Film review. Martin Scorsese knows something about surprise endings which twist meisters like M. Night Shyamalan seem to have forgotten. The twist doesn’t matter if you haven’t already told a good story. By the time Shutter Island gets to its twist‚ it has already told such a tale. You’re invested in these characters and no matter how it turns out you’re going to walk away happy. The twist‚ when it happens‚ only serves to make a deeper connection. It makes sense of the madness‚ brings order to
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Film Review By: Rutba Rahman Avatar is a 2009 science fiction film directed by James Cameron. The movie stars are Sam Worthington‚ Zoe Saldana and Sigourney Weaver. James Cameron’s movies have grossed approximately US $2 billion in North America. James Cameron’s previous films that he is known for are The Terminator (1984)‚ True Lies (1994) and Titanic (1996). The purpose of Avatar is incarnation‚ in the movie it means that the future human technology is capable of injecting a human’s intelligence
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Sleepy Hollow’ film Review Blood and murder usually go down a treat for the people who love gore but this is not the case in the movie Sleepy Hollow’. Repetition is the key to an ultimately predictable film. Just as in any other film we see a substance with a resemblance to blood fall onto a piece of paper. This tells our minds the movie will have elements of horror. Then two hands‚ male and female‚ clasp. A headless horseman then appears decapitating an innocent man on the run in the woods
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3 Idiots - Movie Review By: Bharat Rathi 3 Idiots Director: Rajkumar Hirani Cast: Aamir Khan‚ Kareena Kapoor‚ R Madhavan‚ Sharman Joshi and Boman Irani Rating: 4.5 what’s it About: Bring out the bugles for the biggest celluloid celebration in a long‚ long time. God bless Rajkumar Hirani for ending an otherwise mediocre Bollywood year on a smashing note. You go in to see 3 Idiots expecting the genius combination of Hirani and Aamir Khan to weave magic on screen. But despite the mental
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Film review (127 hours) 127 hours is a true story made into a blockbuster film. The director‚ the actors and the production crew made the film a hit. The film’s genre is within the range of horror movies. It doesn’t need unearthly or scary creatures for it to be considered as horror. The psychological effect and the feeling of helplessness that it gives to the viewers defines it qualifications. The fact that the people who watched this film made horrified and grossed out expressions
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Johannes Oster 3/5/13 English 2 Assignment III Film Review: Donnie Darko Richard Kelly’s 2001 film‚ Donnie Darko‚ boasts an utterly complex plot that challenges the concept of free will and redefines the superhero genre. Though on the surface the film imparts social commentary on adolescent behavior and the treatment of mental illness in contemporary society‚ Donnie Darko’s real genius lies in its use of a mixture of science and spirituality to create a picture both thought provoking and unique
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CRITICAL REVIEW GUIDELINES Reviews should be 4 pages‚ double-spaced‚ in 12 pt font. No outside sources should be used to complete the review. SANKOFA The character Mona undergoes substantial transformation in the area of individual personality and social psychology we call “identity.” What does her journey suggest to us about both the Africana perception of identity and the role that history plays in that? Explain the role that the characters‚ Nunu‚ Shango‚ and Joe play in Mona’s transformation
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Film Review (The Money Pit) The Money Pit is a love comedy directed by Richard Benjamin in 1986. This movie was performed humorously by Tom Hanks who usually perform comedy. The movies he has performed before were The Man with One Red Shoe‚ Splash‚ Bachlor and etc. Tom Hanks and Shelley Long play Anna and Walter‚ a young couple just married. They spend most of their time dealing with managing their new house. The performed the unstable love of the couple clearly. Alexander Godunov
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Billy Elliot A film review Billy Elliot ‚ written by Lee Hall and directed by Stephen Daldry ‚ is a British film which captures the essence of a ‘ feel good’ movie . It is set in the 80’s era of struggle in North England were the contrast plot of an 11 year old protagonist Billy Elliot ( Jaime Bell)‚ explores his own personal challenges of wanting to become a ballet dancer but is opposed by his father and older brother . Billy’s household represent the common financially disadvantaged
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HIS 102 December 7‚ 2012 Film Review of Dr. Strangelove or: How I learned to stop worrying and Love the Bomb Plot Summary: The class was asked to review the film Dr. Strangelove or: How I learned to stop worrying and Love the Bomb. The movie was a satirical comedy about nuclear weaponry and what could happen if the wrong person pushed the wrong button. At the core of the film was the story of top-ranking men of the United States and the Soviet Union who had become so destabilized
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