Jimmy Chung 500 415 174 MHR 711 Philosophy and Film First Film Analysis David Ciavatta March 20, 2015 When an employee is injured on the job the first thing that needs to be done is that the employee should first and foremost get medical attention. Since the worker suffered such a traumatic injury, it is imperative that the employer first check on the employee to check on the severity of the injury and upon assessment by a trained employee, either the correct medical procedure needs to be
The film Mulan is set in ancient China, in an undefined dynasty. The Huns have penetrated the Great Wall and have invaded China. The emperor orders that new soldiers be drafted. Mulan, a girl who recently humiliated her family by failing the Matchmaker’s assessment, in order to save her aging father from death at war, steals her father’s armor and masquerades as a soldier. Throughout the film, several historical inaccuracies, as well as accurate portrayals, become apparent, in such respects as religious
Live, is also the scriptwriter of Zhang Yimou’s film To Live, the philosophies of life in the novel and the film are apparently different. The most impressive part of the novel is the “excavation” of humanity: having experienced the loss of wealth, family and friends, Fugui is still attempting to live in this world. By telling the readers the miserable life of Fugui, the novel actually more wants to show the dark side of Chinese society. However, the film concentrates on elaborating the improvement of
While modern film productions have lost the ambitious classicism of early cinema, the idea to view cinematography itself as a self-governing construction of thinking has been carved into the history of continental philosophy. Due to the variety of material and conjecture, film manipulates the four-dimensional reality in which we live our everyday lives in. From A quoi pensent les films?, Jacques Aumont, a French academic writer on film theory, states that “film has the power of thinking” in order
well as philosophy of cinema. This essay will examine Luhrmann’s use of postmodern film techniques, by analyzing the, “red curtain trilogy”. From Strictly Ballroom’s, “flattening of affect” as Scott’s rigid false perception of winning the San Pacific Ballroom dance completion. To Romeo + Juliet’s multi-voiced narratives. Climaxing to The Great Gatsby’s intertextuality of the book to the current movie. All of these techniques and much more discusses, develops Luhrmann’s film of philosophy, to Strictly
Most Martial arts films in China generally tend to foreground issues of gender. In addition, these films portray a fixed line of gender separation. The Chinese Martial arts film culture has always been more receptive to the general idea of the female character in what Westerners would indeed consider exclusively male role such as the action hero (Castillo 3). In the martial art films several actress have even established their entire reputations as action stars. The action heroes were also held up
Humanities 210, having to decipher one’s philosophy was particularly difficult given our society does not emphasize them in early education. After this class I have a vague idea of what philosophy is closer related to my state of mind. Even though I don’t believe to a full extent of the definition, I would say I am closer to having an Idealist form of thinking. By definition idealism is that “Ideas and thoughts are the fundamentals of reality”. (Detrick “Philosophy”) Meaning typically how one thinks has
structure, its method of storytelling is based on the characters perception of the truth, in film and television it is often referred to as the Rashomon effect. The visual style and symmetry are compelling proponents of the films symbolism, Kurosawa’s use of sunlight and dark shadows symbolizes the clarity of the story, an example would be the use of sunlight as good faith and the shadows as a dark impulse. The film tells the story of one event with four different accounts to it, each story is altered
productions. His directing philosophy was that his way was the best way. Welles’ work was solely self-reliant and dependent on his representation of guise. This style/philosophy contributed to the way modern artists presently direct their films and movies. He began his most notable movie, Citizen Kane, with multiple test shots and killed his own character by using a very low angle, as if the viewer was right there, dead, with his character. Welles loved to introduce his films by starting with mysterious
Daniel White Professor Skrabak Intro to Philosophy September 10, 2014 Philosophy through Film “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off I am hoping that this essay will expand my understanding of certain philosophical archetypes. In the film, I will recognize philosophical themes in scenes and within the characters. Once an understanding of the themes is achieved, then I will be able to categorize the film as a sufficient or insufficient example. In writing this paper, I hope to determine if “Ferris Bueller’s