Film Studies Essay Examples and Topics

Despite the fact that the film is primarily associated with Macaulay Culkin, the rest of the actors have contributed significantly to the movie's atmosphere.

One of the examples is when Katherine was getting to know the students and met Joan who was one of the smartest in the class.

In the essay, two main arguments will be made based on the events described in the movie: while the women's colleagues at NASA did see the potential in them and tried to eliminate barriers that [...]

Although the short story "The Birds" and the movie The Birds are often perceived as a single entity, it is possible to consider all differences between these two versions thoroughly due to historical criticism.

When it came to pirating and copying the work of others in the field of technology, Steve Jobs and Bill Gates were both seen negatively.

The main character, who will be the basis of this paper's analysis, is Patrick Bateman, who is a young and successful individual.

Although the shirts mean nothing to Gatsby without Daisy, the audience watches Gatsby's facial expression display a great deal of empathy and love whenever Daisy seems distressed, especially in this scene when she begins to [...]

Given the deep plot, the eternal love line between the main characters seemed inappropriate, so I would say that the only thing I did not like was this moment in the plot.

Also, to put further reasoning in the proper context, it is critical to notice that the whole assessment and discussion of the treatment plan are based entirely on what is presented in the movie, and [...]

The film's title, Parasite, is a double entendre, which leads the viewer to question who is indeed the parasite; between the rich who exploit underpaid labor, or the poor who exploit the economic resources and [...]

Specifically, the misalignment between the expectations that the leading character has of the new staff members and the Indian employees' perception of their role in the organization, as well as the approach toward managing their [...]

In the end, nothing proves to be of any help: Yong-gu is blackmailed by the system into confessing and executed on his daughter's birthday.

The historical film The Message is dedicated to the era of the formation of Islam and tells about the events that took place in the period from 610 to 632.

Twilight may be considered as a faithful adaptation to the book owing to the work of Catherine Hardwicke and the team of the filmmakers working under this movie.

As an example of the latter, this paper focuses on the analysis of Charlie Kelmeckis, the protagonist of Stephen Chbosky's novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower, and his PTSD.

It is depicted in the assassination of Jamal's mother during the religious conflict and Salim and Jamal running into a rich man, as they try to escape from policemen.

The main theme of the movie is that the motivation to achieve results can overcome discrimination and benefit society. It forces Glenn to request that Katherine check the calculations.

The film Precious Knowledge focuses on the fall and defense of the ethnic studies program within the Tucson district. Music is also another form of code used in the film to show the film's pace [...]

The second important person with him is his best friend Chukie, who he tells that he would love to be a laborer for the rest of his life.

The Mayans calendar cyclic end inspires the movie's story, and a general picture of dooms day is seen throughout the entire movie.

The history of the cinema is filled with the works of many directors, but only a few of them can be ranked among the geniuses of this kind of art, like David Lynch.

The Theme of the Film and The general theme of the film is that even if the world is a bad place to live in, it is still worth fighting for in the end.

One of the historical aspects that the movie failed to capture was the good things that God did to the Israelites.

The close-up shots used in the scene add to the emotional effect of the scene and create a sense of intimacy between the audience and characters, making the intended viewers experience the scene as if [...]

Beowulf and Grendel's mother make a deal and the warrior becomes the next king while the Water Demon gives birth to Beowulf's son.

Moreover, the film and distribution of a motion picture allow the audience to consider such important issues as diversity and range, the importance of social media, and its impact on society, and women's power.

One of the exceptions of the previous statements is the Matrix trilogy directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski."The Matrix", The Matrix: Reloaded", and "The Matrix: Revolution", all of which gained a cult status among fans, [...]

To resolve the identified problems of the client, the social worker needs to establish consent, discuss confidentiality terms, carry out assessment procedure, and thoroughly address the steps of interventions implementation within the treatment plan.

The second issue is the lack of values, respect, and attitude among the members in the team. The issue of discrimination and racism is another sociological concern in the film.

Nature, loved and praised by Morrie, is used in the film to show the end of his life. The conversations with Morrie help him to remember who he actually is, reconsider his life, and focus [...]

The naming of the film La La Land is a denotation of the movie, giving a literal meaning to the movie.

At the mines, Solomon gets a large diamond which he tries to and hide in the bushes, the captain sees him and before he gets to him, government forces attack and they are all arrested [...]

The movie follows the tale of William Wallace a freedom fighter who rose to liberate Scotland from the rule of King Edward "Longshanks" following the death of the king of Scotland, who died without leaving [...]

The shallow focus is used when Karen directs the gun to Henry, and the image of the gun is not clear as the director makes a decision not to mention a true essence of the [...]

One of the students, Eva Benitez, struggles with her identity as a gang member and a young woman in high school.

Consequently, the story also incorporates a variety of themes and ideas that are interesting to explore in terms of the functioning of the society, the role of the city in marginalization and poverty, and human [...]

In America today, there is a general belief that every individual is unique, and should have equal access to the American dream of life "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness".

The Truman Show is a drama film that captures the basic principles of the social structure at the beginning of life besides helping us to uncover the origin of the prevailing social interactions or socialization [...]

It is based in the city of Mumbai, India and although people often incorrectly use the term for referring to the entire Indian cinema, Bollywood only represents a part of the Indian movie industry and [...]

The mission tells us about life the struggles of the Guanari tribe, and the representatives of the Jesuit Order, who have entered the tribe to convert it.

The response captures the failed criminal justice of America and the power and honor of the Godfather."I went to the police, like a good American," the man says.

In effect this is to take the baby's point of view communicating a theme of confusion, and also the helplessness of the situation because almost all the characters in the film are young children.

The film Outsourced introduces viewers to the customs of the Indian culture through the experience of the principal character, Todd Anderson.

The precedence of preparation events before the ritual is the same in the film and the text. The major difference between the text version and the adapted film is the nature of the presented.

Collins, the cousin of the five sisters, is the probable heir to the family's estate because of his close kinship to the family. In the midst of the journeys between London and Derbyshire, the viewers [...]

Maximus realizes the facts about murder of his emperor and he is not ready to give loyalty to Commodus. Gladiators of Proximo come to participate in the game in the leadership of Maximus.

The director pictures their respective contributions in the making of the present 'history of religions.' A good number of instances in the film appear historically accurate.

In addition, it seeks to understand the internal and external forces that affect his personality in the film and the factors that enable him to succeed.

In the following paper, the lessons of success from the movie The Pursuit of Happyness will be characterized and evaluated. It is a challenge to become successful in the sphere of professional sales.

It is based on this that when viewing the movie, it is obvious that the director wanted to depict the "manliness" and bravado of the Spartans.

When a dissociative identity disorder hits a person severely, the only recommendation for the main character to resolve the psychological issue is contacting a psychotherapist and conducting comprehensive treatment.

The concepts of autism, conformity, and trust are described in the movie; and the peculiarity of this story is that one concept is closely connected to another concept, and the consequences of one concept influence [...]

Gardner demonstrates perseverance, hope, and social intelligence and illustrates the importance of effectance motivation and the power of social networks, even though the protagonist's relationship with his wife could be improved.

The movie's point of attack is Othello's decision to overlook Iago for a promotion to the position of Lieutenant in favor of Cassio.

Speaking about what is in common between the movie and the novel it should be first of all stated that the movie is based on the novel and thus basically has the same plot.

The events in the movie unfold in 1994 when the Rwandan genocide was just about to begin. Thereafter, the country plunges into a state of chaos after the death of the president.

The Help is a film about how in a democratic country the issue of living blacks and whites together is resolved.

The family needs assistance because of its inability to cope with the death of their father and husband and evolve. It impacts the hierarchy within the family as the mother is deprived of any power [...]

In addition to highlighting the struggles of the have-nots in contemporary urban centers, these scenes depict the relationship between the rich and the poor.

First is where experts employees of corporations such as Google talk about how social networks work from the inside, about the consequences they can lead to in the form which they now exist in.

While this is a fundamental strategy in the protection of Giosue, it is framed in such a way that it lessens the intensity of the challenges that faced the individuals that faces Guido and his [...]

To me, one of the most striking features connecting the works was the resemblance between Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings and Han Solo in A New Hope.

The main purpose of this paper is to dwell upon the movie Vertigo and to understand its underlying theme, the role of lighting and cinematography effects in movie perception and to compare and contrast it [...]

The gist of this paper, therefore, is to offer psychological criticism of the Movie as regards its screenplay, plot, direction, and general presentation, and this is done by applying the Freudian Theory of Psychological Analysis [...]

One of the most important characters in the film is Garfield who plays the role of Saverin, the only friend Zuckerberg had while in college.

The plot is written in different viewpoints that range from the society itself and the representatives attached at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention to the government officials, all in an attempt to recognize [...]

He decides to take his kid to an infrequent restaurant meal."You want some pizza?" the father asks his son, and the little boy's eyes brighten as if the pizza is the best delicacy on the [...]

As a matter of fact, this is the only scene where Blu, Jewel, Linda, Tulio, and the smugglers are present at the same time without being aware of each other's presence.

In spite of the fact that Ali and his sister Zahra live in poverty in the poor Tehran neighborhoods and their struggles are associated with impossibility to satisfy their basic needs, the film is not [...]

Although there are various melodramatic plots in the film that attempt to harmonize the four vignettes together, they are not very instrumental in the overall development of the theme and plot of the film, bearing [...]

Most importantly, the movie points to the presence of a much more significant factor that pushes Jack toward the abuse of alcohol and the use of drugs.

The audience is only in a position to obtain the projected meaning due to the raw emotions used in the film.

Director Jeff Lau uses the element of light and framing to guide the viewers to understand the story, through the development of angles and photographic techniques.

The director is using a variety of techniques such as lighting, camera work, and sound to convey the story and shape the meaning of the film.

Thus, the cultural significance of the Prince Charming image is a dream of an ideal man, husband, and life partner in general that motivated and encouraged countless women across the globe.

In the three selected movies Hero, Fight Club and Star wars different currents of Taoism can be detected flowing in the ebb and flow of the movies. Daoism is a term oft-quoted in Taoism."Dao" means [...]

It gives a depressive quality that defines the placement of the characters and focuses on what the general theme of the movie is going to be.

The Mexican culture is evident in the kind of music that the characters enjoy dancing to or listening to in the course of their romance.

Similar to the connection between "structure" and "culture" in society, there is a connection between film and sociology. The Parasite uses an exaggerated narrative through the wealth gap to emphasize class struggle and social inequality.

The Devil Wears Prada is a movie that helps young people stay motivated and never give up, to understand the essence of hard work and promotion, and to learn to use their personal uniqueness to [...]

The director of In the Mood for Love uses music throughout the film to set the mood in the film and enhance the musical background that was typical of Hong Kong in the 1960s.

In the movie, "10 Things I hate about you", it is fundamental to note that the characters, Bianca and Cameron have been used to show how codes and conventions can be used to define the [...]

The film crew explained that the storyline was borrowed from two pieces of literature: "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey," both poems by Homer, to create the intense war between the Trojans and the Achaeans.

Thus, the introductory sequence of the "Strangers on a Train" is the best example to show all significant things and achievements of the director in the field of filmmaking."Strangers on a Train" is one of [...]

The genre of the film is romance and similar to many other movies that I have watched in the past; for instance, The Romantics and You Again among others.

Dre is a complete foreigner who struggles to fit into his new environment and live life the normal freeway that he is used to in his home country. He claims that his style of Kung [...]

Since the De Beers is a private organization, it can be seen that the film itself attempts to show that the only way to truly ensure that wards funded through diamonds can be ended is [...]

Discrimination in all its forms is a timeless issue in the society; classism, ableism, and sexism, as forms of discrimination, are prevalent in the film The Hunchback of Notre Dame and similar examples exist in [...]

During the night, the mother confronts Dave and demands to be given the gun; however, Dave lies that he left it outside and thus he can only retrieve it in the morning. Hawkins, but he [...]

The latter, dressed in a yellow raincoat, takes the boat and sails it on puddles until the toy is lost in the sewers.

The film follows Torrance's family journey and the responsibility of taking care of the Overlook Hotel during the winter when there are no customers around, thus allowing the director to build the plot's suspense.

A clear difference between an adult and a child is depicted through the maturity of the characters that represent people's emotions.

The focus on detail in the mise-en-scene design in "Boyz n the Hood" serves to demonstrate the director's preference for realism as the expressive tool for portraying the life of the African American community members [...]

In contrast to the freedom of accepting disabled individual in the community, the movie depicts the destructive effects of prejudices toward a mentally impaired person through the prism of high school bullying.

Frankenstein's monster represents the mangled and depressed soldiers returning from the war only to find an economy in crisis, given that the Great Depression was in the offing after the war.

The interrelation of dreams' different levels makes it difficult for the viewers to differentiate between dreams and reality, which can be assumed to be one of the motifs of the film.

The creature is ultimately lowered to the ground by all of the powers of the cosmos. Based on the approach readers will have the opportunity to comprehend the main lessons of the movie.

For twenty-five minutes, the scene of the introductory battle continues with the enemy dug in at the coastal height, and this episode contributes most to addressing the theme of the film.

It must be noted that while the theme of the film itself is the concept of death the movie explores through numerous scenes the concept of life.

Furthermore, the events in the film occurred in the depression era, which was a favorite for many predecessors before them. The movie is a depiction of the life of James Braddock.

It is impossible to discuss the characters of the movie without referring to the play by Williams because the directors preserve the original emphasis that the author makes.

Nevertheless, it is challenging to assess Carl's grief, as he does not speak openly about his feelings following Ellie's death in the movie.

The issue depicts poor governance that happens in the juvenile center and is not in line with the primary objectives of making sure that the lives of the minors are drastically changed.

What the detective encounters is the lack of the overall support for the investigation by the family, which could be a sign that a relative was involved in the untimely demise of Harlan Thrombey.

The screenwriter, Paul Schroeder, managed to create a unique and, at the same time, a typical atmosphere of neo-noir, the characteristic of the New York community of the 1970s.

The tourist who plays a key role in the movie have travelled from different parts of the world to the Sepik Valley to experience the unique "Primitive People" whom they claim live in a state [...]

The primary objective of the current paper is to validate the argument that the changes made by the director of A River Runs through It allowed him to add to the depth of the original [...]

Many questions arise as these terms are pondered and these questions are answered in the context of races and genders.'Crash' involves fear, racism, ethnocentrism and lack of communication.the central idea followed in the movie surrounds [...]

Charlie Chaplin's 1925 film The Gold Rush can be well discussed as the one of most outstanding examples of a classical editing technique's successful deployment, because the manner of how director went about connecting film's [...]

These two problems were delicately joined in the main plot of the film "Something the Lord Made" that shows that ambitions, hard work and talent can overcome all the obstacles to deliver one of the [...]

This was shown in the film that the cost of living was constantly increased by the rich to keep the working class in their place.

According to memos written back in 1966, the senior management of the company knew about the carcinogenic effects of chromium 6 that the company was using, but the management did nothing to correct the situation.

Management is the reason the A's are in so much trouble both financially and in terms of performance, which is when Beane comes in.

Most of the science fiction films reflect the socio-political environment in both the US and the rest of the world. Science fiction has presented not only some of the greatest stories in the contemporary literature, [...]

In the movie, women emerged as people who were out to fight for the common good of others in the society.

Arthur Miller's play and movie was a reflection of what used to happen in the United States of America. It was a situation where reason was not used in the judicial system and people were [...]

It draws parallels between the experiences and roles of the various strata of society and their survival in life, and the film's message captures the essence of the problems of inequality in society.

The adequacy of the plot, courage, and common sense of the main character are the main reasons why the picture resonates with the audience. It is noteworthy that people and their clothes in the real [...]

Arguably, the existence of cultural differences between families across the lifespan is the most significant problem affecting the family of Rusesabagina as he attempts to play the role of a corporate manager and a family [...]

The main persuasive element of this approach is to combine the two, the material and the ethical concerns, which may lead to the belief that any behavior consists of "a process and a consequence".