Cinema of Canada

Hamid Naficy’s work in An Accented Cinema offers two major aspects of modern filmmaking. The first, Naficy offers a clear and thorough classification of the term “accented cinema”. Naficy’s distinction between exilic, diasporic and postcolonial filmmaking in order to categorise Irish exilic and diasporic films according to their varying relationships a homeland. Second, he remarkably engages the notions of cultural politics of diasporic, exilic and postcolonial filmmaking. And at the same time,…

Sociopathy—A State of Grace Within Mind-Game Film Reality The use of mental disorders as tools for deductive reasoning and detective work are frequently used throughout contemporary cinema, specifically in psychological thrillers and crime films. By portraying the sleuth-like use of sociopathy as a “productive pathology” as well questioning reality and social control through implicating the main character’s self-navigation and determination of his own identity and destiny, I Am Not a Serial…

Shakespeare is considered the greatest English writer of all time (“William Shakespeare Biography”). He has written countless sonnets, poems and plays. Many of his works has been closely analyzed and some are still acted out at theaters. Plays such as Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet are even known among people who have never studied Shakespeare. Shakespeare’s work has been around for hundreds of years and many films has are adaptations of his works. Macbeth is tragicomedy play that’s about…

“It was 34 years ago, on May 25, 1977, that “Star Wars” (later known as “Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope”) thundered onto the big screen and changed the course of Hollywood history.” (Hero Complex Star Wars) The budget that the crew had was eleven million dollars. It became so popular that it had made over four million dollars in the US but had made over seven million dollars world wide in the box office which put it as the number one movie of the year in 1977 by about four million dollars…

Ani Hovhannisyan Enoch Anderson English 101 03 December 2015 The US Army in World War II within 2:00 Minutes Aundrey Hepburn, one of the most famous British actresses, once said, “Everything I learned I learned from the movies” (Lamoureux). The role that motion pictures have in people’s lives is distinct and undeniable. As a matter of fact, being a mixture of art and technology, movies have always been considered to be the core part of a nation’s culture and the whole country itself. “So it is…

My Hero Dave Snowberger, one of the biggest inspirations in my life, a strong, humble, and super kind man has inspired me to be successful and to be the best person I can be. He’s my grandpa, my hero, and my inspiration. A kind gentleman always seeking to help someone he has taught me many things to live a happy and healthy life. Dave Snowberger fought in the army fighting for his country. He wanted to protect the people of America and their freedoms. Dave Snowberger got many awards…

“...A hero means you step across the line and are willing to make a sacrifice, so heroes are always making a sacrifice.Heroes always take a risk.Heroes always doing something that most people don’t and we want to change.I want to democratise heroism to say any of us can be a hero”-Philip Zimbardo.In 2011 Fucson, Arizona, an act of heroism was happening in the parking lot of Safeway.A massive shooting was happening which resulted in 6 dead and 14 injured.The “bystanders” who were watching the…

General George Washington’s assistant Alexander Hamilton once said, “There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.” Hamilton believed that heroism comes from someone being enthusiastic towards a bad situation in which they could help other people. Once someone becomes enthusiastic, they can do amazing miracles. To be a hero, one does not need super strength, x-ray vision, or some other power. Heroes are ordinary people who…

I want to show people the beauty in our kids so they can understand the beauty in our kids so they can understand that they are so much more than a diagnosis"- Nancy Gianni. Nancy Gianni had a daughter who had down syndrome and was thought of differently in a bad way. She then created GiG's playhouse , a place where kids with down syndrome can have fun, get support, and get ready for the future. My beliefs of a hero is someone who does not care what others think and are working hard to change…

American colonies and surpassed economics and ideological relations. Politics is the most important because it helped direct the government into the government we have nowadays. Leading up to the French and Indian War, the French found foothold in Canada. The French were convulsed during…