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    Grendel Vs Beowulf

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    are the main characters of this tale; they are the perfect example of good versus evil‚ light versus dark‚ and hero versus villain. Beowulf is the story all epic hero stories have followed; the Beowulf with his hero qualities goes head to head with Grendel. Heroes and villains share a lot of qualities but a number of key characteristics set them apart. Heroes as well as villains above all are abnormal; they share their own specific goals and are often very intelligent and capable of achieving what

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    compared to Jeepers creepers‚ the tempo increase to a fast beat when something suspenseful is about to happen. The beat sporadically symbolises a human heart beat this causes the viewer to feel uneasy. String instruments‚ howls scraping noises and the villains laugh are heard in the background of both films this causes a negative anxious feeling throughout the audience. Both films have a theme song which is played when the monster approaches‚ the nightmare on elm street theme song is sung by creepy

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    damsels in distress and the continuous battle for the love of a wo66man encompassing many twists and turns along the way. The family that resides in the castle is haunted by an ancient prophecy which no one understands. Manfred‚ the stories gothic villain is an arrogant prince who makes it his mission to find the heir to the throne after his son Conrad mysteriously dies from a giant helmet crushing him. Manfred barely bats an eye after this tragic event and throws his wife Hippolita into the dungeon

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    YSF 513: FILM AESTHETIC MALAYSIAN CINEMATIC VILLAINS AMOK (1995) & PENDEKAR BUJANG LAPOK (1959) NAME: HIDAYAT BIN HAMID MATRIX NO: P-KOM 0112/12 COURSE: SCREEN STUDIES 1. Amok (1995) Director: Adman Salleh * Nasir Bilal Khan - Wan Man * Ramona Rahman – Natalie * Hans Isaac - Rem Amok is a 1995 Malaysian film directed by Adman Salleh and original story by Malaysian

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    other. In addition‚ heroes from the fifteenth century may be considered villains in today’s society. In conclusion‚ heroes are viewed in different ways because of perspective‚ the time period‚ and their self morals. In the Odyssey‚ Odysseus has been portrayed as a war hero. His characteristics on the other hand‚ portray a villain. In Book 9‚ Odysseus stole Polyphemus’ sheep‚ as well as blinded him. Polyphemus was considered a villain when he held Odysseus captive‚ yet Odysseus was still a hero when he

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    versus the villain. And we all know that the hero‚ also known as the human‚ triumphs to victory. Is this because sci-fi films have a message to the viewers? Certain viewers may believe the producers of these texts are trying to send some sort of message‚ perhaps to prove to viewers that humans are the only species known to man‚ and if there was to be such a thing as an ’Alien‚’ would the human race eliminate them from earth? Texts such as Alien‚ Independence Day and Contest all have villains in common

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    while the villain of the film can be a mixture of rogue spies‚ evil scientist‚ or just greedy businessman. The villains have changed with each decade in the 1960s it was all about combating the Communists from Western ideology. In more modern films the villains seem to be more terrorist related or they deal with computer hacker villains. Another underlying theme that is often found within the spy genre is the love story between the protagonist and a female lead that may be a villain‚ damsel in distress

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    the play Othello the character Iago has a lot in common with the Joker from the movie the Dark Knight . A famous poet W. H Auden has a definition for a villain ‚ a motiveless malignant ‚ and a joker. The Joker and Iago have Auden’s characteristics. Iago and the Joker have many traits in common . They both have Auden’s characteristics of villain ‚ motiveless malignant‚ and joker The first characteristic theat

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    Christopher Columbus a Hero or a Villain to America? Yes‚ Columbus discovered America‚ but do you know how many deaths and how much destruction it cost? Columbus went to explore the ocean and he found a new continent‚ North America. He was actually looking for India and its gold but found a different place. Exploration of North America brought so many bad things to people. All of those things happened because of Columbus. It makes one want to say that Columbus is a villain. First thing that makes Columbus a

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    Peyton 1 LaKenya Peyton Griffin ENG 101-04 Epic Paper There are always hardships and battles that a person must experience in order to have true love. Some people give up with fighting for love‚ while others fight until their last breath. In the epic movie‚ The Princess Bride‚ the characters go through many obstacles‚ so they can achieve this type of real love; in any epic story‚ the hero must fight certain battles in order to accomplish this task. The story has three main battles that Westley

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