The Western genre is often dismissed as predictable‚ shallow and transient; however‚ this is not the case in these two Western films known as “High Noon” and “Brokeback Mountain”. Both Brokeback Mountain and High Noon possess the theme of “individual versus society”. In both movies the main characters have different challenges that they need to face which goes against the ways of society. High Noon explores themes such as good versus evil‚ indoor versus outdoor‚ courage and honour‚ love and
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Title: Brokeback Mountain Director: Ang Lee Type of text: Visual/oral text Date Completed: 27/2/2014 Whilst watching the film Brokeback Mountain‚ I became frustrated at the main characters‚ Jack and Ennis. This frustration was because of an evident idea in the film that I agree strongly with‚ ‘sexuality is not a choice.’ This idea made me realise how lucky I am to have been born in an era where society is much more accepting of individuality than in the past. And I felt frustrated because the
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4. Describe either the beginning and/or the ending of the text(s). Explain why the beginning and/or ending was memorable‚ supporting your points with Examples of visual and / or oral language features in the film “The Dark Knight” directed by Christopher Nolan the beginning of the film was memorable as it introduced a main character The Joker. Nolan used many visual features to capture the audience’s attention and to portray The Joker’s character. In the opening scene of “The Dark Knight” Christopher
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“Only seeing general patterns can give us knowledge. Only seeing particular examples can give us understanding.” To what extent do you agree with these assertions? In 2007‚ approximately 1.58 million scientific research papers were published‚ far more than one could possibly read in a lifetime. However‚ when I visited CERN last year‚ I was told that all of our present understanding of physics could be summarised in a few equations: General Relativity‚ describing gravity; and the Standard Model
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Although the story of “Brokeback Mountain” has been classified as “the gay cowboy story”‚ it contrarily is the tale two young men who strive to come to acceptance of who they are in a society which demands something so different from the taboo nature of this union. Originally written as a short story by Annie Proulx‚ this story that started off as one of the most real tales of her fictitious stories took up almost 30 pages that covered a relationship that lasted 20 years and was adapted into film
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The play Othello was written in 1603 by William Shakespeare . This book is about a jealous husband who is deceived by his close friend and kills his wife in the end. The movie the dark knight was directed by Christopher Nolan . the movie the dark knight is about a man named Batman who fights against evil to protect Gotham city. In the play Othello the character Iago has a lot in common with the Joker from the movie the Dark Knight . A famous poet W. H Auden has a definition for a villain ‚ a motiveless
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Emily L. Estes MAR 465 Final Paper 6 December 2012 Over the past decade‚ several contemporary Westerns have emerged‚ presenting a new take on the iconic American Southwest. Some‚ rather than reinforcing the late 19th century image of fearless cowboys and manifest destiny‚ have elected to show a grimmer‚ more realistic depiction of life on the frontier. That is‚ the west during the second half of the 20th century. This west lacks the promise and freedom of the earlier west; it displays a world
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Brokeback Mountain - Essay The story is about homosexual men who have an affair throughout the story. The theme is something about the forbidden love between two homosexual men in America in the 1960’s‚ which where a very taboo topic back then and something almost everybody looked wrong at. The story takes place in America‚ in the time period from 1963-1983. The story starts on Brokeback Mountain in 1963‚ when they are done working on Brokeback Mountain they don’t see each other for 4 years
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Brokeback Mountain defies traditional masculinity of the western with the story of tragic love between the two male protagonists ‘Ennis Del Mar and Jack Twist’ in a small town where homosexuality was seen as a sin. Ennis’ character represents the masculine hero of the western with his large frame‚ deep voice and rugged looks. The love interest in Western texts is usually a female damsel in distress that needs saving from the daring hero who saves not only her but also the town. Lee switched up this
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His belief is that everyone is equal and nobody has authority over anyone else. This was the source of the revolutionaries’ ideas (p96 Blk 3). In order to be free while living in society’‚ Rousseau’s solution is that the individual adopts the general will. This view is also reflected in David’s painting "The Oath of the Horatii". David’s Neoclassical style was austere and reflected on reason and the clear moral principles of Rousseau’s ideas. "The Oath of the Horatii" depicts the presenting
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