Category: Cinema

  • “West Side Story” and “Romeo and Juliet” Movies Comparative Analysis

    Despite the fact that the both cinematographic adaptations of Shakespeare’s tragedy “Romeo and Juliet”: “West Side Story” (1961) and “Romeo + Juliet” (1996) exploit essentially the same motifs of love, revenge and “corporate solidarity”, the semantic message, conveyed by these movies, varies significantly, which can be explained by particularities of socio-political reality in U.S., associated…

  • Netflix Controversy: Cuties Movie Case Study

    Nowadays, when social media play a vital role in shaping public opinions, once something is out in the open, it becomes subject to scrutiny. As a result, celebrities, politicians, TV series, and films might face a so-called cancelation, as in people refusing to engage with them. Sometimes it is justified, but social media are as…

  • “Salt” by Phillip Noyce Film Analysis

    Salt is a 2010 movie directed by Phillip Noyce and starring Angelina Jolie and Live Schreiber. Depicting a story of a CIA agent Evelyn Salt, this thriller film is based upon the suspicion that the main female character is a Russian spy. The plot of the movie contains plenty of examples of more or less…

  • “A Beautiful Mind” Film by Ron Howard

    One of the best DVDs that is exemplary of the medium is “A Beautiful Mind” that was directed by Ron Howard; the film focused on the life of John Nash and can be considered as a form of fiction documentary. The basis behind this type of categorization is due to how the film combined elements…

  • Disney Movie “Beauty and The Beast”

    Table of Contents Introduction Review Analysis Conclusion Reference List Introduction The notion that physical appearance is used as a measure for ugliness or good look has been used so frequently in the movie world. In many instances, physically unattractive individuals are made to believe that they have a negative impact on people who watch them…

  • Cultural Analysis and Inferences from the Movie 42

    Table of Contents Introduction Synopsis The Film’s Cultural Presentations Feelings about the Groups Represented The Presentation of Edward Said’s Ideas The Target Culture’s Position and Cultural Institutions Comparison between the Movie and Scholarly Sources Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Culture is a central aspect in anthropology that gives insight into a people’s history, values, and perceptions.…

  • Lighting and Landscapes: The Movie “Call Me by Your Name”

    Throughout the movie Call Me by Your Name, both lighting and landscapes play a central role in promoting the metaphorical semantics and emotional background. Elio is generally shown in darkness in a number of scenes, such as in the bathroom (Guadagnino 00:06:15-00:06:19). The dark lighting setting can also be observed during the bedroom scene, where…

  • “Out of the Past” Noir Film by Jacques Tourneur

    As of today, it became a commonplace assumption among many film-critics that the era of classical Noir films extends from the year 1941, which saw the release of John Huston’s film The Maltese Falcon, to the year 1958, when Orson Welles produced his movie Touch of Evil. Nevertheless, it was not up until 1946 that…

  • Jose Antonio Vargas’ Film Documented

    In the context of the modern world, the notions of the United States and immigration, when used in a single sentence, are today unable to convey any positive connotation. State, seemingly embracing the whole variety of cultures, still manages to divide its fellow citizens into the ones who belong here and those who should be…

  • “The Iron Lady” Movie Review

    The 2011 motion picture by Phyllida Lloyd titled The Iron Lady is a biographical film showing the life and career path of one of the most famous politicians in the history of Great Britain. In the opening sequence of the film, Margaret Thatcher is shown as an elderly lady at her home. Although she still…