as ambition‚ appearance vs. reality and abuse of power‚ however in Polanski’s movie it seemed like there was only one theme violence. The movie was not done will because of the emphasis of brutality‚ a few important moments passed over and because of the unimpressive acting. The play Macbeth does include many fights and murders‚ since the character Macbeth is a soldier who takes many risks to become King. In the movie scenes that involved violence were long and dragged out‚ for instance the beginning
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In this scene from the movie Gattaca‚ Marie and her husband Antonio are wanting to have a second child. The couple underwent in vitro fertilization‚ and four healthiest embryos were selected as candidates by the doctor. Once Marie and Antonio stated they wanted a boy‚ doctor gave further information regarding embryo’s genetic predispositions for specific disorders. Having chosen the healthiest embryo‚ the future child had very slim chances of developing any serious condition. Thus‚ the scientific
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In this movie Vivian Bearings is diagnosed with ovarian cancer. She is given “experimental” treatment. Some of the other characters include: Dr. Kelekian‚ the head doctor who informed her of her diagnosis; Jason Posner‚ the detached kid doctor and Susie‚ the sympathetic nurse. Throughout the movie Vivian goes through the different stages of death and dying‚ for example denial‚ anger‚ depression and acceptance. The first stage we witness is her denial. She tells the doctors to keep up the highest
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Red from green Growing up is not easy. Slowly fighting to discover who we are and finding the harsh truths about life‚ that we all inevitably will have to someday be able to stand on our own two feet‚ while in the process discovering things about ourselves such as our sexuality and where we want to head in life. Maile Meloy shows this crossroad in life with our protagonist‚ who is in the process of discovering herself. She is forced to see herself and her father in a different light after a
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POW! I hear as people jump and step in piles and piles of leaves. Having a joyful and playful time but little do they know two weeks from today there will be no more playing‚ and jumping in piles of leaves because the Fried Chicken Monster (F.C.M) was coming back into town. The Fried Chicken Monster or as my family calls him (F.C.M) has been missing in action for about eight years now. F.C.M came to town and destroyed people’s life when I was about six years old. I’m fourteen now so he’s been gone
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what one American man should strive to be like because of his good character‚ his will to do good‚ and his true patriotism. The main character Steve Rogers is a very small and skinny young man. In the beginning of the film‚ he goes to see a movie at the local theatre‚ when the advertisements before the film are on for young men to enlist in the army‚ a man is repeatedly disrespecting the army yelling for them to just start the cartoon already. Baffled by this‚ Rogers then confronts this man
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The movie Philadelphia stars Denzel Washington and Tom hanks as two young thriving lawyers in the prime of their career. It begins with Denzel and Tom in a mediation session about a case that they were both working on‚ so this is how they get to know each other. In the movie Hanks works in one of the top firms in Philadelphia. It is clear that he is loved by all the staff and even his bosses. One evening the senior partners of the firm invite Hanks in their office and offer him the chance to litigate
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If a film focused on a transgender prostitute doesn’t seem like an interesting selection for a Netflix movie night‚ think again. One of the most appealing aspects of being a movie lover is discovering gems that one wouldn’t normally seek out at the theatres. One such hidden treasure is Tangerine. Streaming services like Netflix and Hulu offer extensive movie libraries. Consequently‚ there is more of an opportunity to explore unconventional movies than ever. Upon first glance‚ Tangerine might not
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classmates and I were assigned to watch the movie Crash. This movie was held on Saturday‚ the 20th of September 2008 and lasted for 2 hours‚ from 9 am till 11am. A day before I watched the movie‚ I looked up on the internet to find out who were the main protagonists of the movie and was surprised to find out that one of my all time favourite actresses‚ Sandra Bullock who plays the role as a district attorney’s wife‚ was one of the many actors in the movie. ‘Crash’‚ which was filmed in L.A‚ revolved
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The movie “42” entails the story of Jackie Robinson‚ the first African American baseball player in the Major Leagues‚ inside of the “all white league”‚ breaking down the color barrier for other minorities to join. The story begins with the domination of Jackie in the colored league‚ and the Dodgers owner‚ Mr. Branch Rickey‚ taking notice. Mr. Rickey‚ saw money to be made‚ but needed a face for his idea. Cue Jackie Robinson. To begin‚ a scout sees Robinson standing up for his Baseball team‚ the Kansas
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