Essays 31 - 54
In six pages critical cinematic theory is applied to director John Boorman's film released in 1972 and discusses how theme is depi...
In ten pages the directing styles of film musical directors Stanley Donen and Vincent Minnelli are contrasted and compared in term...
In five pages Schlondorff's 1985 interpretation of Miller's play is discussed in terms of acting especially Dustin Hoffman's and J...
In twelve pages this paper examines traditional film methods and the increased reliance upon digital technology in a contrast and ...
the movie from the perspective of the 21st century, the movie may not seem that impressive. However, for the audiences of the earl...
a woman from his past perhaps. But, those familiar with the film know better. This opening scene is also one, instilled by the w...
tidbits that enabled the readers to journey back in time. The film alters this setting somewhat with a present-day Evelyn Couch s...
he would have lent his considerable talents and boundless energy to the circus arena "because the circus is just that same mixture...
subject which had been taboo in Shakespeares time - with Ophelia), betrayal (Queen Gertrudes incestuous marriage to her brother-in...
possible, including the attainment of the American Dream. His childhood is in sharp contrast to that of his lifelong friend, Jenn...
child who is the product of a failed system, this film seems to be saying. This film was a social commentary of sorts, which use...
in this film provides a means of relating the voyage that takes place without actually showing scene after scene of constant motio...
of confines. The overall metaphor of this movie is the symbol of the rose. At one point a neighbor asks how the roses are grown s...
to comment on his future and to give him advice. The viewer comes to understand that Ben is expected to follow in his fathers foot...
sexual encounter with a slave girl on an island, and the discovery of a nymphomaniac (whom they must satisfy before they can move ...
identity. It is interesting to note that as he pulls on his "cloak of madness" that his true intellect becomes completely clouded ...
to tell what might appear on first glance to be a tired old story. First, there is the scintillating color that enables the film ...
aided in this aspect of the film by production designer Henry Bumstead, who "carried the masters color ideas out in ingenious desi...
a camaraderie that is more reminiscent of Huck and Tom than future revolutionaries. However, as they begin to see the poverty and ...
manicured lawns and rose gardens. But for every blooming rose, there is a thorn lurking somewhere, and through the frequent imagi...
Frida, as a young teen, sneaking into an auditorium to watch Diego painting a mural. Diegos wife Lupe appears and confronts Diego ...
Frank Abagnale issued a statement on his companys web site that explains his perspective on the literary design of both his book a...
earning him an Academy Award (Raging Bull, 19950. De Niro made Jakes decline more believable by gaining 60 pounds over the course ...
home, but in a mythical way that remains difficult to obtain and hold on to. The first episodes of the series begin the process of...