My Favorite Movie In the 1880s‚ the first silent movie‚ titled ‘Roundhay Garden Scene’ was produced by Louis Le Prince in the United Kingdom. Since then‚ movie making technology had progressed and the methods of storytelling became more interesting. There are a variety of movie genres nowadays‚ but the genres do not necessarily reflect the true quality of a movie. For example‚ a person could be entertained and learn more from watching a comedy movie‚ in which the values of friendship‚ honesty
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actually cared about the citizens of Rome. The movie Gladiator portrays Roman life and the gladiatorial games. Really though‚ how does the movie compare to the history of the Roman Empire? I am really interested in the actual history of the gladiators and the movie is one of my favorites. That’s why I chose to do my review on it and I came to find out that the movie didn’t give me the information on the real life and times of the gladiators. In the movie‚ after the death of the emperor‚ Maximus becomes
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Stomp the Yard: My favorite Movie There are millions of movies that have caught my attention. To choose between Drumline and Stomp the Yard were very hard. However‚ Stomp the Yard is by far one of the best captivating and entertaining movie I have ever watched. This movie is about an inner city krump dancer‚ DJ‚ who moves to Atlanta‚ Georgia for a fresh start. In the movie‚ DJ role is arrogant‚ over-confident‚ and determine to win the heart of April Palmer. The plot of the movie is so entertaining
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Gladiator Even before the first scene of gladiator you see the universal logo in a sandy colour and the DreamWorks logo in a sandy colour as well this tells the audience that it will be a film set in a dry country and there is potentially going to be a lot of sand in the film because they do not change the colour of the universal logo that frequently in films. In the first scene we see somebody’s hand (shortly we find out that it is maximus’s) toughing corn as he walks through a field. You can
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Harleen Kaur Prof. J. Solinski English 190 22 September 2015 My Favorite “Horror Movies” When it is about scary and creepy things‚ what is the first thought that crosses the mind? Is it the horror movies? If you guess so‚ you are right. These movies are designed to scare and terrorize‚cause dismay and fear. Horror movies is a genre seeking to evoke a negative emotion reaction from the audience by playing on their fears and cause alarm‚ panic and dread in the viewers. Horror movies captivate
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"Gladiator" is a movie meant to be remembered for many years to come. It is an action-packed; historical‚ tragic‚ emotional‚ vengeful‚ moral‚ amazing‚ exciting‚ breath-taking‚ and thrilling ride into the era of the Roman Empire. Maximus was the most honorable‚ respected‚ and skilled general Rome had ever has‚ and when everything is taken from him‚ he still manages to die as Rome’s most respected‚ honorable‚ and skilled gladiators. Maximus is the definition of Gladiator. "Gladiator" tells the tale
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Historical films? How accurate a portrayal of Roman gladiatorial games and culture is the movie “Gladiator”? In society today historical films are merely valuable to society as a form of entertainment. Historical events have become another form of stimulus for directors when creating an engaging film for audience’s .In the creation of a film many historical inaccuracies occur as seen in the film Gladiator. This film instead of being a historical recreation of the Roman culture and gladiatorial
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GROUP PAPER/LEADERSHIP GLADIATOR‚ by Ridley Scott (2004) 1. INTRODUCTION Acting as observers in this case‚ we are reviewing the leadership from the perspective of the son of Caesar‚ Commodus. A man‚ with love lost. A man‚ without the desired virtues set by his Father. A man‚ without morals‚ as stated by his Father. A man‚ who competes for favor‚ trust‚ honor and value with an authentic leader like Maximus‚ someone whom has also had the love of Commodus Father and fails to connect with his followers
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Gladiator is set during the peak of the Roman Empire. The story revolves around Maximus (Russel Crowe)‚ one of the best General’s in Emperor Marcus Aurelius’ (Richard Harris) army. The emperor is dying and makes his wishes known that Maximus be his successor instead of his son Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix) . As you might expect‚ going through life with a name like Commodus‚ and then being passed over by his own father doesn’t look good. He orders the death of Maximus‚ who manages to escape and become
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reign of the Roman Empire. One in particular‚ Gladiator‚ is a fictional film set during the time of the Roman Empire. As a story line it has no actual historic validity‚ however depicts the imperialistic‚ unscrupulous‚ and savage nature of the film’s villain‚ Commodus to Gaius Caligula perfectly. Many of the physical features of these two characters are close in resemblance. Caligula was known to have black sunken eyes‚ as did Commodus in Gladiator. An aesthetic flaw by one who is usually sickly
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