Movie Analysis : Film And Film

A League of Their Own (Marshall, 1992) explicitly characterizes an American era when a woman’s place was in the home. Even our modern perspective implicitly follows suit. Although women have gained rights and freedoms since the 1930’s, sexism remains prevalent in America. This film offers an illustration when men went to war and big business men utilized women as temporary replacements in factories, sports, and so on. Here, course concepts, such as gender socialization, gender expressions, role stereotypes, emotion expressions, and language, correspond to the film’s characters and themes.

The 2012 movie Argo is based off of a true event in 1979. During the Iranian Civil War, President Jimmy Carter gives the Iranian Shah refuge in the U.S. due to his illness. In retaliation, Iranian activists invade the U.S. embassy in Tehran, Iran and the staff are taken as hostages. This is famously known as the Iranian hostage crises. Although six of the staff members escape and are taken in by the Canadian Ambassador. Determined to rescue the six, Tony Mendez, who is our main character, from the CIA is brought in because of his expertise. After talking to his son one day while watching a science fiction program on TV, he comes up the idea to go into Iran, under the guise of Canadians

Dialogue is the "meat" in a screenplay. The role od dialogue is to push the story forward and shows us who the characters are. Seeing is believing in film. It os called visual storytelling for a reason. I didn't realize how much could be wrong with one's dialogue. For the short, Intercambios the dialogue was on the nose. One technique that comes to mind is K.IS.S. (Keep It Simple Stupid." This film kept me engaged and emotionally invested. The subtext was wonderful and I knew what the characters meant by something that was not said. The script on paper was very clear. There were no extra lines or "talking wallpaper." The dialogue describes Cristina as an honest and hardworking daughter, helping to support her struggling family in another country. She saved eight thousand dollars to help them and went to the bank to wire the money to surprise them. The subtext shows who she is and so does the script. She calls her mother being so happy and humble. It indicates that she is hardworking. From the prepaid cell phone to the mattress that lay on the floor, I knew she was honest. However when she meets the

In this documentary, director Kirby Dick sheds a bright light onto one of society’s most hushed-up subjects--rape. Specifically, rape on some of the most prestigious college campuses in the United States. Institutions such as University of Tulsa, Florida State University, Arizona State University, and Oklahoma State University are only a few of those under fire for their methods of handling sexual assault reports. Likewise, the film does not spare Ivy League universities such as Harvard and Yale, exposing their investigation track records right on screen. The documentary The Hunting Ground is very effective in bringing attention to the reality of sexual assault on even the most popular college campuses through personal interviews, statistics, and testimony from former college officials.

Australian story is a national documentary series, produced and broadcasted by ABC Television. The program grounds its premise on observing the personal recounts of known and unknown Australians - with extraordinary circumstances or achievements. The Voice is a chapter in the stories which features Gurrumul Yunupingu, a shy indigenous male bearing the life-long burden of blindness, perseveres in the face of adversity and carves a pathway to success through his raw musical genius. Turning the Tables is an episode that showcases a young and eager man, Jack Manning Bancroft, who through immense dedication constructs a non-profit organisation (NPO) for Australia’s flourishing indigenous youth. The producer, Ben Cheshire scrupulously composed both instalments to represent and portray the individuals in his spotlight; this is done through the

Movies that typically focus on sports have something to do with the way how an athlete builds up better strategies to become “the best player” in the team. Therefore, when we talk about sports psychology, it is the psychology that influences sports, athletic performance, and physical activity. A movie in particular, which is called “The Blind Side”, was directed by John Lee Hancock in 2009 and is based on the true story of the offensive left tackle Michael Oher. From watching the movie, there are intervention strategies (such as self-talk and imagery) found throughout the course of the film, and those tie in with the topic of sports psychology. Inter- vention strategies help the athlete do their best to succeed, and this is exactly what Michael

In all aspects of life, you will form relationships with others that may range from romantic to platonic. Today, you see all sorts of relationship types. I use to only see heterosexual couples as “normal.” After looking into other relationship types in greater depth, I have begun to see that homosexual relationships may be just as “normal.” I think societal norms plays a strong role in telling us what being “normal” is, and if you don’t fit into the tight little box, then there’s something wrong with you. Why is it that when we see heterosexual people kiss people say are in awe, but if you see homosexuals kiss, people are in disgust? I think it has a lot to do with social media’s influence on what is “right and wrong.” Social media creates

Charlie Chaplin’s “Modern Times” shows a multilayered social concern ranging from alienation to the modern age. It also reflects the psychological side of human being that undergoes exploitation for prolonged period. The movie underlines the deterioration of the human mind under the pressure of a monotonous mechanical industrial world. Psychologically, the Tramp, who is the central character of the movie, undergoes nervous breakdown due to the repressive working conditions. The movie exhibits dehumanization of human being if he is pushed to the limits. At the same time this movie is the comment on the exploitation and the domination of the working class. the movie is made on the backdrop of the great American depression, unemployment, and

The film The Words is a drama-based movie starring Bradley Cooper as the main character Rory Jansen. It takes place simultaneously during World War II and the present day as it shifts back and forth based on the plot. Rory lives in New York City with his wife, Dora, as he quits his old job and struggles to get his books published. The movie also featured Dennis Quaid as Clayton Hammond. This film did not cost much, with the budget turning out to be only $6 million, which is quite low for a film in the United States; however, it has had a lot of success and has been rated a 7 out of 10 by IMDb .

Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Academy Award winning film Birdman: Or (The Unexpected Virtue Of Ignorance) has been critically acclaimed for its unique and groundbreaking use of cinematic techniques, camera angles and ingenious use of tracking to successfully engage the desired audience. The films seamless editing makes it appear as if it was one continuous shot. The script, use of surrealism, symbolism, and the choice of actors gives the film its unique edge and nostalgic feel for the audience to create an ultimate cinematic masterpiece that leaves the viewer captivated for two hours.

In this day and age culture means everything to certain people in this world. Culture is based on how someone lives on their own compared to other ways of standard living. Of course culture is going to be different in America compared to China because of both countries are on two different sides of the planet. In a society if people are treated unequally there is bound to be conflicts which happens because a misunderstanding of someone’s way of living and their culture.

In this paper, I will write about “Thelma and Louise” (1991) movie. I choose a last scene of the movie which the police came to arrest them in the Grand Canyon (from 122 to 125 minutes).

Ever since I could remember, I have been interested in films and film memorabilia. It didn’t even have to be legit props that were used on sets of the films either. I collect film tie-in products also. Back in 2007, I vividly remember having my mom drive me an hour away just so that I could get my hands on a box of Krusty-O’s that were a 7-11 exclusive cereal to promote The Simpsons Movie. I still have a box of important trinkets sitting on a shelf in my room, next to my Burger King exclusive glass goblets issued in 2001 for LOTR: Fellowship of the Ring, as well as Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull popcorn cartons that were sold at Blockbuster in 2008. There is no perubrital movie tie-in rock I have left unturned.

Genre helps to define the storylines of films and helps categorise them in order to be identified when people come to look for a film to maybe help determine whether you are going to like the film or not. Genre can set scenes in order for us to know what type of film we may be watching e.g.: if you were to be watching a horror film you would have spooky, dull and dark lighting. This would set the scene letting us know that this film will most likely be a horror film. Knowing the type of genre of the film you are watching allows you to have some sort of idea what kind of things might be happening in the film you’re watching. For example in you were watching a romance film you will expect some key things such as love, strong emotions, intimacy, sadness, heart break or maybe death. There are many different types of genre. Some different types of genre are:

The classic Hollywood movie was dominated by a misogynistic view of sex and gender. The Hollywood film rose rapidly as one of the highest earning industries in America in the early twentieth century. As a result of the traditional patriarchal society of the era it was the men who owned the studios, the men who wrote the scripts, the men who worked behind the scenes, and the men who held the leading roles that dominated the industry. In this paper, I will discuss in brief my experience in viewing the short film by Tracy Moffatt (2003). Second, examine the feminist theories of Mulvey (1975) that provide a psychoanalysis of the ‘male gaze’ and how these views of sex and gender were placed in the movie. Finally, I will provide a counter