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Film Analysis/Kiss Me Deadly

(Ralph Meeker) swerves to avoid her and runs off the road. Angry, he snarls, "You almost wrecked my car. Well? Get in!" (Dirks, 20...

Born on the Fourth of July

person that John F. Kennedy was addressing when he said "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your co...

Film Analysis

In order to offer thorough analysis, Boggs and Petrie (2004) recommend seeing a movie at least twice. The first viewing can be dev...

Mrs. Doubtfire/Film Review

her away from home and the kids. Daniel seeks the help of his flamboyantly gay brother, Frank, to help him disguise himself as a w...

Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ

as director. This Catholic perspective is also quite evident in the fact that Mary, the mother of Jesus, is the most prevalent c...

Norma Rae’s Depiction of Labor

sit down, even when "they are having menstrual cramps" (Giroux). In the film, workers also complain about "plant conditions, speed...

Peaceful Warrior, A Film Review

and shown how Dan could overcome his greatest fear-"how to live life when unable to one thing he does well: gymnastics" (Petruska)...

Presentations of the Media in Film

indicates that a well-written interview with Williams could show that the murder was not premeditated, but due to his psychologica...

Three films about Jesus

his home, and is confronted by an angel who convinces him that Mary has told the truth. The next scenes dramatize the "birth of Je...

Film Review/Finding Nemo

but are rather handled subtly and well, as they are integrated into the context of the narrative and the way the character change ...

Dead Poet's Society and the Motif of Carpe Diem

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...

Sociological Analysis of Paul Haggis’ Film Crash

an early scene in the film presents the typical urban stereotype of the young, affluent white married couple whose body language r...

American Psycho/In Bruges

A 3 page essay that contrasts and compares American Psycho (2000, directed by Mary Harron) and In Bruges (2008, directed by Martin...

Film Review of Coach Carter

Carter and takes a swing at him, which Carter blocks and then, with an arm pended behind his back, Carter pushes Cruz against a wa...

A Perfect Candidate/Film Review

directed by David Van Taylor and R.J. Cutler) is a documentary that follows the 1994 senate race between incumbent Senator Charles...

Eastwood's "Invictus" - Theories of Motivation

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...

Argumentative Essay: Avatar's Script is Same Old Same Old

Opposing Arguments Petrakis (2010) is completely right when he writes: "the screenplay is simplistic and uninteresting, lea...

Black Films and Hip Hop Music Videos: Race Representation

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...

A 'Classic' Film Review

for garnering information about the characters. Citizen Kane tops on all of the critics list is the new and dynamic use of the cam...

The Film 'A Thousand Acres' Four Psychological Theoretical Reviews

Cordelia character actually evolves as more of a villain than victim. Dramatic Interpretation From a dramatic perspective, it is ...

A Review of the Film, Ocean's Eleven

In some scenes featuring very dark-skinned Bernie Mac, the only thing absolutely visible on the screen was the whites of the actor...

American Interpretations of Film Noir

of America had suffered through more than 15 years of deprivation in one form or another. The Great Depression that began with th...

Film Review of Citizen Kane

home. On reaching the age of twenty-one, Kane assumes control of his fortune, but only one of his holdings has any interest for h...

Film Noir Techniques in the Film, Gilda

what the audience is viewing with his own subjective observations. In his consideration of film noir, Jon Tuska (1984) noted that...

Analyzing the Barbarians at the Gate Film

ethics or lack thereof, surrounding the mystique of Wall Street. Although takeovers are not in themselves unethical, the methods ...

Steven Warbeck's Film Review of Captain Corelli's Mandolin

they were loosely allied to the Nazis. The Italians viewed the circumstances of the war somewhat differently than did their allie...

Film Review of The Believer

meetings that he attends, he reminds those present to focus on harassing Jews. As one might surmise, Danny definitely has conflic...

A Review of the Documentary Film, The Ax Fight

first place in response to a conflict between the villagers of Mishimishimabowei-teri and their visitors from another village (Ax ...

Child Sexual Abuse and a Film Review of PBS' Innocence Lost The Verdict

mothers of the children who made the accusations, to the recreated testimonies of the children, to interviews with law enforcement...

Universal Soldier Film and Analysis of Eroticism Analysis

UniSols have bodies of unmatched perfection and their memories have been supposedly erased, which allows their minds to be easily ...