Essays on Cinematography Page 114

Eveline is a shorter and easier-to-read story in James Joyce’s Dubliners compared to the novel The Dead. However, both stories are considered powerful out of the 15 stories from the book. Eveline is a story about paralysis, where the character Eveline wants to leave Ireland with her heartthrob Frank to settle in Argentina, thus avoiding…

The Matrix The movie Matrix (1999) is considered to be a revolutionary film of its time. It has changed the way most action sequences are done especially with respect to fight scenes using bullet time technology. Most memorable of which is the part when the main protagonist Neo, dodges bullets for the first time on…

The Movies Industry is currently embracing a new trend by selecting many classic books for film adaptations. An example of this trend is the epic poem Beowulf, which dates back to Anglo Saxon times and is known as the earliest poem in modern European language. In 2007, American director Robert Zemeckis accepted the challenge of…

The Splatter was considered a fierce and brutal warrior, excellent In physique, UN- yielding in dedication, unmatched in combat, and constantly wiling to die for Sparta. This ideal warrior was created almost forcefully through the “physical, social and moral education” system, the gauge. Spartan education began soon after birth, where babies were Inspected by Pepper…

In The Glass Menagerie, Tennessee Williams depicts similarities and differences between the story and his own life. Williams’ mother displayed borderline hysteric traits while his sister struggled with schizophrenia, and he himself battled alcohol addiction. Additionally, his father worked as a traveling salesman and was frequently absent. This rendition of the play delves into the…

The Departures are a Japanese film that encapsulates the theme of love in terms of words and actions. This is a plot-oriented film which has a surprising element on how the story develops; from a cellist then to a job far from what he really had imagined- preparing dead bodies for funerals. What’s amazing about…

The Conflicts of Hardship and Marriage Eugene O’Neill’s play “Before Breakfast” shows an unhappily married couple living out sad lives that they never imagined when they were first married. The story tells of what could happen when dreams and aspirations are dashed by cold reality and hardship. As a result, we see two desperate people…

The Graduate, directed by Mike Nichol’s in 1967, is about Benjamin Braddock, a recent college graduate, who is stuck in the middle of his past and his future. Throughout the film, you learn that Benjamin is a lonely young man who is confused about what to do since he has graduated. During a graduation party…

He went up to his friends and asked for some money so he could go far away, ut no one helped him. The problem of dealing with this is a stress for him, now he has got to think of a plan where he could go away and not spend any money, so he went…

Cristof’s creation and the Garden of Eden parallel on many accounts and throughout both the simalarities and difference became quite clear. The two worlds had many elements of utopian thought which makes both worlds perfect. Furthermore, that element, utopianism, would make anyone want to leave because through reality we learn nothing is real. Throughout “The…