Essays on Movie Page 23

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….

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 of an “average” viewer, and the perspective of an historian.   The…

Magical Realism Magical realism is a genre of film where magic elements are a natural part in a realistic environment. However, it is most commonly used as a literary genre, magic realism can also apply to visual arts and obviously films. This type of genre began in the Latin culture and now is known world…

The film, Remember the Titans, (2000) is based on a true story of T.C. Williams High School, which is a Virginia school that is undergoing racial integration after always going through segregation within their community. The film focuses on the high school football team who gets a new African American coach, in which he tries…

The Help, directed by Tate Taylor, uses film techniques to effectively reflect on the greatest triumphs and tragedies of our time. Through a range of characters and situations, as well as dialogues, camera work, and costume, Taylor presents these triumphs and tragedies in his 2011 film. Specifically, Taylor focuses on one of the greatest tragedies…

During a scene in the film Rush Hour 3, Chief Inspector Lee uses the aforementioned words to describe his friendship with Detective James Carter. This duo has been together since 1998 and their fictional friendship has become highly regarded. Their close bond was formed through a random arrangement in the first Rush Hour movie, as…

Nowadays, many movie stars stage extravagant weddings, weddings that have sky-high cost. I do agree that the money “spent” could be put to better use. If the movie stars cut their expenses and rain millions on different charities, I am sure the wedding would just be as beautiful and memorable compared to hosting a billion-dollar…

The screenplay for the movie, The Bad Seed (1956) was adapted from the genre of fiction written by William March under the same title in 1954. According March (1954) his character Rhoda portrayed a child sociopath that was void of conscience. Rhoda, age 8 is typified by Piaget as cognitively classified as going through the…

This novel and movie depicts the life journey of a woman and her sister and there for takes place in different locations. Three main locales are Atlanta, Georgia, Memphis, and Tennessee and the Olinka Village in Monrovia, Africa. (In the early to late 1900’s) The main characters of this novel and movie are Celie: the…

Despite being a well-known film classic from 1931, the celebrated adaptation of Frankenstein does not adhere to the original novel written by Mary Shelley. Even though the portrayal of a futuristic laboratory captivates viewers in movies featuring the deranged Dr. Frankenstein and his loyal assistant Igor, this depiction is not present in the original novel….