Film review on La Haine (Kassovitz‚ 1995) The problem of les banlieues (the suburbs) became particularly prominent from the early 1980’s onwards. Violent confrontations between suburban youths and the police took place in a number of the suburbs surrounding France’s major cities like‚ for example‚ Sartrouville and La Corneuve near Paris and Valulx en Velin and Venissieux near Lyon. Mathieu Kassovitz’s bracing 1995 feature La Haine ‘hate’ documented the rupture between the authorities and mostly
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would consider Shawshank Redemption to be the greatest movie of all time. Although the film has been given this title‚ director and writer Frank Darabont knows the true genius behind this story is writer‚ Stephen King. Stephen King is mostly known for his horror‚ suspense books‚ but this time he wrote a book about Andy Dufresne‚ a banker from Maine who is wrongly charged with murdering his cheating wife and her lover. King writes “Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption” in the first person narrative
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Grace Tobin American History Through Film Film Review April 29‚ 2014 Fight Club‚ a 1999 dark comedic film‚ finds originality in it’s celebration of violence in which the heroes form an underground community with the license to commit crime‚ drink‚ smoke‚ and most importantly‚ beat one another up. In this film Edward Norton stars as your typical representation of the depressed‚ over worked and over anxious man. His life is dull and repetitive and his job sends him spiraling into a lifeless
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Bandit Queen: Review By Ekta Srivastava The film ‘Bandit queen’ Runs through the Life of a Dalit Woman (we remember as Phoolan Devi)‚ the film dares to talk about the discrimination faced by them at every level of the structure that founds our Nation‚ we call India. And it is in Phoolan’s Character that not only the Dalits of the Indian society‚ but every one who has ever been oppressed‚ discriminated‚ victimized and vandalized find a connection. The Film dares to bring these issues to the forefront
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A Civil Action Film Review SEM115 Film Through The Decades A Civil Action is a legal based movie‚ of a true story‚ that revolves around some heavy ethical issues. It features two large‚ supposedly polluting factories in Woburn‚ MA. This movie highlights the scenes both inside and outside the courtroom to make it easily understandable for the viewers. The looming ethical issue in A Civil Action is the value of human lives in
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The Departures: A Movie Review The Departures are a Japanese film that encapsulates the theme of love in terms of words and actions. This is a plot-oriented film which has a surprising element on how the story develops; from a cellist then to a job far from what he really had imagined- preparing dead bodies for funerals. What’s amazing about this film is that every dead person they had visited has its own story to share; stories with life lessons. One example is about the dead woman with
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Film Review: Black Swan Everyone has heard of ballet‚ some perhaps just that‚ while others practice it or just enjoy watching it on stage. Most people have also heard of Swan Lake‚ maybe even saw it performed in one or another adaptation‚ as there are many. Then there is Black Swan directed by Darren Aronofski‚ which leaves most other adaptations in the shade. Darren Aronofski is a most certainly an ingenious director; he’s proven that with Black Swan‚ as well as with his previous films which
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A Simple Life: Film Review The director of the soft-hearted Hong Kong story‚ A Simple Life which is about love‚ reputation and respect‚ stood with his cast during a sustained standing ovation at the Asian premiere‚ Golden Horse Awards‚ in September‚ 2011. It was two years after her narrative film “The way we are” was produced. Now‚ Ann Hui returns to her own filming style‚ focusing on the details of drama‚ rather the expression of scenario‚ in telling a simple and ordinary‚ but touched family
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12 Monkeys film Review – Directed by Terry Gillian In Twelve Monkeys‚ James Cole (Bruce Willis) - a convict - travels unpredictably through time‚ moving backwards from 2035. In that year‚ as the film starts off‚ civilization has been forced to colonize underground by the aftermath of a virus. Only 1% of the world’s human population remains in 1997‚ and now animals thrive in the wreckage of abandoned cities. Below Philadelphia‚ the underground city is controlled by scientists who have made James
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Film Review “Good Will Hunting” Good Will Hunting is a drama film directed by Gus Van Sant that stars Matt Damon‚ Robin Williams‚ Ben Affleck‚ Minnie Driver and Stellan Skarsgard. The story and screenplay were both written by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. Good Will Hunting was both critical and financial success. Besides it was nominated for nine Academy Rewards in 1997‚ but only came away with two wins‚ Robin Williams for Best Supporting Actors and Damon and Affleck for Best Original Screenplay
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