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American Psycho/In Bruges

A 3 page essay that contrasts and compares American Psycho (2000, directed by Mary Harron) and In Bruges (2008, directed by Martin...

The Village/Directed by M. Night Shymalan

funeral, which is for seven-year-old Daniel Nicholson. Edward Walker, played by William Hurt, the apparent leader of this colony, ...

Women in Yellow Wallpaper and The Changeling

lesser creatures than men. In relationship to medical science, which involves Gilmans story a great deal, one author notes how, "I...

Three films about Jesus

his home, and is confronted by an angel who convinces him that Mary has told the truth. The next scenes dramatize the "birth of Je...

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 ...

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...

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...

1956 Film Adaptation/Moby Dick

the injustice that fate as inflicted upon him, as he has pursued the whale for years, coming close numerous times, but never actu...

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...

"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

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

Citizen Kane, Cinematic Art

reporter investigating this issue and interviewing the various people who new Kane. From the newsreel, the audience learns that ...

Money Theme in The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett

In Dashiell Hammetts novel, "The Maltese Falcon," many people are given such an opportunity, and the story is filled with corrupt ...

Cinematic Perspectives of Society and Race

culture. "Out of Africa", for example, is a love story. It is also a story of contrasts. A Danish woman lands in the middle of K...

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...

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...

Argumentative Essay: Avatar's Script is Same Old Same Old

Opposing Arguments Petrakis (2010) is completely right when he writes: "the screenplay is simplistic and uninteresting, lea...

Modern Masculinity/Tough Guise

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

Black Films and Hip Hop Music Videos: Race Representation

is a mixed bag. In films that parody the past like Undercover Brother and in music videos, the most watched genre of film today by...

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 ...

Religious Attitudes Represented in Hollywood Films

Scott movie Blade Runner, the earth has become virtually uninhabitable by any sort of decent human being. Depicting Los Angeles i...

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 ...

Impact of the Black Plague on Chivalry, Feudalism

died within a span of just 18 months.7 The following examination of literature focuses on how the Black Plague affected feudal soc...

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...

Frida: A Reaction Paper

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

"X-Men" - Relationship To the Study Of History

and racism" (Baron, 2003, p. 44). Two points in particular that bring a connection between X-Men and the study of history is how...

Goodfella/Its Moral Message

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

Feminist Critique/Disney Films

also what was happening in the world at-large. For example, OBrien relates the ideological thrust of Cinderella to the perceived...