Discuss two forms of Latin American ‘popular culture’ that have been transformed into ‘global’ cultures. How do you account for the popularisation of these forms with global audiences? The term ‘globalisation’ can be a very complex term to define. For the purpose of this essay and in relation to ‘culture’ I will define globalization as the growth of the culture and values of one society to a global scale (Held‚ D. 200: 48). Culture‚ as quoted by R. Williams in Keywords (1976)‚ is one of the two
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million internationally. Hill proposes Trainspotting “combines an interest in social issues (drug-taking‚ AIDS‚ poverty) with a determinedly self-conscious aesthetic style reminiscent of the French and British ‘new waves’. In experimenting with cinematic style‚ however‚ is also plays with the inherited imagery of England and Scotland” (2002: 172). London is portrayed through tourist imagery‚ for example‚ signs of Oxford Street and Picadilly Circus. This sequence also uses cliché images of ‘Britishness’
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20th Century History of the Treatment of Mental Illness: A Review This article describes the development and advances in psychiatry over the twentieth century‚ which informs a study of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by providing a context for the film’s portrayal of the mental hospital‚ patients‚ staff and procedures. Palmer notes that early on‚ mental illness was considered an incurable disease of personal failing or spirituality. Now‚ mental illness is thought to be caused by chemical imbalances
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sacrificed on the altar of spectacle” (Buckland 166) as today’s blockbusters turn out to be nothing but calculated exercises in profit-making‚ all high-concept‚ high-gloss and pure show. Similar cries of warning about the loss of narrative integrity to cinematic spectacle have been voiced at different periods‚ usually at times of crisis or change in the history of the American cinema. One could cite‚ for example‚ Bazin’s disdain at the “displacement of classicism” by the baroque style‚ marking the end of
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Explore the significance of setting in Blade Runner. Through the establishment of setting in Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner (directors cut)‚ a medium is provided by which the characters and message behind the text can develop by means of various cinematic techniques and diverse settings. Situated in the year 2019‚ Blade Runner is within the near future‚ no more than a generation for viewers in both our context‚ and the context in which it was released (originally 1892 then the directors cut released
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Wilson‚ Bill Murray‚ Angelica Huston‚ Tilda Swinton‚ etc.) morph (or don’t morph) from one film with the director to the next. No matter what part of the movie you happen to come in on‚ you can always tell when you’ve stepped into Wes Anderson’s cinematic world. Andersons appeal comes from his nod to old Hollywood and what bringing the past to present does for viewers
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Bringing Up Baby was created in 1938 and is considered by many to define the screwball comedy genre. It was directed by the extremely versatile Howard Hawks and was written by Dudley Nichols and Hagar Wilde. This fast-paced film involves the unlikely relationship between its stars‚ Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn. Its fame stems from many causes‚ one being perhaps the best chemistry ever caught on screen between a leading man and woman. According to Jonathan R. Perry of the Tyler Morning Telegraph
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of cinematic movements‚ and the illusion of tough talk. The producers originally devised a plan that involved parties‚ Catholics‚ and Jews on the east side of New York City. However‚ the papers filled with juvenile delinquents and gangs inspired them to change the plot to the gangs of the west side. I find their inspiration for the plot change captivating‚ and feel it was an extremely critical decision that largely benefited the production. Besides the change of location‚ the use of cinematic movement
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The Shawshank Redemption ‘Darabont’s direction in The Shawshank Redemption emphasises contrasts and paradox: in ideas‚ in characters‚ in mood. How does he use cinematic techniques to achieve this?’ In The Shawshank Redemption Darabont uses cinematic techniques to illustrate contrast. Power & Weakness‚ Freedom & Oppression‚ Isolation & Companionship are the fundamental themes that differentiate from each other in the film. Darabont effectively utilises filming techniques to highlight
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subject in the ballet by Marius Petipa in 1860s and in unfinished film by Orson Welles in 1955. Thus this essay is divided in three part: a study of the first version of Don Quixote in the ballet by Petipa; an explanation of the characteristics in cinematic adaptation of Orson Welles; the third part argues about the various versions of Don Quixote in ballets and in films. The Don Quixote’s first version in ballet was made by Marius Petipa‚ who showed it first in 1869 for the Bolshoi in Moscow‚ and
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