was paid almost $50 million for his work on ́The Avengers ́. Robert Downey‚ Jr. earned around the same to ́V for Vendettas ́ budget. Because ́The Avengers ́ is based from Marvel Comics the production company there was a strong beliefs that the film would become a blockbuster which was appealed to a wilder audience. For ́V for
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Pariah Many terms come to mind when thinking about the independent (“indie”) film industry. Low-budget‚ inexperienced actors‚ non-commercialized‚ and shallow plotline. However‚ there are several major stylistic aspects of independently produced films that define the genre in comparison to films that are produced by large production companies. When producing an independent film‚ the director is not inhibited by the limitations the larger companies have. Without these limitations‚ the directors can
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The movie The Help‚ produced by Kathryn Stockett‚ depicts the average lifestyle of African American women during the 1960’s‚ at the advent of the Civil Rights Movement.The most conventional job for an African American woman during this period was a maid for an American family. The movie has a social message and “explores race relations in the 1960’s South by telling the stories of four black housekeepers and the white women for whom they work ” (“Former Slave Sues Author For False Portrayal” 1)
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Directors have the important job of communicating the ideas and themes of their films. Their power comes from the choices they make‚ aside from the script. Directors are artists‚ they make intentional choices to give the film a specific meaning and help communicate the ideas in it. The Benchwarmers is a great example of intentional choices made by the director. The Benchwarmers is about a group of three young adults‚ Gus‚ Clark and Richie. They have been treated like losers all of their lives and
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are four concepts‚ perception‚ reality‚ illusion‚ and deception. People have different perceptions about Eisenheim’s magician shows. Eisenheim does compelling illusions that lead people to wonder if he has supernatural powers or it’s just tricks. The film tells an extended story about Eisenheim and Sophie and there is a plot twist at the end‚ this is when the theme is revealed. Sophie and Eisenheim plan out a scheme‚ and pretend that the Emperor killed Sophie. They planted everything out and in the
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The film "The Castle" presents us with a representation of an Australian family. Most people would agree however that they are not a typical family. A few of the reasons is‚ for this is that there is no such thing as a typical family‚ roles have changed and people are not so community minded as shown in the film. There is no such thing as an Australian typical family. A few of the reasons why is every ones different and if everyone tried to be the same we wouldn’t have the diverse country
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trauma of femicide by showing graphic scenes of sexual violence. In the beginning of the film‚ Cutberto’s innocence is ascribed by his initial unwillingness to have sex with Juana and his subsequent heartbreak when she leaves him. The audience sympathizes with Cutberto until he resorts to violence.
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Searchers has often been regarded as film director John Ford’s most influential film. The film is considered by many critics to be a true American masterpiece because of its ability to capture the beauty and impending danger of the frontier. This movie tells of an emotional journey of a man‚ Ethan Edwards‚ who avenges the Comanche Indian chief responsible for the deaths of his family and the kidnapping of his two nieces. The most important theme found in the film is the hatred toward interracial mixture
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Frida and the Role of Women During the 1930’s and 1940’s‚ women of the world held virtually one role and one role only…homemaker. This was no different for the women of Mexico‚ except for one woman in particular‚ Frida Kahlo. Frida refused to accept the current ideals of society and the accepted social norms by engaging in things that few women in history ever had. Frida was involved in politics‚ she was promiscuous with men and women‚ she painted pictures of herself in ways that had never been
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The Castle is an Australian film based on the Kerrigan Family‚ who live at 3 Highview Crescent‚ Coolaroo. Dale narrates the film‚ first stating‚ “I’m Dale Kerrigan‚ and this is my story.” Darryl is an upbeat working class Australian. He is a tow truck driver and is the proud husband and father of four children. The eldest son‚ Wayne is in prison for 8 years for armed robbery. He is a good guy‚ but got in with a bad crowd. Middle son Steve is constantly reading The Trading Post hunting for good
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