Academy Award for Best Actress

From the academy award winning director Clint Eastwood comes the astounding film “Sully” which features Tom Hanks as the protagonist named Sully. While the film uses many techniques and even more tricks to achieve its looks, it also has a true story that captivates the audience making this a movie to remember. Clint Eastwood has been a world renowned actor ever since his first appearance in “Revenge of the Creature” debuting in 1954 which started his legacy in the film industry. Tom Hanks, an…

The two brothers have worked together on creating an award winning sense of humor through the stories of their characters, most of whom are trapped in worlds that are often tinged, unforgiving, and daunting universes. Since 1984, the Coen brothers have directed more than 15 films of diverse genres ranging from adventure, romance, drama, gangster, thriller, horror, crime, apocalyptic, as well as comedy. They have been honored with 13 Academy Award nominations for directing, producing, writing,…

It is a pretty funny movie and for the period of time this movie seems to be pretty successful because it was dominated for a lot of awards and also has a 90% score on rotten tomatoes. Frank Oz tried to transmit the importance of knowing when to stop and he did a brilliant job in transmitting it to us. I think it the attempt was worthwhile because the it not only transmitted one message…

The song I chose is not based off of a book, it is based off a screenplay. Which is still a piece of literature. It was written specifically for the 1966 movie, “Django”. The song's title is just “Django”. It was written by Luis Bacalov and performed by Rocky Roberts. Since it was written for a movie, it is not part of an album. It is a very good song that tells the story of a gun-slinging, rogue, ruthless, yet just, cowboy. The screenplay follows the story of Django, a cowboy who run’s into…

The author, O. Henry, in the fictional narrative, “The Ransom of Red Chief”, uses comic language within the characters and comic situations in order to make his story humorous. To begin, the author uses the Superiority Theory to create a comic situation within the character, Bill Driscoll, who, along with another man (Sam) capture 10 year old Johnny Dorset because he is the son of Ebenezer Dorset, a wealthy man. Little did they know, Johnny liked to be kidnapped- and in charge. For example, when…

The Wolf of Wall Street Analysis The Wolf of Wall Street is a film filled with sex, drugs, and lots of money. It was directed by Martin Scorsese, and released on December 25th, 2013. The movie revolves around the life of Jordan Belfort, a stockbroker who founded his brokerage firm, Stratton Oakmont. After watching the trailer multiple times, it can be concluded that the audience targeted were mainly adults and teenagers. Even more specific, they use rhetoric to appeal to large groups like…

Usually, in stories about kidnapping, the kidnappers are very in control of the situation and the child is usually very scared, but is inevitably returned back to the loving arms of their parents. However in the short story, “The Ransom of Red Chief” by O. Henry, the kidnappers are scared while the child is in control. This irony creates a humorous tone that is seen throughout the entire short story. Verbal and Situational irony are used to create the tone of humor in the story. Verbal irony…

A minute into the movie the words “Allahu akbar" can be heard in Arabic as Chris Kyle is about to put a bullet in a child with an anti-tank grenade. Our protagonist is revealed. Portrayed by Bradley Cooper (Voted sexiest man alive 2011), he lives, loves, laughs, drinks a little, and joins up with the SEALs. The uncharted zone beyond America’s borders is a deadly jungle, and only the SEALs' machete can clear a path to freedom. We’re cut to a training camp. Kyle is undergoing SEAL training, and…

“The Hurt Locker,” directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by Mark Boal, is about an American bomb unit during the Iraq war. This movie stands out to me because it is realistic and makes me feel as if I am the fourth person in the humvee. The first scene, the audience is introduced to the unit and the dangerous environment they are in. Three soldiers led by Sergeant Thompson are investigating a bomb. While Thomson looks at the bomb first hand, a secret bystander activates the bomb, and kills…

Life is Beautiful by Robert Benigni is a romantic war movie. When a Jewish librarian, Guido becomes victims of the Holocaust with his son, he tells his son their playing a certain game, when reality is fatally different. With humor and imagination he uses these techniques to protect his son from the danger Nazi concentration camps. Although the film won several Oscars’, many critics who accused the production to have falsely depiction of the Holocaust, unrealistic plot and comedy attacked…