the fear of a futuristic dystopic society into the minds of readers and viewers. These authors and composers also bring forth the concepts of conformity‚ mind-control and censorship. The novel‚ Fahrenheit 451‚ written by Ray Bradbury‚ and the film Gattaca‚ composed by Andrew Niccol‚ were not only stimulated to act as cautionary tales but were also influenced by events occurring at the time such as McCarthyism‚ the post WW2 duration‚ and the start of eugenics. Fahrenheit 451‚ is a sci-fi novel that
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Gattaca: A Society Where the Open Future Does Not Exist The open future concept is a notion that has been argued by many ethical philosophers‚ ethicist and professors throughout the last thirty years. There have been endless research and works written and produced reflecting the different arguments for or against the complex topic. A child’s right to an open future was first presented in the 1980’s by legal and political philosopher Joel Feinberg‚ which later allowed Dena Davis‚ a well-recognized
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You only get one chance to make a first impression unless someone beats you to it. Life is all about first impressions‚ they lead to how people will remember you or treat you‚ if they will hire you or fire you‚ if they will respect you or neglect you and all those things will either equal happiness and success or sadness and rejection (and failure). A first impression is endless and it’s yours to make. If someone beats you to the first impression and tells someone lies and taints your name and
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The movie GATTACA is a dystopian film based on genetics and social segregation. Throughout the movie‚ Vincent‚ the main character‚ tells his life story in fragments. Vincent is one of the two children his parents had and has organic genes‚ whereas his brother was made to be genetically advanced through selection. Society in GATTACA runs much differently than in the real world. Citizens are segregated by whether or not they were genetically advanced. Some upsides to this way of living are that people
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The opening scene in David Lynch’s Blue Velvet portrays the theme of the entire film. During this sequence he uses a pattern of showing the audience pleasant images‚ and then disturbing images to contrast the two. The first shot of the roses over the picket fence and the title track "Blue Velvet" establishes the setting (Lumberton) as a typical suburban town. The camera starts on a bright blue sky with birds chirping and flying by and then tilts down to bright red roses over a bright white fence
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of an affair which has all sorts of crazy and unpredictable effects on all parts of all the characters’ lives. It stars John Getz as Ray‚ Frances McDormand as Abby‚ and Dan Hedaya as Julian Marty. I have chosen to analyse the first scene‚ starting with the opening shots of nowheresville‚ Texas until they arrive at the motel. The film begins with seven shots that establish the setting. This is shown as Texas‚ implied by the Texan accent of the man in the voiceover‚ and the oil rig as well as the
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This is the hearing of Dunn and Bridges‚ in which the plaintiff must prove on the balance of probabilities that: 1. The defendant was the occupier of the premises. 2. On 10 October 2012 Dr Bridges held a party at 19 Castlecrag St Woollahra for his young child‚ Max Dunn and friends. 3. The plaintiff attended the party 4. The plaintiff was pushed into the pool by another guest 5. The plaintiff was concussed and has nerve damage to his neck as a result of his fall 6. The defendant
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number: (914) 376-7745 (h)—Please call between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Office hours: By appointment Monday-Friday An introduction to the language of film‚ this course familiarizes students with the key elements of cinema: narrative‚ cinematography‚ mise-en-scène‚ editing‚ and sound. Focusing primarily on fictional narrative films‚ the course explores the ways in which filmmakers employ the basic elements of cinema to reveal character‚ convey plot and theme‚ and create meaning. Both “Classical” Hollywood style
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Witness (1985) Analysis: In this analysis I looked at the lunch scene in the middle of raising the barn in Peter Weir’s “Witness” made in 1985. I mainly look at dialogue and mise-en-scene. The whole film is about an Amish boy and his mother‚ Rachel‚ who witness a murder and a policeman‚ John‚ who goes into hiding as protection until the trial. The scene itself is one where the community is brought together to build a barn in a day for a newlywed couple of the town. The setting is very specific
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Scene Analysis The scene selected for analysis is from Batman Begins (2005)‚ directed by Christopher Nolan. The reason why I chose to analyse this movie‚ is because it was one of the first films that made me appreciate film on a deeper level. Approaching the film as a whole‚ it is clear that this scene depicting the death of Bruce Wayne’s parents – Thomas and Martha Wayne – is vital to the story. It was‚ after all‚ Bruce’s resolve that resulted in Batman existing (McKay‚ 2011). This is where Batman
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