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12 Years a Slave Movie Summary: A Tale of Endurance and Injustice

Introduction "12 Years a Slave," directed by Steve McQueen, is a poignant portrayal of the harrowing journey of Solomon Northup, a free Black man from New York who is abducted and sold into slavery. Set in the 19th century United States, the film brings to...

"300" Movie Summary: Defiance, Valor, and the Battle of Thermopylae

The epic action film "300," directed by Zack Snyder and released in 2006, offers a thrilling and visually captivating retelling of the Battle of Thermopylae. Based on Frank Miller's graphic novel of the same name, the movie transports viewers to ancient Greece, where a small...

Seeing the World Through Extraordinary Eyes: Review of 'I Am Sam'

I am Sam is a 2001 American dramamelodrama film directed with the aid of Jessie Nelson. Honestly speaking, I can't put into phrases how the director portrays such conflicting thoughts and how heart-tugging the films is. Jessie Nelson forces the audience to query Sam's abilities...

To The Bone: The Dramatized Portrayal of Anorexia Nervosa

To The Bone is the second netflix released movie to have graced the internet after 13 Reasons Why. The choice of theme - mental health - and the camera tricks during the movie makes it all the more harder to watch without shedding a tear....

Gladiator and Its Depiction of the Roman Empire

The Roman Empire was a very diverse civilization. Rome, being an urban culture, was filled with a population exceeding over one million people. In fact, people who came to visit Rome described their visit to be very surprising due to how busy and overwhelming it...

Gladiator: The Notion of Democracy and Theatrics in the Film

“Somehow perversely, you become like the bloodthirsty mobs watching the massacres, almost getting up in the theater to chant 'Maximus! MAXIMUS!!' along with the Romans.” -Kevin N. Laforest. The previous quote from Rotten tomatoes reflects my thoughts on the film Gladiator. Marcus is Caesar, who...

Representation of Dissociative Identity Disorder in Fight Club

Fight club is about a character who is the narrator (Edward Norton), living what most would consider a normal life. He has a job. He has a condo. But, he suffers from insomnia, though he can’t pinpoint the reason. Rather than search for the cause...

The Cigarette Burn Motif in Fight Club

The motif that I’m going to talk about in this film analysis of Fight Club is going to be about cigarette burns. At Tyler’s projectionist job he has to watch for a circular mark in the corner of the screen. The mark is called a...

Erin Brockovich Film and Pacific Gas and Electric Company

 In the wake of viewing the Erin Brockovich film, I am persuaded that Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) had fouled up as, in light of the motion picture, the organization not just thought about the potential peril of tainting of drinking water with hexavalent...

A Great Amount of Unjust Decisions Toward Erin Brockovich

Erin Brockovich was a mom who was suffering to find a job and to provide support for her three young children. She is at a low state of her life, and during this time she also gets into a car accident which she is not...

12 Angry Men Movie Directed by Sidney Lumet

12 Angry men is a 1957 movie directed by Sidney Lumet and produced by Henry Fonda, Reginald Rose. The duration of the movie is 96 minutes and the genre is crime, drama, and legal drama. The main purpose of the movie is it talks about...

Fences Directed by Denzel Washington

The movie fences is a movie that was produced and directed by Denzel Washington and carries many themes with it. “Fences” takes place in the 1950s in Pittsburgh. The movie portrays various themes such as family dynamics, personal truths, the power of forgiveness. Troy Maxson,...

Review of Science Fiction Movie Inception

Inception is a science fiction action movie from 2010 that was written and directed by Christopher Nolan. The movie is about Dom Cobb, a professional thief who invades the dreams of his targets in order to steal information out of their deep subconscious. The movie...

Sidney Lumet's Movie '12 Angry Men'

12 Angry Men is 60 years of age today a splendid if the somewhat stale result of now is the ideal time. The 12 customary white men who assemble in Sidney Lumet's movie has the intensity of deciding a definitive destiny of high school road...

Mystical Crime Thriller Film Chinatown

Chinatown is a mystical crime thriller film for me well directed by Roman Polinski which I believe is such a good move at the 1970’s because of the lack of infrastructure to make films at that time. Robert Towne has done a mind-blowing screen play...

The Film Summary Of The Movie, Amistad

The film Amistad, directed by Steven Spielberg, was about a slave ship, that became ingrained in American politics between 1839 and 1841. Amistad, covers many different forms of the African Slave Trade. This film portrayed the ways in which Amistad was involved in not only...

Forrest Gump: Disability Representation in the Film

Essay grade Good

Forrest Gump's disability is a central theme of the film, and it serves as a powerful symbol of the challenges and obstacles that individuals with disabilities face in society. In this Forrest Gump disability essay, we can explore the ways in which the film portrays...

Forrest Gump And The Lessons Learned

Childlike Forrest Gump has never thought of himself as “mentally handicap”, he lives a life far from limited all thanks to his reassuring mother. Regardless if he’s dominating on the field as a college football star, fighting the war in Vietnam or captaining a shrimp...

Blackfish: Documented Mistreatment Of Abused Animals

The issue of animal captivity to serve human pleasure has been one that has existed for centuries, but has reached a peak with the rapid industrialization that has normalized the abuse of animals in many industries. Blackfish, a documentary by Gabriela Cowperthwaite, exposes the maltreatment...

Literary Analysis and Summary of Motifs in the "Forrest Gump"

Essay grade Good

Forrest Gump is an American film that was made in 1994. It is about an intellectually disabled man. Forrest Gump psychological analysis reveals the complex character development of a man with intellectual disabilities who navigates through various life challenges, triumphing over adversity and finding happiness...

The Taxi Driver Film Analysis: Seeking Freedom Amidst Despair

Recently I’ve watched “the taxi driver”. It is a movie about the popular uprising in 1980 in Gwangju against the authoritarian regime. The film is based on the real story of a German journalist, who secretly came to a city cut off from the outside...

Cultural Acceptance In Looking For Alibrandi

Introduction In the film Looking for Alibrandi, the director Kate Woods effectively positioned the audience to accept Josies challenges growing up as an Italian-Australian in the 1990’s. The film follows the main character ‘Josie’ through her discovery of identity, throughout the course of her year...

Movie Report On Concussion: American Football Drama

Synopsis This movie is based on true events that relates with “League of Denial: The NFL's Concussion Crisis” issue. The crisis starts when Mike Webster a former NFL player was found dead in his pickup truck. Dr Bennet Omalu, a forensic neuropathologist handles Webster’s autopsy...

Wall-E Movie Review and Analysis of the Main Message

Essay grade Excellent

Wall-E is an animated movie created by Pixar that tackles environmental preservation, human ethics, and technology. It is a thought-provoking film that appeals to people of all ages. The movie illustrates the futuristic world in which humanity's excessive exploitation of resources leads to the planet's...

Analysis of the Film "The Revenant" by Michael Punke

Essay grade Satisfactory

The Revenant is a movie by Michael Punke which was based-on fictionalized novel of the 19th century bear trapper Hugh Glass which was played by Leonardo DiCaprio. After a cruel bear attack Glass is left for dead in the wilds by his group in South...

The Character Growth of Chance in Hal Ashby's Movie Being There

Is the American political system really as soulless and empty as it appears? Are the elite really corrupt and self-serving? In Hal Ashby’s view— definitely. Ashby comments on these topics in his film Being There (1979) through the characterization of Chance, an uneducated and foolish...

Analysis of Ralph Fiennes Adaptation of Coriolanus

In his movie adaptation of William Shakespeare's play Coriolanus Ralph Fiennes is forced to abandon the play’s complex literary concepts and focus solely on the central themes due to time restraints. In Fiennes’s film, he uses his access to modern film techniques in order to...

Theme of Redemption in Mapantsula and Tsotsi

Two films, Mapantsula (1987) and Tsotsi (2005), are gangster genre-based films that focus on the protagonists’ redemptive qualities. Oliver Schmitz’s Mapantsula helped viewers identify anti-apartheid resistance (Modisane 100). In 1988, the Directorate of Publications included a 2-18 age restriction Mapantsula, citing it 'has the power...

Different Approaches to Artificial Intelligence Engineering

On the other hand, one major disadvantage of Alexa is privacy. (“Amazon Alexa,” 2018) Others can hear your conversations with Alexa, and whoever is present in the home can hear in on private conversations. Alexa also requires you to give your current location, which can...

What It Means to Be a Human Dilemma in Ex Machina and Bicentennial Man

The rendition of what it means to be a human is very complex. This makes sense because we humans, as a collective, are complex in nature. Physically, we need the oxygen around us to breathe, we need food and water every day to survive. Our...

The Hunger Games Movie Review

“The Hunger Games”, directed by Gary Ross, is a 2012 science fiction-adventure film; it is an adaptation of the eponymous book written by Suzanne Collins and that was sold to several million copies. Imagine a world where children are randomly picked to participate in a...

What Made Marvel Studios One of the Best S.F. Movie Companies

Iron Man is a fictional superhero appearing in American Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Based on this character, Iron Man (2008 film) is an American superhero film produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The summary of the Iron Man is a...

Remember the Titans: The Masterpiece of the Sport Cinematic Genre

Remember the Titans is easily one of the best biographical sports films ever. From the strong characterization to the emotional drama to the powerful music, what other sports film could top it? You could say it's an oldie but a goodie. The movie came out...

Analysis of Historical Accuracy of "Remember the Titans"

Essay grade Satisfactory

I have chosen the classic movie of “Remember the Titans”, a film directed by Boaz Yakin. The great story headlines a community getting tested to their wits when their school, of an all-white school, is forced to integrate with an all-black school. In 1971 in...

A Reflection on Watching the Movie "Remember the Titans"

Essay grade Excellent

As the movie begins there is a gloomy mood due to it being set in a graveyard. The warm, autumn colors create a positive atmosphere rather than sad. The narrator’s voice tells us that “In Virginia, High School Football was a way of life.” This...

Analysis of Cinematography and Themes in "Avengers: Endgame"

Essay grade Good

Avengers: Endgame is a 2019 superhero and science fiction movie based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers. The film was produced by Marvel Studios and directed by Anthony and Joe Russo. The movie is a sequel of other films produced by Marvel Studios:...

The Study of Factive Presupposition in the Movie 'The Maze Runner 3'

Introduction Background of the Research Pragmatics is one of the subfield of linguistics that studies the ways in which context contributes to meaning. Pragmatics encompasses speech act theory, conversational implicature, talk in interaction and other approaches to language behavior in philosophy, sociology, linguistics and anthropology....

Comprehension and Composition of Characters in the Maze Runner

Summary Thomas wakes up in a box with no memories. He only remembers his name. Doors open above revealing a group of young boys living on a type of farm surrounded by huge walls. The place is called the Glade. Outside the Glade, behind the...

MCU Villians and Real Life Conflicts

The Marvel Cinematic Universe and the movies that make it up are very popular in the United States and around the world. Their beloved characters and amazing stories make them very enjoyable for their audiences. One specific part of the movies that people don't think...

The Price of Survival in Sabaibaru Famiri

This essay will be doing an analytical exploration of the civil concern confronted by the Japanese kazoku in the masterpiece film called “Sabaibaru famirî” made by Shinobu Yaguchi in 2016 which resolves around an unforeseen global electricity cessation that forces a Tokyo living kazoku in...

Movie Reaction Paper: The Circle

This movie was all about a woman who lands a dream job at a powerful tech company called "The Circle", only to uncover an agenda that will affect the lives of all of humanity. She is encouraged by the company's founder, Eamon Bailey, to engage...

“Pretext” The Reality Of A Victim

Capturing a reality that we can connect with more and understand better is something that Minhal Baig did in her film “Pretext”. Baig gave us a very well, directed film using different elements of fiction to show us the reality of sexual assault. She does...

A Review of the Film "Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral"

Essay grade Good

In the 2015 film Heneral Luna, Jerrold Tarog’s award winning piece about the fiery commander, opened the hearts and minds of the Filipino people to the possibility of an arrogant, boastful, imperfect, wild, and foul-mouthed leader but passionate about his love for country and would...

Analysis Of A Nightmare On Elm Street And Silence Of The Lambs

Horror is seen as one of the most predictable of all film genres that exist. It is very unusual in which it derives pleasure from scaring their viewers. The predictable quality within the film lies in the receptiveness, it manifests itself in most sequels within...

Machiavellian Thinking And The Movie Wag The Dog

The source of Niccolò Machiavelli’s enduring reputation, was his ability to identify the timeless frailties of the human condition and distil these into a set of practical maxims. Machiavellianism, at its core, blatantly rejects traditional morality because “the end justifies the means”, and instead, advocates...

Midnight In Paris Analysis

The film Midnight in Paris, directed by Woody Allen, was released on May 20, 2011, and took place in the city of Paris. Inez’s parents are on a business trip in Paris and Inez, played by Rachel McAdams, and her Fiancé Gil, played by Owen...

Movie Review Of “Pay It Forward”

In this world full of conflicts, lending a han d is perhaps the most essential thing we can offer. At times, when we help someone, we ask for a return.However, paying the favor back is not just through material things but it can also be...

Project Management Concepts In The Movie Chef

The movie “CHEF” is centered on a chef Carl Casper who works in a restaurant in California. Carl is a father of a boy named Percy who lives with his mom and ex-wife of Car, Inez. While Inez lives a very luxurious lifestyle and while...

Psychoanalytical Fundamentals In Federico Fellini's "Eight & A Half"

Psychoanalytical fundamentals in Federico Fellini’s eight and a half contains at its essential performance of fantasies that would ordinarily create a nervousness impression. but these imaginations are achieved by form and oriented toward a sensation also gratification. in Fellini’s directed film the meaningful act of...

Review Of The Movie Being John Malkovich

Being John Malkovich’s most unique quality that differentiates it from the vast majority of mainstream Hollywood cinema is the way it treats its characters. While watching movies that follow the overused “Hollywood formula”, audiences always find themselves rooting for one character or another. With that...

The Social Network Movie And Its Relation To The Project Management

So the movie is about the founder of Facebook Mark Zuckerburg who is a Harvard student. The movie includes scenes from two depositions in which the story is being told. The movie starts with Mark sitting with his girlfriend Erica Albright in a bar and...

Themes Of Dignity, Patience, And Strength In The Documentary Prince Among Slaves

The documentary, Prince Among Slaves, reveals several themes that intertwine and connect with the readings completed in class thus far. Some of the themes in the documentary include dignity, patience, and strength that have been portrayed through the character of the prince, Abdul Rahman who...

Shutter Island By Martin Scorsese: Unfortunate Loss Of The Real World

A first take a gander at Shutter Island, it would appear to be simply one more motion picture with a standout amongst the most tiring sorts in the business. Some would go further to consider it a B-review blood and gore flick and there have...

The Analysis Of Comedies "Step Brothers' & "Superbad"

The two comedy movies that I have chosen for the project are Step Brothers and Superbad. These are my personal favorite comedy’s because the humor in these movies relates to my personality. These two movies have similarities and differences that I will further be explaining....

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