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    Probably the best film of the 1990s‚ well written with a great director and a superstar cast. Even if you’ve watched it many times it only gets better. If you want to see a great movie‚ watch Pulp Fiction. I am interested in many television programs‚ novels and films‚ but when posed the question to explain or evaluate a specific favorite‚ I easily choose Pulp Fiction. Released in 1994 and directed by Quentin Tarantino‚ the plot of this film lets you take a glimpse into the not so normal lives of

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    The film subgenre “Coming-of-Age” has been around since American Graffiti in 1973 and continued to flourish with movies including‚ but not limited to‚ The Breakfast Club (1985) and Almost Famous (2000). These films started off as a way to express the transition from childhood and adulthood‚ while including current issues of the time. For example‚ American Graffiti was able to reflect the time period in which it was made‚ taking issues from the current day. American Graffiti can be described as‚“Taking

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    The films Out of the Past‚ Throne of Blood‚ and Dead Man have been critically acclaimed for being culturally‚ historically‚ and esthetically pleasing. The films take a story and adapt it into its own style of storytelling. These three films account for many of their similar attributes such as a dark and cynical story line and deviant villains. The films Out of the Past‚ Throne of Blood‚ and Dead Man obtain distinct similarities and elements in the classifications such as film noir‚ manipulation

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    twisted‚ and the ugly truths hiding within those exact words. Billy Wilder explores and divulges the dark yet unknown‚ harsh realities of fame‚ following Hollywood’s transition from silent pictures to talkies; with his film Sunset Boulevard. Sunset Boulevard is a 1950 American classic film noir‚ starring Gloria Swanson (Norma Desmond)‚ William Holden (Joe Gillis)‚ and Erich Von Stroheim

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    Mockingbird. The film served the audience productively with an outstanding storyline. In contrast‚ the film had a certain limitation within its time. Meanwhile‚ the novel is more expanded with no sense of limitation. Although‚ the film has not described the social class of Maycomb‚ so viewers weren’t essentially notified that the Ewells are addressed as trash. Similarly‚ both of the film and the novel shared a common discriminative treatment towards Atticus. Therefore‚ Robert Mulligan’s film produced a

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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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