Movie Review of “Cleopatra” The legendary story of Cleopatra has endured for over two thousand years. Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s 1963 epic movie‚ “Cleopatra”‚ starring Elizabeth Taylor‚ Rex Harrison and Richtard Burton depicts the end of Ancient Egypt’s Ptolemaic dynasty with the fall of Cleopatra. Cleopatra was in fact the last of the great the pharaohs of Egypt and it can be said that she was as famous as Elizabeth Taylor who had been chosen to portray the fascinating ruler. Cleopatra was an intelligent
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understanding that only the strongest survived. This allowed them to be the best of the best‚ although they had really rough training to remain the best of the best. This writing will give a basic outline of the Spartans during this era and show how the movie 300 relates to history. Spartans were bread to be good soldiers. Upon a male birth‚ its life was determined to be a solider or to end as a baby. If this child was born with any problems or weaknesses while being inspected it would be thrown over
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The Patriot In theaters on June 30‚ 2000. Directed by: Roland Emmerich Written by: Robert Rodat Main Characters in the movie: Mel Gibson as Benjamin Martin‚ Heath Ledgar as Gabriel Martin‚ Tom Wilkinson as Lord General Cornwallis‚ & Jason Issac as Colonel William Tavington The film is rated R for strong war violence. Summary: It is 1776 when the Revolutionary War began between the American Colonists and the British soldiers.The main character‚ Benjamin Martin‚ is a veteran of the
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Bridesmaids is a terrifically funny‚ smart‚ and emotional ensemble comedy. Some may say it’s the female version of The Hangover‚ while others may think it’s quite similar to Bride Wars. This movie pulls off the amazingly uncanny trick of being both brutal and gentle at the same time. I highly recommend this movie to all audiences over the age of 17. The unexpected truth of being a bridesmaid is revealed‚ but in the end‚ Kristen Wigg (Annie) persuades you that there is a greater light at the end of the
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let us harbor would be interesting for the student scientist in the panorama of these prospects. In Time lets us explore the uncertain possibilities the future has in store for us‚ with the unprecedented progress of genetic engineering. The movie provides its viewers with a glimpse of a future whose science and technology has produced a race whose telomere- shortening mechanisms halt at age 25‚ whose currency is time‚ and whose rich gets to become nearly immortal‚ while the poor gets to live
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Most people are born with good hearts‚ but as they grow up they learn prejudices. “Crash” is a movie that brings out bigotry and racial stereotypes. The movie is set in Los Angeles‚ a city with a cultural mix of every nationality. The story begins when several people are involved in a multi-car accident. Several stories interweave during two days in Los Angeles involving a collection of inter-related characters‚ a police detective with a drugged out mother and a mischief younger brother‚ two car
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Ruben Doncell 10/16/12 Christian Family Movie Review The main character had a terrible relationship with his father. They didn’t see eye to eye at all. The father just took him to baseball games and left him there with an usher that he paid to watch him. The absence of a father figure was significant to his childhood. When he grew up he tried to be anything but that memory. He was involved in his children’s lives. This would be a family theme where the parent separates themselves from the child
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The title of the movie should actually be "Salieri"‚ because the whole movie is really about his jealousy of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and how Salieri was overshadowed musically by Mozart. In the beginning‚ Salieri makes a "deal" with God so He will make Salieri a musical genius‚ and Salieri believes he has been granted this gift until the day Mozart comes to Vienna. Salieri immediately becomes jealous that God has bestowed upon Mozart the power he himself worked so desperately to achieve. From that
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Nurul Hazwani Bt Hatta M12L THE OTHERS Movie Review The Others is one of the psychological horror movies that impress me with its good story plot and suspense elements. It was written‚ directed and scored by Spanish director Alejandro Amenábar‚ starring Nicole Kidman and Christopher Eccleston. It is inspired partly by the 1898 novella The Turn of the Screw. Grace Stewart (Nicole Kidman) is a Catholic mother who lives with her two small children in a remote country house in the British Crown
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Movie Title: Amélie (Le fabuleux destin d’Amelie Poulain) Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet Cast: Audrey Tautou‚ Mathieu Kassovitz Genre: Romance Comedy Amelie is a movie that was filmed in french language with english subtitles. The movie takes place in Montmarte with the main character a young girl named Amelie. The story is mainly about how Amelie grew up with odd parents and had a deprived childhood and didn’t have friends or nice things growing up. When she was old enough to move out‚ she
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