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Through the days in Shawshank, Andy never lost hope. Loosing hope inside of Shawshank is like Captain Hadley beating “Fat Ass” in the first scenes. “Fat Ass” lost all hope as soon as the prison doors shut and he knew there was no escape. Andy took this into consideration to always have his guard up and not let things get to him. When meeting Red he met somebody who reflected Andy’s life. Seeing how Red was a down to earth guy helped Andy throughout his time in Shawshank prison. The director of…

Maori Battalion found just that when they returned only to be told to go “back to the pa now boys” (Grace) Lawrence Olivier made a recording of Henry’s St Crispin Day speech to boost the troops’ morale and two years later, Churchill engaged him to film the play as further support. “Olivier intentionally left…

heart as it is craftily presented in most of his works. Frank Darabont born January 28, 1959 is a filmmaker of Hungarian descent. A renowned director, in his career he has nominated for numerous awards including 3 Academy Award’s and 1 golden globe. He won the Humanitas Prize, the PEN Center USA West Award, and…

Ron Clements and John Musker correctly represent Polynesian Culture in their 2016 film, Moana. Moana was nominated for and won numerous awards. It was nominated for both the ‘Best Animated Feature Film of the Year’ and the ‘Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)’ awards in the 2017 Oscars. The film is about a girl called Moana from the island of Motunui who has a desire to be on the water. After finding out her ancestors were voyagers, she goes on an adventure to…

Symbolism is a literary device the author uses where an object, animal, color, or situation has another meaning apart from its literal meaning. In literature, symbolism is used to engage readers and add depth to writing. For the two books The Green Mile by Stephen King and Animal Farm by George Orwell, symbolism plays a huge role. Understanding symbolism and how both Authors use symbolism in The Green Mile and Animal Farm, will help the reader better understand the meaning of the books.…

In the book Lunch Poems, written by Frank O’Hara, there are several occasions and events mentioned, which seem to express and define Frank O’Hara’s outlook on life. Throughout this book, O’Hara goes back and forth it seems between his real life, reality and what he imagines within his thoughts and imagination, related to his surroundings and life experiences. As for one poem titled as “Steps”, a few topics are brought up in order to meet one outcome. In this poem, not only does O’Hara speak…

Consistently rated among the top films made of all time, Godfather trivia should be interesting to anyone with an interest in classic films. Most recently, to show how highly it is regarded, the AFI ranked it only behind Citizen Kane on one of their best movie lists. The film was based on a book written by Mario Puzo, and tells the story of the Corleone mob family. The Godfather, the novel, was one of the most successful novels of all time. The film achieved similar success and recognition, and…

care, Bush ’s position on Irak war and major company closures. His first film, Roger & Me(1989), became the most successful American documentary of all time. .His main documentaries are Fahreneit (2004), Sicko (2007),Capitalism:love story (2009).His film Bowling for Columbine (2002), won an Oscar in 2002 and a prize in Cannes. Moore lives in Traverse City, Michigan. We will analyse one of his most successful documentary film Bowling for Columbine in order…

Sun Tzu once said, “The quality of decision is like the well-timed swoop of a falcon which enables it to strike and destroy its victim.” Victims of many situations usually are unaware of their trouble until the oppressor portrays it. Unfortunately, Nobody Owens from Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book, always got into life-threatening incidents. In this novel, the man Jack, an extremely dangerous man to the Dorian family, goes to the Dorian household to avoid problems for himself in the future.…

in order to produce a larger amount of diversity within films and to better represent POC. Arguably, this may be one factor when considering why POC are not being cast if the people that are casting are white and will not want to break the system of institutionalised racism. In regards to gender, Women are another oppressed group. Women are often sexualised and objectified and are also commonly exposed to negative portrayals within the film industry. A test referred to as The Bechdel Test has…