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    ‘Clash of the Titans‚’ an ancient Greek myth‚ has similarities and differences in both the story and in the film adaptation. In the classic Greek tale‚ King Acrisius‚ fearful of his imminent death‚ threw Perseus‚ son of Zeus‚ and his mother‚ Danae‚ into the ocean; a fisherman named Dictys rescued both‚ with the help of Zeus. Later‚ Perseus must battle Medusa and the Ketos to save Danae‚ from yet another king‚ King Polydectes‚ and Princess Andromeda‚ respectively. Perseus‚ in the movie version‚ must

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    Film Noir‚ meaning “black film’ in French‚ was the trending style and genre in American culture between the 1940s and the 1950s. It is a combination of European cynicism and the American landscape. Film Noir has its origins from German Expressionism and French Poetic Realism. Nino Frank‚ who was a French film critic‚ was the first to introduce this black and white genre to Hollywood in 1946. Many of the directors who introduced Film Noir where refugees from Nazi‚ Germany. From that moment in time

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    Life of Pi Book vs. Movie Persuasive Essay Based on the award-winning novel of the same name by Yann Martel‚ Life of Pi follows the remarkable story of a young man named Piscine “Pi” Molitor Patel who finds himself lost at sea after his family’s cargo ship sinks in a storm. But Pi is not alone on this journey and he must survive in a congested life boat with four animals from his family’s zoo‚ a hyena‚ an orangutan‚ a zebra‚ and worst of all‚ an adult Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. In breathtaking

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    in him‚ but resents himself for it. He then also shows that compassion beats ruthlessness when Enders overtops ruthless Peter in almost everything they do. Therefore Orson used the theme compassionate vs. ruthlessness by exhibiting Ender’s success and Peter’s failures to exhibit the theme compassion vs. ruthlessness. Peter has more of an influence in Ender’s life then he realized‚ He even acknowledges it one point when thanks Peter in his mind for teaching him how to hide his feelings. Often Ender

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    French Film Noir: Touchez pas au Grisbi and Ascenseur pour l’échafaud Azaria Wassyihun Film Noir is often regarded as a uniquely American phenomenon. The particular context these films were produced in‚ marked by the post-war period‚ infused these films with a unique style Hollywood had never encountered before. America might have been the adequate setting for this unique phenomenon to occur‚ but film noir would not be the same without it’s international aspects. Famous Austrian born directors

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    Flies‚ as well‚ which is based on the novel of the same title by William Golding. In the novel‚ the author captures the readers’ attention by the descriptive and provocative plot‚ even though‚ some of the scenes are disturbing and heartbreaking. They film adaptation of William Golding’s Lord of the Flies loses its significance compared to the novel of the same title because of the modern technologies that are displayed‚ the absence of significant events and the personality of Piggy. Verification of

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    September 3‚ 2014 Lecture 1 Professor Barry Keith Grant Terrance McDonald – Course Co-Ordinator Cinema – Industry‚ a social institution‚ entertainment‚ an art form. September 5‚ 2014 Lecture 2 Becoming a Film Student An introduction to screening and viewing practices September 10‚ 2014 Lecture 3 The Beginnings of Cinema Peter Mark Roget (1769-1879) Persistence of Vision Thaumatrope (1824) Animation Cel Zoetrope Invented in 1833 by British Mathematician William George Horner Panorama

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    story makes it incredibly unique and interesting. In 2008 the story written by F. Scott Fitzgerald was made into a film. Although the film and the short story are telling about the same man‚ they are wildly different. Although there are some similarities in the theme‚ the character development‚ plot and conflict‚ and setting are very different. The setting of the short story and film are in two complete different times‚ which makes them very different. In the short story‚ Benjamin Button is born

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    Autobiographical film‚ like prose‚ is filled with the memories of the major events in one ’s life. In prose‚ authors give detailed descriptions of their past‚ while in film directors are able to employ visuals and the use of song and voice-over to illustrate someone else ’s life or his or her own. Autobiographies are supposed to portray one ’s life truthfully and accurately; however‚ most contain stretched truths and over-dramatized events or emotions. In the film medium there is more opportunity

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    people to appreciate the freedom to read books. It explores the theme of having a negative dystopian society that is controlled by a ruling government and the censorship of books. Fourteen years later the book was adapted into a movie version directed by Francois Truffaut. The movie was made so that readers have a visual way to look at it rather than reading it. There were major differences in the movie which excluded important details provided by the book‚ concerning the characters‚ and the advanced

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