Essays on Film

1. The story took place in Rome, one of the premier civilizations and most influential empire that was ever built. The gladiator takes setting in the Roman coliseum where people are battling each other to death for the entertainment of the Royal Class. This was an inhumane practice but was well accepted during the time…

The Alfred Hitchcock film ‘Psycho’ is undoubtedly one of the most significant, ground breaking films of all time. It is now considered the ‘mother of all modern horror films’, and sets the base to many horror films and themes made after its release in 1960. To create such an influential movie Hitchcock used many techniques…

The late 1960s in America were marked by social upheaval caused by various factors, both social and political. Among these, one can remember the student movements in the USA and Europe, the ongoing war in Vietnam, the assassinations of President Kennedy and national hero of the USA, Martin Luther King, and the legendary concert in…

Film contains many allusions to Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Both stories are centered on the creation of life and the difficulties that the one who was created must face as a result. However, Frankenstein is entirely composed of Gothic elements, while Burton chooses to sharply contrast Gothic elements with those of modern suburban life. In Edward…

Insidious “Insidious” is a 2010 horror movie centralizing around the lives of protagonists Renai (Rose Byrne) and her husband Josh (Patrick Wilson). The movie mainly focuses on the supernatural activity going on within the house, and it is later revealed that the cause of the hauntings is due to demons attempting to take over the…

I have ventured away from my peaceful existence to explore a realm of criticism and misconduct. I have renounced petty enmity and embraced fervent, vengeful detestation. I have forsaken the familiar and entered Matthew Poncelat’s shattered reality. My perspective has shifted from superficial evaluation to genuine emotions of loathing and shame. I have personally witnessed…

The concept of the Gesamtkunstwerk in the History and Theory of Film Music (From early prescriptive writings on film-music practice to recent theoretical considerations of the status of music in cinema, Richard Wagner’s name has consistently reappeared. This consistent presence in the literature tends to establish his position in the lineage of cinema as something…

The movie depicted the life of Jose Rizal, who is regarded as the national hero of the Philippines. It showcased his upbringing, challenges, and ultimate demise at the hands of Spanish authorities. By employing flashbacks, the film emphasized Rizal’s multifaceted abilities and accomplishments such as being a brilliant individual, writer, physician, artist, romantic partner, friend,…

Alfred Hitchcock uses many ways to research the dichotomy of human nature in his movies. particularly in the 1960 horror thriller Psycho. The dichotomy of human nature represents our interior ego. facets that are chiefly antonyms. the light demoing good. the dark screening immorality. the natural and the unnatural. are merely some illustrations of human…

            Viva Villa (1934) is a film stared by Wallace Berry as Pancho Villa , written by Ben Hecht, adapted from a biography by Jack Conway. The movie is a fictionalized bibliography of Pancho Villa. He takes to the hills after killing an overseer in revenge for his father’s death. He befriends an American reporter…