Films‚ also called a movie or motion picture. Films usually include an optical soundtrack‚ which is a graphic recording of the spoken words‚ music and other sounds that are to accompany the images. Films are also a cultural artifacts created by specific cultures. They reflect those cultures‚ and‚ in turn‚ affect them. Film is considered to be an important art form‚ a source of popular entertainment‚ and a powerful medium for educating or indoctrinating citizens. Some films have become popular worldwide
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I watched the movie “Cleopatra”‚ which was directed by Franc Roddam in 1999 for this project. Even though the movie was three hours long it was enjoyable to watch. After watching the movie I starting researching some historical facts about Cleopatra on the Internet and I discovered that most of the movie was incorrect. Like every Cleopatra movie‚ she is always made out to be so beautiful however while researching I found in every piece it stated that she was far from beautiful. The picture of
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decimus meridus win many victories in fights throughout the movie. The movie Gladiator was made in the year 2000 and it was directed by Ridley Scott. The films setting first starts in Vindobana which is in Austria and Germania and then to the Roman Province of Spain‚ later on the film takes place in Zucchabar in North Africa. Later on through most of the movie the film takes place in Rome‚ at the Roman Colosseum. The main character in the movie is Maximus Decimus Meridius he is a general leading the
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played the lead character‚ John Ottaway whom recited this eloquently written poem throughout the movie The Grey directed by Joe Carnahan. John Ottaway‚ is the relevant leader of the pack‚ who had flashbacks of his wife that left him and in doing so left him heartless and broken. His character was seeking answers and it seems as if the wilderness is where he would find them. Staring into the face of death and trying to find the meaning of his life now that he was alone. He found himself on a course
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Throughout the movie Crash the director Patrick Haggis shows a lot of examples of the racial tension that occurs in our society. Haggis depicts different dialectics through separate scenarios of different stereotypical characters that interconnect in contributing to the plot. I am going to illustrate a few key points throughout the course of my paper; reality as motion‚ appearance versus essence‚ and contradiction energizing motion. The first concept I am going to discuss is reality as motion. Reality
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In the movie Becket‚ the main character‚ Thomas Becket exhibits great honor in everything he does. He not only serves as a noble for King Henry II‚ but he is also later appointed Archbishop of Canterbury. Becket realizes his duties in each of these positions and takes great honor in the positions he has been granted by executing his tasks exceptionally well. Although Thomas Becket lives an honorable life‚ it is important to also acknowledge when he exhibits dishonor‚ especially when he ignores the
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Proof Proof is a film by John Madden. This movie is based on a play written by David Aubum which was a Pulitzer Prize winning play. This was originally produced by the Manhattan Theatre Club on May 23‚ 2000. It was made into a movie in 2005. Proof was acted out as in today’s times‚ not a replica that would have taken place decades ago. The main cast members were Gwyneth Paltrow as Catherine‚ Anthony Hopkins as Catherine’s father and Jake Gyllenhaal as Hal. This film is about a professor that
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The movie Lincoln‚ was more accurate than previous portrayals of Abraham Lincoln. However‚ the movie did fail to include important facts‚ such as Lincoln’s belief that African Americans were unequal to whites and some details of the passing of the 13th Amendment. All in all though‚ the movie portrayed the Civil war and presidency with considerable accuracy. Lincoln focuses mainly on the passage of the 13th amendment and the trials Lincoln and his supporters went through. The film insinuates that
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The movie Downfall‚ or Der Untergang‚ is a German film directed by Oliver Hirschiegel. Downfall tells the story‚ from Hitler’s private secretary’s standpoint‚ about the final days of Adolph Hitler leading to the eventual surrender of the Nazi Party. The movie was nominated and won several awards including being nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film of the Year in 2005. Foreign language films are interesting to watch especially when they tell a story about history. The reason why
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Both the novel and the film adaptation of Ernest J. Gaines ‚ A Lesson Before Dying illustrates the theme of coming of age ; however in the novel this theme is better discussed. Through the use of lighting ‚ soundtrack ‚and camera angles the director is able to portray the theme of coming of age. While ‚ in the novel Ernest J. Gaines uses dialogue and characterization to express this theme. As some scene’s are better developed than others the watcher and reader are able to receive specific feedback
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