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1950s' Films and Masculinity Examples

up to rattle and challenge Carys status quo lifestyle(Baumgarten, see also Sirk). Her husband has been a prominent member of socie...

The General's Daughter Film, Gender Issues, and Organizational Dynamics

he returns a sarcastic comment before turning around to discover he had been addressing a Captain. Brenners absolute rank is not ...

Borderline Personality Disorder Represented by the Character of Graham in the Film Sex, Lies and Videotape

uses his videotapes to overstep personal boundaries with women. Important to note in his interactions with women is his revelatio...

History and Citizen Kane

flashbacks in the movie) (Street 48). Through these interviews, the audience learns that Kane inherited a fortune at a young age, ...

Film Theory and Impact of Black and White Imagery

In a paper consisting of seven pages the influence of black and white imagery on cinema is examined in the context of Mathieu Kass...

Good Will Hunting and the Social Learning Theories of Albert Bandura

psychology, and mentoring assisted educators like Professor Lambeau and his college roommate and counselor Sean McGuire (Robin Wil...

Hitchcock's Rebecca

Danvers seems almost supernatural in her ability to simply appear, starling the current Mrs. De Winter, who is played by Joan Font...

Defining the Upper Class According to G. William Domhoff

In seven pages this paper discusses G. William Domhoff's definition of the upper class within the contexts of national groups and ...

Throne of Blood Film by Akia Kurosawa

In five pages this paper examines Kurosawa's film within the context of the Noh traditions of theater it features. There are no o...

The Breakfast Club Film and Self Constructing Communication

In five pages the ways in which the self is constructed through communication are discussed within the context of the film and the...

Jean Paul Sartre, Taxi Driver Film, and Existentialism

In five pages existentialism is examined and then discussed within the context of Martin Scorsese's film Taxi Driver and Jean Paul...

1958 Film Touch of Evil by Director Orson Welles

drug-trafficking case. Heston, covered in unconvincing dark makeup and no audible Mexican accent, assists Welles in the car bomb c...

Changes in Idolatry from the Old Testament to the Modern Era

In six pages idolatry definition changes are examined in a consideration of past to present with contemporary rock star ideology c...

Workers Rights Portrayed in Norma Rae

In five pages this paper examines the ways in which workers' rights were portrayed in the film Norma Rae within the context of 193...

Historical Revisionist Oliver Stone's Films Born on the Fourth of July and Platoon

come to overestimate his own value as a singular entity amidst an enormous universe. There is no doubt that Stones intention when...

Thelma and Louise Movie from a Sociological Perspective

In five pages this paper discusses sociological concepts and gender roles' portrayal within the contexts of this 1991 film. Two s...

Film Version of the Musical Hair

In five pages this paper examines the social conflict represented by hair within the context of the film and how it may be perceiv...

Hero’s Quest in the Film The Fisher King and in Epic of Gilgamesh

quest for the Holy Grail that were considered by filmmaker Terry Gilliam and screenwriter Richard LaGravenese in the 1991 movie Th...

Gender Identity Patient Disorder Diagnosis, Treatment, and the Film Boys Don’t Cry

by persistent discomfort with ones sex" (Meyenburg, 1999, p. 305). This gender identification with the opposite sex typically com...

British National Cinema in the 1980's

identity in relation to the various products of the national and international film and television industries, and the conditions ...

Models, Miniatures, and the Battle for Hoth in The Empire Strikes Back

Many of his early Star Wars films feature several shots of models and miniatures that convey realism as impressively and in less t...

An Analysis of Akira Kurosawa's 1995 Film, 'Ran'

it was because of Kurosawa that the West became aware of Japanese movies and the unique views of and commentary on the world that ...

The Godfather Film by Francis Ford Coppola and Concepts of Capitalism and Kinship

first two movies -- "The Godfather" (1972) and "The Godfather, II" (1974) -- are the most indicative of such a process. (The third...

Humanity in Realistic Films Yo, Tambien (Me, Too), The Black Balloon, and Including Samuel

in which as children leave they receive "lolly bags" and hand-blown balloons (Chen 18). These balloons came in an assortment of c...

Illusion in Ingmar Bergman's 1982 Film Fanny and Alexander and Different Interpretations

child with the family maid, Maj (Fanny and Alexander PG). The Ekdahl family mantra is, according to Helena, that actors are not t...

The Development of the British Film Industry: Cultural Influences

here is that the film industry, even in its earliest days was driven by economic concerns and considerations. Throughout the 192...

Literature and Film Related to Rural Life

the Grapes of Wrath the family is mobile, that is really not by choice and even when they face such a hardship, they remain close....

Historical Male Mind and the Femme Fatale

aesthetic qualities of film noir. Even with the seductiveness of film noir, there is no dropping the history out of the debate. Th...

Wag the Dog: The Barry Levinson Film From a Cultural Perspective

an eerily accurate cultural commentary on gender, class, and race in the United States. In the film, all of the major power broke...

How Osteoporosis Affects the Elderly

This essay discusses osteoporosis - what it is, risks, and incidence. It does so in the context of a film entitled Fire in the Dar...