Film Studies Essay Examples and Topics. Page 5

However, Zhang Yimou has managed to do a very decent job of portraying the history of the Great Leap Forward period by telling a story of a typical Chinese family and the relationships between typical [...]

Jack and Rose develop a friendship They walk round the ship and explore all the hidden areas The people of the high class treat and see the employees and people from the lower societies There [...]

The arrival of French forces to confront the weakened British army in the battle of Yorktown is what compelled the opponents of the Americans to give in.

Quentin Tarantino introduces his Pulp Fiction by means of several scenes which have a certain sequence: proper enlightenment, strong and certain camera movements and shots, focus on some details and complete ignorance of the others, [...]

However, repeated watching of the movie institutes impressions of the plot, and as time goes by, viewers are in a position to depict the mood and theme of the movie.

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 [...]

This paper compares and contrasts the lives and works of these individuals since they are the animation kings of the twentieth century."Wladyslaw Starewicz was born in Poland in the late 1800s".

The movie's plot centers on a transgender man Emilie, who was born a woman, and the circumstances leading up to a dinner with several families. That is, a person's biological sex has nothing to do [...]

The picture is based on real people and events, the cast of the play is perfectly matched, and the high-class performance of the actors transports the viewer to another century in difficult times for America.

He managed to act morally in the movie Gone Baby Gone, as spelled by Kant's theory of maxim and Sandel contrasts.

Secondly, the image of water, boats, and a fishing line is used to connect the audience with the environment. Thirdly, the overall editing and sound are manipulated in the film to amplify the full effect [...]

As a result, Luke returns, and they want to get a divorce as planned, but events escalate up to the point of Luke being expelled from the military and jailed for breaking the military law.

However, they just wanted to scam him and press him to give up on the money, to which Efraim pulls out a rifle and starts shooting in the air in the middle of the street.

In her biography of Miyazaki, Napier uses the filmmaker's life and background to construct a discourse of the "Miyazakiworld". This source is important to my research because it provides the genesis to the backstory of [...]

After his move to pursue a career as a writer, Wilson decides to rely on his experiences to expose the challenges African Americans encounter in the 1950s.

What makes the scene crucial to the core idea of the film is that the protagonist only appears to be vulnerable.

On the positive side of things, the depiction of the War on Drugs in the movie is built around violence associated with it and the corruption of federal agents involved in the operations.

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

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 main themes which can be identified in the storyline are crisis as a cause and catalyst of friendship, friendship and belonging, and disclosure and intimacy in friendship.

It is not enough to say that it is a dystopian society in which people are ready "to bring down the tatters and charcoal ruins of history".

The film's title can be thought of as a summary of the film itself as it encapsulates the journey of the cruise ship that the documentary follows as it goes up the Yangtze river portraying [...]

The movie by the title 'a beautiful mind' is a story of John Nash who was a mathematician genius recognized through the Noble prize in 1994, he started in Princeton in the late 1940s.

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.

It is of utmost importance to recognize the problem of unconscious bias and take action to reduce its impact on judgments and the process of decision-making. It is because the new examples of female comedians [...]

This theory is called the ABCX model; in this model, the family crisis is viewed as the result of the interaction of several factors affecting the family in a stressful situation.

Such films generally highlight the difficulties in relationships between children and parents and the fact that adults tend to lose the passion to live and become mediocre.

In the context of the participants' emotional suffering and the feelings of helplessness and being lied to, the experiment does not seem to be justified, especially given that the results could not be fully applied [...]

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.

The movie could equally be considered as a despoliation of several false impressions on autism and is inclined toward an improvement of appropriate knowledge of how to address autism.

This historical drama re-tells the story of a character with great emphasis to the location and plot in regards to his struggles and denials of the presence of his disorder.

One of the sources of information concerning Kane's life was the parody on the News on the March the newsreel series which were shown in the cinemas from 1935 to 1951, this parody reflects one [...]

First, it is necessary to discuss the first thirty minutes of the film that present the Omaha beachhead assault in 1944 as the scene of the battlefield is a powerful means of the depiction of [...]

While the characters and many the events were real, a lot of the facts in the movie were exaggerated for dramatic effect.

Then the woman feels a Puritan guilt before her husband, the part of that guilt is pictured by the spirit of labour.

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 [...]

In describing the Arnold Friend character it should be implied that because of his absence for the first half of the film and his presence in the film's most powerful moments that this character has [...]

The training for such programs enable the candidate to become well versed with the different features in regard to handling time and frame based subtitles, checking and fixing of errors in the subtitles, getting frame [...]

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.

Jacob, being the seasoned man that he is portrayed as being, takes the opportunity in keeping the spirits of his people in high mode and begins a fabricated account of the consistent and regular advancements [...]

This is the era, which has brought us: the Vietnam War, the Civil rights movement, hippies, the Beatles, the assassination of John Fritz Gerald Kennedy, The Space Shuttle Program, the assassination of Martin Luther King, [...]

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.

To establish a fundamental starting in the analysis of the rhetorical function of fantasies in the movie "The Island", directed by Michael Bay, the foundations of structural-functional theory will be described in context.

In his film Do the Right Thing, Spike Lee focuses on stereotypes that exist within a neighborhood, which allows him to show how the representatives of the general public face societal issues, emphasizing that their [...]

However, the choice of black cats in animation is a common experience with Tim in his shows and 'Nightmare before Christmas' is no exception.

I feel that the appropriate choice of colors and music used in the movie helps to reveal the urgency and seriousness of the message it conveys.

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 [...]

One of the main characters was a boy Hiccup, who was considered to be the son of the tribal chief. When the attack of dragons happened again, the boy decided to kill the Night Fury [...]

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.

At the beginning of the movie, we mistakenly take his attitude for granted, but the development of the plot discloses the negative consequences of the Professor's actions.

The case displayed in the movie could be considered as highly important, as Gideon's complaint changed the whole American judicial system and increased the strength of the Fifth and Sixth Amendments while making judges highly [...]

The story in the film The mission released in 1986 deals with the Spanish Jesuits who are trying to convert a community of Guarani Indians to Christianity and protect them from slave hunters.

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

Symbols in the film connect the spirit of nature with the mystical experience of the tribe and prophetic dreams of the main hero.

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.

Moreover, the archery skills of Everdeen her earned power to the extent that players saw her as a big threat in the game.

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 [...]

However, this was disputed as there was the suggestion that the depiction of an object through another medium could not be held as evidence of the original existence of the object, and this led to [...]

First of all, the director relies on camera work and editing at the beginning of the film in order to show that the main characters enjoy prosperity. This is one of the main points that [...]

The films have been used to enhance the social relationship between the Arabs and the Jews who are the occupants of the affected region.

With the key idea concerning the clash of a personality and the society, Haggis managed to reinvent people's perception of a criminal drama, introducing such issues as racism in the present-day society, the way in [...]

Gattaca is a futuristic film set in what is dubbed as a 'not-too-distant future.' The movie elicits the longstanding debate on the role and place of genetic engineering amongst human beings. Anton is a product [...]

Generally, the film 'Ordinary People' depicts the role of family in the development of various mood and anxiety disorders, in which Conrad emerges as a victim of lacking motherly love, resulting into his hatred for [...]

We discover, through Gittes, that right and wrong bends to the will of money, power, and influence in the world of L.A.film noir.

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 [...]

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

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.

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.

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 [...]

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 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.

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.

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.

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Therefore, it can be considered that the green light was used in the movie to mark the line between the reality and the psychotic universe of the leading character.

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.

Therefore, there is indeed a good reason in referring to Cameron's film, as such that promotes a thoroughly humanistic idea that the measure of people's actual worth has very little to do with what happened [...]

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.

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 [...]

Naturally, horror movies are known to exemplify traditional and uncouth characteristics, and the directors of the films are perceived to non-conversant with the changes in the society.

The director of this movie allows the audience to share in the accomplishment of a young man, Homer, and his friends.

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 [...]

However, it is important to note that Moore's vision is quite biased since the film focuses on all bad what is in the US health care system and all the best existing in other countries, [...]

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: [...]

Things however unfold in a way that was difficult to predict and this contributes to the strong-points of the film. I however think the weaknesses of the film even out the strengths and this might [...]

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

The bulk of the story entails the life experiences of the boy, which justify his ability to answer all the questions in the quiz.

Children of heaven's planning, is sequential and progressive because the initial incidences that transpire in the earlier sections of the movie act as a background to the events that follow.

In spite of the fact heroines strive to different goals while taking revenge, they are still more attached to their own moral positions and cultural values.

Yan works as a spy for the police force, to the knowledge of his boss only, in the Triad Society since graduating from the police academy.

It all began on a typical day with the sun shinning down on the besieged city of Orleans."If only our great god Azula would have mercy on us and rescue our beloved city from these [...]

The movie's main issue is the commodification of young women's sexuality and how the idol business supports a culture of objectification and exploitation.

The purpose of this essay is to discuss the mythological elements presented in the movie, analyze the hero archetype, divine intervention, magical weapons, and magical creatures, as they appear in The Lightning Thief.

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.

The film "71" offers a nuanced and complex portrayal of the conflict in Northern Ireland, which challenges simplistic and one-dimensional depictions of the conflict as a straightforward battle between good and evil.

The movie rapidly rose to the top of the charts, earning a place among the best films of all time and holding the number one spot for several decades. The two reasons that stand out [...]

The movie was shot and filmed in Santa Rosa, California, a setting that served as the model for a purportedly tranquil, little, pre-War American city.

Professor Anker's assessment of theatrical political discourse is reflected in the contrasts in the facial emotions of American and Russian officials and the enthusiasm of Moscow's residents upon seeing the fleet of the President of [...]

However, the central focus for Riley in the film is the exploitation of workers by those in charge of the capitalist economy such as the Amazon corporation.

In particular, Bean proposes that the ending represents the cycle of capitalism and that the film shows the realities of such a system.

After the accident, her father bought her a canvas that she would use for painting because she loved art and was an artist, helping her cope with her disability.

This is one of the qualities that make the show art: a sense of detail, revealing the complex elements of different cultures, and understanding the intricacies of cuisine and its role in everyday life.

In the film 'Hidden Figures', directed by Theodore Melfi, NASA discovered the unexplored potential in a team of African-American women statisticians who acted as the mastermind responsible for one of the most critical missions in [...]

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.

The only substantial influence and interaction he had was the protagonist's older brother, who often teased him for stammering, which contributed to the exacerbation of the problem.

The current proposal implies the creation of a review that explores the key features of dystopia as a cinema genre and based on a prominent example of such a film.

The third act, which is the resolution, brings up all of the experience and character-building Carson had in the second act, and shows how he applies it to save the twins.

Alas, the characters die tragic deaths one after the other throughout the film, and at the end, the inscription: "All Quiet on the Western Front" appears, devaluing the casualties of war. I watched the film [...]

Directed by the American film producer and director Martin Scorsese, The Irishman is a 2019 film that tells the story of the typical operations and life of members of gang families and groups in the [...]

Sallah Shabati is a funny movie about the confusion of Israeli migration and absorption in Israel. The title of the film, Sallah Shabati, is a turn of phrase.

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 [...]

The conflict between the teacher and his students is the driver of the plot. As an example, it starts from the new white teacher coming to a school which has a lot of black children [...]

The film introduces the audience to the actual scene as the producer begins the movie with the music accompanying the visual presentation of the first scenes.

The world presented by Cuaron is incredibly grim and desolate, and he convinces the viewer of total hopelessness through cinematic effects and the narrative of the film itself.

Film has been a prominent contributor to the process of spreading ideology, as seen by the prevalence of propaganda and advocacy films that were created over the years.

That is the beginning of the relationship between the mathematician and the woman. Yet, it is also why the detective starts to notice odd things that prove the guilt of the woman and the fact [...]

Because film and filmmaking is the most pervasive and enduring face of this technological golden age forward, we will take a look at the technologies, which have influenced it, and the future.