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Essays 181 - 210

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...

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...

Asian Culture in Art and Film

way or another by the culture itself. Now, while there are numerous contemporary artists and also numerous styles this section ...

The Film 'Regarding Henry'

be his wife and daughter. Even with the unrelenting encouragement of Sarah and Rachels recollections to help him remember his fam...

A Son of Africa

thumbscrews" (California Newsreels). This particular film is clearly a film that is aimed at bringing light to the past, to the ...

Crash: Film Analysis

and if they felt justified in their actions. He decided to write a movie from their perspective" (Jet 54). Such information hel...

Amistad

for some sense of enlightenment and friendship transcends all boundaries, as demonstrated in the film. There is the main African, ...

Smiley Face

smokes pot and the comedy arises through her being stoned all day. In relationship to these conditions the film offers ver...

City of God

something that happens to all the boys in this region of the city. They are clearly victims of the impoverished city as they are d...

Vera Drake

to deviance, one can not that most people remain controlled and those who do not remain controlled become deviant. But, in the fil...

An Overview of Imitation of Life

talk, and Lora says that she wishes she had someone to look after Susie while shes working, auditioning and trying to get her big ...

Cinematic Analysis of Singin' in the Rain

the long view where we can see the entire dance. This is often seen in present day films about dance where it seems the performers...

Mel Gibson's Hamlet

In two pages this essay reviews the Gibson film adaptation and the writer includes a personal reaction....

Review of the 1999 Film The Sixth Sense

In five pages this paper critically reviews M. Night Shyamalan's 1999 film The Sixth Sense....

A Comparison of Die Hard and Passenger 57

find a way to get help. He gets a message out to a security guard type cop, an overweight individual who does not wish to be activ...

David Mamet's Pulitzer Prize Winning Play Turned Movie Glengarry Glen Ross

In five pages this paper discusses the 1992 film adaptation of David Mamet's play in terms of plot and performance....

Review of the Film Version of Stephen King's The Green Mile

we see an older man who doesnt sleep well at night any more; his long walks and an old clip of Fred and Ginger dressed in their fi...

Film Death and the Maiden

my tendency , would be to ask her what she gains for herself, by hanging on to this hurtfulness, Was she at some level repeating ...

Movie Versions and the Original Play Othello by William Shakespeare

In eight pages this paper discusses the theatrical portrayals of Othello, Desdemona, and Iago in comparison with the films by Well...

Charles Chaplin's The Gold Rush

In a paper consisting of 1 page what many regard as one of Chaplin's finest films is reviewed....

Gandhi Film Review

This film starring Ben Kingsley is discussed in an overview and reviewed in three pages....

Africa's Cinematic History

Africa had been claimed by one European nation or another. The nations claiming Africa were Belgium, France, Germany, Great Bri...

An Overview of A Beautiful Mind

who works with Nash sees him doing essentially crazy things and putting documents in drop boxes. He reports him to the superiors a...

An Address of Specific Questions Concerning Ron Howard's A Beautiful Mind

commands the attention of the other students because he is so gifted. He doesnt really seem to be part of the group-Nash was a no...

Shark Slayer

and so on. But what really sets Oscar apart is his style-or lack thereof. He wants to be cool and hip, but hes actually pretty sil...

Male Gaze and Cross Dressing as Featured in the 1982 Film Tootsie

In six pages this paper analyzes cross dressing featured in the 1982 film Tootsie through the male gaze theories of feminist autho...

The Beatles' Film 'A Hard Day's Night'

it can be said, by an exciting, revolutionary, turbulent swirl which included great social and technological change: assassination...

Differences Between the Novel and Film Versions of The Scarlet Letter

to it that such a crime was punishable by death. After all, behavior so unbecoming of a religious devotee deserved no less....

Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon

In five pages this report discusses the winner of the Best Foreign Film Academy Award for 1950 and the reasons behind its enduring...