Movies

In the films The Chaser (2008) and Mother (2009), the traditional good guyevil guy divide is demolished. The protagonists do terrible things in their protective nature of another individual. The bad guys have their own ways to bring out monsters of their own. Here, the good guys are not characters of virtue but essentially individuals forced to act according to particular situations. The bad guys react to the actions of the good guys by virtue of necessity. Traditionally, the good guy is a selfless...

The choice of the film for this paper is not incidental. It is one of the most prominent and award-winning documentaries in the history of Canadian film moreover, the fact that producing it has required tremendous courage and dedication from the director, Alanis Obomsawin, makes this piece stand out among the few other documentaries devoted to the recent history of Native Americans. The variety of issues discussed in the documentary are as topical nowadays for the members of Native tribes as they...

This paper draws on the understanding that the Mirror is a film that is meditative expedition through the entire course of hope, despair, and human existence. Edited and directed by Tarkovisky, the film reconstructs and records emotional impressions as well as satirical memories in the life of an era, individual and nation. It is the inspirational and artistic autobiographical film that accounts on the emotional abandonment and loss of innocence. Tarkovisky presents the film in a lazily paced and...

Born in the United States, but British by choice, considered a Hollywood Director, but shunned by studios and Critics alike, Director Terry Gilliam lives a life similar to the movies he directs. Originally made famous by being part of the Monty Python comedy troupe, director Terry Gilliam is not only a director of films, but also an actor, screenwriter, and animator. He has a large body of work, known not only for critical success, but also for movies that simply did not appeal to his critics and...

What is an auteur An auteur is a filmmaker who has a personal style and maintains a creative control over his or her works. The word auteur originated in France in the 1950s and was promoted by Francois Truffaut and Jean Luc Goddard and the journal Cahiers du Cinema (Encyclopaedia Britannica 2010).  As the film industry grew, many auteurs emerged all over the world and established their own style for which they would be identified as a film director. One of the distinguished auteurs in the...

British films are definitely among the best in the world. Not only do such films emphasise and embody artistic taste and finesse, such films do also highlight the cultural and historical identity of the British. In addition, British cinema in general also expresses a sense of global character specifically, the presence of foreign actors and actresses, especially during the beginnings of British cinema, has become an undeniable characteristic of such films (Leach, 2004). Furthermore, British films...

When the news broke that Tim Burton was remaking Lewis Carrolls classic, Alice in Wonderland, his fans must have been wringing their hands with pleasure, anticipating an altogether dark and gothic version of the popular tale something that resembled other typically Burton works like Corpse Bride or The Nightmare Before Christmas. But after watching the movie, although thoroughly entertaining and complete with the visual richness that weve come to expect from Burton, the film falls short by some...

What is the movie really about The movie, Time Travelers Wife, is actually an adaptation of the book with the same title written by Audrey Niffenegger and published by the MacAdamCage publishers in 2003 (Niffenegger, 2003). The lead characters of the story are Clare Abshire, played by Rachel Adams, and, Henry De Tamble played by Eric Bana (Internet Movie Database, 2010). The movie and the novel revolved around the same story which is basically grounded on the couples journey as they deal with a...

The 1979 movie Being There starring Peter Sellers and directed by Hal Ashby centers on a man named Chance (played by Peter Sellers) whose life took a turn for the better since the accident with Ben Rand who was a wealthy businessman and close to the President of the United States.  Since that time, Chance happened to be at the right place at the right time when Rand introduced him to the affluent members of society and political leaders.  His answers to their questions during conversations...

Stanley Kubricks 1971 film Clockwork Orange is a controversial depiction of futuristic Britain where moral and social semantics are a thing of the past. The movie, considered a film noir by critics, had Kubrick use disturbing visual imagery to express the theme and morals of the story. He particularly utilized this technique to express the connection between art and violence. One specific example of this interrelation was when Alex DeLarge, the main character, murdered the Cat Lady. The scene showed...

This paper aims to analyze how the character of the beast reflected and transformed the four main characters attitude and nature in the book The Lord of the Flies. The first character is Ralph, the voted chief of the group during the first days of being stranded in the island. When the kids mentioned to him about the beast, he simply ignored the notion saying that theres no such creature in the island we are the only ones here. Even though he might be afraid of the existence of the creature, he...

Holocaust, one of the most appalling incidents in the human history, has been depicted in numerous movies. The most poignant movie which focuses on the topic of holocaust is Schindlers List by Steven Spielberg. The movie presents the story of Oskar Schindler whose efforts resulted in the survival of thousand Polish Jews in the times of the Holocaust. Based on a true story, this movie details the manner in which Schindler, a German businessman emerged as a heroic savior for the Polish Jews. Watching...

To understand a peoples culture, you have to understand its music. Confucius, as quoted in the opening scene. The Film Director Fatih Akins documentary film Crossing the Bridge The Sound of Istanbul released in 2005 captures the vibrancy of Turkish music and culture and its contemporary influences such as rock, rap and indie alternatives. It explores the various popular musical genres in Istanbul, Turkey in following German avant-garde musician Alexander Hacke from the band Einstrzende Neubauten...