Film Studies Essay Examples and Topics. Page 13

Digital downloading is the future of the film industry because it enhances convenience, affordability, and availability of films to a wide base of consumers.

The protagonist's reluctance to communicate with the external world is similar to the changes that occurred to the hero of Kafka's Metamorphoses.

These two movies highlight issues which are faced by many people in Africa.'Everyone's Child' is a film shot in Southern Africa that shows the lives of four siblings who are devastated by the death of [...]

Therefore, the Matrix, the system created by computers, could be considered as a dystopian world in which humans are controlled by machines, deprived of the truth about the real world.

Buck Brannaman's approach is explored in the film with references to Buck's childhood as the background and significant factor for forming his attitude to training horses and with emphasizing psychological issues of the work which [...]

The main idea of the movie is the representation of racial issues developed in the society with references to the tensions between characters as the example of discrimination which is based on the development of [...]

In spite of all the sniffs which critics made at the movie calling it a contradictory movie with a toy-based plot and the far-fetched storyline, it seems that the movie is quite a decent specimen [...]

One of the themes that should be examined is the inability of the characters to make any progress in their own country.

Aside from the plot of the movie, as well as the objectivity of Leonard's judgments, the film focuses on the hero's ability to cognize, reason, and connect the facts into a logical chain of events.

However, despite the debates, the quality of the acting has remained as one of the best during the time of acting. This is in a way a forerunner to Ripley's own fighting of the queen [...]

One can say that this film is aimed at challenging many of the stereotypes about the roles that men and women are supposed to play. This is one of the responsibilities that should parents should [...]

The sequence of the story and the characters unfold almost immediately and most of the actors overact, perhaps because overacting was the trend at that time.

The relationship between the father and the daughter living in the old Japanese city is the central theme of the film.

This is one of the main issues that can be distinguished. This is one of the main points that can be made.

The entry of film scholars in the theatre industry brought rapid changes in the industry such as professionalism and research to make productions that would be more appealing to the audience at various times.

Nonetheless, she soon discovers that in a boarding school life is not the same and she has to take care of herself.

The girl categorically stated to the old man that she had been sold seven times and that is the reason she had to pretend to be a boy.

If the filmmakers are interested in exploring the past and the future of the main characters of the story, it means the story is rich and a variety of angles to look at.

The opening remarks tell the audience that the setting of the movie is Los Angeles and the year is 2019. As people begin fleeing the city, littered streets and abandoned houses dominate the landscape of [...]

Shot in Isreal and the West Bank, the film is a complex story of the effects of the accidental child switch which throws the lives of two families completely out of order.'The Other Son' is [...]

Despite the fact that the characters of Kane and Galvin share a number of similarities in their character, the way in which they are portrayed in the movie, and even the way in which their [...]

However, the end of the twentieth century was the period when the humanity faced the issues related to upcoming globalization. At the same time, the film also reveals the new trends in the French society.

Even with several minor additions to the plot, the scene of the dinner at Trimalchio's looks doubtlessly familiar and does remind much about the initial description.

In addition, the likelihood of Deckard being a replicant is also manifested in one of the scenes where Rachael engages Deckard in a conversation.

In the triangle of Jane Tennison, Bill Otley and Michael Kiernan Tennison is able to show the strength of her character and to win the respect of her team.

It is the second in the said trilogy with The Marriage of Maria Braun being the first and Veronika Voss the last.

The film can also be regarded as a great account of the American life in the middle of the twentieth century.

It is however clear from Korean films related to the socio political and economic situations in their country, a clear indication of the journey to democratization.

Critics shift the debate from the historical significance of slavery in the United States to the correctness of the slavery events portrayed in the film.

As such, although she is not a counselor in the usual sense of the word, she can be asserted to have a therapeutic relationship with her clients.

One of the reasons why it appears to be the case is that, even though that the director had made a deliberate point in altering some dialogues between the featured characters and in adjusting the [...]

There is a lot of activity in the life of the main character, starting from the time he was born right when he envisioned his death at the hands of a hired assassin.

Although the music is dramatized during the scene when Rick the letter, the focus is made on the letter but not on the hero's emotional expression.

Based on the actions of Gilbert, the audience identifies that what is "eating him" is the dilemma of how to balance his desires with the needs of his family.

In fact, one of the many advantages of the movie is that it does not shove its ethical dilemmas into the viewer's face quite on the opposite, the ethical lesson is offered to the audience [...]

Despite the fact that the general direction of Australia development, i.e, multiculturalism, coincides with the demands of the globalization process, which Australia has recently become a part of, the conflicts between the urban and rural [...]

The plot focuses on the sinister plan of the vampire world to take of the control over the Untied States and, therefore, Lincoln decides to liberate Americans from the vampire's dominance and eliminate their influence.

Subtext is the specific technique when the background information about the character or the events is told as the part of the dialogues, the part of the movie.

The movie involved six actors and became the best movie in the same year, a fact that brought speculations that the movie industry was going to gain more profits in the years that were to [...]

In the movie, the family is depicted as one of the struggling families in the United States after the economic crisis of 1930.

However, it is also necessary to point out that horror movies have very little to offer in terms of personal development or aesthetics, except for giving the audience thrill.

One of the scenes which disorient is the one in the car. Even when the men get out of the car, the space is still closed as Jeffrey is in a tight circle of men [...]

The movie falls under the Neo-noir category as it is set in the classic era between 1940 and 1950 and has the characteristic neo-noir theme of a major African American character that is faced with [...]

Overall, one can say that the restored version of this movie only enhances the sense of unreality that Melies tried to create; moreover, it highlights the idea that Voyage to the Moon is a surrealistic [...]

Place and space are ones of the most influential means of expression that are used to render the changes of time, plot of the films and historical context.

TRANSIT- ION SOUND ADD'L COMMENTS 1: 0 12 sec Long shot Level None Cut Synchronous diegetic Audience is appreciative 2: 12 3 sec Close-up Level None Cut Asynchronous diegetic Reaction shot; Sylvia appears happy 3:15 [...]

In light of critics' remarks in the book "The mistakes of Malcolm X", the director went beyond propaganda and told the story of a society changer. In this instance, the signifier refers to the negative [...]

Throughout the article, the use of cyborgs in films is used as a tool of analysis by the author. The conflict of the body and the mind is also the main theme in most cyborg [...]

The western genre is the most common movie genre used to highlight the dominance and development of both American and European cultures and economies to the rest of the world.

The work has four parts; the first part is a summary of the storyline of the film; the second part is an analysis of important signs used in the film and their effectiveness in the [...]

This misrepresentation is compounded by the view that instead of simply ignoring the roles played by the blacks in the actual events that took place in Mississippi in 1964, the moviemakers assign some of the [...]

The protagonist of the film eventually realizes that the drug corporation uses Kenya's population to test the efficacy of its "questionable" drug.

However, with the help of careful choice of artistic means of expression and well thought-out mise-en-scenes, together with the introduction of very strong cause-and-effect links and mimesis into the movie, particularly the scenes of the [...]

One can say that this clip perfectly fits the climax of this movie because it shows that the protagonists are deeply attached to one another.

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 [...]

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.

Some people may say that the city is an ordinary urban settlement which is no different from the rest of the cities in the world, but such film as Before Sunset proves that there is [...]

The cartoonist portrays the factors influencing the pace of the healthcare reform process in the United States. The cartoonist demonstrates the parties involved in the healthcare reform bound to suffer from the pace of [...]

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

Through this careful placement of information in the novel, the narrator was able to convey information about the constrained relationship with his family.

This is one of the main points that should be kept in mind by the viewers of this film. This is one of the main problems that affect the life of a modern community.

The first and the foremost, the movie is completely about the controversy of homosexuality, the social isolation which homosexuals are often trapped in, the complexities in communication with the opposite sex, the difficulties in personal [...]

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.

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.

The pre sence of the character imbues the movie with an overall feel of blues. This is true of the blues.

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 [...]

Instead, the focus is made on the way landscape, colors and music contribute to unveiling the themes and ideas of the movie. The dramatic effect of the scene is enhanced by the color of the [...]

This is due to the fact that the film was meant as a parody of both science fiction and horror films.

Some of the scenes are deprived of fluid and smooth movements of the camera, as it is presented in the art film style.

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.

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.

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 [...]

On the other hand, the young girl proves to be very intelligent and so dedicated to the game, that she ignores the fact that she is the only girl in the team.

Shawshank is a prison, and the name redemption is used to capture the hope in the movie. Andy tirelessly waits, and he does not lose hope in the whole of his prison life.

The man is the protagonist, while the film illustrates the effect of circumstances and the presence of liquor on the life of the man's mother.

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.

However, in the midst of all the tragedy we see the relationship between Melanie and Mitch and His family continuing to strengthen.

However, to understand the complexity of the director's vision of the movie as a piece of art, it is necessary to focus on the role of the Peking Opera for the development of the main [...]

In the United States, the art of cinematography has very vital role in the course of transforming the society's view of the concept of gender, especially in the area of masculinity.

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

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.

His relationship with Dalai Lama is also seen to be the turning point of this transformation. However, for this to be achieved, he is first denied the source of his pride and compassion.

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 [...]

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.

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 [...]

This documentary is done in such a way that it presents the realities of the world in a simple but clearly structured manner.

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

Additionally the paper respond to the questions: does the film expel, discipline, or otherwise "manage" the elements of the film that might conflict the sanctioned meaning and whether these elements end up subverting or overwhelming [...]

Feminism echoes throughout the plot of the movie through the life of the main character and through the reactions of the people around her.

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 [...]

In its turn, this leaves very little doubt as to the fact that the specifics of Hou film's editing are indeed being consistent with Bazin's idea as to what accounts for the extent of a [...]

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.

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 [...]

Gone with the Wind is a captivating love story that is set in the civil war era in America, which is a re-enactment of a literal work by the same name.

A number of styles are hard to ignore in the second part of the screen play, which focuses solely on the characters and the plot.

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.

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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.

Written by Charlie Ness, The Godfather is a movie that premiered in the 70s and revolves around crime; the storyline of this movie is that Don Corleone is the person in charge of a Mafia [...]

It must be noted that cinematic representations often involve visual and auditory effects in order to capture the attention of the audience.

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 [...]

One major social structure that dictated the situation in which Hamilton was in while he was a child was the family social economic status.

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 [...]

Since 1944, Ampex has been a leading pioneer in the visual information age with having assisted in the development of digital image processing, and high-performance digital storage.

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"..

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.

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 [...]

With the help of films noir, directors tried to find the connection between the problems of society and film making during the postwar period and emphasize the dark side of the reality in the whole [...]

Gone with the Wind is a historical movie about the War between the States, the Reconstruction, and the inequality that was inherent to those times with all its cruelty and unfairness.

Powers, Jimmy, and Celeste assume that Dave killed Katie for he was the last known person to see her alive and he has injured his hand.

As aforementioned, Utah is brave and he manages to unearth the Ex-President's dealings. He manages to infiltrate the surfing community and identify members of the Ex-Presidents.

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.

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.

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 [...]

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 [...]

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

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, [...]

Charles dies in the civil war, and it is during this mourning period that Scarlett meets Rhett at a charity bazaar.