produced by Steven Spielberg and released in 2012‚ stars Daniel Day-Lewis as President Lincoln. Written by Tony Kushner‚ the film was inspired by Doris Kearns Goodwin’s biography Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln. Set in 1865 the movie focuses on President Lincoln’s struggle to get the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution passed through the House of Representatives‚ all while facing challenges presented by the American Civil War. Lincoln won two Oscars and 108 other
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The message in the movie The Way‚ I think his son said it best‚ “you don’t choose a life dad‚ you live one” (The Way‚ 2010). Each character in this movie were dealing with different issues in their life and set our looking to find themselves or to find meaning in their life while walking the path of pilgrims. Life circumstances had brought each one there‚ from a loved one’s death or abortion‚ being overweight‚ to writer’s block. On this journey of walking The Camino‚ each character finds inner
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black and white movie. Although the color film caught my attention because while reading the novel I pictured everything‚ and it made it more clear to prepare myself for my essay. On the film made on the fifties everything was old school and I did not find it interesting. I was honestly falling asleep while watching the movie. For each scene there was a tone and the graphics were not so great because it was an old movie. The reason why I disliked it because it was a black and white movie and I never
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usefulness of soil‚ we see its relationship to other environmental movements. Dirt! The Movie insinuates that this understanding naturally transitions into a period of sustainable degrowth by wanting to be around nature‚ reducing food waste and practicing communal agriculture. Some might argue that degrowth is not necessary for countries like Canada especially when the conditions such as war and food riot mentioned in the movie do not apply. This point is indeed true‚ but the issue of scale is relevant. There
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The main theme of the movie‚ Passchendaele‚ was the first World War and how it affected the lives of people on and away from the battlefield. The movie follows the lives Canadians living during the war‚ particularly Michael Dunne‚ David Mann‚ and Sarah Mann; a sargeant‚ private‚ and nurse respectively. At the beginning of the movie‚ Michael was fighting in the World War against a squad of German soldiers in a destroyed city‚ and got injured by an artillery shot after killing the soldiers. He later
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The appearance of an Elf and a normal human in the movie was quite dramatic. Buddy the Elf was actually a human raised by elves making him think that he is an actual elf. When he was with Santa‚ he was considered an Elf‚ but in reality when he came from the North Pole‚ he was just a human. He tried to convince
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Crash a film by Paul Haggis “moving at the speed of life‚ we are bound to collide with each other” As you watch the film‚ think about & answer the following questions. 1. What was your overall reaction to this movie? What emotions did you find yourself feeling during this film? Why? It amazes me how people can be so racist. I was angry when the white cop searched the women the way he did. Then the guy that sells guns didn’t want to see the man a gun because of his race. Then the DA’s
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The Mongoose was fed raw meat in the movie unlike the book‚ the mongoose being fed a banana. The description was a bit broad in the movie. The description of the setting‚ plot‚ objects‚ and other items were very plain. Unlike the story which involved highly detailed items in the story. At the beginning of the video the setting was broad
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At first and final glance‚ Sybil is a must see movie for anyone interested in psychology. It is absolutely phenomenal from the background of the movie‚ plot‚ and cast; Sybil couldn’t have gotten any better. This movie keeps you thinking and intrigued. Knowing of the background of the movie is important. Sybil is about a woman living with thirteen different personalities‚ so that she can get through her life easier. She was abused growing up by her mother‚ who was diagnosed as being schizophrenic
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The movie Amelie‚ directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet‚ uses mise-en scene which in French means “having a good frame”. This is unmistakably obvious right through Amelie. In the introduction there is a breath taking shot of her skipping stones‚ her favorite thing to do. While standing on a bridge‚ the shot revolves around her. The director refers back to the theme of skipping rocks in and out of various scenes. Everywhere Amelie goes she picks rocks up and places them in her pocket‚ to skip later. In the
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