...York, directed by Martin Scorsese, a three and a half star rating out of four and made both positive and negative comments of the movie. Although he gave it a favorable review he also said it was “very good but not great”(Ebert). The problem with Ebert’s review is that he does not review the details of the movie, such as the acting or the set or soundtrack, but critiques the movie only as a whole after a long summary of the film. Gangs of New York was a great movie with a couple of fantastic performances by both Daniel Day-Lewis and Leonardo DiCaprio, and Roger Ebert’s review did not do it justice. The main problem that I have with Ebert’s review is that he ends with an entire paragraph that compares Gangs of New York with Scorsese’s other films such as GoodFellas and Casino. He says that he does “not think this film is in the first rank of his masterpieces”(Ebert). The problem with that kind of judgment is that Gangs of New York is a completely different kind of movie than Scorsese had ever done before. Ebert is essentially telling us that he likes gangster movies better than historical fiction. I personally do not think that Gangs of New York is one of the greatest movies ever, but I do believe it is a great movie and one of my personal favorites. Bill the Butcher, played by Daniel Day-Lewis, is, however, one of the greatest characters in movie history. Day-Lewis plays Bill perfectly, and his personality is so unique in the film. He is sinister and wicked but also witty...
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...legendary cast starring Gregory Peck as Atticus and Mary Badham as Scout, this adaption of the book is as much a classic as the novel itself in my opinion which can be backed up by any person who is in American theater. The film received eight Academy Awards nominations and netted awards for Best Actor, Best Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium, and Best Art Direction — Set Decoration, Black and White. This film was a critical adaption of the book. Fans and critiques alike rank this among the best movies of all time, it is ranked #84 top rated movie of all time on IMDB.com, (rated by the people and critiques alike) the production was very extensive and expensive for its time, the budget for the film was about 2 million dollars and made well over $15 million at the box office and it was filmed on 35mm role of film. It was directed by Robert Mulligan, Written by Harper Lee (based on her novel "To Kill a Mockingbird"), and Horton Foote (screenplay) the movie was produced by universal international pictures....
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...Of the Movie “The Help” “The Help”, it is a movie based on the book which contain testimonials on the experiences of African-American maids. I remembered I read the book before I watched the movie. The thing I know about the book, it was written and published by a white woman and it was told by the black women who were maids in the 1960s. It gave me some assumptions to go with. Before I start, everything that I will bring up are tightly about the movie and the book. It is like a little summary however the reviews I read are really good concerning the movie and the book. The movie was produced in a small town Jackson, Mississippi. Racial tension was so high at that time. The Black women worked not only as maids in that town, but they practically raised white people’s children too. So far, they were seen as “HELP” and were treated inappropriately and poorly. Skeeter, is a young woman who were living in that town. She gets the idea to write a story about these women who were maids, because of her good experience with the black woman who raised her and took really good care of her when her mother was not around. I really liked and enjoyed this movie. It got my attention and made me cry couple of times while watching some parts. What was so interesting and good about this movie? At the beginning of the movie, the acting was excellent. Viola Davis who played a maid named (Aibileen), she is an amazing woman who was one of the central characters in the movie and Octavia...
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...There are many differences and similarities between the Devil's arithmetic book and movie. Some of them can really change your point of view on the plot, characters and theme. Here is a summary of the storyline A girl named Hannah doesn’t want to attend her family's annual Seder where they remember what they had to go through in the concentration camps. When she opens a door as one of the traditions they do, but when she opens the door, she is transported to the past where she meets a bunch of people that are in the camps with her. When they were in the camps. Hannah learns how horrible the Nazis were and how so many Jews were killed. When she comes back to the present she realizes that the people she met were actually her relatives. The Devil’s Arithmetic was written by Jane Yolen. The Devil’s Arithmetic movie was produced by Lee Gottsegen in March 28, 1999. The book and...
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...Patrick Watkins 10/10/2012 History 100 Film Review There have been many films made that are based off of true stories. However, one of the most accurate movies I have seen was Gettysburg. Released in 1993 and directed Ronald Maxwell, this movie goes into detail and talks about the decisive 3 day Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. Actors Tom Berenger, Jeff Daniels, and Martin Sheen do an excellent job playing the roles of Robert E. Lee, James Longstreet, and Joshua Chamberlain. While the film did poorly in the box office, the film has been praised for its accuracy. The film is so committed to telling the story right that it takes 4 hours to tell it. While we are supposed to only use one paragraph for the summary, I am afraid I need more than one to talk about Gettysburg. The movie starts off with the location of the battle and explains how the armies converged at Gettysburg. After following a constant winning streak, Confederate general Robert E. Lee decides to invade the north and crush the Army of the Potomac and force the north to surrender. Brig. General John Buford and his cavalry unit arrive at Gettysburg believing that if Lee secures the town it would give them an easy defensive position that could wipe out the Potomac. Buford then deploys his forces along Seminary ridge in order to defend the west from confederates and send word to Major General John Reynolds. The second day finds confederate general Henry Heth clashing with Buford's men after trying...
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...Talai Punivai WRI 122-04 E. Beal February 18, 2016 Evaluative Argument Essay One of my favorite Genre’s of movies or films that I enjoy very much watching are movies based on real life such as Documentaries and Biographies, and for this specific assignment I chose to write about the film “Not Without my Daughter” which portrays the true story of Betty Mahmoody, played by Sally Field and her daughter Mahtob, played by Sheila Rosenthal, and their brave and heroic escape from Iran and her abusive husband and father Sayed (Moody) Mahmoody, played by Alfred Molina. If the title of this movie hasn’t already given you an idea of what this movie is about then you’re in for a perplexing and frustrating ride of your life. “Not Without my Daughter” made its debut in 1991 during the raid of the US embassy in Iran, which caused a lot of controversy due to the graphic and misrepresentation of the Muslim faith and the Iranian culture, and with that being said I believe it had many flaws. But, before I go any further I am going to take this opportunity and give you a very brief and short summary about the plot of this movie to help you understand what it is I mean about this film being “flawed”. Moody (Molina) was a successful physician specializing in anesthesia who lived with his family in Michigan. One day while he was home with his family he suggested to his wife (Field) that he would like to take a family vacation to Iran so that his family can meet...
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...Summary: In listening to Louis Armstrong’s “ Satch Plays Fats” album you get a smooth, bourbon street vibe. You get the vibe as if you were in New Orleans at a jazz concert or parade. Armstrong has a very deep voice which is very noticeable in every song. I noticed the instruments played more than he did, which tells me he enjoyed playing his instruments more than singing. He blends his voice very well with his trumpet, the whole album gives off a laid back vibe to relax to. The album “ Satch Plays Fats” was dedicated to “Fats” Waller, and the two artist had many similarities. They both are very entertaining when it comes to there music ,and both are African Americans who sing from there soul. Evaluation: In listening to the smooth, trumpet sounds of Louis Armstrong it made me understand the strong meaning behind his music. Just through his lyrics I could feel the pain and struggle in his music of what he was going through in the song “ Black and Blue”. After listening to his CD, I realized how others could possibly start to like his music, it can touch you in a certain way. Overall I did actually like the album, in the beginning I never would have gave jazz a listen or even thought about actually liking some of the music from it. After taking the time to review and listen to Armstrong’s music I found a new interest. What I would like to know is how did he come up with his powerful lyrics, I would like to know if he was in the moment when he wrote his lyrics. They’re...
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...Entrepreneurship Case Michael Oakes MAN 105 May 23, 2015 Kimberly Jackson Introduction In the Netflix case I will go over elements of exchange process: marketing management: relationship marketing for customer satisfaction: my personal exposure to their advertising and holiday sales tactics. Many of the topics will show and explain how they dominated the video rental market and continue to stay on top of advancing technology. First thing to go over would be their exchange process. Netflix has a multi-level recurring subscription process with the most popular allowing three video rentals at a time. With a direct mail to customer send and return feature, you can order, receive and, return your rentals from your home. On top of all that the customer never has a late fee. The recurring subscription allows the customer to keep the videos as long as they like. (Cengage Learning, Inc. 2009). Netflix has, most likely, the largest online database of rentals. All a customer has to do is make a selection list and the movies will be sent out in accordance to your subscription. Once a movie has been returned the next movie will be sent from your list. All rentals come with their own pre-paid return envelope. Most rentals are shipped out with one day of ordering from one of their thirty-four distribution centers. The marketing management philosophy Netflix subscribes to would be marketing orientation. (Answers.com 2015). Focusing on customer needs and wants and making themselves...
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...Justin L. Yu Bachelor of Science in business administration Feb. 25, 2014 Outline i. Introduction…………………………………………………………………………2 ii. Body…………………………………………………………………………………2 a. The effects of watching anime to the students b. The effects for the students who are watching anime iii. Significance of the study…………………………………………………………. iv. Objectives of the Study…………………………………………………………… c. Do Watching anime is important of not important to them d. The disadvantages of watching anime e. Finding a ways how the students prevent from getting addicted on watching anime v. Scope and limitations……………………………………………………………. vi. Discussion………………………………………………………………………… vii. Summary and conclusion………………………………………………..……… f. Summary g. Conclusion viii. Bibliography………………………………………………………………………. Introduction On our generation nowadays most of the students get addicted on watching anime or reading Mangas (a Japanese term of comic books). If a person likes anime too much, he or she will be called as an OTAKU(is a Japanese term for people with obsessive interests, commonly the anime and manga fandom.) Otakus follows their desire without thinking first. They also follows the anime series they wants. There are many factors that urge students to watch anime that leads to addiction. Anime itself serves as a great factor that let the students to watch, because anime became the latest trend for all teenagers. If students missed one...
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...Christian Dior was a renowned French fashion designer who curated one of the world’s top fashion houses. Dior and I brings the viewer inside the magical world of the Christian Dior fashion empire which was looking for a new creative director in 2012. Raf Simons was tasked with putting together his first-ever haute couture show in just eight weeks, which usually requires five to six months. The film is also a homage to the seamstresses who make Raf s vision come to reality. In my paper, I am going to argue that the relationship between individual vision and collaborative labor was the reason behind the successful show. The veteran needle workers and specialists, some of whom have worked for Dior for a long time, feel a devotion to sustaining the legacy and an enthusiastic bond with the items they make. With the Introduction of Mr. Simons to the workers wearing white jackets with “Dior” embroidered above their pockets, his boss believed that the house is going to be “modernizing.” as Raf Simons had a reputation as a minimalist. ‘Dior and I’ gives its viewers an opportunity to enjoy the journey of hard-work and dedication of creating a Haute-Couture Dior show that is usually just talked about. Having to experience it is a feast to its audience along with appreciating the craftsmanship and the stages of production which includes - sketching, prototyping, modeling, to the final catwalk. Raf Simons had to prove himself with the pressure of a ticking clock. His...
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...to recommend the gaming console that you should purchase for yourself. You had informed me that you wanted to upgrade your current gaming system to one of the newer gaming system. I limited my choices to two: Play Station 4 and the Xbox One. To determine which gaming system I should recommend, I evaluated them using the following criteria in ranked order: * Price * Entertainment & Apps * Game Library RECOMMENDATION I recommend that you purchase the Xbox One, which (In my opinion) is the best choice. First, the price is within the $400 you set to spend and you get more for your money if you buy the Xbox One. Second, the entertainment & apps of the system is everything you was looking for and more. Lastly, it don't matter which system you pick, there are games available for both and Xbox has exclusive games as well. CRITERIA DISCUSSION As you requested, I researched several gaming system between Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo. I found that each system are now highly specialized to make the gamer happy and user friendly. Each system has its own special features, but I narrowed it down to the top two gaming system mentioned before. These two systems were unique and the top two gaming systems on the market today. The following table is a summary of the information found on the PS4 and the Xbox One. The content of this table will be discussed in depth in the next section. TABLE 1 Gaming System Comparison | Criteria | PS4 |...
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...Gorilla My Love • Themes Betrayal The main theme of "Gorilla, My Love," and the thread that ties the two sections of the story together, is the idea of betrayal. Specifically, Hazel comes to believe that adults, who should have children's best interests at heart, cannot in fact be trusted to tell the truth where children are concerned. In the middle section of the story, which comes first chronologically, Hazel has already learned that "Grownups figure they can treat you just anyhow. Which burns me up?" She demands her money back from the theater because "I get so tired grownups messin over kids just cause they little and can't take em to court." But she does not have in mind the adult members of her own family. They have taught her to be truthful and to hold people to their word. As Granddaddy Vale puts it, "if that's what I said, then that's it." In a world where adults routinely take advantage of children, being able to count on one's family (as gangsters can count on their partners) is important protection. But Hunca Bubba has not only changed his name to Jefferson Winston Vale but decided to marry a woman his own age, and Hazel's family seems to be offering only double-talk in his defense. He is not changing his name, but changing it back, they say. The promise to marry Hazel was "just teasin," not a real promise at all. This strikes Hazel as the ultimate betrayal, because now her beloved uncle and Granddaddy show themselves to be no better than the rest of them. Completely...
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...Laurence Olivier stars and directs this performance-driven 1955 medieval version of the most ruthless monarch written by Shakespeare, Richard III. Full of intrigue and deceits, Olivier pulls the audience right into the story by making us confidants to his Richard’s secrets. The audience closely follows the action by Richard’s side and we get to see the reasoning behind every single one of his moves. Framed by a simplistic set and costumes, the attention centers primarily in the acting and the hidden symbolism within the movie in elements such as the ever-present crown. Richard III tells the story of Richard, Duke of Gloucester, and his series of political movements to acquire the throne of England. England is under the reign of King Edward IV and Richard is jealous of his brother’s power. He starts to plan his way into the throne by marrying Lady Anne and acquiring her properties. Richard puts his older brother, Clarence, in prison by accusing him of being a traitor and has him executed under the orders of King Edward. King...
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...wasn’t convinced. How could you possibly squeeze hundreds (thousands?) of pages of a huge, complicated story spread out over seven books into seventy minutes? I didn’t think it could be done — at least not well. To have someone balance me out in case I liked it too much and didn’t have a bias when critiquing it; I enlisted my serious, no-nonsense, British boyfriend to accompany me to the Hobby Center’s Zilkha Hall. Let’s be clear, neither of us are massive “Potterheads”. He’s read the books and moderately enjoyed them, as anyone would. I haven’t read a single one of the books but after watching every film multiple times – thank you ABC Family’s Christmastime Potter marathons – and I wouldn’t...
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...Give a narrative description of the process of getting to the theater, purchasing the ticket, and attending the play. The way my shedule worked out, I was able to attend the final preformance of The Misanthrope. On Sunday afternoon, I drove down to campus and parked in the lot behind the main building, closer than my previous vists. I walked to the box office and purchased my ticket with time to spare and a long line forming behind me. As i entered the main theatre i was pleased to see a professional looking setup wih high rows and comfortable seats. i found my row and seat as it was printed on the ticket, sitting next to a mother and daughter. I sat there, somewhat uncomfortable sitting next to strangers with many open seats but it was assigned. Later, i found out seating was general when the family moved. It didnt distract at all from the enjoyment i was about to have, but it made for an interesting start. 2. Theater Description: size, stage type, seating arrangement, etc. The theater was located inside Withycombe Hall on Oregon State University Campus. It was the main theater so the seating was rather large. The capacity was probably around 400-500 full, however there were a little over 100 when i attended. The seats were typical theater seats, so it was as comfortable as anyone would expect, offerng move room and less obstructed views than in movie theaters. The seats were set around a thrust stage which was rather large and consisted of props set in upper-class France in...
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