Essays on Film Page 35

The film “Gideon’s Trumpet” is about an elderly man, Clarence Earl Gideon, who is accused of breaking into the pool room and stealing money from the machines. Gideon was given two trials. The two trials differed in many ways; one of the trials was obviously unfair due to it not being constitutional according to the…

All societies have a basic structure, and in order to function well with others, a person must conform to the laws and regulations of said society. In the novels Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey, a variety of themes are discussed, with the major theme being…

The chapter begins With Jasper coming to Charlie’s Window in the middle Of the night and asking Charlie to leave his house in order to help him. -Charlie seems to feel honored that Jasper has asked for his help. Charlie describes Jasper. -Jasper explains that he needs Charlie’s help but he won’t tell him why….

“The most important film to come out of India in a long, long time” -Shekhar Kapoor “Indian Cinema’s first great political epic” -Ashutosh Gowarikar A film that has been showered with such praise by some of India’s finest filmmakers must surely be an interesting watch. Let’s find out. The Movie, The Director, The Cast Hazaaron…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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….

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…