What we make of life in the time we have is the idea that David Fincher presents in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. He shows a character that is different because he experiences life backwards, however he enjoys life and meets new friends and emotions. This is in direct contrast to the portrayal of Benjamin by Francis Scott Fitzgerald who shows a character who is not accepted into society because he is different and thus he lives out his life alone. The idea that you live life essentially alone, if you are different, is more effective in engaging the reader and creating a thoughtful response from an audience who connect to the basis of…
Family Assessment of Shelby Eatenton Latcherie Family does not have a universal definition, and over the years the definition has changed from a traditional mother, father, and children to several variations. Examples of these are parents that are unmarried, are of the same sex and those that do not live in the same household but do what is called co-parenting. The definition of family according to Kaakinen, Coehlo, Steele, Tabacco, & Hanson (2015) is "Family refers to two or more individuals who depend on one another for emotional, physical, and economic support. The members of the family are self defined" (p. 5). The movie, Steel Magnolias, is based on a true story but names, details and events have been changed.…
The Last Dragon is a movie that follows a martial artist named Leroy Green. He is on a jorney to reach the final level of martial arts. Once you reach the final level you are able to concentrate such mystical energy into their hands that they begin to glow. Another martial artist named Sho’nuff is going around town beating all the top martial artist. His goal is to become the uncontested best martial artist.…
The movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was a film directed by Ang Lee. This film takes place in China during the 19th century; which during this time China faced land shortages, famine, a growth in population, and inflation. This movie is a historical fiction film where the story is fictional, however it borrows true events that happen during the 19th century. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is set in the Qing Dynasty along with the Qianlong Emperor who was the ruler at this time. The story goes on and we meet a man named Master Li Mu Bai a successful warrior that is having thoughts of quitting his warrior life.…
Audrey and Arthur are arguing about Alike. Alike decides to intervene and winds up coming out. A physical fight ensues between Audrey and Alike. This scene is very symbolic because it shows how much rage black women have for difference. Instead, women like Audrey, who live with a belief that anything that defies societal set gender norms or religion is bad, fight difference.…
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is an ancient Chinese martial art film. It also creates the highest box office of foreign language films in the U.S history. According to “imbd.com”, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was originally released on May 2000, in France, at the Cannes Film Festival. According to “boxofficemojo.com”, domestic limited release was in December 8, 2000, and wide release was January 12, 2001. It was released under Sony Picture Classics.…
The director of the Princess Bride that I have studied employed film techniques and narrative conventions to construct heroes and/or villains. The Princess Bride tells us a story of two unlikely lovers who overcome extreme difficulties in order to be together. The Princess Bride was made in 1987 and directed by Rob Reiner. They also made a book which was published in 1973 and was written by William Goldman.…
The introduction of The Big Lebowski is set up in such a way so we get an idea of the lead characters, specifically The Dude. One way mise-en-scène is utilized in a beneficial manner is costume design. For instance, when The Dude is first introduced in The Big Lebowski he’s seen wearing an outlandish bathroom robe. Along with this robe comes a beaten-up pair of shorts and a plain white t-shirt. He’s then shown wear a similar outfit the following day.…
Steven Spielberg's back at it with following his other successful hit Saving Private ryan . Band Of Brothers finds you following E Company of the 506th PIR of the 101st Airborne, From their basic training to the end of WWII. This HBO miniseries has commentary of these soldiers that were in the 101st this helps the “character building” move along as it allows you to access their personal thoughts and opinions on the situations they faced and sets the tone for the episode to come. Band of brothers isn't for the faint hearted as It shows and unapologetic and graphic responses on the men who fought, and on the ones who gave all .…
The momentum of Disney’s Finding Dory can’t be stopped – as the swimming streak continues… For a third consecutive weekend, Finding Dory remains on top – adding a healthy $41.9 million to its ever-growing total. On the domestic front, Dory has amassed a towering $372.2 million, thrusting it past Deadpool as the second highest grossing movie of the year. At the same time, Dory has also flown past the half a billion mark, and now sits at $538.2 million, worldwide. Below Dory is a fleet on newcomers, starting with The Legend of Tarzan – which earned a decent $38.1 million.…
The intolerable amount of deaths displayed in the film was only one of many strategies which Spielberg utilized in the movie to increase its authenticities. The fact that Saving Private Ryan accurately imitated the European Theatre of the War on the TV screen made it an excellent representation of United States’s contribution to the war efforts in the Second World War. The script writer Robert Rodat, wrote the plot based on a true story of Sergeant Frederick Niland. Like Private Ryan, the army discharged him from his duties on the front line transported him back home due to the death of his three brothers. In addition, both Private Ryan and Sergeant Niland benefited from the Sole Survivor Policy enacted by the American Army in 1942.…
Texas Chainsaw massacre was very interesting; I have not watched the original movie until now. When watching the movie, it made me realize that in almost every horror movie, there is always a dumb girl, a sexually aroused girl and a serious girl. In older movies the women are normally the last ones to get killed. In newer movies, there is always one or two guys that survive. As far as the women, normally the serious girl survives and the rest dies.…
In the movie The Village, M. Night Shyamalan depicts simplicity, peace and welfare within the people in a small isolated community in olde Pennsylvania. M. Night Shyamalan instills readers that working together as a community is the ideal of simplicity and an easy lifestyle. Likewise, in the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, Sean Covey strives to teach young readers the importance in healthy habits that will further benefit in their foreseeable future. When comparing the two sources, there are overlapping themes in being proactive, beginning with the end in mind, and putting first things first.…
What may appear to be a weakness to someone or something, could be a strength in another way/situation. In The Legend of Tarzan, the main character Tarzan was raised by gorillas after being abandoned by his parents in the African jungle. Later throughout his life a group of travelers found their way into the jungle in search of the gorillas, but instead find Tarzan and only he knows where the gorillas are located. Clayton (the leader of the "expedition") turned on some of his crew members and Tarzan because his goal was to capture/kill the gorillas. Even though throughout the climax Clayton appeared to have the upper hand, he lost and Tarzan won and saved his family from the hunters.…
Kouhei Horikoshi is the author of a popular manga in japan, My Hero Academia (Boku No Hero Academia). The manga became so popular in Japan to where they created a My Hero Academia themed café in Akihabara, Tokyo. My Hero Academia is Horikoshi’s 6th work, and during an interview in 2015, he mentions that he had suffered from depression in his previous works because none of them gain any popularity. Horikoshi was on verge of giving up, completely thinking that he had no talent to be an author.…