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On December 7, 1941, Japan attacked and destroyed Pearl Harbor. Thousands of Americans died, and hundreds of aircrafts and battleships were destroyed. These garnered hatred for Japanese that overwhelmed the masses, as well as the call for revenge. The result: US congress declared war against Japan days after, and thus joining the World War II. In the film Pearl Harbor, film makers demonstrate the devastation brought by the Japanese air force. Also, it shows that US government, specifically…

Everlasting Battle Batman vs. Superman. Could You Guess Who is Winning? When the movie “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” was announced, being the casual superhero fan, I had just one question in mind: What the hell is going on here? How could Batman, an ordinary superhero who possesses no superhuman abilities, possibly battle Superman, a superhero whose powers include superhuman strength, vision, speed, and flight? That’s highly unlikely to happen! Looking from the other side how come…

harassment cases, the more money and power a person has, the easier it is for them to break the law and fail to receive any form of consequence. There are many cases of rich and powerful individuals getting away with breaking the law. For example, Ben Affleck admitted to sexual harassing an actress named Hillarie Burton. He groped the actress during an appearance on the show “Total Request Live” by MTV (Criss, 2017). Another case regards Donald Trump, he has been accused of 11 different cases of…

Superman. The character has been portrayed on both film and television by some of the world’s greatest actors such as Lewis Wilson, Adam West, Robert Lowry, Michael Keaton, George Clooney, Val Kilmer, Christian Bale, David Mazouz, and, soon, by Ben Affleck in the new movie that is coming out sometime next…

Gone Girl is a print to screen story about marriage in a modern day society. On the surface, Nick and Amy are a happy, all-American couple of a higher class, but the truth lies deeper than the surface. An article on the movie published by The New York Times spoke to the same emotions that I felt about the story. The article goes on to say that “’Gone Girl’ plays like a queasily, at times gleefully, funny horror movie about a modern marriage, one that has disintegrated partly because of spiraling…

DC and Marvel are the biggest names in the comic industry. With multiple comic lines and universes and an abundance of characters. The comics are limitless, however the movie universe is a different story. Whether you are an avid comic reader or not, and with numorous movies under each comic giant, you may have seen at least one or even multiple movies. Like with great empires, one clearly triumphs over the other. With that in mind, this so called 'war ' between the great powers in the comic…

mix Batman’s personality with his alter ego personality, Bruce Wayne as one individual. Bale overcame this obstacle by separating the time he had, into preparing for both roles, as if they had two main protagonists to play. Even the new Batman, Ben Affleck went to Bale for advice as to how not to mix the personalities of the two alter…

How did Batman get so popular? It all started in 1939. “In 1939, National Comics (later to become DC Comics), was looking for a new super hero—a character who could build on the success of Superman” (Batman at 75: Highlights in the Life of the Caped Crusader). Editor Vin Sullivan asked Bob Kane to create a hero. Batman first started as an idea from writer Bill Finger and artist Bob Kane. Batman wasn’t always a superhero dressed in dark colors. Bob Kane originally drew Batman in brighter colors…

Media Statement on Harvey Weinstein Unchanged, Valuable Public Leader Media Statement Release by Daniel Christensen October 2017 PAF 420 Harvey Weinstein, a famed and acclaimed figure in the American entertainment industry, can be described by many adjectives. These have proved to be both positive and negative in the most recent news surrounding this man, although one should wonder how and why there has been this change from a respected reputation only just recently.…

Mindy Kaling is Concerned I have an exceptionally limited list of TV shows that I actually enjoy watching, but The Office is definitely on that list. Along with favorite TV shows comes with favorite characters from that certain show. One of my favorite characters happens to be Kelly Kapoor, played by Mindy Kaling. In her comedic autobiography, Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns), she explains how she got into the world of show business, being a comedic writer and performer,…