Essays About Movies
Movie essays are by far the most interesting to read and write. Part of the reason is that most movie essays are based on a movie you like or popular movies. Some dwell on autobiographies by famous people that can be used as a case study. Movie essay examples can feature different topics that the writer should address from the movie. Movie essays examples can include why a particular movie is your favorite, what lessons do you learn from a certain movie, and other trains of thought.
College essays about movies will mainly dwell on notable movies throughout the century that has had a huge impact on their audience, either positively or negatively. Movies have a significant influence on society as they can be used to ridicule, criticize, or educate the masses on a specific subject. The movie franchise is quite huge and has a lot of influence in the industry, thus movie essays that talk about how to produce a good quality movie and how to go about the entire movie-making process prove advantageous.
The movie North Country was based on the book ”Class Action: The Landmark Case That Changed Sexual Harassment Law” which tells the story of Lois Jenson, who filed the first class action lawsuit for sexual harassment in American history. In the film, Theron plays the daughter of an iron miner (Richard Jenkins) working in a […]
Asian American film-making has a distinct flavour compared with mainstream films. One of its characteristics is its endeavour to highlight Asian sensibilities and sentiments to the unacquainted American audience. Bringing exposure to the differences and commonalities between Asian and mainstream American culture is another objective. Films such as Shopping for Fangs (1997), Rea Tajiri’s Strawberry […]
Ed Rampell once claimed that “any film relating to the Pacific Islanders, their islands and cultures” is considered part of the South Seas genre. The Pacific Islands, which consist of thousands upon thousands of little islands grouped together in the Pacific Ocean, are generally perceived by western culture as an escape to the bright yellow, […]
Summary: Unthinkable is directed by Gregory Jordan released in June 2010,the movie is about a terrorist who detonate 3 nuclear bombs in 3 cities of America . The person who detonate 3 nuclear bombs is detained by FBI and Army of United States and was tortured by them in order to tell them where he […]
Pearl Harbor is a natural harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. One of the largest and best natural harbors in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, The U. S. Military has set up many military installations. On Dec. 7, 1941, while negotiations were going on with the Japanese in Washington, Japanese carrier-based planes came in without […]
By the year 1941, WWII was in full effect. Germany seemed to be the victor, gaining control of France and Poland as well as successfully bombing England. Many people believe that Germany would have indeed won the war if not for the intervention of the United States. Because of the horror Americans had witnessed in […]
The significance of Pearl Harbor in the history of the United States cannot be overstated. It represented a pivotal moment that resembled elements found in an epic drama, including heroes, villains, propaganda, and conspiracy theories. This event not only thrust the nation onto the global stage but also brought about profound changes in how both […]
An American at Pearl Harbor by Ellen Nakashima is an essay about the experiences of the author’s father during and after World War II. Shig, the nickname of Nakashima’s father, is a Japanese-American living in Hawaii when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. After that attack, Shig and the rest of the Japanese-American community experienced discrimination. […]
Throughout these three poems a sense of conflict, inequality and difference is created. All three represent one form of these emotions in ways that are similar to each other and others that are different to each other. The first poem, Two Scavengers in a Truck, Two Beautiful People in a Mercedes’ is about the social […]
“Two Scavengers in a Truck, Two beautiful people in a Mercedes” is a poem written by Lawrence Ferlinghetti. Lawrence Ferlinghetti is a poet born in New York City in 1919 and spent most of his life living in San Francisco, so some would call him a ‘city boy’. This poem shows the contrast between two […]
Someone’s culture is heir way of life and how they do things. Culture is like a religion where if you’re in a family that’s very religious then you have to go along with the things they do: – e. g. dress in certain clothing and pray when you’re told to. The themes are the way […]
“Go go power rangers” should be the theme song of The Avengers…. For the $220 million budget was a complete waste when the result are cheap Halloween like costumes, The Dark Knight on the other hand used it $250 million budget wisely. It’s hard to compare these two movies, for it’s a shame to compare […]
In this essay I am going to write about the film shrek and how it takes the ingredients of traditional fairy tale stories and changes them to create characters that are not stereotypes. I will describe and discuss them. Like any traditional fairy stories shrek starts with a fairy tale book and the pages turn […]
‘Shrek’ is an award winning animated film that appeals to all ages due to its unorthodox and interesting approach to a fairy tale. In traditional fairytales there will be an attractive young maiden; a handsome, brave man usually of high office, as the hero; and inevitably bitter, disfigured evil character. Most plots will meander through […]
The representation of Shrek sometimes follows the narrative theory throughout the story, comparing to the fairytale of a hero, prince and a princess. In my essay I am going to comment on cropping, mis en scene, representation, connotation and denotation. I am also going to comment on how Shrek starts of as a reluctant hero […]
The makers of Shrek overturn many traditional stereotypes through characters like Shrek and Lord Farquaad. Shrek and Lord Farquaad are the opposite of their traditional stereotypes with Shrek being the kind-hearted ogre and Lord Farquaad being the evil prince. Another example is, in Jack and the Beanstalk, Jack is chased by the giant, who wants […]
The opening sequence should be effective in any film, of any genre, to make the viewer want to watch it. The opening introduces us to the theme and the characters in the film. Additionally, music and setting can make the opening of the film more effective. The opening sequence of Shrek is generally effective because […]
In the following essay, I will be analyzing and comparing two highly acclaimed films, namely ‘Shrek’ and ‘Snow White’. My analysis will delve into the contrasting and similar aspects of the movies, specifically regarding their genre, language, animation techniques, and characters. The essay will kick off by examining ‘Snow White’. During the Great Depression in […]
The story of “Shrek”, the reversal of a traditional fairy tale, uses presentational devices to reverse the audience’s expectations. “Shrek” has been described as “the best fairytale never told” this would indicate to the audience that they are in for a real treat. What this statement does not tell the viewer is of the unusual […]
What is a fairytale? Most people would say a fairytale is a magical adventure story, were anything is possible. A damsel in distress trapped by an evil witch (or other nasty creatures such as a dragon) is rescued by a daring prince on a magnificent steed. A fairytale that fits this perception is Rapunzel who […]
‘Shrek’, what can I say about Shrek? It is one of the most successful animated films ever screened, if not the most successful. Shrek has cleaned up at the box office and even stole the first ever Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film from Pixar’s Monsters Inc. So what makes Shrek so unique and so […]
Sherk 2 used the pioneering computer animation, which was a gigantic step forward from the old pen and pencil. Drawing with pen and pencil involved drawing a frame of an individual character from the beginning to end. This technique was painstaking and took a great deal of time, for each motion the character made, a […]
