Film Analysis Essays

THE ULTIMATE GIFT The film touches on many points that , in my opinion , are vital for us to lead a fulfilling life , based on the effort and thanks for all the goods that we have. I like how it makes you see that the gift of work …

Passionate Love and Jealousy Which overpowers the other, love or jealousy? Can love really go so far as to cause someone agony just to save a life? Can jealousy go so far as to inflict murder? When looking at the story in more depth, I think the princess indeed directed …

“Killing is always wrong” This statement can be seen as very controversial as many people could believe that certain aspects of killing can be justified, however there’s a vast majority of the population who would not believe that killing is acceptable in anyway because it is against the law. Killing …

Critical Review Paper #1 – A Beautiful Mind A Beautiful Mind is an amazing film by Ron Howard in which a brilliant man’s life is depicted as his battle with schizophrenia worsens and it takes a toll on his own life and the lives of his family. This movie was …

Country Lovers May 27, 2013 Nadine Gordimer wrote Country Lovers in 1975. This story is about a prohibited relationship between an African American girl and a Caucasian boy on a South African farm. (Clugston, 2010) Years ago a relationship between two people of the opposite ethnic group was frowned upon. …

Out Casts with Cinematic Techniques Tim Burton is well known for his unique style in each of his movies inspired by his unusual childhood. By using different cinematic techniques, Tim Burton is able to point out an outsider in each of his movies. Each of these unique outsiders goes through …

Those In Power Own The Truth What is truth? As Marcus Aurelius said “Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth”. If all truth is simply a matter of perspective, then this perspective can be manipulated. Levinson proves in his film ‘Wag the Dog’ that we need look no …

“Welding With Children” Language Analysis “He just stared at me, and i saw that he had no idea of what late was. Glendine, his mama, probably lets him fall asleep in front of the set every night. I pictured him crumpled up on that smelly shag rug she keeps in …

AUTEUR THEORY “The auteur theory is a way of reading and appraising films through the imprint of an auteur (author), usually meant to be the director.” Andre Bazin was the founder, in 1951, of Cahiers du cinema and is often seen as the father of auteurism because of his appreciation …

Lynne Ramsay directed the film “We need to talk about Kevin” which has been chosen as the stimulus for this creative response. Nature versus nurture is the main issue depicted through the adolescent boy, Kevin. The intriguing debate between nature versus nurture arises as it questions which is the dominate …