Searchers has often been regarded as film director John Ford’s most influential film. The film is considered by many critics to be a true American masterpiece because of its ability to capture the beauty and impending danger of the frontier. This movie tells of an emotional journey of a man‚ Ethan Edwards‚ who avenges the Comanche Indian chief responsible for the deaths of his family and the kidnapping of his two nieces. The most important theme found in the film is the hatred toward interracial mixture
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Films containing mainly physical comedy is often called slapstick. The phrase comes from a prop‚ the slapstick‚ which was invented in the 16th century‚ but physical comedy has probably been a liked topic. In ancient Greece‚ festivals of parades with masked characters‚ and endings with a comedy often happened. In these comedies‚ characters wearing lots of padding would get laughs by performing larger-than-life mock violence. Even today‚ movies and television continue the tradition of silliness. The
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Orson Welles’ undeniable masterpiece‚ Citizen Kane (1941) is one of the most acclaimed and discussed films of all times‚ having also frequently been awarded with the title of “greatest film ever made”. The critics and audiences’ fascination with the picture is deeply linked to its acknowledged status of nonconformity and defiance towards the formal rules that made up the classical Hollywood cinema film style between 1917 and 1960 (David Bordwell‚ Janet Staiger and Kristin Thompson 1985). Effectively
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Filmmakers were forced to adapt‚ changing the industry. By the Second World War‚ the film industry cooperated with the government‚ to gain support towards the war effort. Cinema began to have a great cultural impact‚ becoming the mass medium for consumption of information and ideas. This influence occurred slowly and sublimely‚ deeply rooted and enduring in society. Following the Great Depression and World War Two‚ the film industry became lucrative before the advent of the home television during the late
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Assignment on Bangladesh Films: Mainstream Films vs Alternative Cinema Submitted to Ariful Islam Lecturer‚ Department of English East West University Submitted by Sarah Elma 2013-2-40-035 Department of English East West University Submission Date: 20 June 2013 When mainstream cinema becomes too dull‚ people seek alternative methods. In Bangladesh‚ mainstream cinema started with FDC and has moved on to address the need of the community which is horror‚ suspense‚ romance-the combination of everything
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Being the film industry powerhouse that it is‚ Lucas film has a crucial role in fixing the erroneous cultural image of women and their role in society that has been generated by all types of media. Not only female characters constantly dominated by and presented as weaker than their male counterparts‚ they are also heavily outnumbered by them. Women are also still relatively rare in top media management positions. Furthermore‚ they are in large part excluded from the technical aspects of film production
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Shine‚ an award winning film directed by Scott Hicks‚ depicts the life of musical genius David Helfgott and the challenges and suffering he overcame in his life. Through a variety of film techniques Hicks is able to capture certain aspects of the human condition such as that of isolation‚ deprivation of freedom and one’s longing to be loved and cared about. Shine is also highly inspirational‚ illustrating a person’s ability to move forward in life despite facing the debilitating effects of psychological
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in. An artifact that has‚ over time‚ depreciated in its popularity is the 1995 American drama film Rebel Without A Cause. Released on October 27th‚ 1955‚ this film may not be as relevant as it was in the past (you probably wont find it in a millennials’s film collection or Netflix cue)‚ but it’s most certainly significant as it served as a milestone in the creation of new ideas about teenagers. The film captures teenage angst in a meaningful way‚ where adolescents wish to be understood and heard
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director and auteur. Welles legacy was well established before his work in films primarily he gained a lot of praise for his radio broadcast of the War of the Worlds. Besides this Welle’s filmography is probably what he is most well known for with such films as Touch of Evil‚ The Magnificent Amerbsons‚ and of course Citizen Kane. Citizen Kane to this date is regarded as one of the greatest films ever made however the film itself and Welles only received a best screenplay award. Welle’s was essentially
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The Hero’s Journey in Film: The Boondock Saints The idea of a clear and precise pattern that nearly all heroes follow is not something new. In fact‚ one of the most famous examples of a hero cycle is the one created by Joseph Campbell. In his world-renowned book‚ The Hero with a Thousand Faces‚ Campbell sets up and explains how every hero follows the same basic path until he/she winds up back at the beginning and another cycle begins. “The mythical hero…is lured…to the threshold of adventure…journeys
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