study. Power is defined as the possession of control or command over people and events. In Shakespeare’s play ‘King Richard III’‚ the centrality of power is communicated through characters and their pursuit for power while in ‘Looking for Richard’‚ Al Pacino’s docudrama exploring Richard as a character‚ his struggle for power is portrayed as well as Pacino’s struggle as he produces the film. Both texts accept the centrality of power by using it as a significant plot driver and assumed part of the
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Scarface Scarface is a movie about an immigrant who comes to the United States in search of the "American dream." This rags to riches movie stars my favorite actor: Al Pacino. Pacino is famous for staring in the Godfather trilogies‚ Carlitos Way‚ as well as several other movies. In Scarface he plays an immigrant: Tony Montana. Pacino truly becomes this character and portrays him very well. The movie is about an immigrant‚ Tony Montana‚ who comes to Florida from Cuba. He is determined to
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Dragan Jovic Professor John Kunz English Composition II 28 February 2014 Scarface is the Greatest Movie! Scarface‚ starring Al Pacino‚ is the greatest film to ever hit the film industry. Scarface was released in December 1983 and is technically assumed to be a remake of the 1932 Scarface movie. The 1932 Scarface film was centered in Chicago during the Depression-era‚ however‚ the 1983 remake shifted the action from Chicago to Miami during the 1980s-era (Bayard). The directors did this on purpose;
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As time progresses away from the Shakespearean era‚ the central values of Shakespeare’s King Richard III are steadily losing touch with the modern audience. Throughout Al Pacino’s modern remake of Looking for Richard‚ many modern cinematic techniques such as the specific use of colours‚ rearrangement of the original text as well as comparisons made in commentary are heavily included. It is through such cinematic techniques that the modern audience is able to comprehend not only the central values
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major characters are Shylock (Laurence Oliver)‚ Portia (Joan Plowright)‚ Bassanio (Jeremy Brett)‚ and Antonio (Anthony Nicholls) (“The Merchant of Venice” (TV 1973)). In 2004 director Michael Radford produced his adaptation of this film starring Al Pacino (Shylock)‚ Jeremy Irons (Antonio)‚ Lynn Collins (Portia)‚ and Joseph Fiennes as Bassanio (“The Merchant of Venice” (2004). Sichel and Radford present their scenes in different way which makes the character’s personality appear different. The choices
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The comparative analysis of Shakespeare’s “Richard III” circa 1591 and Al Pacino’s 1996 docudrama “Looking for Richard” (LFR) reveals the capacity of these texts to transcend their timeframes due to their exploration of ideas perennially relevant to human nature. As humans‚ there is an innate desire of us to exert our ideals and beliefs on others as well as an underlying ambition for power‚ hence these texts explore the way in which art can be used to shape and reshape historical perceptions as well
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How has the study of the connection between your set texts shaped your understanding of context and values? The exploration of William Shakespeare’s play ‘King Richard III’ and Al Pacino’s 1996 doco-drama film ‘Looking for Richard’ reveals the explicit relationships between each text and their respective audience. The Elizabethan and twentieth century contexts in each of these texts are important as it demonstrates the value of each text and enables the understanding of how the film enriches the
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Notes on the performances of Marlon Brando and Al Pacino in the Godfather in the light of Roland Barthes ‘The Third Meaning’. In Roland Barthes’ essay‚ “The Third Meaning‚” he posits two levels of meaning in a film or photographic image: the first is the simple or informational level which simply tells you everything you can learn from the setting‚ the costumes‚ the characters‚ their relations and so forth; and the second is the symbolic level‚ which shows you the connotations inside an image
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Any Given Sunday and North Dallas Forty‚ made over 25 years apart‚ are two of the most famous football movies ever made. Both of these movies focus on an examination of American values as seen through the lens of a professional sport‚ both on and off the field. Any Given Sunday and North Dallas Forty do indeed have many striking similarities. Furthermore‚ it seems that both movies try to give a detailed depiction on the corporate mentality of modern day professional football; while at the same time
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a villain” [Act 1‚ Scene 1] in his soliloquies and asides. Pacino offers a fresh perspective on the allure of evil to Richard in form of his 1996 film‚ LFR. Here he presents a multi-faceted personality to a twentieth century audience that has an interest in evil as a part of its popular culture in films such as “Silence of the Lambs”. The contemporary audience are free from preset values‚ or prejudices against Richard‚ allowing Pacino to explore tragic effect in the play more extensively than would
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