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    and sociological criticism, in the film Slumdog Millionaire. Reader-response criticism considers the role of the reader as essential to interpret the meaning of the text. In Slumdog Millionaire, the reader’s response is based on the themes in the film. Such themes as economic injustice, corruption, romance and destiny. The experiences and expectations of the reader

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    Psycho Novel and Movie Comparison After the release of Bret Easton Ellis’ American Psycho, and the critical response that soon followed, many would believe that a film version of such a creatively gruesome novel would be an impossible task to undertake. The extended seemingly endless descriptions, stream of conscious narrative, countless scenes of grotesque violence, and not to mention a literary ban in both Germany and Australia are just a few reasons why so many believed a movie could never exist

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    for the movie ‘HOME’ since Jim Parsons, and Rihanna were the voices for the main characters. Jim Parsons plays our hero Oh in this story a little alien that stood out from his kind who changed the fate of his race. Rihanna plays Tip our heroine is separated from her mother, whom she is trying to find again. Needless to say Tip and Oh meet up and work together to find Tips mother, Lucy, but also to save the planet from the Gorg invasion and total annihilation. The whole story of the movie comes from

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    have found the 2007 movie Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street by Tim Burton to be interesting. It is a musical based off a Broadway hit. Sweeney Todd is a fictional character that has been around in various plays since 1846 and made into a movie in 1936. The movie begins with the character Benjamin Barker on a journey to London. Through a series of songs and flashbacks, it reveals that Sweeney Todd is an alias name of Benjamin Barker. Barker had escaped from Australia after serving 15 years

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    In an ideal world, everyone would be treated equally, regardless of race or gender. Craig Silvey’s novel Jasper Jones and the film Jindabyne directed by Ray Lawrence are challenging texts with relation to representation of differences and tension in race and gender within Australian society. Both texts challenge their respective audiences to reflect on how Australian society treats individuals and challenges the constant misjudgment of Indigenous Australians. Silvey uses historical context to impose

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    After the end of WW2 there was an increase in wealth for many Australians. This meant that Australians were able to afford more entertainment products, which resulted in the introduction of televisions. Australia was a growing community and there was a “quest for Australian identity.”(Wiliam, S, 2016) Before the introduction of television and during World War 2, radio was Australia’s most popular form of entertainment. This is likely because at the end of the 1950s, radios became more accessible

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    this books and film was based on, Saroo Brierley himself scrutinize the theme ‘lost’ in identical ways. The book and film are both based on a young boy who faces the worst fear of any young child and that is being lost in a country in millions. Saroo Brierley was lost in India and did not know the name of the city. Throughout the book it describes more in depth about Saroo being lost compared to the film as it displays the theme lost through watching not listening. In the book Saroo was picked up from

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    Week 1: Screening Australianness ‘Newsfront’ (1978) Newsfront (1978) is about the commencement of Australian television. It notions the changing times; the context before the television was a household object. The movie marks the beginning of mass social and political change that was intensified by World War II. With countless men at war, Australian women were able to enter and overtake male roles in the workforce. As a result, Feminism was strengthening. Along with the Women’s movement into

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    predominantly meaningful is the woman who is discovered in the river, a lifeless indigenous Australian laying upside down on the water. With an in-depth analysis, this scene functions as a representation of the conflict-suffering indigenous community in Australia at the time, closely related to the period of John

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    MKF1120 ESSAY TUTOR NAME: ALEX SCHALL-RIAUCOUR STUDENT NAME: CRESSA CORNELIA JAP STUDENT ID: 24282596 INTRODUCTION In today’s economy, firms are no longer the center of business. In order to survive, companies need to acknowledge the fact that business now revolves around customers (Keith, 1960). As a result, marketing becomes one of the most prominent philosophies in business. Therefore, to get a better understanding of today’s business, this essay will be discussing about three

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