Essays 451 - 480
lighting, color, camera angle, types of shots, music and set design, to underscore the theme of self-determination and individual...
Wilsons War, Gust Avrakotos (Philip Seymour Hoffman) tells Charlie (Tom Hanks) a parable about seemingly good things that can turn...
a group of radical New York women who aggressively sought change (Mainardi, 1969). Others chose to work patiently behind the scen...
In a paper consisting of five pages viewing audience passivity, activity, and impact of film realism is explored in terms of the p...
of looking at the basic format of a film noire, especially before color (Dirks). The plot as well is a confusing one, in terms of ...
the streets? Will Valentine disgrace himself in the commodities market? Since this is a comedy, we know the answer to both questio...
religion is treated in Hollywood film; what forces of religion are considered "box office" (i.e., profitable); and what values do...
successes to his credit. A total of 112 sets were built, including a scale model of Paris Arc de Triomphe and an entire reproducti...
who comes to love Mag and he persuades her to marry him. This step, of course, completes Mags ostracism from white society. "She w...
theater, they rolled a cannon ball down a wooden trough that then fell onto a large drumhead (Brunelle, 1999). In films, sound eff...
is completely unique and no two are alike. Therefore, what takes place is a kind of power struggle between the subject and the ob...
In three pages cinema is defined as 'writing in images' with differences between visual and written texts considered along with fi...
This paper provides an analysis of the film Se7en (Seven), in terms of form, cultural-historical background, and how the film is u...
The film's inconsistencies with regard to Mozart's and Salieri's lives are emphasized in this paper of 6 pages. There are 3 bibli...
This paper reviews the film, Amadeus. The author addresses various thematic and social elements of this film version of Motzart's...
This paper provides a brief synopsis of the film's plot and analyzes the issue of historical accuracy. This three page paper has n...
This paper analyzes Ira Lee's film, Synthetic Pleasures. The author criticizes Lee's lack of any clear, organizational plot or th...
This paper examines the Fellini film, La Dolce Vita. The author discusses camera shots and angels, as well as design, decor, comp...
In three pages this paper examines how filmmaker techniques are applied to advancing the film's theme, development of plot, and to...
In two pages the film's satire as well as the stand it takes against certain issues are discussed as they reflect America's Great ...
This short, one page reaction paper to this film starring Kevin Costner provides an opinion of the writer. No sources aside from t...
In nine pages this paper discusses media criticism and its types with a focus upon scholarly, journalist, and auteurist and then e...
In five pages this paper presents a thematic analysis of this movie and examines how sound and dialogue contribute to the film's e...
abuse of this abstract hierarchy of power, which can so easily be turned against an innocent man. The propensity of human beings t...
In ten pages the imagery featured in TV and films regarding the differences of class, race, and gender are the focus of this resea...
This paper consists of five pages and examines the controversies surrounding this film director, producer, writer, and actors uses...
In five pages this paper considers the film's parallels with Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad and also discusses influences of T...
The auteur film techniques that characterize director Brian DePalma are considered in an examination of three of his films The Unt...
This film review examines the social aspects of the 2004 film, "The Notebook." Four pages in length, three sources are cited. ...
This paper begins by presenting a brief summary of the plot to "Philadelphia," a 1994 film. The writer, then, present a sociologic...