Essays Tagged: "Scorsese"

A discussion of Martin Scorsese's films and the violent influence they have had on the American people

ScorseseOur society that we live in can be classified as non-violent. From a distance, it is argued ... the case in the attempted assassination of Ronald Ragen, where the criminal got the idea after from Scorsese's Taxi Driver. In one seen, Travis Bickle straps on a total of three guns and a knife, with ... all they did was record it.One director who is known for the violence levels in his films is Martin Scorsese. From an early age, Martin Scorsese was a student of the classic westerns of director John ...

(9 pages) 147 0 4.5 Feb/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Directors

Martain Scorsese's Film Career

Martin Scorsese has been called a "directing god by movie critic, Roger Ebert. He has been called the "most ... most influential and best director of their time" by fellow director, George Lucas. Director Martin Scorsese has been an influential director for the past twenty years. Scorsese is in the 60's class o ... ass of directors that include, Francis Coppola, George Lucas, Brian De Palma, and Steven Spielberg. Scorsese is associated with this class of artists because his movies have changed the film industry ...

(6 pages) 75 0 3.7 Apr/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Directors

Once Upon A Time in America Vs. Goodfellas

In Scorsese's GoodFellas and Leone's Once Upon a Time in America, the youth are ironically glamorized a ...

(7 pages) 20 0 3.0 Mar/2008

Subjects: Art Essays > Artists

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Auteur AssignmentMartin ScorseseFilmography:Martin Scorsese plays many different rolls in the world of film. He started from ... g, making numerous prize winning short films such as "The Big Shave" (1968). Born in New York City, Scorsese was raised in the neighbourhood of Little Italy, which greatly influenced many of his films ... film (entitled "Who's That Knocking At my Door") in 1967 at the early age of 26. A few years later Scorsese was awarded with critical, popular praise for writing and directing Mean Streets, inspired ...

(3 pages) 2 0 0.0 Jun/2014

Subjects: Art Essays

Raging Bully: The Career of Martin Scorsese

Jenkins 1 Cowan Jenkins Period 5 Raging Bully: Scorsese and Violence The most renowned filmmaker of his era, Martin Scorsese virtually defined the ... brand of filmmaking that crackled with kinetic excitement. Working well outside of the mainstream, Scorsese nevertheless emerged in the seventies as a towering figure throughout the industry, achievi ... ally reserved for more commercially successful talents. A tireless supporter of film preservation, "Scorsese has worked to bridge the gap between cinema's history and future like no other director." ( ...

(14 pages) 1 0 0.0 Oct/2014

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies