and 80s saw a prevalence of horror films within mainstream media; rendering the genre a target for scrutiny. In this essay I will discuss representations of gender in Stanley Kubrick’s psychological horror‚ ’The Shining’ (1980) and Wes Craven’s thriller‚ ‘Scream’ (1996). Both The Shining and Scream are deemed
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Film is an important part of culture‚ because it combines aspects such as song‚ story-telling‚ art and expression. The scenes of a film come together to create harmony and to express an idea. The Shining is a film that expressed Stephen King’s novel in a cinematic way. In every scene from this film there are indications of formalist techniques‚ when viewed all together as a movie‚ the idea of this movie being formalist is ensured. The movement of the camera when we follow Danny down the hallways
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The Shining (1980) is creative director Stanley Kubrick’s intense‚ epic‚ gothic horror film and haunted house masterpiece - a beautiful‚ stylish work that distanced itself from the blood-letting and gore of most modern films in the horror genre. (The film waits until its climax to provide the typical catharctic bloody violence of most traditional horror films.) The film’s source material from science-fiction/horror author Stephen King’s 1977 best-selling novel (his third novel under his own name)
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different cultures; however‚ their credibility is questionable. When taking into consideration ghost‚ demons‚ angels‚ possession‚ etc‚ it is questioned on whether or not these things exist or are a cover for mental instability. In the movie The Shining directed by Stanley Kubrick‚ Jack torrance accepts the responsibility of watching over the Overlook Hotel. Although a spacious and visually pleasing hotel‚ it is believed that the previous caretaker obtained “cabin fever” and killed his family
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The criticisms on The Sun Also Rises all say that this book was written in a too masculine way‚ as it was pretty much his point of view on the post war and the novel was written based on his personal experience‚ like in the quote: "Hemingway’s analysis of the expatriate lifestyle relies heavily on personal experience. As a result‚ the novel is often considered a masculine piece." I definitely agree with this quote because everything that happens in the story revolves around in a manly way. It seems
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Stanley Kubrick’s cold and frightening "The Shining" challenges the mind. In the opening scene at a job interview‚ we meet Jack Torrance‚ a man who plans to live for the winter in solitude and isolation with his wife and son. He will be the caretaker of the snowbound Overlook Hotel. His employer warns that a former caretaker murdered his wife and two daughters‚ and committed suicide‚ but Jack told him: "You can rest assured‚ Mr. Ullman‚ that’s not gonna happen with me. And as far as my wife is concerned
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1 Translation Quality Assessment A case study of Ernest Hemingway’s ‘the Killers’ Translated by Najaf Daryabandari According to Newmark’s translation criticism Marjan Tavakoli Kerman Institute of Higher Education May 2014 2 Introduction "The Killers‚" Ernest Hemingway’s story about two hit men who come to a small town to kill a former prizefighter‚ was first published in the March 1927 issue of Scribner’s Magazine. Hemingway was paid two hundred dollars for the story‚ which was
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Doctor Sleep is a sequel to the well-known horror novel‚ The Shining. It follows Jack Torrance’s son‚ Dan‚ who is continuing to live with his mother after their experience at the Overlook. Dan has an ability called ‘the shining’‚ which allows his to see and connect with ghosts and angry spirits‚ who follow and haunt him until he learns how to deal with them. Doctor Sleep follows Dan as he grows up and deals with his problems‚ his father’s problems‚ and his traumatic childhood experiences. The book
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The Fall in the House of Usher written by Edgar Allan Poe has many similar qualities to his other works‚ including one of Poe’s most famous works called The Raven. The Fall in the House of Usher was filled with nail biting suspense‚ and Poe leaves his readers wanting more out of the story. In the story we meet Roderick Usher‚ the leader of the Usher household. He lived with his sister Madeline‚ and they both had apparent illnesses that ended their lives. From the beginning to end of the story
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The Shining‚ a film produced by Stanley Kubrick in the year of 1980‚ is a classic horror movie about a family isolated in a haunted hotel for the winter. However‚ Bill Blakemore‚ a journalist‚ has written an article that claims that the film has much more meaning to it than just a man gone mad in a sinister hotel filled with dark entities. The article “The Family Of Man” written by Bill Blakemore‚ could make it seem as if it is almost an entirely new film. However‚ the movie is no more than what
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