The main theme of the movie‚ Passchendaele‚ was the first World War and how it affected the lives of people on and away from the battlefield. The movie follows the lives Canadians living during the war‚ particularly Michael Dunne‚ David Mann‚ and Sarah Mann; a sargeant‚ private‚ and nurse respectively. At the beginning of the movie‚ Michael was fighting in the World War against a squad of German soldiers in a destroyed city‚ and got injured by an artillery shot after killing the soldiers. He later
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This is a very inspiring and touching movie. The Awakenings is an American fiction drama film that was release December 12 in the year 1990’s directed by Penny Marshall. This movie is based on a true story of Dr. Oliver Sacks‚ a British neurologist in America who has the heart of researching/discovering medicine that helped a lot of people to cure their diseases. According to Andrew Clapper (n d)‚ the film is based upon the book with the same name‚ which was written by Dr. Oliver Sacks. Dr. Sacks
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of using a softer actress that can play the role of Ismene. I think that Lily Collins could play this role well and help show the differences between Ismene and Antigone. Lily has stared in movies such as Mirror Mirror‚ and a small role in the hit movie The Blind Side. Chorus- The Chorus is comprised of older men who are Theban elders. The Chorus speaks their mind on Creon and his decisions. They play a key role throughout the story by giving advice when it is needed. Chorus being comprised of elders
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Crash a film by Paul Haggis “moving at the speed of life‚ we are bound to collide with each other” As you watch the film‚ think about & answer the following questions. 1. What was your overall reaction to this movie? What emotions did you find yourself feeling during this film? Why? It amazes me how people can be so racist. I was angry when the white cop searched the women the way he did. Then the guy that sells guns didn’t want to see the man a gun because of his race. Then the DA’s
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The Mongoose was fed raw meat in the movie unlike the book‚ the mongoose being fed a banana. The description was a bit broad in the movie. The description of the setting‚ plot‚ objects‚ and other items were very plain. Unlike the story which involved highly detailed items in the story. At the beginning of the video the setting was broad
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The movie Gattaca starts with the birth of Vincent Anton Freeman whose genetics show him to be prone to many disorders. He is given an estimated life span of just above thirty years to live. Vincent’s parents then decide to use genetic selection to give birth to another child whom they name Anton. As boys‚ Anton and Vincent play “chicken.” They swim until one of them gives up and loses. Vincent never wins. His dream is to go up in space‚ but as an in-valid (not genetically selected) he does not stand
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At first and final glance‚ Sybil is a must see movie for anyone interested in psychology. It is absolutely phenomenal from the background of the movie‚ plot‚ and cast; Sybil couldn’t have gotten any better. This movie keeps you thinking and intrigued. Knowing of the background of the movie is important. Sybil is about a woman living with thirteen different personalities‚ so that she can get through her life easier. She was abused growing up by her mother‚ who was diagnosed as being schizophrenic
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it is Mallins ’s film which is most closely referenced in William Boyd ’s account of life in a British trench in the days leading up to that battle.” ‚ there is clear evidence that William Boyd’s movie is based on the real documentary that inspired him to make a color‚ available to the mass view movie that illustrates solder’s life in trenches. The Trench is a story about a group of young British soldiers on the eve of the Battle of the Somme in the summer of 1916‚ the last 48 hours that took
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“Pleasantville” the movie on a surface is a fantasy. It then transforms itself into harm arks of our own history in the 1960s. After watching the film again I realized that this film has an incredible layer beneath it‚ it is a reflection of our own society and how we as humans cope with differences and change. There were many themes that were explored in a semi-humorous way to educate people on real issues like: racism‚ prejudice‚ and discrimination. The movie took place in the late 1990s where
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The movie Amelie‚ directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet‚ uses mise-en scene which in French means “having a good frame”. This is unmistakably obvious right through Amelie. In the introduction there is a breath taking shot of her skipping stones‚ her favorite thing to do. While standing on a bridge‚ the shot revolves around her. The director refers back to the theme of skipping rocks in and out of various scenes. Everywhere Amelie goes she picks rocks up and places them in her pocket‚ to skip later. In the
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