The Patriot‚ starring Mel Gibson‚ Heath Ledger‚ Jason Issacs‚ and many others‚ is a suitable example of what Hollywood does to history. Although certain events and issues handled in the film are correct‚ there are glaring examples of liberties taken with the source material‚ which is history itself. The Patriot begins rather idyllically‚ which is a warning sign to begin with; the film is about the Revolutionary War after all. Mel Gibson plays a character named Benjamin Martin‚ who is actually an
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Man. Dir. Boris Segal. Perf. Charlton Heston‚ Rosalind Cash‚ Anthony Zerbe‚ Lincoln Kilpatrick. DVD. Warner Brothers‚ 1971. "Rosalind Cash." Internet Movie Database. 10 May 2008 <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0143614/bio>. Midnight‚ Ryan. "Movie Review: the Omega Man." Geeks of Doom. 12 Dec. 2007. 10 May 2008 <http://geeksofdoom.com/2007/12/12/movie-review-the-omega-man/>. Heston‚ Charlton. Interview with John Gizzi. Human Events. 1997. 10 May 2008 <http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=25917>. Matheson
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Film Review By: Rutba Rahman Avatar is a 2009 science fiction film directed by James Cameron. The movie stars are Sam Worthington‚ Zoe Saldana and Sigourney Weaver. James Cameron’s movies have grossed approximately US $2 billion in North America. James Cameron’s previous films that he is known for are The Terminator (1984)‚ True Lies (1994) and Titanic (1996). The purpose of Avatar is incarnation‚ in the movie it means that the future human technology is capable of injecting a human’s intelligence
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Movie Review for The Hunger Games Selena Guo Over the last two classes‚ we finished watching the movie The Hunger Games. I really enjoy the movie and I feel amazed after watching it. It is remarkable and fantastic. The movie is directed by Gary Ross and is an adaptation of the first in a set of three fantasy books written by Suzanne Collins. It is released in year 2012. Jennifer Lawrence is one of the primary actors and she plays the leading role as Katniss
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Melanie Logan A-303 3 idiots movie review 3 Idiots is an entertaining comedy-drama that’s worth seeing‚ that’s what my one friend told me about this movie but instead of watching it I just shrugged because I thought I’ll not find it a good one. Thank God it was viewed in class so I got the chance to give it a try and yes‚ this movie was really worth seeing. 3 Idiots is a Bollywood comedy film about three friends — Farhan‚ Raju‚ and Rancho — who were taking up Engineering in one of the best
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of Roger Ebert’s "Finding Neverland" Film Review "Finding Neverland" is a recently released motion picture starring acclaimed actors Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet‚ and directed by Marc Forster ("Monsters Ball") Personally‚ I loved the movie and It was hard to find a critic that gave the movie a negative review‚ so I stopped trying to find someone to argue with and I came across the king of all critics‚ Roger Ebert. I usually don’t agree with his reviews‚ so I figured we would clash on this one
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Pride and Prejudice Movie Review Pride and Prejudice came to life on the big screen in 2005. The movie was based on Jane Austin’s novel of the same name. The novel‚ being considered one of the most beloved books and one of the most popular in English literature‚ had high expectations. Director‚ Joe Wright‚ took on the task. Fortunately‚ he did not disappoint. The movie is effective at communicating the plot‚ setting‚ and characters to audience. First of all‚ this romantic period drama starts
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Movie Review of “INSIDE JOB” “Earth provides enough to satisfy every man ’s needs‚ but not every man ’s greed‚” said Mahatma Gandhi and this is somewhat the crux of this movie. Inside Job is directed by Charles Ferguson‚ and it highlights the reasons and the consequences of the global financial crisis of 2008. This movie is basically related to recession that was caused by the inefficiency of the industry and the unfavourable banking practices. The director has conducted several interviews and
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The Accuracy of Inherit the Wind The movie Inherit the Wind gave an ample‚ in depth view as to what the Scopes Trial was all about. The film uses information about the trial and the law it was about‚ but most times misconstrues that information. The film does give a great perspective as to what the actual trial was all about‚ but it is not very factual. The movie portrays some in a positive way and others in a negative way‚ but overall the movie Inherit the Wind get its point across about the Scopes
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Marie Antoinette “Let them eat cake.” The movie Marie Antoinette sure is as sweet and colorful as cake. The film premiered worldwide on May 24‚ 2006. Marie Antoinette has won the Academy Award for Best Costume Design. It has also won best Art Direction and Best Costume Design for both the Las Vegas and Phoenix Films Critics Society Awards. Kirsten Dunst‚ who plays the gorgeous Marie herself‚ has won the MTV Award for best Breakthrough Performance and the Saturn Award for Best Young Actress. Jason
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