Farrell as John Smith‚ Q’orianka Kilcher as Pocahontas‚ Christopher Plummer as Captain Newport‚ and Christian Bale as John Rolfe. Produced by Sarah Green‚ the film received strong positive reviews for its cinematography‚ score‚ and young 15 year old Q’orianka Kilcher’s performance as Pocahontas. (Boehm 1-5) The movie opens up to three ships of settlers sailing up the James River in Southeastern Virginia‚ arriving at the soon to be settlement of Jamestown. While establishing the foundations of the first
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Pride and Prejudice Movie Review Pride and Prejudice came to life on the big screen in 2005. The movie was based on Jane Austin’s novel of the same name. The novel‚ being considered one of the most beloved books and one of the most popular in English literature‚ had high expectations. Director‚ Joe Wright‚ took on the task. Fortunately‚ he did not disappoint. The movie is effective at communicating the plot‚ setting‚ and characters to audience. First of all‚ this romantic period drama starts
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Movie Review of “INSIDE JOB” “Earth provides enough to satisfy every man ’s needs‚ but not every man ’s greed‚” said Mahatma Gandhi and this is somewhat the crux of this movie. Inside Job is directed by Charles Ferguson‚ and it highlights the reasons and the consequences of the global financial crisis of 2008. This movie is basically related to recession that was caused by the inefficiency of the industry and the unfavourable banking practices. The director has conducted several interviews and
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Remember the Titans Movie Review The arrival of African slaves‚ sold in the plantations of colonial America‚ definitely triggered a superior-inferior relationship and mentality between “the whites” and “the blacks”. This present-day culture‚ resulting from a society of masters and slaves‚ has struggled against central concepts deeply rooted in the nations past .With strong cultural values on racial discrimination‚ the path towards the concept of racism in America was a vital moment in the course
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iSuzanne Lind – Movie review - Cinderella Man I chose this film because I’ve always been a fan of motivational sports movies. They all seem to follow the same formula. Athlete overcomes adversity and goes on to become champion. The voyeurism in watching these heroes struggle‚ never backing down until they ultimately prevail gives me the much needed kick in the ass when I’m feeling down not to give up on my own hopes and dreams. Granted I have two left feet and almost no athletic ability the universal
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Movie Review: Sense and Sensibility Ang Lee‚ who directed‚ and Emma Thompson‚ who adapted the screenplay‚ have done an excellent job of bringing Jane Austen’s Victorian novel‚ Sense and Sensibility‚ to the movie screen. The movie’s collection of actors are a joy to watch as they bring out the emotions of an otherwise polite and reserved era in time. The production work is top notch with bright‚ cascading photography that sets a romantic "I wish I was there" setting. The purpose of the Sense
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Professor Richard Primuth MW 2:00-3:20 Movie Review Essay September 5‚ 2012 Milk’s Story Told Right The 2008 film Milk is based on a true story about a political leader who desired to see a change in America‚ specifically the freedom of choice and speech towards homosexuals. The motion picture takes place after Harvey Milk’s 40th birthday and captures the rest of his life as he strives to convince America to let the gay community out of the closet. The movie portrays the historical activist very
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Movie Review: Remember the Titans In 1971‚ the black and white schools in Alexandria‚ Virginia were forced to integrate and became T.C. Williams High School. There were in the community. Above al that‚ the white football coach‚ Bill Yoast‚ was replaced by a black football coach‚ Herman Boone. There was uproar among the white players and their parents because their white head coach was being replaced. The players attended a training camp where white and black players do not mix. An exception
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Project Report on Movie Review Peepli Live Central Story: Peepli poor farmer duos Natha (Omkar Das) and Budhia (Raghuveer Yadav) from the heart of rural India is about to lose their land to the bank for not paying up their loan. Farmers without land mean an automatic death sentence. The poor brothers were suggested to commit suicide by local politician to avail benefits of ongoing government scheme that helps the families of indebted farmers who have committed suicide. The moment farmer brothers
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Movie Review: UP (2009): Starring Edward Asner‚ Christopher Plummer and Jordan Nagai Every so often‚ a movie comes along that really inspires the audience to live a better way‚ to take risks‚ and stop making excuses. I was truly stunned that this inspirational‚ physics defying film actually came in the form of a kid’s movie. An animated wonderment about an old man wracked with grief‚ a yellow dog‚ a chubby little boy and a huge flightless bird‚ in a floating house. The film was particularly
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