Category: Cinema

  • Mark Harris Pessimism as to Movie Industry

    In his article on the current movie industry trends, Mark Harris expresses his extreme skepticism about the future of American cinematography. The title of the article, The Birdcage, stems from the famous Birdman film (Harris, 2014). The example is employed by the author to reveal the nature of contemporary movies absurdity. Thus, according to Mark…

  • Change in the Team in the Moneyball Film

    Moneyball In the movie Moneyball, Billy Beane changes the view of baseball operations with the help of Peter Brand, an in-game statistical analyst. Beane is the General Manager of the Athletics team, which is financially low and has lost some of its players. As the teams general manager, Beane is determined to change its status…

  • The Race, the Power of an Illusion Film Review

    Table of Contents Introduction Main ideas My Perspective Work Cited Introduction The film called Race, The Power of an Illusion is devoted to comparing the different racial groups peculiarities through the closer scrutiny of their DNA. The video claims that the skin color, eye shape, and other factors determining which ethnicity a person belongs to…

  • Representation of Race and Intersectionality in Films: The 13th

    Table of Contents Introduction Race and Gender Race and Justice Race and Corporate Elite Race and Geopolitics Race and Socio-Economic Inequality Cinematic Representation of Race Conclusion References Introduction For centuries, the phenomenon of race and racial perception in society has been closely associated with artistic manifestation. However, despite the long-existing examples of significant artistic representation…

  • The Film Devils Playground by Schepisi

    Table of Contents The Amish Life Duckheims Concepts Mechanical Solidarity Organic Solidarity Application of Durkheims Concepts Conclusion Reference List The Amish Life The video Devils Playground is about the trial that every Amesh person must go through in their life. The Amish believe something that very few religious groups support, that a person can only…

  • Films and Tourism: Antecedent Relationship

    The focal point of this paper is to present a critical analysis of the relation between films and tourism. For this purpose, the aspect of the enhanced tourism industry in China would be taken into account in the parameters of two successful movies in the US based on China. Georgette Wang and Emilie Yueh-yu Yehs…

  • Progress Traps in the Surviving Progress Film

    Table of Contents Introduction Progress Traps Learned Lessons Current Civilization Discussion Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Progress  the biggest and primary ambition of human civilization throughout history. To achieve progress in technology, science, arts, philosophy and other fields is a means of driving forward and improving the very aspect of human existence. While there are…

  • Freedom Song: Movie Review

    Freedom Song is one of the most interesting movies that enlist in the dramatic genre of movies. Watching Freedom Song had been a great experience as it managed to provide a great deal of knowledge regarding the consequences of the civil rights war during the 1960s. The main theme of the movie is how an…

  • The King Kong Movie Poster Examination

    The King Kong movie poster contains a picture of a giant gorilla holding a woman while standing at the top of a skyscraper. It is also attempting to grab a jet flying close to it. Furthermore, a vintage color scheme has been used. Overall, the King Kong poster explicitly sells an adventure-action packed movie, but…

  • Movie Narration & Historical Accuracy: Troy

    Table of Contents Introduction The movie Deviations of the movies storyline from reality Conclusion Works Cited Introduction Troy is one of the few movies that have chosen to bring the most fascinating of historical events to the modern generation. Released in 2004, this Oscar-winning movie was directed by Wolfgang Peterson and is based upon a…