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How a Blind Person Would 'See' Forrest Gump

In six pages this film is reviewed from a blind person's perspective along with a consideration of negative and positive film impa...

A Social Crime Analysis of Carlito's Way

This five page essay examines the film by Brian DePalma in reference to the social crime theories of Walter B. Miller. This film ...

Comparing Novel and Film Versions of The Silence of the Lambs

seriously short-handed, and in desperation, he enlists Starlings services. In the novel, Starling is portrayed as an ambitious an...

Sherman Alexie's Smoke Signals, and 'It's a good day to be indigenous'

determine the dramatic strengths and weaknesses of one version compared to another. The movie This is a "coming of age" story and...

Camera Politica and its Controversial Message

In five pages this text and its controversial message are examined with primary themes including films' role and their use as tool...

Tarantino and the director as auteur

This research paper argues that director Quentin Tarantino has earned the perspective of being considered the auteur of his films,...

Cinema Realism and Audience Reaction

In a paper consisting of five pages viewing audience passivity, activity, and impact of film realism is explored in terms of the p...

Defining a Classic - Casablanca

to watch everyone else who comes for the same reason. Intrigue is served with each glass. The plot clinks with the cubes about w...

All About Eve and the Introduction by Marilyn Monroe.

she chooses to apply it in the wrong manner. It is interesting that the film never shows Baxter acting in front of the camera, but...

The Role of Conflict in Literature and Film

The basic structure of most fiction stories follows a simple Act one, Act Two, Act Three kind of format. In the first part of the ...

Documentary Evolution

it can be seen to have been on its way out at the dawn of all the other television competition for viewers time. Perspectives shif...

Comparing the Movie 'Elizabeth' with 'New Worlds, Lost Worlds The Rule of the Tudors 1485-1603' by Brigden

preface of her book, author Susan Brigden confesses to the broad nature of her book "New Worlds, Lost Worlds: The Rule of the Tudo...

Modern Indian Cinema

Weisman, in an article featured in The New York Times, described Indian cinema as "an all purpose dream engine delivering gaudy th...

An Analysis of the Films, Bowling for Columbine and, The Decay of Fiction

physical state that supports the distinguishing characteristics of film noir. Though the term "film noir" is French, the st...

Robbery in Films

in keeping all of the people hostage while the funds are delivered. As mentioned, while it is not exactly a bank robbery film, it ...

Discussing Modern Entertainment and its Utopian Possibilities

that are easily overcome (Carey, 2000). This is a reflection of their inventive mind where it is the message and not the mechanics...

Reality and Films

Indeed, by looking at the role of the women in the movie it is a reflection of the social conditions. There is a reflection of the...

An Analysis of Three Classic Films From the Mid-Twentieth Century

politics. Gore Vidal wrote the screenplay, as well as the original Broadway play on which the movie is based. Vidal was friends wi...

Cinema and Time's Role

human being he is. This comes as a shock to Oliverio who is as bad as the rest in assuming that prostitutes have no brains. Actu...

Cinema and Rebellion

child who is the product of a failed system, this film seems to be saying. This film was a social commentary of sorts, which use...

Analysis of the Sound Characteristics in the Movie Uing Xiong (Hero)

of these men (Broken Sword, Sky, and Flying Snow). In essence, the central protagonist in the film takes it on himself to find an...

Transferring 'A River Runs Through It' from Text to Celluloid

understand and come to terms with life as they know it. Their father is a small town minister. Fly fishing seems to be their only ...

Film Marketing by Genre

the whole trilogy and uses a heavily layered story that involves high action sequences that are purely designed to attract those w...

Compare and Contrast Two Versions of Romeo and Juliet

exact) and the censorship had begun to relax. Other firsts included showing the two lovers naked on their wedding night. What one...

Value of the Rain Forest, "Medicine Man"

This film review pertains to "Medicine Man," a 1992 film directed by John McTiernan. The writer gives an overview of the plot, whi...

Historical Accuracy of Elizabeth: The Golden Age

This film review pertains to "Elizabeth: The Golden Age," which premiered in 2007 and portrays events from the reign of Elizabeth ...

"The Wizard of Oz" Group Development

In a paper of six pages, the writer looks at group development in "The Wizard of Oz". Four stages of development (forming, stormin...

Beneficence and A Deadly Deception

This essay pertains to "A Deadly Deception," which is a PBS film that documents the events of the Tuskegee syphilis study, which l...

Film Festivals and their History

This research paper pertains to the history and development of film festivals and focuses on the specific histories of the festiva...

The Film Rent

An analysis of the film Rent focuses on sex and sexuality and how that is portrayed. The merits of the film are evaltued. There ar...