World cinema

changed so much in the past few decades we must acknowledge the fact todays music is the outcome of the various change in the past. Today’s majority of music we hear is what we define as more as a “westernized” music. Considering other cultures in the world, a huge impact of western music is seen within them. Westernization and modernization are two different words with different meanings and they have two different impacts on a society. Modernization is used to define the improvements and show a progressive

society and others, indicates he suffers psychological and emotional struggle. Cynicism is a state of mind characterized by a general distrust of others' motives. Holden hates everything about the society he lives in and sees a lot of wrong in the world. He finds most people fake or “phony” (Salinger). His negativity and criticism of others is often unreasonable. For example, Holden ventures down into the Lavender Room, a nightclub in the hotel, to see what is going on. As soon as he gets there, he

mankind. It has transformed human life; nothing better could happen in the history of mankind than the advent of Science and great uses of it to the life of society. Before Science could cast its great effect on social life of humans it was all a world of sufferings, ignorance and hardship. Science came as a blessing to relieve society from suffering and difficulties of daily life. The triumph of science can be seen in every aspect of daily life. According to a famous writer, science has changed

hope is played. This song is called “Words As Weapons” Written by Jasmine Van Den Bogaerde and Ryan Tedder Performed by Birdy. It continuously repeats the words “use your words as a weapon dear” which is exactly what the director wants the audience to do; to stand up and speak out. While it was playing, it showed people doing exactly that standing up for themselves in an effort to achieve justice. Some were gathering mobs in front of colleges with picket signs, other giving speeches to large crowds

One of the most significant changes occurred in the wake of the Cultural Revolution. During the revolution itself, China was virtually cut off from the rest of the world in a form of extreme “cultural protectionism” (Hong, 1998, p.2). There was a severe lack of cultural imports during the Cultural Revolution, regardless of whether they were industrial or cultural imports. However, under Deng Xiaoping’s leadership, an era of reform began in China. The nation began to open itself up politically and

The Bicycle Thief: Desparate times call for desperate measures The Bicycle Thief Post WWII, economy of Italy drastically collapses which brings the depression in the country with unemployment on the rise and the population struggling to live. Italians desperately needing jobs in order for them to support their family and themselves. Vittorio De Sica, the director of the film, The Bicycle Thief, captures the real life setting and happenings of Italy during that decade by naturally getting the actors

democratic ideas.” (Giannetti, 2004, 538). Bicycle Thieves and Pather Panchali are two movies that represent this style. First, Bicycle Thieves is a representative work of Italian neorealism. Italian neorealism actually rose in frustration. After World War II, all neglected matters in Italy were yet to be dealt with. Reflected in the area of film production, the war destroyed the film factory and created scarcity of resources. The film industry was almost breakdown. In such an environment, low-budget

Film Industry has been expansively affected by the changes in technology. The mechanical and digital innovations give cause to the influence of equipment, distribution and the way in which films are made and consumed. New trends shape directors and filmmakers to expand creatively towards telling stories in motions. The film industry has developed to one of the most important tools of communication, it's cause so powerful affecting the way individuals and societies think, act and behave. Among the

that he's just there because it is to show the audience that the events did affect actors and celebrities. He also starred in the movie 'Backdraft' in which he was a fire fighter. Just after the intro it shows the plane hitting the World Trade Centre. The title is '9/11' this is written in white on a black background. This tells us that this documentary is about a serious matter. In 'September Mourning' the most of the footage is hand held and sometimes on tripod

be physically characterized as fierce sexing looking women with sharp eyeliners. This female archetype has been in existence since ancient times all around the world. The first example of a femme fatale in this paper is Veda Pierce (Ann Blyth) in Mildred Pierce, which was released in 1945, when many American soldiers returned from World War II. During the WWII period, women were the main providers for their families while American men were at war, which led to increase independent American women