Pretty Woman The film that I choose to review is Pretty Woman starring Julia Roberts. This film is a classic illustration of love and the role that it plays in people's lives, it uses a unique approach to the classic "Love Story". The movie came out in 1990 and was considered to be a romantic comedy. It was written by J.F. Lawton and directed by Garry Marshall. This film starts out w

Goodfellas Watching the Goodfellas movie kept me very well entertained, and interested in the movie. There was never a point where I was bored. Martin Scorses’ Goodfellas gives the classic gangster movie vibe, along with a star cast and story line that keeps you watching. Drugs, a cast of great actors, and a true gangster story kept me watching. Cocaine was the drug of choice for the

Nosferatu The film Nosferatu was made in 1921 by director F.W. Murnau in an era before recorded sound. With its simple and sparse language, and exaggerated characters, you could see the movie as being unwatchable, or even ridiculous. It seems as though its hundreds of years old, made by our ancient ancestors. But in fact, Nosferatu may have been ahead of its time. For example, the c

Diegetic Material And Other Film Techniques 1) Diegetic material is anything that is part of the world of the story. Diegetic material includes all the places, characters, and events that are part of the story. One example of diegetic material in the film The Last of the Mohicans was the death of Uncas. This event took place within the film’s story, was seen by other characters in the

Leadership In Remember The Titans The fast growing movie industry has tried to depict scenes that touch on areas of our country’s past in an attempt to teach moral messages, and likewise to demonstrate to us how far we have come in our endeavor to create a just and free society. “Remember the Titans” is one of the most thrilling movies on the theme of racial integration, perhaps because

Night Of The Living Dead White Zombie Victor Halperin, 1932 Eight years before the legendary George Romero (the man behind Night of the Living Dead, Day of the Dead, and so on, generally recognized as the king of cinema zombies) was even born, the zombie genre had its true genesis in the form of 1932’s White Zombie. Perhaps because it did not have the Universal Studios machine beh

Vertigo Vertigo The movie Vertigo was originally released in 1958, then re-released in 1996. It starred actors James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes, and Tom Helmore. It was produced by Alfed Hitchcock, Herbert Coleman, and Paramount Pictures. Vertigo is thought to be one of the best movies of all time. The movie has drama, suspense, love, and it also has the since of a thrille

Vanilla Sky I chose the movie Vanilla Sky because I personally feel it is the best representation of what the average person goes through emotionally in life, through highs and lows of life. In the beginning of the movie David, the main character has the life that most people dream of. He is in his prime and living life to the absolute fullest. His father was a well respected and rich

Vanilla Sky Dream or Reality' David suffers from schizophrenia, brought on by his cut-short childhood, loneliness, the tension formed due to his questionable relationship with Julie, and eventually, his terrible disfigurement. Using Freud’s definition of schizophrenia, David has escaped to an early and secure, possibly childish, state of psychological development, due to the unbear

The Matrix THE MATRIX “Why people go to the movies'” Going to the movies can be very entertaining, especially if your favorite movie is playing at the Chinese Mann Theater in Hollywood; sometimes you might see a movie star there. People love to go to the movies to get out of the house or a night out on the town with your friends. Often people see a preview of a movie that intrigues them

An Adaptation Of Romeo And Juliet The Adaptation of Romeo & Juliet William Shakespeare used his remarkable talent to delight his audiences for over 400 years. Of his many splendid plays, perhaps none is more popular than “Romeo and Juliet”, the timeless tale of a pair of star-crossed lovers and their family strife. There have been many movie adaptations of this world’s most tragic love

South Park South Park Crude, Offensive, Show or Intelligent Comic Relief' No one is safe. Not in South Park, Colorado. Not Third-Graders, Stan, Kyle, or Cartman, who himself confronts alien visitors, brain-eating zombies, and death. Not their friend Kenny - he gets killed in every episode. His carcass carted off by scurrying rats. Not even the towns people, who are attacked by vici

Tucker Overall Tucker was an okay movie. There were a lot of interesting parts in the movie but there were also parts that I didn’t like. When we first watched this movie I thought, how is this related to Economics' At the beginning it just seemed like it was going to be all about cars and nothing else. I think it’s hard to relate to because it’s not how things are today and I have t

Dances with wolves Dances With Wolves Dances With Wolves is a western - a rather obvious statement, but its director, Kevin Costner, has created something far removed from the popular western of the 50's and 60's. Westerns have not been a fashionable genre for some time, so Costner had problems getting his project off the ground in the first place as it proved to be something the film

Dances With Wolves Review "Dances With Wolves" The movie I chose to watch for this project was "Dances With Wolves". I chose this movie because it is one of my favorite western-type movies. This movie starts out with Lt. John Dunbar, played by Kevin Costner, runs away from a field hospital where they are going to amputate his foot. He then rides his horse in a charge towards the C

Dangerous Liaisons Les Liaisons Dangereuses is a complex and disturbing portrayal of the noble class in France. Set in the late eighteenth century just before the revolution, Les Liaisons Dangereuses weaves a web of cold, calculated betrayal of the most immoral kind. It is a mannered, elegant tale in which the languorous intrigues of the opening scenes set up the violent passions of the

Voyeurism In Rear Window And The “Post-War Crisis of Masculinity” Voyeurism in Rear Window and the “Post-War Crisis of Masculinity” Alfred Hitchcock’s 1954 production Rear Window is undoubtedly a film that is concerned with voyeurism. It has been argued that it thematises cinematic spectatorship in the sense that it is a movie about watching movies. This is because the central ch

Wag The Dog In the movie Wag the Dog it could be true in many different circumstances. In my opinion I think it was a remake of the true story that had to do with ex president Bill Clinton on the case with Monica Lewinski but some how flipped it around. What the two people did I think really goes on the media tells us things everyday but that does not mean it is true. I think the media g

Violence Depicted In Cartoons Is Harmful To Children Violence Depicted in Cartoons is Harmful to Children Can children learn aggressive behavior by watching violent acts in cartoons' When TV violence is portrayed as funny, can it have harmful effects on children' Are violent cartoons okay for children of all ages' There has been a definite increase in violent acts committed by young

Violence Does Not Solve Anything When you feel very strongly about a certain issue, you want to share your thoughts and ideas with others, in hope that they will agree and join your viewpoint. According to the Peace Pilgrim, “When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others.” Tony Kaye’s American History X and Mathieu Kassovitz’s Ha

Violent Media Being Blamed For Violent Acts. Violent Media Should NOT Be Blamed for Violent Acts It's a Friday night, close to 7:00 p.m., and I'm hanging out with my friends in line for the year's big summer movie, "The Matrix Reloaded," a very violent rated-R movie. We were all excited to see this movie, and as we waited in line we had to share our excitement by talking about the f

Violence In Films “Adriane Hunter, 27; Brenda Whiteside, 20; Juliana Frank, 29; Angela Hopkins, 23; Christine Klebbe, 14; and Laurette Riviere, 34.” (“Confessed”). All six of these women tragically fell victim to a murderer who was inspired by a well known film. For as long as films have been around as entertainment, movie violence has always caused controversy. Some believe that viol

Violence In Movies Over the past two years, there have been numerous conservative groups and parent organizations that have attempted to ban the production of violent video games. These groups believe that violent video games are detrimental to a child’s mental health, and that they cause children to manifest violent behavior. However, I do not agree with the theory that violent video g

The Last Samurai So…Tom Cruise blew our minds in Vanilla Sky, but can he do it again wearing a kimono' “The Last Samurai” was one of the most accurate films depicting the ancient traditions of Japanese Samurai. It was astonishing to see such a film finally shown in English that was not poorly dubbed. Director Edward D. Zwick, who is better known for his past films “Legends of the

Two Towers The Two Towers is the second installment in the epic fantasy saga, The Lord of the Rings. In this film we see the return of Frodo Baggins played by Elijah Wood and Sam (Sean Astin). We also have the return of Gandolf (Ian McKellen), Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen), Legolas (Orlando Bloom), and Gimli (John Rhys-Davies). The other two Hobbits Merry (Dominic Monaghan) and Pippen (Bi

Book Movie Comparison: Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been'“ T.V. Takes a Back Seat “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been'” by Joyce Carol Oates takes place in 1966. The story evolves around a teenage girl named Connie. Connie is at the point in her life where she is drifting away from her parents and getting more involved with young men. Connie it pretty and outgoing, which

Homeward Bound From the video I watched Homeward Bound, The Incredible Journey; I knew the movie took place in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. I researched some facts dealing with the Sierra Nevada Mountains and I read that a common type of animal there are bears. As shown on the movie, I was in a disagreement that the video did not present the location accurately. Also, with the fact th

Whale Rider Review Movie Name: Whale Rider 1. General Summary: Whale Rider, one might say is a movie dealing with the acceptance of women and the rite of passage for a 12-year-old girl in the Maori culture. The movie begins in New Zealand. Pai, the main character is born as a twin. During the pregnancy, her twin brother and mother die. Pai is then raised by her grandparents.

Dead Poet This movie is set in 1959, at the Helton Academy for Boys, a private college prep school for boys where discipline is the most important goal and any demonstration of a free thought is strictly prohibited. The movie focuses in on a small group of boys. They have been sent to this preparatory school, most against their will, and have been forced to conform. However, they come

Dead Poet Society The Dead Poet’s Society Keating, an English professor, whose lessons go far beyond the classroom.He teaches his students to follow their own hearts and minds instead of the ideas taught at their strict boarding school. Several of Keating's students take his lessons to heart and develop the once lived Dead Poets Society, a secret club that meets late at nigh