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In the movie Parenthood (1989), many developmental stages can be observed. With that being said, one character that can be observed is Gil who is middle-aged adult. Gil has a beautiful wife and 3 children. In Santrock (2016, pp. 362-363) security, love, loyalty, and emotional interests are important during middle adulthood. Both Gil and his wife (Karen) believe that they have raised their children the correct way, but it can be seen that some people in his family think otherwise. He also has 2 sisters and 1 brother. In addition, he has a mother, father, nieces/nephews, and a brother-in-law. According to Santrock (2016, p. 342), during middle-aged adulthood adults normally reach peak position at their jobs, but in this case the promotion that Gil wanted was given to someone else, so Gil struggled with this concept of not moving up. Also, his household seems to be hectic and not perfect, but somehow he pushes through (Parenthood, 1989). According to Santrock (2016, p. 354), Erickson’s developmental stage that pertains to Gil is generativity vs. stagnation. In this stage, adults feel a sense of wanting to leave their legacy when they are gone (generativity), but at the same time feel as though they have not done anything for the next generation (stagnation). In the movie Parenthood (1989), Gil can be seen exhibiting this developmental stage in various scenes, but there is one seen in particular that stands out. Him and his wife are called to school for a meeting with the

The film Sunset Boulevard (1950), directed by Billy Wilder, Norma Desmond exemplified a Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) by being demanding, intense and unstable. These behaviors that are consistent with the elements of abnormality include suffering, social discomfort, dangerousness, and irrationality and unpredictability. The first element that is consistent with Norma Desmond’s character is suffering. Desmond being one of the greatest movie stars in history suffers as she experiences the fall from stardom. She also suffers from identity disturbance as she reaches an unstable self-image notion. In one scene when Desmond recognizes for a moment about her age, she claims, “Look at me. Look at my hands, look at my face, look under my

The film Pleasantville shows the changes in American society over the past 50 years by placing two teenagers into the Pleasantville show, which was from the 50’s. The movie depicts how there is no longer the “American Dream” and no longer a perfect way of life and the changes the world has made. The world that the teenagers come from is filled with sex, drugs, money, and is very different from the way the world was in which the Pleasantville Show took place in. Morals and values have changed in the people and in society that the teenagers came from and shows it would be impossible to return back to the kind of life style the world had in the 50’s.

In the film Juice, there were four black teenage boys named Que, Raheem, Steals, and Bishop. They lived in Harlem, New York, were poverty has been an issue the past few decades. In Harlem there was a lot of crime, gang activity, drug abuse, shooting, and homicides among the black community. Each of the young men were living in a single parent household in a worn down neighborhood where they faced conflict with other local gang members from different racial backgrounds. Que was a local disc jockey trying to become known in the music industry. He and his friends would frequently skip school and go to a local hang-out spot where criminal activity took place. All four young men were involved in some form of petty/property crime around Harlem. They so much as skipped class to steal music albums from a small record store in their neighborhood. Bishop is one of Que’s best friends; they were so close people knew them as brothers around the hood. Out of all the four men, Bishop was the only one with two parents in the household. Even with both parents, Bishop was mostly involved in crime. He did not have a very strong bond with his father which took a toll on his relationship with other people. Bishop used his time at the hang-out spot to sell drugs; he made sure to carry a weapon and was always fighting with other gang members, he had a hard time fitting into society. In the movie Bishop stated, “I’m tired of running from police, I’m tired running from Chris (which

In the film Valentine’s Day, directed by Garry Marshall, it focuses on intimate interpersonal relationships on Valentine’s Day. Valentine’s Day is celebrated on the fourteenth of February every year and although Valentine’s Day isn’t a national holiday, it is celebrated worldwide. Knapp’s developmental model is portrayed by many of the couples seen in the film. In this film, age plays a role in the movie to present the differences in how they show the intimacy of their relationships. The Johari window is also used inside of the film to reveal some secrets of many couples. In the film, relationships of many couples are shown to go through heartbreak or the beginnings of a new relationship.

The movie "Alive" is a shocking true story of an Uruguayan Rugby Team that crashed their plane in the middle of the Andes mountains. The Uruguayan plane crash carrying 45 passengers to Chile unfortunately resulted only with the survival of 16 students. Through a traumatic shocking experience, the movie reenacts the event of the crash. This movie demonstrates various examples of the importance of psychological and physiological needs in our daily lives. It also outlines how the survivors had to accomplish particular essential needs in order to ensure their physiological and psychological health. The movie "Alive" is a fascinating story that demonstrates heroism and faith through a team mainly consisted of teenage

The film Thelma and Louise is in fact a feminist work in which women are empowered. The film Thelma and Louise is most famous for its ending scene. The iconic scene of the two women kissing and driving off the canyon into their death is present even today in pop culture and referred back by those who liked it. Although the kiss in the scene is not a romantic kiss, it captured the love between the two women, not a romantic homosexualised love, but a heteronormal sisterly type of love.

The film ‘Valkyrie’ is the most popularised interpretation of the July 20th 1944 bomb plot. As with any dramatisation it is possible for facts to be changed or only certain events to be shown to make it more viewable and exciting. However, the film is largely considered accurate since they consulted many credible historians, their main source being Peter Hofmann. He saw the war first hand, but only as a child, and was therefore unable to truly grasp the events at the time. Later, however, he became fascinated by the July 20th plot and would use it for his doctoral studies in Munich, West Germany. This intellectual background would make his views considerably traditionalist and he is still considered to belong to this school of history. Some more modern historians may claim that this could make his views unreliable since he was subject to the Nazi war propaganda and the post-war emphasis on redeeming the population of Germany from blame by focussing research on the Nazi terror state, instead of the actual part that the average German had in the regime and claiming that the large proportion of them, were moral and democratic. This is a common criticism from many revisionist historians since post-war Germany had many potential motives against freedom of thought on both sides of the wall. The western allies had learned from Versailles and were encouraging a cultural and social shift towards their ideologies while the Russians were doing the same with communism. This split,

The film Amelie provides multiple examples of individuals sacrificing, and applying Campbell 's moral objective to their own lives. One of the people from the film that follow the objective is Dominique Bretodeau. When he was a young boy, he lost his treasure box. Directly after it was returned to him from a stranger, he began to tear up over the lost memories that the box contained. He then confides in people at the bar that he has not spoken to his daughter in years, and because of this does not know his grandson. This simple act of kindness was enough to make Bretodeau sacrifice his pride enough to reconcile with his daughter and grandson. He had no idea if his family was going to open their arms, or push him away for being away for so long. This failed to stop Bretodeau. This journey of becoming a hero was a spiritual one. Most of the conflict happened within his own heart. A small act of thoughtfulness helped a man choose to create a better life for him, and his estranged family.

Bride and Prejudice, directed by Gurinder Chadha is a film that puts a unique spin on the classic novel Pride and Prejudice written by Jane Austen. Although, Chadha copies a similar storyline and characters, some of the major themes she presents in her film are noticeably different from those expressed in Austen’s novel. One of the major themes the viewer can see portrayed in the movie is culture. Unlike Austen’s novel, Chadha’s film conveys different cultures from India to Britain, to American. It is through her use of multiculturalism where the theme of globalization is also made apparent. Chadha has the film jump from one location to the next over the globe, pushing different types of people and culture into the view of the camera. Two of

The German films The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum, directed by Dir. Volker Schlondorff and Margarethe von Trotta in 1975 and The Marriage of Maria Braun, directed by Dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder in 1979 both display issues with gender equality. In The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum, Katharina shares a night with a wanted man and she falls in love with him. She is harassed by the police and the press when she tells them that she had no part in helping Ludwig Götten, the wanted terrorist, escape. Katharina is an example of how women were victimized at this time by establishments run by primarily men, like the police. In The Marriage of Maria Braun, Maria’s husband, Herman, is sent off to battle. After hearing the announced death of her husband, and experiencing his arrival soon after, Herman is put into prison and Maria promises Herman a life together once he is released. Against the gender roles present during this time period, Maria works to attain wealth to fulfill her promise. Though each film presents it differently, both display set gender roles which provide expectations and issues that Katharina and Maria effectively overcome. Katharina stands firm, refusing to allow any of the men to control her or to break her through victimization and harassment. And Maria adapts her femininity in order to exceed the social, political and cultural expectations set for women.

The film that I choose to analysis is The Stepford Wives. The Stepford Wives is a Sci-Fi film which was released in 2004. It was directed by Frank Oz, who is famously known for his acting roles. Frank Oz has done the voice of Yoda in the Star Wars series, and several Muppets’ characters, such as Miss Piggy. There are three editions to this story, the book, the 1975, and 2004 film. The 2004 version varies from the others, as it has a slightly different story line. In the 2004 version, the women tend to hold higher up and specialty jobs, where in the other two, the characters were stay at home mothers with a hobby in photography (Thompson, 2009).

The movie “Be with Me” brings three story lines together. The first story line is about an elderly lady named Theresa Chan; she has several disabilities with endless hope. Ms. Chan gets her life narrated by a young man with a father who has dedicated endless love to his sick wife. The second story is about two young ladies who are in love. Until Sam starts having an affair and Jackie falls to a Hopeless end. The last story is about a chubby security guy who while on duty falls in love with a lady he first sees through the camera security checks and destiny ends his life. My goal is to describe the comparison of the stories. Throughout this passage I will talk about hope, love and destiny.

Imagine being born just so you can give up your cells and organs to your sister with Leukemia. That is the life of Anna Fitzgerald, and her sister Kate. The book I read is titled “My Sister's Keeper”, the title is the same for the movie. Personally, the movie was better for me because I like being able to see things visually and in detail. The way the book explained the characters I was really able to imagine them in my head and in the movie it wasn't so much easier to understand what was going on

In Bhumika, Usha, the heroine of the film, is victim of the injustice of the society that considers women as properties and materialized them as “slave[s] or wax doll[s] that [men are] afraid [they] could have melt out in the sun.” The movie showcases a problematic life that the heroine finds herself in which eventually controls herself entirely giving her no choice of her own at all. Usha since her childhood is given no freedom and all of the surrounding people take control over her live to an extent that they would like to shape her life as the perfect life they believe to be for her and snatch her freedom to choose how she wants her life to be and whatever pleases her or whatever she think might suit her. As a kid, she is always encountering violence in many so many different ways that will change her character and raise her insecurity which is one of the main cause of her difficulties she later faces when she becomes adult. As Gandhi says “If we are ever to have real peace in this world we shall have to begin with the children.” Usha does not find peace ever as a kid. The first scene in black-and-white of the flashbacks shows Usha running from her mother with her chicken which seems that Usha loves very much. Her mother wants the chicken to cook it for “The Master” and when Usha refuses to give her the chicken her mother slaps her and after that comes a most dreadful scene for such an innocent kid, eating her own chicken. She is beaten several times and her mother is