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    The medium of film is enriching as it is able to transmit powerful themes and/or social issues to an audience‚ leaving them with a new understanding. Explain how this statement is true of the set film you have studied. "On the Waterfront"‚ a well-known film by Elia Kazan‚ tells the story of the old former professional boxer Terry‚ energetic‚ at New York Harbor when union leader Johnny Friendly sent Terry’s brother Charlie to kill Terry’s friend Joey. Eventually in front of the bloody reality

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    Since the invention of film‚ many movies have earned their place as benchmarks in cinema history‚ such as Casablanca‚ citizen kane‚ and The Wizard of Oz. All of these have been (and still are) looked upon as iconic examples of creative and intuitive filmmaking. In today’s society‚ films are chock full of special effects‚ whether its gunshots‚ explosions‚ or aliens; some films nowadays can even make money without a good plot‚ peppering the viewer with nonstop action sequences with no thought for story

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    Film Analysis: Speed

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    narrative and narration. The film "Speed"‚ starring Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock is classed as a film where narrative plays a very large role in delivering the viewer with a broader understanding of the story or plot of the film. Narrative meaning a "chain of events in cause-effect relationship occurring in time and space" (Bordwell and Thompson‚ 2005).What the above statement merely translates to is a word were all very familiar with namely‚ story. The narrative of a film typically begins "with one

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    Herbert S. Terrace’s article‚ "Thinking Without Language" discusses the concept of thought in animals‚ and the effect that language may have on their thought processes. Focusing on the thinking capabilities of apes‚ Terrace’s initial experiments taught a chimpanzee American Sign Language‚ studying if chimpanzees could combine words to form new meanings. Terrace conducted his own experiments with chimpanzees because of the potentially dubious integrity of past studies to prove chimpanzees’ ability

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    Cool Hand Luke Film Analysis In class we watched the film “Cool Hand Luke”‚ which is about the protagonist Luke‚ who is arrested for destroying several parking meters late one night while drunk in a small town‚ Luke was sentenced to prison. Luke was rebellious with little respect for authority‚ had more spunk than good sense. Luke gains the respect of his fellow inmates by his frequent escape attempts and refusal to break under to harsh punishment. The inmates enjoyed Luke’s fearless behavior

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    Halloween Film Analysis

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    Cinema of Horror MEDA 13672 November 10‚ 2014 In 1978 John Carpenter changed the landscape of horror cinema with the release of his terrifying new film Halloween. The film follows a group of young females as they are stalked‚ tormented and inevitably killed by an escaped lunatic wearing a Halloween mask and wielding a knife. The film was revolutionary for the many themes and concepts it introduced‚ (including the concept of the final girl) things that have been so often repeated they have

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    The Walk Film Analysis

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    Sacrifice) and Whitey Bulger (Black Mass) are just two examples of cinematic incarnations that have served to entertain and semi-education observers. This time around‚ it’s world-renowned French high-wire walker Philippe Petit that becomes the subject of a film treatment – a man that cemented his legacy by performing depth-defying walks in and between some of the world’s most impressive structures‚ which include the Notre Dame Cathedral‚ New York’s Lincoln Center‚ and of course‚ the two

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    ‘Sticks and stones may break my bones‚ but words will never hurt me‚’ a common response to verbal bullying on the school playground. If only standing up to bullying was that simple. Bullying is unwanted hostility from an antagonist who perceives him or herself to have more power over the victim. Bullying can take the form of name-calling‚ spreading rumors‚ threatening someone‚ or even physical abuse. Unfortunately bullying happens everywhere: at school‚ on the bus‚ over the Internet‚ over text. The

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    Mabel Pervin In D.H. Lawrence’s “The Horse-Dealer’s Daughter”‚ we see Mabel Pervin‚ the protagonist‚ as an unloved woman in the twentieth century. Mabel lives with‚ and cares for‚ her three brothers Joe‚ Fred‚ and Malcolm after their father dies‚ leaving them in debt. Mabel resents her father for the debt he has left the family in because the money made her feel secure. Living with three brothers is no fun and games for Mabel considering they treat her like she is a child. Mabel is majorly influenced

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    since the beginning of time. The film Braveheart portrays this issue magnificently. Braveheart‚ directed by Mel Gibson‚ was released in 1995 and since then has won a total of 5 Academy Awards including Best Picture 1995 and Best Director Mel Gibson. Based on true history‚ Braveheart takes place in the late 13th Century in Scotland. William Wallace (Mel Gibson) returns to Scotland after living away from his homeland for many years. The king of Scotland has died without an heir and the king of England

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