memory adds depth to history. These complex notions are effectively portrayed in the award winning non-fiction text ‘The Fiftieth Gate’ by Mark Raphael Baker. Similarly‚ these notions are also explored in the film ‘Schindler’s List’ directed by Steven Spielberg. History and memory lead to cultural knowledge and appreciation. In ‘The Fiftieth Gate’‚ a sense of resolution is reached. Both history and memory work together to reconstruct the past in a way that affects our present. Baker deliberately emphasises
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In the film Schindler’s List directed by Steven Spielberg an important idea was the character change of Oskar Schindler throughout the film. Schindler went from a self-centred‚ uncaring war profiteer to a caring‚ sympathetic man who was willing to risk his life to help save the lives or even simply better the conditions of hundreds of Jews. Schindler’s character change is shown through dialogue as well as audio and visual techniques. In the beginning of the film Schindler is shown entering his new
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around‚ everywhere he glanced there was an advertisement. These were unlike any advertisements the man had ever seen before‚ they could learn. “Hello‚ Mr John‚” said the closest advertisement‚ it knew his name. The Minority Report‚ directed by Steven Spielberg in 2001‚ covers many social problems from that time period. One of the larger problems addressed in the movie is targeted advertising. This is where large corporations collect information on an individual and then use this to select ads which
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Cited: Saving Private Ryan. Dir. Steven Spielberg. Prod. Steven Spielberg. By Robert Rodat. Perf. Tom Hanks‚ Edward Burns‚ and Tom Sizemore. DreamWorks Pictures‚ 1998. Film.
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up. Two slaves are set to court to prove that they are from Africa. By this time period‚ slave transporting form Africa is illegal. This movie tells the tale of the African Cinque. He doesn’t speak English so proving himself proves difficult. Steven Spielberg really has made a masterpiece. Perfecting the language in this film was nothing easy to do. Being set in the 1800’s‚ their language and dialect was very different from today or even from when this movie was made. Lighting‚ cast‚ word play‚ and
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My texts examined the theme of war. The texts I have studied are Hotel Rwanda directed by Terri George‚ The Pianist directed by Roman Polanski‚ Life is Beautiful directed by Roberto Benigni and Saving Private Ryan directed by Steven Spielberg. The connections in these texts examine the effects of war as they are all set during war time. It was interesting to see that the same ideas came throughout the texts; in particular I expect Saving Private Ryan and Hotel Rwanda to connect as they both explore
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Have you ever heard something go thump in the night? Do you believe in monsters? In the movies "Beauty and the Beast" and "E.T."‚ the monster like characters the captured the hearts of viewers of all ages. They both involve two characters that are thrusted into lifestyles that they are not used to. The beast and E.T were both unique creatures‚ had close relationships with humans‚ and were great works of fiction. In both stories‚ "Beauty and the Beast" and "E.T."‚ the main characters are
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Steven Berkoff is an English actor/director who trained at the Webber Douglas school of dramatic arts and the Ecole Jacques Lecoq‚ in which he trained in the art of physical theatre and mime. Berkoff is well known for his in your face dramatic styles that causes the audience to react. People describe this style as “It is the kind of theatre that inspires us to use superlatives‚ whether in praise or condemnation”. One of the dramatic styles used by Berkoff is a style of physical theatre called “Total
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the hero earlier on because he acts calm like a hero and claims that he can kill the monster but in the end he himself is killed and eaten. At this point the audience should have realised that the hero is in fact Chief Brody. It is effective that Spielberg has not let us know who the hero is until the end because we get a sense of mystery and that we are
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Citations: * Alice Walker‚ The Color Purple (New York: Simon & Schuster Inc.‚ 1982) * The Color Purple. DVD. Directed by Steven Spielberg. 1985; Burbank‚ CA: Warner Bros. Pictures‚ 1985 * John O’Brien‚ Interviews with Black Writers (New York: Liveright‚ 1973) * Patricia Harris Abrams‚ The Gift of Loneliness: The Color Purple (Michigan: Central Michigan University Press
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