How would one be expected to react to the body of an unknown man that washes along the side of the beach or watching the child that you raised and love fall to their death. Brazilian author Letícia Ucha writes in her short story about the average family going about their normal everyday morning routine. One day during breakfast José the father broke the morning silence and began discussing the towns problem with a graffiti gang. Later that night Lucas‚ the son of José meets with the group of graffiti
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with her cousin‚ Monica. They travel there in “coach class” – i.e. apparently illegally and settle down in L.A. with their relative. We find out that Flor is working hard to earn some money for her daughter and herself (despite knowing very little English). A few days/weeks later‚ Monica finds a new job for her cousin (because Flor decides she can’t work two jobs – she needs to spend more time keeping an eye on her daughter) – as a housekeeper for a rich suburban family. They go together to this family’s
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My first experience watching a Coen brothers’ movie changed how I viewed film. Upon my first viewing of The Big Lebowski‚ I realized it was much more than a film about a middle aged stoner who lost his rug. I was able to identify different characteristics from a wide range of genres represented in classic films I had seen over the years. After numerous viewings‚ I could piece together a message the Coen brothers were trying to communicate to their audience through the film’s narrator: “Sometimes
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likes to help others as she has finished her own work. Stella: Good-morning Frank! You look so tired today! Are you all right? Frank: Oh‚ Good-morning Stella! I am preparing my oral test. It’s very difficult! I don’t know how to do it‚ to pass English tests. Stella: Don’t worry! I’ll teach you how to pass the oral test. Frank: Ha-ha! Stella‚ you are so kind! Today is my lucky day! ( He pats Stella’s shoulder) Stella: Don’t mention it! It’s my pleasure. Well‚ we must hurry if we want to have
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home of poor‚ black people. The film had different sets‚ Walter’s and Ruth’s bedroom‚ Beneatha’s and Mama’s bedroom‚ the bar‚ Walter at work‚ and the new house. In the film the bar is called the Kitty Cat while in the play the bar is called the Green Hat. In the film mom leaves the apartment to go get Walter out of the bar. While in the bar‚ Mama gives him $6‚500 rolled up in a big roll and tells him “he can be the head of this family from now on.” The play and the film show the exuberance of Beneatha’s
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small son. Riyo continued the laundry business‚ and the story ended with Riyo and Matsuji making love; symbolizing that they were finally husband and wife. Key film techniques used in Picture Bride were setting‚ costume‚ makeup‚ camera angles‚ lighting‚ and sound effects. The setting of this film was the 1800s. To establish the time; the film had wagons instead of cars‚ and it displayed the cabin-like home of Riyo and Matsuji without electricity. Also‚ they had no
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the walls‚ unsure if it is dream or reality‚ and characters – that are just “a little too friendly and helpful” – that leave the audience second-guessing who can and cannot be trusted. The film feels all too real to even be considered a horror film‚ which may be why it is one of the most effective horror films ever made. 1. Angles (high‚
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From the opening scene of Bend it Like Beckham we the audience are introduced to the main characters‚ the storyline‚ the settings and themes of film through the use of some well-chosen film techniques that the director used. The main character Jesminder is portrayed to us as a tom boy through costuming we can see that she is deliberately dressed in boy clothes in particular a soccer Jersey and shorts. This is to communicate to us the audience that she loves soccer. We also can see that she isn’t
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Edward scissorhand is a movie made in 1990 directed by Tim Burton. This story is about a man called Edward that gets created by an inventor with a few incomplete parts to make him look quite different than others. Being different and unique he finds it very hand and struggles endlessly to try and fit into the society he is brought into. He is challenged to adapt into the new life and environment that he has never experienced before. When Edward‚ an outsider enters into the community there is confusion
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Conrad Jarrett is the protagonist of this film. He is a teenage boy who has just came back home after staying in a psychiatric hospital for a few months. He was placed in said psychiatric hospital because he had wanted to commit suicide. Now that he is back home‚ Conrad feels distant from his friends and family members. We find out later in the film that Conrad is actually dealing with post-traumatic stress which was brought on by a sailing accident that took his own brother’s life. Beth Jarrett
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