Eyes Wide Shut Analysis

Middle-Eastern and North African clothing culture is distinguished from other cultures by the veil, a clothing that provokes many reactions from authors and debates between the Western and Eastern people.

The creation and consumption of films are a common favorite pastime for many people and have been for hundreds of years, but while some films can seem deceptively simple, many elements go into creating a scene, much less an entire movie. Directors use these elements which include, but are not limited to style, mood, composition and special effects to create a product that we often don’t acknowledge without looking deeper into the film. These components together are called Mise en Scène (Ebert). Of course, film can be enjoyed leisurely but there are so many more aspects of film to be explored and analyzed such as the composition of camera movement, lighting, color, sounds and music. In this case, I chose to analyze the “Redrum” scene from the renowned film, The Shining directed by Stanley Kubrick. In this scene, Danny Torrence, a five year old boy wanders around his mother’s room with a knife in hand, muttering the word “Redrum” over and over again before scrawling it across the door. I feel that a lot of this scene’s mood and style relies heavily on the camera work of the scene, the lighting and colors, and the music incorporated into the segment.

The long take begins with an alarm clock waking up a couple, sleeping out on their balcony. As the camera moves from window to window around the courtyard, we see a few brief snippets of characters’ lives. And finally, the audience sees inside the apartment that has been its point of view all along. Mise-en-scene, framing, and cinematography

-O’ Brother, Where Art Thou quote: movie was centered around flooding of the valley by TVA dam (Coen & Coen, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, 2000) -Created by the TVA Act in 1933 election of President Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR). -New Deal which was a series of programs, ‘alphabet soup,’ established during the Great Depression, restoring dignity back to the American people. (History.com Staff, 2009)-Energy, environment, jobs, economy (Our History, n.d.) It did this through power production, flood control, and reforestation and staying with its mission of “making lives better for the people of the Tennessee Valley region.” (How TVA Changed Lives, n.d.) -Effects are still felt today in the citizens of the southeastern United States. (The Editors

The critical lens presented in the Catcher in the Rye is very evident in the main character Holden. Using the psychoanalytic lens to read The Catcher in the Rye shows the struggle Holden has trying to deal with the "Phonies" in his everyday life that he just can't relate to. This inability to connect with the people around him reveals his emotional instability and personal flaws. The majority of his issues lye within his subconscious and he doesn’t realize the way he treats people.

In every piece of literature, there is an overall message, or theme. Most even have more than one, and we, as readers, are supposed to take away the importance from the work. Pieces can even share morals and themes. We see an example of this in The Odyssey and O Brother Where Art Thou because they share several of the same themes. One of the main overall themes these two pieces have in common is the importance of family.

In the movie, See What I’m Saying, there are three Deaf men and one Hard of Hearing women. Their names are: Robert DeMayo, TL Forsberg. Bob Hiltermann and C.J Jones. Through out the movie, each person shows us a glimpse of their lives and what they have to deal with on a daily basis. See What I’m Saying shines a light on the oppressive behaviors within the performing arts industry and within mainstream media, and how these four individuals must navigate through their lives as performing artist.

In chapter 9 Looking Out, Looking in by Ronald. B. Adler, Adler informs us about intimacy in close relationships. The four dimensions of intimacy are physical, intellectual, emotional, and shared activities, and it’s quite often that a majority of relationships exhibit all four of these dimensions, while others exhibit one or two. According to research Masculine, and feminine styles can demonstrate how women are shown to be more willing to share their feelings, than men. An abundance of cultures influence intimacy, and the notions of public and private selves have changed dramatically. Collectivist cultures generally do not reach to outsiders, although they often wait until they are introduced before entering a conversation. Individualistic

The term, honor, transcends all languages including classical Latin and modern English with its spelling and basic definition. Honor is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as high respect or esteem. The concept of honor dates back to the peaceful samurai of feudal Japan and the chivalrous knights of medieval Europe. A samurai or a knight would either honor or dishonor himself and his family based on his actions in battle. Their motivation to be honorable focused more on the individual and their family and less on their kingdom. Even though the branches of the United States military each have their own code of honor, all branches believe that honor is about doing the right thing personally and professionally in a manner so as not to disrespect

In Chapter 3 of Trelease, one particular section poses an interesting question. At what age do you stop the picture books? One of the interesting points of discussion is that many older students were not read to on a regular basis as children or did little recreational reading. Due to this, many are lacking in basic mainstream references and could benefit from at least one picture books being a required part of a literature curriculum (p. 63). Do you agree with this sentiment? Furthermore, what are some classic picture books you think would appeal across the ages? One of my childhood favorite books I have to this day is The Frog Prince Continued by Jon Scieszka

Out of Our Right Minds: Trauma, Depression and the Black Woman is a short documentary film created by Stacy Muhammad. This film sought to explore the Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome, the experiences of trauma, and how the lives of Black women have been affected by these experiences.

Film can be a very useful catalyst in teaching how not to treat patients. In Analyze This and Analyze That, we see very extensive examples of this throughout the film. Through farce and lampoon, we see the in this disjunctive way what proper CBT, criminal therapy and combating recidivism is all about.

Most of the movie is taken in Joel’s mind or his memory removal process. Starting from his nearest memory that they broke up till his last remaining memory of Clementine that they first met at a beach. I think the most possible reason the movie is called Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless mind is referring to the deepest memory (or say, soul) survived and reserved in their both minds that brought them back to the beach and met each other again. This title quotes entirely from Alexander Pope’s poem which know as describing a very contradictory mood from the unattainable love. So does it, the movie shows Joel wants to remove all memory of Clementine while he still loves her, but then during the process he changes mind and want to try his best to keep these memory which is the “spotless mind”. In my mind, the soul theory is the personal identity that the movie most engage. According to the soul theory, to have a same identical, it’s not necessary to have a same memory, but it’s necessary and sufficient to have the same soul. In the movie, though Joel erased his memory, he still has his soul which makes him fall in love with Clementine again, even in theory he can never love her then. On the other hand, this movie seems to intensely against Loke’s memory theory that sharing a memory of an experience is necessary and sufficient to be a same person. And I think the movie also presents its own personal identity that for one person to be identical to the other person, they should have

The Blind Side, directed by John Lee Hancock, is a true story about Michael Oher (Quinton Aaron), a African American homeless boy who is taken in by an upper-class white family and faces the challenges of stereotypes in their society. Oher’s story has reached millions through the book The Blind Side: Evolution of the Game, written by Lewis Michael, and its movie adaption The Blind Side.

In the novel, Behind Closed Doors written by B.A. Paris., power is the focal point of the text portrayed by the antagonist, Jack Angel, whom uses power to manipulate the protagonist, Grace. Paris uses Jack to shine a light on a societal issue dealt with on a daily basis. Paris is able to illustrate patriarchy through the power demonstrated by Jack and the position that he has on Grace which makes him the one always a few steps ahead of her. Power is illustrated through the language and dialogue between the characters as well as word choice. The author’s purpose of the work as a whole focuses on Paris’ concern about a social issue on male authority and inequality or feminism and patriarchy. Paris presents these beliefs she uses to convey the ultimate or the overall meaning of the text through the main characters as well as through tone, voice and the author’s writing style.