American films

In the movie Seven directed by David Fincher in 1995, two detectives: William Somerset played by Morgan Freeman and David Mills played by Brad Pitt get called to solve a case of various murders representing the seven deadly sins: lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath and envy. The personalities and personal struggles of both detectives begin to develop throughout the process of extensive investigating and high stresses of the case. The main take away from the movie is how the stressors and…

When considering the greatest performers in history, renowned artists and groups such as Michael Jackson, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and Louis Armstrong. When looking at present day, examining the greatest performers tends to be more difficult. We can define a performer, simply, as “a person who entertains an audience.” (source3) With this, anyone could be a performer, however when defining what makes a performer one of the best performers there is, the criteria becomes far more complex.…

hires a lowly intern (Riz Ahmed) to assist him in Lou’s endeavours to make as much money as possible by capturing horrific incidents. Yet as the film continues, Lou’s progression into insanity and lust for power showcases himself as the true horror… This is Jake Gyllenhaal’s best performance of his career to date. With a mixture of Bale’s Bateman (American Psycho), Damon’s Ripley (The Talented Mr. Ripley) and Robert De Niro’s Pupkin (The King of Comedy), Gyllenhaal is downright terrifying and…

the two newsrooms serves to embed a certain historical influence, distinguishing and carrying over a specific an intellectual continuity associated with these respected male journalists. But why not include highly influential female journalists in American history; one of the greatest war correspondents Martha Gellhorn, or second most influential woman in the world Dorothy Thomson? The decision to ignore esteemed women journalists is the result of a social order inscribed to our condition, to…

Throughout our lives, all human beings are forced to navigate from the world of our carefree simplistic childhoods to the more terrifying complex world of adulthood. For most people, this journey is fearsome and full of struggles and obstacles that they must overcome in order to venture to the other side. No matter how difficult this journey is, growing up and becoming an adult is necessary for our life experience. In the novel The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, the main character Holden…

While Quentin Tarantino’s films do mostly follow the components of artwork Jinhee Choi presented, his films are also the first of their kind. Writer Alan Stone recognizes this and argues that the absurdity of Tarantino’s scenes are a rollercoaster of emotions for the viewer. This allows him to better control the emotions of the audience. He writes about how Tarantino places brains and blood in the movie, and that the audience responds with laughter to the scenes. Although, both Stone and…

various accounts of his womanizing, physical and verbal confrontations and run-ins or near-run-ins with the law rival those attached to anyone from Jerry Lee Lewis to Justin Bieber. He helped integrate American music. A civil rights advocate from early on, Sinatra used his influence to promote African-American musicians. Wynton Marsalis notes that his mentor, trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison, worked frequently with Sinatra. "Sweets said that during a time when America was segregated, Frank…

“Thank you Ma’am” and “The Cask of Amontillado” was two diverse stories. The two main characters in “Thank you Ma’am” was extremely different from the main character in “The Cask of Amontillado”. The main character in “Thank you Ma’am” Mrs. Jones was a nice old woman who help out whenever she could and believe in forgiveness. On the other hand; the main character in “The Cask of Amontillado” was completely insane. These two characters ultimately reacted differently to the individuals who…

time in London. Mary Steenburgen's father passed away in 1989 while she was starring in the movie Parenthood. Later in 1990, her and Malcolm McDowell divorced for reasons she delineated as “amicable.” Mary Steenburgen appeared in thirty different films from 1978 until 1991. Previously to that, she took off nine months to campaign for her ally, Bill Clinton, to run for president. Several…

trying to establish individuality. In Sullivan’s Travels, Jon Sullivan is a successful movie director who is unhappy with all the success around him so he takes on the challenge of pretending to be a homeless man to grasp a deeper understanding for his film. Sullivan seems as if he is trying to escape being consumed, and falling under the category of a typical celebrity. He pretends to be a homeless man to truly understand what it feels like to have nothing and to live in poverty. In Saturday…