The Lion‚ the Witch and the Wardrobe is a high fantasy novel for children by C. S. Lewis‚ published by Geoffrey Bles in 1950. It was the first published of seven novels in The Chronicles of Narnia (1950–1956) and it is the best known; among all the author’s books it is the most widely held in libraries.[3] Although it was written as well as published first in the series‚ it is volume two in recent editions‚ which are sequenced according to Narnia history. Like the others it was illustrated by Pauline
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“The King of Masks”‚ directed by Wu Tianming‚ is a sentimental melodrama with many underlying themes‚ one of which is the theme of love. The plot of the film‚ the morals that it teaches‚ and its impact on the audience all revolve around love. "The King of Masks" centers around the old street performer‚ Wang‚ played by Zhu Xu‚ who is desperately in search of a male successor to inherit his secret art of "face-changing". Fate allows him to meet with Doggie‚ a young child whose role is heartwarmingly
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The Crying Game The Crying Game brings up many disorienting points. One of the main oppositions is male versus female. Imagine a child opening up his presents on Christmas day. There is a box underneath the tree shaped exactly like the toy he’s been begging for for months now. When he opens the box he is disappointed to learn that it is just a set of pajamas and some tube socks. This situation is a little disorienting for the boy and he learns that he won’t always get what he wants and that
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Disney’s “The Lion King” (A): The $2 Billion Movie “The Lion King” (A): The $2 Billion Movie” is a case describing the transformation that Disney underwent after being taken over by Michael Eisner and the subsequent release of “The Lion King.” Prior to the appointment of Eisner as CEO underperforming both creatively and financially‚ with critics claiming Disney was failing to innovate and move with the times‚ and financial analysts taking the company off their stock-to-buy lists due to a dip
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The movie King Kong debuted in the U.S on December 17th 1976. It was directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack. The movie was written by James Ashmore Creeman and Ruth Rose. The featured actors included Fay Wray‚ Robert Armstrong‚ Bruse Cabot‚ and Frank Reicher. King Kong is an american classic because it portrayed the beauty and the best concept. The beauty being the pretty blond haired Fay Wray and the beast of course being King Kong the ape like monster ruling on his island full of
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How does the director Gus Van Sant use camera‚ sound and lighting to explore the importance of acceptance and forgiveness in the movie “Good Will Hunting” The movie Good Will Hunting was directed by Gus Van Sant‚ written by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck and was produce in 1997 by Lawrence Bender. The director‚ Gus Van Sant uses many different camera shots and angles‚ along with music for the background sound and different types of lighting to explore the importance of acceptance and forgiveness in Good
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The movie Get Out is a horror-thriller that tackles systematic racism. Jordan Peele‚ who directed the movie was nominated best original screenplay‚ best picture‚ best actor‚ and best director. He ultimately won best original screenplay. With that being said‚ it has incredible visual effects‚ forecasting‚ and symbolism. The movie occurs in a modern day society with an African American male (Chris) dating a white female (Rose). Five months into the relationship she then introduces them to each other
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As once said by a famous film directer named John Lee Hancock who said that directing a film whilst integrating your own personal touch is as if it is more of your signature than a mere piece of writing. “When you direct a film‚ that’s more of your signature than writing” John Lee Hancock. This quote made by the film director John Lee Hancock introduces the idea that a film is a part of a person just as a signature indicates someones identity and that it is a part of them‚ this philosophical idea
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to make a movie‚ that may be something the audience believes. There’s a science to this‚ camera angles‚ sound‚ and lighting/color that make up a movie. As a film director in Hollywood‚ Tim Burton must pay attention to these simple key factors that create his films. Tim Burton‚ a greatly respected film director‚ creates gothic‚ bittersweet films ranging from friendship to young love. As Burton inspired many‚ he himself was inspired by the author Edgar Allan Poe‚ whose grim side is reflected in his writing
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The film ‘Matilda‚’ was released in 1966 and directed by Danny DeVito (who also plays an important role in the movie as an actor‚ Harry Wormwood‚) is reviewed as ‘utterly fantastic’ and ‘the best family movie I have ever seen‚’ according to Rotten Tomatoes review website. ‘Matilda’ is a movie about a child who lives in a family that doesn’t appreciate her‚ has a principal who doesn’t believe in her‚ but when she finds her special power‚ she will give payback to those who deserve it. Danny DeVito
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