The Social Movie Essay

What were Edwin S. Porter's significant contributions to the development of early narrative film? In what sense did Porter build upon the innovations of contemporaneous filmmakers, and for what purposes?

The movie The Breakfast Club was released in 1985, and is based on a group of five high school students from stereotypical cliques; the popular, jock, nerd and the outcasts, who all wind up stuck together for Saturday detention. Throughout the movie many themes present themselves such as teenage rebellion, peer pressure and family issues as the students get to know each other. The most prominent theme throughout the movie is the student’s placement in the social structure of the school. From the very different reasons why they are in detention to the way that they are all treated differently by the principle, their social placement is evident.

The film, “the Power of One,” followed the life of a boy named P.K. from a small child to a handsome young man. It showed all the hardship and tragedy he had to endure throughout his life. Although the movie could have focused more on the apartheid, it instead portrayed the vulgarity of those times through the eyes of an English boy. As time went on, P.K. slowly began to realize the full severity of the apartheid. It was difficult for a child to comprehend how horribly people could treat one another for no apparent reason.

Neal Gabler’s 1998 book, Life the Movie: How Entertainment Conquered Reality, brings up controversial questions about the necessity or unnecessary want of entertainment. Scholars may claim that entertainment breaks family bonds, undermines community, and decreases people’s integrity. Certainly, entertainment in the 21st century in the form of movies, video games, and social media are more widespread than ever. However, not all forms of enjoyment are obscene; sports, television shows, and fan conventions can promote social involvement, reduce stress, and improve collaboration skills.

In the movie A Better Life, the Main Character Carlos Galindo is an undocumented immigrant from Mexico who started working as a day labor worker when he first arrived in the country, however he has had steady work from Blasco Martinez who owns a gardening business which he tries to convince Carlos to buy from him as he says he is moving. The idea of being self employed is very appealing to Carlos but he knows he can never afford to do so and the risk of getting caught and deported is very high. Carlos has a son Luis who is reluctant to go to school on a daily basis and gets into trouble as he is influenced by his friends who are part of the

In the movie Wit, English literary scholar Vivian Bearing has spent years translating and interpreting the poetry of John Donne. Unfortunately, she is a person who has cultivated her intellect at the expense of her heart. Both colleagues and students view Bearing as a chilly and unfriendly person lost in her private world of words and mysterious thoughts.

In the movie, “Ordinary People” you are given the the insight to a family who appears to be well off, but through the course of the movie the dysfunction of the Jarret family comes to life. The lose of their eldest son “Buck” leaves Conrad with survivor's guilt because he feels as though he should have been the one to die . This leads Conrad to the being institutionalized in order to overcome this event. After he has somewhat gotten over his survivor’s guilt, he struggles to adjust to his home life after being in the mental hospital. Conrad’s dad , Calvin, is very supportive and feels responsible for making sure he is feeling stable .However his mother ,Beth, is very distant and not emotionally available for Conrad. In this movie there are many fight and flight scenes that could have been solved in a more productive manner through nonviolent communications.

The movie that I saw is “Speak”. In this movie, the protagonist, Melinda Sordino, rejects to speak to others when she gets into high school. She becomes unsocial and strange, and due to this reason, her life gets terrible. At last, she chooses to tell others the reason for her behaviors; the truth is that she was raped. After watching this movie, We could guess that she is experiencing a psychological disorder called Posttraumatic stress disorder(PTSD). Our book has mentioned that “PTSD is unique among disorders listed in the DSM-5, because it is the only one with a specified cause: To be diagnosed with PTSD, you must have experienced trauma” (Textbook, chapter 14, 14-10). In this movie, the trauma that Melinda has experienced is that she was raped. Her symptoms include hypervigilance, emotional numbing, reexperiencing in the form of dreaming and other

The film A Better Life (2011) includes many sociology terms which allow a better comprehension of the culture and conflicts in the film. The following terms from the text Mastering Sociology (2014) of Chapter 3 give insight about the movie. The first term which acknowledges the basis of the entire movie is culture. The use of culture allows the understanding of groups with traits such as language, beliefs, norms, and behaviors which are passed on through generations to keep the culture alive. In this film, it is noticeable that the Mexican/Hispanic culture is being reflected throughout the movie as the characters speak Spanish, a language spoken in Hispanic cultures.

Cooties Movie Review Cooties is a horror comedy film directed by Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion. The film revolves around Elijah Wood as Clint, a failed writer working as an elementary school teacher to pay the bills. However, on his first day at a new school, the children eat contaminated chicken nuggets and turn into child zombies. Chaos ensues as Clint and his coworkers try to survive against the zombie plague that can only be spread through children. I had a lot of problems with this movie, so I’ll start with the extremely boring set up.

In the film, The Conformist, we see examples of the Freudian theories of the Id, Ego, and Super Ego. As we discussed in our class notes, the Id, or the unconsious, is what controls the pleasure principle (Renga). It contains rros and thanatos (life and death drives), food, sex, and all desires can be immediately fulfilled (Renga) . The Super Ego, is morality, society, the nation, the law, etc (Renga). Finally, the Ego is the go between, between the Id and the Super ego to balance them. It finds ways to regulate instinctional desires (Renga). The certain scene of this film I would like to discuss is when Marcello Clerici, the central character of the film, is alone with Anna, Professor Quadri’s wife, in her bedroom. During this scene, I believe

The movie I chose to watch is Courageous. The precipitating event in this movie is the car accident that takes the life of Emily Mitchell. Her father, Adam Mitchell, and the rest of her family are traumatized by the sudden death of their 9 year old daughter/sister. In thinking about information that would be gained in the first contact with Adam Mitchell, one thing that stands out about his previous state of mind/functioning is that he was somewhat uninvolved with his children, taking them for granted. This fact can also be a trigger for how he processes this event, causing a crisis for him as he realized his

​Released in 1988 by director Giuseppe Tomatore, “Cinema Paradiso” follows the life of a young boy in Italy who dreams of being a filmmaker. The road the boy, who eventually becomes a famous Italian film director named Salvatore Di Vita, takes to reach his goal is difficult and includes many sacrifices and trade-offs. Today, the film is widely regarded as one of the most popular foreign films ever to be released in the United States. Given that foreign films are fairly common in America, it is fair to consider why “Cinema Paradiso” received such critical acclaim, as well as relative mainstream popularity. “Cinema Paradiso” received critical and popular praise because the film includes several timeless themes

Steven Spielberg is one of the most successful directors of all time (in fact, may people would argue that he is the most successful director there has ever been) and his movies have been some of the most profitable and well known in history. His opening sequences are noted for being captivating, gripping and often scary, building tension and suspense. Born in 1946 in Ohio, Spielberg has become elite among directors. The gross of the films he has directed is estimated at $8.5 billion, and three of his films – Jurassic Park, Jaws and E.T. the extra-terrestrial – have achieved box office records.

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