On its list of the “100 Greatest American Movies of All Time” the American Film Institute has Citizen Cane (1941) in the coveted number-1 spot‚ and this is hardly surprising. Citizen Kane challenged the traditional narrative and technical elements of Hollywood filmmaking of its time‚ and holds up today as a true masterpiece of filmmaking. Citizen Cane (1941) Orson Welles directed‚ wrote and starred in this brilliant film which “revolutionized the medium and has since been considered the most important
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When choosing a film for this assignment‚ my original choice was Bend It Like Beckham because I had heard of it and I had a general idea what it was about. I then decided that I wanted to take on a more challenging film‚ one that I had never heard of‚ and one that I would really have to study to understand its full meaning. After looking into a few of the listed movies‚ I ended up choosing Whale Rider‚ a drama filmed in New Zealand in 2002. After watching the movie two times‚ I feel that I now
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4 Aspects “The Hunger Games” In the film “The Hunger Games” directed by Gary Ross‚ and adapted from the novel of the same name by Suzanne Collins‚ I studied four different aspects of the film that help to improve the effects the film has on its audience. The first aspect of the film I studied was the contrast -created by both Collins and Ross- between the districts and the Capitol. Some examples of these contrasts include people feasting every night in the Capitol‚ while everyone starves in the
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A Discussion of Heroism in Literature and Film Melissa Bushman‚ Yahoo! Contributor Network Mar 1‚ 2007 "Share your voice on Yahoo! websites. Defining Heroism Each individual has their own personal definition of heroism or more specifically the characteristics of a true hero. Some may believe that a hero must be a person of high morals‚ while others may believe that a hero must a brave person‚ and yet others may believe that a hero can conceivably be a hero by chance and must not possess
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sets up a project in 2007 called the Extreme Ice Survey (EIS)‚ it was one of the biggest projects he ever did‚ they spent up to three years observing and recording the data of the changing glaciers. (114 words). One main take away I got from this film was that climate change is real and it is happening because there is too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere or otherwise
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Zachary: a letter to a son about his father‚ I honestly didn’t know what to expect when I started watching it. The documentary deals with the death of Andrew Bagby‚ a young doctor. HIs childhood friend Kurt Kuenne narrates‚ directed and wrote the entire film‚ while using a lot of home video;s from both their childhood and adulthood. This movie is brought out every single emotion I had‚ though I felt myself going from sad to angry throughout the movie. The story begins telling audiences about the death
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opening scene of the film introduces Xanadu‚ Kane’s mansion castle with the mis-en-scene connoting a foreboding and ominous atmosphere. A panning shot is used to show the expanse of Kane’s wealth – the initiation of the film in this way establishes to the audience that Kane is someone who has gone to great lengths to attain the wealth and material possessions that he has; however the dark atmosphere suggests that perhaps the American Dream isn’t what it seems. In the words of film critic Jonathon Bowen
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In the video‚ the slaunted screen‚ the premise begins with an immensely popular Asian American male idol‚ Sessue Hayakawa‚ who was one of the most recognizable stars in early Hollywood silent era. He starred in more than ninety films even with white female leads. That was the prime time of the Asian American actors. However‚ unlike Sessue‚ the Asian actors nowadays are little thought as sex symbols‚ even some are mould into masculine gender prowess such as kungfu masters. Moreover‚ according to Asian
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Man on Wire Man on Wire is a very interesting nonfiction documentary film of one man’s story. Through reenactment footage and original footage the director of this film‚ James Marsh uses many strong aesthetics that helps to get Philippe Petit’s story across. As well give the audience the truth and reality of the world. Even if it was illegal and daring‚ Philippe Petit was determined to tightrope walk between the New York City’s World Trade Center’s Twin Towers. Jf hgjk fh irgk jfh uhg uhu juf mfn
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How has your understanding of the consequences of conflict been shaped by the techniques used by various composers? The film‚ Unfinished Sky by Peter Duncan together with the novel‚ Looking for Alibrandi by Melina Marchetta and Bruce Dawe’s poem‚ ‘Homecoming’‚ demonstrate that the consequences of conflict are exceedingly varied. The audio‚ visual and language techniques used by the composers throughout these texts allow an in depth exploration of the consequences of conflict. The texts show that
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