Australian comedy film directed by Rob Stitch‚ renown for perfectly incapsulating the spirit of Middle class Australia. Starring Michael Caton‚ Stephen Curry‚ and Eric Bana‚ The Castle utilises an all Australian cast to illustrate the lives of Australians in the 90’s. The purpose of this essay is to deduce the parallels between the castle and life in 1990’s Australia. The Castle not only represents life in 90’s Australia‚ it is a landmark film in 90’s Australian culture. During the film there is a scene
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According to The Wall Street Journal‚ Inside Out is about an 11-year-old Riley who is loving her life in her hometown of Minnesota‚ but when she is faced with the idea of moving to San Francisco‚ Riley and her emotions are faced with the ultimate challenge of adapting to the new city and what it has to offer. Riley’s emotions are imaginary characters that live inside of her own head and control how she feels and what she does on the outside of her head. The emotions consist of Joy‚ Sadness‚ Anger
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The Man in the story does not help anyone they come across. The Boy always argues‚ and wants to help people they come across‚ but The Man is older‚ wiser‚ and knows that they could be set up‚ and does not want to risk his son’s life for anything. They Man and Boy had come across a man who had been limping‚ they saw him from afar‚ and decided to follow him. They had followed the man for a while‚ until he had fallen to his knees‚ and did not get back up. As they walked by the man on the ground‚ they
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Survival‚ to constantly battle to stay alive‚ against all odds. In the film The Pianist‚ directed by Roman Polanski‚ is about how a talented piano player named Wladyslaw Szpilman’s life turns hectic as he is forced to fight against an enormous army. His talent was one of the many reasons why he survived. The people who risked their lives to keep him hidden from the Nazis. Szpilman was both quick witted and extremely lucky. There are many factors that contributed to Szpilman’s survival‚ the outcome
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In “Sleepers‚” Fat Mancho essentially claims that justice is violence and power outside of the courthouse. Aristotle would likely think that New York City‚ the setting of this film‚ is a perverted polis. Locke would probably call the streets of the criminal section a place where most people are in a State of War. Both ancient and modern philosophers have varying views and reactions to this quote. Aristotle thinks the best polis promotes human reason‚ since this is the defining characteristic of
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thrillingly intelligent films to be released last year. The follow-up to his low-budget debut Following (1999)‚ Memento is a technical and imaginative tour-de-force that wrenches you from your normal popcorn slouch and demands attention; this is a film that makes you work and makes you think‚ and one which‚ unlike Lenny‚ you won’t forget in a hurry. The opening image - a Polaroid developing in reverse‚ the image slowly fading into obscurity - is a perfect metaphor for a film which thrives on the
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of Species‚ and Animal Populations) were easily spotted in the duration of this film. The director/writers of the film wanted to depict just how greedy and controlling developed nations can be towards undeveloped nations. In the real world this is currently happening with the US and UN trying to change cultures and customs in different nations thinking that they’re looking for what’s in their best interest. In the film the humans did the same thing with the Na’vi people‚ they invaded their planet
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A film like The Mist (2007) comes as a prime example of being a postmodern film in the disaster movie cycle. Postmodern films attempt to avoid metanarrtive’s or narratives/stories that enforce old ideas we have seen in to many movies to count‚ postmodern films want to be inclusive and unique. Throughout the entire film there are many different examples of postmodern ideas‚ but the big three examples include the diverse cast of characters‚ the dark examination of religion and the films ending. First
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Abstract: The optical and photocatalytic properties of Nb2O5 sculptured thin films (STF) are investigated. Films are synthesized via sol- gel route using spin coating technique. The sol is prepared from niobium ethoxide. The films are prepared at different rpm to tailor the thickness. The structures of the films are investigated through XRD measurements. Refractive index‚ extinction coefficient and thickness of the films are determined from Variable Angle Spectroscopic Ellipsometery. The absorbance
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“Let’s try to make him come out‚” said Dill. “I’d like to see what he looks like”. (Harper Lee‚ 16) Here we see this thrilling‚ dramatic‚ electrifying 7 year old who wants to meet Boo Radley-- the town Boogey Man. What would cause an eccentric boy like Charles Baker Harris to want to meet Mister Arthur Radley? Perhaps Dill wanted to see a real life horror story come to life or maybe as a tall tale teller himself‚ he wanted to see Radley Place. There might even be an innocent reason‚ an adventure
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