There are many aspects to compare and contrast after reading and then viewing the play written by Shakespeare, Othello. The book adds a lot more details than the actual film because films only have a certain amount of time to explain everything going on. With that being said, this essay will briefly compare and contrast …
Scarface, directed by Brian De Palma, is a remake of 1932 film by Howard Hawks, but it’s loosely based on it. The focuses around the main characters, Tony Montana and his close friend Manny Ray; important characters are the Montanas – Elvira Hancock, Gina and Mama – and others including Frank Lopez, Omar Suarez, Alejandro …
Analysis of the Film Easy Rider Directed by Dennis Hopper The late 60ies in America were marked by the social upheaval caused by various factors, social and political, among which one can remember students movement in the USA and Europe, ongoing war in Vietnam, the assassination of the president Kennedy and national hero of the …
These are Just are Just some of the words that I could really think of after watching this movie “Harmony’. To be honest, this is probably one of the best and the nicest Korean drama that Vie seen so far. While I’m watching it, I couldn’t stop my tears from falling because of the heartwarming …
Theorists are individuals who attempt to describe social phenomenon. What is interesting is that these theories have been around for many years and they can be applied to our current social era. I will apply theories introduced by theorist like George Herbert Mead, Karl Marx, and Emile Durkheim to a film that was released in …
FILM REACTION Rent is a 2005 American film adaptation of the Broadway musical, which was based on Jonathan Larson’s Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning musical. The movie depicts the lives of several Bohemians and their struggles with sexuality, cross-dressing, drugs, life under the shadow of AIDS, and paying their rent. It takes place in the East Village of New York City in the late 1980s. SYNOPSIS After an introduction with …
Curtis Hanson’s urban drama 8 Mile, reveals the story of an ambitious white rap artist desperate to make a better life for himself. The main character, Jimmy Smith Jr., more commonly known to his friends as Rabbit, features real-life entertainer, Eminem, a multi-platinum recording artist. The film is semi-autobiographical, based on events in Eminem’s life …
The film retells the story of the Trojan War, albeit with some major changes from the Iliad’s storyline: Paris of Troy (Jacques Sernas) sails to Sparta to secure a peace treaty between the two powerful city-states. His ship is forced to return to Troy in a storm after he has been swept overboard on the …
Ridley Scott’s epic “Gladiator” is a movie which, roughly, could be described using one word only: a spectacle. Nevertheless, this “spectacle” is not purely fictitious; it is not serving the sole purpose of entertaining and stirring an audience who may long for a good movie with gorgeous scenery, impressive set design and gripping performance. It …
The Civil War – A film by Ken Burns When evaluating Ken Burns documentary series The Civil War (1990) in terms of establishing a verdict on the inherent quality of the series, it is important to keep in mind that there two basic perspectives from which the film will ultimately viewed: the perspective …
Philip Noyce’s adaptation of Graham Greene’s novel The Quiet American to film was a large success. It stayed true to the script, and kept the basic essence of the characters; pulling them from the pages of the book and Philip Noyce’s adaptation of Graham Greene’s novel The Quiet American to film was a large success. …
n of the ChristMarina P. PindarUniversidad Nacional de TucumnIntroductionThe purpose of this essay is to analyze a film review titled “Good and Evillocked in Violent Showdown” which was published by the New York Times on-line on February 25, 2004. This film review, whose author is A. O. Scottdeals with Mel Gibson’s last movie: The Passion …
In the period previous to the 1930’s, the predominant form of filmmaking was that of the crank camera. This is not to say that motor-driven cameras were not possible. However, the motors to advance the film were so large that they were simply too cumbersome to be effective. Thus, it was the cameraman himself who …
“Inside Man” was released in 2006 and would later become the highest grossing film for the director Spike Lee. The film is a crime-drama, located primarily in a bank in New York City run by multi billionaire Arthur Case. Although the film is a thriller and contains bits of action and suspense, the movie focuses …
Filmmaking as an artistic medium has always been about innovation. Early filmmakers realized that to push the art form forward, the technology needed to advance as well. When we think of technology and innovation today, ones and zeroes pop into our heads. But back in the day, technological advances came about simply because the filmmaker …
This docudrama is written. directed and produced by Michael Moore and is about the societal reverberations of capitalist economy every bit good as corporate and authorities issues that struggle with the basic demands of people and their households. Moore takes a broad humanistic expression at the effects of General Motors shuting down several car workss …
This paper aims to focus on the “Bomba” films that were shown in the independent film, “Serbis”, and their significance to the story. I will analyze the posters, signages and film semiotically and show its relevance to the plot. I will show what the “Bomba” film is about and how its seen in a cultural …
What is “El Presidente”? Is that story came from the past that filipino have experience? Is it important to student like us to learn the past history of our country? El Presidente, that is the film based on the life of Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo, the first president of the Philippine Republic. Well, that a true …
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 …
Click (2006) Film Review Starring Adam Sandler, Christopher Walken, Kate Beckinsale, David Hasselhoff, Henry Winkler, Julie Kavner; Written by Steven Koren, Mark O’Keefe; Directed by Frank Coraci. It would only seem appropriate that Adam Sandler, who has made a livelihood from being the prototypical everyday guy, would be the force behind a film about the …
rStephanie Ralston Film Aesthetics and Analysis In the film, The Constant Gardener (Meirelles, 2005), the use of editing helps to convey a central theme of uncertainty. Another important theme that arises in the film is justice. Uncertainty progresses into a revealing of truth that leads the protagonist to seek justice. The plot follows a young …
With a close up of the award, the clip begins with our view of the couple only in reflection of Malcolm’s recent award, which is made to seem meaningless as we can’t read the writing despite it being in centre of the frame. The award is in a red frame. This already seems to be …
Do you have some spare time on your hands? Are you feeling bored? Instead of wasting your time with your friends and family why not watch Ridley Scott’s latest film Gladiator; it will show you the true meaning of boredom; it will have you crying with frustration. The muscular Russell Crowe plays our hero, Maximus, …
One of the films that struck me the most was “Killing Us Softly”, the documentary on how advertising and the whole media in general can basically run this entire world. Sounds a bit drastic, but I really believe that this statement is true because of the many horrible incidents that happen throughout the world today. …
