Category: Cinema

  • “Daughters of the Dust”, “Boyz n the Hood” and “Boy” Films

    Introduction The issues that occur on the ground of social interactions, especially between different races, disturb many scholars and the entire public since their consequences are tangible and dramatic. The obvious point is that they directly result from social attitudes and biases, diverse cultures and traditions, and the complicated nature of the relationships in families.…

  • The Symbolism of the Cage in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” Film and Novel

    Symbolism is one of the most important parts of artwork, as it allows the reader or viewer to come to their conclusions through the imagery. Symbols can have different meanings depending on the context in which they are placed, and even the smallest details change their essence. An example of such a situation is the…

  • Freakonomics the Movie Overview

    Introduction Freakonomics, a movie released in December 3 2010 originates from the book with a similar name. The directors of the movie are Heidi Ewing and Alex Gibney among others. Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner, the authors of the book Freakonomics discuss social issues like abortion, parenting and the impacts they have on the life…

  • The Film Review: “Scarface”

    Scarface (1983): A Cross-genre Creation The image of a man riddled with bullets, in the last scene of Scarface (1983), screaming in agony creates a rush of adrenalin felt by the audience. Next, the sequence shows, an army of assassins showering bullets at the already fallen body, when the bullet-ridden man miraculously fights back and…

  • Business Ethics and Dilemmas in the Film ‘Michael Clayton’

    Table of Contents A Critique of the Dilemmas Presented How the Business World is portrayed in “Michael Clayton” The Business Ethics Dilemmas addressed in “Michael Clayton” Works Cited A Critique of the Dilemmas Presented The movie “Michael Clayton” addresses a wide range of ethical issues faced by corporations and advocates. The movie highlights how situational…

  • Comparison of the Books and the Movies

    Comparing books to movies might not be easy because both are not entirely but drastically different. There is an opinion that books are much better because they can provide people with a fuller picture of the story. This essay will aim to contrast both ways of representing the story and learn about the pros and…

  • “The Birth of Nation” Film by David Griffith

    The film The Birth of Nation is one of the most ambitious projects of the first half of the 20th century. David Griffith created this silent movie in 1915 and used as a base for the plot the books of Thomas Dixon. This film is a significant representation of the events of the Civil War…

  • The Analysis of the Rhetoric in Film “Henry V”

    Rhetoric – originally a science about oratory, subsequently sometimes was understood more widely, as the theory of prose or the argument theory in general. The rhetoric is the scientific discipline studying the laws of origination, the transfer and the perception of good speech and the qualitative text. The rhetoric in the broad sense of the…

  • “Act Without Words I” by Beckett: Response to the Movie

    “Act Without Words I” by Samuel Beckett is an example of the Theater of the Absurd, a designation of the particular type of plays written by different playwrights in the mid-twentieth century. The central idea, characteristic for the genre of the absurdist drama, is a concept of the meaninglessness of life and the pointlessness of…

  • ”Doctor Strange”: Description and Interpretation

    Table of Contents Description Analysis Interpretation Evaluation Engagement Works Cited Description Doctor Strange, a 2016 action-fantasy film, existing exists as a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Created as a part of an ongoing series of films, this movie manages to both tell its own, unique story and provide a set upsetup for future installations…