and competes to be “the filthiest person alive” with a corrupt couple. In the birthday party sequence‚ Walter expresses his unique style. He does this by incorporating bizarre situations that would never make it into a Hollywood film and by violating many rules of classical Hollywood style. The birthday party sequence featuring Divine‚ her family‚ and friends. takes place outside their trailer. The sequence begins with a shot of a birthday cake and the start of a rendition of the “Happy Birthday”
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from classical Hollywood cinema. Janna van der Linden [Erasmus student] 129040467 Researching World Cinemas [HA2030] Dr Ian Roberts 10.05.2013 In their study of Hollywood cinema‚ David Bordwell‚ Kristin Thompson and Janet Staiger had performed a formalist analysis on a random selection of 100 Hollywood films from 1917 to 1960. They came to the conclusion that during this period a distinctive cinematic style had developed they called classical Hollywood cinema.1 After
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the poem “In a prominent Bar in Secaucus One Day” by X.J. Kennedy the author uses the main character to make an impression along with a message. Taking place in a prominent bar‚ Kennedy introduces us to the boisterous‚ passionate‚ and somewhat enlightening main character. An older woman who had dreams of being successful‚ a good life but let her beauty become her only means to success. Instead she lived a fast life‚ now dilapidated from the abuse of drugs‚ alcohol‚ and sex over the years. The older
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Washington valued an education of the whole individual: Head‚ hand‚ and heart. Although the traditional education consists of only enlightening the head‚ Booker discovered that the indoctrination of the whole body resulted in many more beneficial life skills for the crowd he was teaching‚ the African americans. Since the African Americans had just been liberated from slavery‚ most of
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Jeffery White English 101 Section 7 December 20‚2012 The American Dream has driven many people for a long time. The dream has been presented in Hollywood movies showing a family or person striving to succeed in America. When the dream is mentioned it is done so as a powerful symbol inspiring a whole nation of immigrants. However‚ the “Dream” is misleading because it implies there is only one rather than many. Moreover‚ there are many perceptions of the American Dream and its fulfillment depends on
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During this transition‚ Hollywood also made its shift with the new masculine ideal. From the 80s’ badass and muscular heroic action films to 90s’ gender-bending films‚ the audiences were encouraged to see men as sensitive and emotional human beings rather then hard rock and unemotional. The 1990s saw this characterization develop further in both global cultures and in Hollywood
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The North American Culture: Does it affect your children’s body image? Teenagers’ value and their body image and their personal appearance due to the “perfect” body image Hollywood portrays. Many young girls in the North American culture have been highly affected by the image Hollywood is showing off. Many of these girls are considering cosmetic surgery‚ makeovers‚ and diets to change how they define themselves. In this generation‚ teenagers and even adults worry about the beauty that comes
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to adapt to a whole new life. The death rate was as high as over about 13 million. One fortunate survivor still living today is Marion Blumenthal-Lazan. Life for Marion during and after the Holocaust was dehumanizing‚ a struggle‚ and in the end‚ enlightening for many. It does not take much to realize that many actions during this time‚ were awfully dehumanizing. Hitler and the Nazi Party began to dehumanize Jews in particular by doing a variety of things. Like any other devious
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that the types of films being released and audience expectations have changed hugely over the years. Between the 1920s and 1960s‚ the Hollywood studio system dominated all aspects of film production. Consequently‚ they needed to create films that were appealing and accessible to the masses in order to maximise profits (Gomery‚ 1999: 247-252). These classical Hollywood films had similar traits such as: characters with clear goals and personalities‚ a tight chain of cause and effect‚ dual plotlines‚
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It is common for Americans to think that Hollywood is the largest film industry in the world. The truth of the matter is that Bollywood actually is the largest film industry. It would be nonsense to consider Bollywood one of the most underrated film industries in the world‚ because it is very popular all over the world except for in the United States. Bollywood has a very wide fan base in places such as Europe‚ Asia‚ and Africa. Considering that Bollywood makes over 800 films a year‚ its strange
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