West Side Story The drama/musical‚ which parodies the story of Romeo & Juliet‚ takes place in a city of New York‚ probably in the early 50’s late 40’s. It is a tale of two rival gangs‚ which despises the other in a vicious circle of hate. Riff leader of the Jets; a group mainly of Polish origin and the Sharks of Spanish origin with their leader Bernardo. It seems as though the two rivals have been at their quarrels since before the story took place. Through mysterious fate the neutral one’s
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t is scorched‚ barren earth‚ devoid of any life as far as the eye can see. In this setting‚ legions of skeletons advance on the living‚ who either flee in terror or try in vain to fight back. In the foreground‚ skeletons haul a wagon full of skulls‚ in the upper left corner‚ others ring the bell that signifies the death knell (a bell that signifies death when rung) of the world. A fool plays the flute while a skeleton behind him plays along‚ a starving dog nibbles at the face of a child a cross in
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include broad comedy‚ mixed with horrific or tragic images‚ characters caught in hopeless situations forced to do repetitive or meanlingless actions‚ dialogue full of clichés‚ wordplay and nonsense: plots that are cynical or absurdly expansive; either a parody or dismissal of realism and the concept of well made play. Esslin had four major play wrights that had different techniques in which ‘absurdism’ was shown through. These play wrights were: Samuel Beckett‚ Arthur Adamov‚ Eugene Ionesco and Jean Genet
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In the early half of the nineteenth century in Europe and American started the slow rise of two artistic movements‚ Pop Art and Art Nouveau. This was in direct response to the mass media being produced in popular culture. Pop Art emerged partly from absorption of ideas put forward in the work of various artist such as Roy Lichtenstein and partly from a spontaneous response to the commercial imagery that was beginning to swamp the visual world in that country. Art Nouveau originally formed as a response
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the artist and not only their songs since many appreciate them for their music videos or even their charisma. The video in question is the engrossing Windowlicker from the artist Aphex Twin and director Chris Cunningham. Their aim was to create a parody of the M.T.V culture and popular mainstream hip-hop music (black and hispanic origin) were sexism is inherent and prevalent in most videos. The video started with Aphex Twin’s circular graphic logo and right after it featured two foulmouthed friends
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change in aspirations and tastes of the people). The collection shows luxury mannequins in the center of the urban scene reflected in glasses with a strangely accurate detail. "Atget saw the space within the showrooms-real illusions-camera as a parody of a theatrical stage‚ as if the
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30-Day Evangelion Challenge - Favorite Pairings (Again‚ I skipped Day 12‚ because I accidentally included its answer in the post of Day 4) Shinji/Rei‚ Shinji/Asuka and Mari/Asuka. I’m not into boys love‚ so no KawoShin here - don’t get me wrong‚ it’s not because I have any qualm about homosexual relationships‚ but because of some bad memories related to something named K Project (its OSTs are pure earworms‚ in contrast :P ). Anno once commented that he created Rei Ayanami as a deconstruction
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the racial fight that African americans faced over the years for equality. 4. What is the signature feature of the “Zip Coon” caricature and what was its specific political significance? Urban Black stereotype. Pretentious‚ flamboyantly dressed (Parody of what is considered dressing well in society). Replaced Yankee character as America’s central comic figures. 5. What is the signature feature of the “Black Mammy” caricature and what was its specific political significance? Primary character to
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Instead of died- Moved on to a better place. 8- Oxymoron‚ two words placed next to each other to show contrast eg. Parting is such a sweet sorrow. 9- Personification‚ Giving human qualities to something lifeless eg. The door squeaked. 10- Parody‚ Conscious imitation of another word. 11- Repetition‚ Repeat a word/phrase/idea. 12- Formal‚ Conventional. 13- Denouement‚ Resolution Of plot‚ play etc. 14- Discourse‚ A way of communication usually in a group‚ institute etc. 15- Emotive‚ Creates
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stated Welles. The style Welles took with Citizen Kane is now looked as a layout for classic film making. Citizen Kane is like a first-class meal; simple ingredients‚ rich in flavor‚ and always fresh. What the viewer receives from Citizen Kane is parody on greedy men in big pants and a underlying drama about the complexities of life. Although one cannot sum up a person into a simple word such as ‘Rosebud’ rather looked at as pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. The viewers in this film are consistently reminded
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