The movie is based upon a graphic novel by Frank Miller (of comic book fame). They are both based upon a one of the most famous battles in the Persian Wars (492 - 449 BC)‚ The Battle of Thermopylae. The Battle of Thermopylae goes down in history for being one of the most heroic feats of bravery in any war. The Spartan King Leonidas led 300 Spartan warriors in a fight to block the Persian Army from passing into Greece through a two meter wide pass through the mountains of Thermopylae. The Persian
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Afrika Bambaataa‚ Fab 5 Freddy‚ Frosty Freeze‚ Kool Herc‚ and numerous other relevant hip-hop connoisseurs explore the culture of hip-hop‚ specifically by breaking down how B-Boys and B-Girls pioneered and shaped the hip-hop culture known today. While this documentary‚ interview-styled film had limited information to share about other aspects of hip-hop‚ it gave a wide variety of facts and details of B-Boying‚ or ‘break-dancing’‚ which is considered to be one of the key elements. Overall‚ this film
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this movie did not do that. From a clinical standpoint‚ The Soloist is one of the few movies that accurately depicts schizophrenia. Before we meet Nathanial‚ before seeing his disheveled appearance and his disorganized life‚ we’re introduced to something pure – Nathanial’s music. I think this is an integral part of the movie‚ which helps the viewer to understand that while it’s easy to judge a person battling schizophrenia‚ there needs to be unbiased approaches. The beginning of this movie
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include racism and prejudices‚ since these were issues in the South during this time frame. In 1969‚ the film production of The Reivers directed by Mark Rydell was released‚ which basically follows the plot of the book. A major difference in the movie is the deletion and the played-down scenes where racism is apparent in the book. Another difference is the development of the black characters
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Ortiz 02/04/2012 Orlando/what is art? Analysis Orlando proposes a question that I believe is continuously asked by all of us‚ what is real? Reality? And all its morphosyntactic derivatives. Is it what we see‚ and what our senses report as a fact? Well the movie´s great teaching is that not all is what it seems but that reality is pretty much on the eye of the beholder. This is as simple as saying that Orlando was seen as a male during the first stages of the movie because at that time the main character
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many stories you see so many people and characters being determined. But especially in the Panyee Football Club movie by TMB Brand‚ the boys learn that through hard work and determination you can achieve anything. Even though the villagers made fun of the boys the boys were determined. The boys ended up forming their own team‚ building their own pitch‚ and entering a tournament. The boys worked hard even through the hard challenges they faced like the villagers‚ the space and the weather/ conditions
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The movie Gattaca starts with the birth of Vincent Anton Freeman whose genetics show him to be prone to many disorders. He is given an estimated life span of just above thirty years to live. Vincent’s parents then decide to use genetic selection to give birth to another child whom they name Anton. As boys‚ Anton and Vincent play “chicken.” They swim until one of them gives up and loses. Vincent never wins. His dream is to go up in space‚ but as an in-valid (not genetically selected) he does not stand
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Crash a film by Paul Haggis “moving at the speed of life‚ we are bound to collide with each other” As you watch the film‚ think about & answer the following questions. 1. What was your overall reaction to this movie? What emotions did you find yourself feeling during this film? Why? It amazes me how people can be so racist. I was angry when the white cop searched the women the way he did. Then the guy that sells guns didn’t want to see the man a gun because of his race. Then the DA’s
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Frontera is a movie about two illegal immigrants‚ Jose and Miguel who are trying to cross the border between the United States and Mexico. Upon entering the United States the two meet Olivia‚ the wife of a former sheriff and the owner of the land they were attempting to pass through. Olivia gives Jose in Miguel water in a blanket and departs after telling them there is a highway not too far where they can try to catch a ride. Later on‚ they run into a few local boys who are out to shoot at illegal
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Indie Game Movie is about the creative process of game development and how the developers made these games based on not what the people wanted‚ but on what the developers wanted and did not care about what anyone thought about the final product. These five different game developers sacrificed to realize their lifelong dreams of sharing their creativity and their artistic visions with everyone who played their games. There are five main subjects in the movie. Jonathan Blow‚ who developed "Braid
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