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Analyze how Dir. Scott Hicks used the elements of film (angle, light, sound, time, color) to elicit a specific emotional response from his audience; use vocab and specific examples from the film
... an audience. Scott Hicks understands this perfectly and his 1996 film, Shine, is a brilliant demonstration of his skill. The places where his emotional manipulation is especially apparent are during the three high emotion scenes; the encounter between David and his father in the bathtub ...
Pay It Forward - A Biblical Comparison
... positive thought and gesture. The movie Pay It Forward does just that. This movie tells the story of a social studies teacher who gives an assignment to his junior high school class to think of an idea to change the world for the better, and then put it into action. Movie critic ...
Shrek - movie review - for the healthy growing of a young mind.
... film which appears to be a fairytale, but is actually a parody of traditional tales. Strong fairytale themes are present but are conveyed in a more politically correct manner. The realism in the ideas and characters is excellent for creating humour. The film is about an ugly yet lovable ogre ...
Scarface. The rise and fall od a drug lord and it's protrayal of the american dream
... film still effects today's culture, by being re-released in movie theaters across America. A, "political refugee," from Cuba, Montana came in search of the American Dream, as he beautifully put it ...
How did Hitchcock create fear and tension in the original audiences of Psycho before they entered the cinema and whilst they were watching the film?
... film. ----- In the traditional Hollywood films the storyline is structured in a set form known as 'cause and effect'. Alfred Hitchcock created fear and tension in the film by not following the same storyline structure as other film directors had chosen to follow. An ...
The Firm
... theme of politics and power emerged throughout the film. For this reason it ... position in a company, social ... never thought they ... movie. Their ... it. If used correctly power can help some to advance faster in their jobs and enhance their social status. If used incorrectly power can hurt the people it has its ...
A comparative essay on "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" and "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" with focus on the impossibility of fulfilling the chivalric code
... it as Lady Bertilak offers him her young body to "do with it what [he] will:" ( Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 68). As a chaste knight, he fails his duty to avoid impure thoughts ... Green Knight demonstrates the problematic ... Christian knights lived by the Chivalric Code to gain honor, but it ... not pay ...
Critique: Technological Innovations in "Citizen Kane" Directed by Orsen Welles.
... film was a success, especially in Europe and remains an acclaimed classic that filmmakers from all genres look up to and admire, if not for it's techniques, but for its director's courage in creating it, and seeing it through despite it's powerful opposition and criticism ...
"Brave New World" and "Blade Runner" Comparison
... socially, psychologically, emotionally, and intellectually control individuals. They are manipulated to "fit into" society by fitting into a certain position ...
The Avengers: Number One in "Movies that Shouldn't Get Made" Category
... directors, film companies, and actors come across as mindless hacks, no more talented in filmmaking than an English 101 student is in writing an evaluation argument. Works Cited Adams, Latirsha. "The Avengers Avenge Nothing at All." Film Critics ...