Movie Analysis : Home For The Holidays

To change a well-known short story into a movie is a challenging move by many directors. Whether it’s Tell-Tale Heart (1941), Harrison Bergeron (1995), or Flowers for Algernon (2000), most readers agree that the story version is more preferable than the cinematic adaptation. Film directors often change or take out essential parts of a story during the screenplay’s production. In the film Smooth Talk (1985), Joyce Chopra, the movie’s director, took the risk in portraying Joyce Carol Oates’s short story “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been.” In her film reproduction of the story, Chopra pitches a few scenes with the main character, Connie, about her lifestyle. The short story only summarizes Connie’s personality in a few written sentences. However, these changes are not the most exclusive differences in the movie. Even though the characters of Connie and Arnold Friend remains unchanged throughout the story and film, the biggest contrast is Chopra’s refinement of the ending and the shift in the mother’s perspective of Connie as her daughter.

Oh gosh!!! There were so many things wrong with this movie, I am not even sure where to begin. So, "Vacation" is the seventh in the "National Lampoon's Vacation" series, and this one should have most definitely remained in the ether. This newest offering is hallmarked by the deirectorial debut of John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstien, both of which have been tapped to write the newest Spider-Man reboot, which if this movie was any indication of what is to come, does in no way bode well for poor ol' Spidey.

Throughout the film Do the Right Thing, we continuously observe racial conflict that builds up to such an extreme point that it leads to a fight for power. This movie portrays the struggles and realities of a neighborhood with white and black African American people. This can be seen in many instances for example when Buggin ' Out, Radio Raheem, and Smiley march into Sal 's and demand that Sal change the Wall of Fame. Another vital instance shows the height of power struggle. It is when the huge fight starts in the street and results in Raheem being killed by a white police officer.

Heartbreaking and informative, One Week in April shines light on why gun control is such a popular issue in this country.

Imagine you and your best friend ditching school in an R.V. full with pot and having to cross the illegal drug from Mexico to the United States just for a couple bucks. The film Ferris Bueller’s Day Off is about a high school kid who simply gets away from cutting class and enjoys the rest of the day with his friends. Since Ferris took the day off, he and his friends decide to cruise around the streets of Chicago without Principal Rooney finding out. Whereas the film, We’re the Millers is about a town drug dealer who gets robbed by a group of punk rockers and goes broke. David Clark, who is the main character, creates a fake family because he owes money to a drug supplier and his plan is to move an R.V. full with pot into the U.S. from Mexico

Amidst John Hughes movie Ferris Buellers Day Off, main character Ferris Bueller is depicted as being a favorable person despite the fact that he embodies many careless traits. Possessing an immense influence over his school, many people idolize him over his ability to escape the consequences he deserves for neglecting school policies. From hacking into the school system through his own personal computer, to passing as the “sausage king” to get into a fancy restaurant, he is able to get away with these things not only because of his charm but because of all the advantages that come with being a white middle class person during this time. (you mentioned because he is white middle class person..make sure you elaborate more on this idea in the

Every family has their own unique way of spending time together with loved ones only seen during the holidays. In the Stock home, there is only one thing we enjoy doing. Sure, like every other family we have our grand and elaborate dinner, which is composed of all the greatest delicacies my mother and grandmother can whip up. Of course, as is expected,

I believe the family speaks a lot about respect, but shows little towards each other. I feel the father is trying to teach his son to be proud to come from Mexican blood. Dad wants Henry to learn about and respect his Mexican heritage. I idea of respect is out dated in comparison to Mom or Henry’s Idea. Henry is a hormonal teen, and like many hormonal teens he is disrespectful to his parents. This in turn makes old school Dad feel its ok to be physically and mentally abusive to Henry, as well as Mom. Despite the constant disrespect, the family still believe the family views respect as a high important.

Film director David Redmon, created the documentary Mardi Gras: Made in China, following the trail of beads from a factory in China to Bourbon Street during Mardi Gras, emotionally exposing the imbalances of globalization. Redmond skillfully illuminates the clash of cultures by comparing American excess and consumer ignorance against the harsh life of the Chinese factory worker. The film began with the Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans where people gathered to party, drink alcohol, and expose themselves in exchange for brightly colored plastic bead necklaces. The stories follows four teenage women workers, providing insights

“Morris From America” is a sympathetic coming-of-age comedy-drama written and directed by Chad Hartigan, and starred by Markees Christmas, Craig Robinson, Carla Juri, and Lina Keller.

Our movie family is a great example for using a structural treatment approach. We chose this model because we wanted to look at the family's relationships, patterns, and behaviors. This therapy approach also focuses on subsystems within the family structure, such as parental or sibling subsystems. We felt that the parents and the twins would be perfect for our different subsystems. One assumption that we have discovered about the family in this movie is they do not have very good communication.

When watching The Hateful Eight it’s clear that Quentin Tarantino was inspired by John Carpenter’s The Thing. There are quite a few subtle nods to the classic horror film as well as some not so subtle similarities. One could watch one right after the other and immediately see the similarities between the two films. While most people would not consider The Hateful Eight a horror film it takes the greatest horror aspects of The Thing and uses them to its advantage. Quentin Tarantino took quite a few ideas from John Carpenter’s The Thing and modified them so they fit seamlessly in to his western film, including actors, characters, and even some music that was originally written for Carpenter’s film but was never used.

Earlier in the Fall semester on the evening of October 20th, our First-Year Experience class met with members of Classics 390 and members of the Classics Club in Randolph Hall to watch the hour-and-a-half long film adaptation of the 1966 musical, “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum”. Most of the faculty of the Classics department at the College of Charleston including Dr. Johnson and Dr. Flores, the First-Year Experience class, and Classics 390 were in attendance to watch this movie and enjoy pizza and soda. There was an audience consisting of approximately 30 students and faculty in classroom 301A in Randolph Hall. The movie was originally produced as a Broadway play over 40 years ago and it was then released as a film. Multiple songs from the original performance in New York City, including the opening song of “Comedy Tonight” which was sung by Pseudolus, were included in the movie.

The movie, The Breakfast Club, is a movie about five students who get Saturday school and become friends as a result of it. The characters were: Allison, the quiet girl who would sit in the back and refuse to talk; John, the troublemaker who always talked back to the teachers; Claire, the popular girl who always got what she wanted; Brian, the nerdy student who only cared about having good grades; Andrew, the wrestler who was only focused impressing his father. While watching the movie, I mainly related to Brian. He is pressured to have good grades by his parents and is labeled as the nerd because of it. I am also pressured to have good grades; however, I am labeled as the smart kid in many different classes, but I’m not classified as a nerd.

"Split" is a rated PG-13 horror movie released on January 20, 2017 that was not only written, but also directed by M. Night Shyamalan. Shyamalan is renowned in the entertainment business for his movies filled with a great deal of twists and turns. An example of some of the movies that he has written and directed with such a style are "The Sixth Sense" as well as "The Village". Split is no different and bares M. Night Shyamalan's signature style of suspenseful movies accompanied by many twists and turns.