Let the Right One in Film Review
Let the Right One in (2008) is a dramatic horror film, directed by Swedish director Thomas Alfredson. The film follows Oskar (Kare Hedebrant), a boy who struggles from bullying and loneliness and who can’t find his place in the world. Oskar encounters a strange neighbor girl Eli (Lina Leandersson). The girls turns out to be a […]
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Analysis of The Constant Gardener and Lorenzo’s Oil
The Constant Gardener (2005) and Lorenzo’s Oil (1992) are two fascinating films that depict the issues regarding the operations of pharmaceutical companies. Both films depict scenes that provide the viewers with an analytical perspective on the pharmaceutical industry. In this case, both producers present different operational procedures conducted by pharmaceutical companies along with the role […]
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Unveiled History of the Taiwanese in Hou Hsiao-hsien’s A City of Sadness
Hou Hsiao-hsien’s film A City of Sadness (1989) is the first part of his Taiwan trilogy. The film is an attempt of the director to reveal historical events that took place in Taiwan during the middle of the former century (1945-49). Specifically, Ling (21) emphasizes that “the film A City of Sadness is a version […]
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Mona Lisa Smile: An Example of Gendered Society
Mike Newell’s movie Mona Lisa Smile (2003) is a narration about the 1950s gendered society, in which men’s and women’s roles were socially and culturally constructed. The film depicts the brightest examples of gender stereotyping and social roles intrusion. On the one hand, it may seem that the movie represents some problems which may occur […]
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Graphic Novel Maus
The graphic novel Maus was written by an American cartoonist known as Art Spiegelman in 1991. To educate the readers from past experiences and warn them about the consequence of war. It depicts the author in interviewing his dad regarding the experience he had as a Jew and a survivor of the Holocaust. It portrays […]
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Orsitto’s View of Scorsese’ Goodfellas
Goodfellas film is characterized by various scenes of crimes and criminals. Over 70 years ago, the cinematography has been obsessed with criminality with a constant festering presence of violence. Orsitto explains that while the earlier genres of crime films focused on structure of good versus bad and the transference of good, Martin Scorsese’s film has […]
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Blackboard Jungle
Movie writers and directors are keen in their choice of subjects to ensure that they attract a large audience. Among the common subjects and themes covered by most movies are aspects related to schools, teachers and adolescent life. The reason behind the choice of theme is that the subjects interest many people, hence attracting large […]
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Mickey Mouse Monopoly
The Mickey Mouse Monopoly documentary is based on excellent minds that have enabled Disney movies to be known in all parts of the world. Mickey Mouse Monopoly movies narrate stories of class, race and gender disguised in the innocence of children and magic. The stories seem to be masked in some of the alarming themes […]
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Citizen Kane Movie Analysis
Among the many great films of the previous century, Citizen Kane is the one that stands out from the rest due to its original plot and talented acting and directing. It is a gripping story of a man of his epoch who rises and falls, and whose actions impact the society around him making a […]
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The Graduate (1967) by Mike Nichols
Introduction The Graduate (1967) has been recognized as one of the key, ground-breaking films of the late 1960s (“The Graduate (1967)” American Film Institute recognition put it in the 100 best American Movies List. In 1996, The Graduate was selected for preservation in the U.S. National Film Registry as being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” (“The Graduate (Mike Nichols)”). This […]
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Feminist Representation in Nikita TV series
Introduction Over the last few years, feminist movement entailing a belief in the socio-economic and political equality of sexes has entered the international scene (Crow 137). Feminist supporters hold that a woman has a right to be socially, economically, and politically influential regardless of what society have been meant to believe and practice. The movement […]
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Sweet Smell of Success
Introduction Sweet Smell of Success is a movie that intensively exposes dark activities of New York City. Various events characterized by greed, brutality, psychological violence, betrayal, and evils tint the image of the glamorous city. Burt Lancaster is one of the major actors who evidently bring out the decadences that take place in the city […]
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Dissecting the Être et Avoir Movie
Introduction Être et Avoir, which in English means To Be and to Have is a French documentary film that premiered in 2002. The film runs for about 104 minutes and centers on a small village school with one teacher in a class that has children of different ages (Philibert, 2002). The main objective of the […]
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The French New Wave
The New Wave of French cinema is a paradoxical phenomenon of global film culture. The works of its representatives refreshed the French cinematography that was strongly influenced by the “cinema of quality” and reformed the clumsy film production system. It provided the appearance of many talented directors, who developed the idea of the director as […]
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Films as a Reflection of Reality
Rocha’s Ideas about the Esthetic of Hunger Rocha says that it is inevitable for filmmakers to produce films that reflect the realities of current life situations. Movies should not contain high imaginative life, characterized by high-cost budgets and production technology. Rather, they should be a representation of the lives of the common people. He suggests […]
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Taxi Driver Analysis
Taxi Driver (1976), written by Paul Schroeder and directed by Marin Scorsese, depicts Travis Bickle (Robert DeNiro) descending into violent psychosis. The film is praised for its deep character study of a person failing to socialize. Throughout the film, Travis attempts to develop relations with two women, Betsy (Cybil Shepherd) and Iris (Jodie Foster), and […]
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The City in the Science Fiction Film
Blade Runner was released in 1981, and despite a flop in the box office, it became a success among science fiction fans and instant classics. Film director Ridley Scott largely drew on the tradition of film noir with its obligatory elements, such as night, rain, mist, the moody protagonist, and a femme fatale. Therefore, a […]
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Buon Giorno, Principessa!
A man is a perfect creature of nature endowed with an exceptional ability to think. With the help of intelligence, people can manage their life transforming trivial things into miracles, individual weaknesses into advantages, the worst situations into the adventures, etc. That is why many moments in the history seemed to bring the end to […]
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Prometheus – a Failed Homage to Alien
Ridley Scott’s Alien (1979) is one of the milestones of the science fiction cinema. While in its core Alien is just a haunted house story set in space, it provides enough stunning imagery, provocative ideas, and interesting characters to raise above a simple premise. It is also a unique combination of two film genres, i.e. […]
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PULP FICTION. CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE FILM
Though many years have past, the film Pulp Fiction (Tarantino, 1994) continues to amaze the viewer. Quentin Tarantino still saves his stable position in the list of the most talented directors in the world. His films are not an ordinary production line of mediocre pictures. Nowadays he has his own extraordinary style of film making. […]
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Leadership in Movies: 12 Angry Men
Introduction Today, frequent watching of leadership movies increases the development of leadership sense, since individuals learn and develop new behaviors related to leadership through modeling of characters and observation. Apart from reading books, individuals can learn through watching movies and television shows. The watching of transformational leadership in the movies increases the ability of an […]
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The Hunger Games And The Lottery
In times to come, the remnants hailing from North America are ruled by malicious government referred to as capital. This country is segregated into twelve districts where by every district is supposed to offer an annual tributes. In this case a teenage boy or a girl. These tributes will then be asked to battle out […]
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Film Assignment Abnormal Psychology: “Fight Club”
Fight Club is an American film that was produced in 1999 and is based on the 1996 novel of the same title written by Chuck Palahniuk, adapted by Jim Uhls and directed by David Fincher. The novel got optioned by Laura Ziskin, who employed Uhl to compose a script for the film. A few producers […]
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2001: A Space Odyssey
Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey is one of the most important American science fiction films. It is revolutionary in many senses – as a technical achievement, a brilliant example of deep thought-provoking storytelling, and a genre movie, made by an outstanding auteur film director. Before Kubrick’s film, science fiction was considered to be a […]
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Verbal Interactions in “Do the Right Thing”
Do the right thing (1989) written and directed by Spike Lee is regarded as one of the most prominent of the “hood films”. Among other films that depict African American suburban community, it stands out due to its theatrical nature, distinctive mood, and ambiguous message. The film combines the elements of comedy and drama to […]
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Waiting for ‘Superman’
The problem of drawbacks in the educational system of the United States is not new. Despite the fact that every year the state invests an impressive sum of money to the country’s public schools, the students’ success is far from satisfactory. Many students drop out of the school when they are in eighth or ninth […]
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Schindler’s List: Goodness above Religion
Steven Spielberg’s film Schindler’s List (1993) has been popular for many years. It is a dramatic and potent movie about the Holocaust. However, the filmmaker does not only refer to the terrible history, but he also depicts a heartbreaking story about a German businessman, who saved hundreds of Jewish lives, sacrificing his own fortune. In […]
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American Psycho: Film Character Analysis
Introduction American Psycho is an allegoric movie that satirizes on the American society, in which material values are more important that moral ones. The main character, Patrick Bateman, is a wealthy and successful lawyer. He is interested in luxurious clothes, expensive restaurants, fashion, and personal appearance (Harron, 2000). However, he is also obsessed with killing […]
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San Francisco scenery in The Invasion of the Body Snatchers movie
The Vision Golden Gate Bridge, Bay Area, Coit Tower, City Hall – show at least one of them in the movie and with no doubt everyone will recognize the place of action. San Francisco is a beloved city for shooting among the filmmakers, and it is understandable. There is something extraordinary and exceptional about the […]
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Gold Diggers of 1933
Introduction Gold Diggers of 1933 is a film about four young women hoping to make it in New York but going through the usual challenges that come with opting for a life on the silver screen. They are yet to become famous, and their producer is incredibly broke, thus, making it near impossible for them […]
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War Games Movie Review
War Games has become a real breakthrough in the people’s perception of computer power by depicting a smart teenager who manages to get into the Pentagon computer to play his favorite video games. However, young Broderick does not know that Pentagon officials empowered Global Thermonuclear War with real access to control the setup of nuclear […]
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Yom Yom Film Analysis
Yom Yom film was directed and produced by Amos Gitai to mark the Israel-Palestine relationship with Israel. Set in Haifa, which is a top industrial city, the film is about Moshe Ivgi, who is suffering from mental anxiety due to his divided loyalties. Moshe is born of both the Jewish and the Arab ancestry, since […]
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Films Review: “All the President’s Men” and “Lions for Lambs”
“All the President’s Men” (1976) Review Watergate scandal is one of the biggest intrigues in the history of the world politics. The names of the journalists who told the truth to the world will be known for many years. “All the President’s Men” is a smart, intelligent, exciting and profound film that is based on […]
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Films Review: Kingdom of Heaven
Introduction Many contemporary Christians are not familiar with the religious Crusades. The film Kingdom of Heaven under the direction of Ridley Scott is set during the period of the Crusades. It tells the story of a French blacksmith going to assist the Kingdom of Jerusalem to defend itself from Ayyubid Muslim, who intends to reclaim […]
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Film Review Inception
There are few movies that hold one’s breathe and do not let it until the final sound. ‘Inception’ is among those. From the first seconds it catches your attention with the iron grip of the lion. It draws attention totally and you could not concentrate on any other thing of the world except for the […]
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Hotel Rwanda Film Review
Hotel Rwanda is a movie, which is full of violence on the one hand, and humaneness on the other hand. In the environment where the death of one person does not mean anything, the heroic death of the main character deeply impresses a viewer. Looking at his adherence to principles, self-sacrifice and valor, it is […]
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Volver Film Review
Pedro Almodovar is probably the most famous Spanish director for the last twenty-five years. The list of his best works includes All about My Mother, Talk to Her, and Bad Education. Surprisingly, Spanish critics are very skeptical about Almodovar works. His films are full of melodramatic clichés and bright emotions. Volver (2006) is not an […]
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A film Review of Xala
Osmane Sembene’s radiant and hilarious Xala opens in New York in the form of animal farm in African independence. The film is both a fable and satire with greatest fineness as well as delicacy. The Senegalese writer, Mr.Sembene is also a director in the film and has tried to set out a clear portrait of […]
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