Essays on Film Page 35

Women would work awards impressing men because there was no other way women could take care Of themselves without a man. Rose’s mother pressures Rose to marry rich because their family is out of money and insists because they’re women they don’t have choices, and within the film this appears to be true. Women would…

a) French film “La Femme Nikita” is a romantic action drama based on the convicted felon Nikita, who is than trained and given a new identity as a top secret assassin. b) Writer and director Luc Bessson of drama “La Femme Nikita” directors Ann Parillaud to showcase the process of Nikita’s (Anne Parillaud) hard transformation…

Alienation, Marginalization and Assimilation in Sandra Cisneros’ My Lucy Friend Who Smells like Corn and Barbie-Q             Mexican-American poet and short story writer Sandra Cisneros (b. 1954) is well-known for her frank exposition of the plight of poor and marginalized Mexican and Mexican-American women. Critics often argue that the characters in Cisneros’ works were drawn…

In the documentary Bowling for Columbine, Michael Moore explores America’s obsession with guns and violence. Moore takes on multiple roles in the film, serving as its director, writer, producer, and narrator. Through various techniques, he delves into the causes behind the Columbine High School shooting and other acts of violence in the country. Furthermore, Moore…

The box-office of success of a number of documentaries indicates the increasing polarization in the American political landscape, wherein the battlefield has extended to this media form that had been often reserved for classrooms and public television. Michael Moore’s darkly comic, sensationalistic and suggestive style has prompted a number of documentary film directors and critics…

Avatar, the movie, is an epic science fiction by James Cameron shown in 2009. The film’s setting was in 2154, where humans dwell on Pandora, an Earth-like moon of the planet Polyphemus in the Alpha Centauri Star System. The humans belong to a group called RDA who plans on mining a precious mineral called Unobtanium….

Designed by William Pierre, many considered the Titanic unsinkable”. Although none of its builders declared it to be so, its sixteen airtight compartments earned it this nickname. Even Captain Smith admitted, “l cannot imagine any condition which would cause this ship to founder. I cannot conceive Of any vital disaster happening to this vessel”. (Adams)On…

Written in 1940. Arthur Miller’s work “The Man Who Had All the Luck” is a drama which has merely attained considerable celebrity in more recent times. It took about four old ages after it was written before Miller’s drama reached New York where it was foremost mounted in Broadway at the Forrest Theatre. However. the…

Tracey Pierce, a 35-year-old man, received sudden and alarming news about his kidney cancer diagnosis. His wife, Julie, believed that Tracey had insurance coverage through her job. Despite the doctors prescribing medication for Tracey, the insurance company continuously discovered fresh grounds to reject insurance payments for his treatment. Eventually, a potential remedy arose through a…

            The film Whale Rider is a story of leadership, sacrifice, family, and the role of women and the culture of the Maoris. The movie is depicted through the eyes of Paikea, a strong and intelligent female with the potentials of a leader, a view not shared by other characters in the early part of…