turned out that the giant was not dead‚ but his parts were just scattered around the Earth. There are a lot of movies that feature robots; in fact‚ most blockbuster movies today have robots in them. However‚ The Iron Giant is different‚ it’s unique. It didn’t just have violent fighting scenes to make money but provided a moral real message to the story as well; which is what other robot movies lack. This movie doesn’t focus on making money‚ but instead‚ focuses on the quality showing that nothing lasts
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Movies are not the only part of the film industry that misrepresents mental illnesses; cartoons and tv shows misrepresent them as well. By referencing mental illnesses within children’s cartoons‚ it allows the children to learn to stigmatize mental illnesses early in life. For example‚ in a study of six main cartoon characters portraying mental illnesses‚ three of them were comical‚ and the other three were the villains (Wilson par. 15) This is another example of how the entertainment industry is
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society is shaped around what the rebel symbolizes. Many people are drawn to the iconography of the rebel through every day activities. Just a few examples are children movies‚ music‚ celebrity icons‚ and our everyday transportation. There are a lot of movies with violence‚ drug abuse‚ or some type of rebellion. Even children’s movies incorporate the idea of a rebel. As a child‚ many girls‚ including me‚ idolized the Disney princesses. Cinderella‚ Rapunzel‚ Ariel‚ and Jasmine are just a few of the
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bath drain. Terrified audience members watching the scenes unfold in theaters were heard screaming‚ some collapsed‚ while others ran out yelling in disgust or horror (qtd. in “Disturbing New Pathways”). The legacy of Psycho (1960) by Alfred Hitchcock‚ renowned American movie director‚ inspired countless movies and created a new sub-genre in horror‚ known as “slashers”. According to Carol Clover‚ an American professor of film studies‚ the slasher movie is characterized as following the story of a psychotic
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the better horror movies. There are quite a few Freddy Krueger movies out there‚ and this movie all started in 1984‚ with A Nightmare on Elm Street. In 2010‚ there came a remake of the 1984 Nightmare on Elm Street movie. In these two movies there are comparisons and differences between these two‚ which include Freddy Krueger himself‚ music and sound effects‚ nightmares‚ and the graphics. Freddy Krueger is pretty much the same‚ but there are some differences between these creepy horror flicks. Freddy
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Zombies have become an icon of the horror genre of films‚ literature‚ and other forms of entertainment. Zombies have grown to become possibly the most popular of any creature in the horror genre. The booming popularity of zombies is astounding‚ so popular as to spawn countless movies‚ books‚ video games‚ and even T.V. shows. The idea is strange‚ yet oddly simple. Dead people walking. There are many different lores behind why these corpses have reanimated. The most popular theory today is of‚ in
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with thrill and excitement. However‚ the opportunity for enjoying something truly thrilling is not a lot. Horror movies or series may be the most convenient and easy way to experience the horror. Many of my friends love watching horror movie. A good horror movie brought viewer an unusual psychological experience. It filled with indescribable fear and surprises. I hate watching any horror movies because I am scared and couldn’t sleep well in the following couple weeks. I don’t understand why a lot of
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We all have those times when we are in the mood to watch either a comedy‚ drama‚ horror‚ or mystery film. These genres are all created from the inspiration of different film movements since the development of motion picture. In particular‚ there is one film movement that has influenced other film styles such as film noir and horror. Hidden in the shadows of the film industry‚ German Expressionism began from darkness‚ created specific film traits‚ and challenged perspectives of society. Engulfed with
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Island‚ is in fact a horror movie‚ but it will not come across as your average present-day horror film. Typically directors take ghosts‚ monsters‚ vampires‚ or possessed people and develop a film to scare its viewers‚ and it more than likely always does. The average horror film filled with a group of “hills have eyes looking” creatures is always scary‚ but there’s a sense of comfort knowing that it’s just a movie. We thrive off of being scared and the idea of watching these movies knowing they
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Like most young guys I like movies very much. Movies in English are an effective tool for learning English. I remember when I went to New Oriental to study English I always worried about my poor listening skill. Then I accepted a teacher’s advice and started to watch some English movies. I can learn some useful words and expressions from them. Gradually I found that English is not so difficult to understand and it became more and more interesting to me. Now I can say movies not only improve my listening
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