Stanley Kramer

In Kramer v. Kramer (Benton, 1979), the use of motifs helps explore the film’s central themes: redemption and family ties. As Ted Kramer experiences and embraces the perils of fatherhood, the film notes the changes in his life through the use of careful cinematography, framing, and editing. Motifs such as establishing shots, props such as plants and pictures, and Ted’s interactions with his family. Though the film is set in the dense urban jungle of New York City, the framing of nature imagery and

Kramer vs. Kramer is a 1970s movie that depicts a couple’s divorce and child custody battle. Ted Kramer is an advertising executive workaholic, who in the beginning of the movie was given the opportunity to work on an important account. As Ted arrives home to tell his wife, Joanna, the news she blurts out that she’s leaving him. Ted and Joanna have a 6-year-old son named, Billy. Ted asks Joanna if she was taking Billy with her, and Joanna responded that she needed to “find herself” and “she’s

I gave Kramer vs. Kramer a rating of four stars. I gave Kramer vs. Kramer four stars because it was entertaining. I really like this movie, it was very easy to follow and understand. Kramer vs. Kramer was very entertaining because i always wanted to know what was going to happen next. I also liked the movie because it was very realistic. It was easy to follow the plot of the movie because it is about something that could happen to us. Secondly, I gave Kramer vs. Kramer four stars because of acting

The film ‘This is England’ from 1983 is based on writer and director Shane Meadows’ own experience as a youngster. In the 19th century Britain was transformed from an agricultural to a modern industrial country. Conversely, in the 20th century Britain lost much of her economic and political power. The trailer ‘God’s Own County’ by Francis Lee, is about this young farmer Johnny Saxby numbs his daily frustrations with binge drinking and casual sex. Both films are about immigration and integration.

Real World Colonial South: Gender Relationships in the Colonial South William Byrd: plantation owner, financier, cheater and the main character in his own mind. Just like the MTV show “The Real World,” consequences are thrown out the window and extreme freedom is given. From parties, to cheating on your wife in front of her, William Byrd gives insights of what it was like to be a man in the Colonial South. In selections from William Byrd’s journals, he writes how he treated others-women, slaves

People’s views on witches have transformed from the pre-modern period to today. During the pre-modern time, many people believed the Devil carried out evil deeds through witches, but the witches were to blame for all of the misfortunes caused (Kramer and Sprenger 2). The modern era, though, rejects that belief. Today, it is rumored that witches are no longer associated with the Devil, and a witch is anyone at all who performs magic (Bolds 1). The definition of a “witch” as a whole has transformed

In Akira Kurosawa’s Japanese murder mystery film, Rashomon, Akira tells the story of a slaughtered samurai. The story of the murder is revealed four times to a judge, each by a different person who witnessed the crime. Each of the stories contradicts the previous. Each of the stories has a constant of rape, murder, and the use of a dagger as the murder weapon, but each story depicts differing methods and motives. The stories seem equally plausible and the film does not disclose which of the characters

The Jungle by Upton Sinclair is a tough read that teaches the corrupt policies of capitalism. The narrator, Jurgis, struggles with his new life in America because it isn’t the ideal dream that most immigrants have. Jurgis’ struggles are understandable, but there are many who have never had to experience what he has so it is harder to sympathize and compare oneself to that of a character with no similarities. However, this novel also teaches the hardships immigrants typically went through during

William Wycherley’s “The Country Wife” “A Restoration comedy is like an eighteenth-century sitcom; it’s entertaining” (MacKenzie, “Behn”). However, the similarities between the two genres are more far-reaching than their equal entertainment value. For example, the cast of William Wycherley’s Restoration comedy, “The Country Wife,” consists of some central characters that are strikingly similar to those in the cast of the modern situation comedy, Seinfeld. Harry Horner from “The Country Wife”

In Ring Lardner’s short story “Haircut”, the narrator is a straightforward barber, who goes by the name Whitey. The story is about Whitey tells a customer about the well-liked regular at the local barbershop, Jim Kendell. At first the barber makes it seem that Jim is a good old fella, but depending on some people’s views, and on Jim’s actions towards people, they will quickly discover that Jim is a selfish jerk. Keeping this in mind there are two important questions that are brought up throughout