Essays on Movie Page 59

The Matrix The movie Matrix (1999) is considered to be a revolutionary film of its time. It has changed the way most action sequences are done especially with respect to fight scenes using bullet time technology. Most memorable of which is the part when the main protagonist Neo, dodges bullets for the first time on…

Eveline is a shorter and easier-to-read story in James Joyce’s Dubliners compared to the novel The Dead. However, both stories are considered powerful out of the 15 stories from the book. Eveline is a story about paralysis, where the character Eveline wants to leave Ireland with her heartthrob Frank to settle in Argentina, thus avoiding…

In The Outsiders by S. E, Hinton, the author discusses many universal themes such as the way people act under pressure, trying to hide from reality, and friendship. The Outsiders is about a boy named Ponyboy who has two brothers named Barry and Sodapop that hang out with Johnny, Two-Bit, Daily, and Steve. The novel…

In The Outsiders by SE. Hinton, there is a gang of greasers, Greasers are a group of less fortunate adolescents who always stick together. Johnny is a timid member of the gang who is also considered the gang’s ”pet”, Johnny has the most tragic home life. His father beats him, his parents neglect him, and…

He went up to his friends and asked for some money so he could go far away, ut no one helped him. The problem of dealing with this is a stress for him, now he has got to think of a plan where he could go away and not spend any money, so he went…

The theme of life’s unfairness is explored in both The Perks of Being a Wallflower and The Outsiders. These books focus on coming-of-age stories that highlight the power of individuals to create positive change in their own lives and the lives of others through active participation and good decision-making. Ponyboy from The Outsiders and Charlie…

Dirrector Sam Raimi deals with an old and hackneyed horror plot in the movie Drag Me To Hell. This is a low budget film after the Spider-Man series costing a fortune. The movie is filled with ancient plots of premonitions and curses enacted in the life of a modern banker who fails to help an…

Shakespeare wrote the play, Macbeth, which features the character, Macbeth who turns evil. Lucas made the Star Wars movies which feature the hero, Anakin Skywalker, who succumbs to the dark side. Both men have conflicting issues that lead to their downfall. Anakin Skywalker and Macbeth were both once heroes. Anakin Skywalker had done many heroic…