In the movie versions of The Hobbit there were many newly imagined characters and plots added into the screenplays. One of the most controversial additions was the Elven warrior Tauriel. In the book‚ there are no major female characters‚ in fact there are no minor female characters either. While the concept of Tauriel was an exciting and dynamic addition to the male driven storyline‚ it also felt half-hearted‚ as if to the writers‚ she was only there to be apart of a cheesy romantic plotline. By
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Just because people were not offended does not mean that these stereotypes in the movie did not play any role in the person’s perception. Through comedy the media is able to reinforce stereotypes‚ negative or positive because often stereotypes‚ taken lightheartedly‚ can be humorous and not seem ethically egregious to the viewer or the
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Justice During two class sessions‚ we have viewed the movie Crash. In this particular movie‚ victims and offenders are shown to be victims of racism and end up being shown as a racist under different circumstances. This shows various characters of different backgrounds and ethnicities going through a certain roadblock in their lives due to a personal matter that may be because of a racial thought. About twenty minutes into the movie‚ two black men‚ Peter and Anthony see Jean put her arm into
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Name____________________________________________ Course/Year/Block_________________________ Movie Title ________________________________ 1. Who are the main character(s) in the movie? THE MAIN CHARACTERS IN THE MOVIE ARE “JACK POWELL” THE ONE WHO SUFFERED IN WERNER SYNDROME. JACK’S MOTHER (KAREN POWELL)‚ WHO UNDERGONE LABOR DURING A COSTUME PARTY AND BEING RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL BY HER HUSBAND (BRIAN POWELL) JACK’S FATHER. (DR. BENFANTE AND DR. LIN)‚ JACK’S DOCTOR WHO DISCOVERED THE CASE OF
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just because of your condition. These are the things that we should take a closer look at as we watch the wonderful and touching movie Awakenings. The film is based on Oliver Sacks’ book in 1973. Sacks is a clinical neurologist who in 1969‚ administered a drug called L-Dopa to a group of catatonic patients with whom he diagnosed with post-encephalitis syndrome. The movie adaptation centers at Dr. Sacks‚ who is fictionalized as Dr. Malcolm Sayer‚ and Leonard Lowe‚ a patient who suffers from the said
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This was the Filipino movie I have been waiting for‚ for a long time. Most of the Filipino movies that I’ve seen are cheap imitations of Hollywood movies with forgettable characters and forgettable plots. But I won’t be forgetting "Jose Rizal" anytime soon. With impeccable production values and a truly great performance by the lead actor‚ Cesar Montano‚ "Jose Rizal" is the equal of anything that Hollywood can produce. The movie tells the life story of Jose Rizal‚ the national hero of
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Dalia Selman The Modern World Movie Review 2/25/2014 Amadeus Movie Review The movie Amadeus depicts the life of Mozart from Salieri’s tainted perspective. In this paper I will be analyzing three of the most notable scenes I felt while watching the movie. The first notable scene‚ where mozart complexities are revealed. The second scene in which Salieri begs god for his "breath" and for a sign that he loves him‚ intended to show is desperation. At last‚ the third scene I will be analyzing is the
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message in the movie The Way‚ I think his son said it best‚ “you don’t choose a life dad‚ you live one” (The Way‚ 2010). Each character in this movie were dealing with different issues in their life and set our looking to find themselves or to find meaning in their life while walking the path of pilgrims. Life circumstances had brought each one there‚ from a loved one’s death or abortion‚ being overweight‚ to writer’s block. On this journey of walking The Camino‚ each character finds inner peace
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Family dramas are created in films that are made up of the realistic characters. The character will often play the part of a real life‚ delivering their history on film. Often‚ it is the events that have occurred throughout someone’s life‚ telling the intimate details in a story of someone’s life. In the case of “Rudy”‚ all of this
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The film we saw in class was the drama history movie Selma. The top 5 characters of the movie are Dr. Martin Luther King Jr (David Oyelowo)‚ Coretta Scott King (Carmen Ejogo)‚ President Lyndon B. Johnson (Tom Wilkinson)‚ Malcolm X (Nigel Thatch) and‚ Andrew Young ( André Holland). The movie is famous as it takes place during the famous 1965 Selma March‚ when black people were taking a stand and letting their voices be heard about the unequal voting rights they have compared to whites. Martin Luther
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