English Department Contemporary English VI Maximiljana Barančić‚ prof. Ljiljana Prša American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis Bookreview Zadar‚ May 2013 Patrick Bateman is the protagonist of the novel American Psycho by Brett Easton Ellis. He is the narrator‚ the antihero and one of the most controversial characters. However‚ Ellis assures that he himself did not wrote American Psycho and that every time he sat down to write "the spirit of Patrick Bateman" was in a trance‚ and even argued
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The film "American Psycho" tells a story about a person named Patrick Bateman who is the son of a successful Wall Street entrepreneur. He is the typical person living a yuppie style of life who has a well-paid job‚ wears designer outfits‚ and anything else a high-class person out to have. His life is mostly about getting reservations at trendy restaurants‚ maintaining his physical appearance‚ and shallow conversations as well as comparisons with his wealthy friends who he mostly dislikes. However
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There are many different themes in Psycho. The first one being‚ good versus evil which is portrayed by the main characters Marion and Norman. As she is escaping town with the money you could tell that she is having conflicting thoughts of rather she should keep going to give the money to her beloved boyfriend or if she should do the right thing and bring back the money to her boss. Norman displays this theme of good vs evil as he feels very bad for murdering his mother throughout the movie he desires
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American Psycho: Analysis of Novel and Movie Production American Psycho has been recognized as a brilliant thriller of its time and can legitimately be labeled a scandalous novel. The novel was published in 1991 by the daring author Bret Easton Ellis and was later adapted into a movie production in 2000 by the director Mary Harron. The novel endured nasty criticism to the point of rousing riots and the boycott of the publishing company‚ Simon & Schuster; who later dropped the publication of
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FILM ANALYSIS: TITANIC Name and Surname : Diyar Yılmaz Number : 21160169 Department : English Translation and Interpretation Studies Lecturer : EBRU ERDOĞAN DİYAR YILMAZ 21160169 Translation and Interpretation Department‚ 4th Grade UNSINKABLE Titanic is an epic romance film‚ which also contains certain historical and authentic aspects of the time it narrated. The film is released in 1997 and is directed‚ written and co-produced by James Cameron‚ also widely known
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Feature Film Analysis - Gallipoli (directed by Peter Weir) Gallipoli‚ as the title suggests‚ is a portrayal of the historical event in which thousands of Australian soldiers went off to fight for their country. Peter Weir‚ the director of Gallipoli has not simply presented the facts about the war‚ nor has he tried to relay the story of this time‚ instead he has attempted to convey the legend of Gallipoli through the Australian’s feelings towards the event using pre-existing myths to portray this
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Introduction Superhero films as a popular culture are a phenomenon that has experienced fluctuating amounts of success and change throughout its long history‚ spanning over seventy years. With origins in comic book lore‚ the mythology of superheroes emerged in 1940s films and has ultimately become a multibillion dollar empire. Over the last century‚ the heroes and mythology within superhero films drawn from various comic book universes have established an unrivalled relationship with audiences‚ who
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The Patriot Film Analysis The Patriot is an American historical film starring Mel Gibson and directed by Roland Emmerich. It is set in South Carolina‚ one of the thirteen British colonies set in America. The film follows the story of a “Patriot” named Benjamin Martin. This character is a portrayal of American Revolution War hero Francis Marion. In the film Benjamin‚ is recognized as a war hero from the French and Indian War. However he has retired from a life of battle and is attempting to follow
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Gandhi Film Analysis Towards the end the movie‚ Gandhi is laying down on his bed‚ weak‚ and unable to move. He has vowed to fast until the fighting between the Muslims and Hindus has subsided. A man comes to see him‚ and confesses that he has killed a boy and that he is going to hell. Gandhi simply responds with “Why?” The man responds by saying that the Muslims have killed his own son‚ and that anger caused him to get revenge. Gandhi‚ unfazed‚ says that he knows a way out. He tells the man to
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Film analysis of the opening scene in the film Laura (1944). In the opening scene of the film Laura‚ there is much to analyse. Be it from unusual casting options‚ to the cinematography‚ it seems that the director Otto Preminger knew exactly how to make the audience to think when making Laura. Casting is of a big importance when analysing the film Laura. What is interesting about Premingers work is how he makes unusual casting decisions‚ that always seem to make the feature a success. It seems
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