Film Studies Assignment 1 Classical and Post-Classical Hollywood Cinema Table of contents INTRODUCTION--------------------------------------------- 3 CLASSICAL HOLLYWOOD------------------------------- 4 Classical Gender Representation-------------------------------------- 4 Classical Style‚ form and content-------------------------------------- 5 GENRE TRANSFORMATION AND POST-CLASSICAL HOLLYWOOD------------------------------- 5 REFERENCES 8 BIBLIOGRAPHY 9 FILMOGRAPHY 10 INTRODUCTION During
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Characteristics of a Screwball Comedy in “It Happened One Night” Frank Capra’s 1934 classic Hollywood narrative‚ “It Happened One Night” is the perfect example of a screwball comedy. One of the most prevalent themes in the movie is the socioeconomic divide between Peter Warne and Ellie Andrews. Ellie is from a well-to-do family and Peter is just a reporter. In the scene where the child on the bus is in distress due to his ailing mother‚ we see that Ellie is frivolous with money‚ even though
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gaining a more mature perspective towards the world and what it means to become a hero. Hercules is faced with many hardships as he comes up against numerous foes and monsters galore. This stands as the hero’s journey. This is also the time Hercules’ femme fatale is introduced. Meg starts out as a enemy‚ but after Hercules falls for her‚ she falls for him as we‚ and helps him in the end. Also‚ throughout this time Hercules’ is given a supernatural partner or aid named Pegasus. This flying horse acts as
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Absolute Power: The Fears of an All-Powerful Government Since the beginning of civilization‚ people have constantly struggled to create the ideal form of government. The idea of a fair‚ generous‚ and efficient regime remains a welcoming idea to this day. Thomas Jefferson once stated about his ideal government; that “a wise and frugal Government… shall restrain men from injuring one another… shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement‚ and shall not
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their afternoon on a Sunday because people around this time work six days a week and they look forward Sunday and appreciate the relaxation. 3. 1876‚ Moreau‚ Gustave‚The Apparition‚ French‚ Oil on canvas‚ Symbolism. TXT- This painting describes a femme fatale dancing among a bloody head of a baptist named John. Also the detail on the princess represents jewelry like texture of rich colors that highlights her body and the floating head. This piece was to evoke that women can be just as deadly as man
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village to celebrate their return. Asterix: Astérix est le héros‚il a les cheveux blonds. C’est un guerrier de petite taille‚ mais extrêmement intelligent et courageux‚ se caractérise par un casque ailé et deux moustache blonde.Il porte une chemise noir et un pantalon rouge Obelix: Obélix ‚ gaulois guerrier‚ grand‚ gros‚ de bonne humeur‚ menhirs bâtis. Il a les cheveux rouges Il est tombé dans la marmite de potion magique
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generic conventions from Hollywood thrillers with over the top flourishes from martial arts movies and Far Eastern musical.” A lot of Hollywood films tended to draw upon films that already existed in the global marketplace. Throughout the article Global Noir: Genre film in the Age of Transnationalism‚ David Kesser talks about the American film Reservoir Dogs in contrast to Hong Kongs film the City on Fire. The director of Reservoir Dogs‚ Quentin Tarantino “ripped off” the plot of an undercover cop infiltrates
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of John’s decapitated head‚ who had previously rejected her. This new and more familiar version of Salome depicts her as a seductress of her stepfather and a murderer of a saint‚ thereby becoming a symbol of the erotic and dangerous woman‚ the femme fatale. Other elements of Christian tradition concentrate on her light-hearted and cold foolishness that‚ according to the gospels‚ led to John the Baptist’s death. According to Mark 6:21-29: Salome was the stepdaughter of Herod Antipas. Salome
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Bibliography: Dave. The Fitting Room. 11 July 2005 < http://homepage.ntlworld.com/davesplace/fitting.htm>. Gender Stereotypes in Advertising. 6 July 2005. . Holmberg‚ Arthur. Femme Fatale. 12 July 2005 . Joireman ‚ Dr. Sandra. Gender in Advertising. 6 July 2005 . Stoe‚ Patrick. Gender and Advertising. 6 July 2005. . Stone‚ Sandy. Webbed Women: Bordo. 13 July 2005. < http://english.mansfield.ohio-state.edu/delagrange/webwomen/personal
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THE HERO’S JOURNEY Joseph Campbell‚ an American psychologist and mythological researcher‚ wrote a famous book entitled The Hero with a Thousand Faces. In his lifelong research Campbell discovered many common patterns running through hero myths and stories from around the world. Years of research lead Campbell to discover several basic stages that almost every heroquest goes through (no matter what culture the myth is a part of). He calls this common structure “the monomyth.” George Lucas‚ the
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