Referring to the latest version of A Raisin in the Sun (2008) it is set on the Southside of Chicago‚ Illinois. In the film‚ the head of the household is Lena Younger (Phylicia Rashad)‚ who the family calls‚ “Mama.” Mama’s husband‚ Walter Sr. has passed away so a settlement for $10‚000 from his life insurance policy is being mailed to her. Walter Jr. (Sean Combs) and Beneatha (Sanaa Lathan) are Mama’s children and they believe the check should be given to either of them for medical school or an investment
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and method acting. The cast of American Beauty won a Screen Actors Guild Award for an Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Theatrical Motion Picture in the year 2000‚ the ensemble acting includes the acting techniques of working together in the film shots‚ and the casting of the group of actors for the characters’ roles includes: Annette Bening‚ Wes Bentley‚ Thora Birch‚ Chris Cooper‚ Peter Gallagher‚ Allison Janney‚ Kevin Spacey‚ and Mena Suvari. In fact‚ some of the actors cast in the roles
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Perkowski created a ten-part analysis outline to be used for analyzing different characteristics and functions of vampires that appear in film‚ television‚ and literature. This outline can be used to analyze the film The Lost Boys‚ and how the vampires in the film function as a metaphor for drug use‚ American nationalism‚ and a broken family structure‚ all of which were common in the 1980’s. The first part of Perkowski’s analysis encompasses the information sources for the film‚ which includes the movie
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In the film version of John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men‚ George Milton reflects on the time he had spent with his best friend‚ Lennie Small‚ on the ranch. He begins by looking back at the time when George and Lennie are chased out of their home town of Weed and are forced to find work‚ so they get jobs at a ranch. They plan to save up money and reach their dream of owning a farm and “live off the fatta the lan’.” On the ranch‚ they meet many different people and deal with different things. This movie
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In particular‚ the muted‚ even dark‚ lighting of the movie helped to encapsulate the grave and haunting feel that was present throughout the whole novel. During the independent film‚ it was unmistakable that the events that were about to unfold on the screen were going to be heavy. Even the camera angles allowed for the film to give the viewer a raw and obtainable experience. Also‚ to connect the picture back to the novel from which it originated‚ the set of the houses and town were identical to how
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Critical Analysis #2 “Self-Analysis through Dream Exploration” They say the eyes are the window to your soul‚ however Schmida’s process essay “Self Analysis through Dream Exploration” suggests otherwise. Schmida presents an interesting new way to gain self-awareness and understanding through first identifying‚ then analyzing your dreams. She uses clear‚ thorough explanations to takes us step by step through the process of becoming your own professional dream analyst. She is quick to establish
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Journal 1 What’s cooking? Explain the representation of women and their roles in their families. Explain the role of the generational conflict. How does the setting design tell about the characters? The film What’s cooking? is about four different families all coming from different cultures‚ but focuses primarily on the women of each. We have a Jewish mother who is trying to accept the fact that her daughter is a homosexual and trying to eases the acceptance. Then we have the Nguyens‚ the mother
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Mouth Watering In all types of film‚ especially with animation‚ the images that are created on screen visually engage the audience to the world of the film‚ yet in order to fully experience all that the film has to offer‚ the visual aspects are only half of the importance. Sound design makes up that other half of the cinematic experience‚ and engages senses other than the visual in order to immerse the audience into the film. In Brad Bird’s animated film Ratatouille (2007)‚ sound designer Randy
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of a musical film in comparison to a film score in a non-musical largely depends on the target audience of the film‚ genre of film‚ and plot of the film. In musical films like Grease‚ Chicago‚ Les Miserables‚ West Side Story‚ and Mama Mia‚ the musical and choreographed aspects of film work with the plot in an effective manner. I feel like [romantic] comedies (eg. Mama Mia and Grease) and dramas (eg. Les Miserables and Chicago) are the two genres that are best made in to musical films. Musicals are
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The child of the Devil Roman Polanski’s film “Rosemary’s Baby” gives rise to the classic horror film‚ with the theme of ambition by the protagonist Guy‚ who in change of success makes a pact with the Devil. The film accounts for many themes that characterize it as the classical horror movie of all times. The pact with the Devil and the born child‚ offspring of the Devil itself are themes been used in many movies subsequently. The movie starts with the promising life of the couple as they begin
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