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    In the short film The 6th World‚ written and directed by Nanobah Becker as well as the television episode of In the Blood directed by Jorge Montesi‚ Native Americans are put in the center of focus in a futuristic context. Both display several progressive aspects about Native Americans and include Native American main characters. The female main characters in each short film exude power and outline the possibilities for Native American communities to have a place within the contexts of new worlds

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    The documentary film Pais Invisible is about the armed resistance movement against the military dictatorship of Chile from 1973-1990. The film shows the struggle the Chilean people had to go through to over throw the government. For this documentary some of the Chilean people who experienced the event were interviewed and shared their experience. Overall the documentary illustrates the fear‚ dedication and power of the Chilean people and how it is important to criticize the government. One of the

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    Korean Films: “My Sassy Girl” & “The Classic” Characteristics of Korean and Chinese Films We think that the characteristics that make Korean films different from Chinese films are‚ first and foremost‚ the most basic structure or skeleton that they use when making their movies. We think that Chinese movies‚ compared to Korean movies‚ are usually more complex. Chinese movies usually have many parts that needs to be put together to see the bigger picture of the movie. In contrast with this

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    ways people can die. The producers and directors sought out fifteen different countries in order to film this widespread move. Each of the twenty-six films all have their own themes and titles‚ however while having different themes‚ death can be found as the strong point in each movie. As the entire movie goes on each death relates to a letter of the alphabet for instance‚ D as in Dog Fight. This film really stood out with a huge religious theme which would be faith. A man is being prepared for a ring

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    In the film ‘The Last of The Mohicans’ directed by Michael Mann‚ an important idea that was shown throughout the film is loss of innocence. Loss of innocence is something that often involves a new understanding of the nature of humanity and its potential for good or evil. Cora is a character that portrays this theme well. The director uses close ups‚ medium shots and point of view shots to capture Cora evolving into a strong and courageous woman. In the beginning of the film Cora is shown as a reserved

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    director and auteur. Welles legacy was well established before his work in films primarily he gained a lot of praise for his radio broadcast of the War of the Worlds. Besides this Welle’s filmography is probably what he is most well known for with such films as Touch of Evil‚ The Magnificent Amerbsons‚ and of course Citizen Kane. Citizen Kane to this date is regarded as one of the greatest films ever made however the film itself and Welles only received a best screenplay award. Welle’s was essentially

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    10/3/11 Black Pop Culture. Imation of Life Film Review “Imitation of Life” is a coveted 1959 classic that brings about memories of a time when fair skinned black people felt obliged to revoke their heritage and cultures in attempt to “pass” for a better life. In a modern time of social equality‚ this direct problem is not as evident‚ but many people still try to portray people they are not in order to be accepted by a certain group. This is an important film because it shows real life situations of

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    The film A Whisper to a Roar takes a look at the maneuvers taken by leaders to say in power using the analogy of a dragon ruling over a defenseless town. In the analogy the filmmakers introduce a warrior from the very same town who challenges and vanquishes the dragon and assumes leadership. Due to the wealth and power granted to the warrior after his defeat of the dragon‚ he abandons his values and transforms into a new dragon. The filmmakers use this parallel idea of a leader who comes into power

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    bigotry they hold towards all that are unlike them. But for Owens this seems to be more of a personal matter. Unsure if he should go to the Olympics because of racism‚ yet being on the track at the Olympics could bring great opportunities. Throughout the film we discover the intentions Owen set to make for himself and the decisions he made to accomplish them. As we watch Jessie Owens in this horrific journey‚ the audience along the way receive a moral lesson and of what it would have been like to be in

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    Based on the novel by the same name‚ the film Rosemary’s Baby follows the life of a submissive housewife named Rosemary who becomes unknowingly impregnated by the devil after her husband joins the witch coven from their new apartment building. She gives birth to a son but is horrified to see how inhuman he looks. Despite this her instincts as a mother takes over and she accepts her faith. The poster of Rosemary’s Baby serves as false advertisement by highly embellishing the idea that an explicit

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