CASABLANCA FILM REVIEW 1. How did the practical constraints imposed by World War II affect this movie? (Give 2 examples.) Hollywood shifted from an outspoken denial of any overt promotion of the U.S. involvement in the war to an active on-screen support of that involvement. The cast was very international‚ of all the principle and supporting actors in the film came from Europe‚ only Humphrey Bogart and Dooley Wilson were born and raised in America. The rest of the actors either cam to U
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In The Shawshank Redemption the film maker uses a variety of filmic techniques to position the audience and shape their responses to the characters and events of the film. Discuss. Themes: Justice‚ Redemption‚ Techniques: * Parallel - when two or more things are compared. Red and Brooks. The experiences of the men when they leave prison are paralleled (they follow the same pattern). He wants us to see the parallels between the two characters and show the effect of institutionalisation (developing
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august 2010 Redemption “A price paid for sins” Redemption is a concept typically associated with religion. It is defined as receiving forgiveness for the commission of sin. For Christians‚ the terms redemptions and salvation are often used interchangeably. When an individual pledges to mend the error of his ways‚ his soul will be absolved of past sins at the time of death and achieve an external afterlife. This religious connotation seems to imply that redemption comes only with
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WRITING A BOOK / FILM REVIEW Reviews are brief accounts of books‚ films‚ plays‚ CDs‚ etc. Their purpose is to inform readers and viewers‚ while also giving opinions and recommendations about whether or not they should buy a CD‚ read a book‚ watch a film‚ etc. A good film / book review should include: ( An introduction which gives facts and background information concerning the book‚ film‚ etc‚ its credits. Some good examples of them are the following: Credits: • Title and year
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Feature films‚ like any other text‚ aim to influence or challenge an audience on the basis of their attitudes and values. To achieve this‚ most feature films use central characters who share the basic values of a particular target audience. For example‚ The Shawshank Redemption‚ directed by Frank Darabont‚ uses the character of Andy Dufresne to represent values such as friendship‚ freedom and hope. Andy is wrongly convicted of killing his wife and her lover. Once in the prison‚ he is seen as a God-like
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History through Film: Chinatown Review Stefania Pedersen In a paragraph of about 300 words‚ answer the following question: do you think Chinatown had the appropriate ending or should Polanski have stuck to Robert Townes’? Explain Robert Townes’ ending then tell us how it actually ends and then whether you agree or not. Use quotes from Gilliat and Kael. The film Chinatown (1974) is a neo-noir‚ psychological drama film‚ based on the California Water Wars. If the film had ended the way Robert
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Click film review What if you had a universal remote control that remote controlled your universe? Click follows the story of Michael Newman (Adam Sandler)‚ an architect whose long hours and unkind boss (David Hasslehoff) have driven him to a near breakdown. Whist watching TV‚ he longs for a universal remote to control everything and he finds exactly that in department store ‘bed‚ bath and beyond’. He soon realises that ‘everything’ is not as it seems as he mutes a barking dog and pauses his
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A Film Review: “RASHOMON” Presented to: Mr. KC Daniel Inventor Presented by: Shemaine P. Peregrina II-Daniel 1.)How significant is the color used in the film? It is very important to have and decide what will be the color of the film or movie because color show us the dramatic and narrative effects of the film or movie‚ also it gives life to the
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Film Review Notes- Costuming- Humans wear snow gear (Windbreakers‚ ski pants‚ gloves and beanies) Predator costumes consists of metal chest plates‚ shin guards‚ wrist guards‚ knee pads‚ elbow pads‚ a fish net body suit‚ dreadlocks that look like they’re made out of a rubber substance‚ Masks made out of metal‚ shoulder pads‚ skirt. Aliens costumes consists of a large black full body suit with an elongated head and two sets of mouths‚ long claws‚ long tail with a sharp spiked end and four horns sticking
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THE RAINMAKER REVIEW The Rainmaker Review Jasper Smith Busn 210 Business Law Professor Sauchuck In the film‚ “The Rainmaker”‚ Rudy Baylor is a young man who just graduated law school. Rudy is having a hard time finding a full time job‚ and has yet to pass the bar exam. He eventually finds a job as an ‘ambulance chaser’ for a personal injury lawyer named “Bruiser”. Rudy already has a couple cases that he brings with him to the firm. One is an insurance
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