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Active ignorance is described by Mills as lacking confinement to those who are uneducated, but is cultivated in the highest positions of power and is presented as simply knowledge, since those in the positions of power have the privilege to be so ignorant of issues that do not affect them (Mills, 2007). Gadsby uses her Netflix special, ‘Nanette’ to deconstruct...
Film AnalysisIgnorance
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This story is about the adventure of a heroic young lady in the Ancient China period, who efficaciously defended her country against the opposition of the Hun Invasion, her name is Mulan. Mulan lived in a village with her family in Northern China. Her household determined to get Mulan a partner but eventually, it didn't work. Due to Hun's taking...
Film AnalysisMulan
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The popular medical drama Grey's Anatomy by Shonda Rhimes has received quite the attention from viewers over the last few years. It is estimated that the fictional drama had 15 million viewers hooked onto the edge of their seats [Epstein A, 2021]. The drama itself provides a very dramatized, unrealistic version of what working in the hospital is like, paying...
Film AnalysisGrey’S Anatomy
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Introduction The story of Mulan has captivated audiences across the globe, transcending cultural and linguistic barriers. It is a narrative that originates from the Chinese legend of Hua Mulan, a young woman who defies societal norms to take her father's place in the army. This tale has been adapted numerous times, most notably by Disney in 1998 and again in...
Film AnalysisMulan
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Love is a major theme in this movie. How does Benigni show us what true love is how does it influence the characters to persevere? Life is Beautiful is a film produced in 1997 in Italy by director Roberto Benigni and investigates one of the most important characteristics of human nature, love. Love is an intense feeling of deep affection...
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Despite being composed centuries apart, William Shakespeare’s play ‘Richard III’ (1593) and Al Pacino’s docudrama ‘Looking for Richard’ (1996) provides stark commentary on human nature. Through reimagining and reframing textual aspects, perspectives of power and ambition, and the idea of providentialism and free will are depicted. While both texts explore aligning characterizations of Richard III, the intertextual conversation through different...
Film AnalysisWilliam Shakespeare
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As known, the narrative clarity rules dominated the cinema industry since 1910. One of the most important rules is the 180-degree rule, which is used to illustrate the relation between the characters or a character and an object. It says that the camera should remain on the same side of an imaginary axis (the axis of action) to keep the...
Film AnalysisThe Shining
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Jamal from the drama film 'Finding Forrester' was a struggling teenage boy living in a poverty driven neighborhood. He was easily influenced by the people around him. He was suppressed by the average grades of his peers to hide his own literary talent. Similarly, he was influenced into playing basketball because all of his friends played. But most importantly he...
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The feminine characters created by Almodovar are not mere inventions, they are constructed and inspired by the memory of his childhood surroundings and conversations overheard in his infancy between his mother, his sisters his grandmother and his neighbors. His infancy, his childhood and his youth were highly influenced by the women surrounding him. The purpose of this essay is to...
Film AnalysisMotherhood
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‘The Shining’ is a 1980 psychological horror film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick. The film is based on Stephen King's 1977 novel of the same name and stars Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Scatman Crothers, and Danny Lloyd. 40 years since the initial release of ‘The Shining’ in 1980, it’s still a part of mainstream culture, but what exactly happened...
Film AnalysisThe Shining
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Throughout many years films have taught audiences what domestic violence looks like. Big movie stars have taken action upon this situation to bring awareness to show what it looks like, and show the importance to what an audience witnesses onscreen. Many believe that in the movie ‘The Shining’, directed by Stanley Kubrick, silently conveys domestic violence within it. The movie...
Film AnalysisHorrorThe Shining
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‘Al Shak Al Qatel’ and ‘Othello’ are two films depicted from William Shakespeare’s play ‘Othello’. ‘Al Shak Al Qatel’ is an Egyptian television film that was released in 1954, directed by Ezz El-Dine Zulficar. While ‘Othello’ is a British television film, released in 2001 and directed by Geoffrey Sax. Both films touch upon themes, such as suspicion, jealousy, loyalty betrayal...
Film AnalysisJealousyOthello
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‘Eat a Bowl of Tea’ was written by Louis Hing Chu, and made into a film, directed by Wayne Wang in 1989. It takes place in the time after World War II when the United States has gotten rid of its strict immigration laws for China since it was an ally during the war. It began in 1875 with the...
ChineseFilm AnalysisImmigrants
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This essay will critique the representation of masculinity and homoeroticism in the film industry from the 1990s to the mid-2000s, centered around the relationship between two male characters. In particular, the film ‘Brokeback Mountain’ by Ang Lee (2005) will be considered. To evaluate the film, David Greven’s definition of the double protagonist genre will be outlined but also critiqued. This...
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A narrative’s main objective is to question aspects of the world around it to engage its audience with the plot of the story and also to change their perspective of the world. William Shakespeare questions the nature of power and madness during the Elizabethan era through his play ‘King Lear’ (1606). Similarly, this is mirrored by the famous Japanese filmmaker...
Film AnalysisKing LearPower
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This thesis focuses on the portrayal of masculinities and femininities in nationalistic Bollywood films. It precisely engages with the representation of masculinity and femininity in Bollywood war films. I assert that Bollywood war films are such a genre where the coexistence of various forms of masculinity and femininities can be explored. Further I would like to mention that in this...
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