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The film, Million Dollar Baby released in 2004, revolves around an obstinate woman’s quest to become a professional boxer. The film digresses from other sports movies due to the effective portrayal of female athleticism, supremacy and a certain type of woman who exhibits subtle notions of femininity in a light that is more relatable to masculine personas. This type of woman has been placed into the male dominated genre of boxing films, a mass-media platform that has been principally resistant towards

Jim Carrey is an actor and a comedian best known for comedic and dramatic film roles in movies such as Liar Liar: Ace Ventura and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Actor and comedian Jim Carrey was born in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada, on January 17, 1962. Carrey relocated to Los Angeles to pursue his dream of becoming a comedian, eventually getting a spot on the comedy show In Living Color. Carrey soon after had huge box office success in comedies, including The Mask: Pet Detective and Dumb and

romantic drama. This film has a lot to do with sexuality and sexual identity. Two lovers, Ennis and Jack, never describe themselves as gay but love each other. These men find themselves involved in a sexual affair spanning decades. This affair changed both their lives.No matter who they were with or how much they tried to stay apart, they always came back together. Brokeback Mountain depicts two men struggle with the reality of their sexual orientation. The dilemma in this film depicts the society

photographers, artists, actors, etc., involved in some of the most foundational and original films during the silent film era. However, the person who really intrigued me the most was, none other than, Charlie Chaplin. In fact, I’d like to use this paper to further explore his life and career to gain some perspective on who he was and the steps it took for him to rise to fame. I believe his impact on film throughout his life was extremely influential, and in order to understand that impact, I must

Quentin Tarantino's films have helped to redefine cinema. His postmodern approach, creative writing, and extensive knowledge of films and music have helped Tarantino to develop a unique style that has allowed him to stand out among his peers. In Pulp Fiction (1994), Tarantino establishes several directorial trademarks that would come to be used in his later works and can clearly be seen throughout the film. Furthermore, Tarantino's use of mise-en-scene helps to strengthen and establish mood and setting

undergo in their lifetime. Many can relate the journey protagonist Dorothy Gale takes to better herself and find answers in life which are represented as the she travels "off to see the wizard" to find her healing. When analyzing “The Wizard of Oz”, film adaption by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), the process of individuation and achievement of self are responsible as the character Dorothy Gale challenges various archetypes as well as the stereotypical journey towards “oneness”. This non-typical journey

about Saint Francis inn of Kensington, which is one of the poorest sections in Philadelphia. In the movie, we are able to walk through the daily meal service that feeds five hundred people. We are going to discuss the ethos, logos, and pathos in this film while also discussing how credibility is established by Friar Francis Pompei. Ethos, Logos, and Pathos The documentary at hand includes ethos, logos, and pathos throughout the whole video. Ethos is the appeal to ethics and it tries to establish the

The question of whether or not gays should be alowed in the military is a hotly debated event in curnent politics and their are many arguments for and aginst it. these very arguments give us some insight about where our society is going and how willing we really are to accept others. So now we have two citizens both wanting to join the military and both identical in everyway save the fact that one in straight and one is gay. They both pass all tests with the same score yet one is let in and

her ideology and naivety at the beginning of the war creating an parallel in believes in early Occupied France. Delbo, Charlotte. Convoy to Auchwitz: Women of the French Resistance.Translated by Carol Cosman. Austin: Northeastern University Press, 1997. On January 24, 1943, 230 women political prisoners, most of whom had worked for the French Resistance, were deported to Auschwitz. Author Charlotte Delbo a survivor of Auschwitz, recounts the life history of each woman. This collection of bibliographies

Bahman Ghobadi’s brilliantly poignant film, Turtles Can Fly, defines the impact of the culture of war on children. Iranian cinema was defined by “rural settings and child protagonists to avoid the censorship from religious leaders that contemporary social themes would attract” from 1997 to 2005 (Corrigan and White 379). Ghobadi uses this censorship to his advantage in his film; the setting and characters he employs in the narrative shows the brutal circumstances that children of war are forced to