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Writing and Speech in Novels by Camara Laye and Ousmane Sembene

In one page this paper examines Third World Africa in a contrast between written language and oral tradition as represented in G...

Cherokee Influences on Colonial Settlers

This paper addresses Native American Culture and its impact on colonial American society. The author discusses various ways in wh...

Capitalism Fuels Colonial Expansion

the scene may seem sublime, it can be interpreted as a depiction of contrast between cultures. In the foreground stands the Europ...

Birth of a Nation/Cinematic History

history of the Civil War and the Reconstruction. In essence, Griffith is recounting the tales told to him by his father, who was a...

Cinematography in “Hero”

a "master swordsman," arriving at the Emperors fortress. Nameless explains to the Emperor how he vanquished "three deadly assassin...

Much Ado About Nothing, Twelfth Night/On Film

a take on the play that is patterned after the screwball comedies of the 1930s, as "Beatrice and Benedick are surely the prototype...

Frida/Accuracy of Recent Film

Frida, as a young teen, sneaking into an auditorium to watch Diego painting a mural. Diegos wife Lupe appears and confronts Diego ...

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...

John Waters' Film Hairspray

titles such as "The Sultan of Sleaze," "The Prince of Puke" and "The Pope of Trash," which is the one he says he prefers (Als, 199...

A Research Paper and Essay on 3 Independent Films

The Blair Witch Project The Blair Witch Project fits perfectly with the popular conception of what constitutes an independent fil...

Zhang Yimou's Films and Chinese Cinema

This 8 page paper gives an overview of the works of Chinese film director Zhang Yimou. This paper includes discussions of four of ...

Grapes of Wrath (1940), A Sociological Film Review

This paper consists of a film review of John Ford's 1940 film, "The Grapes of Wrath," which encompasses a sociological analysis of...

A Review of the Film Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon

A 18 page critique of this less than successful film. The author atributes the lack of success however to the poor distribution a...

Racial Impications in The Matrix

A 30 page analysis of this science fiction film. This futuristic film imparts a sense of reality that is enough to bring most vie...

Films of the Italian Neorealism Movement

This research paper focuses on the films of Roberto Rossellini, specifically on "Paisan" and "Germany Year Zero" and the films of...

Angels with Dirty Faces (1938): A Review and Analysis

a realistic glimpse into troubled American youth that did not compromise moral values or the integrity of the film. Judging by th...

"Crash" and Psychology

In a paper of fifteen pages, the writer looks at the film "Crash". Jean Cabot is analyzed as a source for psychological content in...

A Film Analysis, When Harry Met Sally

This film analysis is on "When Harry Met Sally," 1989, directed by Rob Reiner. The writer asserts that the specific genre for this...

Comedy in Two Science Fiction Films

This essay describes how comedy was achieved in two science fiction films, "Star Trek IV: the Voyage Home" and "Galaxy Quest." Th...

Film Review, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

This film reviews pertains to director Richard Brooks' 1958 film "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof." The writer discusses the film in terms o...

The Clock, a Cultural View

This essay pertains to a Vincente Minneli film from 1945, "The Clock," which starred his wife, Judy Garland. The writer discusses ...

The Hulk (2003), A Scene Analysis

This essay presens a scene analysis from the 2003 film "The Hulk," directed by Ang Lee. The writer describes the scene and summari...

Modern Americans' and Native Americans' Rites of Passage

In seven pages this paper compares the contemporary American teenager with Tukuna, Okrika, and Okiek Native American counterparts ...

'Oedipus the King' and 'Chinatown'

no longer walks the Chinatown beat, ever since he was promoted to lieutenant (Dirks chin.html). Chinatown is regarded as a punish...

A Comparison of The Green Berets and Casualties of War

days on the battlefield seemed to be but a dim memory. The Korean War was Americas first unpopular war where there were no victor...

Early Film Industry and Economics

In fourteen pages this research paper considers the film industry in terms of the economic issues it struggled with during its fir...

The Flight of Apollo 13. The Psychological Impacts of the Events on Members of the Flight and Ground Crews.

standards and then exemplifies those himself (2000). For example, in a coaching situation, a leader may mandate that a cross count...

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 ...

Frida: A Reaction Paper

surrealist movement, but there is debate about that ("Frida Kahlo, The Surrealist," 2006). The film itself was replete with infor...

Goodfella/Its Moral Message

Henrys voiceover narration.3 This narration gives the viewer insight into Henrys motivations. This narration conveys Henrys childl...