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had erred so completely, even though he did so unknowingly, his only recourse was to take his own life. In Fight Club, then, th...
What is generally missed, according to Lyden, is that regardless of cinematic content, audiences receive all the messages of a fil...
harrowing to watch, with Nash suffering several climactic breakdowns and brief moments of lucidity and temporary remission. The u...
the face of it, to go against the utilitarian principle of the "greatest good of the greatest number", taking a more long-term vie...
darkies" (Leab 99). Focusing on the Atlanta plantation of Gerald and Ellen OHara, Gone With the Wind represented life for souther...
contemplate how individual and cultural identities are constructed in the first place. In the opinion of Benedict Anderson, autho...
After the robbery goes bad, the gang regroups in an abandoned warehouse. Here they learn that the reason their job went bad was du...
- but his dominating persona was not very favorable to colleagues (though he could be friendly and helpful on certain occasions) (...
large urban environment, humanity is even more vulnerable to the cruel and capricious winds of fate than at any other time in hist...
(like Mel Gibson in the 1991 film) has no interest in playing him as an apologetic mope" (Ebert). In the written play there is a...
Fitts (Chris Cooper) and his wife Barbara (Allison Janney). Fitts is even more emotional remote from his teenage son than Lester i...
as the crime film genre became more sophisticated, the line between good/evil oftentimes became blurred. De Palma elected to take...
this when Edward Nortons character slowly develops the alter ego played by Brad Pitt. Edward Nortons character wants nothing to do...
Japan should become more westernized so that it could prosper economically and protect its territorial independence. Suddenly, a ...
dime to look like an model. In fact, in reality, it was not too long ago when it was discovered that models were selling their egg...
(Benshoff and Griffin 132). A voiceover at the beginning of the film explains that because of this law, 1940s Chinatown was exclus...
legacy of screwball comedy. Both Ninotchka and Roman Holiday encompass themes that are more sophisticated than the typical screwb...
own terms, as an interpretation for a modern mass audience of a compelling story that gives shape to some of the deepest-rooted hu...
hide those Jews that were being persecuted by Hitlers war machine. He used his unsuccessful businesses as fronts to move various f...
considered a right" (230). In four French films in particular, Arnaud Desplechins Comment Je Me Suis Disput?... (Ma Vie Sexuelle)...
of a horror film, and the crucifixion of Jesus is without question one of the most horrific episodes in world history. There are ...
dunk below the surface. There is no surprise on her face. There is no horror on her face. What is happening? The...
influence in the life of his father and a contributing factor in the suicide of his mother. Therefore, the reader comes to underst...
Joseph the presentation of their early beginnings is told merely through the fact we see Mary pregnant and we watch the struggling...
the ordinary man can screw those in authority then he should do it. One of the themes of Double Indemnity is shown in that it is...
uncompromising manner that demands to be interpreted as truth (This is Spinal Tap PG). It is the perfect device for Rob Reiner to...
of his life. He realizes that he has been living in an emotional vacuum, operating more as a robot than a human being, and he subs...
light of day can become obscured in the dark just as the best and brightest intentions can be compromised by allure of corruption....
rings. At the door is Delilah Johnson (Louise Beavers), an African American woman who has come to apply for a job as cook and hous...
72). Morrow and the two children were killed instantly. While tighter safety precautions were immediately instituted by the film i...