Movie: Life, Like The Great Gatsby
.... views on The Great Gatsby.
F. Scott, Fitsgerald was an American short story writer and novelist
famous for his depictions of the Jazz Age(the 1920's), his most brilliant novel
work being The Great Gatsby(1925). He was born in St. Paul, Minnesota on sept.
24, 1896 and died in Hollywood, California on December 21, 1940. His private
life, with his wife, Zelda, in both America and France, became almost as
celebrated as his novels. Fitsgerald was the only son of an aristocrat father,
who was the author of the star spangle banner. Fitzgerald spent most of time
with his wife, latter in their relationship they moved to france where .....
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The Impact Of Television
.... audiences, but both comedy bases for
purposes of entertaining. Humor is not the only approach used in television
entertainment. Shows, such as NYPD Blue, use thick plot lines and heavy drama
to draw the viewer in. Entertaining society through this media has become a
multibillion dollar industry. Top movies like Jurassic Park, which grossed 390
million dollars, bring millions of people to movie theater, which are basically
large televisions, for the soul purpose of entertainment. Movies are not
restricted only to theaters since they are available on video cassette and even
broadcasted into millions of homes each day. The privilege .....
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The Last Wave
.... darkness in the film can be seen as
unconsciousness. It can also be seen as a prediction of the darkness that will
occur in the world when the last wave comes. The last wave meaning a giant
tidal wave that will cover the earth , killing humanity. This idea is similar
to the Christian belief in the flood that was sent down centuries ago to destroy
all the evil in the world. Also, all the modern aspects of the movie (courtroom,
David's office..etc) are filmed in light. While, all of the Aborigines' scenes
are filmed in darkness or shadows. Giving me the impression of something
mysterious or not understood by the whites concerni .....
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Movie: The Last Emperor
.... In jail the guards found that he was
getting special treatment like getting his shoes tied so they moved him into
confinement. He disliked jail so much that he tried to commit suicide, He did
it by slighting his wrists and sticking them in hot water but a guard that use
to be in the forbidden city found him and woke him up.
At the end he became emperor again because the people of the Manchuria would not
listen to the government so they used him as a dummy so the people would obey
them.
I liked this movie but I also disliked this movie, it was OK because of the
background and it seamed very real, but I didn't like this movie be .....
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Movies: A Thematic Analysis Of Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho
.... impresses upon the audience that their own lives
could randomly be applied to the events that are about to follow.
In the opening sequence of Psycho, Hitchcock succeeds in capturing the
audience's initial senses of awareness and suspicion while allowing it to
identify with Marion's helpless situation. The audience's sympathy toward Marion
is heightened with the introduction of Cassidy whose crude boasting encourages
the audience's dislike of his character. Cassidy's blatant statement that all
unhappiness can be bought away with money, provokes the audience to form a
justification for Marion's theft of his forty thousand dollar .....
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Movie Review: The Mirror Has Two Faces
.... and thinks the marriage is wrong. She uses plenty of guilt trying to
persuade Rose not to marry Greg. The marriage takes place and the Rose moves
into Greg's apartment where their are separate twin beds for Rose and Greg. The
first night of living together Greg indirectly suggests the two should have sex.
Rose does not understand and falls asleep on Greg. As time passes and the two
start to become flexibly connected and share their most hidden secrets with
each other. Greg accepts a three month job offer over seas. Rose agrees that he
should jump at the opportunity and supports him in his decision. Rose decides
that the .....
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Movie: The Mission
.... their faith the Jesuits would have to be removed.
Near the end of the movie, the Spanish do try to break the faith of the
Indians. Father John is seen carrying a cross with many natives following behind
him. He is killed purposely, and even though he is down, the native faith is
still there. A young native boy picks up the cross and assumes the role of
father proving that killing the head leader does not kill the faith.
One aspect of the movie was the technology. The Indians were attacked by
a powerful weapon, and that was the weapon of being inferior to a race that had
a different way of life. The Indians were introduced to g .....
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Movie: The Paper Chase
.... be successful at
Harvard. Among these were: endurance, will power, and respect for his
professors.
I liked Ford best out of all the students. He had most of the
characteristics needed to survive Harvard, but also kept his sense of humor.
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Hamlet: Brutal Truth
.... / By indirections find directions out" Act 2,
Scene 2, Lines 71-3 The many falsehoods and deceptions uttered in Hamlet
are expressed through eloquent, formal, poetic language (iambic
pentameter), tantamount to an art form. If deceit is a painted, ornate
subject then, its foil of truth is simple and unvarnished. Accordingly,
when the pretenses of illusion are discarded in Act 2, Scene 2, the
language is written in direct prose.
Addressing Rosenkrantz and Guildenstern, Hamlet pleads with them to
deliver up honest speech about the intent of their arrival: "[offer up]
Anything but to th' purpose." Act 2, Scene 2, Line 300 In a ges .....
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The Shawshank Redemption
.... part about the style of the movie is in the
cinematography by Roger Deakins. The whole story looks like it was filmed with
a blue filter. The filters give a special beauty to the scenes, which in turn
causes more dramatic feelings for the audience. With this filter the movie
tends to bring out the two different colors of blue and brown. The blues of the
uniforms are all the more dramatic compared to the drab brown buildings
surrounding the prisoners. The colors also produce dramatic irony in the last
scene of Red and Andy on the beach. The blue and brown colors that once gave
feelings of confinement and despair in the prison are .....
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The Shawshank Redemption
.... story revolves around Andy who is convicted of murdering his wife
and her lover in 1946 and is sentenced to life in prison. He is sent to the
Shawshank prison, the state prison in Maine which is known for its harshness.
At the beginning of the movie, one does not know if Andy committed the
horrible crime of murder. But what is known is that he is not ready for prison
and honestly doesn't seem like a man who would survive. His thinking going in is
just to survive and blend in. He knows that sticking out would not be good for
him. Throughout the movie, Andy undergoes several changes in his personality.
But overall, he seems .....
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The Silence Of The Lambs
.... to appear that way to others.
Clarice Starling did have a large change in herself. She began the
story with a careful mentality; a risk would have been unheard of. She was
always making sure she was doing something to the best expectations of someone
else. As the story moves on, she becomes more daring and risk-taking than ever
before. From disobeying direct orders to pursuing a serial killer in his own
dungeon of a basement, Clarice is finally satisfied with herself and could care
what someone else thought.
“A census taker tried to categorize me once. I ate his liver with some
fava beans and a big amorone” - A quote from .....
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