Within the bounds of the science fiction genre in cinema, Gattaca is perhaps the clearest evaluation of genetic manipulation, caste systems, and the resilience of mankind. Promoted by Andrew Niccol and produced in 1997, Gattaca presents an unbiased view of the future where everything is about Eugenics. This descriptive essay is centered around discussing the symbolism in Gattaca as a...
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The 2008 animated film "Wall-E," directed by Andrew Stanton, presents a dystopian vision of the future that serves as a cautionary tale about environmental degradation, consumerism, and the potential consequences of neglecting our planet. The film's narrative, set in a post-apocalyptic Earth, revolves around a small waste-collecting robot named Wall-E. Through its vivid imagery and compelling storyline, "Wall-E" critiques modern...
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Introduction The Hero's Journey, also known as the monomyth, is a narrative template that involves a hero who goes on an adventure, faces and overcomes a crisis, and then returns home transformed. This structure, popularized by Joseph Campbell, has been widely applied to various forms of storytelling, including literature, film, and mythology. One character that presents a unique and contemporary...
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Introduction The 1989 film Dead Poets Society, directed by Peter Weir and starring Robin Williams as the unorthodox English teacher John Keating, explores themes of conformity, individuality, and the transformative power of art and literature. Set in the conservative and elite Welton Academy, the film follows a group of students who, inspired by Keating, revive the clandestine club known as...
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"Storks" is a 2016 animated comedy film directed by Nicholas Stoller and Doug Sweetland. The movie takes a unique spin on the age-old legend of storks delivering babies, providing a contemporary and humorous take that appeals to both children and adults. Through vibrant animation and a star-studded voice cast including Andy Samberg, Katie Crown, Kelsey Grammer, and Jennifer Aniston, "Storks"...
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Amy Heckerling's "Clueless" (1995) stands as a quintessential film of the 1990s, not merely for its portrayal of high school life in Beverly Hills but also for its ingenious adaptation of Jane Austen's "Emma." This essay delves into the intricate layers of Heckerling's work, exploring how "Clueless" contemporizes Austen's narrative, critiques socio-economic structures, and challenges gender norms, making it a...
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Here, we reach a rabbit hole in the form of a Disney scholarship. By way of introduction to the field, I suggest that Disney scholarship consists largely of two âcamps.â The more contemporary strain of Disney scholarship, beginning to blossom in the 1970s, concentrates largely on questions of narrativization politics, including those of Walt Disneyâs biography. A non-exhaustive list of...
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Social psychology is illustrated in the film Mean Girls. Social psychology can be defined as the branch of psychology that deals with social interactions and how peopleâs thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the presence of other people. Many people who have experienced this same behavior presented in Mean Girls, have experienced being in one of the two, âin-groupâ...
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The title Xala is socially and politically significant in which it serves as a symbol of Al Hadji's powerlessness. On the other hand, the title Yeleen is significant where it portrays Nianankoro's great destiny. The two films use allegory to express post-colonial issues. In Xala, El Hadji represents the powerless businessmen who are just middlemen to foreigners. Despite the end...
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Introduction The 1992 film "Malcolm X," directed by Spike Lee, serves as a powerful biographical account of one of America's most dynamic and controversial civil rights leaders. The film intricately weaves Malcolm X's transformation from a troubled youth to a formidable advocate for African American rights, offering viewers a comprehensive and nuanced understanding of his life and ideology. Recognized for...
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When first released in 2017, It Comes at Night had a lot of potential to be a box-office hit. The trailers revealed suspense-filled scenes and promised truly frightening moments. The film featured Paul, Sarah, and their son Travis in an isolated house deep in the woods of an undisclosed location. A deadly disease has appeared and all of the survivors...
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In August 2019, Universal Pictures announced they would not release the horror-thriller film The Hunt, which was set to hit theaters on September 27, 2019. The film follows 12 strangers as theyâre being hunted by a group of rich âliberalâ elites, who hunt and slaughter them for sport. Universal ceased all marketing of the film due to social media backlash...
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âStuff your eyes with wonder, he said, live as if you'd drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It's more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories,â Raybrad Bury once said (Bradbury 150). Into the fire one must go to correlate the novel Fahrenheit 451 and the depiction of it as a movie. If one looks...
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Introduction: The Hunger Games is an action and science-fiction adventure film based on the novel by Suzanne Collins. The story takes place in a dystopian post-apocalyptic future in the nation of Panem (North America). Panem is separated into 12 districts that help support the Capitol. Each year the Capitol âhostsâ the Hunger Games, where a boy and a girl are...
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The Hunger Games is a dystopian fictional novel by Suzanne Collins. The novel depicts an unequal world within which Panem and the citizens are troubled by the oppressive Capitol regime. The power of authority overcomes any others. Inequality is heavily present throughout the novel, both, in and out of the games. The Capitol holds influence and power over the other...
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Get Out, a 2017 American horror film written and directed by Jordan Peele, follows Chris Washington, a young African-American man who uncovers a disturbing secret when he meets the family of his white girlfriend. Throughout the film, layers of underlying racism are uncovered from the family and their community until finally, Chris realizes that they have been running an operation...
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Desperate times call for desperate measures is a famous line that depicts that the need for a human becomes the source of important invention. The Hunger Games, written by author Suzanne Collins, tells the story of Katniss Everdeen in a dystopian setting. The story begins on the day of the reaping where Katniss volunteers instead of her sister, Prim. The...
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As demonstrated in the film and novel, President Snow is seen to have ultimate power over Katniss. But does he? 2012 Hunger Games written by Suzanne Collins and directed by Gary Ross, highlights many visual and language techniques that express control and division. By comparing and analysing both the text and film three key scenes demonstrated this theme. The book...
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Andy Fickmanâs film, Sheâs the Man (2006) is a modern adaptation of William Shakespeareâs play, Twelfth Night (1602). Shakespeare wrote Twelfth Night around the 17th century, Whereas Andy Fickmanâs film Sheâs the Man is based around the 21st century in a school-based theme. While Andy Fickmanâs film shares a lot of similarities with Shakespeareâs play, it also has some differences....
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The book âThe Hunger Gamesâ by Suzanne Collins is a fictional book that describes the horrendous state of the current society. The author uses metaphors to describe the class distinctions in society as well as the opulence and extravagance of the rich. Follows a young girl named Katniss Everdeen. She lives in a futuristic nation called Panem, which is run...
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At its heart, Suzanne Collinsâ The Hunger Games exposes a world in which control is brutally enforced into all parts of society. The government uses harsh, unfair policies to change peopleâs view of them and maintain power. Her novel discusses these ideas through inhumane punishments, division and surveillance, and the fear and deceptions people are led to believe. The people...
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The Hunger Games movie is a love story about a lady from a district known to be poor who volunteered to replace her sister in the Hunger Games in which the participants had to fight to death in the capital city of a country. Every year in the North American ruins, the twelve districts are forced by the evil countryâs...
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Karl Marx, a German philosopher, believed in two dividing classes in a capitalistic society: the proletariat and the bourgeoisie. He emphasized that the bourgeoisie is the ruling class or oppressors and the proletariats are the working class or the oppressed. To maintain this power structure, they exploit the working class to maintain revenue. The novel, The Hunger Games, takes place...
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Plants play one of the most important roles in the survival of tributes in The Hunger Games. One decision on what you can and cannot eat will either lead to diminishing your hunger and restoring your energy levels for future battles, or a sudden death due to poisonous substances within them. Plants symbolize both a tribute ally and an enemy....
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To begin with, the science fiction dystopian adventurous film, The Hunger Games, directed by Gary Ross, inspired a novel, written by Suzanne Collins. Published in 2008, The Hunger Games was one of the first novels in the sequence, where it presents to the readers and audience a future dystopian society, where a government that's overpowering controls the people and resources...
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A dystopia is a futuristic society, usually fictional, that is unpleasant and terrifying. the characteristics of a dystopian society are the use of propaganda to control, a person or concept worshipped by the citizens, the restriction of independent thought, information, and freedom, Citizens under constant surveillance, and dehumanization, and the citizen's fear of the outside world. The novel The Hunger Games...
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Katniss and Peeta have to work even harder to overcome the bias against them and win the hearts of the sponsors and the crowd. Being as poor as they are comes with some benefits and some disadvantages. They have been underfed most of their lives which means they are skinny and weak compared to the other tributes. Living in District...
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Chapter One Chapter one is about breaking down and analyzing some of the main decision-making points in Suzanne Collinsâs Hunger Games Trilogy. Game theory is about studying the interactions between rational decision-makers who can be called players, and it considers these interactions as games. Whenever a player is making a choice, he is making a decision and choosing according to...
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This article analyses the movie Barfi (Released in 2012) in light of social psychology. Every part of the movie is explained using some concepts from social psychology such as types of love, social influences, cognitive dissonance, among a few others. The beauty of this article is the unique inferences drawn and the originality with which every part of an ordinary...
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If you crack open an Oxford dictionary and find the term âcultural appropriationâ its definition will read, âthe unacknowledged or inappropriate adoption of the customs, practices, or ideas, of one people or society by members of another and typically more dominant people or society.â Cultural appropriation has been a big controversy for many years. The topic can date back to...
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