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Chinatown’ by Roman Polanski Film Analysis

In many cases, the authors attempt to highlight the flaws of the community. To some degree, this complexity of the narrative is important for creating the sense of disorientation.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 831

The Basic Critical Theory for Photography

According to Berger, images depend on the way of seeing of the person who has taken them. Berger insists that 'publicity images' and 'advertising images' have the same meanings.
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 500

Harry Potter Movies in Concentric Circles Model

The center of the model is the most important notion which influences a great number of other issues and leads to the appearance of new layers which could be compared with the ripples on the [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1709

Racial Issues in “Crash” by Paul Haggis

The sheer representation of the two characters compared to the others reflects a measure of racial bigotry. The film propagates the assumptions that the whites are peaceful while the blacks have a high propensity to [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1108

Musicians: Guitarist Jimmy Page

Page was the leader of the Led Zeppelin Band. Despite that, he learned most of the unique recording styles while he was a session musician; it is at Led Zeppelin, where Page employed them.
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  • Subjects: Musicians
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1111

Bundling and Distribution of Digitized Music Over the Internet

One of the approaches analysed the impacts of fluctuating the percentage of the customers liking specific items and the package. The second approach analysed the impacts of fluctuating the set prices of the items and [...]
  • Subjects: Music Industry
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1510

Social Inequalities in HBO’s “The Wire”

Using examples of D'Angelo's communication with his followers the paper demonstrates that the inequalities of the inner-city Baltimore showed in The Wire are deeply rooted in the minds of the representatives of lower class who [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 731

The Arnolfini Portrait by Jan Van Eyk: Artwork Evaluation

In order to successfully conduct a criticism of an artwork, it is required to conduct a thorough investigation of the culture that surrounds the work and look at it from the perspective of cultural values [...]
  • Subjects: Paintings
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1411

The Flaw by David Sington Documentary

In the documentary, Sington narrates about the events that led to the global financial crisis experienced in the year 2008. Based on this, I believe that it is important to analyze the root causes of [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 819

“Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark” Film Analysis

It became the first part of the legendary series of films about the adventures of Indiana Jones, the brave archeologist seeking for rare artifacts in the most dangerous and mysterious places of our planet.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 834

The Culture of Electronic Dance Music

In a bid to realize its aim, the paper discusses the relationship between attending EDM events and the rationality that leads to the consumption of illicit drugs such as ecstasy.
  • Subjects: Music
  • Pages: 11
  • Words: 3091

Basic Conflict in Antigone by Sophocle

In setting the central characters against each other, Sophocles' play Antigone embodies a conflict between one's duty to the state and laws and the responsibility to family and morality.
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  • Subjects: Theater
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 300

LGBTQ Issues in Korean Film Industry

The drama The King and the Clown reflects the relationships to gays in the society. The film is about the connection between the jester and the king.
  • Subjects: Films Comparison
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 532

The Islamic and Mughal Arts

If the objects presented in the Jameel Gallery reflect the standard features of the Islamic art, the objects typical for the Mughal art can be discussed as influenced by the combination of the Islamic and [...]
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1346

The CSN Fall Dance Concert

Even if a person is informed about some details of the dance concert and the guests, who are going to participate, it is hard to cope with the emotions and attitudes to everything that can [...]
  • Subjects: Dance
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 594

Artist Marcel Duchamp and His Works

Duchamp claimed that the main purpose of art was intellectual satisfaction; he shared that he was tired from the expression "stupid as a painter," and that attitude had to be changed.
  • Subjects: Artists
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 573

“Hot Fuzz” – Social Relations Analysis

In the movie 'Hot Fuzz,' the economy is running itself, it is absolutely independent of the governmental regulations, as the Neighborhood Watch Alliance has the total control over the economy and the population of the [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 576

Censorship of Films in the UAE

Censorship of films in the United Arab Emirates is a major ethical dilemma as reflected in the case study analysis because the practice contravenes the freedom of media.
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  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1222

The Lord of the Rings – Film Study

In the trilogy The Lord of the Rings, Frodo Baggins is the main hero who experiences a lot of challenges during his journey in order to save the Middle Earth from the threat of Sauron's [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 849

Magical Realism as a Literary Genre

The concept of loreal Maravillas was introduced in 1949 to the Americans where the foundations of magical realism were traced from the art world.
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1098

“Hotel Rwanda” by Terry George Film Analysis

Genocide is one of the worst crimes a government can commit to its people, and it is not a way to solve any political or economic problems or to enforce the control over a country. [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1102

History of the Science and Art of Music

In terms of music development, Chaloner asserts that stringed instruments like the pickers and scrapers were used during the 16th century.
  • Subjects: Music
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 852

The Norton Simon Museum Art Collection

The Norton Simon Museum is one of the most outstanding private art collection in the world. This scene is made more authentic with the luxurious weave of leaves, branches, and blossoms from the characters in [...]
  • Subjects: Art Exhibitions
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 543

Jackson Pollock, the Art Genius

In fact, Mural, which is one of his unique pieces of art, was a design for his entrance hall that was executed in a single day.
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 600

“Crash” by Paul Haggis – Film Studies

With the key idea concerning the clash of a personality and the society, Haggis managed to reinvent people's perception of a criminal drama, introducing such issues as racism in the present-day society, the way in [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1100

“Mamma Mia!” by Judy Craymer

Performing art is one of the major industries that contribute to the economic basket of the United States. The first issue that can be encountered by an entrepreneur in performing art regards the originality of [...]
  • Subjects: Music
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 823

“Lemon Tree” by Eran Riklis

The main concern of the film is to show the significance of the human nature, proving that all the stereotypes and political conflicts should never become a reason for the hate.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 883

“Hotel Rwanda” – International Ignorance

Hotel Rwanda focuses on the theme of presence of the West in the course of the civil war in Rwanda and the price of the Western silence which resulted in the fact that the massacre [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 599

Culture and Beliefs in “Hotel Rwanda”

While several ethical theories present themselves in this movie, the Kantian ethical theory can be used to best explain the actions of the agent and the issue the movie is trying to describe.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1089

Negotiation Styles in “Carnage” Film

With this in mind, it is possible to say that a great number of various works are devoted to peculiarities of this process as people are interested in the issue and try to find the [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 854

Indigenous Celtic Music: Preservation and Revival

Timeline: Interveners and Music Development Despite the fact that each of the organizations and contributors to the Welsh and the Irish music revival listed above had unique characteristics, there are a range of similarities between [...]
  • Subjects: Music
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 947

Art and Nursing in Different Periods

Artist: Pietro Longhi Style: Rococo Genre: genre painting Gallery: Ca' Rezzonico, Museo del Settecento, Venice Artist: Mary Cassatt Start Date: 1896 Completion Date: 1897 Style: Impressionism
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1128

“Mad Men” First Season Trailer

According to Stoddart, an advertiser is given a few seconds or at most a couple of minutes to convince the audience that the product on offer is the best in the market.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1680

Baroque Music Concert – Haendel: La Resurrection

Of course, this is an eternal story of the conflict between the good and the evil. I believe this is the power of music and Baroque style, in particular, as it was very appealing.
  • Subjects: Musical Compositions
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 826

Men Who Built America

The character of Henry Ford in the film is evident after 1896; a time when Theodore Roosevelt disbands the extant monopolies in the era of William McKinley, the United States president who suffered assassination in [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1188

Children of Heaven and Metropolis Comparison

In these films, Majidi depicts the poor communities of the Islamic city Tehran in contrast to the rich center of the city, and Lang presents the developed city of the future.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1103

The ‘American Horror Story’

The 'American Horror Story' is a horror anthology that was launched in 2011 to shatter the modern limits of what is acceptable.'Depraved', as they claim, AHS brought along the classical horror themes in the quantities [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 643

“The Apostle” by Robert Duvall

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the manner in which religion is depicted in a film known as Apostle.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 834

District 9: Film Studies

The themes of purity and contamination woven into the story of alien refugees are also addressed in other works by observers of South Africa's problems, for example, Too Late the Phalarope.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 650

The Book of Mormon by Matt Stone

As the political message is brought to the foreground, it is necessary to analyze that aspect of the play in great detail in addition to its aesthetic appeal. The performance of the actors was astonishing [...]
  • Subjects: Theater
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 614

Mozart’s Religious Beliefs – “Requiem”

One of the most remarkable peculiarities of the process of creation was Mozart's ability to create music in his head without using dozens of drafts and sketches.
  • Subjects: Musical Compositions
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1384

Cultural Diversity in the Play “Othello”

It is the role of men to support women in this society, and that is why Desdemona's father goes to court immediately, he is convinced that his daughter was bewitched by Othello.
  • Subjects: Theater
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 822

Great Expectations Film Analysis

One can say that in the novel, she is depicted as a symbol of high social status that the protagonist wants to achieve.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 556

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Film Analysis

Although Lisbeth Salander is often considered as the modern active female character to support the feminist ideals, the heroine should also be discussed from the point of Haraway's cyborg feminism because Lisbeth is the vivid [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1116

Rain Main by Barry Levinson Film Analysis

The movie includes elements of smartness and caring while portraying a distinct refusal on the part of the characters to compromise in settling for unexpected outcomes.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 563

Edward Ruscha, an American Artist

Ruscha was born in 1937 in Omaha, the largest city in Nebraska, and is currently based in Culver City, California. In 1969, Ruscha also worked as a guest professor of art at the University of [...]
  • Subjects: Artists
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1137

Ancient Greek Art and Sculpture

It is possible to trace this change through examining two sculptures pertaining to different periods of Ancient Greek art. Of course, to understand art, it is necessary to understand the epoch.
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 554

“Gattaca” by Andrew Niccol

Gattaca is a futuristic film set in what is dubbed as a 'not-too-distant future.' The movie elicits the longstanding debate on the role and place of genetic engineering amongst human beings. Anton is a product [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 635

Comparison of Color Themes

This reflection is the color of that particular object. In painting color is used to exhibit different effects.
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1201

“Wall Street” (1987) by Oliver Stone

The movie Wall Street is basically the story of Bud Fox who wants to be in business with Gekko, but there is a difficult journey of achieving his mission that prompts him to look for [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1426

Arts in Society: Artistic Manifesto

Many artists are unable to bring back the beauty and strength of art. Many works of art have presented the best aspects and strengths.
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 869

Music Industry: Apple’s iTunes and Profitability

The public and fans are habitually supplied with images planned to boost their aspirations and leave them attached to an industry that supports the mostly referred to as attractive images while the music assumes a [...]
  • Subjects: Music
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 583

Music Talent Shows and the American Dream

Talent search shows, like American Idol and The Voice, have suffered a lot of criticism for different reasons. Stanley says the main reason for this cynicism is the failure of such shows to focus on [...]
  • Subjects: Music
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1408

“Wondrous Oblivion” by Paul Morrison Film Study

The tolerant society depicted is manifest following the coming in of David's new trainer and resourceful cricket mentor. His peers do not seem to be conscious of his tremendous improvements in the game.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 588

“Let the Right One in” by Thomas Alfredson

This is a recurring theme in the movie, and it is used to engage with the audience. The audience's expectation was to see a romantic relationship between Eli and Oskar.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 546

Jungian Archetypes in “The Enemy” Film Analysis

The scene is wrapped in mystery because nothing is known about the location of the scene, and the expressions of the men who are attending the sex show are equally mysterious.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 858

The Beatles – British Band Conquers America

Understanding the popularity of the Beatles in the American pop market with an American genre of music requires an understanding of the history of rock music and other related genres.
  • Subjects: Musicians
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1340

“Godzilla” by Roland Emmerich Film Analysis

The movie, through the depiction of a monster called Godzilla, expresses the anxiety of the modern world about the adverse impacts of technology, especially in the context of nuclear testing, on human race.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1086

Banksy’s Graffiti Artworks in Palestine

It is in this location that the anonymous graffiti artist Banksy has placed 9 suggestive pieces along several well travelled areas of "the Wall" in order to create social thought regarding the moral and ethical [...]
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 1046

Teen Social Systems in “Mean Girls”

The article by Denby David identified two characters among the teens that were popular for all the wrong reasons, and therefore, they were again the most hated. Having briefly examined the article by Denby and [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1102

The Hispanic Project” by Nikki S. Lee

One of the most complicated and at the same time the most essential problems of the modern world, the racial segregation, and the racial hegemony is to be considered because of the growing number of [...]
  • Subjects: Photography
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1089

“Riding the Rails” by Lexy Lovell Film Analysis

The majority of young people were trying to help their parents to provide for family. Riding the rails was a kind of a chance to change the life for better: teenagers were trying to find [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 640

Movie Analysis: “The Help“ by Tate Taylor

In the movie The Help, Tate Taylor, the director, paradoxically explores racism as a social crisis in the American society. Taylor presents the disgusting treatment, torturing, and killing of the black people in the broad [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 574

“Ordinary People” by Frederick Miller Film Analysis

Generally, the film 'Ordinary People' depicts the role of family in the development of various mood and anxiety disorders, in which Conrad emerges as a victim of lacking motherly love, resulting into his hatred for [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 590

Art Work’ Defending – Hauberk

The central piece of analysis is hauberk, a shirt of mail dating back to the beginning of the sixteenth century. Some features as length, size, form and texture of loops, as well as the materials [...]
  • Subjects: Visual Arts
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 826

“Paradise Now” Film Analysis

Said's determination to accomplish his mission by blowing up in bus is cut short by the presence of a child in the same bus he is to blow in; hence, making him to quit and [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 943

Ali Zaoua. Prince of the Streets Film Analysis

Thereafter, Kwita purchases a costume, dresses the mummy with the help of the rest, and they board a ship to bury Ali's body at the middle of the sea, on a private island.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 893

The Gold Rush (1925) Film by Charlie Chaplain

Moreover, the film appears more appealing to the audience since there is a lot of suspense, a factor that makes one to keep following the episodes in the scene.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 571

Movie “Please, Vote for Me” by Weijun Chen

On the one hand, the exercise, which was practiced in the Chinese school, is far from what democracy stands for; in fact, in many ways, the avenues that the students resorted to taking in order [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1387

Belly Dancing: Why the World Knows Little About It

This is because the belly is exposed and because of that there is negative interpretation of what it means. This is a dance form devoid of any art because the dancer is not mindful of [...]
  • Subjects: Dance
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1629

“The Story of Qiu Ju” by Zhang Yimou

Although Qiu Ju and the family intend to rebuild shed for the chili peppers, the chief flatly rejects the proposal. She wants the chief to acknowledge the fact that kicking his husband in the crotch [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 888

Godfather: Central Themes of the Film

Making a striking contrast to the cool-blooded murder which is happening outside the church, the scene of baptism also serves as the means to highlight the key idea of the book, driving the conflict between [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 3025

The Instrumental Music of Baroque: Forms and Evolution

Outstanding composers of the early Baroque period includes; Giovanni Gabriel, Johann Hermann Schein, Claudio Monteverdi and others The middle Baroque consisted the period of consolidation and happened around 1640 to 1690.
  • Subjects: Music
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1648