Miss Representation! ! Miss Representation is a documentary that was released in the year 2011. This documentary discusses and presents views on the representation of women in media and its effects on women and men in our society. A few statements that were printed in the documentary were that women in modern days are represented weaker than men‚ are not “interesting enough” to have protagonist roles and are often presented as sexual objects to appeal men. The documentary stats that eventually the
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The opening scene of the 1962 film‚ L’eclisse‚ is quite strange from an editing standpoint. While I can not exactly understand what the actors are saying to do lingual differences‚ I notice the pace and cuts feel unnatural and highly forced. After analyzing the clip‚ I believe this was all intentional by the director‚ Michelangelo Antonioni. The scene begins in the apartment of what appears to be a couple. The couple seems to be in a rather big argument. However‚ there are no clues or evidence that
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In the final scene of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest‚ Chief Bromden is the main character. The only two characters in this scene are Bromden and McMurphy‚ and even though McMurphy would be considered the main character of the entire film‚ Bromden is the main character of this scene because he has the strongest desire. In fact‚ in this one scene‚ Bromden has many desires that to him‚ are life or death. Initially‚ after hearing rumours of McMurphy’s escape‚ when McMurphy returns to his bed‚ Bromden
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novel “The Great Expectations”. But when you consider the fact this character is referred to as Miss Havisham in the novel Great Expectations‚ the titles takes on an interesting new twist. The missing “Miss” has an intriguing effects. First‚ it takes Miss Havisham’s gender out of the picture. When we read the title‚ we can’t be sure this is the Havisham we’re familiar with. Second‚ by leaving out “Miss”‚ Duffy is drawing attention to the fact that Havisham is her maiden name. She hasn’t taken on her
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The short story‚ Miss Brill by Katherine Mansfield is written in third person. The story is being narrated in a manner of speaking. The reader is able to get an unbiased understanding of the main character. The point of view of the story can change the way a reader understands it. Had the story been told through the eyes of Miss Brill the ending would have changed the way the reader felt about Miss Brill. IF the story had been told in first person through the eyes of Miss Brill the reader might
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What kind of films do you like? Most people don’t care about what they watch. It’s important because people can learn more from poetic films. Japanese films are more poetic and better made than other films‚ from how war affects others‚ how the characters change‚ and the tough issues that are involved. For example‚ Japan’s films involved the effects of war‚ and social acceptance (Nastasi). In the films Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind‚ and Princess Mononoke‚ the characters are dealing with the
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determines if a film is effective or not? Is it the setting‚ characters or plot? A film could have the best plot and most skilled actors but it is worth nothing unless it has proper film techniques. Things like sound and music‚ camera angles and camera movement are all key parts in developing an effective film. To have the capability to represent an atmosphere‚ mood and setting; everything must come together to represent the main purpose of the film. In the film‚ “The Crucible”‚ the scene being analyzed;
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The satirical porter scene is said to be the comic relief in the grim tragedy of the play‚ Macbeth‚ by William Shakespeare. In the following essay the importance of the scene to the rest of the play will be discussed‚ and the actions and speech of the porter will be analyzed. Though not the most important scene of the play‚ the value of the porter scene cannot be overlooked. The sordid‚ tense and serious atmosphere of conspiracy and murder is slightly eased by the humorous speeches and
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Film Analysis: Bernie In the movie “Bernie”‚ we follow the story and between a Carthage‚ Texas funeral director Bernie Tiede‚ and his co-dependent relationship with a wealthy widow‚ Marjorie Nugent. As “Bernie” unfolds‚ we see the companionship turn for the worse as Ms. Nugent’s ill-temper causes Bernie to snap – and lands her dead in her freezer. This movie brings up some questions‚ specifically regarding image. After analysis‚ the question I keep coming back to is “Was Bernie genuine and sincere
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years old‚ I was watching a film with my father and it was the first time when a film had made me cry. The film was “Green Mile”. Since that time I have been fascinated and surrounded myself by films. I always used to say that one day I will make a film‚ which makes people cry‚ but for this task I chose a film which not only made me cry‚ but also changed my view of the world and made me see previously unnoticed things. I’m not saying that it was easy to decide what film to analyse. It took me quite
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