Films‚ also called a movie or motion picture. Films usually include an optical soundtrack‚ which is a graphic recording of the spoken words‚ music and other sounds that are to accompany the images. Films are also a cultural artifacts created by specific cultures. They reflect those cultures‚ and‚ in turn‚ affect them. Film is considered to be an important art form‚ a source of popular entertainment‚ and a powerful medium for educating or indoctrinating citizens. Some films have become popular worldwide
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Therefore‚ acting on this notion‚ a comprehensive analysis of law and order theme brings in the issue of cowboys and gangsters in the society and their influence in civilization. According to the article‚ how the West got wild‚ there is a critical assessment of how the West was established. Acting as per the article considerations‚ it is clear that the West was not created
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David Kennedy DC 205 Scene Analysis Project 2/25/13 The Godfather (1972): Opening Scene The Godfather is an American crime film based on crime families in New York. The 1972 film was directed by Francis Ford Coppola and produced by Albert S. Ruddy. The screenplay was developed by Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola‚ based on Puzo’s 1969 novel of the same name. The Godfather is ranked as second in the greatest film in American cinema history (behind Citizen Kane). The opening scene of The
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8-Ball Chicks: A Year in the Violent World of Girl Gangsters 8-Ball Chicks: A Year in the Violent World of Girl Gangsters is a compelling glimpse into the lives of females in gangs. The book highlights two things: these women do exist‚ and they are screaming for help. The book’s author‚ Gini Sikes‚ is a New York-based journalist who spent two years chronicling the worlds of these girls and women in three cities--Los Angeles‚ San Antonio and Milwaukee. Through her travels she became immersed in
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all time. Perhaps when it comes to cinematic techniques The Godfather has not been as revolutionary as Citizen Kane‚ but its influence on motion pictures is comparable. Rarely a movie has defined or re-defined a genre as much as this one did for "gangster movies"‚ but its
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The film that I choose is Scarface. In 1931 Howard Hawks directed the original film "Scarface" based off the novel by Armitae Trail. In any case‚ as a result of its depiction of violence about a ruthless and atrocious gangster‚ which it mixed up lots of controversy with the studios head office about censoring issues‚ which delayed the films debut until the following year of 1932. About half-century later‚ after the first Scarface was released‚ director Brian De Palma made his own remake of the great
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Advances in technology has affected the ways in which movies are produced‚ distributed‚ and exhibited. Today we can arrizcs‚ watch‚ rent or purchase just about any major/blockbuster film through hand-held devices‚ iTunes platform‚ technology industry giant Apple offers movies for sale and rent. In recent times Netflix has provided customers the option to rent by mail or access movies online. Movies are offered cheaper and trips to video rental stores such as Blockbuster are avoided or eliminated
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Why do Teenagers Join Gangs? Gangs are a group of people who deliberately engage in illegal behavior. Those people are gangsters who are commonly seen as dangerous criminals and social outcasts; but they do not join gangs for no reason. “Adolescents may be interested in joining gangs because of its supportive features. For example‚ gangs can offer a sense of confidence‚ individuality‚ and connection to something greater than oneself” (McNeil‚ Herschberger‚ and Nedela‚ 2013)The senses they lack are
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slums‚ gang culture and prostitution. An example of one of these realities being depicted is in the scene where Jamal and Salim have been captured by the gangster Maman who plans to blind Jamal in order to make him a profitable beggar as he will evoke more sympathy if blind. The setting of the scene is outside a remote building where the gangsters keep the children at night. These children are placed away from the rest of civilisation showing how they are unwanted and are outsiders. The lighting is
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Describe the life of the personality you have studied (10 marks) John Edgar Hoover is a controversial figure in American history as the longest serving director of the Federal Bureau Investigations (FBI). He grew up with a conservative‚ white‚ middle class background in Washington‚ Seward Square in a friendly neighbourhood populated by public servants. Hoover was a very filial son‚ living with his mother until her death. His main influence originated from his mother who was a very strict and disciplined
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