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    A murdered husband, a wife behind bars and a daughter determined to prove her mother’s innocence with the help of Europe’s most infamous detective. A cunning and manipulative man, Hercule Poirot’s psychologically centered investigative skills make him the moral and intellectual superhero of this twisted tale. In her novel Five Little Pigs, Agatha Christie tells the story of heartbreak, betrayal and revenge that wraps up in an unforeseeable revelation. Dame of the British Empire and wildly…

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    Through reading the Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie, it was very attention-grabbing to read how the past can and will come back to haunt you. The Murder on the Orient Express greatly justifies how ones pasts actions can catch up to them for the worse. Christie is able to relive this crime throughout the book by several different key efforts. It is obvious that after reading a few chapters that Christie incorporated several facts from the Lindbergh case in order to really allow…

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    Murder Is Easy To Play Murder's interface combines visual novel and traditional point-and-click mechanics. You have no direct control over Lt. Minori's movement as she will only move in order to interact with a designated hotspot. In addition to interacting with the environment, you may have Lt. Minori engage NPCs in conversation by clicking them. The dialogue--and Lt. Minori's internal monolog--are fully voiced and accompanied by text. To instantly display it: simply click the mouse as it…

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    both Agatha Christie’s Death on the Nile and Sydney Lumet’s Murder on the Orient Express the authors engage the audience by adding suspense into the mystery. While both mysteries add suspicion one constructs a mystery made up of deaths and mystery elements while the other uses movie angels, music, and the character as suspense. Both Agatha Christie’s Death on the Nile and Sydney Lumet’s Murder on the Orient Express equally use suspense in the pieces. Both pieces of entertainment use clues to…

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    Poirot Research Paper

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    troubles, which hurt others around them in a myriad of ways. Of course, Poirot would put himself on an island if he thought the many murders that surrounded him was his fault for the number one thing Poirot hates is murder. Poirot is on the Orient Express traveling through the snowy night from Istanbul towards it's long way across Europe, where a death occurs, and of course everyone turns to him for help with his gray cells.…

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    Hercule Poirot's Murder

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    A murder detective seeks to enforce justice and bring closure to a mystery by striving to analyze every piece of information, essentially creating a battle between him and the not-yet-known killer. In Death on the Nile, by Agatha Christie, Hercule Poirot faces the challenge of uncovering the murder of socialite Linnet Ridgeway despite the numerous troubles placed in his way and in the way of the truth. Despite the killers’ meticulous plan, Hercule Poirot eventually uncovers the mystery of…

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    Peter Moorhead's Murder

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    Peter Moorhead's Murder is an interactive short story featuring a strong artistic direction and merges visual novel and point-and-click adventure game mechanics in its storytelling. Will the forty-minute inaugural episode of this philosophical cyberpunk murder mystery leave you wanting more? A Cyberpunk Murder Mystery Set In Tokyo Murder's first episode serves an intriguing basis for future episodes, and on its own it is enjoyable and definitely worth the relatively low price of admission.…

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    Chung King Express has been celebrated for its innovative use of popular cinematic formulas. This is because of Hong Kong new wave film movement. This movement derived from the French new wave is to rebel against conventions. It is to experiment with new equipment and styles, making a social and political statement at the same time. Wong Kar-Wai tries to make a statement about Hong Kong at the time as Hong Kong was being handed back to Peoples republic of China. Wong Kar-Wai experiments with…

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    The Mood For Love Analysis

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    Wong Kar Wai is probably the most innovative and avant-garde director to come out of Hong Kong. As part of the second New Wave of Hong Kong cinema, Wai moved far away from the traditional, Jackie Chan and Shaw Brothers style of films, which focused on action, and explored more substantial themes, icnluding human psyche, politics and the social conditions in Hong Kong. His aesthetics are quite similar with Jean-Luc Godard and the French Wave, in general, particularly because he also took apart…

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    Leung in Wong Kar-wai’s Chunking Express Chungking Express draws a restless alienation and ambiguity between urban people in Hong Kong, and delicates the subtle people relationship happened on four characters in the modern city. Cope 633, acted by Tony Leung, is one of the isolated figure. Wong Kar-wai’s unique directing style and soundtracks make the film stand out in many art films in the nineties of Hong Kong. In Wong Kar-wai’s movie, Chunking Express, Tony Leung’s acting has been a…

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