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Mercy, Goodness, and Simplicity and the Films of Frank Capra

himself because of his innocence, in many ways they begin to feel protective of the character, in the same type of way that a pare...

Searches in 2 Films by Orson Welles

series of flashback scenes, it becomes apparent that Kane, though quite wealthy, does not know who he is anymore. Having risen fro...

Chamber of Blood Stories by Angela Carter

that many writers have used familiar themes and offered a new way of seeing the traditional elements of plot and character; howeve...

Cinematic Comparison of Real Women Have Curves and Maid in Manhattan

Republican senatorial candidate Chris Marshall (played by another Anglo, Ralph Fiennes). However, the true essence of the...

Analysis of 1985's The Purple Rose of Cairo by Filmmaker Woody Allen

finds as far too mundane and the challenges of defining what is real and what is an illusion. For example, the character of Tom Ba...

Categorizing Films Through Genre

in that the main character, Abdel, has been abused by the police. He has been beaten so badly that he has had to be hospitalized. ...

1974 Film Version of The Great Gatsby

shirts and strolls her through his kitchen. There, we see Daisys hand trailing along a large work table...the elegant chandeliers ...

A Clockwork Orange and 1984

Burgess poses basic questions regarding the...

The Depiction of Troy in The Iliad and in Film

is not identified as a goddess except for when a servant speaks to Achilles about the legends that have begun to be spun concernin...

Application and Analysis of Film Theories of Signification, Representation, and Perception

throughout cinematic history, Jean Mitry (1907-1988) was perhaps the most comprehensive and objective. He examined cinema from al...

A Research Paper and Essay on 3 Independent Films

The Blair Witch Project The Blair Witch Project fits perfectly with the popular conception of what constitutes an independent fil...

John Waters' Film Hairspray

titles such as "The Sultan of Sleaze," "The Prince of Puke" and "The Pope of Trash," which is the one he says he prefers (Als, 199...

The Film 'Regarding Henry'

be his wife and daughter. Even with the unrelenting encouragement of Sarah and Rachels recollections to help him remember his fam...

Frida: A Reaction Paper

surrealist movement, but there is debate about that ("Frida Kahlo, The Surrealist," 2006). The film itself was replete with infor...

Film Noir Techniques in the Film, Gilda

what the audience is viewing with his own subjective observations. In his consideration of film noir, Jon Tuska (1984) noted that...

American Interpretations of Film Noir

of America had suffered through more than 15 years of deprivation in one form or another. The Great Depression that began with th...

Analyzing the Barbarians at the Gate Film

ethics or lack thereof, surrounding the mystique of Wall Street. Although takeovers are not in themselves unethical, the methods ...

'Oedipus the King' and 'Chinatown'

no longer walks the Chinatown beat, ever since he was promoted to lieutenant (Dirks chin.html). Chinatown is regarded as a punish...

Early Film Industry and Economics

In fourteen pages this research paper considers the film industry in terms of the economic issues it struggled with during its fir...

A Comparison of The Green Berets and Casualties of War

days on the battlefield seemed to be but a dim memory. The Korean War was Americas first unpopular war where there were no victor...

Eastwood's "Invictus" - Theories of Motivation

not easy to explain why individuals are motivated to act in the ways they do. This is why there are a number of competing theories...

Film Noir Techniques in the Film, Kiss Me Deadly

flag down a car, but no one stops. Desperate, she positions herself in the middle of the road while holding her arms outstretched ...

The Influence of Border Films

drugging and kidnapping his wife, whom he subsequently frames on drug charges (Touch of Evil, 1995). Vargas, and justice, prevail ...

Goodfella/Its Moral Message

Henrys voiceover narration.3 This narration gives the viewer insight into Henrys motivations. This narration conveys Henrys childl...

Film Analysis

In order to offer thorough analysis, Boggs and Petrie (2004) recommend seeing a movie at least twice. The first viewing can be dev...

"The Asphalt Jungle" and "Citizen Kane" as Classics of Film Noir

before. Perhaps the iconic model here is Barbara Stanwyck luring Fred MacMurray to his doom in Double Indemnity. But there is an...

Girl Interrupted

problems of Susanna. Susanna is diagnosed as having borderline personality disorder. Susanna is suffering from hallucinations. For...

Film Analysis/Kiss Me Deadly

(Ralph Meeker) swerves to avoid her and runs off the road. Angry, he snarls, "You almost wrecked my car. Well? Get in!" (Dirks, 20...

Born on the Fourth of July

person that John F. Kennedy was addressing when he said "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your co...

Gender/Sexuality in 6 Films

the others, feels compelled to protect this young bit of innocence and humanity at all costs. The symbolic way that the child co...