Film Analysis on “ Metropolis” “ Metropolis” directed by Fritz Lang is a science fiction‚ futuristic style film. It is about the socioeconomic differences in the futuristic city of Metropolis‚ between workers and the men who designed and ran the city. Its main character Freder is the son of a man who manages Metropolis and has been privileged to live a very luxurious life until he sees a beautiful women‚ Maria‚ who leads him to beneath the city‚ where all the workers of the city toil. He
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Date: 02/24/2015 To: Dr. Sal Kukalis From: Ryan Musante Subject: Industry Analysis: Feature Film Production The motion picture industry produces and distributes films for theatrical release‚ home entertainment‚ and various other markets. The product of this industry is passive entertainment‚ typically viewed as a leisure activity. Various genres target all market segments‚ the largest of which is in the 18-35 year old age group. The same product is released via two main distribution channels
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1.3 A Dream and A Nightmare: Heroes and Villains Martin L. King and Malcolm X have become the two most recognizable African-American icons of the twentieth century‚ but a popular understanding of the two men rarely extends beyond caricatures and sound bites (Carson‚ The Unfinished Dialogue of Martin Luther King‚ Jr. and Malcolm X). While many scholars believed that the African-American population achieved equality as a result of the civil rights movement‚ they did not necessarily show a united
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Short Story Analysis Was It a Dream? Subconsciously‚ a lover mourning over his dead wife has come to the realization that his spouse has been unfaithful. With his selected dark vocabulary he creates a clear picture of the character’s surroundings. This vivid image provided to the readers by Guy de Maupassant allows insight to the atmosphere and the mood of the story. Statement #1: Guy de Maupassant’s choices of words help readers understand the character’s emotions. Example #1:
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At the start of the film‚ Ashoke and Ashima leave India for America and their life together begins. The move from the big city of Calcutta to the big city of New York is much lonelier because they have no family nearby and the land is unfamiliar. The climate is also different‚ it is winter time and the weather is cold. Ashima is learning very quickly that the living conditions are different. Ashoke explains to her that they have gas twenty-four hours a day‚ and the difference between hot and
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Film Analysis: The Conformist The Conformist‚ directed by Bernardo Bertolucci portrays the struggle of Marcello Clerici‚ who is torn between two worlds. To emphasize this battle between good and evil‚ right and wrong‚ the production design and visual composition include an excellent use of light and shadow. In particular‚ it was quite compelling to see the lighting shift as Clerici vacillated between being a good fascist and living a normal life. In virtually every scene that highlighted fascism
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Film Comparative Analysis “The general response following the screening was a distinct realization that nobody is above the law‚ and that the stereotypes associated with the “coño” nearly left Larrañaga guilty as mistakenly charged.” (Syjuco‚ 2012) There is no justice‚ when innocent men are in jail; this is the main idea that the two films have in common. With this‚ let us ask ourselves‚ “Is there really something wrong with the Philippine and Texas justice system? Are we to admit that
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Grant Godfrey Film Appreciation 11/27/09 Glory or Death A Film Analysis of “300” Most people have heard the story of King Leonidas and the bold three hundred; but for the people that have never heard of the three hundred Spartans until the movie came out‚ it definitely opened their eyes after viewing the film. Some do not understand why this story is one of the most amazing ones in Greek history‚ mostly the people who do not know much about it. It is an inspirational story that tells us many
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An analysis of “The American Promise” by presidential candidate Barack Obama In this essay‚ I am going to analyze Barack Obama’s speech “The American Promise”. He presented the speech when he was accepted as a candidate for the American election in 2008. The speech is from August 28th. I will look for ethos‚ pathos and logos‚ find his main argument and discuss the effect the speech has on the listener. The speech starts out with Barack Obama presents two people. A young man from Kenya and young
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Alister Grierson’s film Kokoda (2006) is historically accurate to a limited extent. The film is based on the experiences of 39th Battalion fighting against Japanese forces in the 1942 Kokoda Campaign. The representation of the Australian Soldiers and the Japanese Soldiers were in favour of the Australians. Unbiased representation is important to understand both sides of the war. The problems with food and equipment supply do not quite show in the film‚ although the audience still gets a feel to
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