Citizen Kane

a person’s life, even cradle-to-grave biopics usually hinge on some narrative fulcrum. This film, however, makes no pretensions of having a conventional plot, and in this regard it surpasses even Citizen Kane in the biopic subgenre. Whereas in Kane there is a pretense to find out about Charles Foster Kane, and the search for the meaning of Rosebud, in Gump all we get is Forrest telling us his life story. Story for story’s sake, it’s a beautiful thing. In this sense we also get filmmakers playing…

The Seventh Sleep In 1957, ancient times, an era with limited technology, “historical” days, a movie was created, “The Seventh Seal” by Ingram Bergman, is a example of how different our present mindset has changed from the dreadful era of the 50’s. I’ve always wanted to experience a classic film experience in a theatre instead of searching for them online, upon searching for one I came across the showing of “The Seventh Seal”, which frankly, I wish I hadn’t. I’m pretty sure we’ve all heard of…

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ironic being about Vertigo. People are writing article after article and blog post after blog post about how Vertigo doesn’t deserve to be on the top of the list and that they or they collective group knows what the “best” film ever is. Wanting Citizen Kane back on top of cinema. The irony is that this is what Vertigo is exactly about this. About the desire for the old ways…

Introduction Police are defined as citizens with additional overseeing powers in the society. They are looked upon by the society to uphold high morals, uphold the law, protect the innocent and maintain the peace. The social projection of a police officer is that of an everyday hero who operates in plain sight. The police are also subject to harsh criticism if one of their own violates these high morals and behaves like average citizenry. Police personnel are commonly cited for domestic violence…

The Maltese Falcon is the first movie directed by John Huston who in his illustrious career was nominated for 15 Oscars. The beauty of the film is that there is not a single waste line nor a single waste shot nor a single waste performance. Everything is so perfect & each character is very well developed. I felt Huston has filtered the movie like water, over & over, until it became so perfect. The performances in the movie were of the highest order. Brigid O'Shaughnessy is not your typical…

A current dispute the United States is struggling with is our complicated immigration process. The United States presidential candidates in the 2016 elections offer reforms to repair an increasingly defective immigration system. Although, Donald Trump does offer an immigration policy it will not bring feasible and realistic change in our nation. Donald Trump’s immigration reform includes three main principles; a wall across the southern border, laws passed and enforced in accordance to the…

The noir genre was similarly reactionary as its predecessor, romanticism. At the end of the 21st century, the progress and development of the society showed its unlimited abilities and the abandonment of the religious faith. Romanticism and its “eventual child”, gothic genre, was a reaction against the rapidly materializing world and the negation of its former ideals. The beginning of the 20th century faced similar challenges and certain disappointment in the big brave world. The emerging…

immigrants in the US and it revolves around three main points. These three principles are; to build a wall along the US/Mexico border, to better enforce constitutional law, and lastly to improve conditions such as wages and security for actual American citizens ("Immigration Reform."). Trump outlines that Mexico must pay for a wall to be built along the border and that it would be sufficient restitution for all they have cost the US by purposefully sending criminals into the US in order to avoid…

costing $122 while costing $6 at New Zealand. America 's liberal system further complicates the medical system by allowing hospitals and clinics to operate like a free market. (Hixon) The Japanese healthcare system, on the other hand, covers all citizens and is extremely…