Essays on Cinematography Page 26

Shrek is a movie which has become ill-famed for conveying the trade grade fairy narrative characters together into a common universe. It is no hard to place the alterations that have been made to the traditional genre of faery narratives and these alterations in bend. creates a lampoon of all the narratives included and takes…

The movie, Crash, revolves around the issues of race and social tensions in the city of Los Angeles, California. The ethnicities that are affected include Middle Eastern (Persian), African Americans, Caucasians, Hispanics and Asians. Throughout the movie I noticed and viewed how different races and ethnicities react with other races. Specifically, in certain scenes I…

The movie Steel Magnolias is a wonderful portrayal of love, laughter, and tears. It centers around six strong women who embody the strength and resilience referenced in the title. Despite facing challenges in life, these women always maintain their graceful southern demeanor. One major struggle in the film involves Shelby’s diabetes, which prevents her from…

The Battle of Leuctra in 371 B.C. was a crucial moment in Greek military history, as it marked the Thebes’ triumph over the Spartan hoplite army. This victory shattered the long-standing belief in Spartan invincibility that had prevailed since the ‘Golden Age’ of the fifth century. Although previous events had reshaped the Greek balance of…

Molieres neoclassic comedy, Tartuffe, is a prime example of his expertise in the comedic technique. The plot is one that keeps the reader or viewer interested and aware. It begins with Madame Pernell visiting her sons house and reprimanding all of them but their boarder, Tartuffe. She believes Tartuffe is a man of astounding character….

Divorce is becoming more acceptable and normal. This is a problem and divorce should be decreased. All couples should be required to attend marriage counseliong before they are married. Couples attending marriage counseling could decrease this problem. Divorce then may stop becoming such a problem, and only happen when absolutely necessary after other steps have…

In the film ‘The Truman Show’ directed by Peter Weir Truman’s mind is manipulated in many ways in order for him to have very small aspects of freewill. Truman is forced into relationships. He’s emotions are attacked with his family’s issues and the stress of money. He cannot escape the dome because of his fears…

Citizen KaneAfter watching the movie Citizen Kane I realized why this movie was named one of the best films ever. Yellow journalism was in an era from the 1880 to the 1900 and it featured flashy journalism of that time, which made editors write about invented stories. Which went to big headlines on subjects that…

Was assigned individual characters and given free rein. The result is that some of the characters are finely realized while others are quite crude, which makes you feel like you’re watching the juxtaposed works of a cross-section of impressionist, modern, and primitive painters. Sometimes the artists allowed their imagination to take hold, drawing in images…

Reactionary Essay on film “Bitter Sugar”             The themes of love and hate are best exemplified in the 1996 movie “Bitter Sugar” (Azucar amarga). Both themes were illustrated in the Leon Ichaso film through the character of Gustavo, played by actor Rene Lavan who, because of his idealism, manifested enormous love for his country and…