Film Studies Essay Examples and Topics. Page 4

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.

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.

The film then shows the early hours of the city when it is quiet and the streets are empty with only a few people.

In this complex story, the themes of guilt, shame, and responsibility for actions are revealed."The Reader" raises the topics as attempting to find a balance between the condemnation and acceptance of vices.

Second, Pat copes with bipolar disorder with the help of the social support of his parents and Tiffany who is also recovering from a breakdown inspired by the death of her husband.

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

I believe that the flashback in the middle of Casablanca is a great implementation of the technique and allows viewers to fully comprehend the complicated relationship between the leading characters.

Adapted from Alice Walker's novel by the same name, the movie delves into the life of a girl who was sexually abused by her father before being sold off to an irresponsible and cruel husband.

Unfortunately, the gun used in the killing was one of the guns Roman had used in the past, also, a search in his house led to the collection of enough documents against him. As a [...]

The purpose of the movie "Notting Hill " was to show the life of two people and how it is sometimes limited by the social regulations and norms.

Overall, the film appears to be a great piece of film-making art representing the themes of racism, nationalism, discrimination, and all the complexity behind the necessity to live and cope with each other by the [...]

The protagonist of the movie Monsieur Hulot is an individual that does not fit in the society represented in the film, yet this character is immediately easy to empathize with and understand.

The aim of this paper is to highlight and describe the most important issues raised in the movie in accordance with the book.

As compared to the classical noir film The Maltese Falcon, The Departed has particular differences in the style of narration and visual effects, but can be regarded as a noir film considering its general mood [...]

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 [...]

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" [...]

Gilbert Adair wrote the screenplay of the film The Dreamers, who happened to be the one who also wrote its novel The Holy Innocent that was published in 1988.

The informational development and the widespread of the information is the puppets shown to the people in the cave, that can become their matrix.

However, we cannot say that the peculiarities and the problems of public education, especially in the context of racism, were so often explored in the movies.

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 [...]

A significant part of the scene's appeal is its meaning, which was unusual for the time and revolutionized the concept of storytelling in films.

From the beginning, the directors of the film warn the viewer that the movie is about at least two things: hunting and death.

In this paper, the possibility to transfer one's political sensibilities, the correlation between movie texts and feature-length non-documentary texts, and the way My Own Private Idaho has influenced my personal political sensibilities are examined.

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 [...]

At the beginning of the movie, Vandy finds a very large diamond that Captain Poison, a cruel warlord and one of the main villains of the story, wants to take away, but the encampment is [...]

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 use of the camera in this scene serves three purposes: to introduce the theme of voyeurism, to show the perspective of Marion, and to follow the plot.

The development of the events and the rise of the killer's popularity began as soon as the reporters of the San Francisco Chronicle received and discovered the letter with threats to American society.

The film is a clear depiction of a life in the hood and the plight of young boys with a dream to attain liberation from the curse of poverty that is cast by racism.

Overall, the evaluation of the two works of art suggests a conclusion that the book is more focused on demonstrating the main character's inner world along with the implications of his world vision that led [...]

The scenes of the film mainly represent the situations on Maersk Alabama ship, and they are focused on the interaction between Captain Phillips and the Somali pirates; thus, the light is used extensively to reflect [...]

The general wave of fascination by space adventures has started in the fifties and sixties when humans started to make the first steps on the way of studying the universe and deploying spaceships, satellites and [...]

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 [...]

To achieve the stated objective, the paper will review two articles based on the topic to highlight the role of the environment in the development of a child.

The main concern of the film is to show the significance of the human nature, proving that all the stereotypes and political conflicts should never become a reason for the hate.

The themes of purity and contamination woven into the story of alien refugees are also addressed in other works by observers of South Africa's problems, for example, Too Late the Phalarope.

Roadkill, an armadillo who is seeking for a mysterious spirit named "the spirit of the west" informs Rango that the only solution to the problems facing the animals of the desert is "enlightenment", which can [...]

The solution to the problems of the healthcare system is important for every country because it is the sphere the quality of which directly influences the life span of people and the quality of their [...]

From the late 1990s, the film industry became the chief competitor of the Hollywood film industry. Attracted by the increasing number of members of the middle class in Asia, international investors are currently flocking to [...]

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.

One feels lost in the storyline from the moment the narrator describes the location of the movie. Perhaps one of the most appealing aspects of the movie is its exotic location and all those nationalities [...]

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.

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 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 [...]

Basing partially on the plot of Romeo and Juliet story and partially on the problems that modern teenagers face, The Twilight Saga offers a number of issues that are quite topical nowadays, such as the [...]

Speaking of the movements which convey the essence of the film without any speech "intrusion", it would be a good idea to drive the example of Boo Radley standing in the darker corner of the [...]

The synopsis is fundamental in that it helps the analyzer to know the topic of the movie, the actors involved, and successive developments.

Considered to be the biggest budgeted movie ever produced by UFA who found it hard to recoup its costs, the film revolves around a preacher/prophet named Maria, who foresees the coming of a savior/mediator, and [...]

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.

Before the audience is introduced to the film's primary character, Nanook, everything in the scene appears to be in order and the sense of tranquility.

There are a lot of heroes in the film since the basis of the film is eight women, and the life of each of them is a separate line.

Gun violence is a significant issue in the community and has been used in the movies by Scorsese to show how crime has impacted the community.

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 [...]

Apart from this, the most difficult part of it for me is the description of the rape of a five-year-old girl who was born with deformities of her lower body. It shows an essential example [...]

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.

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 movie presents the viewer with all the trials and tribulations that he had to overcome, from a divorce, extreme poverty, and the eventual payoff that he got from his seemingly endless patience and perseverance [...]

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

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.

To begin the discussion, it is important to set the scene for the film: 12 Angry Men is a chamber drama that is explored to the maximum of its potential.

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

Music gives a clue to the viewer and helps to identify a scene or a character. The main character in Pan's Labyrinth- Ophelia is assigned to enter a lair and open one of the three [...]

The scene under analysis is one of the opening scenes of The Grand Budapest Hotel. The scene reveals the way the protagonist, Gustave, works with guests, and meets one of the main characters.

Hence, the secret in the center of the film's attention is that our thinking influences the events that happen to us.

The original film footage was shot in 1995, and the original audiences of the original footage were the Dutch back in the Netherland who were proud of having colonies around the world.

The foundation of the media and concept theory generated from his unending research and argument on the importance and significance of the theory in communication.

The captain chooses to ignore the command while the executive officer thinks that they should first evaluate the message and decide what to do after through evaluation.

The ritual is used to coax the mother camel to accept and take care of the calf, which the community is desperate to rescue.

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.

Yet, the family curse deprives the heroine of the possibility to interact with the outer world because of pig-disorder on her face.

Driss, who acts as Abdel Sellou in the film, enrolled for the position without having any ambitions since all he wanted was the signature confirming he had interviewed for a job and failed so that [...]

In the same scene, a confused Bob is placed in the middle of the lift surrounded by his colleagues in line with the movie title Lost in Translation.

Censorship of films in the United Arab Emirates is a major ethical dilemma as reflected in the case study analysis because the practice contravenes the freedom of media.

The author of the current paper explored the depiction of this phenomenon in a popular movie. The author showed how the main character in the movie is affected by the condition.

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.

The food sold in fast food shops are not of the required standard and thus they have led to negative health impacts on the victims. The movie was intended to check the effects of taking [...]

Gregory walked into her class and got a chance to listen to her especially in the part where she described true love that had spiritual dimensions."They took sex out of the equation and what was [...]

Thus, this analytical treatise attempts to explicitly and critically review the elements of storytelling, acting, cinematography, editing, sound and style, directing, themes, genre, and the impact of the film on the society, framing and scene [...]

The film presents a realistic performance of the events soldiers go through while in the line of duty. The music in that scene, therefore, enhances a reflection the dangerous environment of the war.

She bows down to her boss because she wants to get ahead in her career and is at her service day and night.

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'.

Exploring the dynamics of utilitarianism it would be instrumental to argue that in regard to the film it lacks the autonomous virtue of personal morality and ethical values.

The custom building of the ship was meant to validate the historical detail of the movie. The detailed design of the ship was meant to support the narrative such that the occurrences could be as [...]

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 endorsement of Alva's behavior by her mother seems to have also played a big role in Willie's adoption of the same behaviors. This property is condemned" is Willie's way of explaining her life to [...]

In the opening scene, to introduce the idea of self-obsession and its impact on relationships, Fincher employs a point-of-view scene, establishing Zuckerberg as the focus of the picture.

Some of the changes that the film takes up include the increasing mechanization of work, the growth of the assembly line, the rise of the consumer culture, and the expanding importance of mass media.

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.

One of the vivid examples of false and stereotypical representations of the East is in the film Iron Man. Thus, the supremacy of the West over the East is visible in the film.

Release from Pressure is the leitmotif of the storyline featuring Nina, a talented ballerina who gets the roles of the white and black swans in the new play. The film leaves a feeling of pride [...]

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.

It is noticeable that in The Third Man and The Silence of the Lambs, the characters are dressed according to the rules of film noir.

Finally, the treatment itself that Nurse Ratched chooses is not aimed at therapy and rehabilitation of the patients as much as it is used to make them submissive.

The film Wit by Mike Nichols is a touching story about the fate of Professor of English literature Vivien Behring. She must make a tough decision, and the question of "to be or not to [...]

The major problem documented is that the device industry funds the Food and Drug Administration. There is a lack of transparency from the approving bodies and the device manufacturers on the product specifications.

From the youth, Mandela started to handle the unfairness of isolation and racial relations in South Africa. In Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, Chadwick's masterful screen memoir of Nelson Mandela passes on the anguish as [...]

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

The perception of a movie is a two-level process, the structure of which includes the direct perception of the viewer and the imaginative perception of the authors.

The Great White Hope is a film based on Jack Jefferson, the protagonist in the film and the first black man to win the heavyweight boxing championship.

Culture is infectious and this can be seen in the fact that after three years in the United States the boys have adopted the American culture.

The book narrates the conditions in contemporary Iran through the life of a young girl named Marjane who has splendid aspirations; in being the last prophet of the galaxy and in shaving her legs.

So, let us consider the film "Dirty Dancing" in all its aspects through the prism of arts, including plot, screening techniques, the cast of the actors that played in it, and the influence it had [...]

Dana Scully, also a special FBI agent and a partner of Mulder, is working together to solve the cases in the movie and the series.

The term determinism states, the all the processes in the world are determined beforehand, and only chosen may see or determine the future.

She is surprised and confused by the hypocrisy of the judges and her co-defendants, who act as if they do not remember that period and as if they were not part of that society.

In "Dances with Wolves", one of the most obvious non-verbal cues that occurred in the communication between the American soldier, Lieutenant Dunbar, and the representatives of the Sioux tribe was the greeting.

The film Coach Carter illuminates the story of a school basketball team and their coach, Ken Carter. As it is demonstrated in the film Coach Carter, this type of structured activities actually helps students excel [...]

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 film follows the everyday life of George Washington McLintock, the wealthiest man in the area. He owns not only the land, the mill, and the mines but also the respect of most people.

Black masculinity in Boyz N the Hood is articulated through the use of idealized images that help to protect an adaptive sense of African-American identity in the framework of certain cultural norms and a class [...]

The secret of the mentioned scene is that it is close and understandable to everyone like the journey to the fairy tale that is designed not only to amuse and amaze, but also to compel [...]

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.

The film the Silence of the Palaces by Tunisian director Moufida Tlatli is filled with sound, music, and talks, and yet the main things remain unsaid in it.

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 [...]

It can be taken as the national ethos of the citizens of the USA. The basis of the American society is broken and it is not united anymore.

The immigration to the USA with the desire to get a better life may also be connected with the movie, even though people did not search for the gold there.

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.

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 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.

Perhaps the most talented and successful man in the filmmaking industry is the English filmmaker and film director, Danny Boyle. Much of the movies that Danny Boyle directed reveal his unique philosophies in the field [...]