The soldiers provided the women with not good reasons. They could not justify why women could not be in arena. One of the women makes a point that women and men are allowed to go to the movies together, but a soccer game (Offside). A movie theater is dark, and worst things can happen at the movie theater than a soccer game. This demonstrates that the Iranian government censors their audience and that their rules do not make sense. By the girls questioning the government’s laws, illustrates that the Iranian citizens have a lack of understanding of their government. This depicts the Iranian government as secretive and not open to their citizens. Despite what the soldier may have felt about the matter, they were too focused on not loosing their …show more content…
The movie Leila takes place in Iran in the 1990s. The movie discusses the importance of having a child in the Iranian culture, especially having a son. The movie also discusses the idea of polygamy marriage (Leila). Leila the main character can not have children and is faced with the hard decision of letting her husband get a second wife, so he can have children. Leila feels the pressure of her selfish mother-in-law, and agrees to her husband having a second wife. Her husband is madly in love with her and is happy with his life how it is, even without children (Leila). In the film we see no one is accepting to the idea of having a second wife and tries to convince Leila to stand to up for herself (Leila). Viewers get an understanding that polygamy is not common, nor socially acceptable in today’s society among the new generation (Leila). Even in the Koran, it says that a man can have up to four wives, but must treat them all equal. It is impossible to be equal. Reezah’s sisters try to explain this Leila, but she caught up with her own thoughts. In the end Leila does realize that it is impossible to be treated equal and is heartbroken by Reezah. She realizes now that she should have not agreed to him having a second wife. The movie illustrates to the viewers that the new generation of Iran is changing their views on marriage and having
Crooklyn is a movie about a Black family in the heart of Brooklyn battling several outside factors to raise their children properly and have a functional family. Like any child, the family’s five children are malleable, being molded by their environment. It is the parent’s job to ensure that their children have the proper morals and values instilled in them. The family may not be rich, but they are more fortunate that other families on their block, which makes the other children envy Troy, who is the main character. The theme of the film goes back to the old proverb, saying, “It takes a village to raise a child”. This is relevant to the film because there are several factors that influence the behavior of a child, such as family upbringing,
The movie, “The Perfect Dictatorship” (“La Dictadura Perfecta”), directed and produced by Luis Estrada and released in 2014, is a political, satirical comedy story of two reporters attempting to repair the image of a corrupt governor after he signs a deal with the boss of their television company, Television Mexicana. That’s one way we could describe the plot of the movie. Another would be that the movie depicts the inherent corruption of the Mexican government and the lengths to which they will go to retain (or regain) their reputation. Equally, we could see the movie as a demonstration of the corruption of the Mexican media and the ways in which the media influences and effects politics. In fact, the
In Girl and The Women’s Swimming Pool, have similar historical period and also have different cultures. Both stories were written in a historical period when women were not allowed to make decisions for themselves. Women’s right was not a thing in this historical period in which these two stories were written. Society made every decision for them as individual as well as groups. Society gave women a definition of what they stood for. Women had no choice but to follow whatever society told them to because there was no other option for them. Change was very hard for these women due to unexpected demands required from them. They held back every time change came their way, they had to put up with their oppressors because they didn’t have a mind
The Mission: Impossible theme has been around since 1966, it was used for the TV show Mission Impossible. Since then it has been covered by numerous artists, and remade by Larry Mullen, Jr and Adam Clayton from the famous rock band U2 to use in the soundtrack to the Mission: Impossible movies. It’s one of the most recognizable soundtracks pieces in movie history. The Mission: Impossible theme was originally composed by Lalo Schifrin, he has written over 100 pieces for other soundtracks, he is 83 years old. When it was first released it peaked No. 41 on the Billboard Hot 100, and when the remade version came out it peaked No. 7.
The movie Doubt is set in a private Catholic School in 1960s. Sister Aloysius is the principal of the school, and Father Flynn is the clergyman in the church. While the movie deals with some moral dilemmas such as doubt versus certainty, rigidity versus openness and so on, the central theme of the story pivots on accusation on Father Flynn of child molestation. The story has a hanging ending where Father Flynn is proven neither guilty nor proven innocent. Based on the contents of the movie and my own analysis, I believe that certainty plays a bigger role in accusations and I believe that Father Flynn had been falsely blamed and I am also against the rigidity of the society.
The mother of the three daughters in the novel is Mah. Mah’s first marriage was to a man named Dulcie Fu. This marriage was a relationship that was founded solely on infatuation. Mah was young and thought she was in love. Soon after the first daughter Leila was born, her husband up and left to Australia and never returned. This happens all too often in today’s society. Young women in America become overly infatuated without even knowing what a relationship involves. The media portrays relationships at a young age as perfect and unending. However this is rarely the case. According to divorcestatistics.org, “50% of marriages end in divorce of couples married under the age of 25.” Love means something different to everyone. Each person seeks different points of interest in a relationship, and what you put into a relationship will rarely be equal to what you get back. Love can leave a scar on your heart but also healing to your soul.
These two women are victims of the power games of men, along with all the other women in their country. They showed so much strength, not only that, but the human capacity for evil. They were reminded every day that “Behind every trial and sorrow that He makes us shoulder, God has a reason.”(pg. 88) Both Laila and Mariam suffer through many things in the book. Laila for the most part has a good life, compared to Mariam’s life. Laila’s life changes dramatically once Tariq leaves, her lover, and heard that he is dead and she is pregnant. Her sudden marriage to Rasheed, because she has no one left in her family alive and Rasheed is the only option for her quite frankly, is a continuance of bad beatin...
Since the war began women were led to believe that they were the ones who had to be the patriotic sacrifice until the men came home from war. The film reveals how the government used the media to alternately urge women to give up such elements of their feminin...
Initially, Carl clings to the memory of his deceased wife Ellie, which causes him to live in complete solidarity with a new, very pessimistic view on life. Director, Pete Docter, uses the bright colors of Carl and Ellie’s lifelong house in comparison to the dark and chaotic construction site surrounding them to show this isolation (00:13:36). The dreary gray tones used in this specific scene in the Film show the stark difference between the vibrancy of the house and the turmoil and uncertainty of reality. Not only does the director use color to demonstrate Carl's feelings, but also various other cinematic techniques. Carl’s “square” personality and apparent disregard for others feelings can be shown with the use of shapes and dialogue. When
The 1976 movie Carrie, directed by Brian De Palma and starring Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, and Amy Irving, is a film adaption of Stephen King’s novel of the same name. The film follows the title character Carrie White, a teenager raised by an extremely religious and overbearing mother who has telekinetic powers which she uses to get revenge on her classmates after being humiliated by them.
IV. Film Plot: This film pretty much is all about the advances in American technology and how it affected the space race against the Soviets. It revolves around the Mercury 7 crew and test pilots competing with Soviets for the race to outer space.
...a visit with Aziza, Laila saw a middle-aged woman, with her burqa pushed back…Laila recognized the sharp face… Laila remembered this woman once forbidding the female students from covering, saying women and men were equal, that there was no reason for women should cover if men didn’t” (322). To see a woman who was as close to a feminist as a woman in Afghanistan could get, to see her fall to level that the government wanted her at was crucial point in the novel that allowed us to really see the affect that the government had on the women in controlling every aspect of their lives.
“The Mission” is based on a true story that occurred around the borderlands of Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil in the years 1750’s according to the film and history. The Treaty of Madrid of 1750 with the Spanish and Portuguese caused both havoc and death for the people of the Guarini and the members of the Jesuits. The Jesuits, members of the church, tried to bring Christianity and civilization to the natives while keeping at peace with Spain and Portugal. The Jesuits were the teachers for the natives; Teaching them not only the Christian religion but also civilization. Father Gabriel, a Jesuit, is first introduced in the film when he is showing his respects to a former Jesuit priest killed by the natives. He walks through the South American
For decades Disney has been the source of happy endings, fairytales, and family friendly stories for children of all ages. These stories range from realistic and familiar, to the eye-catching magical fairytale. The key to each of these stories are the happy endings brought about by each of the characters unique personalities and dreams. Disney’s films are attempted to provide children with the basic understanding of wrong versus right, but instead influences our society’s beliefs and awareness. Although Disney’s efforts to provide the basic morals to our children are misleading and affect our society strongly, they also contain the use of racism in a form which shows the major differences between characters. The once admired and well-known characters are seemed to be recognized by their species, ethnicity and even their social class. Disney films have taken out of context and have persuaded their viewers understanding of racial stereotyping, which is thoroughly explained in Henry Giroux and Grace Pollock’s novel, The Mouse that Roared. They bring awareness to the underlying racial stereotyping in Disney films, which deeply affect our societies understanding today. Giroux and Pollock bring into perception these admired and regularly watched films through precise examples and racist rendering of the specific characters species and ethnicities which strongly influence our society and lead children to intake these negative influences.
Interstellar, directed by Christopher Nolan, was a very complex and interesting sci-fi movie. This movie in particular has a lot of factors playing into the movie. Everyone is able to find their favorite part about the movie, and various people can watch this movie and connect with it. This movie came out in 2014, and shocked millions of people by its intense ending. Interstellar was awarded for best visual effects, and then nominated for many other things including, best original score, best sound mixing, and best sound effects which played a huge role in making the movie. The image and sound complement each other, but I thought that image dominated over sound because there were so many silent moments throughout the movie. I thought the plot