(1913) and Stagecoach (1939) were made in two separate generations, there is an immense amount of similarities. D.W. Griffith's silent film was produced in a short amount of time and had a low budget. John Ford’s talkie used innovative camera angles, music and conversation to drive plot and action. Although different stories, during the rising action, both films had settlers surrounded by shooting Indians and were saved at the last second by soldiers. Characters followed a pyramid of importance,
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The beauty in literate and film is the ability of the artist to mold themes and motifs to fit unusual circumstances and even give them multiple layers. The skill of applying a common trope to not just one obvious character but many within the narrative allows the story to relate to the human experience on a deeper level. Perhaps the most commonly explored trope is that of “sins of the past” specifically their effect on several generations. Director Guillermo del Toro represent this theme in his movie
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Asians in the American entertainment industry have been discriminated against since the silent era of film. With rare exceptions, the basic caricatures of Asians are the same today as they were in the early years of film. The lack of evolution in roles available to Asians in American entertainment perpetuates the perception that Asians are alien, foreign, and “other.” Their absence from film and television demonstrates how underrepresented Asians are in American entertainment. The scarce representations
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Randolph Hearst, drew its share of attention before its release, when Hearst attempted to ban any reference to the film from appearing in his papers, and tried to shut down its production. Unfortunately for Hearst, his suppression was unsuccessful, and only cemented the connection between the film and himself. Today, Orson Welles’s Citizen Kane is widely regarded as one of the best films of all time, not only for its narrative, but for its
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‘Spirited Away’ is an anime film by Hayao Miyazaki. ‘Spirited Away’ tell us the story about a young girl who has developed from a weak/vulnerable girl to a much more independent and stronger girl. It is highly entertaining and insightful partly because of the education on Japanese culture, but what I believe makes it more entertaining and insightful is the life lessons within the film. Does culture and gender provide entertaining and insightful material for the audience? I don't believe that the
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article, “Summer Blockbusters Need More Crappy Roles for Women”, Gwynne Watkins examines how movies have been lacking strong roles for women. She explains how box office revenues have been suffering due to the lack of people showing up to big studio films. She discusses the impact of this uneven male to female ratio and how it creates “a world defined by men”. Although there are movies that portray females as the leading role, there aren’t many. Some movies include great female characters, but ultimately
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Religion plays a big role in many of the movies we have watched in the class. Again, the very first movie showed religion as distant from those who want change. In My Son John the whole family is tightly connected with religion and local church. These two movies go under the Eight Commandment that addresses meanings, routines, and rituals. On one side religion is part of an every day routine just like in My Sin John where mother relies on two books – Bible and the cook book. In I am Cuba religion
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What I will be comparing… 1) Tomorrow when the war began 2) Edge of Tomorrow Format: 1) The development of the main character throughout the story, comparing language, thinking, and acting to situations. 1. Your essay question and two chosen texts Provide a short, descriptive title for your project. I am going to be looking at two texts Tomorrow When the War Began and The Edge of Tomorrow. I will be comparing the development of the main character as the two movies develops over time. 2. Text
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The additional movie in place of a third Rohrwacher, Sworn Virgin is similar to movies by Rohrwacher. Sworn virgin focuses on a foreigner, contrasted with her sister, who has assimilated already into Italy. Alice Rohrwacher’s first film, Corpo Celeste, features a family moving back to Italy from Switzerland. The main character, a girl named Marta, sticks out from the others in several ways. The first difference noticeable is her appearance. Unlike the olive skin-toned, black hair,
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My interest for movies cannot be simply explained. Films are genuinely unique, odd, engaging and quite enjoyable. One film that I came across recently that also displays the horrific themes from the holocaust is “Boy in stripped Pyjamas”. ‘Boy in stripped Pyjamas’ is essentially ‘Night’ but from a different perspective. For example, ‘Night’ is from a Jewish boy perspective, while ‘Boy in Stripped Pyjamas’ is set from a German boy perspective, during the Holocaust. The main character “Bruno” a German
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