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European Film Movements
Example essay. Published: 20 December 2017
European film movements are most clearly understood as part of the cinema of periphery in relation to popular Hollywood productions. In consideration of examples from one European country, to what ext…
A Critical Analysis of the Documentary ‘Supersize Me’
Example essay. Published: 20 December 2017
In 2004, the American film-maker Morgan Spurlock made a documentary film “Supersize Me”. Produced in response to the unsuccessful legal suits against McDonald’s fast food, the film b…
Modern British Cinema: Themes and Perspectives
Example essay. Published: 15 December 2017
INTRODUCTION The history and rich heritage of the modern British cinema can be rooted from its rich history and films which were produced in the past and served as an unwavering inspiration to the the…
Popular Music in Film | Research
Example essay. Published: 15 December 2017
Introduction This study aims to look into pre-existing popular music in film, it’s use and place within modern film making, with express interest in determining whether or not it can fairly be c…
Racial Stereotypes in Disney Films
Example essay. Published: 15 December 2017
Henry Giroux, in his essay Animating Youth: The Disnification Of Children’s Culture, refers to Disney films as one of the primary institutions constructing childhood culture in the United States…
Moral Complexity in Kieslowski’s the Decalogue (1989)
Example essay. Published: 15 December 2017
Although the moral stories that constitute Polish director Krzyszto Kieślowski’s The Decalogue (1989) were inspired by the Ten Commandments (as per the films’ umbrella title), the way the…
Old Spice Advert Analysis
Example essay. Published: 15 December 2017
The ‘Old Spice’ advert is a short 33sec advert, which introduces a well toned, sporty and attractive looking man to the viewer (the quintessential dream man). The on-screen protagonist ask…
The Motorcycle Diaries (2004) Summary and Analysis
Example essay. Published: 15 December 2017
The Motorcycle Diaries, directed by Walter Salles traces an 8000-mile journey of two close friends, Ernesto Guevara de la Serna, who would become the iconic Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara and his f…
American Beauty (1999) Summary and Analysis
Example essay. Published: 15 December 2017
American Beauty tells the story of one man’s search for happiness. The film introduces the audience to Lester Burnham, an ordinary- looking married man and father in his forties. Lester is in a …
Why Is the Term “World Cinema” Problematic?
Example essay. Published: 15 December 2017
Generally the term “World cinema” is used for films produced in different countries of world, especially non-English speaking countries, i.e. why some people tries to explain it as a foreign langu…
Impacts French New Wave Film on Traditional Cinema
Example essay. Published: 15 December 2017
How and why did the French New Wave upset traditional film grammar? Firstly we must look at the period before French New Wave came about to understand why this movement upset tradition. The French Ne…
Set It Off (1996): An analysis
Example essay. Published: 15 December 2017
“What is the mother fucking procedure when you have a gun to your head” (Set it Ooff- Frankie). Those are the last words Frankie says before she is shot and killed by the LAPD. Set it off Off is a…
History of, and Impact of Cinema
Example essay. Published: 15 December 2017
INTRODUCTION Cinema is one of the few mediums which have managed to successfully depict the true reality of society in general and our lives in particular. As like other art forms, it depicts the mult…
The Matrix Analysis Essay
Example essay. Published: 15 December 2017
This report is based on Matrix movie. The Matrix movie is a science fiction-action film which was released in America on March 31, 1999. This film written and directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski.it i…
Blade Runner 1982 – Ridley Scott | Analysis of Postmodernism
Example essay. Published: 15 December 2017
Research Proposal Commentary ‘Blade Runner 1982 – Ridley Scott’ Postmodernism, after the modernist movement, is a term now almost as ‘ubiquitous, disliked and misunderstood as its pare…
The Whale Rider (2002) Summary and Analysis
Example essay. Published: 15 December 2017
“The whale rider” Abstract “Whale Rider” is a drama film of the 2002, based on the novel of Witi Ihimaera, and directed by Niki Caro. The world première was on September 2002, at the Toronto …
Stanley Kubrick’s Movie ”Full Metal Jacket” Analysis
Example essay. Published: 15 December 2017
Table of Contents Section 1: Introduction Section 2: Background Section 3: Main Section 4: Conclusion Section 4: Bibliography Section 1: Introduction There were always a lot of different wars going on…
Analysis of Films about Racial Conflicts and Discrimination
Example essay. Published: 15 December 2017
The four texts used in this essay are ‘Crash”, ‘The Help’, ‘American History X’ and ‘Gran Torino’ that are based on the two connections Prejudice and Character Develop…
Collection of Film Review Examples
Example essay. Published: 15 December 2017
Shane Meadows is known to make movies about his own experiences. This is England is no exception. The idea for the movie came from the director s childhood, and it is the most personal film Shane Mead…
Research Project: Is Frozen and Inspiring Film?
Example essay. Published: 12 October 2017
Introduction In a kingdom called Arendelle, there lived two princesses, named Elsa and Anna. Elsa is eldest sister and she has magical powers which are a kinetic energy that is able to control cold w…
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