Many films based upon a historical event exhibits accuracy on ideas of cultural identity. Baz Luhrmann controversial film Australia is based on two historical moments in Australian history‚ the Darwin bombings and the Stolen Generation. Aimed at an international audience‚ the film incorporates both events in two different story lines. For decades‚ people have come to understand what Australia’s true notions of identity are. Australia reinforces these traditional concepts of a fighting spirit‚ mateship
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Juliet! Juliet! I’m coming Nurse. I will compare and contrast Romeo and Juliet the play by William Shakespeare and the movie by Baz Lohrmanns. The topics to be discussed the theme and a specific character in the play and the movie. Important to know that; “ A daughter of one family and a son of the other A pair of star-crossed lovers take their own lives.” Nevertheless‚ in the play Romeo and Juliet is during the 1600’s and is about a young man and a young woman named Romeo and Juliet. Romeo wanted
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Thesis statement: Alexander the Great is considered to be one of the most supreme leaders of the ancient times. Treated Like A King by David Padfield The greatest battle of Alexander the Great was fought in India at Jhelum. The Indian infantry attacked with 20‚000 men and 130 elephants. The trumpeting‚ ferocious elephants were defeated at great cost to Alexander. Porus‚ the Indian rajah‚ led the final elephant charge in person. He lost more than 12‚000 troops while trying to stop the Macedonian
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The Sacrificing Love Titanic and The Great Gatsby movies are both based on a touching love story. Even though the actual stories are different‚ the main theme remains love. The romantic plot makes watchers fall in love in the story of the movies. These movies surpass all the rivals in luxury and opulence. Titanic and The Great Gatsby are epic movies with their heartbreaking plot‚ distinguishable music‚ and unforgettable and tragic ending. Titanic One of the most romantic and at the same time
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HISTORY OF ART 5 OUTCOME: Analysis Café Terrace at night: Van Gogh The outcome that I choose is analysis to compare‚ to contrast‚ to distinguish‚ to point out and to relate the painting charateristics. The painting “Café Terrace at Night” was a painting made by Van Gogh. Today‚ it was called Café Van Gogh it was placed in Paris. It was a painting representing the exterior of the café at night. In the painting you will notice the light coming from the cafeteria it was yellow and it is
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Romeo and Juliet was written by William Shakespeare‚ the play is based on forbidden love and deathly consequences. The beginning of the play starts with a prologue‚ the main point of this is to get the audience’s attention and set the scene but to also explain the whole outline of the play. By doing this Shakespeare is also acknowledging one of the main themes of the play‚ which is fate. In the prologue Shakespeare chooses to use a lot of violent language- “Their death...Civil blood makes civil
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What’s the Difference? Romeo and Juliet‚ the play by William Shakespeare‚ is a story about prohibited young love between the two characters‚ Romeo and Juliet‚ members of enemy houses‚ and it ends with the tragic death of both the lovers. The two movies that capture the tragic love story of Romeo and Juliet are the Zefferelli verion which was mad in 1968 and the 1996 Lurhmann version. Both movies do fine in generating a visual of Romeo and Juliet in their own unique way. As Michael Anderegg states
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“Films from down under are going‚ well‚ down and under”(Humphries S cited in Kaufman T‚ 2009). This essay will confirm there is a crisis is the Australian Film Industry through exploring the economic‚ political and cultural factors that led to the crisis. The current economic climate and political decisions have had a significant impact on the Australian film industry‚ leading to lower production rates of overseas films in Australia. The internal and external cultural factors will be explored to
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the play. It shows how personal scene this is supposed to be and how they can reveal their emotions and how they truly feel about each other. The fact that it is at night gives the scene a more romantic feel and also has undertones of secrecy. The Luhrmann film shows the surroundings to have an almost ethereal feel; there are beautiful muted lights and a bright blue pool. The pool allows physical intimacy whereas there is not as much in Zeferelli’s version and supports Romeo feeling ‘’baptised’’‚ a
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changes the viewpoint and perception of the play. The Zeffirelli version seems to be much more accurate to reenacting the play’s setting because they filmed on a site with castles‚ and helped the viewer visualize what the play scene was like. The Luhrmann version changes the view of the play by having mansions instead of castles and streets instead of dirt roads.The two films are similar because they both capture the play’s sad story‚ and they both leave out some parts of the play. Both films used
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