Jake Berenson

The film genre of the Western has long since proven to be more about the conflict and showdowns that occur in the storyline. Usually the western genre incorporates traditional western motifs and icons and adheres to those common plot structures of the genre, but Brokeback Mountain is different from what is to be normally expected because it does not seem like a traditional and conventional Western film at all. Brokeback Mountain has several different twists to it, like the more modern take on it

Greek tragedies were often seen as the foundation to literature not only for the Greeks but also on a universal scale as well. Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex was one of the more infamous tales because of its provocative and unorthodox nature. The tragedy features a man on a quest to prevent the events of his prophesized life from coming to fruition. The key components of fate, destiny and time can be paralleled to the cult classic film Donnie Darko. In the movie, Donnie suffers from predictions of the

Donnie Darko, set in 1988 in a small town, it was written and directed by Richard Kelly. Donnie Darko was estimated a budget of $4.5million and ended up making $7.7million while it was only filmed in 28 days and was released 280 days later. The film got nominated for many awards while also winning many awards such as best screenplay, the audience award, the special award and the silver screen award. Kelly’s creation symbolises Alice in wonderland with the rabbit that guides Donnie through this mad

“The basic dilemma of all human existence is that each element of the psychic apparatus makes demands upon us that are incompatible with the other two. Inner conflict is inevitable”. Richard Kelly’s careful utilization of the tangent universe in Donnie Darko, as well and the characters within it, are reflective of Freuds aspects of the human psyche, and the unconsciousness mind. Freud’s structure of the mind is composed of the id, ego, and superego and each are represented by one the main characters

mining cart gets destroyed. After the battle, the two come across the exit of the tunnels, but Jake trips and falls. Jake was hanging from the tracks when the man in black showed up. The man in black told the gunslinger that if he helped the Jake then he would never catch him, but if he leaves Jake there, then he would catch him. The gunslinger makes a hard choice, but decides to leave Jake there hanging. Jake soon released his grip and fell to his death. The gunslinger finds the man in black in a place

were pink, what wasn’t pink, was orange” (Dessen 80). Also, in this book there is a lot of dialogue, which is a great form of characterization, especially when it is in a movie. The text states, “ God, Maggie,” Leah said, “ I thought you’d let that Jake thing go, already” (Dessen 182) “I have,” Maggie told her” (Dessen 182). “Then why are you bugging Auden about it now?” (Dessen 182). Leah shook her head. In other people’s opinion, this book isn’t suited for film form. This book has many allusions

publicity. From the camera man doing whatever it takes to get a good shot, to the news companies paying top dollar for a film, in the end it 's all about getting publicity and money.    In the Washington Post, Michael O 'Sullivan tells us about how Jake Gyllenhaal, who plays Lou Bloom has previously said " 'If the movie registers a 10 on the f---ed up scale ', Gyllenhaal argues,  'it isn 't because Lou is a monster, but

I have chosen to do my informative speech on the unsolved mystery of the Zodiac Killer. Methods I will be using to captivate my audience from the book will be word pictures, numbers, key words, and to speak claerly. I plan on starting my speech with word pictures by setting the scene of the 1960s-1970s, this was the time period the Zodiac Killer was on his killing spree. This will help them be able to picture what it was like to live back then and hopefully help them remember my speech. I will use

focuses on the professional and personal life of boxer Jake LaMotta. In the opening sequence, the film uses narrative, mise en scene, cinematography, editing, and sound to provide a framework for the rest of the picture. These elements also help to establish the film’s themes of nostalgia, isolation, loneliness, and suffering. In addition to setting up the film’s themes, these elements also help to create two distinct personas of the main character Jake LaMotta. The narrative form exhibited in the opening

will affect him psychologically. On his journey be befriends a boy named Jake Chambers whom he begins to feel deep affection for. Near the conclusion, Roland Deschain is forced to make a decision between continuing his quest for the Dark Tower and meet with the man in black, or save Jake from falling into an endless pit of which will surely kill him. In the end, the gunslinger chooses The Tower leaving Jake, whom he loved. As Jake released his hold, his last words were, “Go then. There are other worlds