Film Studies Essay Examples and Topics. Page 13

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‘Double Suicide’ – By Shinoda Masahiro

Being one of the four foremost innovative Japanese directors of the modern wave of movie and film stylization developed between the 1950s and 1960s, Shinoda maintained the major concepts of the story to ensure that [...]
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“Thunderheart” by Michael Apted

By examining the life of a Native-American reservation, the authors can give the viewers in-depth insights into the difficulties experienced by the residents of this town.
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A Critical Analysis of la Zola

The segregation is based on the perception that the poor are a threat to the property and life of the rich people.
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Gender Propagation in Titanic Miniseries

In spite of the film indicating that the people travelling in the Titanic are divided based on their social status, the film goes ahead to show a high level of interaction among the different classes [...]
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Effective Narration in Literature

Through this careful placement of information in the novel, the narrator was able to convey information about the constrained relationship with his family.
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The Movie Rebel Without a Cause

One should discuss how the elements of the mise-en-scene used in this section of the movie are related to the narrative presented in this film.
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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.
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The Portrayal of Otherworldly Spaces

One of the main motivations, which prompt people to read fiction-novels and to watch movies, which contain the motifs of otherworldliness, is the fact that, while being exposed to these literary and cinematographic works, individuals [...]
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Mortality: Film, The Hours

Mortality is the main theme of the film, 'The Hours.' In this film, the main characters have suicidal thoughts because of the problems that they are facing in their lives.
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MTV Filming Style: Precious

Some of the scenes are deprived of fluid and smooth movements of the camera, as it is presented in the art film style.
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Film God’s Step Children

Being prejudiced from the side of classmates and teachers, Naomi is sure that everything is because of her color of skin, however, watching the movie, it is obvious that the problem is in Naomi's behavior.
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The Film “Black Legion”

The film was inspired by the murder of a Works Progress Administration worker in 1935, and went on to be selected as one of the best pictures of 1937 by the national Board of Review.
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The Image of California in Movies in Falling Down

In so doing, the movie Falling Down draws the viewers in with the discovery of the supernatural disturbance linked with the present day re-composition of space-time-being in post-cold war and feature of the end of [...]
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Motion Picture Industry Managerial

This explains why the median of the motion pictures ranges the 6th and 10th week of appearance in the Week-Top-60. 2317 million had the highest sales due to more Week-Top-60 appearance per Number-of-theatre features.
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Review of “Freedom Writers”

In fact, Gruwell taught students using the book of Filopvic Zlata and Anne Frank in order to educate students about importance of open-mindedness.
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Kundun: The Story about Religious Leader

It should be stated that the main idea of the test was to offer Dalai Lama several things and his task was to guess the properly of the previous Dalai Lama.
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American Cinema – Movie Analysis

The first part of the movie is full of comedy portrayed by prisoners in the quest of outwitting the warden. Additionally since the area had forest, this ensured that the producer managed to link escape [...]
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Fight Club: Themes and Concepts

This is symbolic of solutions suggested by contemporary movements as to how the society should cure its political, social, economic and personal problems through unconventional means.
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Scene Analysis from Gone With The Wind

The fact that the director of the film was able to eliminate intimations of self-deception makes the film even more real to a point where it provokes empathetic feelings in the viewer in the shower [...]
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“The Godfather”

The research centers of the movie show the family as the driving force of many groups, especially the Corleone mafia family.
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The film Eastern Promises

The major beliefs addressed in the film are that although the evil always seem to have its way most of the time, the good always prevails in the end.
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Bollywood Film Industry

This has popularized Bollywood films outside India making Bollywood a great exporter of films to about 95 countries in the world, with the majority importers of these films being Canada, UK, and US. The dancing [...]
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Personal Review of Avatar

It is possible to agree and accept the discussion of the plot, however, the review is more about the alien forces aimed at winning the territory.
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Nationalism in Korean Cinema

In the course of his duty as a police officer, he arrest citizens and in the process tortures one by the name Myongsik in attempt to maintain order in the society that is marred with [...]
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Discussion on the Film “A Beautiful Mind”

The movie, A Beautiful Mind, is a thought provoking film that makes one consider what it is that truly makes a genius, how far the human mind drive us to the heights of intelligence or [...]
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“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 [...]
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What Dreams May Come

The wife Annie was not able to continue with her life after the loss of her children and her husband. This shows the effects of love and death in a family.
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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 [...]
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Film “The Imitation of Life” by Sirk Douglas

One of the widows is white while the other is a black but her daughter has a light skin as opposed to that of her mother and therefore, the light-skinned daughter imitates the life of [...]
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Paul Anderson’s “Magnolia” Film

This papers aim is to give an introductory review to the filmmaker himself, and the film Magnolia Paul Anderson produced Magnolia in 1999, "a movie too good to be missed"..
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Longford: Response to the Film

Besides, he vehemently objects to the idea of retributive justice, in other words, the idea that the key purpose of a penal system is to punish the criminal.
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Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather

Partially illuminating only the face of this character and leaving the rest of the scene in shadow, the filmmaker focuses spectators' attention on the speaker and creates the atmosphere of intimacy and secrecy.
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The Last Emperor (1987) by Bernardo Bertolucci

The movie under consideration points to the difference between the mode of life people lead before and after the establishing of the Communist Regime, it shows the story of a man who had everything and [...]
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The Movie “Easy Rider” From Sociology

Well, as noted in the definition of structural functionalism, there has to be intermediaries and consumers of these drugs for the existence of a society stained with drug abuse and drug trafficking.
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Why Do We Watch Horror Films?

These are some of the things that I shall endeavor to explore as I take you through the world of watching horror feelings and some of the mortals enjoy by so doing.
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Movie Babel by Alejandro Gonzalez Innarritu

Of the many issues brought forward in this movie, the subject of family life is outstanding. In fact, in the hotel where they are seated, an argument is evident concerning the father's decision of escaping [...]
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Impact of Modern Digital Technologies on Film Industry

In this paper, the evaluation of the film industry and numerous impacts of modern digital technologies on the chosen sphere will be introduced; though the development of digital technologies cannot be constantly integrated with the [...]
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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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Pu Yi: The Last Emperor

The film is based on the life of Emperor Pu Yi, who was the last individual to reign as Emperor in China.
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Star System in the Silent Cinema

The introduction of the star system proved to be an outstanding means of earning a profit from not only the production, but also distribution and even exposition of films. As the consumerism increased in America, [...]
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Gone With the Wind

Charles dies in the civil war, and it is during this mourning period that Scarlett meets Rhett at a charity bazaar.
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“To Live” by Zhang Yimou

However, Zhang Yimou has managed to do a very decent job of portraying the history of the Great Leap Forward period by telling a story of a typical Chinese family and the relationships between typical [...]
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“Never Let Me Go” Movie Design Elements

The director is expected to work together with the production and costume designer to ensure that the visual look of the movie is consistent with the theme of the film.
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Marlon Brando: A Method Actor

He is accustomed to being in charge of his family and he is the boss. Thus, the scene where Stanley is telling the women he is the king is one of the illustrations of this [...]
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The Moral Dilemma in Gone Baby Gone

The maxima of Kant's moral theory are based on the idea of the categorical imperative and the person's duty to act according to the universal moral laws.
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Religious Studies of Movies

The film aligns the lives and tribulations of the Egyptians to the lives and troubles of Christians today. The theme of the importance of faith and trust in God is dominant in the film.
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Iron Man 3 Movie

The film commences in the wake of the events of The Avengers in which Tony participated to save the New York City from the attack of aliens.
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Power Struggle: “Doubt” Movie

The power struggle is between Sister Aloysius; the school principal, and father Flynn, the school's a priest cum games master. This information is very substantial for Sister Aloysius to accuse and expel Father Flynn from [...]
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Film Analysis on Masculinity: Let Me In

The scene is quite cruel and realistic as it discloses typical relations between children under the age of twelve where each one wants to prove he is the leader and that he is much stronger [...]
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Swedish Cinematography: Wild Strawberries

Deemed a classic and one of Bergman's best films, thought-provoking themes such self acceptance and discovery as well as human existence constitute the thematic core of the film.
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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 [...]
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“Ladybird Ladybird” a Film by Ken Loach

True to this observation, Maggie is lost in the family life cycle as she tries to secure custody for her children and a husband to love and cherish her, together with her many children.
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Jaws – the shark cage scene

The failure of their plan and its disastrous consequences underscore the characters' woeful underestimation of the intelligence and aggression of the shark.
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8 Mile-Working At North Detroit Stamping

Therefore this paper will critically examine one of the areas covered in the film; that is the workplace and the state of the workers especially the working environment and conditions employees conduct their tasks, duties [...]
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Caught in the Crossfire

If relations in a family are open and positive, based on the mutual understanding, children do not feel that they are betrayed by the fact of the parent's discovered sexuality which is abnormal in relation [...]
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Oppressors in Society: “Soy Cuba” (1964)

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 [...]
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Gluttony and the Wages of Sin

Therefore, this essay evaluates how gluttony is a 'nightmare vision' as depicted in topic "The Wages of Sin"and the film, The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover."The Wages of Sin" depicts gluttony as [...]
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“Radio” Final Film Critique

Elsewhere, the principal of the school becomes worried and the father of the player Mr. The reason I pick on the youths as the primary target audience by the director is the fact that Radio's [...]
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The Movie: The Iron Lady

A synopsis of The Iron Lady Produced in the year 2011, the movie The Iron Lady is a British biopic based on the life of the longest serving Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, the [...]
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The Movie Batman Returns and Its Hero

The story is intertwined by a series of distant and close flashbacks which help to provide a background to the goings in the story. At this point, Bruce realizes that he is pertinent to the [...]
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Sherlock Holmes Films Analysis

The first episode's title is a variation of A Study in Scarlet, Conan Doyle's 1887 novel that introduced Sherlock Holmes to readers; it is an appropriate choice for the episode that introduces 21st century Sherlock [...]
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Love in Boys Don’t Cry

In spite of threats from his attackers and warning against reporting the assault to the police, Lana is nevertheless able to persuade the troubled Brandon to file a case.
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Touki Bouki Film Analysis

It is evident that the well-off Africans emulate the lifestyle of the whites which is contrary to the Senegalese culture. When Anta attends some of the meetings with the revolutionaries, it is evident that they [...]
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Best Years of Our Lives

This is why after coming back from the war he decides not to carry on with his marriage to Wilma because of his disability.
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Blade Runner: Themes & Style Analysis

The acting in the Blade Runner is very satisfying mostly because the film's narration does not dictate the actors. The tough acting that is synonymous with such characters was not used in this film.
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The Hurt Locker (2008) by Bigelow Kathryn

The environment used in the film reminded the audience that peace was far-fetched in Iraq and the inhabitants were at the mercy of the tyrants and warlords.
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“Vertigo” by Alfred Hitchcock

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the moral of the story in the movie Vertigo by Alfred Hitchcock. By hiring John Scottie to investigate his wife's actions, it was a clear indication that [...]
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Antigone

The movie was released in 1961 and it is based on the famous Greek tragedy. Black-and-white version contributed to the entire idea of the picture.
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The “Pay It Forwards” Film Report

Trevor, a boy of eleven, is obviously a conventional child figure as he is a kid. Arlene, Trevor's mother, is the main mother figure in the film.
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The “Touki Bouki” Film

Delusion is also portrayed in the soundtrack of the song 'Paris', which seem to capture the mind of the viewer too.
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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 [...]
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Why Are Horror Movies So Popular?

The audience is also aware that horror movies are nothing more than fiction and, therefore, nothing could happen to people watching these movies.
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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.
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The Issue of American Horror Story

Thus, examining the information about this controversial situation with determining the category for American Horror Story, it is necessary to pay attention to such aspects as the speaker or the person who provides his vision [...]
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Visual Analysis of King Kong Representation

Apparently, the skull island and the insidious ape depicted as solitary, primitive and full of pride which is symbolic of prehistoric culture while the empire state building and the beautiful girl present in all sequels [...]
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American History X: Film Analysis

The factors which can influence the result of the evaluation and interpretation of the film and their specific features can be examined with the help of the study of American History X of 1998.
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Movie Making: Movies That Take Place on the Ocean

As the Waterworld was "one of the most troubled productions in Hollywood history" and the filming of Pirates of the Caribbean was easy and quick, it possible to notice that the filmmakers got the success [...]
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“Casablanca” by Michael Curtiz

This is due to the excellent matching line of actors and the sweet synchronized sound that brings the reality of the movie in action.
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The Film “Citizen Kane”

For example, for duration of three minutes, after movie's beginning, the viewers continue being exposed to the shots of Kane's residence, which prior to them having been introduced to Charles Kane, establish movie's main character [...]
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“V for Vendetta” (2005) by James McTeigue

Although in the surface, the Norsefire government in V for Vendetta is dedicated to the people, in actuality, they protect the government from the people's free will, which is completely opposite the ideals of the [...]
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The Movie and the Song Strange Fruit

The research focuses on the movie, and the song Strange Fruit. The film Strange Fruit touches on the issue of racial discrimination during the 1930s.
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Strange Fruit’ Music and Social Consciousness

The movie under consideration is the Strange Fruit directed by Kyle Schickner which aims to show people the social problems and their arousal by means of the appearance of one song, from the day of [...]
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