Movie : The Wind And The Lion

The events in this movie took place during the Mahdi Rebellion in the Sudan. The Mahdi, a self-proclaimed Islamic messiah named Muhammad Ahmad, was trying to unite the Sudan region under Islam. He gained a following that joined in rebelling

Overview of the what the film is about (no more than 1 or 2 sentences) and the context of the film (2-3sentences)

There is a huge difference between signs and symbols and many of these were seen in the movie Secondhand Lions. A sign is a physical thing, gibes a brief message, stands for something, and usually instructs someone about something. Examples of signs are warning signs, street signs, informations signs, open/closed signs of shops and restaurants, and many more. A symbol, on the other hand, is something that is visible but represents something invisible that is hard to put into words. It requires your interpretation and they affect how we feel. Examples of symbols are actions like hugs or hand shakes when someone passes away, objects like wedding rings to represent a couples love, a dove to express peace, and a cross to represent Christianity.

One of the main issues of this film - if not the main issue - is the fact that the government and many people in the

This movie Directed by Paul Haggis who also directed Academy Award Winning "Million Dollar Baby" and had also won an Academy Award for this movie as well puts a twisted story in this film. This movie is trying to symbolize what goes on in the world today in regards to racism and stereotypes. He tries to make a point on how societies view themselves and others in the world based on there ethnicities. This movie intertwines several different people's lives, all different races, with different types of beliefs. Such ethnicities include Caucasians, African Americans, Hispanics, Asians and Middle Eastern. This movie includes conflicts on both sides of the picture from cops and criminals as well

1. What are the main themes, politically and socially, that are portrayed in the film?

Heroes are present in movies, tv shows or games. A “hero's journey” shows a character's journey on gaining the title of a “hero”. A movie or tv show may show a character or multiple characters go through very difficult times but it the end show how they overcame adversity and is now known as a hero. In the Lion King, Simba can be seen as a hero with the challenges he endures and what he overcomes by the end. Simba has many heroic qualities his wisdom, compassion for others, moral reasoning and responsibility makes him stand out above all other characters. Simba as a young lion, was very selfish and naive to many things happening at Pride Rock . His choice to run away at a young age showed he didn't want to face his problems or accept what he thought he did. Simba begins to gain heroic qualities as he is now living his own life in a faraway jungle, he is learning how to be independent, and how to live his own life instead of being in the shadow of his dad, the king of Pride Rock.

In the beginning of the film, the narrator establishes France’s purpose in civilizing the colonies through videos carefully crafted together to show the audience all the wonderful services they are now able to offer the colonized citizens. The concept of the civilizing mission was not only a justification for supporting French Colonization, but also rationalized

The 2016 film Lion, which was first a book called “A Long Way Home”, is a film where a boy named Saroo was separated from his brother in the train station, which leads to Saroo getting on a train taking him thousands of miles away from his family and his home. Saroo, who was only five-years-old when he got lost, had to learn to survive alone in Kolkata, West Bengal. Days after arriving to Kolkata, the city the train left him at, he got admitted into an orphanage, which later turned out to him getting adopted by an Australian couple. But twenty-five years later, he starts to wonder where his first home and family are at the moment. With only his memories, determination, and Google Earth he starts looking and searching where his small

The unlawful nature between both races runs it s course, to lead a fragile impact, which is mainly highlighted through the film and

The movie “Gone with the Wind” is about a rich southern girl named Scarlett O’Hara and her life hardships set during the time-period of the Civil War. In the story, Scarlett is forced to watch helplessly as her family’s wealth and lives fade as the confederacy loses the Civil War. Even though, the movie is mainly centered on the dilemmas of Scarlett’s love life, there are many historical accuracies that immerse the viewer in the southern mindset as well as the timeframe. The portrayal of class structures and the confederate attitudes before the Civil War are both accurate and engaging details that the movie successfully implements. In the film, these examples are displayed mainly through the dialogue and setting.

Casablanca, first released on January 23rd, 1943 is undoubtedly one of the masterpieces of Classical Hollywood film. Written and released in the midst of World War Two it explores themes such as love, desire and especially sacrifice. Although the love story of the protagonists is the cause and catalyst for most of the narrative, one would not necessarily associate it with the conventional Classical Hollywood love story. Rather as a fabula based on the principle of the importance of sacrifice in order to overcome a common enemy, in this case the Nazis. Casablanca does indeed contain many of the common characteristics identified with the Classical Hollywood film. An example being the the way director, Michael Curtiz used a mainly chronologically ordered narrative structure and the utilisation of a Cause and Effect chain. In this essay I will looking at the various ways I believe this film does fall into the criteria of a Classical Hollywood narrative and also how some could perceive that it does not.

The film Camp de Thiaroye shows the cruelty and injustice the African soldiers confront after fighting for France, the motherland, during World War II. The colonies required the allegiance of the African males to go fight along French soldiers, which

One of the main themes is war and tension as viewed from Marjane’s point of view. Throughout the movie, there is some scenes of violence such as air raids and killings. There is also the theme of conflict between Western and Islamic ideology. All the themes mentioned goes back to the class discussion about the different cultural differences between countries such as the United States and the Muslim world. Another theme that is relevant is cultural shock and immigration where Marjane lived in Austria before returning to Iran and experience a lot of prejudice and culture shock between the two countries.

Prior to World War One Europe had been the central world power. They looked at themselves as being above all other, this including countries and the people within those countries. In the first part of Michael Adas essay he explains the feelings and ideas that Europe had towards other countries and the peoples who lived within them. Not only does he touch on this subject, but also how