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Othello - Playful Film or Boring Play? William Shakespeare wrote the popular tragedy ‘Othello’ which has been adapted in multiple ways. One particular popular way is live action films. This essay will be discussing the similarities and the differences between Shakespeare’s literary story and Oliver Parker’s 1995 film starring Lawrence Fishburn. The key factors are obviously the same between both versions, the plotand the characters. However, this is where most of the common facts end.…

Pedro Almodovar’s twentieth feature film, Julieta, chronicles the title character’s life as she is forced to reflect upon her riddled past and confront the tragic circumstances that surround the disappearance of her daughter. Almodovar based Julieta off of a series of short stories written by Nobel Prize winning author Alice Munro, which follow three stages of a Canadian woman’s life who faces similar circumstances. At it’s conception, Julieta was intended to be Almodovar 's first…

On the other hand, DC Entertainment is currently owned by Warner Brothers, which is a subsidiary to Time Warner. Time Warner is broken up into 3 main segments, which includes Turner, Home Box Office and Warner Bros. As of the 2015 - 2016 television season, Warner Brothers was ranked as the number 1 producer of primetime television series in the United States. The Warner Brothers segment consists primarily of the production, distribution, licensing of television series and feature films. In…

Gatsby by F.Scott Fitzgerald has been shown a level of appreciation, understanding and care by Baz Luhrmann in his 2013 adaptation of the text. It has been called “Something more sophisticated but no less visually entertaining than the average blockbuster-” by Kofi Outlaw, the talented editor in chief of screen-rant.com. One can agree that when looked at in comparison to the what is called the greatest American novel of all time that the narrative technique, choice of setting, themes used,…

Growing up the only girl in a house with a traditional mother made my grandmother submissive. She lived in a home with her mother and grandmother and “it was up to [her] to put the food on the table.” Since both of her parents were working, and boys during the 60s did not do household chores according to my great grandmother, my grandma was expecting to cook and clean the kitchen when she got home from school. She needed to do her part to help around the house because there were a lot of men…

off of the plot for Hamlet; Arthur Laurents’ West Side Story is loosely based off of the plot of Romeo and Juliet, and Twelfth Night has been the basis for countless teenage romantic comedies. Aside from regurgitating the same overused plots for blockbuster movies, public figures can be found quoting Shakespeare in their speeches, interviews, and even on tattoos. In fact, Shakespearean themes and details are so embedded within our culture that the original context is frequently overlooked,…

The Matrix is an icon of popular culture, with phrases referring to it permeating our day to day language. With idioms like “Glitch in the matrix” and ”take the red pill” many people make reference to this (at the time) groundbreaking work of fiction in their everyday lives. However, most are ignorant to some of the biggest influences on the franchise as a whole. India, and more specifically Buddhism have a large influence on the background and story of The Matrix trilogy. The inspiration for…

The rise of the creative industries has emerged a struggle between creativity and commerce; however, this struggle is nothing new to the role of a film producer. Film producers turn ideas into motion pictures and oversee all creative and commercial decisions from start to finish. The core of the job comes from balancing art and business in film, aiming to tell creative stories that are made efficiently as well as being profitable. In an academic study on creativity and commerce, Dr. Andrew…

Cheating time is something that most everyone wishes they had the power to do. To be able to stop time and prevent themselves or someone they care about from passing on is an ability that is seemingly only found in fairy tales. In reality, there is truly no way to avoid death and the inevitable ending of one’s life. The fear of death is so widespread, but is something that humans have absolutely no control over. However, the thought of being forgotten, known as Athazagoraphobia, is far more…

Bollywood divas that rule 2016 Bollywood is the general term for the Hindi language film industry situated in Mumbai. The entire Indian silver screen is generally alluded to the world standards with the expression of “Bollywood”. Moreover, Bollywood is one of the biggest film makers in India, which holds the most astounding records in Box Office collections. Naturally, acting is the most important domain of this industry where the works of the actors and actresses are viewed through any…