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    First and foremost is their instinctive animalistic trait for survival. These humans are the ones that made it through World War Terminus and continue to live on a residually radioactive planet, so their survival instincts have taken over and arguable lessen their other aspects of gentile humanity. The society values of these times are also radically different from pre-war times. In so small a population, social status has become even more important to attain. And the way to attain said statues…

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    In the critical review, we would like to share a well-known movie, which is directed by Robert Stromberg, entitled “Maleficent”. This movie is an action, adventure and family movie. The story is about two rival kingdoms, human kingdom, ruled by a vain and greedy king and the Moors, a peaceful kingdom. A powerful fairy, Maleficent helps Stefan who failed to steal jewel and they grow close. One day, the king wants to attack the Moors but been defeated and he wants to revenge through offers his…

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    Blade Runner is set in the year 2019 when society has become disruptive, the environment is polluted, and humanoid robots named replicants are loose in the city. The director and editor, as well as many others, are in charge of making the film have certain elements that let the audience become aware of what is happening. Some of the well known cinematic elements involved with the film are lighting and color. Filmmakers use lighting and color to demonstrate the importance of certain atmospheres…

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    film ‘Blade Runner’ questions the idea of true humanity through the style of Film Noir. Based on the 1968 short story ‘Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?’ by Phillip K. Dick, ‘Blade Runner’ shows the inhumane, dark side of the human race. Scott is successful in catching audience’s interest with the use of Film Noir, showing the dystopian society of Los Angeles, the depiction of gender roles and the shifting views of true humanity between human and replicant. ‘Blade Runner’ follows an ex blade…

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    Thornton’s Sling Blade is a brilliant Academy Award winning film that he not only directed himself, but was also the star actor. The movie was released in November of 1996 by Miramax Films, an American company known for independent and foreign films.1 Some other famous cast member includes country star Dwight Yoakam, and J.T. Walsh known from the film A Few Good Men. Sling Blade was an expansion of the short film that Billy had previously created called “Some Folks Call it a Sling Blade”…

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    android/cyborg films. Blade Runner and Terminator 2: Judgement Day both carry the android/cyborg device which are thematically the same, yet deliver different messages to the audience. Both films use a dystopic futuristic setting where the antagonist is sentient machine who are displayed as hitmen in the films. However,…

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    Any film that is worth watching has at least one conflict in it. Whether that conflict be between hopes and dreams, commitment and responsibility or self-interest and mortality. Although Blade Runner by Ridley Scott is a motion picture masterpiece, Deckard, a blade runner, is torn between a world filled with both humans and replicants. He must pursue and contend to four replicants who stole a ship in space in order to return to Earth to find their creator. Part of Deckard’s job is not only to…

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    The 5th Wave Review The 5th Wave, written by Rick Yancy, is a dystopian novel with a female heroine that takes the genre to a new level. Many post-apocalyptic books are lead by the fall of government or destruction of the environment. However, this novel involves a more dramatic factor, the extra-terrestrial. Additionally, The 5th Wave, is cleverly written through two different perspectives, one of them being the strong female lead. In the story, alien intruders, called the “others”, send a…

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    While the words “science fiction” often evoke images of aliens and galactic monsters in the minds of many people, these one-dimensional stereotypes do not come close to capturing the genuine essence of the genre. Science fiction is unique in its ability to think deeply and stretch the human mind to its full potential, constantly making attempts to understand and make meaning of ourselves and the world around us. Isaac Asimov went so far as to say that "Modern science fiction is the only form of…

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    Both Authors portray an alien invasion on earth. In both “Zero Hour” by Ray Bradbury and The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells, an alien invasion breaks out on earth, however each in their own way with different events that cause massive destruction. In “Zero Hour” by Ray Bradbury and The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells, aliens want to take over earth and while this is happening there are people trying to find a way to survive. In Bradburys “Zero Hour” Minks mom says “There, there. We're safe…

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