Essays On Entertainment

Both Steven Spielberg and Alfred Hitchcock have been impacted by their respective periods in history. While Hitchcock drew inspiration from the early 19th century, Spielberg found influence in the middle of the same century, particularly with regards to technology and significant events. Hitchcock’s films were significantly impacted by contemporary events and artistic movements, resulting in […]

Steven Spielberg’s ‘Saving Private Ryan’ is an incredibly violent and brutal film. In the opening of ‘Saving Private Ryan’, Spielberg uses many film techniques to show the atrocities that happened in World War II, such as the landing on Omaha Beach on D-Day in 1944.The film starts off with the title ‘Saving Private Ryan.’ It […]

1981 saw the release of ‘Raiders of the Lost Arc,’ a rapid-fire, thrilling action/adventure film that became a hugely successful summer blockbuster! The epic was produced by George Lucas and helmed by Steven Spielberg. While the viewers adored it, the critics found it cliche, featuring a tough-looking protagonist and the rescue of a stunning damsel. […]

In the 50’s the science fiction genre of film really took off. So called ‘B movies’ like ‘King Kong’ started to show over sized animals wrecking havoc in the humans lives. This is really where ‘Jaws’ stems from. Many recent films like ‘Anaconda’, ‘Lake Placid’ and ‘Deep Blue Sea’ are descendents from the 1975 ‘Jaws’, […]

Steven Spielberg is American and Jewish and had long felt the need to portray the suffering of European Jews under the Nazis during World War Two. In 1994, Steven Spielberg released the film, Schindler’s List. The film was based upon the book ‘Schindler’s Ark’ which was originally written by Thomas Keneally. Spielberg wanted the world […]

Over time, the science fiction film genre has undergone significant growth and progress. When comparing modern films to some of the earliest movies, there is a stark contrast between the two. The progress made in filmmaking since the early days of science fiction is evident. Over the past few decades, significant developments have occurred in […]

In critiquing Steven Spielbergs movie Saving Private Ryan, I realized that you can not base a move only on realism. A good movie has got to have some kind of character or formalism to carry the viewer through these realistic scenes. Spielberg not only uses these tools but also showed stereotyped images in his characters. […]

In 1972, two years before his death, Oscar Schindler confided in a friend about the review of Steven Spielberg’s epic drama depicting the Holocaust survivors of World War II and the man who unexpectedly became their savior. Schindler, an unrepentant womanizer and war profiteer, exploited Polish Jews as inexpensive labor to manufacture cooking utensils for […]

Steven Speilberg directed the epic blockbuster film,Jaws, alongside producers David Brown and Richard D. Zanuck. He is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and undoubtedly one of the most influential personalities in the history of filmmaking. Additionally, Spielberg is the highest grossing filmmaker of all time and his movies have earned in the region of […]

Amon Goeth first joined the Austrian Nazi party at the age of seventeen, he journeyed to Germany where he worked as guard in many failed labor camps and later in 1942 he was introduced to Oskar Schindler and became the commander of his Jewish forced labor camp. In 1994 Steven Spielberg released the film “Schindler’s […]

“I remember growing up and feeling there is not a lot of room for acceptance. You are taught at a very early age to conform to certain things. It is a situation that is very prevalent and starts from day one at school: this person’s smart, this person’s not smart, this persons good at sport, […]

Released in 1993, Steven Spielberg’s ground breaking summer blockbuster ‘Jurassic Park’ contains many themes, such as parenthood, money and greed, and the ethics of science. In this essay I will explore these themes and show how the director illustrated them in this film. In the film, Jurassic Park’s owner John Hammond is being sued millions […]

Most films need to be full of action and tension. This makes the audience continue watching. If these films did not have any action or suspense then nobody would continue watching it all the way through. Also it needs to be interesting so that the audience wouldn’t fall asleep half way through. It needs to […]

Despite my fondness for keeping the TV remote nearby, I strongly believe that television has a negative impact on society. It is merely another technological distraction that hinders us from fully experiencing life’s offerings and facing challenges. Instead, we give in to laziness by snacking and drinking while lounging on the couch. Although some may […]

1)What is the gap in market structure for Calyx and Corolla’s business model? The traditional distribution chain for the fresh flower market is: grower, distributor, wholesaler, retailer and finally the consumer. As a result of the number of participants in this structure, a flower may be as much as seven to ten days old before […]

The first essay was written to focus on negative criticism on television, “Television: The Plug-In Drug” by Marie Winn, was about the influence of television on family life and parent-child relationships. Author of children’s books, Marie Winn sees only a negative outcome with television and family. I did not like her article because I think […]

Introduction: Television commercials shape and are shaped by the gender definitions of our society. Many critics argue “that advertising is a bellwether of cultural trends, a mirror of social values, and a powerful, usually malevolent force that shapes those values”(Manca and Manca, 1994) These commercials depict anything from realistic family gatherings to sex driven fantasies. […]

Freedom of Speech Vs. Censorship: Children on the Internet The internet is a very controversial communication device in today’s society. If desired, one could find information on nearly any topic they choose. Censorship and free speech is a widely discussed topic when dealing with the current freedom of the internet especially when dealing with young […]

Television Has Its Good Side Television has become an important tool of entertainment and education for children. But is television really bad for children or the other way around? Or maybe both? It depends, it’s what programs and how many hours a day parents allow their children to watch that decide if television affects the […]

In this essay I am going to focus on how minority groups are represented in film and television. I would also like to look at how bollywood films have been infiltrated by western culture. Also how the media and their representations have changed over the years. I will be commenting on these films/programs: East is […]

The media is often equated with the communication of truth (Thiroux, 2007, p. 389). The evolution of technology has resulted in a large expansion of the media resources, whether it be written or electronic sources. This has increased the ability of the media to influence the perceptions of certain events by the general public (Thiroux, […]

Women often feel pressured to alter their physical appearance due to the media’s portrayal of the “ideal” beauty standards. Fashion and beauty magazines endorse these standards through ads, promoting unrealistic ideals such as “eat like a pigeon to be light as a feather.” While some women may feel vulnerable, others appear more resilient to these […]