Megan Leavey is a heartfelt story about the bond of a human and a dog in one of the most unlikely situations for a movie: warzones. One of the readings also highlights some of the interesting viewpoints regarding this movie. An interesting point that Jesse Hassenger’s article points out is that the movie sometimes weirdly sanitize action scenes and gore. This is very true. During some of the war scenes, no blood and gore is shown. Rather, the person who gets shot, or even more mildly, the soldier who got bitten by Rex in the beginning, is hidden from any exposed views. And the scenes that directly follow are of them in the hospital, already treated. So I find this very interesting for this genre of films, making the movie a bit of a mix between
Beyond the Lights, is a romantic drama film Directed by Gina Prince-Blythewood. The film premiered in September 2014 at an international film festival held in Toronto, and this followed by its release on November 14th, 2014 in the United States. The film is one of the strangest music industry romance based films, alternating between the entertainment business, wisdom and heartfelt flourishes. Yet, Gina Prince-Blythewood manages to show all the elements of her play into an irrefutably entertaining package.
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...o thought to restraint. The tried to show us what happened exactly has the soldiers saw it. The opening scene on D Day was very gruesome. It was extremely hard to watch the violent death of all those men. In the early movies they had to try to convey the same emotions with our all the filming technologies that were available for the last one.
The star system was an important part of the Studio System in classical Hollywood cinema. From the 1910s, stars were born. Studios create new personas, new names and new backgrounds for the stars. A new image, whether or not it had anything to do with how the person really was in real life, would be invented for the new stars. The stars would be distinctively different and moviegoers would be able to recognise them individually. The Hollywood studios, that the stars are under contract with, managed their publicity, roles, lifestyles and even fan clubs. During the classical Hollywood period, the stars themselves did not have much say in the films that they appear in. The companies would choose the role they deem most suited to boost their popularity.
The reviews have praised the first 30 minutes of the film and the special effects that graphically show the blood and horror of the D-Day landing. Unfortunately, American movie audiences have become jaded connoisseurs of special effects gore. In the hands of the entertainment industry, violence has become just another pandering trick. But Spielberg wasn't pandering. Shocked by and wary of his depiction, I bought a copy of Steven Ambrose's book 'D-Day.'
Slaughterhouse-Five is filled with scenes that seem absurd and ridiculous and invite the reader to chuckle; Tralfamadore falls short to the appeals of human reason and logic, highlighting the war scenes that also fall short to the englorious posters of military propaganda. Billy Pilgrim embodies all the characteristics that are not desirable in a soldier; his appearance and skill causes disillusion, pity and mockery, instead of ...
There is a group of people in the world today who are more persecuted than anyone else, but they are girls. Being born a girl means you are, more likely to be subjected to violence, disease, poverty and disadvantage than any other group on the planet. The documentary, I am a girl, directed by Rebecca Barry paints a picture of the reality of what it mean to be a girl in the twenty-first-century. I am a girl introduces us to six young women from all over the world. Katie is a wealthy, middle-class student from Australia getting ready for the exam, suffers from depression. Kimsey is a sex worker from Cambodia who supports her entire family. Manu is a Papua New Guinea villager whose unplanned pregnancy has put her in deep conflict with her traditional
The Bad and The Beautiful (1952) and State and Main (2000) are films within films that unmask Hollywood Cinema as a dream factory and expose the grotesque, veneer hidden by the luxury of stars. The Bad and the Beautiful, directed by Vincent Minnelli, is a black and white film narrated in flashback form. The films theatrical nature requires more close-ups than wide-screen shots to capture the character’s psychological turmoil. For example, Fred and Jonathan’s car ride is captured in a close-up to signify their friendship; however their relationship deteriorates after Jonathan’s deceit. While the camera zooms out, Fred stands alone motionless. Here, Fred is captured from a distance at eye-level and he becomes ostracized by the film industry and
The Hollywood movie Pretty Woman (1990) is about a prostitute in Hollywood, marrying an extremely rich businessman, in spite of her mutual distrust and prejudice. The movie contains the basic narrative of the Cinderella tale: through the love and help of a man of a higher social position, a girl of a lower social status moves up to join the man at his level.
Mrs. Doubtfire is a movie about a family whose parents end up getting a divorce and the father becomes their baby sitter under disguise. The mother and father both work all of the time and never have time for on another. When one works the other one does not and when the wife gets to come home early to get to spend time with her husband there is always other things that need done such as cleaning. They fight often and after she comes home to see that her husband has thrown a pretty wild part for their sons twelfth birthday party she finally says she wants a to divorce him. The father, Daniel, is the main character and later becomes Mrs. Doubtfire. The mother’s name is Miranda she works all the time. Their three children are Natalie, Christopher,
Sex, love, depression, guilt, trust, all are topics presented in this remarkably well written and performed drama. The Flick, a 2014 Pulitzer Prize winning drama by Annie Baker, serves to provide a social commentary which will leave the audience deep in thought well after the curtain closes. Emporia State Universities Production of this masterpiece was a masterpiece in itself, from the stunningly genuine portrayal of the characters of Avery and Rose, to the realism found within the set, every aspect of the production was superb.
The world before her is a film of hope and dreams for Indian women. We examine two girls with different paths but one goal in common, empowerment. This term conveys a wide range of interpretations and definitions one of them being power over oneself. Both Prachi and Ruhi manifest a will for female empowerment but both have distinct views on how this is achieved. Prachi believes the way to achieve empowerment is through her mind and strength, while she still confines to tradition views of Indian culture. Ruhi desires to achieve female empowerment by exposing her beauty in a non-conservative way while maintaining her Indian identity.
For my second media critique, I chose to focus on the 2011 film Bridesmaids. Bridesmaids is a comedy written by Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo, directed by Paul Feig. With grossing almost $300 million worldwide, 44 nominations, and 11 awards won, Bridesmaids has been a relevant film in popular culture over the last three years (“Bridesmaids”).
Carrie is bullied by everybody in her senior class at Batesville High School, her mother Margret White (Piper Laurie) a nut for the religion. Carrie Whites life isn't perfect, it's sad you feel for her. As Brian De Palma has clearly pointed out in his wondeful masterpiece of horror as well as drama. Something which is rare in the horror genre, this film has the perfect mix of everything in it. Great acting, beautiful music done by Pino Donaggino, intense sequences of events that take us down a rabbit hole of emotions. Making the ending of the movie something you'll always remember. Casting was amazing with Sissy Spacek, Nancy Allen, P.J. Soles, Amy Irving, Piper Laurie and John Travolta all giving a once in a lifetime performance.
“Home Alone” is a brilliant, sweet, and downright hilarious Christmas film. From the witty child who is mistakenly forgotten at home while the rest of the family flies to Paris, to the heartwarming ending, it shows us of how chaotic yet silly Christmas and family can really be. The title alone reminds us of how scary being left alone as a child could be. Although being left alone could be an ultimate disaster, there are also many advantages taken up by the especially devious child left behind.