. The word Pariah was used strongly at the beginning of the trailer to indicate that the film would be about outcast especially in the black community. Since Alike is both gay and black‚ these are the two communities that are often overlook in mainstream media. The trailer gives us an insight
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In the 1939 film Mr. Smith goes to Washington‚ directed by Frank Capra there is a strong corrupted depiction of the United States political system in the way that the Senate functions. There is evident character conflict‚ development‚ and interaction which is able to entice the audience and keep them guessing as to who will come out on top. The characters manipulate one another for personal gain and political gain which keeps the film moving‚ as well as helps the main character‚ Mr. Smith‚ grow‚
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Introduction to film Understanding Movies Film Analysis: All Quiet on the Western Front Introduction Lewis Milestone’s All Quiet on the Western Front was one of the first realistic war films of its time. This film works to make a powerful statement about the misconceptions of war and fighting. Its message is one that anyone who has seen war close up can attest to. Regardless of time‚ location‚ or people‚ these
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and ethnicities (the screenplay is a low concept film that focuses on the characters to display a point). The motion picture Crash manifests important themes and ideas about the 21st century American zeitgeist and import ideas about life. By textbook definition the film is considered a work of art its original and deals with the important topic‚ case in point‚ racism. Crash also it sets forth a wholesome view of life. Each character in the film is a victim of racial tensions and also demonstrated
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Film Review-The Hunger Games Director and co-writer-Gary Ross The Hunger Games‚ it’s a harsh and relentless story based upon the first novel out of a trilogy of books by Suzanne Collins. The book is narrated by 16 year old Katniss; a young woman who lives in a post-apocalyptic America divided into 13 districts and ruled by one‚ the Capitol. In this imaginary future‚ ruled by the Capitol‚ an apparatus of their control is the Hunger Games‚ an event established in the aftermaths of a rebellion against
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Color in film went through a self-contained evolution much like sound. Many films of the silent era‚ for instance‚ used processes such as tinting and toning to give an overall color to the frame (Thomspon & Bordwell 34). Thompson and Bordwell comment on the process that “color could provide information about the narrative situation and hence make the story clearer to the spectator” (34)‚ much like the use of photogénie and mise-en-scene by the Impressionists and Expressionists. Other films‚ such as
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Notes from film: What is Cinema January-10-13 8:13 PM • An art form‚ an artistic spectacle‚ an aesthetic language with its own grammar and style‚ a ‚medium of communication and expression • A series of still image on a strip of plastic which‚ wen run through a projector shown on a screen‚ creates the illusion of moving images. • Form ( film language) and content ( message) are linked. The message is understood through its form or language by exploring how it uses
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