Michael Lang

First of all, before analysing the theme, it is necessary to clarify the notion of “dynamic of power”. In fact, this denotes the dialectic interaction between the subject possessing the power and the object which is influenced by this power. In literature, this liaison is expressed by the relations between a master and a slave. For instance, the Russian writers Dostoevsky and Tolstoy explored the theme of the relations between a master and a slave, an oppressor and an oppressed in their works. Since

With its uncomplicated moral for parents to look after their children, M (Lang, 1931), the film that Fritz Lang himself considered his best artwork, reveals the story of Hans Beckert, the man whose perverted desires turned him into a pedophile and a serial killer. As the story goes, Fritz Lang exposes and juxtaposes two personalities hidden in Beckert - the maniac, the personality that the director integrates into the movie first, without showing the murderer’s face, and the paranoiac who is scared

Personality Analysis of Rocky Balboa In that part, brief information about the Rocky Balboa will be mentioned to help you to access life history of Rocky Balboa who is the main character of the Rocky film series. Rocky Balboa who was born in 1945 at Philadelphia, he grew up in the Italian family and he do not have any brother or sister. Moreover, he lost his family too early and he did not finish his school due to he lived in a poor family. Therefore, he wanted to find a women who really loves the

Avatar is a blockbuster film from 2009 and one of my most favorite Sci-fi films of all time. The film was directed by James Cameron, who is known for directing films like Titanic (1997), Aliens (1986), and the Terminator (1984), all of which helped shape the film industry into what it is today. Although at the time, there was a recession and people were trying to save money, this movie became the highest grossing film in at the time. The movie provided stunning 3D technology unlike any other movie

Media Analysis: AVATAR It all began in the year of 2154 when a crippled ex-marine named Jake Sully “saved the world”. He takes part in a program invented by scientists which put him on an alien moon called Pandora. Jake is introduced to an Avatar body which is the combination of ½ human body and ½ alien body basically controlled by the scientists who created it. After watching Avatar, for the first time, I realized that this film had different worldviews mixed together. Somewhat confusing to me

Rocky Balboa is a struggling boxer trying to make the big time, working as a debt collector making very little money. When heavyweight champion Apollo Creed visits Philadelphia, his managers want to set up a match between Creed and a struggling boxer, promoting the fight as a chance for a "nobody" to become a "somebody" (Rocky). The match is supposed to be easily won by Creed, but Rocky sees this as his only chance to become big time. John G. Avilden's Rocky (1976) tells an inspirational story of

Avatar Archetypes “I guess that’s the thing about a hero’s journey. You might not start out as a hero, and you might not even come back that way. But you change, which is the same as everything changing. The journey changes you, whether or not you know it, and whether or not you want it to,” (Kami Garcia). The movie Avatar, released in 2009 and directed by James Cameron, is an example of a main plot and a subplot carried by the hero’s journey and has many examples of other archetypes. Avatar is about

There is a lot to be said about Fritz Lang’s Metropolis, as it has many overlapping themes. There is the theme of humans becoming as replaceable as machines. It has a theme of class division which leads to a Marxist type revolution. The theme I want to focus on in this paper however, is the religious themes and symbolism that are prevalent throughout the film, as I feel they are the most prominent. Metropolis makes a lot of calls to Judeo-Christian religions and biblical stories, using its storytelling

mind, like in scenes that were more somber and serious (e.g. carrying the dead bodies from the factory, Maria making prophecies about peace). In connection with the concept of angles, Fritz Lang also had a commendable use of symmetry, which was visually appealing especially with intricately designed sets. Lang also used lines in his shots, adding style and flair to dramatic

Creed, is a movie that performances by Michael B. Jordan as Adonis Johnson, Apollo Creed’s son, Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa, and Tessa Thompson as Bianca was directed by Ryan Coogler. Adonis Johnson, who is the son of former heavyweight champion Apollo Creed, was living in the youth facility when Mary Anne, Creed’s widow visited him and decided to adopt him. Adonis work as a professional, but he was not satisfied with his current life. Mary Anne was so disappointed with him because Adonis’s