American Beauty A Sociological Movie Review American Beauty‚ a film that was written by Allan Ball and directed by Sam Mendes in 1999 is a unique piece that demonstrates many sociological themes throughout the development of the plot. The characters strive to portray themselves as the All American Family. They live in a nice house‚ drive nice cars and seem perfectly normal to the general public‚ but the audience is allowed to view the deep set issues that plague the main characters; Lester
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Movie Review - Lagaan The movie Lagaan ( English: Land Tax) is a 2001 Indian epic musical sports drama film written and directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. The film set is in the Victorian period of India’s colonial British raj and revolves around the peasants from barren village who are oppressed by high taxes imposed by their rulers. They attempt to persuade the British officers to reduce the taxes because of poor agricultural production due to drought season. Instead‚ a wager is offered: If their
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Issues Movie Review ‘Alive’ When posed with the challenge of reviewing a movie with some sort of ethical dilemma or controversial issue‚ the first movie that came to mind for me was Alive for a variety of reasons. First of all‚ not only is the movie based on a true story‚ but the main controversial events in the movie actually took place which makes the analysis of this movie all the more challenging and much real to think and deal with as a human being. Secondly‚ in my opinion this movie touches
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bitter society in America‚ and mocks the way corporate bosses manage employees ’ dismissal; more accurately‚ it displays human fallout over job loss. This kind of movie is not common in the modern Hollywood production - the kind that does not insult our intelligence. This movie‚ released in 2009‚ is very well-timed‚ as in these times of economic meltdown‚ one of the main problems in people ’s lives is getting laid-off‚ not knowing what to do next to support their families. This story best displays
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12 o’clock High A Movie Review I. Brief Background of the Movie The movie is a black and white motion picture‚ produced by 20th Century Fox after World War II‚ which tells the story of friendship and leadership. It depicts the story of two good friends with different personalities and leadership styles who had their own chances of leading the same unit‚ the 918th Bomb Group of the 8th US Air Force which was stationed at Archbury‚ England. The movie as it progress‚ reveals one man’s
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Struggles with Racism A Time to Kill demonstrates how much racism‚ inequality‚ and segregation was going on in the early to mid 1960’s. The movie shows how African Americans were divided from white people in every circumstance. Inequality was very common for African Americans‚ and they were shut off from the rest of the public because of the color of their skin. Racism has always been a major conflict and it still remains with us in our society today. A Time to Kill really unfolds how hard it
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ERIN BROKOVICH (2000) Movie Review The story started when Erin (Julia Roberts)‚ after an unsuccessful interview‚ got into a car accident. With that incident‚ she sought help of a lawyer. That’s when he met Ed (Albert Finney). Erin filed a personal injury case against a doctor‚ but she failed in the case and that left her even broke than before. Add to it her twice-divorced jobless status. She looked for a job and then she ended up as a clerk of her lawyer. While in a firm‚ she saw these real properties
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Under the Same Moon (Movie Review) Under the Same Moon is a story about a nine year old boy‚ Carlitos‚ who wants to be reunited with his mother‚ but has to cross over the Mexican border to do so. The movie starts by us learning about Carlitos life in Mexico and his mother’s‚ Rosario‚ who lives in L.A. Carlitos and his mother speak every Sunday at the same two payphones‚ while Rosario reassures her son they will be reunited in the U.S one day. We also see her describe what it is like in the U.S.
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To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee and the 1962 movie‚ had many differences in the ways they were shown to us in the book and movie. One of the ways‚ is that most of the movie is told in the point of view of Jem unlike the book which is narrated by Scout. The other is about how Mrs. Dubose role in the book and movie are completely different‚ because in the movie she is just some crazy old lady that the kids would walk by. Also In the book‚ she used to show how atticus discipled his kids. These
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To Kill A Mocking Bird A Comparison of The Novel and The Film There are many differences between the movie and the book. First the positive points: This film attaches faces to Scout‚ Jem‚ Miss Maudie‚ and Dill‚ since no description of their faces is given in the book. Also‚ the film has some genuinely hilarious moments‚ particularly the scene where Scout is dressed as a ham and walking through the forest. Another good point is that the acting was superb and a treat to watch. Gregory Peck‚
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