Wesline Mondestin Great Books I Dr. Perkus Midterm Exam October 17‚ 2010 The Stories of Friedrich Nietzsche‚ Leo Tolstoy and Charles Johnson Although Nietzsche in “On Evil guilt and Power” power is a state of neither good nor bad however‚ power is used to dictate the good‚ bad‚ and evil. In Charles Johnson in “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice the only way to obtain power‚ is though learning the teaching of Rubin‚ the apprentice who saved his dad’s life. demonstrate how gaining power has caused
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Jesse James: The American Outlaw “Jesse James” is a biography written about the old western legend known as none other than the American Outlaw Jesse James. This biography was written by T.J. Stiles‚ who is an award-winning American Biographer. The biography dives into the life of the American Outlaw and reassessed his life focusing on more along the lines of his personal life and the historical role he played‚ rather than his superstar status as a rebel. Stiles in the biography mentions James as
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‘The course of true love never did run smooth’ Discuss Sorrel Nation Within the play‚ ‘A Midsummer Nights Dream’‚ the importance of courtship and marriage is indicated‚ as is that of love and marriage. One of the ideas in the play is that there is a significant difference between ‘doting’ and ‘loving’‚ something like the distinction between fancying someone and loving them. The play also presents love as a kind
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Will and Determinism in Run Lola Run Perhaps one of the most pressing questions that philosophers have attempted to answer throughout the years is the debate between human free will and determinism. Free will is the idea that human action is unhindered by fate‚ and that the actions we take are directly responsible for our future. Conversely‚ determinism argues the opposite of this‚ that our actions are not free but are merely a result of preceding events. The film Run Lola Run attempts to explore these
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Introduction: ‘Run Lola Run’ is a film directed by Tom Tykwer that portrays many distinctively visual images through three themes; time‚ chance and life as a game. These themes are portrayed in the film explicitly through the composer’s effective use of techniques in creating uniquely visual images. Theme 1: Time is a very powerful force in people’s lives. Time is a focal theme displayed in the film ‘Run Lola Run’ and conveyed as a powerful aspect of the three runs throughout the film. A distinctively
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Discuss how the distinctively visual is created in the opening of the film Run Lola Run The unusual opening of the film Run Lola Run uses quotations and narration that establish this film as one that will challenge commonly held assumptions and ideas about life. Run Lola Run is an unconventional and postmodernist film. It is considered post modern as it does not use mainstream conventions of film making and narrative structure. The post modernist film was successfully delivered‚ as this
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meet in our lives. Distinctively visual techniques are utilised in the ‘Run Lola Run’ directed by Tom Tykwer and the picture book ‘Red Tree’ written by Sean Tan. The way the distinctively visual is shown throughout these texts is through the use of motifs‚ different angle shots‚ colours‚ lighting and reading paths. These techniques aim to show the important themes in both texts such as time‚ hope and love. In ‘Run Lola Run’ time is shown to be an important theme right from the beginning. We can
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award at the Sundance Film Festival Best film Best Supporting Actress Best Supporting Actor‚ Best Director at the German Film Festival‚ Bambi Award among many other. Run Lola Run is set against the grungy urban scene scape of Berlin with an intensive bass driven techno soundtrack composed by writer and director Tom Tykwer. Run Lola Run is pounding with kinetic energy and a case of Red Bull‚ like a marathon inside a rave inside a fusion reactor. This moving not only takes hold of your senses in the
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through a person’s experiences or journey. German film Run Lola Run (1998)‚ directed by Tom Tykwer‚ follows the journey of the protagonist‚ Lola‚ in an exhilarating‚ fast paced action film which delves into the theme of the power of time. In film‚ mise-en-scene is an umbrella term used to explain the composition inside the framing of shots. This refers to - but is not limited to - the costumes‚ settings and lighting in the film. Run Lola Run utilises these elements to convey the theme that time
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Run Lola Run (1998)‚ a German film directed by Tom Tykwer‚ is best known for its unique storytelling. The movie starts off with the main character Lola‚ played by Franka Potente‚ who receives a call from her boyfriend Manni. Manni tells Lola about his dilemma and how he needs one hundred thousand dollars by noon. Lola knows that if he doesn’t receive the money he will be punished and first goes off to ask her father for the money. Lola’s father declines to give her the money and breaks off their
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