Film Studies Essay Examples and Topics. Page 10

The film The Help was a story about the problem of segregation in American society of the 1950s and 1960s when the Civil Rights Movement of Blacks had just begun to appear.

Disney's world of magic earned popularity in 1937 with the theatrical premiere of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. The main reason why Disney's idea of remaking the good old classical animated films is not [...]

This paper aims at reviewing the movie Greta and analyzing the director's principal claim, the moral of the movie, and the techniques which the director used to bring his ideas to the audience.

Despite bringing World War II to an end, it took the lives of hundreds of thousands of innocent people and brought significant destruction both to the nature of Japan and the well-being of the population.

Therefore, the popularity of American cinema and, particularly, the Hollywood cinema, may be defined by the general appeal of the broad themes that they choose for their movies."The Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol.

To establish a fundamental starting in the analysis of the rhetorical function of fantasies in the movie "The Island", directed by Michael Bay, the foundations of structural-functional theory will be described in context.

The story is told from Jack's point of view, which is why the fact that he and Tyler are the same person is hidden from the audience for the vast part of the film.

The problem of discussing the film "The Quiet Man" directed by John Ford as rather Irish or American can be considered controversial because of the fact the plot of the story is based on the [...]

However, here we could also see a lamp, telephone, sandwiches, and some other objects that contribute to the creation of the less tensed atmosphere.

In his film Do the Right Thing, Spike Lee focuses on stereotypes that exist within a neighborhood, which allows him to show how the representatives of the general public face societal issues, emphasizing that their [...]

The quote in the article explains the way in which the behavior is seen as "scandalous" in India and in the West.

J rgen Asbj rnsen, who was the inventor of the downsizing technology and one of the first people to undergo the procedure.

However, the choice of black cats in animation is a common experience with Tim in his shows and 'Nightmare before Christmas' is no exception.

This paper includes an analysis of the final quote of professor Louis Levy concerning the meaning of human life and the way the words relate to the film.

The movie tells the story of Malcolm Little, also known as Malcolm X, - the Afro-American spiritual leader and a fighter for human rights who lived in the USA in the 1960s. Washington's talent is [...]

One of the scenes that were reminiscent of an entomological fact was the one where a person was waving his or her hand to chase away mosquitoes.

I feel that the appropriate choice of colors and music used in the movie helps to reveal the urgency and seriousness of the message it conveys.

The lights in the scenes where Buggin' Out confronts Sal about the pictures on the wall through the point where the fight breaks out are dull. The power of lights is used to manipulate the [...]

Furthermore, science fiction films can be considered as the sub-class of horror films because both genres depend on the Discovery Plot which focuses on establishing the presence of the specific monster in the film, and [...]

Ever since the invention of motion pictures, the movie industry has been organized as a business. The first period is known as the silent period, which ran from the year 1895 to the year 1919.

The planners in this town are not able to balance their personal needs and the growing needs of the town. The politicians were in control of all the resources, and this explains the ordeal of [...]

This article focuses on how the film portrays the diverse nationalities of Dubai and illustrates how the common stereotypes about the people of Dubai have been challenged and confirmed by the film.

Despite the fact that the narrative of the film follows the rise and the fall of a businessman, it is far from the typical "poor boy made good" ideology since the main character is not [...]

On the one hand, it could transform the viewer's political sensibilities if the person is critical and open to the democratic views.

The most notable of them is the image of the character of Amy, who drinks some hard liquor straight from the bottle, wrapped in a paper bag in the same way that it is being [...]

Polanski utilizes the city of Los Angeles, particularly the neighborhood of Chinatown, as the symbolic representation of all that is "...unknowable, terrifying..".and beyond the scope of law and order.

The hardships of assimilation are put to the fore in the film In Between Days. It is necessary to note that the vast majority of the challenges immigrants face are not in the spotlight.

The picture keeps an eye on the steps of the day-to-day existence of a dysfunctional family, where the three brothers and a sister one by one decided to return to their family home and live [...]

It is very much tied to the message of the movie, which is to educate people that there are individuals who struggle with the problem of acceptance and reassurance from others.

The validity of the suggestion can be well illustrated in regards to the recently produced 'Bond movies', which appear only slightly less sexist, as it used to be the case with the same category of [...]

Discussing the movie from the viewpoint of Freudian identification, the main protagonists have been the brightest examples of expressing two opposing instincts, or drives, existing within the human being those of creativity, sexuality, and construction [...]

Barthes noted that the primary goal of wrestling is to demonstrate the irrelevance of the purely moral concept of justice. The concepts of social injustice and wrestling as the best way of understanding things offered [...]

Speaking of the issue that must be the one of the most interest to the audience, that is, the episode with the crosscutting, it must be noticed that it was not the initial idea of [...]

In the beginning scene, how does the sound of the train interact with the situation? What is the role of the sound of the falling rain in the movie?

Although, in a typical way the film appears to be Irish, there are several aspects of the film that make it more American than Irish.

It started with the departure of Skywalker to a distant galaxy on rescue from slavery by the knights. The mythical patterns in this film attracted the contemporary audiences due to the exemplary plot.

He was aware of the tension that was brewing in the military and in the country at large. The director of the movie managed to bring to focus on the activities that led to the [...]

I agree with the author, as I also think that the movie is a set of ideas and opinions that are still in the air.

The call of adventure for Luke in the film is shown when Obi-Wan requests him to accompany him and acquire ways of the force.

One of the main characters was a boy Hiccup, who was considered to be the son of the tribal chief. When the attack of dragons happened again, the boy decided to kill the Night Fury [...]

The most powerful part of the film was when Malcolm X started his 'Nation of Islam' campaign in the streets of the ghetto.

As critics go on debating whether the play should be a tragedy or not, a moving social documentary, a confirmation of the spirit of Americans, or a conveyance of the salesman's life, people in the [...]

The following paper presents my impressions about the movie and some thoughts about the plot, characters, and the emotions it awakens.

The plot of the story is set up in the great depression. Joad gets back home to discover the astonishing effects of the depression on every person in the area.

It is an integrated musical in the sense that both songs and dances are merged perfectly well alongside with a story that gives it a fine and appealing taste to the public. Although the film [...]

The author initially explains the concepts of marianismo and mariana identity by stating that they originated in the legacy of the Catholic Church, in which women are seen as "subservient and docile"; the reason for [...]

However, it was also a success, as, despite major damage to the spaceship, all astronauts returned to the Earth in safety. The film shows that the crew and the team worked hard to develop ways [...]

However, she contributes to the development of gender roles by choosing to participate in the camp as a teacher and voicing her desire to have a career in the group.

The purpose of this paper is to explore the philosophical foundation of that theory and see how it is tied to the basis behind The Matrix.

Although The Seventh Seal incorporates the elements of tricking death, which would, later on, become rather cliched tropes, the underlying message of studying one's fears and limitations allows delving into the study of the human [...]

This essay will explore the defining characteristics of Peckinpah's films that affected the development of the Western genre in the future.

While Jane is looking for a building full of people who support her to call it her home, her real home is a person she loves.

The Fifth G films depart from the Chinese visual arts and the fashion of film narration that prevailed in the domestic market before, yet it is possible to say that the movie discourse of that [...]

In his review of the American cinema and the city, Clapp1 argues that immigrants played an important role in the development of American film.

Another innovative step in merchandising, typical for high concept movies, is the graphic novel Mad Max: Fury Road that was a prequel to the movie.

The plot and cinematography maintain a somber tone that genuinely reflects the dark world of the protagonists but is cleverly contrasted with the sentimental symbolism of a daisy flower.

Japanese occupation Korea over the course of decades had significant impacts on the country's film industry."This period of Korea's 'occupied cinema' is best understood within these multiple contexts created by the pressures exerted by a [...]

Rapid industrialization and modernization of South Korea resulted in the class divide and evident social dysfunction as communication became broken down, and the working class was isolated."Tribulations of two young men, symbols of the minjung, [...]

The aim of this paper is to explore the overlapping of oil and politics in the context of the movie. In scene 20 when discussing the negotiations of the prince's brother with American lawyers, Woodman [...]

There is even more to the film in this regard along with exposing the unsightly aspects of how the Nazis proceeded to implement the 'final solution' of the 'Jewish problem' during the WW2, Schindler's List [...]

The film outlines the relation between industrial revolution, the price for commodities, alienation, the lengths of the working day and capitalism.

Besides, Kubrick performed a great task of deciphering the polysemantic code of writing and then, encoding the same message using the means that the movie disposes of the picture, the speech, and the music.

In addition, the viewer also observes the work of the guerrillas, the organization of the underground, and the very scenario of the revolution, which almost turned into a civil war not on the scale of [...]

Cheating on a test is similar to the movie's situation as one uses the work of another author and presents it as his own.

The American Civil War and Reconstruction era together had a significant impact on the entire history of the USA and a number of major changes that happened in the states of the Old South.

In particular, the film shows the immensity of the Monument Valley, which the viewer can enjoy, and then the scenery is replaced with narrow spaces.

In a post-apocalyptic community that Kirkman created in The Walking Dead, the readers get to have an insight into human behavior by exploring how people unravel, or how they react in the face of death [...]

However, the heavy-handed emotional and dramatic elements in the genre create a sort of stereotype around the films and the expectations that the audiences have.

The tension rises as the men of the town plot to kill the stranger to take the control back; however, he survives, killing them and the three outlaws towards the end of the film.

The viewer can learn that the young boy is on the process of adapting to a criminal's life and is prepared to lead this life.

Although the key scene of the movie, in which Ray, one of the side characters, reveals to Hancock the reason for his unpopularity is rather straightforward in its message, the underlying ambiguity of the tone [...]

The second point of intersection that unites the domains of film and social media is the approach to the involvement of the observers.

This is a great lesson to her and any other youth who may fall in the trap of such destructive boys. Joey is a bad boy and would not treat her with the dignity she [...]

It is the culmination of the movie, as it sets the foundation for further developments and the conflict resolution between the antagonist and protagonist.

The relationship between the visual participant-interactive or represented- in this film is realized by elements defined as vectors or processes which correspond to a group of action in the surprise of fear.

"Scent of the Green Papaya" film shot by Tran Anh Hung takes place in Vietnam in the 1950s and narrates the story of poor young woman Mui who is a servant in a rich family.

In the end, it is necessary to say that there are a lot of factors that make the discussed movie popular all over the world.

The two movies were introduced by different directors in the middle of the 1900s and became the examples of true American revisionist Westerns where the heroes such as Ethan Edwards from The Searchers and John [...]

One of the aspects of the grieving process depicted in the movie is the support of close ones. This aspect is properly highlighted in the movie, and the filmmakers manage to show the positive outcome [...]

This is a story of human evolution, not in the classic understanding of it, but the one that shows a huge step that people have taken in developing technology.

The glass structure shown representing Harper's home was built to capture the movement of the clouds and the sun and show the change in the atmospheric conditions through the lenses.

The story in the film The mission released in 1986 deals with the Spanish Jesuits who are trying to convert a community of Guarani Indians to Christianity and protect them from slave hunters.

The Casbah is used in the film to represent the colonized people of color. The region is out of the control of the French police.

Perhaps, the most controversial aspect of the movie, the editing style of the director sparked a number of heated discussions because of its ostensible lack of focus.

Getting to know about the re-release, the population of the post-9/11 world got interested in the film as well as the military, even though the topic was not on the front burner to them.

Speaking about this genre, it is important to note that the success of a certain movie is strictly interconnected with the proper choice of the ways to depict characters and show contrasts between them in [...]

There is a purpose in each movement and placement.*In this paper, the analysis of The Godfather's construction and Coppola's intents will be developed by explaining the choice of the setting, dialogues, light, and other details [...]

The episode is the borderline between the introductory part of the movie and the climax. Before the rebel begins, the tempo of the movie is comparatively low, which is created by the combination of long [...]

Speaking about the range of topics touched upon by the director, it is important to note that the plot is based on the story of Abdel who is in a coma due to the unfair [...]

One of the issues Coppola had to deal with was the budget as the filmmakers were significantly over the funds they had planned to spend.

Forrest's mother is the number one woman in his life, and she made a lot to help him feel better in the world that was hostile.

The presence of a Jew in the bus shows clearly that the enmity existing in the region is fuelled by both Hindus and Muslims.

The 1958 film Hercules is an adaptation of the original Greek myth that portrays Hercules as the main character of one of the myths while following the story of it in some aspects.

To increase the contrast and the applicability of the film to the realities of the Cold War, Moses is Christianized. Throughout the first part of the world, Moses is a solid example of a round [...]

It was also a terroristic group, and after series of bombings and shootings in West Germany, the key RAF activists, including Ensslin, were sentenced to life imprisonment and later found dead in their cells.

In the film Girlfriends, Claudia Weill created a realistic portrayal of the emancipated women, Susan, Ann and their acquaintances, by using the emancipation discourse, motifs of loneliness and search for personal identity and moral support [...]

In the book The Man of the Crowd, the key character and at the same time the narrator whose name is unknown to the reader, is assessing his life by placing himself behind another character, [...]

The film obviously provides a viewer with interesting information related to the peculiarities of life and people of that period of time.

The reporter of The Guardian mentioned that this film appealed to the audience and critics due to the excellent work of its director and casting.

The dramatic premise of the movie is Deckard being called out of retirement with the sole task to pursue and eliminate four replicants who have committed a mutiny on one of the off-world colonies by [...]

The main focus of the movie is the life of Forrest Gump, a simple man with low IQ and good intentions who goes through many significant events of the second half of the twentieth century.

This essay will discuss the central theme of the movie, compare and contrast the original Apocalypse Now and its Redux version, and discuss their historical significance to the cinema.

Moreover, the last dramatic changes in science and blistering growth of technologies provided numerous opportunities for the creation of the new and improvement of the old kinds of art.

The main actor of the film works at the Port Authority, where he's working day began when the initial attack on the World Trade Center buildings referred to us as the Twin Tower building, started.

The movie shows that even though Marcus is disposed to act morally, he ignores this fact and he ends engaging in immoral behaviors.

The main objective of this report is to investigate the relationship between the gross income of movies and the type of movie.

Symbols in the film connect the spirit of nature with the mystical experience of the tribe and prophetic dreams of the main hero.

In the movie, the aspects of socialization are eminent when the coach introduces the African Americans into the team. In the movie, the inclusion of the Blacks in the team proved that they are as [...]

Considering the cinematography of The Third Man, the paper is aimed at exploring the lighting and color, the sound, the location, the camera angles, and character's movement to explain the state of mind of the [...]

Both swift and elusive, the motion of the camera captures the nature of the movie as in a bottle, representing the essence of the thriller.

It is possible to note that the main pillars of modernity are globalization, violence, and law. In conclusion, it is possible to note that the main pillars of modernity are globalization, violence, and law.

Apart from belonging to different subgenres, the films can demonstrate the evolution of melodrama genre that is be mostly seen through the transition of the topic centering from the female character to the male one [...]

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.

The movie is characterized by a lot of imaginative production, good performance by the actors, and excellent special effects that allow the viewer to connect with the two girls in their fantasy world experiences.

The problem is that many believe that the overall quality of films has been reducing over the years, and they are not as creative as they used to be in the past.

The protagonists in the film are Oliver Rose and his wife, Barbara. She needs to think critically on her role in the marriage and the breakage of the same.

The need to present real-life incidents in the form of a movie has been one of the most important parts of entertainment. He is a painful reminder of the queen's death.

To a great extent, the film Jurassic Park can be tied to the discussion of historical and ethical issues related to the use of scientific results.

The movie also underlines some changes in the culture of young people, who got access to mass media and the Internet and the way they are influenced by traditions and believes of the West.

This is one of the aspects that people should take into account while watching this film. To a great extent, these people played a critical role in illustrating the complexity and beauty of this dancing [...]