Essays on Movie Page 15

Abstract             The movie “Rain Man’ is a story about a man suffering from a form of autism known as Asperger’s Disorder. This disability deprived him, Charlie, of several social interactions with people which left him unable to form social bonds and became distressed when his normal routine was disrupted. However, he possesses several exotic…

Exploring Film and Literary Angles: A Cross-Genre Critique on Cirilo Bautista’s Political Parable and Lualhati Bautista’s Dekada ‘70. Lualhati Bautista adapts her own bestselling novel, Dekada 70, into a political drama directed by Chito S. Rono. The film features prominent stars such as Vilma Santos, Christopher De Leon, Piolo Pascual, Marvin Agustin, Carlos Agassi, Danilo…

Rizal’s multifaceted aspects include his skills, talents and knowledge about poetry, painting, academics, medicine, philosophy, history, law and international languages. These aspects only prove how intelligent and gifted Rizal is even more when he wrote literary articles to attack the Spanish oppressors in the Philippines. Rizal, as a student, manifested proficiency and excellency because at…

“Ordinary people” everywhere are faced day after day with the ever so common tragedy of losing a loved one. As we all know death is inevitable. We live with this harsh reality in the back of our mind’s eye. Only when we are shoved in the depths of despair can we truly understand the multitude…

The movie Precious based on the novel Push by Sapphire about a 16 year old girl named Claireece “Precious” Jones who was raised in an abusive household with her mother and her mother’s boyfriend, where she deals with verbal, physical and sexual abuse from both her mother, and father who lives in a different home….

The film, Outbreak, portrays the efforts of an army virologist, Sam Daniels, to prevent a global biological disaster. A rare killer virus from the African jungle has started an epidemic in a small northern California commu7nity. The virus has a 100% mortality rate. The film follows the scientists and army officers as they trace the…

Reflection Paper on Wit Launa Theodore A universal constant about being a patient is vulnerability and loss of control. In the movie Wit, starring Emma Thompson, you get to see all these and more. You get to see another side of the medical profession that shows blatant disregard for medical humanities, the similarities between intellects…

Great Expectations: Novel vs. MovieIn 1946, filmmaker David Lean adapted Charles Dickens’s Great Expectations into a film. Both the book and the movie take place in England and follow the story of a young apprentice known as Pip. In both versions, an unidentified supporter provides Pip with money so that he can become a gentleman…

Introdution Twilight Samurai is a film centered on a samurai’s life before the Meiji Restoration, exploring themes such as samurai stereotypes, gender roles, and social class disparities. Rather than emphasizing battles, romance, or honor, the director took a different approach by focusing on the daily struggles and challenges faced by the main character, Iguchi Seibei….

The movie Slumdog Millionaire tells the story of Jamal Malik, a young boy from the slums of India who participates in the game show “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?” The audience sees the events unfold from Jamal’s perspective as he answers every question correctly. However, the show’s producers doubt that someone from the slums…