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The Depression as Backdrop

for anything-they cant save, they cant take any vacations, they can barely manage to pay their bills. They cannot afford to go to ...

The Orchid Thief and Adaptation

a story about finding ones passion in life. This is evident in the following as Orleans makes note of the obsession concerning orc...

War Films and Politics

he wanted to get it over with as quickly as possible" (Bodnar). While there is also this sort of romantic ideal in Saving Private ...

Chinatown as a Homage to Film Noir

bearing the legend "Spade and Archer." In both films, the editing is subtle and seems to blend together effortlessly, creating a c...

I, Robot and Race/Slavery

involves also looking ahead to the necessity of rights for future robots such as the robot in I, Robot. In the film...

The Importance of Supporting Characters in “On the Waterfront”

him: Father Barry (Karl Malden) is a tough priest who urges him to testify about what he knows; Johnnie Friendly (Lee J. Cobb) is ...

Cool Hand Luke/Gospel of Mark

his habitual good-natured grin when he is arrested. For this damage to municipal property, Luke is sentenced to two-years labor on...

The Messages of “Forrest Gump”

is just surplus" (Ebert) But the "surplus" is everything that a "normal" person experiences. While there is a definite charm to t...

What Literature Does

is: Platos account of how Socrates defended himself. When he is condemned to death in spire of his eloquence, he accepts it with d...

Contrast and Comparison of Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness and Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now

conflict in both "Heart of Darkness" and "Apocalypse Now." In the book, it occurs between the main characters. In the movie, it ...

John Ford Films Young Mr. Lincoln and The Searchers Compared

This research paper compares these two Ford's films in five pages terms of differences but also notes the similar filmmaker perspe...

Comparing and Contrasting Dracula and Nosferatu

is of excellent quality which is likely why it quickly became a classic, and one which others emulate. The ending is satisfying. S...

Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe and Its Contradictions

In six pages the antiabolitionist intent of Stowe's novel is compared with the African American stereotypes it was responsible for...

Reflections of Poverty In Film

This paper examines Oscar Lewis' film, The Children of Sanchez, as well as Luis Bunnel's work, Los Olvidados. This four page pape...

The Letter by Somerset Maugham and Characterization

to kiss her, but naturally, Proudlock was convicted of murder (PG). She received a death sentence but the the European community ...

British Cinematic Development Until 1939

In ten pages this paper chronicles the history of British film from its 19th century origins until 1939. Six sources are listed i...

Cinematic Comparison of 2001 A Space Odyssey and The Matrix

definitely postmodern? In some ways, that appears to be true, but in other ways that may not be the case at all. 2001 began with...

“House of Sand”

is Torres mother; Do?a Maria is a frail woman but apparently stronger of character than her daughter. Since they are going to live...

Moral and Physical Resistance During the Holocaust Depicted in The Book and Film Versions of Jacob the Liar and Defiance: The Bielski Partisans

scholar Terrence Des Pres remarked that Jewish resistance might not have been a huge revolt; these movements were instead several ...

George Washington: Heroic, Flawed, and Human

Fasts text of the same name). They each offer depictions of George Washington as perceived by authors, screenwriters, and filmmak...

Film and Social Violence

Ann Beard, in her essay The Fourth State of Matter, illustrates how a young man, Gang Lu, becamse so disgruntled with life and wit...

Frankenstein and Blade Runner

are clearly emotionally distraught at being unloved and uncared for by humans, their parents. They seek vengeance. The only replic...

Horton Hears a Who

what is "proper." How well have they done it? All aspects of this delightful childrens film are done extremely well. The animatio...

“Rear Window” and “Blow-Up”

same lust. At times, his meddling seems to be a good thing, as when he and his nurse/masseuse Stella (Thelma Ritter) see a neighbo...

“Modern Times” and “Rear Window”

(Dirks, 2008). There is almost nothing positive about the surveillance that Chaplin describes here; it consists solely of a powerf...

Films and the Issue of Privacy

somewhat difficult; she appears to be one of those writers who will not use one word where she can cram in three. In addition, she...

Power, Surveillance and the Totalitarian State

can be trusted; it is the ultimate in paranoid societies. By keeping its citizens fearful and mistrustful of each other, the gover...

Where’s That Bug?! Surveillance as Narration

the bug, and that Harry cannot find it unless he steps out of context to consider the way in which the film itself is made (Levin)...

Liu on Privacy Issues in Film

three. In addition, she seems to have been vaccinated with a thesaurus: why use "mimetic" when "copying" will do? Her pretentious ...