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    Ellen Ripley Analysis

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    Ellen Ripley in the movie shows how a female can do just as much as anyone, and on top of that willing to fight for the better good and destroy the aliens in order to keep other families safe. Ripley for one in the beginning of the movie stood her ground on the course of events that happened on the ship when the attack happened. Ripley stayed true to her word. Not only does Ripley go and fight, she showed remorse of the loss of her daughter and she has survivors regret which makes her more personable

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    Monroe starts in the comedy as Sugar Cane who is a very feminine musician. 'Alien 3' on the other hand was made 40 years after and is a sci-fi horror. Sigourney Weaver is the star of the film and plays the character Lt. Ripley. Unlike Sugar Cane, Lt. Ripley is a very tough and manly character. 'Some Like It Hot' is about two musicians. They witness a massacre and try to

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    is trying to develop an atmosphere on. The investigation soon turns into a fight for survival and escape, as the colony has been overrun by aliens and is now their breeding grounds. Ellen Ripley, who is played by Sigourney Weaver, is the advisor to the expedition, but quickly becomes the group’s anointed leader. Ripley was recovered by a team, who found her in a state of hibernation, after she had to blow up her ship, because an alien got on board and killed her entire crew. She had been adrift for

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    Ellen Ripley Stereotypes

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    production value greatly improved upon previous B-movie monster films, laying the groundwork for numerous other movies in the genre. Further solidifying its revolutionary status is the fact that the film features a fierce female protagonist in Ellen Ripley, a significant break from a traditionally male-dominated role. Originally written as a male role, the use of a female lead results in a fascinating take on the hero mythology. By employing a female protagonist, Alien forever changed the horror

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    There is no doubt that Hollywood is an industry based on selling movies and what sells movies better than the marketing of a Hollywood star. An actor or actress can not only make movies successful, but in addition their images are also profitable. The Hollywood Star System has been very profitable for Hollywood and contributed to saving Hollywood in the late 1920s and 1930s when studios found it financially hard to survive. Once Hollywood realized their star’s had financial power there was no stopping

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    Beams of fire roar in front of you. It is up to Daniel Daniel to defeat the alien, will he defeat him or not? Daniel is an alien hunter that lives on his own. His parents were killed by an alien when he was only 10 years old. Daniel has to defeat all the aliens before time runs out! I think that Daniel will be able to defeat all the aliens except the last one. Why I think this is because, Daniel has not finished his training, he struggles with easy aliens, his friends are a distraction, and one thing

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    the differences between Ripley and Dallas as the protagonist. In the iconic chestburster scene the crew are seated peacefully as they prepare to return to stasis, however this peace is disturbed when Kane convulses and a chestburster bursts out of him. Only the male characters are active in this scene: Parker and Dallas initially comfort and hold Kane down, Brett holds Kane’s legs down, and Ash runs from the other side (farther aways then Ripley and Lambert) to help. Ripley and Lambert initially reach

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    variation in modern day heroes now than there was in the time of Homer and Virgil, these heroes are accepted for their character flaws as it makes them much more relatable to the modern audience, much like what Virgil was trying to do with Aeneas. Ellen Ripley, as introduced in Alien and seen in the , is a warrant officer on-board the spacecraft Nostromo, a commercial towing ship. Immediately, we see this person as being completely ordinary and would have lived a completely normal life if it weren't

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    Alien Organicity In Alien

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    connotation in Alien, the instances in which they are beautiful teaches us to embrace the abject. The moments of beauty found in organicity offers viewers an opportunity to change their perception of the abject. Towards the end of the movie, when Ripley thought she was alone on the shuttle, she began taking off her clothes. However, when she was surprised by the presence of the alien, she carefully slipped into a spacesuit. The smooth texture and warm color of her skin are shown slowly and clearly

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    My chosen particular aspect that I have analyzed to be found to have significant connections between my four chosen texts is identity. I have perceived this theme of identity through four different films of Gattaca, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Catch Me If You Can and V for Vendetta. Through these films I have formed three questions off of my theme identity analyzed: What was the effect of identity on the people around the protagonist what drove the protagonists to obtain a new identity? What was identity’s

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