Religulous Religulous is a documentary film starring comedian Bill Maher. The title comes from a combination of the words “religious” and “ridiculous”. The movie addresses the views of many different believers from various religious backgrounds. The similarities between the gospels and fairytales may not be evident to the everyday believer. Maher questions the different beliefs and their credibility within the specific religion. Homosexuality‚ religion in politics‚ and religious fundamentalism and
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The Salem Witch Trials are possibly the most notable examples of the persecution of witchcraft in the New World. In the 1996 film‚ The Crucible‚ based on the 1953 play by Arthur Miller‚ it portrays the trials from the point of view of a small community that’s disintegrated by frenzy and lunacy. In the film‚ it emphasizes the role of a group of girls being led by Abigail Williams‚ and illustrates how society was so strict for women‚ even as young as kids‚ that it caused a form of hysterical fear of
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foreshows events that occur outside of the Klub. His power over the dancing girls is demonstrated through his actions on stage‚ groping and slapping their bodies. Reoccurring scenes of him winking‚ smiling and nodding are cleverly placed throughout the film to accentuate his role as an all knowing‚ all seeing character. The Emcee’s glamorous makeup and costuming further emphasises the illusion of the cabaret world. He interacts with the audience questioning “where are your troubles now? Forgotten! I told
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El Cantar del Mio Cid is the oldest preserved Spanish cantar de gesta. Formerly‚ it was transmitted only orally‚ but in 1142 it was written down by a certain Per Abbat. This copy is held as part of a 14th century codex in the Biblioteca Nacional de España (National Library) in Madrid. However‚ it is incomplete. The first page and two others in the middle are missing. It is written in medieval Spanish‚ the ancestor of modern Spanish. Its current title is a modern invention by Ramón Menéndez Pidal;
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into making a horror film. Horror films are projected to create a psychological sense of fear; however‚ humans tend to enjoy and crave the heart-pumping adrenaline rush of terror. Some believe it is the calling of curiosity while others think it is the section of insanity that imbedded itself into our mind. Trepidations are not a trend that has set forth in the twenty first century; we humans hunger after the thrill of terror ever since Roman times. In addition‚ horror films closely relate to events
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down the video to show some things that makes the film contradictory and to point things out that really do not serve any purpose in the film like the troll rocks. This kind of critiquing falls under Deconstruction which states that ‚ “A deconstructionist might read…in manner somewhat similar to the New Critic’s‚ but with even more focus on puns and paradoxes and on the poems resistance to organic unity” (Mays 2336). They show a contradiction in the film which the lead character has to “save the day
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In society today‚ mentally ill people are often discriminated against and isolated due to their ‘differences’. Many films and documentaries have been produced to address and create an understanding regarding the pain and suffering‚ felt by those affected by mental illness. Witness‚ directed by Michael Buckley‚ a young independent filmmaker‚ explores the life of the key protagonist‚ John Harrowell‚ forced to live the majority of his life within the walls of a mental institution. Through the use of
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Gattaca (1997) is a film directed by Andrew Niccol that is based on the Science of Genetic discrimination. A world in which scientific proof becomes the complete basis for discrimination. While society holds it as a truth‚ genes are a primary factor that determine the success of an individual. The film revolves around the Protagonist Vincent Freeman (Ethan Hawke)‚ and his struggle to achieve what he has worked his entire life to get to‚ but is unable‚ due to his “In-Valid” status. He is ignored and
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“The Pennycandystore Beyond the El” by Lawrence Ferlinghetti is about a young boy’s childhood passing by too soon and is similar to the song‚ “Wake me up when September ends” by Green Day. The first few lines of the poem are indented to convey the message that the boy “fell in love with
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3.6.2. Hygroscopicity assessment of free films Free films were evaluated for hygroscopicity behavior to understand the contribution of lactose and sodium chloride on hygroscopicity‚ if any. It was found that HPMC SD and HPMC-LAC CP films were ‘moderately hygroscopic’ whereas HPMC-NaCl CP films were ‘very hygroscopic’. The percentage moisture content and classification of each sample as per Callahan et al. (Callahan et al.‚ 1982; Murikipudi et al.‚ 2013) has been listed in Table 5. 4. Discussion In
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