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Dead Poet's Society and the Motif of Carpe Diem

to his students. He gives them no time to "adjust," but leaps right in with both feet on the first day by having the class read Ro...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

'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...

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...

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...

Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ

as director. This Catholic perspective is also quite evident in the fact that Mary, the mother of Jesus, is the most prevalent c...

Norma Rae’s Depiction of Labor

sit down, even when "they are having menstrual cramps" (Giroux). In the film, workers also complain about "plant conditions, speed...

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...

"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...

Sociological Analysis of Paul Haggis’ Film Crash

an early scene in the film presents the typical urban stereotype of the young, affluent white married couple whose body language r...

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...

Comedy in Two Science Fiction Films

This essay describes how comedy was achieved in two science fiction films, "Star Trek IV: the Voyage Home" and "Galaxy Quest." Th...

The Clock, a Cultural View

This essay pertains to a Vincente Minneli film from 1945, "The Clock," which starred his wife, Judy Garland. The writer discusses ...

The Hulk (2003), A Scene Analysis

This essay presens a scene analysis from the 2003 film "The Hulk," directed by Ang Lee. The writer describes the scene and summari...

A Film Analysis, When Harry Met Sally

This film analysis is on "When Harry Met Sally," 1989, directed by Rob Reiner. The writer asserts that the specific genre for this...

Zhang Yimou's Films and Chinese Cinema

This 8 page paper gives an overview of the works of Chinese film director Zhang Yimou. This paper includes discussions of four of ...

Film Review, Requiem for a Dream

This essay pertain to Darren Aronofsky's 2000 film "Requiem for a Dream, and describes how each of the characters' lives spiral in...

Film Review, Fifth Element

This film review offers a comprehensive overview of "Fifth Element" (1997) that discusses editing, mise-en-scene, sound, cinematog...

Review of the 1997 Film Gattaca

the genetic attributes of their offspring in advance and their wishes are accomplished under laboratory conditions through the gen...

Review of Dai Richards' Film The 50 Years' War

in 1947, started with the single incident of granting Israel a portion of land which was held by the Palestinians. Historical e...