In what ways are Malaysian-made feature films important? Compare and contrast the potential impact foreign-made and locally-made films have on Malaysian audiences. According to the Oxford Dictionary‚ Films are a story or event recorded by a camera as a set of moving images and shown in a cinema or on television. Films from the first world countries which is the western countries like the United States‚ Europe countries to the Eastern countries such as the Republic of China to now the South East
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How To Analyze a Film As you might guess‚ conducting a semiotic analysis of a film is a somewhat more complicated venture than conducting a semiotic analysis of a print advertisement. This is not to say‚ of course‚ that movies and advertisements do not share similarities. Both‚ for example‚ are "texts" that rely on visual imagery to tell specific stories‚ and both are in the business of promoting specific ideologies. At the same time‚ print advertisements are limited by the static nature of their
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WHAT IS FILM NOIR? Actually‚ I am tempted to answer: "Film noir is a label which film critics use merely because it sounds good." The correct pronunciation is [film nwar] by the way. Originally‚ it is a French expression‚ meaning "black cinema". The term was borrowed from "roman noir"‚ gothic horror stories from 19th century England. The thing is that film noir cannot easily be defined. There are a few movies which most cineastes and critics label film noir‚ though. I would like to divide these
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After watching the film “escape fire”‚ I realized what health care system I am living in. Our healthcare system is spending 75 percent of our budget on chronic diseases that can be prevented. The film argues that American medical treatment is based on performing procedures or prescribing medicines that patient might not need. In the film‚ there was a female patient who had 37 stents. Every time she gets chest pain; she would be readmitted and procedures will be repeated. Eventually‚ the patient
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Independent Film’s Freedom of Expression One form of the new media is the Independent film which is usually produced or made outside the major film studio system‚ hence the name independent. Just like other kinds of media‚ traditional or not‚ indie films also promote the freedom of expression which is evident in its content. The content or storyline differentiates Indie films from the mainstream movies as Independent films present more sensitive and realistic issues. Issues which studios cannot invest
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What kind of films do you like? Most people don’t care about what they watch. It’s important because people can learn more from poetic films. Japanese films are more poetic and better made than other films‚ from how war affects others‚ how the characters change‚ and the tough issues that are involved. For example‚ Japan’s films involved the effects of war‚ and social acceptance (Nastasi). In the films Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind‚ and Princess Mononoke‚ the characters are dealing with the
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THE IMPACT OF FILM Since the start of the 20th century‚ Film has been used to reflect specific cultures as well as affect them. It is an important art form‚ a source of popular entertainment‚ and a powerful medium for educating or indoctrinating citizens because of its visual basis‚ which gives it a universal power of communication. Every country has stories to tell‚ about their past‚ present‚ and what the future will look like through their eyes. Examples of how Film has been used to reflect
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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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