There is nothing to fear, but fear itself. This axiom highlights what many people perceive as mankind’s greatest weakness, fear. Fear commonly manifests itself in two forms, tangible and transcendental. For the people who seek the thrilling feeling of fear through movies, this combination can all but guarantee that picture will be a cinematic thriller. … Read more
Akira Kurosawa’s Rashomon relays a perplexing realization about the human condition, that the concept of truth is fallible, or may not exist at all. For, in each account of the Samurai’s death, the manner, location, culprit, and motivation is different. The film begins by providing the audience with the most basic evidence of the murder: … Read more
In terms of movies, in my opinion, The Soloist is a pretty accurate depiction of what schizophrenia looks like. Most movies tend to overexaggerate symptoms of schizophrenia, or they make it seems like the character just develops schizophrenia overnight, but this movie did not do that. From a clinical standpoint, The Soloist is one of … Read more
Values are something that create a balance in the world, they keep the populations from living the movie Purge. There is a natural code of conduct that is governed by our values and it keeps us from killing each other without regard. However, it’s not just about killing but also stealing, judgement, and respect. It … Read more
David Fincher’s Se7en is an American thriller/horror film directed in 1995. The film follows the investigation of two detectives Mills (Brad Pitt) and Somerset (Morgan Freeman) through the series of murderers based on the seven deadly sins found in the Christian Bible. A puzzle film is designed so that every piece functions toward the overall … Read more
The Wizard of Oz was a powerful movie made in the thirties. It did not just tell a simple story of a girl who gets lost, but also brought many different ideas about current events of that time to the surface. The Wizard of Oz was released on August 25, 1939, a time where women … Read more
“And God said, ‘love thy neighbor, because the two of you are more alike than you think. ” Nowadays in society, people tend to place labels not only on themselves but on others, in order to build walls to separate and divide all of humanity into classes. Sometimes these walls can grow taller than the … Read more
In the film, What Poor Child Is This? Poverty and America’s Children published by Films Media Group the audience learns the horrifying reality of just how many of American children are considered poor. In America, which is considered one of the world’s most wealthy countries, there are 12 million children who are considered poor. This … Read more
The movie She’s The Man, directed by Andy Fickman it is shown that men always get the upper hand in almost everything and girls have to work twice as hard to get to an equal level as them. This movie gives out a feminism message saying women should be able to work alongside with men … Read more
The film, Valkyrie, directed by Bryan Singer, was released in 2008. It deals with events in Germany from 1943-44. Colonel Claus von Stauffenberg was introduced as the main conspirator in the Valkyrie plot to kill Adolf Hitler. The film’s exploration of von Stauffenberg’s character and his motives were limited and substantially inaccurate, mostly altered to … Read more
The Return, directed by Andrei Zvygiantsev, is a film that is ultimately about the evolving relationship between two brothers who had to grow up without a father. In the beginning of this film the brothers got in petty fights and didn’t take care of each other. The also had a hard time being independent and … Read more
Feminist ideas have been around for a long time, but it was not until the early twentieth century that major social changes began to occur. During World War I, women slowly broke away from the social norms, as the country needed them to assume the roles of men in the society. The fact that women … Read more
Film authorship, or auteurism, is a way in which film can be categorised according to the stylistic and narrative elements of the director. Auteur theory usually attributes the creation of a films artistic style solely to the director. Film authorship can be explored as a commercial, textual, or critical category as explained below in relation … Read more
A trailer is a form of advertising in which the purpose of it is to promote a new movie or to persuade the audience to buy the film or see it at a cinema. The genre of a film is usually represented in trailer through the combining of certain scenes and cinematography techniques. For example, … Read more
Whether or not society acknowledges and speaks on the global issues surrounding civilization, there are an abundant amount of sources that address certain problems without directly doing so. These hidden messages are found in children’s books, novels, music and, more specifically, films. For instance, Mulan, a children’s movie based on a mythical, women warrior, depicts … Read more
symptoms, and these disturbing signs must be continued for at least 6 months; the patient during that time must experience at least 1 month of active symptoms; where over a long period of time, social and occupational deterioration problems occur, and these problems must not be attributed to additional illness. To cope with this brain … Read more
Brian De Palma, is a Hollywood director, who is famous for creating and directing horror films. De Palma has directed some of the most controversial and best known horror films of all time, taking inspiration from Alfred Hitchcock. Brian De Palma directed the movie Carrie, inspired by the book by Stephen King, which is about … Read more
No matter the origin, superheroes all have something in common with the other. No superhero is completely unique. If every hero was made entirely different then there would be no way to define a superhero. From nation to nation, superheroes vary, but there are a few things that a crucial to creating a prosperous superhero … Read more
“I Am Sam” is about a man named Sam Dawson who has the mental capacity of a child. He works at a Starbucks and had a daughter named Lucy with a homeless woman who abandoned the two the moment they left the hospital and Sam is left to take care of Lucy all on his … Read more
TEST DUMMY is a sci-fi, action script with an excellent premise. The script offers an intriguing visionary world. The idea of a test dummy coming to life in human form is a clever idea and it’s a concept that should be further developed. The story explores themes about redemption, second chances, and has the potential … Read more
I’ve known about Pocahontas ever since I was a little girl. I used to sit in front of the TV and watch it over and over again until | finally got bored. I think the directors, Eric Goldberg and Mike Gabriel, did a wonderful job on putting this movie together. Pocahontas is a Disney animated … Read more
Tony Gilroy’s movie Michael Clayton appeared on the movie circuit in 2007, at a time when intellectual thrillers were at a highpoint and amoral lawyers acted as villains. I believe this movie contains messages surrounding the ideology of capitalism. It is best to understand, exactly what is meant by the term, ideology of capitalism. The … Read more
“Besides making judgments about space, a viewer projects a stream of hypotheses about such factors as time, causality, character personality and motive, the efficacy of action, exposition, enigmas, plausibility, ethics, metaphors, rhythm, point of view, and much more. In general, a viewer comes to understand scenes by making detailed models of events. What might be … Read more
Directed by Robert Luketic, Legally Blonde is a film about a stereotypical valley girl, born into a rich family, used to getting everything she wants, and then breaking molds to prove she can rise above society’s expectations of privileged kids. Elle Woods, the main character and heroine of the story, is a wealthy and beautiful … Read more
As a shy horticultural hobbyist and low-level British diploma, Justin Quayle is not a person to make fuss, until when he learns about his wife’s murder. Tessa has been murdered and left at the crossroad together with her driver. The first suspect is her doctor, Arnold Bluhm, on for it to be discovered that he … Read more
Whilst the hardship and apprehension of World War II, this heart-warming and melodramatic film has an influential message anticipated to the audience demonstrate the assorted themes. The book thief, a film situated on a true story directed by Brian Percival and was released to the public, January the 9th 2014. The book thief is definitely … Read more
“People once believed that when someone dies, a crow carries their soul to the land of the dead. But sometimes, something so bad happens that a terrible sadness is carried with it and the soul can’t rest. Then sometimes, just sometimes, the crow can bring that soul back to put the wrong things right. ” … Read more
My statement of intent is to show my understanding about the gym and my beliefs on the mindset that is required to achieve your goals no matter how difficult it is. The style of writing I have used is stream of consciousness. This writing is aimed more for the mature audience to enhance their understanding … Read more
Jurasssic Park is a #1 New York best-selling, science fiction novel written by Michael Crichton. Hammond creates Jurassic Park with a small amount of staffs to increase efficiency and money flow. Hammond, instead of a large group of staff, has a computer system that operates all the park’s functions. A large function in the computer … Read more
In the movie “ Cool Runnings”, the director mixes all different emotions with a storyline proving you can do anything that you put your mind to. The movie begins with Olympic hopeful Derice, running across Jamaica. He is doing this because he is training for the 1988 Olympic Games, and hopes to be a gold-medal … Read more
The film “There Will Be Blood: is a movie about Daniel Plainview and his struggle to become a self-proclaimed oilman. In the film, Daniel is at war with mother earth in the fight for black gold. Throughout the movie, his ongoing battle alters his life in countless ways. It changes his family, friends and his … Read more
The dark fantasy film Pan’s Labyrinth is a fascinating example of creative story-telling. This film focuses on so many aspects between Ofelia’s imaginary world and the real world, including her stepfather fighting for the Francoist regime. This little girl is uprooted to a military outpost in Fascist-ruled Spain commanded by her new stepfather, the Captain. … Read more
Disney’s success continued in adapting their hit animated film into a theatrical phenomenon. I finally got to go see the musical version of The Lion King last week, and the first few words that come to my mind are: “amazing,” “stunning,” and “unbelievable! ” My expectations were met, as my eyes grew wider with the … Read more
The film Red Sorghum was one of the most popular Fifth Generation films in China and Abroad. As an adolescent American kid, probably the average, I got to see a new perspective of China through this class. I wanted to compare the Wests interpretation with Chinas. One of the first things I did was compare … Read more
The marriage plot has been quite prominent in the film industry over the past few decades. The plot that is characterized by its lead woman getting the lead man and vice versa, has contributed to such movie blockbusters as Pretty Woman and the classic film, Pillow Talk. While both films can be classifies as containing … Read more
The Titanic sunk April 14, 1912 after crashing into an iceberg. More than 1,500 lives were lost. The sinking of the Titanic made a great impact in history. It was thought to be the fastest ship and to be unsinkable. Although the sinking of the Titanic was so long ago, lots of literature has been … Read more