Assignment: _Write a review of the 1995 Pride and Prejudice film‚ (seen in class) comment on the cast‚ music‚ setting‚ wardrobe etc._ Generally speaking film adaptations of classic novels rarely ever prove superior or a match for the books on which they are based. This may be attributed to the fact that the written word allows for more nuances than the camera. In many cases the book is severely compromised in order to make the story more cinematic‚ key parts are altered or omitted entirely and the
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It is really fascinating to watch the movie 300‚ where King Leonidas and his army of 30 brave Spartans battled the Persian King Xerxes and his army of 300‚000. This would come as a surprise to all that a battle of such a magnitude had also occurred in our country however not known to most of us. Known as the Battle of Saragarhi‚ it really is moment of pride for India but sadly this tale of heroic action and sacrifice is hardly recorded in the books of Indian History as it was fought on the behalf
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Amanda Bartolome (Vilma Santos) is a woman trying to track down and understand the true meaning of being a woman in the middle of the complex situation of the country in the 70s under martial law. He was acting as a mother (five children purely male) and wife according to the dictates of society and of his wife‚ Julian (Christopher de Leon). Although traditional‚ existing families Bartolome freedom of expression so their children grow conscious awareness of what happens in society. Therefore joined
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A. Title of the Film August Rush B. Lead Characters Evan Taylor (August Rush) – Freddie Highmore Lyla Novacek – Keri Russell Louis Connelly – Jonathan Rhys Meyers C. Director Kirsten Sheridan D. Setting of the Story New York‚ USA San Francisco‚ USA Chicago‚ USA E. Summary of the Film The main character‚ Evan Taylor‚ can hear music in everything around him. He is being raised in an orphanage with no contact with his parents‚ although he insists that he can "hear" them. Evan believes
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Introduction: World Trade Center Today I will review the movie World Trade Center by Director Oliver Stone (2006). In addition to a critique of the movie‚ I will discuss the nature of the crisis. I will suggest steps to alleviate the crisis‚ teaching skills and ways to develop resiliency. Review: World Trade Center Oliver Stone has done other movies that have been based on traumatic
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No County for Old Men The movie I chose to do my reaction paper on was “No Country for Old Men”. “No Country for Old Men” came out in theaters in November of 2007. The movie is about an older man named Llewelyn Moss who will go hunting on an afternoon and finds this aftermath of a drug deal gone bad. Even after the fact that he knows better about taking something that doesn’t belong to him‚ he cannot resist the cash that was left behind at the drug deal gone bad. During the process of him taking
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Augusta‚ Georgia suffering from multiple personality disorder (MPD) also known as Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). You will find that I refer to it both ways in this review. In the movie‚ Woodward plays a conservative southern housewife Eve White who‚ at times‚ transforms into a bold and bawdy woman named Eve Black. The movie is supposedly based on events that really happened in true life. Although at times it is almost difficult to accept and believe the rapid transformations portrayed from
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Kramer v Kramer is a movie filled with opportunities for choosing sides. But what actually matters in this movie isn’t who’s right or wrong‚ but if all the characters involved are able to behave according to their own better nature. It starts of by showing a marriage filled with unhappiness and ego and ends with two single people who have both learned important things. There is a child caught in the middle but this isn’t a movie about the plight of the kid but about the dilemma of the parents. Usually
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Using Behavioral Therapy to Treat Borderline Personality Disorder The Black Swan is a psycho thriller film that narrates the demise of a young talented twenty-some year old ballerina named Nina Sayers. The story begins with the main character Nina anticipating her lead role as the Swan Queen in the upcoming new production of Swan Lake. This new version of Swan Lake as presented by the artistic director‚ Thomas Leroy‚ tells the story of a virginal girl that is trapped in the body of a White Swan
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`Lesson 5 Review Comparison Activity The research database National Newspaper Core‚ hosting a detailed index of five widely-read newspapers nationwide‚ was used to locate a review of the movie‚ “The Boss.” Film critic and writer Peter Ranier of The Christian Science Monitor‚ indicates a tone of disappointment in his review of the movie. In the title alone‚ Ranier states the movie is “not worthy of star Melissa McCarthy‚” implying the content of the movie does not reflect the talents of Ms. McCarthy
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