Cinematography Essay Examples and Topics. Page 10

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Sherlock’s Episode and Hero’s Journey: Comparison

Thus, I will analyze the episode to find the following characters therein: the hero, the herald, the mentor, threshold guardians, the trickster, the shape-shifter, and the shadow.
  • Subjects: Films Comparison
  • Pages: 11
  • Words: 983

Adam Sandler in “The Hero’s Journey” Video

To illustrate the typical elements of the movies starring Adam Sandler, Glove and Boots have chosen the most popular film with Sandler for their video The Hero's Journey - Happy Gilmore.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 866

The Documentary “The Invisible War”

The systematic cover-ups of assault cases illuminate how patriarchy and the lack of accountability have made sexual violence against servicewomen to persist in the military.
  • Subjects: Documentaries
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1654

“Babel” and “Super Size Me”: Documentaries Analysis

It becomes evident that Susan has to be taken to a hospital, but chaos is created due to the miscommunications between the different parties such as the fellow passengers, the villagers, the local authorities, and [...]
  • Subjects: Documentaries
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2286

Cartoons, Young Children, and Parental Involvement

This paper claims that parents should be more aware of the type of animations that are being watched by their children and need to become involved in their children's cartoon experience; the following sections present [...]
  • Subjects: Animated Films
  • Pages: 13
  • Words: 3493

US Soldiers in Restrepo Documentary

The film is remarkable and deserves credit as it enables the civilians to understand the experiences of the soldiers in a war zone.
  • Subjects: Documentaries
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 617

Race Identity Evaluation in the Film “Malcolm X”

Considering the points at which Omi's work crosses the plot of the movie and marking the differences between the two, one can track the slightest implementations of racism in the modern American society, which is [...]
  • Subjects: Drama
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1927

The Film “Pocahontas” by Walt Disney Pictures

The image of Native Americans as barbarians is mentioned in several dialogues and songs of the film, Indians are called "savages, the people who are uncivilized". The Native American society of that time is shown [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 621

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

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

“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

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

“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

Commanding Heights – Episode III – Documentary

As the episode unfolds, we are introduced to the advent of the internet and other forms of technology which over time have led to the linking of the world in simple networks.
  • Subjects: Documentaries
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 844

“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

Imitation of Life’ by Stahl and Sirk Movies Compare

The main conflicts in both works are the same the relationships between women and their daughters, career and love matters, and, of course, the most important issue brought up in the films the racial self-definition.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 615

The Wizard of Oz

The girl's farmhouse gets into a tornado and is carried to the Munchkinland located in the world of Oz where Dorothy and Toto meet Glinda, the Good Witch of the North.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1118

Horror Film Studies: “The Ring”

Television is used as a metaphysical channel that links the worlds of the dead and the living. Rachel leaves her job to take care of her son and in the process breaks the curse.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 565

“The Vow”

Paige's nurses and doctors failed to support her needs after she was discharged from the hospital. He also uses the best caring practices in order to support Paige's needs.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 552

“500 Days of Summer” by Mark Waters

As he turns to introduce himself, he realizes that her name is Autumn, which is a sign of his continuation and ultimate moving on in life.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 573

The Movie “City of God” by Fernando Meirelles

From this point, the rules of the city's planning in Rio de Janeiro are developed to divide the population into social classes and increase the stratification which affects the development of the social life in [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1112

Movies Schindler’s List and Stop-Loss

Moreover, the use of implicit characterization enables the viewers to trace the gradual transformation of the protagonist. For example, at the beginning of the movie, Oscar Schindler appears to be a ruthless entrepreneur who wants [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 848

“Mona Lisa Smile” by Mike Newell

The President warns Katherine and orders her to follow the syllabus failure to which she would lose her job. Also, she agrees with her because she does not like the fact that she is among [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1127

Analysis: “City of Sadness” by Dir. Hou Hsiao-Hsien

Using the Chinese language to avail the message to the population has contributed much to the consumption of the movie as most of the people affected by the massacre involved the Taiwanese and the Chinese [...]
  • Subjects: Drama
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2219

Mamoru Oshii’s “Ghost in the Shell”

Referring to the plot of Ghost in the Shell, it is important to note that Motoko Kusanagi as any other cyborg in her world uses her human brain and soul, 'ghost', hidden in the 'shell' [...]
  • Subjects: Animated Films
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 875

What the Bleep Do We Know!? (2004)

One of the major themes is the representation of the physical universe as it is known to the human and the life that exists within this universe.
  • Subjects: Documentaries
  • Pages: 13
  • Words: 3663

The Wabbit Came Who Came to Supper (1942)

One of the themes apparent in the movie is that of a rabbit as a trickster. The director of the movie was Friz Freleng, considered the creator of the character of Bugs Bunny.
  • Subjects: Animated Films
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1160

Analysis of Inherit the Wind Film

Even through the producers of the movie state in the beginning that the movie does not represent the chronology of events, it is shown clearly that the movie portrays a historical account.
  • Subjects: Drama
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1344

The Hours (2002) directed by Stephen Daldry

The question of suicide is one of the most controversial in philosophy and ethics. Moreover, according to the theory, people should preserve their lives, and the act of suicide is immoral.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 646

Film Critique: The Shawshank Redemption

The movie is excellent in the way the story of self development and hope is crafted to give an array of hope to all watchers and critics.
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  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2133

Grief in the “Secret Window”

It is only at the end that the audience realizes Rainey and Shooter is the same person. Throughout the movie, Rainey is in a state of depression.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1108

Critical Analysis of Elizabeth I

That notwithstanding, it is essential to note that the Queen possess practical wisdom that enables her to effectively reign and enhance the wellbeing of her people regardless of challenges.
  • Subjects: Drama
  • Pages: 14
  • Words: 3873

A State of Mind: Film Analysis

The major theme of this event revolves around the portrayal of the ideals of socialism and patriotism by the citizens. The film discusses on their daily lifestyles and that of the people around them, a [...]
  • Subjects: Documentaries
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1200

Social Theories in Movie Gran Torino

This tension exists in the Hmong community and gang feuds on families as the movie highlights the relations between the local authorities and immigrant communities. Walt uses the concept of community policing to mentor youths [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 7
  • Words: 1939

History of National Cinema

The first public viewing of a film made by the Lumieres brothers marked the beginning of cinema in France before the 1900's.
  • Subjects: Cinema Art
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2243

“Fight Club” by Fincher David

It is possible to say that this person advocates the values of a hunter-gather society which tends to be simpler and more egalitarian, at least from economic point of view. In this way they attempt [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 561

Family Structure Analysis via Film – Kramer vs. Kramer

Key to the socialization process is the family unit which is the cornerstone and basic/indelible institution of any civilization. A hidden imbalance existed in the Kramer home and Joanna's leaving brought this imbalance to the [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 665

Fall From Power in ”The Last Emperor” Movie

In this video production of 'The Last emperor', the audience is immersed deep back into the 1950s where Puyi, who was previously under the custody of the Russians, attempts to take his own life in [...]
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  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1187

Movies in the 1960s

In the view of this retired citizen, action movie was the main center of attraction to movie theatres in the downtown area.
  • Subjects: Cinema Art
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 575

Genre Analysis: Gossip Girl

Gossip Girl's innovative representation of technology as a character, via the faceless narration of the blogger, Gossip Girl herself, and the literal aural depiction of gossip as it goes viral via personal mobile devices in [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1503

Glory (1989)

Colonel Shaw eventually started enlisting soldiers into the regiment thus leading to the emergence of the other actors depicted in the movie. The black soldiers also has the desire to secure the freedom of their [...]
  • Subjects: Drama
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 855

Film Analysis: The Shawshank Redemption

The climax that ends the second act is the death of Tommy after he is shot by Captain Hadley and the climax of the entire film is Andy and Red meeting in Zihuatanejo.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 510

American Psycho

Apparently, the director wanted the character of Bateman to be perceived, as such, that allegorizes the very source of the America's prosperity, concerned with the fact that American richest bankers are being in the position [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 574

The Film “Walk the Line” and the Role of Music in It

The "Walk the Line" comprises of Johnny Cash and June Carter as the main characters. The Carter family was renowned in the country music genre, and June started singing with their family at the age [...]
  • Subjects: Movies Analysis
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 853

Mise-En-Scene the Design of Elements in Film

With the creeper's eye on the movie's cover page, the director introduces the movie's genre. Through this, the audience can predict the movie's settings as treacherous and classical, even before the movie commences.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 810

Peter Pan and Hook

There is also a major difference in the atmosphere evoked during the story retelling and in the attitude or the way the storyteller presents the participants of the action.
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  • Subjects: Films Comparison
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1417

Rhetorical Criticism of the Titanic

Jack and Rose develop a friendship They walk round the ship and explore all the hidden areas The people of the high class treat and see the employees and people from the lower societies There [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1436

Influence of Television on the American Society

The paper will consider the various negative and positive influences this invention has had so as to demonstrate the major impact that the television has had on our society.
  • Subjects: TV
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1350

The Secret in Their Eyes

Through memory, the film becomes a political narrative of the terrible violence, murder rape and other forms of injustices associated with military rule."The Secret in Their Eyes" is particularly important as it is among the [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 826

Arguments in Star Trek Movie

There is conflict between Maddox and Captain Picard when the admiral introduces the commander and reveals that he is intending to work on the android that is Data.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 8
  • Words: 2293

Sociological Analysis: Michael Moore’s “Sicko”

However, it is important to note that Moore's vision is quite biased since the film focuses on all bad what is in the US health care system and all the best existing in other countries, [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 929

Monsters (2010) by Gareth Edwards

Director Gareth Edwards makes use of black and white footage in the beginning of the film, which at the end of the movie, is revealed as actually what happens after the lead characters are rescued [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1725

The Significance of Sex in the Film Annie Hall

Whereas; Alvy's sexual urges can be compared to a skin-rash, which goes away after being scratched, Annie's sexuality appears to be an integral part of her identity as film's context implies, Annie is being always [...]
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  • Subjects: Comedy
  • Pages: 5
  • Words: 1427

The Business of Being Born

The movie generally favor the argument that in cases of normal births without complications, midwives can conduct home deliveries and this is seen to be better as compared to hospital births that are normally conducted [...]
  • Subjects: Movies Analysis
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 570

I can do bad all by myself by Tyler Perry

Things however unfold in a way that was difficult to predict and this contributes to the strong-points of the film. I however think the weaknesses of the film even out the strengths and this might [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1089

Ten Things I Hate About You

Inspired by "The Taming of the Shrew" play by William Shakespeare, the "10 Things I hate About You" movie commences with the main character, Cameron, Padua High new student, in the office of a quirky [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 576

Children of Heaven: Family Values and Norms

While credit to the quality of the piece of work has been noted to embed the scriptural work and the high performance of the characters who interpreted the story, it has been argued that the [...]
  • Subjects: Movies Analysis
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1186

The Negative Effect of Tarzan on Children

The Tarzan movie released in 1999 received a certain level of criticism concerning the graphic violent scenes of fights between the humans and animals.
  • Subjects: Animated Films
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1105

Wladyslaw Starewicz vs. Walt Disney

This paper compares and contrasts the lives and works of these individuals since they are the animation kings of the twentieth century."Wladyslaw Starewicz was born in Poland in the late 1800s".
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1091

The “Ten Billion” Documentary Reaction

It was interesting to learn about the effects of population growth on the environment and global poverty and the potential solutions to managing population growth.
  • Subjects: Documentaries
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 394

The Film “Little Big Man” by Arthur Penn

The main strength of the peoplehood matrix is that it encompasses everything and provides comprehensive analysis, and that is why it is adopted in this paper to analyze the Little Big Man film in regards [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 872

The Rise of the Mammals Documentary

The film explores how the rise of mammals reshaped the planet after the mass extinction of the dinosaurs. I liked how it showed the different stages of evolution and how the animals adapt to their [...]
  • Subjects: Documentaries
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 524

The Hidden Figures Film Analysis

The picture is based on real people and events, the cast of the play is perfectly matched, and the high-class performance of the actors transports the viewer to another century in difficult times for America.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 673

Response to “The Last Colony” Documentary

The director claims that the United States and Puerto Rico's fates are intertwined. I knew the US and Puerto Rico have a paradoxical political, societal, economic, and territorial relationship.
  • Subjects: Documentaries
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 396

Lincoln by Steven Spielberg: A Movie Review

In the film, Lincoln, the final four months of President Abraham Lincoln's life are depicted, along with the end of the Civil War and the abolishment of slavery.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 899

The “Age of the Consequences” Documentary

The documentary Age of the Consequences is an eye-opening exploration of the potential consequences of climate change. Overall, Age of Consequences is a critically acclaimed documentary identifying the effects climate change has on national and [...]
  • Subjects: Documentaries
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 603

“The Social Dilemma” Documentary by Orlowski

In the world of conspiracy theories and a significant amount of fake news, it is essential to understand and distinguish what information is accurate and what is fake.
  • Subjects: Documentaries
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 689

People With Disabilities in the Frida Movie

After the accident, her father bought her a canvas that she would use for painting because she loved art and was an artist, helping her cope with her disability.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1117

Silence of the Lambs by Jonathan Demme

Scene Description: The scene maps onto the principle of obsession by first introducing the idea of it to the audience. Connection: The psychological principle of obsession appears in the character of Hannibal Lecter.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 642

“The Gold Rush” Film by Charlie Chaplin

The Little Tramp character was depicted in a particular way to show that economic motifs, hardship, and lower morality were prevalent in society.
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 435

“Rashomon” by Ryunosuke Akutagawa Review

Thesis Statement: In "Rash mon," the author makes it clear that the servant would choose and advocate for mandatory vaccines because people's health and lives would be more important for him than personal freedoms and [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 283

Newsom’s The Mask You Live In Documentary Review

The dominant gender role expectations for men and boys in contemporary society are that male persons are supposed to have physical power, dominant behavior, and be sexually active.
  • Subjects: Documentaries
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 332

Valley Uprising: The Documentary Film

The boundaries between the wider society and the climbers are mainly due to the nature of the skills needed for the profession.
  • Subjects: Documentaries
  • Pages: 3
  • Words: 947

The Documentary “The Machine That Made Us”

The Machine That Made Us tells the story of the technology of the printing press that influenced the increasing availability of writing to the world's population-the film's focus is based on the revolutionary changes that [...]
  • Subjects: Documentaries
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 271

“A Beautiful Mind” Directed by Ron Howard

When he is working on his graduate studies, he is so concentrated on proposing a unique concept that he does not have a moment for anything else, and it rewards off in the end.
  • Subjects: Documentaries
  • Pages: 6
  • Words: 1682

Cinematography Analysis of the “Amelie” Film

It is definitely a combination of movements: the beginning of the movement starts from the waterfall, then moves to the bridge and goes down closer to the river. The image of Darth Vader is definitely [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 2
  • Words: 331

The “My Neighbor Totoro” Film by Hayao Miyazaki

In her biography of Miyazaki, Napier uses the filmmaker's life and background to construct a discourse of the "Miyazakiworld". This source is important to my research because it provides the genesis to the backstory of [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1220

The “Wit” Film Directed by Mike Nichols

The film Wit by Mike Nichols is a touching story about the fate of Professor of English literature Vivien Behring. She must make a tough decision, and the question of "to be or not to [...]
  • Subjects: Film Studies
  • Pages: 1
  • Words: 295

History of Comedy Genre in Cinematography

These movies allow the viewer to analyze the main characteristics of comedy and deviations of the subgenre throughout the decades. The first characteristic of the romantic comedy subgenre is the characters who tend to be [...]
  • Subjects: Comedy
  • Pages: 4
  • Words: 1203