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    satisfying life a woman could lead by fulfilling her duties. Gary Ross’s 1998 feature film Pleasantville examined the differences between the 90s and the 50s image of family by transporting 90s characters into the ideal black and white image of the ideal 1950s family of a mother‚ father‚ son and daughter. Not only did this movie explore ideas in feminism‚ but racism as well. When a character of the original Pleasantville was exposed to something new‚ they turned from black and white to an image of color

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    1. I am going to describe David and his sister Jennifer. Before David “jumped” into PLEASANTVILLE‚ he is isolated. He only has one friend‚ when he wants to hang out with a girl‚ he pretends that he is talking to the girl‚ but the truth is he stands a hundred yards across the schoolyard from the girl. He reads all the books‚ and was addicted himself to the firm: Pleasantville which he can remember all the name of the person‚ all relationships between every characteristic‚ all the words they said‚

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    In a world open to new ideas change is inevitable; this is illustrated in the film Pleasantville by Gary Ross. Ross’ intention in the scene where Bud is questioned at the soda shop is to show us that change is bound to happen. We begin to see this when the soft‚ jazz music enters this scene; which is used to enhance the curiosity feel that is shown within the eyes of all the teenagers who are watching Bud enter the store‚ this is reflected by the technique of quick shot sequence‚ panning and tilting

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    Champagne English 2231 Unit 1 Essay: Pleasantville October 5‚ 2005 The visual medium in motion picture films is the core ingredient that makes cinematography so fascinating to its audiences. Through the film mechanisms such as composition‚ camera work‚ and color‚ a story is brought to life on screen. The components of a single scene can reveal the films intended message whether it is obvious to the viewer or hidden in its visual details. The 1998 film Pleasantville is a prime example. The scene

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    how Nineteen Eighty Four and Pleasantville imaginatively portray individuals who challenge the established values of their time. It is impossible for the individual who values freedom to be exultant in a society that is underpinned by rigid conformity. In the Novel “Nineteen Eighty Four” by George Orwell‚ a totalitarian future society is portrayed‚ through a man whose daily work is rewriting history and tries to rebel by falling in love. Whereas The film “Pleasantville” directed by Gary Ross‚ Two

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    English Task Pleasantville Chosen scene is at “Cafe Questions” from 51:00min to 53:40min Storyboard 1 – Scene Storyboard 1 portrays what the layout of the cafe would be like in a contemporary society today‚ in the 1950s it was considered regular or a norm to be indoors and with the seating plan to be arranged in booth like face to face tables with cushion back chairs‚ nowadays you are seated outside or inside with free standing and movable chairs for table space for just 1 or to 8 people‚ you

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    can see colour as her cards turn to a deck of red heart cards. • Dialogue - changes in this. Things go from being ’swell’ to ’cool’. Things are better than ’pleasant’ they are ’sexy or silly’ • Parallel montage shots of the average day in Pleasantville and in David’s school. • Colour - people turning colour by realisation‚ attitude and • Visual allusion - to Adam and Eve with the apple. • Symbolism - the mirror (idea of self-reflection/knowledge). the mirror behind big bog shows how he

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    English 2 Pre-Ap / period-3 10-19-2013 Ignorance is Not Bliss Oedipus Rex‚ by Sophocles‚ premiered in 429 B.C.E.‚ tackles the idea of fate‚ and how too great of a desire to change fate will result in the opposite of what you want to happen. I believe that this play was created to argue against the idea that your fate can be changed. I also believe that you can’t change your fate but I am convinced that you will never know your fate until after it happens. The story of Oedipus was carried orally

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    Pleasantville Essay Pleasantville is a film made in 1998‚ directed and written by Gary Ross‚ two teenagers David and Jenifer find themselves in a 50’s television show called Pleasantville. The main character David and Jenifer get teleported into their TV screen and now have to play the part as Bud and Mary-sue. Fantasy and reality Fantasy and reality are two major aspects in the film. Pleasantville is a perfect society where there is no crime‚ no fires and women stay at home cooking and cleaning

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    Literary Analysis: Fredrick Douglass Ignorance Is Bliss: Fredrick Douglass’ Search for Freedom through Knowledge In the Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass‚ an American Slave‚ Written by Himself Douglass writes about his life as a slave and his effort to educate both white and black men‚ about the nature of slavery‚ and its inherent injustice. Throughout his text‚ Douglass places a very high value on knowledge and education. It becomes obvious to the reader that very early on in

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