Essays on Entertainment Page 6

The timeless literary classic “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare speaks to audiences of all eras about the passion of teenage love and the sad results of feuds. However, there are various references to ancient literature, mythology, and even current events from Shakespeare’s day buried throughout this story. These references provide depth to the narrative,…

RAISE THE RED LANTERN SCENE ANALYSIS Raise the Red Lantern directed by Zhang Yi Mou is a movie that is set in 1920’s china. It tells the tragic story of 19 year old University student Songlian who becomes the fourth mistress in the wealthy Chen family after her father’s death. The opening scene shows the…

Readers of “The Westing Game” by Ellen Raskin are introduced to a group of complex individuals, each of whom is somehow involved in the mysterious goings-on around Samuel Westing’s bequest. One of these characters, Tabitha-Ruth Wexler, commonly known as Turtle, stands out not just for her young but also for her cunning and unflappable attitude….

This past semester I read the book Slam by Walter Dean Myers. The scene is in a tally down portion of town in a large metropolis that was un-ginven. The narrative line is that Slam the chief character is traveling to a new school that is a white school where he one time went to…

Despite the audience’s prior knowledge of the murder and Walter Neff’s involvement in it, director Billy Wilder effectively maintains a high level of tension throughout Double Indemnity. This film noir lacks no element of tension, as Wilder skillfully keeps it thick like syrup from beginning to end. In the opening scene, Neff confesses that he…

There are a number of reasons why people shop at malls. For one thing, people malls extremely convenient. In addition malls provide shoppers with a great variety of stores and shopping opportunities. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, malls are great places for entertainment. Malls are convenient places to shop. They provide shoppers with abundant and…

In preparing a new schedule for ABC on Monday nights, I had to look at a variety of factors. Dancing with the Stars is a highly popular program, and by making it the lead-in to my Monday night line-up, I am securing its position as a top ten show.  Scrubs, being in the top twenty,…

The movie takes place in Paris in 1913 and the 20th century. Igor Stravinsky on of Rupee’s new composers. His ballet The Rite of Spring is about to make its premiere as we learned in class is the music is not liked by everyone to some people it is too modern and is a very…

“Death by Scrabble,” an engaging short tale by Charlie Fish, immerses readers in a tense, hostile, and unsettling environment. A game of Scrabble serves as the unusual starting point for a series of bizarre and fatalistic occurrences, which take place against the background of an average living room. The narrative is a superb examination of…

Andreas von Buddenbrock is a young 24-year-old and funky fresh artist of the 21st century currently enrolled as a first-year student at the Savannah College of Art and Design – Hong Kong. He is an illustration major with humble plans for the future. Born in Stockholm, Sweden, but growing up his family travelled through many…