of time to provide us with the most influential philosophical doctrine surviving from the ancient Mediterranean. Over the years Plato has been hailed by some as an advocate of women’s rights because of some views he puts forth in The Republic. In Book V of the work Plato has Socrates‚ acting as his voice‚ engage in a discussion of the perfect state with Polemarchus‚ Adeimantus‚ Glaucon‚ and Thrasymachus. In the conversation Socrates puts forth the notion that women should be equal to men and that
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Politics in Film “V for Vendetta” The film I focused on for this essay‚ V for Vendetta‚ was filmed and produced in 2006 by Warner Brothers. The plot of the film circulates around a mysterious and charismatic masked freedom fighter being hunted down by the totalitarian British government in the near future. Although his full identity is kept a mystery throughout the film‚ audiences learn he was a victim of a cruel scientific experiment involving “unwanted” British citizens and hormonal drugs
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Mayra Perez ENG 201 July 2‚ 2013 The Lover Book vs. Film Marguerite Duras publishes The Lover in 1884. A book that becomes one of the best sellers she had written. Almost a decade later it was adapted to film (1992). Both the book and the film are set in French Indochina and tell the love story of a French young girl and a Chinese man in 1929. In both versions‚ the love affair between a white and Chinese people is a taboo. Thus‚ their romance starts with an economic interest because the French
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The book thief film review Whilst the hardship and apprehension of World War II‚ this heart-warming and melodramatic film has an influential message anticipated to the audience demonstrate the assorted themes. The book thief‚ a film situated on a true story directed by Brian Percival and was released to the public‚ January the 9th 2014. The book thief is definitely and educational‚ emotional and heart string tugger as abandonment‚ survivors guilt‚ dehumanisation‚ thievery and forshadowment are shown
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“Book of Eli” Paper The film The Book of Eli directed by the Hughes brothers is a cinematic display of dystopian genius. Many dystopian films critique government involvement‚ privacy issues‚ and ethical concerns. However in The Book of Eli‚ the Hughes brothers take a jump to a different part of modern society: religion. Numerous religions are practiced in society as they are protected under the first amendment. The written word can be interpreted many different ways whether it is for good or
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world’s readers. Literature reviews were immediately written about the book and quickly recognized as one of the years best. Rek Rehn‚ a book reviewer for Mouth Shut.com Wrote: "This book is the jewel of the crown‚ a tender tale of hope‚ friendship and retribution." Years later in 1994‚ Shawshank Redemption was again recognized by a wider audience. It was released as a major motion picture directed by Frank Darabont. The film presented very respectable actors‚ such as Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins
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Lolita Book versus film Many people today find themselves in the situation of making choises considering different situations. From important day life issues to small details in our lives‚ we are forced to think about the best solutions to live good lives. One interesting aspect today‚ because of technology development is choosing between reading a book or watching a movie. Well‚ at a first view this shouldn’t raise any problems because if take a decision depending
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In the film “V for Vendetta” by James McTeigue‚ V’s plot is to invoke change in England’s parliament as it is a corrupt government led by Chancellor Sutler. Throughout the story‚ V gets his vengeance on those who did wrong for him and the others in the St.Mary’s Program. “Strength through Unity‚ Unity through Faith.” Chancellor Sutler’s Government says that this is what the people should believe in to maintain allegiance to God‚ and allegiance to them. It helps keep things clear to have a good and
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The film ‘V for Vendetta’ (2005)‚ one sees the power of words in the statement “I am an Idea‚ ideas never die” (V for Vendetta‚ 2005)‚ this statement elevates one to create their own thoughts and opinions to convey meaning and consciousness to abroad society‚ and that is demoralized‚ and in some cases deemed as taboo subjects. Ideas reveal the power of language‚ how it can be used as a weapon of destruction or peace‚ words never die if they changed the world‚ this is in relation to the death theme
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The Brilliance Within the Background One of the most powerful movie elements to how the audience perceives a scene of the film is often looked over. Close to all pivotal movie scenes contain the little background music‚ also known as underscore. This powerful audio element effects the way audiences feel and react to a scene. The underscore that is present in The Book Thief greatly impacted the tone‚ mood‚ and suspense of certain scenes. Three of these scenes that were greatly impacted by underscore
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