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    In the popular film “The Godfather,” from 1942, there is a mortician in the opening scene. He states, “I believe in America.” People have come to have different opinions in regards to this statement. For example, Booker T. Washington, Langston Hughes, and Francis Ford Coppola, would all have different viewpoints in regard to this quote. Overall, through understanding the comment, there becomes an understanding of these men’s beliefs and what obstacles have to be overcome. Booker T.…

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    Honor Thy Father Analysis

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    “Ano ang hindi mo gagawin para sa kanya?” a tagline from the movie entitled Honor Thy Father. This tagline means “what can you not do for him?” which is a really a rhetorical question when it pertains to your family. Honor thy Father is a Filipino film with a genre of crime, drama and thriller. It was mainly all about a family that wants to get by to their lives and lately experienced lots of tragedy as they entered the ponzi scheme that is owned by the father of Edgar’s (Cruz) wife, Kaye…

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    The folktale Godfather Death and short story A&P both contain similarities and differences that are associated with a plot sequence. Both stories have a plot that tells the reader how the exposition of the story begins all the way to the resolution. The plots consist of main points that make up a story from beginning to end. By comparing and contrasting the two stories, one notices how both stories have things in common, and what they do not. Both Godfather Death and A&P have a specific plot…

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    Once again, director, Danny Boyle has combined drama and crime with a pinch of romance and created a British film called Slumdog Millionaire. The film is written by Simon Beaufoy and produced by Christian Colson. The movie is yet another example of rags-to-riches, it is about a Muslim boy named Jamal Malik, who grew up on the streets of Mumbai, India with his older brother Salim Malik, as they lost their mother in an anti-Muslim riot. Jamal and Salim met a little pretty girl of their age called…

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    Italian neorealism also known as the Golden Age of Italian Cinema, is a national film movement that helped shaped the 1948 Vittorio De Sica’s film The Bicycle Thieves. Familiar to Italian neorealism, they story follows Antonio a character amongst the poor and the working class. Neorealism is a strong aspect to the film because of the use of being filmed on location and often using nonprofessional actors that are going through post World War II tough economic and moral conditions. The conditions…

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    Week 11 French New Wave Breathless 90 mins, 1960, French Directed By: Jean-Luc Godard Written By: Jean-Luc Godard Synopsis: Paying homage to the numerous crime thrillers of Hollywood’s Golden era, this film charts the relationship between Michel, a stylish but unpredictable criminal, and his estranged American girlfriend. Again, the notion of escapism through the cinema is key to this most famous of the new wave pictures. Essential Readings: Hart Cohen, Juan Francisco Salazar and Iqbal Barkat.…

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    For the purposes of my analysis I have chosen the restaurant scene from Francis Coppola’s “The Godfather”. The reason being is that the scene is intense and sound design plays an immense role in it. The use of it complements the visuals brilliantly and helps the viewer understand what is happening in the characters’ heads. The scene is full of suspense and a balanced mixture of diegetic and non-diegetic sounds accurately underlines that. The whole scene is “framed” by the sound from the…

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    Syifa Afiah 016201400164 The Wolf of Wall Street is a 2013 American biographical black comedy film, directed by Martin Scorsese. The screenplay by Terence Winter is adapted from the eponymous memoir by Jordan Belfort and recounts from Belfort's perspective his career as a stockbroker in New York City and how his firm Stratton Oakmont engaged in rampant corruption and fraud on Wall Street that ultimately led to his downfall. Leonardo DiCaprio (who also produced the film) stars as Belfort, with…

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    When it comes to movie remakes, it seems like they are attempting to cash in on a successful Hollywood storyline when in reality they are just repeating an unnecessary movie that was fine the way it was. However, when it comes to this adventurous British comedy, the remake became even better. The Hollywood action remake of The Italian Job is a crime flick directed by F. Gary Gray and written by Donna and Wayne Powers. Released in 2003, the film is considered intelligent and engaging and…

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    Brotherly Love Analysis

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    “Brotherly Love” 2015 bring forth the reality of gangster life to the big screen. It shows not only the criminal side, but also the emotions that the life comes with. Watching the movie may feel like being on a rollercoaster. With all the ups, downs, and surprising turns in every corner. Some turns leaving you rigor from shock, and others leaving you seduced by the lifestyle. While adding in the accurate depiction of life in West Philadelphia. Being from Philly myself, watching this film feels…

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