Eye on the Prize “No Easy Walk” Film Analysis Assignment Alejandro Chusán SOC 100 Prof. Davis The engrossing documentary‚ Eye on the Prize‚ and its fourth installment “No Easy Walk”‚ is a vivid recounting of the civil rights movement leading to the march on Washington‚ DC. Since so many people of my age group are ignorant to the long and suffering history of the civil rights movement‚ the film proves to be powerful and enlightening. It is a reminder that while we indeed have come a long
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Andrew Fung Fung 1 Kathleen/Foley Muppet Magic February 23‚ 2010 The Dark Crystal Film Analysis Making its debut 1982‚ The Dark Crystal‚ created and directed by puppeteers Jim Henson and Frank Oz‚ was a fantasy film that involved intricate puppeteers and animatronics. Aside from The Muppets and Sesame Street‚ which involves more comedic skits to relay their message to its viewers‚ The Dark Crystal was a different kind of muppet movie because it used fantasy‚ fiction and action to
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WEEK 3 A Beautiful Mind Film Analysis xxxxxx x. xxxxxx xx University of Phoenix - xxxxxxxxxx Learning Center Economics for Business I ECO/360 xx xxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx‚ Instructor August 10‚ 2006 Background It is 1947 and John Nash has arrived at Princeton for graduate study in mathematics. "The mysterious “West Virginia genius" has no prep school legacy or old money ties to cushion his entry into the Ivy League - just Princeton’s most prestigious fellowship to signify that he does indeed
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Film Analysis Essay on Freedom Writers Main Credits Title: Freedom Writers Director: Richard LaGravenese Scriptwriter: Richard LaGravenese Adapted from: The Freedom Writers Diary by Erin Gruwell Actors/Main characters: Hilary Swank-Erin Gruwell‚ Patrick Dempsey-Scott Casey‚ Scott Glenn-Steve Gruwell‚ Imelda Staunton-Margaret Campbell‚ April L. Hernandez-Eva Benitez‚ Jaclyn Ngan-Sindy‚ Jason Finn-Marcus‚ John Benjamin Hickey- Brian Gelsord‚ Plot Summary The movie “Freedom Writers” is based on a
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will be an attempt to bring together the ideas from our class readings about the Marxist sociological perspective as well as insight from other readings to further my understanding of Marxism and its applications to sport. I will lay the groundwork for the theory then proceed with how his theory is applied to accessibility issues in sport‚ distribution of power in sport and commercialization of sport. Basics of Marxist Theory The most widely used political and ideological system of thought is that
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Thurs 6:30-9:00 Film Analysis: 8 Mile The 2009 film‚ 8 Mile‚ parallels the true life story of multi-platinum artist‚ Eminem. Directed by Curtis Hanson‚ the film takes place in 1995‚ a time where hip-hop music was growing and Detroit‚ Michigan had hit an all time low. Eminem (formally referred to as Marshall Mathers) plays Jimmy‚ a wannabe rapper from the poor side of Detroit and stars like Brittany Murphy‚ Kim Basinger‚ and Mekhi Phifer all play key roles in the film. The film follows the lyrically
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In his film The Pervert’s Guide to Ideology‚ Slavoj Zizek‚ a Slovenian philosopher‚ cultural critic and Marxist intellectual‚ discusses his ideas on fantasy‚ reality‚ sexuality‚ subjectivity‚ desire‚ materiality and cinematic form. One of the film’s he analyzes is They Live‚ a John Carpenter film released in 1988 about a man named John Nada‚ a wanderer without meaning in his life‚ who discovers a pair of sunglasses capable of showing the world the way it truly is. Working like x-ray vision‚ the glasses
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intentional affairs. The film Miracle directed by Gavin O’Connor and the book The Boys of Winter by Wayne coffin recreated this “story about a coach with a vision‚ a team of patriotic kids from mostly working-class families who were prepared to make sacrifices for the unknown‚ and a nation
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delicate exchange of power. Winton and Julia challenge this status quo in such a fashion that they become a threat to this fragile infrastructure. The combination of Marxist and Feminist critical theory lens will allow aspects of the material‚ through analysis‚ to uncover a depth to George Orwell’s 1984 that had been unobtained. Marxist theory will help extrapolate the answers to the questions: what is more dangerous conformity or individuality? What is gained by the Winston in his journey to freedom
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Mouth Watering In all types of film‚ especially with animation‚ the images that are created on screen visually engage the audience to the world of the film‚ yet in order to fully experience all that the film has to offer‚ the visual aspects are only half of the importance. Sound design makes up that other half of the cinematic experience‚ and engages senses other than the visual in order to immerse the audience into the film. In Brad Bird’s animated film Ratatouille (2007)‚ sound designer Randy
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