In the documentary “Business of Disaster” ‚Rick Young‚ the producer‚ and Laura Sullivan explored and shed light on how many insurance firms can profit off of disasters and the systems set in place for them to do so. The purpose of the film was to discover how and why insurance companies are able to make a good profit out of a disaster‚ while taking a stance against the insurance firms. The documentary focuses on the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy in Long Island‚ New York‚ where they depict how there
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The 39 Steps was my first Hitchcock film. I found it very engaging and intriguing. I liked how the readings pointed out that so often people did not believe Richard‚ but when he tells them lies they end up believing him. It actually reminded me of a character from another movie‚ Ladyhawke. In that movie the main character also didn’t having people believe him when he told the truth‚ so he always lied. In a lot of cases I think the reason why people didn’t believe Richard when he told the truth was
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-"Summary of the Film"- Jose Protasio "Pepe" Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda or known "Jose Rizal" was a Filipino writer who wrote a novels. His novels are all about for the Spaniards that living in the Philippines and to brighten the minds of all Filipinos from the harshly doings of the Spaniards. Jose Rizal take a Course of Doctor in University Of Sto. Tomas and continued his studies in Europe. When he was a child his first teacher was his mother "Teodora Alonso". Dr. Jose Rizal was intelligent
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Film Response to Y Tu Mama Tambien The film Y Tu Mama Tambien was a shocking Mexican film that was directed by Alfonso Cuaron and was released in 2001. It tells the story of two teenage boys‚ Tenoch and Julio‚ and a young woman named Luisa‚ as the three of them take a road trip to a mythical beach that didn’t exist known as “Heaven’s Mouth.” The film was considered extremely controversial because of numerous sex scenes. It was also noteworthy because it portrayed the actual political and economic
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SECRET (2007 Taiwanese Film) Casts: * Jay Chou as Ye Xianglun - A music student majoring in piano and lives with his father * Kwai Lun-mei as Lu Xiaoyu - A music student who lives with her mother * Anthony Wong Chau-sang as Xianglun’s father - Xianglun’s father and the discipline teacher at his school * Alice Tzeng as Qing Yi - Xianglun’s classmate who is in love with him * Yuhao Zhan as Yu Hao - A music student and talented piano player‚ nicknamed "Prince of the piano"‚ he
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Rain Man is a heartwarming film directed by Barry Levinson that tells the tale of two brothers reunited as adults that build a bond through a cross country that will last a lifetime. The two and half hour movie was created in 1988 that boasted a cast of Dustin Hoffman‚ Tom Cruise and Valeria Golino. The drama/comedy shows that everyone is special; sometimes you need to know that person to see it. Rain Man begins when Charlie Babbit learns his nonexistent father has passed away‚ he returns home to
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history people have told stories of gods or their ancestors to teach lessons and entertain. Surprisingly‚ even with this incredible number of stories‚ each one falls into one of the “Seven Story Types” which ultimately tend to rely on the theme of redemption. This is where we can see another prevalent trait of society: underlying knowledge of the need for
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Title: The Shawshank Redemption Director: Frank Darabont In the movie the character Andy Dufresne played by Tim Robbins is sent to Shawshank prison on a double life sentence for killing his wife and her lover. In the prison he befriends Red‚ played by Morgan Freeman. Andy spends out his sentence helping the guards with tax returns and such and eventually he is laundering the corrupt money in which the prison makes. He is blackmailed by the warden when he says he is out so he escapes through a
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love it displayed love‚ gang violence‚ differences in social class and much more. In this film it shows how individuals from the same neighborhood do not interact well with one other. The neighborhood are split up into two parts one is called the ‘top’ and the other is the ‘bottom’. The violence started between the Neighborhood because one of Chris cousin was shot. Chris is one of the main characters in the film. Chris is one of the rich boys from the top who many people are cool with. Chris cousin
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The Start of the Film The film begins with background information‚ powerful music and what appear to be abstract images. The vastness of the outback and the girls’ daunting trip is highlighted by the opening aerial shots‚ and additional overhead shots confirm their tininess against the fence. Name a recurring theme throughout the film. Throughout the film‚ the girls are pictured as frightened rabbits trapped on the wrong side of the fence - wide-eyed as if caught in headlights‚ caged
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