fight for power‚ some for glory‚ some for honor‚ and some for love. Troy is a movie inspired by Homer¡¯s epic tale ¡°The Iliad¡±. It tells the story of two worlds that go to war for honor and power. Both sides are in pursuit of glory‚ but love turns out to deceive their hopes and aspirations (as with Paris and Achilles)‚ causing a nation burnt to the ground and the death of an invincible warrior. Although the story has been manipulated in many aspects‚ it is an entertaining movie with abundant
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The movie World Trade Center (2006) directed by Oliver Stone centers around the terrorist attacks of September 11‚ 2001. The movie follows two Port Authority officers‚ John McLoughlin and Will Jimeno‚ who attempt to aid in the rescue of 9-11 victims. While trying to make their way to help victims in the first Tower that had been hit‚ they become trapped under the rubble without an ability to get free or call for help. The movie centers on the struggles faced by these two men to overcome fear‚ pain
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Lee Daniels’ did an exceptional job when producing the film Precious. The way he thought out the cast was well planned and pushed the envelope on controversial social issues as he’s always done. It was more than just another black movie‚ but a universal movie about many of life’s combative struggles. Producing Precious was an opportunity to open up the dialogue about incest‚ molestation‚ verbal abuse‚ obesity‚ and other topics that are difficult to talk about within society. The film was created
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Theater Critique The play‚ “Frankenstein‚” by Philip Grecian based on a novel by Mary Shelley‚ is a drama because the story line was about a very serious scientist‚ Victor Frankenstein‚ who was extremely involved in making a life form. He spent most of his time in the lab‚ and neglected his other duties and his health to some extent. When he finally created life with the help of his colleague‚ Henry Clerval‚ it was not at all what he had expected. He created a monster‚ which was referred to as
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The movie "Wall Street" is a representation of poor morals and disappointing business ethics in the popular world of business. This movie shows the negative effects that bad business morals can have on society. The two main characters are Bud Fox played by Charlie Sheen and Gordon Gekko played by Michael Douglas. Bud Fox is a young stockbroker who comes from an honest working-class family but on the other hand‚ Gordon Gekko is a millionaire who Bud admires and wants to be associated with. Greed seems
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Into The Fray: “Once more into the fray‚ into the last good fight I’ll ever know/ live and die on this day‚ live and die on this day.” Liam Neeson played the lead character‚ John Ottaway whom recited this eloquently written poem throughout the movie The Grey directed by Joe Carnahan. John Ottaway‚ is the relevant leader of the pack‚ who had flashbacks of his wife that left him and in doing so left him heartless and broken. His character was seeking answers and it seems as if the wilderness
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worldwide. Since its release in June of 2015‚ Disney’s “Teen Beach Movie 2” gained 7.5 million viewers‚ of which‚ 4.2 were tweens and teens between the ages nine to fourteen. In addition‚ “High School Musical 2” which represents the most-watched the most-watched event among the same age group viewers. “Disney is not only a popular name among all ages‚ but each film satisfies all personal preferences. Every time I watch a Disney movie it is different from some of the genres I usually watch‚ but I thoroughly
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to enjoy a play in a theater. Theatre and plays go back as far as “B.C.” times. Theater has been a means of art and entertainment for thousands of years dating back to the fifth century B.C. The beginning marked with the ancient Greek theaters. Over the vast years of cultural and technological evolution many things have changed. Just the same‚ many things have remained unscathed. In comparing and contrasting different aspects such as theater writing‚ technology‚ and theater costumes‚ we will become
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Death of a salesman Theater Response Essay #2- “Death of A Salesman” For Theatre Response Essay #2‚ I chose to watch “Death Of A Salesman” by playwright Arthur Miller‚ directed by Paul Wickline. I saw the performance at the College Of The Canyons Performing Arts Center on Sunday April 2nd‚ 2011. “Death of A Salesman” was written in the 1949 and had a 742 performance run. This play is so world known that it has gone from the stage to the theater. Wickline and this production did an amazing
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number of Chinese movies has been rocketing dramatically. Movies have really changed Chinese lives because watching movies has become ordinary entertainment in China. Since the founding of new China‚ Hollywood has occupied almost the entire Chinese movie market. Contrasted with American movies‚ the improvement of Chinese movies is much slower. At the time when movies first came into China from western countries‚ there were almost no domestic movies in China. Therefore‚ China started to learn American’s
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