Actor-network theory

Priscila Chivalan CART 329 1 November 2017 Commentary #2 Question 1 The Films The Trip (1967) and Taxi Driver (1976) are two films that were created during the time Hollywood was having set backs and during the time that they created new ideas that eventually took them out of the struggle. This was considered Hollywood's fall and rise They are both similar in a way due to the way the movie films were shot. Both of these films were created to allow us to see what the…

Within the 2007 film adaption of Cormac McCarthy’s novel, No Country for Old Men, sheriff Ed Tom Bell shares his perspective and those who pay attention to his thoughtful observations appear unaffected. The Coen brothers, who directed the film, acknowledge that the novel’s title is a representation of the sheriff’s perspective, but in contrast with the novel, the focus of the movie ‘s perspective involves emphasis on multiple character’s viewpoint and actions. To further clarify, the novel also…

The characters in the play Othello by Shakespeare depict different attributes from revenge to love. The behavior of Lago is the subject of analysis of the essay. Lago’s attitude towards women and Othello is appalling. He feels an obligation to serve Othello while also accusing him for having an affair with his wife. In Act one, scene three, Lago believes that Othello has slept with his wife. He states; “it is thought abroad that ‘twixt my sheets/ he has done my office” (1.iii.286). Lago is the…

Aristotle once said, “a tragedy is the moment where the hero comes face to face with his true identity”. In life, every individual is flawed; however one must be able to identify the difference between flaw, and tragic flaw. William Shakespeare is famously known for the concept of the tragic hero, and The Tragedy of Hamlet is no exception. A tragic hero can be defined as a noble character whose fatal flaw leads to their own destruction. In this tragedy of the Elizabethan era, one will come to…

Actor and comedian Robin Williams perform fast paced his improvisational style and Good Will Hunting and Dead Poets Society was known for his performances in films like. Abstract The famous actor and comedian Robin Williams in Chicago, Illinois, July 21, 1951 was born. As a stand-up comedian After developing his improvisational style, Williams has his own television show, Mork and Mindy landed, and the major parts of the film with Robert Altman’s Popeye went. Both comic and dramatic, memorable…

The passage “Empire of illusion” by Chris Hedges claims that the most essential skill in political theater and a consumer is artifice. In every position you have to have a responsibility that is to be honest and go by what you think but in theater they want you to artifice narratives. The personal narrative can be fake but what is the meaning or truth behind it? I think they make artifice narratives for their own benefit which may or may not bring consequences further on in the future. This can…

Nowadays, considering the type of stressful society we are into, watching movies enable us to release some of the stress, because it makes us laugh. Movies are a great way of interaction, since they due capture every moment of our lives. They make us look others as role model and learn some positive life ideas from them. Most often movies live within you. This happen when you watch a movie and keep talking about it for weeks or keep watching them. The movie,” My Best Friend’s Wedding”, directed…

arena, the Capitol and the Districts in my mind, but when I watched the film, it was like giving voice to my thoughts. It helped me in understanding the discourses of power, technology, poverty and misery in a completely different way. The setting, actors, costumes, makeup and context made it all appear even more realistic than ever. The visual representation of discourse of power and the counter discourse…

He also works with some of the greatest actors to ever do it. I think him being ranked #67 in the worldwide aggregate box office numbers with only directing seven films is pretty good. With a gross amount of $1,574,578,772 in sales I’d say he’s still filthy rich. He works particularly in comedy…

Actors, directors, playwrights, set designers, costume designers, lighting and sound designers all come together to mount this spectacle of theater. The theater has to pay these employed artists. Not only are artists involved, but stage managers, technicians…