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    three films and one TV Show. These will be Gattaca directed by Andrew Niccol‚ The Man in the High Castle directed by David Semel‚ Hunger Games directed by Gary Ross and Children of Men directed by Alfonso Cuaron. All of these films have dystopian worlds they are all different in the way they present themselves. But all these movies have connections on the way the dystopian is ran and the people in these worlds. I will be compare Children of Men and Gattaca and show the connections that they have. Then

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    have genetic mutations. This led me to wonder if maybe there are people in the world with genetic mutations that made them something similar to the mutants in X-Men. There are so many possibilities with genes that I want to discover. In the movie Gattaca‚ there are babies that are designed by manipulating their genes to the whims of their parents. I was amazed

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    GATTACA AND 1984 COMPARITIVE ESSAY How has the comparative study of 1984 and Gattaca offered insights into ideas of control and freedom. Control and freedom are both heavily universal aspects to the societies of the late 1900s. The ideas of control and freedom are presented in Nineteen Eighty Four written by George Orwell and “Gattaca” a film by Andrew Niccols. Both texts offer insights into the nature of societies dictated by control such as the totalitarian society of Nineteen Eighty Four and

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    How does Shakespeare create mood and atmosphere in the opening scenes of Macbeth? Act 1 Scene 1 is set in ‘an open place’‚ immediately indicating to the reader that something secretive is happening‚ the very setting of the first scene indicates tension to come. The stage direction reads ‘Thunder and lightning. Enter three Witches.’ The weather creates a tense atmosphere‚ when the scene is performed the weather acts as pathetic fallacy‚ further creating tension in the atmosphere; also the weather

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    The trigger for my report came from the film “Gattaca” in this film the director Andrew Niccol presents a future world where humans strive for perfection. This portray of perfectionism made me think deeply about our world and our search for a technological advantage/perfection in warfare and where this might take us. Because of this I constructed three questions to help me understand this topic of how humans strive to gain a technological advantage in warfare. My first question is: what attitude

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    agree that some people are too rich‚ while others are too poor. It’s all about in which social class you stand. Social stratification is part of our life; no one really pays attention because we are all too busy trying to make it in life. Watching “Gattaca” (1997)‚ actually opened my eyes and mind to so many things realizing that I’ve always known is just that I never really paid attention to it. Social stratification refers to the category that people is put in depending on where they stand economically

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    Bullet Boy: Scene Analysis Bullet Boy‚ a 2004 British Social Realism film‚ directed by Saul Dibb has narrative that portrays a distressing an emotional tale of race‚ gangs and gun crime London. The film follows the life of a young man named Ricky‚ who has recently been released from prison‚ and portrays effect he has on the lives of those around him. The scene I will discuss is a montage between the main character named Ricky‚ and his friend Wisdom. The scene is about Ricky‚ planning an escape

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    Atonement- Analysis of Scenes The scene starts with a long shot of the three characters walking on a path in the reeds towards the camera. The reason a long shot is used is to establish the setting of the characters. It cuts in to a close up of Robbie to show his emotion as he realises they have made it to the sea. It cuts to an medium high angle aerial long shot as the characters are running through the reeds to show the true desperation of the men. While they are running the music playing is

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    My presentation today will be regarding the pros of eugenics and its impact on society. After studying the movie GATTACA‚ it is clear that eugenics plays a vital role in the storyline. Although the movie was created in 1997 and was set in the ‘not too distant future’‚ it is evident that what was fictional is partially becoming reality. Medical treatment is becoming more sophisticated‚ prevention of diseases is evident. The use of eugenics in sport leagues has been introduced. The further enhancement

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    Scene Analysis – The Assassination of Jesse James by The Coward Robert Ford The Assassination of Jesse James breached new heights in the western genre. It is unique in its narrative style and conventions‚ challenging the norms of the classic western‚ leading way to a whole new perception of it. Its excessively dramatic overtones reveal a part of the Western world that is so scarcely portrayed‚ diverting people’s general ideas about it. The film’s narrative focuses on a dying hero as opposed to a

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