High Noon & On The Waterfront High Noon and On the Waterfront Much that characterized Hollywood in the 1950s can be described as paradoxical and ambiguous due to anti-communist hysteria and the blacklist. How accurate is this statement in relation to two films of the 1950s' A lot has been made of the suggested subtexts present in High Noon and On the Waterfront, that they reflect th

Horror Show On the night of Feb 3, 1953 a boy and his family moved to Burkinsvill, Maryland. It was a Small town covered in snow at the time. The house the family moved into was fairly large, it was an old fashioned house. The family was small and kind of different. The father spent most of his time at the bar, and the mother hardly ever came out of the house. But when I say di

Saving Private Ryan: History V. Hollywood World War Two began with the German invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939. It ended September 2, 1945 with the Japanese surrender on the U.S.S. Missouri. The conflict lasted six years and cost countless lives. One of the most famous battles fought during this war occurred in Normandy, France on June 6, 1944. Hollywood has attempted to tell the

Hitchcock Alfred Hitchcock Alfred Hitchcock was known to his audiences as the "Master of Suspense" and what Hitchcock mastered was not only the art of making films but also the task of taming his own raging imagination. Director of such works as Vertigo, Psycho, The Birds and Rear Window, Hitchcock told his stories through intelligent plots witty dialogue and a spoonful of mystery a

Hitchcock’s American And British Suspense Genre And How They Reflect Social Concerns Of The Period Hitchcock’s American and British Suspense Genre And how they reflect Social Concerns of the Period Hitchcock’s British films use suspense, genre and character identification quite different from his American works. When comparing his British and American films two principal British

Edward Scissorhands In the film E.S symbollism lets people view E.S on a deeper level and helps them understand the message of the movie more clearly . It is symbolism that makes the film E.S so interesting .A number of symbols remain through out the whole movie . Hands are used to show the difference between E.S and people , colour is used to show the difference between good and evil

Dances With Wolves- Lakota Sioux Dances With Wolves, an academe award-winning movie, is about a solder that is united with a Sioux tribe. This movie however does not go into much detail about the Sioux tribes life. The Tribe has a very orderly system within its government, how their women are incorporated within the daily tribes duties, and how the tribes uses its land and its surroundin

CopyCat/Serial Murders There were several movies that could have been viewed and related with the chapter read in the text; however, I decided on the movie called ‘Copycat.’ I didn’t previously see the movie before deciding to do my paper on it so it was brand new and added to the thrill of the movie. The beginning of the moving leads the viewer to believe that a Seri

Horror Movies Why We Crave Horror Movies Stephen King says, “If we share a brother hood of man, then we also share an insanity of man”. He believes that we watch horror films for three reasons. We watch to show we are not afraid, to re-establish our feelings of normality, and to just have fun. King says the fun part of watching a horror film is seeing people get tortured or even ki

The Hours The film The Hours deals with distinct social welfare issues, as the plot spans across various time periods in the 20th Century. It is a drama that revolves around three very different women: two of whom have been profoundly affected by the works of Virginia Woolf; the other woman is Woolf, herself. As the story unfolds, they are going through different depressive states: Virg

Dead Poets Society Dead Poets Society 1. What changes did you see in the group and in the characteristics of individuals' At the beginning of the film after the ceremony, the students are going through a forming stage where they are sharing polite conversation and are trying to know each other. Even on this stage Neil and Todd are already emerging as playing prominent roles in the m

I Know What You Did Last Summer The book I Know What You Did Last Summer was written by Lois Duncan, and has 198 pages. The copyright date is 1973. The story I Know What You Did Last Summer is about 4 kids who have an accident in the summer. They are named Ray, Barry, Julie, and Helen. They are driving home on a road and hit a child on a bike. They call an ambulance and drive away bu

I Love Lucy When people hear the name, Lucy Ricardo, they think of hilarious antics, ridiculous ideas, and hair brained schemes. They also think of her handsome, bongo-playing husband, Ricky Ricardo. But Lucille Ball and Desi Arnez were better actors than what people viewed on television. Because after the cameras on the ‘I Love Lucy’ set stopped filming and the lights were cut off, A

Identity And Representation: The Mass-reproduction Of Masculinity In Contemporary Popular Culture David Fincher’s 1999 film “Fight Club” starring Edward Norton and Brad Pitt is full of phallic symbols, masculine references and, of course, fighting. Beyond one’s belief (before seeing the film), the basis of the movie is not a fight between two mortal men, but a fight between one man and

IIs ‘Battleship Potemkin’ Effective Propaganda On the 18th of January 1926, nine years after the successful 1917 Russian revolution, Sergei Eisenstein’s Battleship Potemkin premiers at the First Sovkino Theatre, Moscow. Sanctioned by the Soviet central committee, it was originally planned to coincide with the 20th anniversary celebrations of the failed 1905 revolution. The film arrived d

Il Postino The film Il Postino, directed by Brian Michael Radford, and nominated for Best Picture, Best Actor in a Leading Role, Directing, Writing and Winner of Best Music in 1995. The poetic ingenious of the movie extends far beyond the normal boundaries of film. Il Postino is filled with many rich metaphors that show the true skill of writer of Antonio Skarmeta. Image, conversational,

Impact Of I Love Lucy “I Love Lucy” Rough Draft-1st It is almost hard to believe that the television series “I Love Lucy” originated over 50 years ago. This is quite amazing, being that this show is still alive and kicking today. Who would have thought, that over 50 years ago a little show, based off of a radio program, would have had such an impact on the entertainment industry' Be

In The Line Fo Fire In the Line of Fire Thrillers are as good as their villains, and In the Line of Fire has a great one. Not only does In the Line of Fire have a great villain in John Malkovich, the whole cast is strong. With names such as Clint Eastwood and Rene Russo, this movie has a great base to work with. The villain is very creepy, he works his way into the head of a Secret

Indian Movie The three movies I selected to review were “I’ve Already Given My Heart To You,” “Some Things Just Happen,” and “Some Love Stores Never End,” all of which are Indian movies, directed and produced by Yash Chopra. I have always enjoyed watching his movies. They are truly one of a kind and no other Indian director can compete with his movies. The first movie is called, “I

Inherit The Wind Inherit The Wind The film “Inherit the wind” is about a young schoolteacher who dares to introduce his students to Darwin’s theory of evolution in Hillsboro. Hillsboro is a small bible town whose citizens not only reject the evolutionist point of view but deny the existence of evolution itself. They have been taught that the universe and all it contains was created by G

Is War Evil Is War Necessary' There are many reasons why a country or several countries could go to war. Some of these reasons are just, however many of them are not. There are many movies made illustrating many different aspects of American wars, good and bad. The American Revolution was mainly a political movement; however there were some social and economic factors. Much of this

Is The Current Movie Rating System Fair' Most parents do not want their children exposed to sex, drugs, violence, and language until they are mature enough to handle these things. Thus the MPAA movie rating system was created, and it is a warning that informs viewers of the content of the film. As I’m sure you already know, the scale is G, PG, PG-13, R, & NC-17, with G being the most fam

Iranian Filmmakers In art and film alike, there are many different ways one can examine the work. It is in this process that rests the meaning of these works constructed by its creator. Generally, their meanings are accessible through the examination of their techniques. These techniques will be viewed as an analysis of processes that examine visual properties of these works. Moreove

Beautiful Mind A Beautiful Mind A Beautiful Mind begins almost like your typical love story except that the main character, John Nash, is a little strange because he’s a genius. He is a mathematical wizard and exhibits the characteristics you often see in someone so brilliant. For example, he frequently loses track of time at work because he is so involved in solving a

Gattaca Imagine living in a world where every baby that is born can be healthy, free of genetic defects or risk of developing diseases. A world where the potential for great music or math skills can be engineered into a person before they are even an embryo, a world in which people are better, stronger thanks to science. Now imagine that same world with just one catch: it can only be don

Butch and Sundance As the titles roll we see a road stretching to faraway blue mountains, the background music is a kind of rock'n'roll country sound, Tex-Mex, so the audience have the expectation that what they are about to see will involve a journey in the western states of America. As the film has a 15 certificate the audience expectation is that it will handle adult issues and it may

Keita SUMMARY Every African name has a secret meaning and significance, where only the griots hold the knowledge of these names. Keita was a chief tribe of Early Mali during the pre-colonial period. “Keita” is based on the book written by D.T. Niane, Sundiata. It is based on the story of the thirteenth century King of Mali, Sundiata Keita. The history of the ancient Mali king is t

John Singleton John Singleton The dictionary definenition of an ‘auteur’ is ‘a film director who is considered as having a dominant creative role’. This is extremely vague, as you could say that almost all directors have a strong role in the creative process of film. If this statement were true then there would be very little debate on whether a director is an auteur. In my opinion,

Kids And The Media “Kids will be kids.” This popular expression is often used to refer to the idea that kids through the centuries have never changed. Due to their inexperience in life, they are viewed as overly active, mischievous, and generally difficult to handle. This is natural, or so we have thought. However, due to the growing dependence children have on certain forms of media

Kill Your TV “Television in the main is being used to distract, delude, amuse, and insulate us.”1 This quote by Edward R Murrow, vividly identifies television as a major concern for our society’s well being, as well as for the rest of the world. Most importantly, it seems that the youth of America (ages 2-17) are being more readily affected by the “boob tube” than any other age group in