1997 in film

critical engagement with science fictional aspirations at a time when space travel was exciting and new. To compare and contrast the two films,…

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I've always had a passion for films and the emotions that this medium is capable of evoking. From as early as I can remember, I have been completely enamored by films: in my bedroom, in the living room, and especially in the theater. It allows one to leave the real world for a little while and explore an entirely new existence, even if it may be a mirror of our own world. That being said, there are bad movies, the kinds of movies that make you want to gouge out your eyes, plug your ears, and…

Woman have always been affected by movies, in a negative way, ever since they were little girls watching “Princess movies” too now-a-day movies that continue to sexualize women. Woman don’t realize how much movies have affected them because they have grown up with them since they were young. Little girls were immensely impacted by Disney movies showing the woman as being inferior and needed a man to save them. As they grew older into their teenage years they slowly got less affected by Disney…

The trend setting 1960’s horror film called Psycho highly focuses on a reference to birds in the scene of Marion and Norman in the parlor. The first birds that one witnesses are the owl hanging on the wall along with another large bird on the wall. Also you see a perched crow or raven that sits right above the chair where Marion had been offered to sit by Norman. Next to her sits a lamp on a table that has small little songbirds around it. Across from her sits Norman where the bigger birds are…

While some might assume that live performances of a story and an actual story are exactly the same, they actually differ a great deal from each other. Although, these people are not completely wrong. Plays and books always keep the same general plot, characters, and all the major details, while still differentiating on several things. Live performances leave little to the imagination, while stories allow readers to imagine innumerable details. In live theater, directors get to imagine how the…

benefit society and some of the laws passed can have a very profound effect on society as a whole or just certain individuals within society. The decisions made by our federal government have had and currently have an impact on Hollywood as well. The film industry is in the business of entertainment and education and has the ability to convey messages to people on a different level. With that being said, the government has had a hand in controlling how the industry goes about conducting it’s…

Finally, Toy Story was released on Thanksgiving weekend of 1995 and Jobs’ idea turned out to be a success. The movie received enthusiastic reviews and many families were rushing to see it. It eventually became the first box office hit of the year with $192 million earned in tickets (170). Jobs’ last minute plan with the Pixar stock brought in over $130 million for the company to fund its future. Jobs was finally once again successful after dealing with many dilemmas he faced over the years. Even…

Who is the intended audience? Every American citizen but with emphasis on selective groups of immigrants from a various religious, racial and sexual orientations too. Which it looks like a positive inclusive message o What is the purpose of playing “America the Beautiful” in many different languages? To send a clear message of inclusion and diversity, while appeal to a broader audience, that might not be possible to target with the conventional way. Instead the commercial speaks the intended…

Paramount was accused of being n monopolizing force in the movie industry in 1921 by the FTC. The FTC believed that the Famous Players-Lasky Corporation was buying the other companies to monopolize the industry. The Department of Justice opened an investigation against Paramount for allegedly block booking to keep the industry in an anticompetitive state. Almost seven years later in 1928 Paramount- Famous Players-Lasky and nine other companies were facing antitrust charges. Due to the great…