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Post-Industrialization: an attack on the individual “Roger & Me” (1989) by the famous activist documentary film maker Michael Moore explores the themes of post–industrialism in his home town of Flint, Michigan while trying to track down Roger Smith the GM of General Motors who began shutting down Flint auto plants in 1985, eliminating over 30,000 jobs. Within the post-industrial theme, the film explores several key ideas that tie neatly into the concept of “the attack on the individual.” The key

The smiley face in the comic book Watchmen is the most recognized image, which is iconic throughout the entire storyline, especially in the beginning and at the end of the story. The smiley face has a blood stain spattered from its center to the upper left which is interpreted as a clock’s minute hand that points at twelve minutes to the hour which is in particularly implied to have a connection with the Doomsday Clock. According to this, the few minutes left are interpreted to be representing how

In V for Vendetta, by director James McTeigue, the character Evey experiences a rebirth by shaving her head. Her conversion is forced upon her by V through torture and imprisonment, forcing her to deal with emotions that she had been running from her whole life stemming from the government killing her mother and father because they were political activist; rebelling against the false truth that the country forced upon their people. Knowing this, the imprisonment pushes her to live without fear invoking

Movie Reflection In Criminology 101, we watched a documentary called The House I live in. It came out to the public on October 5th, 2012. It was directed, written, and starred Eugene Jarecki. Eugene Jarecki is an Emmy and Peabody award-winning director of dramatic and documentary subjects. On his biography, it states that “. He has appeared on 'The Daily Show with Jon Stewart', 'Charlie Rose', 'The Colbert Report', 'FOX News', CNN, and many other outlets, while also being featured in the New York

Squipeek isn’t a normal animal at all. Unlike other animals, Squipeek is a creation made by Scientist Tiffany Tang in the year 2020. Originally Squipeek was created to be used to spread happiness within the country of China, but due to a miscalculation, Squipeek wasn’t created with the standards of beneficial powers. Instead, she is a creature created with a great personality and evil powers. Squipeek’s wings can spray out an impressive hypnotizing perfume, her tentacles have the ability to emit

Bowling For Columbine is a documentary that was produced by Michael Moore which focusses primarily on the relationship between the crime rates throughout various regions. After learning that Canada and the United States had a very similar ratio when it came to households and guns, Michael was intrigued that Canada had a substantially lower rate of gun related crimes. This documentary became a tool for Michael to delve into the questions that were raised; although he was unable to extract a specific

“Idiot Nation” by Michael Moore, he focuses on how educational systems of the United States are collapsing and criticizes idiocy inactivity of American people. Moore blames our government and argues by pointing out the flaws of the political system and why our lifestyle is the one to blame why Americans are becoming irresponsible and have continued to ignore our education system. Michael Moore uses pathos, ethos, and logos to his readers to see why it’s failing our students. Moore shows few examples in

As natives of the United States we don't generally concur with the choices our government implements. Though, we have figured out how to be content with our structure in view of its enduring history. Nonetheless, it is captivating to picture a masked man, which soon we’ll recognize as V, dismantling to take matters into his own hands the built up yet degenerate government, with expectations of a fresh start for the citizens. In the film V for Vendetta, V's activity delineates the historical backdrop

The movie "Roger and Me" by Michael Moore is a documentary about CEO Roger Smith's takeover of General Motors in the late 1980's that led to the economic decline of Flint, Michigan. Michael Moore being from Flint, Michigan returned to his hometown after a failed job attempt in San Francisco, only to see it decline and wanted to answers. He started on to his interviewing journey with citizens of Flint, lobbyists, hometown celebrities and many others to try and get to the Chairman of GM Roger Smith

The graphic novel of Watchmen by Alan Moore depicts an alternate reality of the 1980s, in which superheroes and villains exist and have changed the outcomes of several historical events, including the Vietnam War and Richard Nixon's presidency. In the story, the plotline revolves heavily around the growing tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union that have the potential to cause a third World War, a dangerous and life-threatening nuclear battle. A large cause of this conflict was the