Donnie Darko‚ starring Jake Gyllenhaal‚ Jena Malone and Patrick Swayze is an edgy‚complex‚ psychological thriller about a suburban American teen dealing with the pressures of modern life and psychosis inducing anti-depressants. As well as being a masterpiece of modern cinema‚ Donnie Darko is also an excellent example of modern tragedy‚ as defined by Northrop Frye’s Modal theory. Firstly‚ the movie takes place in the month of October‚ a subtle (though not necessarily intentional) link to the Modal
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Mountain (2005) (BKM‚ exp. 1) is a controversial film that stuck different emotions among viewers such as‚ “’Gay cowboy movie’ shatters stereotypes” (Clinton‚ sec. 2) with two handsome young cowboys Ennis Del Mar (Heath Ledger) and Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal) who fall in love‚ which is not viewer’s typical western genre expectation. While Ang Lee’s‚ Brokeback Mountain‚ will remain an important piece of cinema now and one hundred years in the future because‚ the genre of the film makes it memorable
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There were many great directors during the 19th century era of film‚ but one renowned filmmaker of that time was Alfred Hitchcock‚ who “is among the few directors whose films almost constitute a genre unto themselves‚ the suspense-filled “Hitchcock thriller” ’ (2 Dixon & Foster 102). In his career‚ Hitchcock directed many films from the late 1920s to the early 1970s‚ before dying in the 1980s (1Biography.com Editors 1). His first feature film‚ in Hollywood‚ was Rebecca (1939)‚ and then he went on
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2. And‚ my personal evaluation of the movie. II. BODY A. Description of the Event 1.“End of Watch” is an action/comedy movie. 2. It features two main characters named Brian Taylor who is the actor Jake Gyllenhaal and Mike Zavala who is the actor Michael Pena. Other prominent characters are Natalie Martinez who plays Gabby and Anna Kendrick who plays Janet. 3. The movie is about two Los Angeles city cops who have a hit out on them from one Mexico’s notorious
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between 1929 and 1954 and covers a range of topics. One of the stories is titled “The Destructors” and tells the story of a group of boys who destroys a beautiful old house. The book features in the 2001 film‚ Donnie Darko‚ where Donnie played by Jake Gyllenhaal and Karen Pomeroy‚ played by Drew Barrymore‚ discuss the short story of The Destructors. Later in the movie a parent at a PTA meeting also blames the book for an act of vandalism at the school. Not only do the themes in the story parallel the
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An attack at the sacred city of Alamut is planned by Dastan (Jake Gyllenhaal)‚ an orphan in the Persian Empire adopted by king Sharaman (Ronald Pickup)‚ his royal-blooded foster brothers‚ Tus (Richard Coyle) and Garsiv (Toby Kebbell)‚ and his uncle‚ Nizam (Ben Kingsley)‚ after Alamut is believed to be selling weapons to Persia’s enemies. Dastan leads a surprise attack to open the city’s gates to allow the army in; during the ensuing battle‚ Dastan comes into possession of a unique dagger. Alamut’s
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Homosexual people could be beaten to dead‚ so they often had to hide their real feelings. Homophobia was a typical response that was shown clearly in “Brokeback Mountain” a movie by Ang Lee which is the story of the love of two gay men Jack (Jake Gyllenhaal) and Ennis (Heath Ledger). However‚ their love wasn’t accepted by society‚ and Jack was eventually beaten to dead. This story is really a tragedy that is analyzed clearly in "An Affair to Remember" by Daniel Mendelsohn. He argued effectively in
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Annie Proulx’s Brokeback Mountain is a tragic story of forbidden love. It chronicles the romance between Ennis Del Mar and Jack Twist‚ two cowboys who fall head over heels for each other in the spring of 1963. Their relationship endures for twenty years‚ never fully resolved‚ never fully let go of‚ and always surrounded by fear‚ confusion‚ and above all‚ by love. Brokeback Mountain depicted a story that was both accurate in its portrayal of queerness in the setting of its story‚ and in making it
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About The Brand History 7 For All Mankind is one of the first luxury denim labels in the market‚ the name is based on the idea that the average person owns 7 pairs of jeans at any given time (often referred to simply as Seven‚ Seven Jeans or 7FAM)‚ was created by two denim designers‚ Dahan and Glasser‚ who had worked in the apparel industry for years. The company was created in response to what they saw as a void in the contemporary denim market. Focusing on women’s denim lovers‚ the company’s
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a shoot out‚ causing the two suspects to be shot dead. In this situation the police officers could have been killed. This shows how risky their job is‚ but this only some of the situations they face. They could of died that day. In the movie Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña are Taylor and Zavala‚ this movie is based in Los Angeles. These two cops bend a few rules but must be acknowledged as heroes. After too many police movies about officers who essentially use their badges as licenses to run wild
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