Birth of a Nation Released over 80 years ago, D.W. Griffith’s Birth of a Nation is regarded, as a classic of American cinema for it’s many new cinematic innovations and refinements, technical effects and artistic advancements, becoming a formative influence and having a recognized impact on film history and the development of film as art. Despite its historical importance in the developm

Cool Hand Luke Cool Hand Luke I believe that despite bad decisions and questionable actions, Cool Hand Luke is a moral man. I think that if you are too quick to judge him, than you might believe that he isn’t moral. As an example of his being moral, was when Luke tried to escape to make it to his mothers funeral. You might say that escaping isn’t moral, but doesn’t the fifth co

Cortazar Vs. Antonioni People often make swift judgments about surface appearances. Often they later find that their first impressions are incorrect. Such is the case when comparing Michelangelo Antonioni’s film Blow-Up to Julio Cortazar’s short story of the same name, on which the film is loosely based. While the two appear very different at first glance, many of the ideas and themes

Cosby Show VS. Family Mattrs The Cosby Show VS. Family Matters People say history repeats itself, and this is true in many ways. Television for example has changed greatly over the years, but in many ways has stayed the same. For years families have gathered around the television to spend time together and be entertained. Over the years, many varieties of family sitcoms have cros

Crimes And Misdameanors Crimes and Misdemeanors I choose to reflect on what the meaning of the "Eyes of God see all" question. After analyzing the movie and Judah’s understanding of God and Jack, Judah’s brother, interpretation of God I have come to realize what the meaning of the "Eyes of God see all" means. When Jack calls Judah and tells him that he has eliminated his problem

Crazy/Beautiful Crazy/Beautiful Crazy/Beautiful is set in both an upscale California neighborhood and an urban, Latino ghetto. It follows the relationship of the troubled daughter of a wealthy congressional representative, and an A student with big dreams. Nicole's self-destructive behavior threatens the relationship and Carlos' promising future. The main conflict in this movie is b

Crooklyn Crooklyn film review In the movie Crooklyn, inner city life was portrayed much different than what was expected. When the phrase “the hood” is heard, images of beaten up buildings, violence, and a sky-high crime rate come to mind. I anticipated a small neighborhood, dominated by African Americans living in poverty. Although the area had probably seen its share of hardships,

Crucible Movie Review The Crucible movie is adapted from the play The Crucible written by Arthur Miller. The film takes place in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. The main actors are Daniel Day-Lewis as Proctor, Winona Ryder as Abigail, Paul Scofield as Judge Danforth, Joan Allen as Elizabeth, Bruce Davison as Parris, and Rob Campbell as Hale. The movie was directed by Nicholas Hytner. This

Crucible Movie Review The Crucible movie is adapted from the play The Crucible written by Arthur Miller. The film takes place in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692. The main actors are Daniel Day-Lewis as Proctor, Winona Ryder as Abigail, Paul Scofield as Judge Danforth, Joan Allen as Elizabeth, Bruce Davison as Parris, and Rob Campbell as Hale. The movie was directed by Nicholas Hytner. This

Culture Of Mexico The Culture of Mexico The movie like water for chocolate was an interesting movie. It was about a family that had three daughters and a mean and nasty mother. The youngest daughter had the hardest life of the three sister’s. Her family tradition, enforced by her mother stated the youngest daughter may never marry but instead care for her mother for the rest of her

Dance Hall Queen Movie: Dancehall Queen-Jamaica Dancehall Queen begins with a grim look at the poverty and squalor of Jamaican street vendor. The struggle of a Kingston street vendor (Audrey Reid) trying to raise two children on her own is scraping together a living in the ghetto section of Kingston, Jamaica by selling pop outside the crowded dancehalls of Kingston. Uncle Larry, the

Daughters Of The Dust Daughters of the Dust In 1860 purebred African slaves compromised the majority of the slaves in the South. The Indians were the original inhabitants of the land, it was the Europeans that conquered the land, and claimed it for their own. There was an incident in the movie that is very similar in today’s society. A lady in the movie wanted an older grandm

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 mov

Dead Poets Society And How It Displays Dead Poets Society and How It Displays Transcendentalism There are many times in the movie Dead Poets Society where transcendentalism is displayed but I am just going to discuss a few of them and transcendentalism in general. The movie Dead Poets Society is a very powerful and touching movie about a group of boys at a prep school (Welton) and

Death Of A Salesman The Death of a Salesman Arthur Miller’s The Death of a Salesman depicts a man who has finally come crashing through into reality and cannot handle what he sees. Living in his own world, Willy Loman, struggles day by day hoping to one day achieve his dreams. The play depicts many everyday problems but mostly money issues. On a day-to-day basis Willy Loman strugg

Beauty and Beast Beauty and the Beast is a wonderful children’s movie, its directed by: Gary Trousdale, and Kirk Wise, and produced by: Don Hahn. Disney is the main sponsor and gives the movie the best cast of artist and musicians. Who would except anything else from Disney, they are the best at children’s films. At the same time, Disney succeeds in teaching our children a very vital les

American Beauty I had quite an easy time finding subjects for my viewer analysis. My friends and I are movie buffs and we watch a lot of movies together. For this particular assignment, I chose to hang out with my buddy “Jeff” (name has been changed) and watch the movie American Beauty. This movie was an interesting choice because I have seen it a few (okay, maybe 100) times and the f

Disclosure Paper III: “Disclosure” The Movie “Disclosure” bases sexual harassment as a use of power, as demonstrated by the character Meredith Johnson. And sexual Harassment is a morally wrong action in any case. The most morally wrong action portrayed in this film is the sexual harassment that Meredith Johnson conflicts upon Tom Sanders. He said no 31 times and still she persisted

Becomming a Director Directing: A Career Profile Directing is a difficult, yet exciting and creative career with a long history and a promising future. It's a career full of stress, but the end production is well worth it. With a little time and a lot of patience, someone could create a successful movie, TV show, or play. Someone always have to be ready for rejection though. Critic

Beetle Juice The Ways I Evaluate A Film The first thing I look at when evaluating a film is the genres. I like to know what type of picture is it. The storyline is also very important to me. The movie and style I’ve always loved as a kid, is the style that Tim Burton used in his film Beetlejuice produced in 1988 in USA. This film exploits and emphasizes supernatural and surrealism,

Digital Cameras Digital Cameras Digital cameras allow computer users to tale pictures and store the photographed images digitally instead of on traditional film. With some digital cameras, a user downloads the stored pictures from the digital camera to a computer using special software included with the camera. With others, the camera stores the pictures directly on a floppy disk or o

Do The Right Thing In viewing these two films, Citizen Kane and Do the Right Thing there were six elements that I will discuss that distanced me from them, starting with Citizen Kane. Citizen Kane represented a breakthrough in cinematography at the time of its release. Filmed in 1941, it launched the career of Orson Wells. It helped to define Orson Well’s unique style, which later becam

Dr Jekyll These two stories may not have had something in common before I entered this class, but after analyzing the facts and reading the novel and watching the movie for about the 20th time, I quickly picked up on the similarities between these two works. They both have similar themes, characters and a somewhat complicated storyline. They are two works that have to be read and watched

Do Kids Watch Too Much T.v. It is three o’clock in the afternoon and kids are just getting home from school. The first thing that Kenya does after school is changes clothes and turn on the television. Almost all the children of grade school age go home and do the exact same thing. Children watch television more times a day than adults do. The drama on television today has gotten out

Disclosure After watching the movie Disclosure, in which originated from the novel written by Michael Crichton, I realized the magnitude behind sexual harassment complaints in our society especially in the corporate world. This paper examines the representations of males in the corporate workforce, compared to the fictional workplace as portrayed in the movie, where males dominate the co

Dogma The feature film “Dogma” was written and directed by Kevin Smith, the maker of “Clerks“, “Mallrats“, and “Chasing Amy.” Dogma gives it audience a look at faith, religion and overall spirituality in the most controversial way possible. Before its complete release, “Dogma” was protested heavily by many religious groups, the most notable of which was the Catholic League for Religiou

Double Indemnity Dim rooms with light severing through venetian blinds, alleys cluttered with garbage, deserted warehouses where dust hangs in the air, rain-slicked streets with water still running in the gutters, dark detective offices overlooking busy streets. This is film noir, a perfect blend of form and content, where the hopelessness of the situations is echoed in the visual styl

Dr. Strangelove Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb The movie Dr. Strangelove has to be one of the most intriguing films of our time. The film, which came out in 1964, was nominated for many awards, including best actor, director and film. I found the film to have a strong sense of humor behind a subject that was and still is a very serious subject in

Dr.Strang Love “Dr. Strangelove” When people say the word “War” one thing comes to mind people dying (or physical attack on one another.) But the Cold War was different because not physical attack was made on either side. Only threats were made and that is why some people refer to the Cold War as the “Good War.” The US perspective on the Cold War is that it was a “Good War” and the s

Drifters John Grierson’s 1929 movie Drifters contained many visual aspects that enabled him to portray his ideas. I found that the controversies between different elements in the movie were most interesting. We watched as the director flashed between the sets of the controversial elements to help show their connection. His camera technique allowed for us to make this correlation. Ma