Film Analysis

Notes Ants are powerful predators: Ants may live in colonies of up to 100 thousand and like a human city they need constant supply of food. They kill large insects and carry them back to base. In one year a single colony consumes over 10 million insects. They consume more meat than lions, tigers, and […]

In the documentary “Hell House”, filmmaker George Ratliff takes you through the production of a hell house from the planning to the actual event. A hell house is an event put on by various churches as a way of outreach. It is a compilation of scenes that are meant to scare people into salvation. It […]

Ju, Tae Rough Draft Let’s Make a Deal “The Prisoner Who Wore Glasses” The theme throughout Bessie Head’s “The Prisoner Who Wore Glasses” has to do with conflict and a resolve between characters. The conflict concerns two characters, one prisoner who goes by the name Brille, and the new warder, Jacobus Stephanus Hannetjie. Brille is […]

An Immense Heist of Imagination In “The Great Imagination Heist”, Reynolds Price uses positive and negative diction and details to advertise the fact that too much television creates a negative effect on the imagination and will eventually destroy it. Price uses positive diction and details to show how much superior his childhood without television was. […]

The movie The Mission (1986) staring Robert DiNiero, is set during the colonial time period and sheds light on the Jesuits and their early missions in Brazil. It shows us a timeline of the behaviors of countries such as Spain and Portugal as well as the Jesuit missions. The movie opens with a focus on […]

The Railcar in the movie “Paper Clips” is now filled with paperclips. Every paper clip they have came with a story, and every paper clip is representing somebody. When people go into that car, they feel those things. They understand the pain, and remember the stories. People can visualize the victims in there. The Railcar […]

Ethics is a very difficult word to define. In a dictionary, ethics might be defined as the study of standards of right and wrong. Ethics can be viewed as the way to lead a good life. In the film The Emperors Club there are incidents of fairness, lack of fairness, and lack of respect. First, […]

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 […]

Metropolis: “Breaking down the utopia” In January of1927 Metropolis was released to the German public. The film, which was directed by Fritz Lang, was one of the first science fiction movies in the history of film. The film focuses on the differences between the working class who power the city and the wealthy whom indulge […]

In 1994, Frank Darabont’s film ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ received a poor reception when released; it only made a $0. 3m profit. More recently the film has become known as one of the greatest movies of all time, it has inspired hope in many people, helping them to lose weight, leave abusive marriages and such like. […]

Ho is a movie about the takeover of an American automobile factory in Hadleyville, Pennsylvania by a Japanese company. The term Gung Ho is a Chinese expression for “work together” which is what the movie is about. As the Americans and Japanese attempt to work together the viewers are able to see the cross-cultural conflicts […]

In the motion picture, I Am Sam, my examination will focus on two fundamental aspects of communication – the use of facial expressions and the concept of social exchange in personal relationships. For example, my intention is to scrutinize two particular scenes that underscore the crucial role of facial expressions in conveying messages. Moreover, I […]

Traditionally, men have consistently held positions of power in fields such as politics, economics, and professional sectors. Women were often regarded as the backbone or foundation but rarely recognized for their unique accomplishments. They were mainly limited to domestic chores and duties associated with home management. Nonetheless, due to societal and philosophical changes over time, […]

Jacques Tati was a French filmmaker, actor, and director in the twentieth century. He has released six feature films, the most successful of which is “Mon Oncle. ” It is a guided tour of the effects and experiences of post modernism on a world which is not quite ready for it. Tati himself stars as […]

The movie of Antwone Fisher which was directed by Denzel Washington and whose screen play was written by Antwone Fisher portrays the life journey of Antwone Fisher. This movie shows Antwone’s childhood and his struggle to heal the wounds made by people in his life. Antwone never knew his parents, and so he grew up […]

Have you ever wondered how tough it is for young people living in rough areas, to graduate High school? In The Boys of Baraka, Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady want to reach their young African American audience, to encourage them to graduate High school, and to not fall into peer pressure. The Boys of Baraka […]

Pan’s Labyrinth is an intense movie that depicts a young girl’s fierce struggle to transcend the confines of her childhood and horrors endured during Spanish fascism. It exceeds being just a standard film for casual viewing. The film, Pan’s Labyrinth, showcases profound complexity with its intricate blend of mystic and archetypal symbols. The director, Guillermo […]

Personality and how we behave have been of much interest to psychologists for a long time now and because of this there have been many theories and theorists that have been developed. Personality is defined as consistent behavior patterns and intrapersonal processes originating within and individual (Fritzley, 2012, p. 10). There are six main approaches […]

Susan Hill introduces Arthur Kipps as an Old man. Living tucked away in a nice house in the countryside with a large loving family around him Kipps is the image of a man who has had a comfortable life with no bumps in the road. He is a man of habit and finds pleasure in […]

The movie, Mad Money, is about an upper middle class woman, Bridget Cardigan who was used to the finer things in life when she is suddenly forced to go into the work force after her husband gets downsized. Faced with the reality of losing her home as her debt begins to increase, Bridget accepts a […]

The walls of Shawshank serve a dual purpose, symbolizing both confinement and refuge for the prisoners it houses. The film, Shawshank Redemption, encapsulates two facets of freedom – the inherent need to be free and the paradoxical desire to remain within the perceived safety of prison walls. Andy’s struggle over twenty years serves as an […]

The film Fracture (2007) centers around a murder mystery involving Willy Beachum, an assistant District Attorney, and Ted Crawford, a sociopath. Beachum becomes entangled in a game of cat-and-mouse with Crawford, who is released on legal technicalities after being accused of attempted murder (Thompson 2007 p. 1). Crawford’s motive for the perfect murder stems from […]