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Central Characters, the Ideals of Strength and Devotion in Dancer in the Dark and Breaking the Waves Films by Lars von Trier

are based on a childrens story which made an impression on him when he was a child. The childrens story is a tale in which "a litt...

Reality Verses Fiction Portrayals of Terrorism Such as that in The Siege

thing as targeting other ethnic groups" (Ebert PG). Ebert goes on the draw comparisons as to the treatment given to Arab-America...

The Film 'A Thousand Acres' Four Psychological Theoretical Reviews

Cordelia character actually evolves as more of a villain than victim. Dramatic Interpretation From a dramatic perspective, it is ...

Adler's Theories and the Film Affliction

of his father. At one point he goes to see his father and sees that his mother is dead while his father, too drunk to notice, sits...

Film Review of Citizen Kane

home. On reaching the age of twenty-one, Kane assumes control of his fortune, but only one of his holdings has any interest for h...

Federico Fellini's Nights of Cabiria and Existentialism

typical abused prostitute. Her boyfriend treats her badly and in fact the films opening shocks as he throws her into the water whe...

Vanishing Point Film and Existentialism

on the Today show, but most will die before that time. The speedometer on the car can indeed represent life and how or why one can...

Fried Green Tomatoes Novel and Film Comparison

tidbits that enabled the readers to journey back in time. The film alters this setting somewhat with a present-day Evelyn Couch s...

Corpse's Role in the Movies of Alfred Hitchcock

"should be allowed to people who are considered superior human beings" (Alfred Hitchcocks "Rope"). Their definition of a "superio...

Films One Night at McCool's, The Usual Suspects and Their Narratives

one central character which functions as the narrative object (Telotte, 2003). In other words, this character is typically define...

Luchino Visconti's Film Ludwig from a Sociopolitical Perspective

which attacks everything the ruling class stands for (Ludwig). The cinematic protagonist is the last Bavarian king (1845-1886), a...

Relationship Between Sacajawea and Lewis and Clark

follows the expedition of these men, going in sequential order to the actual places the "real" Lewis and Clark had many years befo...

Steven Spielberg's The Amistad and its Historical Accuracy

Portuguese registry. The Portuguese slavers want their property back, and the Coast Guard who caught the ship wants their rights t...

Second World War Navajo Code Talkers Honoring Falls Short in John Woo's 2002 Film Windtalkers

The film opens with panoramic shot of Monument Valley, which is the home of the Navajo tribe (Doherty 36). The lulling serenity of...

Roberto Benigni's Film Life is Beautiful

and laughter will come into play in the second section of the film. Film is an emotional medium. And, like it or...

Jean Renoir's Movies

also during this period when Renoir adopted what would become his trademark style of filmmaking, by using a core ensemble cast of ...

Cinematic Style, Influence, and Impact of Francis Ford Coppola

in his 30s. Coppola, born in 1939 in Detroit, Michigan to an actress mother (Italia) and musician father (Carmine) grew up in Quee...

Gadgets Used by 007 James Bond

(Q Branch, 2002). There is the dagger pen which, "When clicking on this pens head in Moonraker, instead of a nib being revealed, y...

Simone de Beauvoir, Emma Goldman, Foucault's Power Structure, and the Film The Matrix

who is a software programmer by day and a hacker known as Neo by night. Becoming increasingly disillusioned with his life, Neo se...

Analysis of Literary and Film Versions of The Color Purple

a young girl who has only her inherent strength and her faith in God to help her survive. She is not especially intelligent, nor i...

1939 Film Mr. Smith Goes to Washington by Director Frank Capra

MGM and Warner Brothers, it had to rely on a limited group of performers. One of the most appealing was a tall, gangly young acto...

Cinematic Analysis of Pierrot le Fou

ethnology, he developed an affinity for film which he would then continue to spend his life committed to (Biography of Jean-Luc Go...

Cinematic and Literary Representations of Vanity

necromantic books are heavenly!" (Marlowe, Act 1, Li 40-50). Having made his decision to...

German Films Verzweiflung and Angst Essen Seele Auf and Political Themes

begins to notice how Emmi takes on attitudes attributable to racial intolerance, as well. "While the theme of racial prejudice is...

Psychological Analysis of the Film Leaving Las Vegas

1996, p. 3), which she accepts as a way of demonstrating her unconditional support of him and his intention to literally drink him...

The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari Film and Expressionist Painting

some style to the films. "One group of filmmakers who were experimenting with cinematic technique were those who emerged from B...

Flaming Creatures, a Film by Jack Smith

clowning" (Hoberman, 1997, p. 42). In his critical history on underground film, Parker Tyler refers to Smiths acting as "sloughing...

David Fincher's The Fight Club

libidinal desire and an internal examination, which tends to idealize self (Naiman 333). The one factor which unites the two symb...

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and Postmodernism

symbolic, it can be said to the juxtaposition of Martha to George(Clurman 12). Martha is high energy and ambitious, whereas George...

Freedom Theme in the Film Deliverance and the Social Contract of Jean Jacques Rousseau

freedom supersede mans other concerns in daily life. Before exploring philosophy in respect to freedom, a student writing on this...