The film industry has continued to evolve in many facets from genre to effects to even the very narrative that inspires films today. While not an entirely new occurrence‚ films today are more and more inspired by existing material ranging from text‚ video games‚ or even previous adaptations‚ leading to the phrase “reboot”. This new form of narrative has become immensely popular due to the wide reaching media that now accompanies these films releases‚ creating hype and leading to the cinema becoming
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Movie Critic Lauren HUM/150 February **‚ 20** Movie Critic The story of U.S. Navy Seal Chris Kyle isn’t exactly an unknown story. Chris Kyle‚ named the Legend is said to be the most lethal sniper in the United States military history. Chris Kyle has over one hundred and sixty confirmed kills throughout his service to the USA. Kyle enlisted in the Navy after the devastation of 9/11 swept the country‚ and continued on to complete four tours of Iraq before finally coming home. The editing of American
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On every greatest movies hit list‚ it is hard to get past number five without seeing Casablanca somewhere in there. Many of us born after the Korean War ask why is this movie so great? It does not have any special effects‚ there was no one scene that is extremely highly regarded‚ and the plot of a love triangle is one that has been done numerous times even previous to Casablanca. The answer is simple; Casablanca is everything that a movie should be. The plot was extremely well executed. The main
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When a new medium is introduced‚ an initial opening is created where outsiders that are ready to take a gamble‚ can jump in and establish themselves as thought leaders. In film‚ these innovators were the owners of the first nickelodeons. The nickelodeons were not just proto-theaters‚ they were‚ in fact‚ the first step in introducing a new medium to the public. While nowadays the introduction of new media is a process in which the content is first thoroughly digested by experts before it finally ends
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VCD 179 Dark City* Choose ONE of the following questions‚ and respond accordingly. You should write up at least a few paragraphs. Try to organize the writing in a logical‚ unified way. Start with an introduction that states your main idea(s); then‚ present your interpretation/answer—with supporting evidence from the movie—and a conclusion that repeats your main idea. 1. One of the main concepts behind Dark City is the idea of confinement (being stuck) in a changing environment. Discuss
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Portrayal of the Truth in Hollywood Films Most people are likely to relate Hollywood with money. If a person lives in the Hollywood area‚ people assume she or he is probably rich. If she or he is a Hollywood movie star‚ the person probably makes a lot of money. Therefore‚ to follow that line of thought‚ when Hollywood producers make a movie‚ they make it just for money. And some filmmakers do seem to make films only for the money the movies will earn. The action movie "Die Hard"‚ the
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Sacrifices in Love and War Casablanca is one of the best films produced by the World War II Hollywood propaganda machine. During this period of time‚ in 1943‚ the movie was among one of the one hundred war films that represents the Office of War Information’s early intentions of truthfully representing the war. The Motion Picture was filmed to educate the public about the issues surrounding the war as well as the causes of and reasons for the war. Casablanca is one of the greatest propaganda films
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Movies have been around since Thomas Edison’s invention of the Kinetoscope in 1894. The Kinetoscope‚ or peep show‚ was a tall‚ wooden box that allowed a person to look inside and see moving images. Viewing images was made possible by the film moving past a shutter over a light source. The Kinetoscope‚ however‚ had a two major flaws: the images viewed were jerky and didn’t move smoothly‚ and the viewing time for one show was only twenty seconds. Improvements to the Kinetoscope allowed it to hold more
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Drawbacks of 3D Movies According to IMDb.com‚ James Cameron’s Avatar has become the highest grossing film ever to achieve more than $2 billion. Avatar earned $2‚783‚165‚628 because 2/3 of its tickets sold are for 3D watching. This phenomena made people starts to think that this is the era of 3D. Now‚ almost every movie is produced in 3D. And to enjoy 3D movies at home‚ vendors start to provide 3D facilities such as 3D TVs‚ 3D Blu-Ray players‚ 3D projectors‚ etc. Despite the fact that 3D is very
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Casablanca The movie Casablanca tells a story of Rick Blaine‚ exiled American and former freedom fighter‚ who runs the most popular nightclub in town. For many people‚ it may be seen as a pure romance film. But‚ to me this film tells us about how Rick managesa nightclub during war times‚ learns the reason why Ilsa‚his sweetheart‚never followed him on his way to Casablanca‚ and has to make the most difficult decision ever. The first stage of the film starts during times of World War II in
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