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Theme and Crucial Scene in 'The Usual Suspects'

experience is one of a combination of mass confusion and inexplicable intrigue all at the same time. This dichotomy is likely the...

Teaching History Through Cinema Evaluation

This paper consists of five pages and evaluates cinema as a history teaching tool in a consideration of Brubaker, Dirty Harry, and...

The Importance of Communication in 'Frankenstein'

The varying portrayals of communication in this classic novel and film adaptations are the focus of this 5 page paper. There are ...

William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, The Tempest, and Love

In 5 pages this paper examines the love relationships of the three couples in these works and examines how they are portrayed in K...

The Last Temptation of Christ by Nikos Kazantzakis

In ten pages this paper examines the author's religious views, his book The Last Temptation of Christ and the subsequent film adap...

Columbine Shootings and Media Influence

In a paper consisting of six pages it is argued that the media influenced the shootings at Littleton, Colorado's Columbine High Sc...

Goodfellas, The Godfather, Crime and Punishment

actions to be taken in the name of family honor. The crime, in this view, was to do nothing when disgraced. In contrast, the vie...

The Seventh Seal and Cinematic Symbolism of Director Ingmar Bergman

In five pages this paper analyzes the symbolism Ingmar Bergman employed for existentialist effect in his 1957 film The Seventh Sea...

U.S. Society and Cinematic Stereotypes of Hispanics

In five pages this paper considers how Hispanics have been stereotyped by American society and how cinema has perpetuated this dis...

Analysis Cinderella

In one page this much loved children's story is analyzed in terms of its retelling that is based on the film by Walt Disney as it ...

Forrest Gump and the Epic Genre

Forrest gave us a clear view of the concepts of loyalty and honesty between friends regardless of the turns of circumstance or the...

Epic Filmmaking and 1939's Gone with the Wind

In five pages this paper discusses Gone with the Wind in an analysis of its epic film production. Four sources are cited in the b...

Various Family Therapy Approaches

In five pages sample patients based upon the characters featured in the Twice in a Lifetime film are considered in an examinaiton ...

The Matrix Character of Neo

Reeves plays Neo, a hacker who learns from rebel-rousers Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) and Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) that the wor...

The Bicycle Thief and Citizen Kane

This research report compares and contrasts two important films. A comprehensive analysis is provided as thematic elements are exp...

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...

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Home Alone 3

In five pages this essay compares the film with the novel by Mark Twain in the commonality of the popular theme in each of childre...

Plantation Mistresses and Slaves

In seven pages this paper contrasts and compares how slaves and plantation mistresses were depicted in The Plantation Mistress by ...

The Book 2001 A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke

the past thirty years as to which was "better" - "2001" the book or "2001" the movie. Not surprisingly the fans of Clarkes numero...

Cinematic Depiction of Deviance

In eleven pages this paper discusses how deviance is cinematically depicted in such films as Leaving Las Vegas and One Flew Over t...

Movie Marketing Aspects

In seven pages movie marketing approaches are examined in a comparative consideration of the methods used to market films Being Jo...

Tragic Hero Assessment of John Proctor as Portrayed in the 1996 Film Version of Arthur Miller's The Crucible

In five pages this character analysis of John Proctor and whether or not he was portrayed as a tragic hero in Arthur Miller's 1996...

Music as a Character in Meet Me in St. Louis and 42nd Street

the plot development and story. For example, as the movie opens, various cast members pass the song "Meet Me in St. Louis" from o...

Black Cinema in the 1940s

For example, one review, that is typical of those produced by white critics, described the typical Hollywood musical of the 1930s ...

Filmmaking and Ideology

In five pages this paper examines how ideology is depicted in films in a contrast and comparison of the animated 1950s Cinderella ...

The Return of Martin Guerre

In 5 pages the book and film versions are compared in terms of similarities and differences. There are 15 sources cited in the bi...

Strategic Cinematic Marketing

In eight pages this paper examines innovative marketing strategies for films with The Blair Witch Project as a recent example of a...

Critical Review of Monsieur Hire

relax and view the dance of the characters without thinking. In some way, a film allows the audience less freedom but the viewer i...

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare and its Timelessness

In ten pages this paper examines the timelessness of this William Shakespeare tragedy as it is represented in Franco Zeffirelli an...

Brad Pitt and Why Women Find Him Appealing

In six pages this paper discusses Brad Pitt's adoring female fans and considers such films as Thelma and Louise, Meet Joe Black, I...