The Truth and Myths of Pocahontas Pocahontas is a character in a film with the same name that debuted in 1995 and won many accolades for observation of American Indian cultural heritage‚ and originality. In the film‚ Pocahontas plays the lead role‚ a high-spirited young woman that encounters English settlers and proceeds to act as the bridge between them and her own world. In the process of creating a story whether fictional or real‚ aspects of reality are normally inserted. This may be purely for
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INVESTIGATING CINEMA AND FILM – FI2228 Level 5 – Academic year 2010/2011 “WITH CLOSE REFERENCE TO POSTMODERN CONTEMPORARY CINEMA EXPLORE THE NOTION OF GENRE HYBRIDITY ” Camilla Cabras K09198598 Teresa Correia K0921789 Ioannis Kostarias K0944202 Milica Stanišić K0823899 Assignment: one 3‚000 word group essay; four 1‚000 word personal commentaries. Module leader: Tom Whittaker Tutor: Davina Quinlivan There was a time in cinema history when audiences chose
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Every change in film history implies a change in its address to the spectator‚ and each period constructs it spectator in a new way. – Tom Gunning Since the time of silent cinema‚ disasters have been a subject of film-goers fascination which continues to the present date which tends to create “sensual or psychological impact” on their spectator. These catastrophes can be in varied forms likes manmade‚ natural‚ alien invasions ‚ planetary related etc. but tends to follow the same clichéd form of
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The film Alien is presented as a science fiction film. The fascination with outer space and what intelligent life out there to find are basics of the films dynamic. Digging deeper into Alien‚ it becomes much more than just a science fiction film. Alien emphasis the yonic and phallic struggle between men and women‚ along with the struggle of manmade structures and man themselves. The two struggles revolve around the two characters Ripley‚ a woman‚ and Ash a male android. The Film Alien uses the dynamics
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Research proposal: “Depiction of gender in Science fiction Films.” Abstract “Media images of female protagonists reinforce cultural stereotypes about the role of women in world of cinema. These images can have a positive impact on adolescent girls who are making career plans at a time marked by waning self-confidence and a heightened awareness of cultural norms of femininity. An analysis of images of female protagonists in popular films ( e.g. Charlie’s Angels) shows how these images reinforce cultural
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Core Movie Watching a science fiction film was always tricky. For a viewer to enjoy a sci-fi film the narrative must atleast be able to explain the scientific concepts in a simple‚ crystal clear manner. The Core’s script did perfectly well. Also‚ I recently acquired further knowledge about the Earth’s interior so I found myself having no difficulty on understanding and acknowledging the geological facts in the story. Despite basic geological facts‚ the film was also bombarded with a couple
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Science fiction films can be an exciting‚ fun-filled experience for many people to enjoy. What is most appealing about these types of movies is being able to see on screen‚ a representation of one’s imagination. With persistent advancements made in technology‚ science fiction motion pictures are becoming increasingly more remarkable per new movie released. With each new science fiction film that surfaces‚ being better than the last‚ due to Improvements relative to sound quality‚ computer generated
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Describe an interesting film you saw recently. You should say; What is the title? When did you see it? What is the story about? And explain why this movie was interesting to you. Last summer‚ my family and I went to AMC Movie Theater in Cupertino and enjoyed a movie entitled “Journey to the Center of the Earth”. It was a Science Fiction and adventure movie in three-dimensions. We enjoyed state-of –the-art computer graphics in the movie. For instance‚ when a dinosaur chased the characters
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the twins into slavery‚ where they train to fight as gladiators. Saturday the 14th Strikes Back (1988) – The Mummy - In this horror comedy film‚ Eddie and his family inherit a creepy‚ ramshackle house. They are unaware that the house was built over an evil passage‚ but they soon realize what it unravels. Michael Berryman portrays "the Mummy" in this film‚ among other classic horror monsters. Far Out Man (1989) – Angry Biker - Far Out Man is the first movie where Tommy Chong performs independently
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Stood Still” is more of a propaganda film with themes than a science fiction film because its sci-fi characteristics almost feel like an afterthought. The movie is set in the early 1950’s‚ when American’s showed deep concern towards Communism. Fear of the unknown‚ which was associated with Communism‚ is also a major point of the film and it exploits this theme with knowing veracity. In most respects‚ Klaatu is the epitome of this fear‚ and the characters of the film react to the alien with fright‚ due
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