Film Studies Essay Examples and Topics. Page 2

Also, the color of his face is ochre, which reminds of sacking. In general, Lion is a rather impressive character because of the makeup he has.

This form of unexpected events underscores the uncertainty that surrounded the tension between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

The movie shows the role played by developing countries in financing armed conflict in African countries. In relation to the movie, Collier discusses the four traps that the developing countries face.

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 building is an object of material culture, being a symbol of the obligation of the state to act as a guarantee of observance of civil rights.

Writing and directing a film while capturing genuine emotions and illuminating events from the best angle and perspective that would make sense and catch the attention of the audience is a form of art. The [...]

It draws parallels between the experiences and roles of the various strata of society and their survival in life, and the film's message captures the essence of the problems of inequality in society.

Among the props, a staircase that seems to lead to the sky requires special attention, which is a symbol of the extraterrestrial origin of the feelings of the heroes.

A clear difference between an adult and a child is depicted through the maturity of the characters that represent people's emotions.

In this way, the philosopher wrote that obstacles or the inability to pass a particular stage in life contribute to the development of homosexuality.

A classical narrative is based on several important features, such as the characters, the plot of the film, and the overall narration."Double Indemnity" is an exemplary "noir" film with all the main classical components: a [...]

First is where experts employees of corporations such as Google talk about how social networks work from the inside, about the consequences they can lead to in the form which they now exist in.

Everything in the way the scene is made is remarkable including the art of acting by Tommy Lee Jones who plays the sheriff, the shot technology, the lightning, the use of colors, the use of [...]

One of the historical aspects that the movie failed to capture was the good things that God did to the Israelites.

The film crew explained that the storyline was borrowed from two pieces of literature: "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey," both poems by Homer, to create the intense war between the Trojans and the Achaeans.

Also, it will discuss the content and themes of the movie and explain the role played by music in the movie.

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.

Bruno speculates the striped uniform that Shmuel is wearing to resemble pajamas, thus hinting to the viewers about the origin of the film's title.

The purpose of this paper is to examine the historical accuracy and academic worthiness of the 2011 film "The Iron Lady", a British-American movie that attempts to portray the life and political career of Margaret [...]

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

According to Veblen, the aforementioned perspective as displayed in the fashion aspects of the movie indicates that the leisurely class uses dressing to express their way of life and social phenomenon.

Thus, the introductory sequence of the "Strangers on a Train" is the best example to show all significant things and achievements of the director in the field of filmmaking."Strangers on a Train" is one of [...]

The creature is ultimately lowered to the ground by all of the powers of the cosmos. Based on the approach readers will have the opportunity to comprehend the main lessons of the movie.

The film focuses on the scenes and events that show the experience of females. In other words, "Thelma and Louise" ruined the stereotypical representation of women, which was revolutionary for that time.

Ben Carson may be a controversial figure in modernity, his biographical life, as shown in Gifted Hands, is one of struggle, respect, and admiration as a man who overcame hardship and took risks to help [...]

It is impossible to discuss the characters of the movie without referring to the play by Williams because the directors preserve the original emphasis that the author makes.

The central romantic idea of the movie is that the protagonist is that Charlie matures, and his view of the world, experience, and environment changes.

There is a monologue at the end of the movie from the protagonist Lowry. Brazil is a movie one cannot watch without a smile because of the humor and comedy invested in the film.

The author examines how correctly the Arab cultural identity is reflected in the film Aladdin, which contributes to the formation of the idea of Arab culture among representatives of other cultures.

The latter term is a face of an actor who is surprised, amazed, and afraid of the novelty, which is shot by putting the face at the center of the frame.

Overall, the strongest feature of Aparajito is that it showcases the sad reality of relationships between children and parents using the example of a Bengali family.

The photography, which sheds the initial parts of the film in subtle sepia tones and covers most of the scenes in a profound veil of silhouette, is brilliantly controlled.

The film's main purpose is to show that "people power," "the seed beneath the snow" in Pilger's words, is the most effective antidote to Washington's imperialist agenda.

A professional model is found dead in her bed with her nose cut off, a container of sleeping pills in one hand, and a phone in the other; her death was the result of a [...]

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

A film of this sort entails the usage of specific editing to impact the audiences intellectual perception of the movie and call attention to a certain scene in a reflexive manner.

Norman, 80, is in his late adulthood, Ethel, in middle adulthood, and Billy is a 13-year-old adolescent. On the other hand, Chelsea is more energetic and athletic, and Billy being an adolescent, is vibrant and [...]

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

To begin with, the director relies on the use of long shots to narrate the story. The approach is used by the photographer to depicting the emotional cues of the characters.

Frankenstein's monster represents the mangled and depressed soldiers returning from the war only to find an economy in crisis, given that the Great Depression was in the offing after the war.

To understand the movie and state of affairs in Japanese society of that time better, it is necessary to understand who geishas were.

It is based on this that when viewing the movie, it is obvious that the director wanted to depict the "manliness" and bravado of the Spartans.

The film Outsourced introduces viewers to the customs of the Indian culture through the experience of the principal character, Todd Anderson.

The movie is excellent in the way the story of self development and hope is crafted to give an array of hope to all watchers and critics.

By focusing on the way of the life of Jack Crabb, the film describes vividly the historical events in the United States especially between the natives and the first settlers.

The main persuasive element of this approach is to combine the two, the material and the ethical concerns, which may lead to the belief that any behavior consists of "a process and a consequence".

The guilt conscience of the audience is washed away with the notion that Dexter is socially right in his actions and he is just doing what the police would be too scared to do.

Consubstantiation is a strategy visible from the film's beginning as the director uses the approach to stress the essence of shared experiences and community.

The characters fit the style of the movie. The film also talks about religion, its significance to life, and the fear of death.

Plato believes that the function of the soul in the conception of noble rhetoric is the ability of the orator to understand other people and execute the art of rhetoric.

After the death of the boy's uncle, he recognizes the latter as a mentor figure and follows his words. He realizes that Parker is Spider-Man because the injury is identical to his enemy's.

In addition, the tones of the color contribute to the style of the movie and the eliciting of psychological impressions of the audience.

Within the framework of this approach, intersex is a variant of the norm, refuting the steadfastness of the existing dual-gender paradigm.

Since the plot of the movies of the killer genre revolves around the murderer, it is only fair that the way his presence and actions are depicted is what makes the story horrifying.

The movie is set in the early 20th-century China, during the warlord period, and just before the commencement of the Chinese Civil War.

When Sara is informed by Campbell that her daughter had the right to reject the kidney donation surgery, Sara argues that Anna was too young to decide for herself and that she was going to [...]

In contrast to the freedom of accepting disabled individual in the community, the movie depicts the destructive effects of prejudices toward a mentally impaired person through the prism of high school bullying.

One of the striking Willy Wonka's characteristics both in the book and in the 2005 movie is his sarcastic humor that sometimes verges on sadism.

The film goes around the southern Australia and has been able to showcase the world a hidden part of this country.

Thus religions, a variety of religions, different beliefs, various interpretations of the contradictory facts of various religions are very popular from the point of view of screening. The role of Barnes in "Platoon" is in [...]

Other aspects of social life, such as the number of children Ben had, the idea that the mother had died at a young age, the presence of black people working as servants and slaves, and [...]

While in the back of my mind I was aware of the potential for violence because of deception in these situations, it was not an active thought process and after being exposed to this movie [...]

We have already witnessed Derek killing the black kids in the first scene, and we have heard about the problems Danny is having in school, and we know what happened to his brother.

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.

The gist of this paper, therefore, is to offer psychological criticism of the Movie as regards its screenplay, plot, direction, and general presentation, and this is done by applying the Freudian Theory of Psychological Analysis [...]

Angst Essen Seele Auf is known as Ali: Fear Eats the Soul released in 1974 is a beautiful direction of Rainer Werner Fassbinder who has sketched the entire movie as direct as the scornful glare [...]

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.

Thus, if an individual is in a certain circumstance, which is somewhat similar to a certain group's circumstance, they are more likely to adjust their own attitudes and behaviours and adopt the group's behaviours/attitudes towards [...]

In addition, it seeks to understand the internal and external forces that affect his personality in the film and the factors that enable him to succeed.

The director used computer-generated steam in the bathroom fantasy scene because the entrance of the camera in the bathroom let the steam escape.

When it comes to denoting the role of the red color as a symbolic element in Red Sorghum and in Raise the Red Lantern, one must admit that the interpretation of the red color traditionally [...]

In the first place, it is necessary to note that the protagonist in the Greek play is Oedipus while the modern story focuses on the life of the mother.

In its turn, this confirms the validity of the idea that, contrary to what the advocates of political correctness would like people to believe, the notion of gender is not merely a social construct.

In fact, the very title of the film hints at the religious context of the plot: A Perfect World can be seen as a metaphor for Heaven, and the characters' journey can be interpreted as [...]

He takes the opportunity to use Leonard and his drive for revenge by telling him he will help Leonard find the killer, but in truth, will involve Leonard in a drug deal and push him [...]

The use of classic settings in the design of the play helps in portraying the role that gangsters play in the original play of Macbeth and helps present it in the modern world.

Pi has to find a way for survival and gets into the boat as he and the animals start getting thirsty and hungry.

Management is the reason the A's are in so much trouble both financially and in terms of performance, which is when Beane comes in.

Ethnocentrism is depicted in most scenes of Avatar; the film outlines Na'vi's ways of life and the way the protagonist is forced to profess the culture before being admitted into the community.

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 [...]

There is also a noteworthy reference that has been given to the use of Romeo and Juliet in the play to give emphasis to the love affair involved between the two love birds.

Thus, the selection of the jury is the choice of people who will serve on a jury during the process. Presentation of the prosecution's evidence and witness is the phase when the major arguments are [...]

The movie is set just before the Great Fire of London, which occurs the following year and coincides with the historic outbreak of the bubonic plague in 1665.

Plunging with his character into the bosom of a foreign culture, Kevin Costner not only calls to admire the simplicity, sincerity, and spiritual breadth of the Indians.

While the plot of the cartoon is comparatively loosely associated with the events of the original, some of the most iconic scenes and messages still carry through.

It is evident in the scene of the feast scene that contrasts the cheerful attitudes of the participants and the dark undertones of its actual meaning.

Stand and Deliver describes the story of Jaime Escalante, who comes to teach in the school that is located in the poor Latino neighborhood with the motivation to increase the students' level of education significantly.

When a dissociative identity disorder hits a person severely, the only recommendation for the main character to resolve the psychological issue is contacting a psychotherapist and conducting comprehensive treatment.

Thus, the opening scene allows the viewers to plunge into the atmosphere of the film from the first seconds. The described usage of lighting and colors in the movie contributes to the image of cyberpunk [...]

One of the ways the film uses to stress the distinction between the beasts of war and military machinery is lighting.

Everyone thinks that this pertains to the nobility of the family but in reality, the curse is lifted when Penelope realizes that she loves herself the way she is and it does not matter to [...]

As a matter of fact, this is the only scene where Blu, Jewel, Linda, Tulio, and the smugglers are present at the same time without being aware of each other's presence.

The plot is written in different viewpoints that range from the society itself and the representatives attached at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention to the government officials, all in an attempt to recognize [...]

In the three selected movies Hero, Fight Club and Star wars different currents of Taoism can be detected flowing in the ebb and flow of the movies. Daoism is a term oft-quoted in Taoism."Dao" means [...]

In the light of the aforementioned, this paper presents an analysis of two different motion pictures, in the context of the pacific war, the first is a Japanese drama film produced in 1944, titled "The [...]

There is no doubt that the film is highly emotional, explores not only ethnic problems and discrepancies the two young men face in their pursuit of knowledge but the issues of identity, self-understanding, and coordination [...]

Thesis: This paper analyzes the film "The Last Samurai" in the context of interpersonal communication and examines how the film expands on the meaning of the terms "high context versus low context communication styles", "ethnocentrism" [...]

On the other hand, the killer who is featured in Alfred Hitchcock's 1972 movie, Frenzy, is seen to idolize his mother, while at the same time harboring a loathing for the rest of the women.

The movie provided a sharp critique on the media represented by television in redirecting public focus and opinion as well as on the control and influence of advertisers on political matters.

This paper explores the aesthetic importance, artistic style and appeal as well as other aspects of David Lynch's three films Eraserhead, Lost Highway and Inland Empire basing on Michel Chion's ideas and perspectives as well [...]

In order to properly describe the technical setting that includes the color palette and set design for the movie Pan's Labyrinth, it is necessary to understand the most about the film why such set design [...]

She is angry because Flor feels the guilt of her daughter exposed to a lifestyle she could barely afford to give to her.

The connection between the events in the movie, Newsies and the Industrial Revolution is the use of child labor and the conditions under which they worked.

Further, the guys in the cabin find the entrance to the basement where the main character Dana finds a diary and reads a spell, thereby summoning the family of the dead murderers.

It is worth noting that the film Devdas is not the first screen adaptation of the novel based on which the movie was shot. The loss of his lover led the protagonist to the edge [...]

The fact that most of the narrative elements exist in an entirely different reality than the one in which the rest of the movie takes place makes the distinction between the narrative and narration in [...]

Prior to examining the movie Castaway, it is necessary to determine the particular aspects of stoicism that characterize this philosophy. Additionally, the overall thought behind this approach is the acceptance of everything that life presents [...]

The primary theme of Brokeback Mountain is discovering sexual identity in culture and society that is inherently masculine and unsupportive of non-traditional sexual orientation.

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.

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 [...]

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

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 [...]

When discussing the main ideological attributes of neorealism, the following characteristics can be outlined: a new essence of democracy emphasized by the significance of simple people; a compassionate view on the world without lightweight judgment [...]

This is one of the messages that is conveyed through the text of the song. In particular, this part of the movie is supposed to empower Native Americans whose culture was disregarded and marginalized for [...]

Speaking of the aforementioned compositional qualities of the movie, one should mention that the mise-en-scene, in which the Tramp, the lead character of the movie, strolls down the street, is, perhaps, among the most powerful [...]

Thus, the purpose of this mid-term paper is to apply the concepts learning within the course to the message of the movie Penelope basing on the analysis and discussion of the scene from the movie.

The main actress is Ruan Ling-yu and because her young life was also filled with poverty and struggles, she does a great job showing the suffering and pain of a mother and a victim of [...]

The scene is wrapped in mystery because nothing is known about the location of the scene, and the expressions of the men who are attending the sex show are equally mysterious.