American films

The story of Chris Kyle and his life as a Navy Seal in the film “American Sniper” brought major controversy and discrepancy throughout the world. The film depicts Kyle making his sole mission to protect his comrades and his free nation. His pinpoint accuracy, as one of the most lethal snipers in American history, saves countless lives but also puts him in grave danger. He serves four tours in Afghanistan and it becomes clear that his family life takes a toll because of it. He struggles to be a…

Jakob Neilson, a web usability consultant, found that people don 't read during every single second of a page visit. (Perez). The film American Sniper, uses a website to promote the films rhetorical aim that even in superhuman individuals a relatable vulnerability prevails. American Sniper’s website utilizes multimodal components and literary elements such as: photographs, musical features, symbolisms, appeals to ethos, angles of vision, and nutshell text to strengthen the promotion of the site.…

Western Mystique: Native American Morals What is a western? The west is a described as a barren wasteland or the land that cowboys duel and fight. Also, people think that a western is depicted that Native Americans as the bad guys or the villains. But that is not always the case in the film The Searchers by John Ford he depicts indians as the villains, weak, and unworthy. Whereas William Herbert is describing Natives as strong and proud. John Ford had his characters in his film do some…

American Hardcore The early 80s punk rock film, American Hardcore, features bands such as Black Flag, Minor Threat, and Minutemen amongst others. The documentary addresses the birth and evolution of punk rock, beginning in 1978 and ending in 1986. Interviews from former members of these punk rock bands are included in the film. Throughout the film we are taken behind the scenes into the real world of punk rock, including riots, music production, performer’s attitudes and distinctive looks that…

The Untouchables is an American gangster film produced in 1987. The movie is set in 1930 during the prohibition era. Al Capone, a Chicago crime boss, has the entire city in the palm of his hand and supplies illegal alcohol. He has strong relations with the government officials and the police force, influencing them greatly enough to not investigate his illegal practices. One strong member of the Treasury Department, Eliot Ness, believes it is his duty to uphold the law and bring Capone to…

American Graffiti is set in 1962 in small town U.S.A and is filmed almost exclusively at night. It is aurally accompanied by a late 1950s and early 1960s rock ‘n’ roll sound montage and also the bizarre verbal ramblings of radio Disc Jockey Wolfman Jack. The text follows the fragmented quests[3] of four male youths at the tail end of this 1950s style youth culture before the advent of America’s full involvement in the Vietnam War, the rise of new left radicalism and spread of the Hippie movement…

bombers, and belly dancers are what Americans see arabians as. The movie American Arabs proves those stereotypes wrong. Usama Alshabai, the producer, director, and editor of the documentary works hard to make sure that it is clear Arabs in America mean no harm. The arabians featured in the documentary are hard working, normal, strong people. So what is it that makes it hard for Americans to picture these people as such? Americans love tv. As of 2015 40 million Americans had a subscription to…

chronic conditions along with higher prevalence of mortality and poorer health outcomes, when compared with other populations. It is important to recognize the impact of these social determinants on health outcomes of these populations. In the film, The American Nurse, we…

The American dream has always been in a constant state of political slander. Whether it be when the original thirteen colonies were established under British rule, causing an outcry among many of our early founding fathers, as well as the immigrants that lived within the chaos itself, or perhaps something more recent like the election of Donald J. Trump. Millennials, a demographic that gave rise to the age of social media, who stretch the topic of free speech to its utmost potential, say that…

MOVIE CHOSEN: American Beauty American Beauty, a movie directed by Sam Mendes is a movie about taking a break from our ordinary day to day lives and becoming aware of the beauty around us while redefining what ‘beauty’ means to different people. It presents a satirical critique on the images of ‘beauty’ and ‘success’ portrayed by media and society which we internalize and strive to achieve leading to feelings of insecurity and confusion. By following a postmodernist approach, the director…