“I would argue that feminist film studies is not only still alive and well‚ but has‚ in fact‚ become much more heterogeneous‚ dynamic‚ and open in its scope‚ encompassing not just film analysis but also television and new media studies…” says Karen Hollinger from Feminist Film Studies (Hollinger 19). Film’s have definitely grown and expanded from the years pass. Women are now starting to be given roles other than those to please the male eye such as the girlfriend‚ secretary‚ receptionist‚ or mother
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My Best Friend’s Wedding Courtney-Anthony-Br English 225 Introduction to Film Instructor: Hazar Shehadeh May 9‚ 2013 “My Best Friend’s Wedding” is a romantic comedy that hit the movie scene in 1997 about a 27 year old woman who made a pact with her best friend and former lover that by age 28 if neither was married that they would marry each other. Four days before her 28th birthday her best friend calls with news of him getting married. Now she has to decipher whether she wants to be
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Film noir is generally associated with a ‘dark’ type of film in the era following WWII. Film’s that are categorized in this genre are marked by a style that generally contains certain distinguishing elements – dark rooms with Venetian blinds‚ dark alleys‚ rain-slicked streets‚ dark offices and low key lighting. The plot usually deals with the dark aspects of humanity-greed‚ murder‚ deceit and paranoia. There are also distinguishing characters‚ the main character a detective or an investigator usually
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Film analysis of the opening scene in the film Laura (1944). In the opening scene of the film Laura‚ there is much to analyse. Be it from unusual casting options‚ to the cinematography‚ it seems that the director Otto Preminger knew exactly how to make the audience to think when making Laura. Casting is of a big importance when analysing the film Laura. What is interesting about Premingers work is how he makes unusual casting decisions‚ that always seem to make the feature a success. It seems
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Introduction Superhero films as a popular culture are a phenomenon that has experienced fluctuating amounts of success and change throughout its long history‚ spanning over seventy years. With origins in comic book lore‚ the mythology of superheroes emerged in 1940s films and has ultimately become a multibillion dollar empire. Over the last century‚ the heroes and mythology within superhero films drawn from various comic book universes have established an unrivalled relationship with audiences‚ who
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represents the negativity that is associated with African-Americans and it was as if Oscar realised this which is why he spends the dog’s last moments holding him because he can emphasise and almost relate to him. There is a lot of times throughout the film that show a
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Memento‚ directed by Christopher Nolan‚ is an action-packed‚ psychological thriller guaranteed to leave the viewer thinking long after the film ends. Released in 2001‚ the movie stars many famous actors‚ including: Guy Pearce‚ Carrie-Anne Moss‚ Joe Pantoliano‚ and Stephen Tobolowsky. Considered "one of the best movies of the 2000’s‚" Memento is a complicated‚ head-spinning adventure of revenge‚ heartbreak‚ and manipulation. In this movie review‚ I will analyze the thematic significance regarding
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focus on the “Bomba” films that were shown in the independent film‚ “Serbis”‚ and their significance to the story. I will analyze the posters‚ signages and film semiotically and show its relevance to the plot. I will show what the “Bomba” film is about and how its seen in a cultural context to show what it really signifies when seen in the movie. Together with the concept of mis en scene‚ that every part of the frame has a meaning‚ those posters and signages will make you see the film in a whole new level
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As a sociologist‚ I examined the movie named Mustang and in this essay‚ I will try to explain the actions of characters and the events that have happened in the movie by using the sociological imagination. The relationship between the five sisters‚ the grandmother and the uncle is based on sexism‚ gender roles‚ also on the separation of spheres. In the movie‚ sexism can be seen in almost every scene‚ for example‚ the importance that has been attributed to the virginity of girls as it’s the only
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Film Essay À ma soeur! (2001) À ma soeur! – in english For my Sister aka Fat Girl – it’s Catherine Breillat eight film. Her movies always were very controversial and À ma soeur! is not an exeption. The film is devoted an immortal theme‚ sexual awakening‚ and also a theme of first Breillat of the novel L ’Homme facile (1967) and her first film‚ Une Jeune Fille Vraie 1976. Sexual awakening always were a debate‚ but never more than in Catherine movies. For Breilla‚ sexual awakening
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