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Essays 1981 - 2010

Kowalski, Thao and Overcoming Bigotry

viable action hero-as Walt Kowalski, a retired Detroit autoworker trying to come to terms with the changes in his neighborhood and...

Basterds by Any Other Name

vision of the universe. From the early Reservoir Dogs to the stylish Pulp Fiction, Tarantino has challenged both viewers and the ...

The French Lieutenant's Woman

fact is not as clear in the film. The film is allowed the benefit of constant juxtapositions out of place and time. The book depen...

The Little Horse That Could

entirely different media. It is unfair of movie audiences to expect a director to put their favorite book on screen, scene-for-sce...

The Hours

situation and her death. In addition, Cunningham illustrates the importance of the subject of suicide, setting the stage for under...

Modern Masculinity/Tough Guise

of women include cosmetics, clothes, anything having to do with food preparation or childrearing. Products sold using images of me...

About Those Incredible Incredibles

happen to a society that no longer needed or wanted its superheroes. This paper argues that the film is much more than a "cartoon"...

The Cider House Rules/John Irving

are complex works, as this narrative relates strongly held beliefs on the controversial issue of abortion. While the student resea...

Blood Diamond - Paying for Death with Luxury

horrifying story of the evil of greed, set against the backdrop of the Sierra Leone civil war. This paper explores the messages of...

Reality on the Screen: District 9

and unexpected, hit for its makers. Shot in South Africa by a newcomer and with a cast of unknowns, the film did have one big name...

Citizen Kane

seems that Hearst brought in representatives to look and find flaws that would give him power. One article states how, "The lawyer...

Censorship of Pornography and Violence

they begin to see that as normal and it promotes many ideals that are not good for the morality of any individual. They put sex in...

Racial Profiling: The Classroom as the Base of Societal Change

consequences. It can lead to children repeating the actions of perceived heroes that may get them incarcerated. It also leads to e...

Representations of Taiwan

legitimate government of both Taiwan and China began to change in the 1990s when democracy was introduced and new leaders were ele...

Comparing "The Shining" and "A Clockwork Orange" - The Diversity of Kubrick's Style

the closing shot of "The Shining", where the camera again slowly pans, this time from a wide view of the wall of a hotel ballroom ...

Excalibur, A Cinematic Representation of Arthurian Legend

his sword and kneels commanding that his enemy should knight him. Overcome with Arthurs bravery, as the noble could just as easily...

Land and Money and the Status Quo

The 1990 movie "The Field", written and directed by Jim Sheridan is based on a 1965 film by John B. Keane. This is a captivating...

Reviews of Titanic

Titanic (1997, directed by James Cameron), which were published shortly after the films premiere. Overall, the reviewers are posit...

Criminology Theories, Mafioso

that he is "like a stopwatch" (Emerson). Having established this background information, the movie focuses on his long-awaited vac...

Late Spring, Directed by Yasujiro Ozu

from Japanese director Yasujiro Ozus 1949 masterpiece Late Spring, there are two cutaway shots that feature a beautiful vase. Thes...

Inarritu's "Babel" - Lessons in Conflict and Communication

terrorist act), and this prevents Susan from getting the care that she requires for quite some time. Another major conflict in t...

Death of a Wonder Drug: The Vioxx Recall

answer, additional sources were consulted. In the documentary, several of the experts who were interviewed make the point that s...

"Good Will Hunting" - An Analysis

in Will in order to save him from going to jail after Will assaults a police officer. This in turn establishes the time frame whic...

"Sometimes in April" - The Value of Narrative Nuance

in Rwanda, because it features a less narrow narrative focus while "Hotel Rwanda dealt far too much with attempts to relive one ad...

Romeo/His Characterization

This essay describes the characterization of Romeo and the role that this plays in the tragedy, referring to both the original pla...

Corporations and Globalization

150 years ago, corporations had an insignificant impact on human society. However, after Congress passed the Fourteenth Amendmen...

Battle of Algiers and Black Hawk Down

such as bombings of civilians or the "hit-and-run assassination of French policemen," the film is showing actual "recreations of w...

House of Mirth

"Make connections between a movie and...the culture" (Corrigan 7). In this novel, and film, costumes, or clothing, was a very impo...

Analysis of John Woo's The Killer

key films of the Hong Kong New Wave period" (Hall 1). This film has had tremendous influence over both Western and Asia filmmake...

Erin Brockovich, from an Ethical Perspective

directed by Steven Soderbergh, the film Erin Brockovich is based on a true story, which dramatizes the catastrophic health consequ...