University Fall 2012 This is the story of Rosewood‚ Fl. I chose this film because of its sensitive subject on Racism and Discrimination. Rosewood is the true story of a small Florida town‚ was inhabited that almost entirely by quiet‚ "middle-class" African- Americans (most of them home and land owners and better off than average at the time.) On New Year’s Day‚ 1923‚ the town was wiped off the face of the earth by angry whites from a neighboring community. It occurred because of the false testimony
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of film and television production in Québec. This article paints an austere picture of current realities in which content creators in Québec feel stifled creatively and underappreciated due to racism in the industry. When award-winning Haitian filmmaker Jephté Bastien was told that in order to join the ranks of the best Québécois filmmakers he would need to make “Quebecer Films‚” the question arose: what exactly defines such a genre? What Bastien eventually come to realize was that “films representing
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Significance of the opening scenes in the film you have studied The opening scenes in the film The Great Gatsby by Baz Luhrman are captivating and as a result hook the audience completely into the film. They do this by introducing the stark contrasts between 1929 in the sanatorium to New York in 1922. They also begin to develop the characters of Nick and Gatsby. Finally the first two scenes introduce some of the main themes and symbols that reoccur throughout the film. The first scene starts with old‚ early
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Warriors” Directed by Lee Tamahori. In the film‚ “Once Were Warriors” the visual techniques camera shots and angles‚ lighting and sound effects were used to create impact in the party scene. The impact created shows us‚ the audience‚ that alcohol can lead to violence. Firstly‚ the director uses camera shots and angles to create impact in showing us the relationships between the characters and how they become violent due to alcohol. At the beginning of the scene we see a close up of character Beth Heke’s
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RAISE THE RED LANTERN SCENE ANALYSIS Raise the Red Lantern directed by Zhang Yi Mou is a movie that is set in 1920’s china. It tells the tragic story of 19 year old University student Songlian who becomes the fourth mistress in the wealthy Chen family after her father’s death. The opening scene shows the process from Songlian’s marriage discussion with her mother to the moment she steps into the life of being the puppet of the Chen household. In the opening scene we are introduced to the protagonist;
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The Castle Directed by Rob Sitch Miramax 05/99 DVD/VHS Feature Film In our frenzy of getting‚ spending‚ and moving quickly through life‚ we often miss the greatest wealth of all — living contentedly in the present moment. There is probably no better movie about this spiritual practice than The Castle‚ an Australian comedy directed by Rob Sitch and written by Santo Cilauro‚ Tom Gleisner‚ Jane Kennedy‚ and Rob Sitch. Darryl Kerrigan (Michael Caton) is a working-class tow-truck driver who takes
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are four concepts‚ perception‚ reality‚ illusion‚ and deception. People have different perceptions about Eisenheim’s magician shows. Eisenheim does compelling illusions that lead people to wonder if he has supernatural powers or it’s just tricks. The film tells an extended story about Eisenheim and Sophie and there is a plot twist at the end‚ this is when the theme is revealed. Sophie and Eisenheim plan out a scheme‚ and pretend that the Emperor killed Sophie. They planted everything out and in the
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By Christine Jap 9H Character Analysis of Koro is a very stubborn‚ strict‚ serious chief of the New Zealand coastal village. He dominates in everything that they do. When he believes in something‚ he never changes his mind. He is firm and forceful in everything that he says and does and he rarely appreciates other’s work and effort. He is selfish‚ isn’t sympathetic or sensitive and never considers other people’s feelings. Before he realised that Pai was the true leader‚ he was sexist and discriminated
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Franco Zeffirelli’s 1996 film adaptation of Charlotte Bronte’s novel‚ Jane Eyre‚ does stay true to the novel‚ but the character of Jane is underdeveloped. In the novel Jane is a very strong-willed character and is like this in the film‚ but her past experiences that made her this way are not explored enough for the audience to fully understand her in the film. The same goes for when Jane runs away from Thornfield Hall to when she stumbles onto St John Rivers’ doorstep. The nature of Jane finding
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Sing is an animation film that was produced by Illumination Entertainment‚ written by Garth Jennings‚ and directed by Garth Jennings and Christophe Lourdelet (“Trailer and Movie Site”). The film tells the story of a Koala bear named Buster Moon‚ who owns a theatre that has fallen on hard times. In an attempt to save his theatre‚ the bear holds a singing competition in order to find new and successful acts for his shows. The animation film uses well know actors and singers such as Reese Witherspoon
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