Brief Summary Of The Film 'Linsanity'

The Asian athlete are often seen as the model minority for their overly conforming attitudes towards American culture (Martin, 2015). The Asian athlete offers the image of the patriotic immigrant subject who asks little to nothing of the nation and praises the nation for the opportunities it presents (Joo, 2012). One example is found by Mayeda (1999) regarding Japanese pitcher Hideo Nomo’s first year in the major league (1995), as the American sports media viewed him conforming entirely to American beliefs and values. According to the author, Nomo embraced this perception by sacrificing personal comforts and remaining quiet to better help his team and teammates on the Los Angeles Dodgers. Former Houston Rockets center Yao Ming represented model citizenry in displaying a good balance of an ideal Asian, in that he was able to compete against non-Asian athletes and still maintain his individuality as a Chinese citizen to become a cultural icon of Chinese American communities (Bairner, 2008).

The film La Bamba showcases one of the most important historical moments in not only music history but also Latino music history. The star Lou Diamond, portrays Ritchie Valens originally Valenzuela. Ritchie was a boy who did not grow up in a normal childhood. In the film Valens played by Lou diamond is shown working hard alongside his mother Connie trying to make an honest living. His older brother Bob finds his way to his mother and young brother convincing them both to leave the fruit fields where they were working. While Ritchie should have been at school he was working. Once they moved to Los Angeles, Ritchie started attending high school like a normal teen should. His love for music grew strong as he became fond of a young girl named Donna. Donna was from a middle class white family, while Ritchie was from a poor Latino American family. Donna’s parents wanted to keep the two apart from each other as her father did not approve of the romance because Ritchie had nothing to offer his daughter. Ritchie had nothing to offer Donna but his music and hope of someday making a name for himself. One-day Ritchie and his band mates are having a show and a man by the name of Bob Keane stops by to see the performance, while there Keane shows a great interest in Ritchie and reaches out to him. Keane soon convinces Valens that he didn’t need his band mates, that Ritchie was all the talent. Bob Keane not only manages to get Ritchie to drop his band, but he also convinces him to change

In his 2001 film entitled Lantana, director Ray Lawrence provides a dramatic look into the consequences of jealousy and infidelity in relationships. The film focuses primarily on two couples, Leon and Sonja, and John and Valerie, whose relationships are both seemingly in the midst of their own downward spirals. As the story unfolds and the issues affecting each of these relationships are uncovered, the film paints a vivid picture of the different ways that such themes can quickly bring ruin to relationships, and, in the case of some of the film’s characters, lives.

Sankofa is an Ankan word which means, “We must go back and reclaim our past in order to move forward ( Diop, 2014).” The film Sankofa was produced in the year 1993 in Ghana directed by Haile Gerima. It is based on the Atlantic slave trade. It is the story slavery from the point of view of Africans. In the film, all characters represent an element of African American culture (Gerima, 1993). It also shows the traditional racial scale with the whites at the top followed by Half-castes in the middle and blacks at the bottom.

This documentary enlightened the struggles and success of the Chinese American who fought many obstacles to maintain their cultural identities and also be American. Their struggles have not ended but like the experiences of many minority groups awareness can help strengthen the bonds that we as American citizens are unified under the precepts of our founding fathers to make our

I really enjoyed this documentary because it made me realize just how lucky I am for the life I was given. It changed my perception of happiness in so many ways. It made me realize that I have more than I need to live a happy life. Other people around the world don’t have as nice of a house or even a house at all to live in and are so much happier than I am and that is something that sparked my attention. For example, the man who lives in India, Manoj Singh, he lives in what looks like poverty to me, but to him, he lives well. There are times where his family are only able to eat rice and he has no air conditioning in his home, but he still remains a very happy man. When he mentioned that there are times where his family only eats rice, it instantly made me feel awful because I have all the food in the world around me and I still take it for granted some days. I also take my family for granted at times. For instance, the man from Louisiana, his family and friends are what make him happy the most. He is simply grateful for them while

There is a lot that I took away from viewing this documentary. The first thing that shocked me was the sheer number of mixed children due to prostitution and the American military force. It was both a shock, yet also quite interesting to see mixed vietnamese children with White or African-American fathers. This made me reflect deeply on a discussion I had with my great aunt once. She said when she was younger, there once was a large American air force presence in the Philippines which was also coincided in an era where prostitution was rampant. My great aunt also noted the great number of mixed children, especially children who had African-American fathers. There is in fact a celebrity who was a result of this era in the Philippines named Allan Pineda, a

If lying was a job for Norma Khouri, she truly would have been a billionaire by the end of Anna Broinowski's enthralling documentary, "Forbidden Lie$". Documentaries and films are seen as a reliable medium for providing facts and information yet even after having seen this riveting documentary, you'll find yourself questioning the integrity of the entire documentary. With Broinowski gaining a great sense of authority over this text right from the start, she paves the stones in leading the viewer to eventually gain a greater sense of authority over the film's meaning. Anna Broinowski attempts to pull Norma Khouri apart at the seams in Forbidden Lie$, to finally unravel the ball of lies crafted by the pathological liar herself. This elaborate documentary follows the story of the infamous Norma Khouri from all possible angles, while subsequently proving the words of Christopher Nolan. That "the 'truth' is indeed stranger than fiction."

Although Asian Americans comprise only about 5% of the U.S. population, this group is the fastest growing segment of American society. Despite such rapid expansion, Asian Americans are widely underrepresented throughout media, whether in television, cinema, or literature. Moreover, there are different stereotypes associated with Asian Americans. One of the most pervasive stereotypes details how Asian Americans are a “model minority”. In essence, this myth describes how anyone who is Asian American will become a successful individual able to achieve the “American dream”.

“Many people see me as much more than a basketball player and I hope I can use this platform to glorify Christ as well as break down stereotypes of Asians,” said 27-year-old Lin.

While watching the film, “Lalee’s Kin” I gather as much information needed to help assess their family concerns. This information included the Lalee’s family economic status, in which they were living in poverty coming from a background of sharecroppers and slavery. Some addition information I retain about Lalee’s family was their educational status, which Lalee only had a six grade education and the school the grandchildren attended was below level. Lalee’s family demographics included three grandchildren that lived with her and also many of her own children, which also had additional concerns. The environment they live in was impoverished stricken and rural, in Delta, Mississippi. After watching the film and understand

The video, " Asians in the Library" went vial in 2011 because of all the racist comments Alexandra Wallace, a former UCLA student, made about her Chinese school mates. First, she discussed how Asian parents "don't teach their kids to defend for themselves," saying that Asian students will have their huge family to come over in the weekend and buy their grocery, cook, and do laundry for them. Second, she stated that Asians have no "American manners," telling the audience her recent experience at the library, where the Asians are constantly on their phone. Besides making all these unfair statements towards Asian people, what really got people furious is how she brought up the Japan tsunami during that time. She stated, "And then it's

Cléo from 5 to 7, directed by Agnes Varda, is a film about one woman’s struggle to come to terms with the possibility of her potential illness. Not only is Cléo struggling with her physical health, but she is also dealing with her beauty and the consequences of being an attractive woman in the modern world of the 1960s. When examined through the lens of Laura Mulvey’s “Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema” theory, another aspect of the film comes to light. The film seems to objectify Cléo and thus trivialize her struggles with others’ perceptions of her throughout the film by adhering to the construct of the male gaze. Although Cléo from 5 to 7 appears to play into the construct of the male gaze through the repeated objectification of Cléo, it actually subverts this idea and instead confronts the viewer, and the notion of women as passive objects to be viewed.

The scene begins by Dirch explains about Lisbeth’s physical difference to Dragan, he describes her as a girl best at what she does, but different in every way. The conversation between Dirch and Dragan intercut with a close tracking shot behind Lisbeth, the camera only shows her Mohawk hairstyle and black leather jacket, which adds her mystery nature. As she walks into the conference room, she appear shocked by the presents of Dragan, so she begins to show hesitation about whether she should stay or leave. As Lisbeth enters the room, she ignores two men’s friendly gestures, then she sits in a chair on the other side of the table, face towards the door, away from her employer and client. Then, as Dragan and Lisbeth begin to speak, the film cut back and forth on two angles.

Robert Neville is the last normal living man in the world. The all of New York City is in ruins. How long can Robert Neville survive alone with his dog in a world of vampires and how long do you think you can live in this case?