Film Studies Essay Examples and Topics. Page 13

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 [...]

The To Live film tries to change the meaning of communism where the lives of citizens depend on the laws and regulations put in place by the government.

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.

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.

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 is only at the end that the audience realizes Rainey and Shooter is the same person. Throughout the movie, Rainey is in a state of depression.

In spite of the fact that Juror # 8 seems to be adaptable to the opinions of the other jurors, he is rather decisive in his following the line of the discussion which is developed [...]

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 [...]

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

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 [...]

The movie to some people is emotional but the best word that can fully describe this movie is 'intense', the movie is intense in all aspects from emotion, love to violence."Then was JESUS led up [...]

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.

Out of the love, he had for his brother Arnie, he chose to be his closest companion to watch him and keep him busy, lest he went up to the town water tank creating a [...]

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.

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

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.

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.

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 [...]

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.

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.

The production of the movies had started sometimes in 2004 by paramount pictures though there was a bit of difference in the content and the one in the novel.

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 [...]

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.

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

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.

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 [...]

The French and the Americans played a major role in the distribution of filmmaking in other parts of the world. The process was enhanced by the development of a loop placed in the threading of [...]

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.

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.

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 [...]

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 [...]

Economic, social, and political changes played a considerable role in affecting the scope of movies. Changing social and individual preferences helped the integration of the movies with other social features.

Fire is about the politics of sexuality, Earth is about the politics of nationalism and Water is about the politics of religion"."Water" is the most controversial film that describes one of the aspects of Indian [...]

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.

The failure of their plan and its disastrous consequences underscore the characters' woeful underestimation of the intelligence and aggression of the shark.

Among them, there is the film called The Pianist, a winner of the Palme d'Or on the Cannes Festival and the movie that has raised a great stir among the audience, them regarding the film [...]

It is introduced into the movie in order to emphasize the most important moments, describe the character of Michael and show a juxtaposition of two worlds: the world of family and world of mafia.

The head of the excursion is Brock Lovett and is just exploring to find valuables, which might have been carried to the ship. With the story developing, the ship, on the other hand, is pushed [...]

It is apparent that the planners in Chinatown are not up to the task of balancing between their personal needs and the expansion needs of the town.

The essay shall first offer a summary of the film in discussion before its linkage with the topic of discussion is presented.

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 [...]

The second world is a generic world created by the machines in order to pacify the human being as the machines siphon energy from people by plugging the human beings into an artificial intelligence system [...]

Finally, the movie looks at the consequences of the war whereby the producer claims that the country experienced a variety of crises just after the genocide since mistrust and hatred was so intense.

Chekhov wanted to show the apparent hopelessness of the situation; the situation when it is better for lovers to give up their love because of their fear to overcome the power of public views, the [...]

Perhaps, her most moving experience occurs at the end of the movie when she summons the courage to leave her mother and take care of her children.

The Blind Side is a movie produced in 2009 that focuses on the life of Michael Oher. Leigh Anne believes that the decision to make Michael part of her family is right despite objections from [...]

The characters both in the novel and in the movie were often pushed to the breaking point; however, one of such moments described in the book was left out of the movie.

Whenever there is a major feature film interpretation of a painfully topical issue, the audience takes the on-coming film with a grain of salt, which is quite understandable there is practically no way in which [...]

This is because Christy Brown is given the chance to stay with his family, and in due course, he shows how talented he is by making use of the only part of his body that [...]

The planet is representation of the anger. The planet is representation of Justine's anger and the Earth is Justine's ego.

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.

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 [...]

This potential captivation is realized right from the beginning to the end of the film. In this context, the Touki Bouki Film displays an element of neocolonialism and imperialism.

This is why after coming back from the war he decides not to carry on with his marriage to Wilma because of his disability.

Despite the fact that the aforementioned characteristics are one of the defining traits of sentience and being "human", the apparently dystopian society that humanity lives in within the futuristic setting depicted has come to consider [...]

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.

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.

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 [...]

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.

This scene completely contradicts the expectation of many people, but it is definitely worth attention, especially if a person wants to see how a literary work can inspire film-makers.

Delusion is also portrayed in the soundtrack of the song 'Paris', which seem to capture the mind of the viewer too.

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 [...]

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

Thus, Yury Zhivago's life is affected by the World War I, and the story of the doctor's love with an unlucky woman Lara develops on the background of the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia.

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 [...]

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 [...]

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.

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 [...]

For instance, the use of the word 'honey' and the interlocutor's name suggests that the speaker tries to comfort the interlocutor. Of course, it is important to note that the conversation is very informal and [...]

The British authorities namely the Scotland Yard race against time to foil the attack but they seem to have no idea of what the attack would be.

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 [...]

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 [...]

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.

The movie is a story of John Coffey, African-American who is accused of the murder of two girls and has to be punished by the death penalty.

Laurence Olivier's need to focus on less traditional approaches, his need to shorten the production, and the need to perform a psychological analysis of the characters determine his interpretation of the play 'Hamlet'.

11 is seen to question the move of juror no.7. It is evidenced from the movie that juror no.

This is where he also discovers corruption and collaboration in between the Kenyan government, the pharmaceutical corporation, and his fellow British colleagues. The main cause for lack of social mobility is limited of education.

The character of Tom Hanson in the movie thought he was not racist but at a subconscious level he too was affected by the racial stereotypes just as many of us are unaware of how [...]

From the satirical portrayals of the biblical stories in films, the use of films to represent contemporary religions, the representation of Roman Catholics and the Legion of Decency in films, as well as use of [...]

The girl endures the suffering subjected to her by Yu-bong, the "pansori" artist and eventually achieves success."Seo-Pyon-Jae" also depicts the power the elderly members of the society have over young people.

The use of powerful female characters in both films is evident through the plots of both films. The actions of the protagonists in both films are characterized by the ability to withstand opposition in a [...]

The film and several others were produced as way of increasing awareness about the possibility of a nuclear war between the two nuclear superpowers: the United States and the Soviet Union.

Instead of fighting human villains, the lead actors in this movie fight the aliens and eventually win the ultimate war for the survival of mankind.

Paris is portrayed as superior to the New York City and Julia's recipes seem to influence the way the residents of Paris as well as the New Yorkers eat.

Thus, the film is seen as a way of confronting the old and the new cultures and the significant conflict that arises from this fusion. Dona is thus the allegory of the Venezuelan woman who [...]

Through memory, the film becomes a political narrative of the terrible violence, murder rape and other forms of injustices associated with military rule."The Secret in Their Eyes" is particularly important as it is among the [...]

Arguments supporting imposition of film restrictions It is import to remember from the onset that majority of the argument in favor of imposition of restriction and censorship stem purely from a moral point of view.

Because Morpheus is mythologically attached to sleep it is intriguing that the Morpheus that is feature prominently in the film is in touch with reality.

The movie is a 1969 movie directed by director Sam Peckinapah centered around a group of outlaws, an outlaw gang, on the border of two states that of Texas and the state of Mexico.

Tracking the common details of the book and the movie, it is important to mark that the film scriptwriter did not make great changes to the plot.

Scene selected: The prison camp in the movie: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: The prison camp scene of the movie is selected for this analysis.

Despite the difficulties concerning the fusion of a complicated plot with no less complicated process of shooting the film, the crew managed to create a film that incorporates the intriguing plot and the impeccable editing.

The people in charge of urban planning and design can not afford to ignore this very fundamental issue. The globalization process has strengthened the development of global communities which have led to social and economic [...]

Director Gareth Edwards makes use of black and white footage in the beginning of the film, which at the end of the movie, is revealed as actually what happens after the lead characters are rescued [...]

This includes the call to adventure, the encouragement of a wise old man, the hero falls in love, the hero is in the belly of the whale, magic flight and help from friends, battle with [...]

An examination of the budget for the film shows that a total of $8 million was used in filming Monster as such the sparseness may either be due to the limited budget or the intentions [...]

Both individuals tended to perceive the process of movie's editing as being similar to the process of composing music just as composer constructs a melody out of individually sounding and often dissonant musical notes, film's [...]

The structure of the essay is similar to Giannetti's chapter of the book about understanding films in the area of writing; being the author of a book in cinema theory, he masterfully described all the [...]

For instance, in one of the interviews Cameron denoted that he was sure in the success of his project since he saw what characters and settings were possible to create with the help of technology: [...]

The gangster movies always tend to idolize the gangster figures with a relation to the sinister activities that always define crime and the lifestyles of the gangsters.

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.

Here, he means that he can help the king to get rid of the prisoners; it is evident that his sole purpose is not to help the king; he wants to make more and more [...]

This movie reminds the viewer of the role played by the African American soldiers in the Civil War and in the obliteration of slavery.

It is a flashback where Derek transforms to a supremacist after the death of his father in the hands of black thugs.

Saving Private Ryan is one of the best American films about war of all the times. This is one of the major themes in the movie.

Saving Private Ryan is a brilliant movie about the war and people in it; a true story of life, created by Steven Spielberg; a piece of art that awakes the kindest feelings and emotions.

As it finally turns out, the sled, which the Rosebud eventually turned out to be, appears to be the symbol of Kane's childhood and everything that being a child involved, that is, having fun and [...]