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    Film Review: Water

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    10 September 2013 Water 1. With Specific examples from the film‚ show different ways in which widows are ostracized and oppressed. The film depicts widows being oppressed in a number of ways. As soon as a woman’s husband dies she was given three extremely limited and oppressive options; she could marry her husband’s younger brother‚ she could burn to death alongside her husband’s remains‚ or she could live in self-denial with other widows. If they choose life then their hair is shaved off‚

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    Mockingbird Film Review

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    “To Kill A Mockingbird” (1962) Director: Robert Mulligan Writers: Harper Lee‚ Horton Foote Starring: Gregory Peck‚ Mary Badham‚ Phillip Alford and Brock Peters. In today’s digital society‚ black and white films have gained the reputation of being boring and less value than a colour film‚ but despite this “To Kill A Mockingbird” still holds its place in movie history. The beauty of Harper Lee’s philosophy and Mulligan’s execution‚ heavily out ways any lack of visual effects. Set in the racially

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    Lincoln Film Review

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    Alexes Terry 06 May 2013 U.S. History -2 Lincoln. Dir. Steven Spielberg. Perf. Daniel Day-Lewis‚ Sally Field‚ Tommy Lee Jones. DreamWorks‚ 2012. DVD. In the film Lincoln‚ director Steven Spielberg puts the audience in the setting of the white house during Abraham Lincoln’s second term as president of the United States. The film focuses on the chronological sequence of President Lincoln’s second term as he strives to get the 13t amendment signed‚ freeing the slaves and ending the war. In

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    Film Review for Bwakaw

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    1. Summary of the film The film is focused on the bond of a growing old man and his dog. Rene a man in his 70’s who is living in his own world‚ He is a gay man that does not accept his own identity until today‚ thinking that the world will not accept him for who he was and no one will love him in return. Wherein the only thing he anticipates is his own death that he even made his own will and entrust the list to the priest so that he can pass on his few possession. Everything that surrounds

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    Film Review - Twilight

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    The film Twilight tells the story of Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart)‚ a typical moody teenager from Phoenix‚ Arizona who has recently moved to the small town of Forks‚ Washington to live with Charlie‚ her father. She attends Forks High School where she meets Edward Cullen (Robert Pattison) and unknowingly changes the course of her life from that point on. In time Bella comes to the realisation that Edward and his family are vampires. They have lived for over a thousand years between them but have never

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    "The Matrix" Film Review

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    “The Matrix” takes place in the approximate year of 2190‚ where machines have taken over the earth. The machines create large fields with billions of pods containing humans‚ which serve as their energy source. The term “Matrix” is the name of a computer program used by the machines to make the humans believe they are living a normal life. The movie brings us along with the crew of the Nebakenezer‚ a very large hovercraft that is run by some of the last remaining humans free from the machines.

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    Film Review “Good Will Hunting” Good Will Hunting is a drama film directed by Gus Van Sant that stars Matt Damon‚ Robin Williams‚ Ben Affleck‚ Minnie Driver and Stellan Skarsgard. The story and screenplay were both written by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. Good Will Hunting was both critical and financial success. Besides it was nominated for nine Academy Rewards in 1997‚ but only came away with two wins‚ Robin Williams for Best Supporting Actors and Damon and Affleck for Best Original Screenplay

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    The Crucible: Film Review

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    they are swept up in the hysteria of witchcraft. And a group of girls‚ led by ABIGAIL WILLIAMS‚ starts all this hysteria‚ by dancing in the woods. The reason that these girls are out dancing is because they are being repressed. In the time that this film is set women had little‚ if any rights. They were always told what to do and how to do it‚ never giving them a chance to be themselves. That is why they went dancing in the woods. To liberate themselves‚ even if it is to be for a short time. While

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    Film Review: The Hammer

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    "The Hammer" Response Many issues are addressed in the deaf film‚ The Hammer. The SEE sign issue seems to be less of a problem‚ at least in California‚ with it’s strong deaf community. However‚ some are still relevant today‚ like the view that the deaf community is "disabled". This is part of the reason why Matt’s grandfather did not want to let him use sign language. The idea that those who cannot hear are "deaf and dumb" is terrifying for a concerned parent. It’s almost understandable

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    Billy Wilder

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    Paper #3: “Library Research” “Billy Wilder” Billy Wilder’s work today remains masterful and memorable. From his skilled screenwriting to his directing‚ Wilder holds a key position in cinema history. Wilder’s stylistic and thematic elements are recognizable and give off a complex reflection of his American and European cultural influences. I think that Billy Wilder should be considered an “auteur” even if he is not already considered one‚ for his personal film style and the mere fact that his

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