Film Studies Essay Examples and Topics. Page 11

The films Eternity in Flames and Lust, Caution focus on underground resistance and the events that took place in China in the first part of the 20th century.

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 [...]

Although the film starts with familiar song and entertaining dances, most of the songs are not recognized by the audience, for instance, "Tonight Luck Be lady Tonight", I were a Bell" do not entertain the [...]

In Lion's Den, Trapero acts as a representative of the latter category of filmmakers, as he is focused on narrating the story of the main character and not on making the viewer experience certain emotions [...]

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.

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 "Dances with Wolves", one of the most obvious non-verbal cues that occurred in the communication between the American soldier, Lieutenant Dunbar, and the representatives of the Sioux tribe was the greeting.

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

Both people and soldiers were taught that the other side is the enemy without a clear understanding of the true nature of the ideological conflict."The ideological training they had received to hate and to kill [...]

The movie The King and the Clown is one of the first films in contemporary Korean cinema to portray open homosexuality on screen.

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.

1 It may seem that the representation of Waldo embodies the features of sexual perversion and decadence, as expressed by the sexual intercourse of the young men with the older man along with the unusual [...]

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.

The film Coach Carter illuminates the story of a school basketball team and their coach, Ken Carter. As it is demonstrated in the film Coach Carter, this type of structured activities actually helps students excel [...]

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 [...]

At the beginning of the movie, Vandy finds a very large diamond that Captain Poison, a cruel warlord and one of the main villains of the story, wants to take away, but the encampment is [...]

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 [...]

The Western movie genre, the main characteristics of which are guns, horses, and cactuses, presents violence that also relates to women and minorities and affects their portrayal in various films. To sum it up, the [...]

An ex-gang member Thornton is now on the other side of the law and is given one month to arrest the gang.

The order of events is clearly outlined from the start, and the viewer fills in all the events that took place within the year of the couple dating.

The validity of this suggestion can be shown about the periodic publishing of the lists of top 25, 50, 100 such films in the Time magazine, and the fact that even an odd person asked [...]

Just like the movie, the phenomenon of the city layer is complicated to apprehend from the first reading, as long hours of thorough reflections are needed to become aware of the ideas mentioned both in [...]

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 film Attack the Gas Station! is an excellent representation of South Korean cinema at the end of the 20th century, portraying a rapidly changing time for the society.

In the final fight, the characters manage to resolve their personal problems, as well as establish the safety of the entire town.

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 problem of the antagonism of the interests of industries and the nation. It is not a new conflict, but the fact that the gas industry got exempt from the duty of protecting [...]

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

Mike Tyson is one of the legends of the sports world who has made glorious and notorious things inside and outside the ring. The first scenes of the movie reveal the hardships of the future [...]

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.

Furthermore, the personification allows the corporations to raise money through shares in order to increase the capital of the business. In the case of private business corporations, such information as the name of a business [...]

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.

In fact, Anger's short films re-define the "what" and "how" of movies, that is, the contents of motion pictures and the manner in which they are shown.

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 [...]

The case displayed in the movie could be considered as highly important, as Gideon's complaint changed the whole American judicial system and increased the strength of the Fifth and Sixth Amendments while making judges highly [...]

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

The scene begins with Jules and Alba sitting on a moped as the elevator takes the characters to Jules' loft. As the song begins, the camera starts to rotate slowly around the characters, closing in [...]

Among other myths such as the one of Perseus, it is important to mention the Greek myth about Medusa who also acts as one of the characters of the movie.

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 [...]

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.

By integrating the tropes of New Comedy with the atmosphere of ancient Rome and American contemporary culture, the film A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum appealed to the American audience of [...]

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 purpose of this paper is to reflect on the image of women and homosexuality in modern cinema by analyzing the film titled "Pariah" by Dee Rees and compare it with the standard staples of [...]

As stated by Barbara Mennel, the movie depicts the city and portrays the characters in such a way to reveal the way the setting and its planning contribute to the emergence of an intrigue.

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

Ebert made his observations known through sarcasm when he wondered about the logic of creating a zombie with instincts of a vicious killer and the skills of terrifying predator inside the body of one of [...]

As the name of the archetype suggests, the "rebellious daughter" is typically a young female character, whose rebellion is usually defined by her relationship with a parent, who represents an authority figure in a position [...]

The main character is the leader of the place where he lives, and he is bored with the regular way of celebrating Halloween.

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 [...]

Music gives a clue to the viewer and helps to identify a scene or a character. The main character in Pan's Labyrinth- Ophelia is assigned to enter a lair and open one of the three [...]

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.

In the discussion, the principal focus will be on Citizen Kane film, which positioned as one of the utmost motion pictures in the film industry.

The movie is set on the background of the desert, mountains, and the ruins, of the old temples. The achievement of the success in the expressiveness is possible only through the efficient collaboration of the [...]

This is the key point that the director of the film seeks to-drive-home; people are time-and-again swayed by their presumptions concerning other people and people's mindsets and behaviors are affected by the situations they find [...]

The secret of the mentioned scene is that it is close and understandable to everyone like the journey to the fairy tale that is designed not only to amuse and amaze, but also to compel [...]

Speaking about the particular opinions on the professional integrity of ones related to the cinema, it is necessary to pay attention to Fitzgerald's idea involving the notion of "the whole equation" that can be understood [...]

The genre of the film that I have decided to direct is drama; it appears that the genre is attracting considerable interest both from the critics and academics, as well as from mainstream viewers.

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 [...]

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.

Overall, the evaluation of the two works of art suggests a conclusion that the book is more focused on demonstrating the main character's inner world along with the implications of his world vision that led [...]

Hence, the secret in the center of the film's attention is that our thinking influences the events that happen to us.

In other words, the image, the silence and the only sound of work support the idea of social inadequacy in the family of the chief.

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 [...]

It seems that all McDaniel's choices were made correctly because the image of Mammy helped to understand the true worth of Black slaves, the importance of staying committed to people and duties, and the example [...]

The period of history known as the Cold War was characterized by an increasing tension between the Soviet Union and the United States, two of the world's greatest superpowers.

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.

During his time in the Chinese prison, Shozaburo began to reminisce about his life; about the tons of women he had slept with, a lot of good food had eaten and the good times he [...]

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.

It is necessary to mention that the Chicano community had to deal with numerous issues such as racism and discrimination over the years, and the way the people are portrayed in all types of media [...]

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.

It can be taken as the national ethos of the citizens of the USA. The basis of the American society is broken and it is not united anymore.

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.

Almost immediately after the ceremony, the main villain and the key antagonist of the lead character, Uncle Scar, the brother of King Mufasa and the uncle of the newborn lion, Simba, was revealed.

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 [...]

The present paper analyzes Descartes' epistemology in the light of the tripartite theory of knowledge and uses a science fiction film The Matrix to understand Descartes' influence on the human understanding of reality.

This paper uses the movies, Raise the Red Lantern and The Story of Qiu Ju, to explore the changing status of women in 20th-Century China.

I am planning to use these ideas and values in order to establish the best coaching relationships. I will always be ready to address the needs and challenges of my clients.

Intensely affected by his father's behavior, Sarty does not pause to look back and return to his family"."Barn Burning" reveals class conflicts, vengeance, and the influence of fathers that the viewer observes through the third-person [...]

The scenes of the film mainly represent the situations on Maersk Alabama ship, and they are focused on the interaction between Captain Phillips and the Somali pirates; thus, the light is used extensively to reflect [...]

The film was directed by Tarsem Singh, and the actors Lee Pace and Catinca Untaru were in the lead roles. One of the major features of the film that sets it apart from others is [...]

The Station Agent is a wonderful example that helps to clear up the essence of social penetration theory and relational dialectics, differentiate them in accordance with the major principles, decide which theory is more effective, [...]

According to Jackson, the student life of Grandin, the film is an illustration sufficient to confirm the old adage 'Disability is not inability.' The film is a journey through the life and calling of Temple [...]

That is why, it was quite logic that the increase of the demand for oil led to the development of this industry and, as a result, regions where it was produced obtained the new stimulus [...]

The guard's decision to report Harry to the authorities suggests deontological ethics where "ethics judges the morality of an action based on the action's adherence to rules".

The paper attempts to establish who were the intended audience, the reasons why the producer released the movie in 2003, what the film was intending to address, type of music used, degree of facts in [...]

As a way of encouraging the married as well as those who wish to marry, a lot has been published to equip them on knowledge of reality of marriage and what is expected in the [...]

Referring to the topic of the juror system in the USA, Lumet discusses such problems as the personal responsibility, fair trial, justice, and reasonable doubt; and the director emphasizes the importance and controversy of the [...]

The film "As Good as It Gets" is, no doubt, one of the examples that fill the bill of pop culture in the African American context.

For instance, at the beginning, the viewers learn about the death of the main character. This method ensures that the foreground and background of the scene remain within the focus of the camera.

This is the main theme that is explored by the authors of this film. This is one of the strengths that make this movie worth watching.

The plan is to blow up the room where the safe is stored and land it in a boat waiting in the water canal beneath the apartment.

The Arab human development report 2005: Towards the rise of women in the Arab world stated that the utilization of the capabilities of the Arab women through political and economic participation has historically remained bottommost [...]

The intention of the media laws and other statutes censoring the film industry is to protect the sanctity of religion, sex, and the overly conservative culture of the Egyptian people.

A number of issues pertaining to the developers of the art and the current status of the pieces are some of the themes explored in the film.

In the movie, Jon is a delinquent who gets an expulsion from school and has to stay with his grandfather away from his mother.