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    7 best psycho-thriller movies from Hollywood that are can make you go inquisitive. Psychological thriller movies tend to fascinate a lot of viewers with developing a feeling of suspense, moods of anxiety, fury and confusion at the same time. The audience of the film are trying to figure out what’s next and then there’s a twist where comes a feeling of exhilaration. The extent of creating intrigue and mystery in which mind-games are involved leading a person to become inquisitive about what’s…

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    Grace makes audiences believe he has never seen a more beautiful girl in the world. Other actors that stand out are Laura Dern, who plays Hazel’s mother, and Willem Dafoe, who plays Peter Van Houten, the author of Hazel’s favorite book. Dern acts as a concerned mother of a young girl with cancer and makes you believe every single moment. While Dafoe acts as an emotionless, cold-hearted author. The audience grows to loathe the reclusive man and he plays the part…

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    In 1988, Martin Scorsese directed and released one of the most controversial films of the decade, “The Last Temptation of Christ.” While previous films surrounding Jesus portrayed stories that many evangelicals are familiar with, this took a completely different route. The film even begins with a disclaimer stating that it is not based off the gospels. It can be argued that this takes away from the true historicity of who Jesus was within the film, but the interpretation provided can possibly…

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    "Ouch, doctor! I hurt my leg!" I heard this many times with my siblings when we would play doctor together around the house. I did not have a real doctor 's jacket, but my buttoned-down white sweater always made me feel like I was a real doctor. My childhood tool kit was always at hand which had my typical tools: bandages, cloths, notepad, measuring tape, reflex hammer, penlight, and plastic stethoscope. My agenda was always to help others. From those days to today, my goal is to become…

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    The ‘Mississippi Burnings” was produced by Robert Colesberry and Frederick Zollo; the film directed by Alan Parker; the film opened on December 9, 1988 nationally; many famous actors took part in the making of this film such as Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe, and Brad Dourif; the main theme of this movie is segregation and the part it played in a controversial event in history. The film started off with the disappearance of three Civil Rights workers one African American and two Caucasian who were…

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    body bags being loaded onto planes. Similarly, Sergeant Bob Barnes (Tom Berenger) can be considered a catalyst that disrupts the story world because his motifs and actions are unclear. Furthermore, the conflict between Barnes and Elias Grodin (Willem Dafoe) is what drives the plot forward, especially their confrontation in the middle of the film, when Barnes attacks the latter and intentionally leaves him to die at the hands of Vietnamese soldiers. This creates tension between the followers of…

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    Platon Film Analysis

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    What are your feelings about PLATOON? How did you respond to the film—and in particular, to the character of Chris (played by Charlie Sheen)? Platoon is a 1986 film written and directed by Oliver Stone, in an attempt to use the war as a medium to express anti-war message. It is a new and effective approach by Oliver Stone, furthermore based on his personal life experiences as infantryman in Vietnam war. The difference between PLATOON and other “conventional” war movies is the point of view and…

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    plus snake and mouth plug and an interspecies golf with a Giant Duck. Richard wanted the actors to reflect on the set and have their own personal relationship between all of their characters. Idiot Savant, was a well-reviewed production starring Willem Dafoe that was supposed to be Mr. Foreman’s last theatre show. For a few years, he directed his attention to the film industry and produced the 2012 film Once Every Day. He made a comeback to the theatre in 2009 when he collaborated with John…

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    In 1988, Martin Scorsese directed and released one of the most controversial films of the decade, “The Last Temptation of Christ.” While many previous films surrounding Jesus portrayed stories that many evangelicals are familiar with, this took a completely different route. The film even begins with a disclaimer stating that it is not based off the Gospels. It can be argued that this takes away from the true historicity of who Jesus was, but the interpretation provided can possibly give…

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    Woody Allen's Perspectives

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    can be found in Raging Bull (1980), when Jake La Motta (played by Robert De Niro) submissively takes relentless beating from his opponent yet still self-destructively remains standing in the ring. In The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), Jesus (Willem Dafoe) takes Judas Iscariot (Harvey Keitel) in his arms and begs Judas to betray him so that he can be crucified and resurrected—that’s the only way he can save the world. And in movies like Mean Streets (1973) and Taxi Driver (1976), the world is…

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