Film Studies Essay Examples and Topics. Page 2

The President warns Katherine and orders her to follow the syllabus failure to which she would lose her job. Also, she agrees with her because she does not like the fact that she is among [...]

Arthur Miller's play and movie was a reflection of what used to happen in the United States of America. It was a situation where reason was not used in the judicial system and people were [...]

With this in mind, it is advisable to introduce the term communicative elements of film production, understanding those elements of film production, the presence or absence of which affects the probability of the viewer perceiving [...]

Some of the most important issues raised in Metropolis are the class division in the society, the gap between the rich and the poor, loyalty, brotherhood, and friendship, the tyranny and autocracy of politicians, the [...]

Many questions arise as these terms are pondered and these questions are answered in the context of races and genders.'Crash' involves fear, racism, ethnocentrism and lack of communication.the central idea followed in the movie surrounds [...]

The movie's storyline is based on the book "Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game that Made a Nation" by John Carlin.

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

The story described in the movie is one of egoism and a self centered person who will resort to anything just to win the case.

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.

In this respect, the members of Ocean's group reveal their ability to think in accordance with group's objectives and contribute independently to the success of activities they were engaged in. In the search of oscillator, [...]

Speaking about what is in common between the movie and the novel it should be first of all stated that the movie is based on the novel and thus basically has the same plot.

The only one who does not carry a weapon, the contemplator and the peacemaker, Darwin is the voice of reason and clear mind. As to the meaning of the title, it is a multifold symbol [...]

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.

In the movie, women emerged as people who were out to fight for the common good of others in the society.

Even though the director seems to romanticize the main characters of the story, the outcomes that are being shown at the end of the movie resonate with the audience and provide them with a deeper [...]

The history of the cinema is filled with the works of many directors, but only a few of them can be ranked among the geniuses of this kind of art, like David Lynch.

The movement of the actors on the set is also included in the definition of mise en scene. Aspect ratio-The dimensions of the rectangular bounds that are used to present the image help define the [...]

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 [...]

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.

The film follows Torrance's family journey and the responsibility of taking care of the Overlook Hotel during the winter when there are no customers around, thus allowing the director to build the plot's suspense.

Brook intention was to showcase the universality of the Indian belief systems, values, and norms, which worked to deny the natives the social voice in an international scene. Brook, as an adapter, mediates to transform, [...]

He is disoriented as he does not remember why he is in the hospital. The only thing he has is his plan depicted on his body.

In addition to that, the protagonists of this movie illustrate the canons of this genre. This is one of the details that can be distinguished.

However, a deeper consideration of the events that occur therein shows that Ibn Sina is a critical character in the movie.

In the film, his role is to divert attention from the president's sex scandal involving the Firefly girl to the forthcoming elections.

Cut to: Shot 2: The following big closeup frame depicts the emotions of Arthur during the dialogue with his psychiatrist. This is the reason to kill Bruce's parents, which proves his insanity of Arthur.

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 [...]

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 [...]

The audience is only in a position to obtain the projected meaning due to the raw emotions used in the film.

The close-up shots used in the scene add to the emotional effect of the scene and create a sense of intimacy between the audience and characters, making the intended viewers experience the scene as if [...]

In the movie, "10 Things I hate about you", it is fundamental to note that the characters, Bianca and Cameron have been used to show how codes and conventions can be used to define the [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

In Green Mile, John Coffey and Paul Edgecomb try to solve the mystery of finding a true murderer and freeing Coffey from execution.

The purpose of this paper is to consider the main topics that are raised in the film and discuss its value to the audience.

In the country, children between the ages of twelve and eighteen years are required to participate in The Hunger Games. In one of the districts, Katniss' sister is chosen to represent the region in the [...]

Arguably, the existence of cultural differences between families across the lifespan is the most significant problem affecting the family of Rusesabagina as he attempts to play the role of a corporate manager and a family [...]

Even though some of the aspects of the filmmaker's vision of future are possible, and very likely to become reality, the essence of the film appears highly unrealistic.

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.

To me, one of the most striking features connecting the works was the resemblance between Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings and Han Solo in A New Hope.

The most notable quality of the film is the context of the story's origin, which is presented to viewers with a melodramatic feel that could not have been achieved in the text.

In the first instance, when Danny and Sandy meet for the first time in the school, Danny is compelled to play the bad boy character the group is identified with.

The point of attack of the film is the scene that initiates the action in the plot and drives the main problem.

While Kate's illness affects the entire family, Anna is affected the most since she is responsible for providing parts of her body to keep her sister alive.

Crimes in this case are on the basis of stolen identities and more complex to handle in comparison to the other crimes even as the chance of success is greater when committing crimes related to [...]

One of the ways through film directors can achieve this objective is to focus on the political issues in the society. According to Kavanagh, 'Chinatown' is one of the films that highlight the social and [...]

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.

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 [...]

Therefore, the main motif of the movie is the internal and external struggle of the African-American male with the existing biases. The first scene in the movie immediately introduces the motif of struggle to the [...]

The movie reminds the audience of the harsh and terrible conditions during the Second World War and the Holocaust. The movie transforms the endurance and perseverance of a father with his son.

In this film, the producer has used the comic effect to elaborate on the message he intends to deliver to the audience. The function of a dog is to serve the master.

The cultural identity of an individual is formed through the perceptions and traditions of the whole country. Muriel admires the typical glamorous girls and wants to be part of the community and bear a group [...]

For instance, the Arctic scenery, the subtle fact that the creature can converse in the human voice and is smart and able to experience pain, the series of events related to William's death and the [...]

In this paper, I intend to discuss Patrick's moral position through the lens of deontology and, thus, prove that Patrick was right in getting Amanda back to her mother. This is shown in the moral [...]

In order to appeal to the middle class, many of the films produced tend to reflect the hopes and dreams of this class of society.

On the one hand, it could transform the viewer's political sensibilities if the person is critical and open to the democratic views.

The ideas, introduced in the film, deserve much attention; the story of self-improvement may help lots of people improve their own lives and the lives of the people around; the ethical aspects of "Groundhog Day" [...]

At the same time, I was appalled by the events presented in the movie, namely, in the case of the forced attendance of residential schools.

The name of the work that will be addressed is Money Heist; its original name is La Casa de Papel. In Money Heist, a group of criminals guided by a smart and fatherly figure is [...]

Pai's grandfather initially rejected her because he was angry at the death of his grandson and thought that the girl is "useless" as she could not become the leader.

The end result is a very intensified depiction of the theme of violence and terror as the wildebeests make the sound of rolling thunder and the viewer ends up feeling the terror and anxiety that [...]

First of all, it is of significant importance to become aware of the roots of such an iconographic symbol in Japanese anime.

In her essay Looking for Nostalgia: Memory and National Identity in Hou Hsiao-Hsien's a Time to Live, a Time to Die, Wu holds that "Hou Hsiao Hsien consistently drew on his personal life experiences and [...]

Via the cinematic experience the entire infrastructure of people's culture and the state of the world at large can be seen and experienced.

The theme of gender is also presented in the movie since Brandon is in search of identity; she wants to identify with the male gender.

Long considered to be two of the greatest directors in the world Steven Spielberg and James Cameron have both provided some of the greatest films in history.

For twenty-five minutes, the scene of the introductory battle continues with the enemy dug in at the coastal height, and this episode contributes most to addressing the theme of the film.

The denial of such needs will eventually result in violence. This development will continue to affect the lives of many Americans.

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.

The focus on detail in the mise-en-scene design in "Boyz n the Hood" serves to demonstrate the director's preference for realism as the expressive tool for portraying the life of the African American community members [...]

He was aware of the tension that was brewing in the military and in the country at large. The director of the movie managed to bring to focus on the activities that led to the [...]

This paper promotes the idea that the 2000 film Gladiator is illustrative of what the classical approach to film-editing is all about, and elaborates on some of the technical aspects of how the director went [...]

It gives a depressive quality that defines the placement of the characters and focuses on what the general theme of the movie is going to be.

At the mines, Solomon gets a large diamond which he tries to and hide in the bushes, the captain sees him and before he gets to him, government forces attack and they are all arrested [...]

The movie "Wag the Dog" is one of the most important cinematic works of the 20th century, as it greatly raised the political awareness of an average citizen not only in the USA, but also [...]

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 [...]

Control over product One of the major business issues regarding the movie sphere concerns the uncontrollability of the product or, to be more exact, the effect that the product is going to have on the [...]

The feeling in the text is a justification of the presence of soap operas in the local Television series as well as the argument that women are entitled to watch and fully enjoy the never [...]

The CEO rotated around various roles within the company to ensure she understood the positions and the employees' perspectives on the company.

To catch the attention of the viewers and film analysts, the film has to be directed professionally. He is liked by the people he meets in his life due to his simple nature.

The film revolves around the life of an orphan named Homer Wells and the activities that transpire in the orphanage that is run by Dr.

Hatim, a successful journalist of a French language daily newspaper is also another main character in the film. Azam was a shoeblack who later turned to be one of the wealthiest men in Egypt.

In the film, it is convincing that in the near future, science and technology at the back of genetic engineering shall be developed up to the level which makes the film a reality.

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

The latter, dressed in a yellow raincoat, takes the boat and sails it on puddles until the toy is lost in the sewers.

The purest distinction is drawn between the narrative and the documentary genres, with the experimental or avant-garde films differing from both.

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 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.

This desire to be free becomes the main motive of the film, as the plot follows Maximus, now enslaved, who tries to avenge his family and the emperor and regain his liberty.

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 main objective of this report is to investigate the relationship between the gross income of movies and the type of movie.

The goal of a movie producer of comedy is not only to achieve all of the above but also to make people laugh and thus score a success not only as a movie that audience [...]

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 [...]

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.

Towards the end of the movie, in the federal hearing scene chaired by NTSB, Whip who has been priory convinced by Hugh and Charlie to deny the fact that he was under the influence of [...]

Dogtooth is classified as a horror film due to the presence of certain horror elements such as intense atmosphere, sex relations, uncanny concepts, and violence; still, in comparison to a number of horror movies, the [...]

As one watches the movie, one soon realizes that the pregnancy is like a problem that must be solved by the main character.

He was so focused on the welfare and success of the team that he was willing to put aside his ambitions to head the team but let Boone lead the team.

It may be said that the "good" spouse is the shining example of selflessness, whereas the "bad" spouse is the one who is narcissistic and selfish and who is usually the wife in such instances.

But, in the end, he comes back to his master in the monastery. In 'Winter', the apprentice returns to his master's monastery to find it empty and abandoned.

Andy on the other hand chooses clothes that she deems to be smart, comfortable, and good enough for the first day on the job, which in reality is utterly unfashionable.

As a result, Carl undermines the possibility of the courts doing justice to the two men this time round. Therefore, the consequences of Carl's action are desirable to the African- American community.

The film combines the childhood thoughts of origins and meaning of life with imagery of the origins of the earth and the beginning of life.

As the plot of the play develops and the reader gets more involved in the reading of the play, the constant need to read the stage directions has a disruptive effect on the reader's interaction [...]

The significance of this source is validated by its contribution to the argument of the relevance of the dystopian genre in cinematography for unfolding social issues.

At the age of 26, the Englishwoman set on a journey to West Africa and made some of the most compelling discoveries about the chimpanzees.

The firm's task is to introduce the viewer to the unknown world of a film, to make the film's events and worries penetrate into the person's subconsciousness, and to leave the imprint there.

This is true for the classic movie The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, directed by Leone in 1966. This paper aims to explore the central themes of the movie The Good, the Bad, and [...]

The reporter of The Guardian mentioned that this film appealed to the audience and critics due to the excellent work of its director and casting.

According to the Twelve Stages of the Human Life Cycle by Armstrong, Leticia is in a midlife contemplation crisis. She feels a deep nostalgia for the real life and dissatisfaction.

While the foreword at the beginning of the film claimed that the sole purpose of it was to "honestly depict an environment that exists today in strata of certain American life, rather than glorify hoodlum [...]

Although modern movies have become more bloody, the idea of this genre remains unchanged to approve such emotions as love, compassion, and kindness.

Furthermore, the events in the film occurred in the depression era, which was a favorite for many predecessors before them. The movie is a depiction of the life of James Braddock.

Eventually, the movie unwraps the secret of the Fourth Truth, which is the path to the cessation of dukkha, as the leading character fights his personal demons to become the Enlightened One.

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.

Most of the science fiction films reflect the socio-political environment in both the US and the rest of the world. Science fiction has presented not only some of the greatest stories in the contemporary literature, [...]

This overview tackles the writer's purpose, the life of Truman in relation to that of Jesus Christ as well as that of Christof in relation to that of God.

The characters of Miss Daisy and the Chauffeur are both relevant in advancing the theme of ageism in the film. The police continue to talk ill of them, saying that Miss Daisy and Hoke are [...]

While Shakespeare's play happened in the 11th century in Scotland, the movie's design is more similar to the events of the 20th century. Corresponding to the era of the first half of the 20th century, [...]

These two problems were delicately joined in the main plot of the film "Something the Lord Made" that shows that ambitions, hard work and talent can overcome all the obstacles to deliver one of the [...]