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    Thorwalds. She is unable to divert his attention from the window even with the most forward flirtations. It is not until she puts herself on the other side and into the movie that he becomes interested in her. Lisa finally becomes the subject of his gaze and only then does Jeffries show any sexual attraction towards her. Near the end of the movie when Lisa breaks into Thorwald's apartment, Jeffries does not see the same Lisa he saw when she stood by him and sat in his lap. This dangerous act of bravery

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    4.2 Novel Assignment – Author Role Use the following checklist to ensure that you have completed the assignments entirely: You must choose a different Essential Question for this role. I have selected the following Essential Question with this role: To what degree can an individual’s choices and actions influence the direction of his or her life? Why is it important to be responsible to others on a personal, local, global, and digital level? What does it mean to be successful, and what

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    filmmakers to explore heavier themes where the “good guy” didn’t always win. The Usual Suspects (Singer 1995) follows a group of five men who have previously been convicted of crimes. As the story unfolds, viewers come to realize the truth as the intricate web of lies is slowly unpacked. Starring faces such as Benicio del Toro and Stephen Baldwin, this movie is a perfect example of modern film noir (also known as neo-noir). L.A. Confidential (Hansen, 1997) focuses on the other side of crime. Set in Los Angeles

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    Boondocks episode, “Granddad’s Fight,” written by Aaron McGruder and Rodney Barnes the theme of the episode was that “nigga moments” end badly. Throughout the episode Robert J. Freeman prepares to fight Colonel H. Stinkmeaner, a blind old man, since Stinkmeaner made Robert look like a fool by beating him up in a parking lot. Huey, Robert’s grandson, trains Robert since Huey believes that Stinkmeaner is a blind swordsman, but in the end, Huey realizes he was wrong. However, Huey was too late and was

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    WHY THE RESEARCHER CHOOSE THE MOVIE There are various reasons as to why I picked up ‘GULAL’ over numerous other movies of political importance. In most of the socio-political movies we see the people either socially backward or economically backward revolting against the government or raising an issue of political importance as to improve their status in the society. In this movie the people who are against the system are most influential people of that particular area. They want to enjoy greater

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    “The Searchers” (1956) directed by John Ford is a Western movie following the life of Ethan Edwards as he searches for his niece, Debby, who was captured by a Comanche tribe. In this film, there is a scene (1:13:42-1:15:50) which shows Ethan and Marty going into a US Cavalry fort to see if the Cavalry officers have Debby or not. When Ethan and Marty go into the fort, they see a white woman on the floor, screaming and rocking around, and two girls sitting dumbly. Then Ethan and Marty decide that Debby

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    John Stockwell (director) displays the themes of The Club and Heroism like it was shown in the works of Marlantes' book What it is Like to Go to War. The positive and negative ideas within the film are explained by the reviewers and I by going over the true thoughts that we have thought about after watching this film. Also, two reviewers demonstrate their position on the movie and what sticks out to them in regards to the people, the storyline, and themes. The pros in regard to Seal Team Six: The

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    The Cove Documentary

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    perspective. The film reveals the fact that 23,000 dolphins and porpoises are killed every year in Japan's whaling industry, which is far greater than the number reported by the Japanese Government. Anecdotal evidence presented in the movie states most Japanese people turn a blind eye to dolphin meat. To expose the truth, O'Barry, and their crew arrived at a glistening cove, surrounding by barbed wire and "Keep Out" signs, with underwater microphones and high-definition cameras camouflaged as rocks. The

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    sight, but in fact, they only make life harder to handle as addiction grows. This double standard is depicted in the movie Limitless, a 2011 Hollywood movie directed by Neil Burger, staring Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro. Throughout the journey of the protagonist, Eddie Mora enjoys the benefits from drug usage that allows him to access 100% of his brain’s capacity, but later in the movie he will also suffer from his addiction. The director’s

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    The Big Kahuna Themes

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    insightful information to those seeking it. The film consists of a simple, easy to follow plot with characters that have a little bit of everyone in them. The themes in the movie are based on ideas that people are confronted with in their daily lives and can prove to be fountains of knowledge in these areas. Two reappearing themes in the movie

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