with just a draw of a lightsaber. Star Wars would soon become a film that would change the film industry for decades to come. With Star Wars‚ it created beloved characters that we love‚ like the strong female badass which turned the typical “damsel in distress” into
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Quasimodo looks like a monster on the outside‚ his personality is that of a selfless person. Quasi falls in love with Esmeralda‚ the gypsy woman‚ and helps her get back to her people. He demonstrates a man of good character as he rescued the damsel in distress. She wants him to run away with her but he refuses because of his devotion to Frollo. Quasi’s caring and loyal nature
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cowboy is a clichéd symbol of masculinity made famous by the Western film industry of America. One can immediately conjure him up‚ square-jawed and handsomely rugged in Stetson and spurred boots‚ galloping around on his trusty steed rescuing damsels in distress with whom he intends on riding off romantically into the sunset with. This is however not the cowboy that we are confronted with in the poem. In the first stanza he is described as “starspangled” and “porcelain” which are both terms for
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Víctor Salceda Professor. Asunción Lopez Varela Literary Criticism 20 March 2012 “My Life had stood – a Loaded Gun – ” Feminist Analysis. This poem was written by the American poet Emily Dickinson around the year 1863. It is probably one of the most complex of all Dickinson’s poems because it does not have a single coherent and satisfactory interpretation. This is due to the fact that it exemplifies her technique of the ‘omitted centre’‚ a device by which the author omits information
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1. After reading the thrilling novel‚ “Jurassic Park‚” I can say with complete confidence that Dr. Alan Grant is the protagonist in the novel. He is the protagonist because most of the novel is written from his perspective and the scientific background information‚ specifically about dinosaurs comes from his thoughts and recollections. Grant doesn’t mind getting his hands dirty‚ and he sees himself differently from his haughty‚ academic colleagues‚ and I personally see that as a positive trait
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Mainstreaming Bisexuality It’s one thing for an individual to be bisexual‚ lesbian‚ gay or any other sexuality they identify as‚ it’s another thing to be portrayed as something they are not. Although people are adapting‚ and even accepting gender diversity stereotypes exist. Amy Zimmerman‚ the author of "It Ain’t Easy Being Bisexual on TV‚" states "Our mainstream media reinforces the notion that bisexuality is either a fun‚ voluntary act of experimentation or a mere myth through two tried and
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Need for Speed is the latest attempt at adapting a video game for feature film audiences‚ a feat that has been attempted many times before to mostly disappointing results. Beyond that‚ though‚ Need for Speed is a rare entry in the car movie genre‚ which has been dominated for the last decade by The Fast and the Furious franchise. We wouldn’t say the two are direct competitors‚ as both deploy different approaches‚ but there is no question Need for Speed is going after a similar audience. Considering
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The term Gothic is significant for the understanding of the origins and development of the horror genre. Both of these genres differ‚ whilst Gothic literature is the text that explores the frightening extremes in mankind‚ horror focuses more on the unknown. The Gothic horror genre has changed over time and retains importance because it is the antecedent of the horror genre. Factors such as the definition of the word Gothic‚ the archetypes of the genre‚ and its social and historical contexts‚ have
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the walk through the dark forest‚ which makes you feel like you are stuck in a really bad acid trip. Along with the trippy visual effects‚ the film is meant to have an epic feel to it. Snow White trades in her ball gown as well as her dainty‚ “damsel in distress” act‚ for a suit of armor. Taking on the role of a badass‚ Joan of Arc character‚ giving an inspirational speech before leading troops into a high intensity battle‚ full of violent‚ and action packed fight scenes. Everything about this movie
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the most common ones are seen in almost all main characters. The women have big breasts‚ small waists‚ fluttering eyelashes‚ they are also very seductive and use their sexuality to get what they want. Women are seen as weak and being the “damsel in distress.” For male characters in Disney‚ they are always seen as heroic‚ tough men‚ with chiselled chins‚ outrageous muscles and the perfect overall body. They are always seen as the ideal perfect man. Many Disney movies including The Little Mermaid
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