YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :The Influence of Border Films
Essays 1981 - 2010
their acknowledged leaders and the only character that is not played for laughs. There are also Gordon, a middle-aged, loyal custo...
involves also looking ahead to the necessity of rights for future robots such as the robot in I, Robot. In the film...
is just surplus" (Ebert) But the "surplus" is everything that a "normal" person experiences. While there is a definite charm to t...
is: Platos account of how Socrates defended himself. When he is condemned to death in spire of his eloquence, he accepts it with d...
a story about finding ones passion in life. This is evident in the following as Orleans makes note of the obsession concerning orc...
he wanted to get it over with as quickly as possible" (Bodnar). While there is also this sort of romantic ideal in Saving Private ...
bearing the legend "Spade and Archer." In both films, the editing is subtle and seems to blend together effortlessly, creating a c...
on his phone, and settles down to wait, telling him there is nothing else anyone can do. He almost says But youre Erin Brockovich,...
that each person compose a ghost story (Gilbert and Gubar 239). Marys story was transformed into the novel Frankenstein; Or, the ...
examined, one could perhaps argue that this is the one film wherein music was almost non-existent. Ethan Coen, in relationship to ...
to the settlement of the American frontier, Drums Along the Mohawk. It is the story of farmer Gil Martin and his privileged bride...
whats wrong, one character yells, "HES SLOW!" But Ned knows a secret: the horse will run through almost anything for a sardine! He...
showing that her concerns are animalistic as well. From this beginning, she grows into a person of worth and awareness. Miyazaki ...
couple as well (Beah Richards and Roy Glenn) who arent happy that their son is considering marrying a white girl (Guess Whos Comin...
help, that friend, for they are capable of doing things alone. This clearly links together with being a loner. None of these indiv...
his dashboard. There is a common thread between the two men, but Hanson reacts to the fantasy he has constructed, not the reality,...
him: Father Barry (Karl Malden) is a tough priest who urges him to testify about what he knows; Johnnie Friendly (Lee J. Cobb) is ...
his habitual good-natured grin when he is arrested. For this damage to municipal property, Luke is sentenced to two-years labor on...
Fasts text of the same name). They each offer depictions of George Washington as perceived by authors, screenwriters, and filmmak...
is Torres mother; Do?a Maria is a frail woman but apparently stronger of character than her daughter. Since they are going to live...
scholar Terrence Des Pres remarked that Jewish resistance might not have been a huge revolt; these movements were instead several ...
conflict in both "Heart of Darkness" and "Apocalypse Now." In the book, it occurs between the main characters. In the movie, it ...
is of excellent quality which is likely why it quickly became a classic, and one which others emulate. The ending is satisfying. S...
are clearly emotionally distraught at being unloved and uncared for by humans, their parents. They seek vengeance. The only replic...
what is "proper." How well have they done it? All aspects of this delightful childrens film are done extremely well. The animatio...
of Emma, or Cher in the film. Ferriss notes how "Heckerling offers a series of suggestive parallels between Austens heroine and he...
A 5 page film report that examines the movie Apollo 13 from the perspective of a management consultant who has been brought in by ...
the Jungian archetypes developed through the influence of the ring. Its quite clear and specific, and he argues the point well. T...
because of his insistence on seeing everything from the Marxist perspective. But perhaps most important in a discussion of the fi...
at the other end looks miniscule (Holme, et al, 1972). This perception is based on visual assumptions, and these same assumptions ...