twisted‚ and the ugly truths hiding within those exact words. Billy Wilder explores and divulges the dark yet unknown‚ harsh realities of fame‚ following Hollywood’s transition from silent pictures to talkies; with his film Sunset Boulevard. Sunset Boulevard is a 1950 American classic film noir‚ starring Gloria Swanson (Norma Desmond)‚ William Holden (Joe Gillis)‚ and Erich Von Stroheim
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Mockingbird. The film served the audience productively with an outstanding storyline. In contrast‚ the film had a certain limitation within its time. Meanwhile‚ the novel is more expanded with no sense of limitation. Although‚ the film has not described the social class of Maycomb‚ so viewers weren’t essentially notified that the Ewells are addressed as trash. Similarly‚ both of the film and the novel shared a common discriminative treatment towards Atticus. Therefore‚ Robert Mulligan’s film produced a
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In the short film The 6th World‚ written and directed by Nanobah Becker as well as the television episode of In the Blood directed by Jorge Montesi‚ Native Americans are put in the center of focus in a futuristic context. Both display several progressive aspects about Native Americans and include Native American main characters. The female main characters in each short film exude power and outline the possibilities for Native American communities to have a place within the contexts of new worlds
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10/3/11 Black Pop Culture. Imation of Life Film Review “Imitation of Life” is a coveted 1959 classic that brings about memories of a time when fair skinned black people felt obliged to revoke their heritage and cultures in attempt to “pass” for a better life. In a modern time of social equality‚ this direct problem is not as evident‚ but many people still try to portray people they are not in order to be accepted by a certain group. This is an important film because it shows real life situations of
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bigotry they hold towards all that are unlike them. But for Owens this seems to be more of a personal matter. Unsure if he should go to the Olympics because of racism‚ yet being on the track at the Olympics could bring great opportunities. Throughout the film we discover the intentions Owen set to make for himself and the decisions he made to accomplish them. As we watch Jessie Owens in this horrific journey‚ the audience along the way receive a moral lesson and of what it would have been like to be in
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director and auteur. Welles legacy was well established before his work in films primarily he gained a lot of praise for his radio broadcast of the War of the Worlds. Besides this Welle’s filmography is probably what he is most well known for with such films as Touch of Evil‚ The Magnificent Amerbsons‚ and of course Citizen Kane. Citizen Kane to this date is regarded as one of the greatest films ever made however the film itself and Welles only received a best screenplay award. Welle’s was essentially
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production of all types of bomb related films increased significantly. The possibility of nuclear war became an increasingly controversial issue when expressed in film and television. Throughout the period of 1950 to 1963 the films became increasingly complex. Nevertheless‚ this period remained overwhelmingly positive. Films expressed confidence in humanity’s ability to overcome the temptation to use nuclear weapons. During such uneasy times‚ ideology expressed in these films was not so much towards a liberal
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Probably the best film of the 1990s‚ well written with a great director and a superstar cast. Even if you’ve watched it many times it only gets better. If you want to see a great movie‚ watch Pulp Fiction. I am interested in many television programs‚ novels and films‚ but when posed the question to explain or evaluate a specific favorite‚ I easily choose Pulp Fiction. Released in 1994 and directed by Quentin Tarantino‚ the plot of this film lets you take a glimpse into the not so normal lives of
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The film subgenre “Coming-of-Age” has been around since American Graffiti in 1973 and continued to flourish with movies including‚ but not limited to‚ The Breakfast Club (1985) and Almost Famous (2000). These films started off as a way to express the transition from childhood and adulthood‚ while including current issues of the time. For example‚ American Graffiti was able to reflect the time period in which it was made‚ taking issues from the current day. American Graffiti can be described as‚“Taking
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But whatever it is‚ we need more of it” (The Maze Runner). There are many characteristics that make a film worthy of being categorized as dystopian science fiction‚ and a curious protagonist turning into the hero is undoubtedly one of them. Films under the genre of science fiction are known to be set in the future‚ and to contain either robots or other forms of advanced technology. Dystopian films are classified as a sub-genre of science fiction and are typically set in a post-apocalyptic time period
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