Limitless or Limiting? “Obviously I miscalculated a few things…” – The opening line to what I thought (and still think) was a gripping watch until I read the reviews that demolished the way I read and interpreted films. One of these demoralizing reviews includes a one liner from a ‘Top Critic’ of The New Yoker stating: “Very limited‚ actually.” Perhaps I had miscalculated a few things myself. I found myself in the same designer shoes as the main character that was ready to jump off the ledge of
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The effetc s of film on WWII propaganda Without the advent of the medium of film to wage a war of propaganda both the Axis and the Allies of World War II would have found it difficult to gather as much support for their causes as they did. Guns‚ tanks‚ and bombs were the principal weapons of World War II‚ but there were other‚ more subtle‚ forms of warfare as well. Words‚ posters‚ and films waged a constant battle for the hearts and minds of the masses of the world just as surely as
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Cameron Mitchell 9/28/11 Villains in Film 2nd Draft Why So Serious? In recent years‚ technology in the cinema industry has become amazingly effective in creating alternate realities for us to go see for seven dollars on a Tuesday night. For a movie villain to be successful and spark emotions from its viewers they must look the part‚ be insanely brilliant‚ and push the protagonist to the edge. The first and most obvious characteristic that makes an amazing movie villain is their appearance
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The Film Crash COM 200 Interpersonal Communicati November 06‚ 2011 The Film Crash In the 2004 film Crash (Haggis)‚ several conflicts are explored between people living in a racially indicted city. While the conflicts occur at many levels between many people throughout the film‚ the most unproductive to watch as the viewer is the conflict between Daniel Ruiz‚ the locksmith‚ and Farhad‚ the shop owner. The conflict escalates as communication between the two breaks down over a language
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A Raisin in the Sun: Comparisons between Film and Play A Raisin in the Sun is a play written by Lorraine Hansberry. The drama explores the human experience in the Chicago ghetto of the 1950’s. It was adapted into a film in 1961 by Columbia Pictures Corporation that was also written by Lorraine Hansberry. The film was intended as an interpretation of the play with many similarities‚ but there are several distinctions that allow each of the versions to stand as an independent work. When reading
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The film The Wave‚ showed how absolute power can corrupt absolutely‚ and to an extent anyone could become become the second Hitler if given enough power. Ben Ross‚ a history teacher at Gordon High School in 1969‚ was upset that he couldn’t answer one of his student’s questions so he decided to research the topic. The question pertained to the fact that ninety percent of Germans that were not a part of the Nazi Party were allowing the genocide to happen. Mr. Ross decided to create an experiment that
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performance is unique. The different stylistic choices made in performances of the play change the way that viewers see the characters and events. This means that while the events of the Goold and Polanski films are the same‚ they tell us slightly different stories. It is interesting to look at the two films in terms of their faithfulness to‚ and their divergences from the original text‚ and the effects that these choices have on their viewers. The first clear point of interpretation is the setting of
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communication all around us. These concepts are in everything‚ from the way we talk to our friends‚ learn in class‚ and even in the things we do for fun‚ such as reading or watching movies. Jerry Maguire is one such example. The way the characters in the film interact with one another as well as conduct their day to day routines can be analyzed to further explain the concepts of interpersonal communications. Concepts covered include the very reason we find it necessary to communicate‚ the cultural/social
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In The Shawshank Redemption the film maker uses a variety of filmic techniques to position the audience and shape their responses to the characters and events of the film. Discuss. Themes: Justice‚ Redemption‚ Techniques: * Parallel - when two or more things are compared. Red and Brooks. The experiences of the men when they leave prison are paralleled (they follow the same pattern). He wants us to see the parallels between the two characters and show the effect of institutionalisation (developing
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November 30‚ 2010 “ Psycho “ Psycho is a suspense horror film made in 1960 by Alfred Hitchcock. When Alfred wanted to produce this film‚ Paramount did not want to produce it and refused to provide the budget that Hitchcock received from them for previous films with the studio. No one thought the film would be a success‚ so Hitchcock took matters into his owns hands and set a budget of less than 820‚000 dollars. The film is about a young women named Marion Crane who steals 40‚000 dollars
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