Essays 91 - 120
drugging and kidnapping his wife, whom he subsequently frames on drug charges (Touch of Evil, 1995). Vargas, and justice, prevail ...
This 8 page paper gives an overview of the works of Chinese film director Zhang Yimou. This paper includes discussions of four of ...
sit down, even when "they are having menstrual cramps" (Giroux). In the film, workers also complain about "plant conditions, speed...
as director. This Catholic perspective is also quite evident in the fact that Mary, the mother of Jesus, is the most prevalent c...
A 18 page critique of this less than successful film. The author atributes the lack of success however to the poor distribution a...
A 30 page analysis of this science fiction film. This futuristic film imparts a sense of reality that is enough to bring most vie...
days on the battlefield seemed to be but a dim memory. The Korean War was Americas first unpopular war where there were no victor...
In fourteen pages this research paper considers the film industry in terms of the economic issues it struggled with during its fir...
no longer walks the Chinatown beat, ever since he was promoted to lieutenant (Dirks chin.html). Chinatown is regarded as a punish...
factor can be seen in both Sunset Boulevard and The Grifters. In Sunset, Joe Gillis is an out-of-work screenplay writer, who has t...
what the audience is viewing with his own subjective observations. In his consideration of film noir, Jon Tuska (1984) noted that...
ethics or lack thereof, surrounding the mystique of Wall Street. Although takeovers are not in themselves unethical, the methods ...
problems of Susanna. Susanna is diagnosed as having borderline personality disorder. Susanna is suffering from hallucinations. For...
before. Perhaps the iconic model here is Barbara Stanwyck luring Fred MacMurray to his doom in Double Indemnity. But there is an...
(Ralph Meeker) swerves to avoid her and runs off the road. Angry, he snarls, "You almost wrecked my car. Well? Get in!" (Dirks, 20...
is a mixed bag. In films that parody the past like Undercover Brother and in music videos, the most watched genre of film today by...
In order to offer thorough analysis, Boggs and Petrie (2004) recommend seeing a movie at least twice. The first viewing can be dev...
not easy to explain why individuals are motivated to act in the ways they do. This is why there are a number of competing theories...
This research paper offers a character study that focuses on Vinz (played by Vincent Cassel) in Mattieu Kassowitz's film La Haine....
In a paper of fifteen pages, the writer looks at the film "Crash". Jean Cabot is analyzed as a source for psychological content in...
This research paper focuses on the films of Roberto Rossellini, specifically on "Paisan" and "Germany Year Zero" and the films of...
a realistic glimpse into troubled American youth that did not compromise moral values or the integrity of the film. Judging by th...
UniSols have bodies of unmatched perfection and their memories have been supposedly erased, which allows their minds to be easily ...
an early scene in the film presents the typical urban stereotype of the young, affluent white married couple whose body language r...
to his students. He gives them no time to "adjust," but leaps right in with both feet on the first day by having the class read Ro...
throughout cinematic history, Jean Mitry (1907-1988) was perhaps the most comprehensive and objective. He examined cinema from al...
is not identified as a goddess except for when a servant speaks to Achilles about the legends that have begun to be spun concernin...
of America had suffered through more than 15 years of deprivation in one form or another. The Great Depression that began with th...
standards and then exemplifies those himself (2000). For example, in a coaching situation, a leader may mandate that a cross count...
way or another by the culture itself. Now, while there are numerous contemporary artists and also numerous styles this section ...