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    In this generation, movies are created for entertainment purposes. These movies are created to catch our eye and turn our heads. People create movies such as “Iron Man”, “Mission Impossible”, and “Jurassic Park” to make others ask, “what if this could happen?” Fortunately, there are few films out there that have a very deep meaning to others. To others, they are just more than movies. What they watch allows them to keep on believing and always work for their dreams. The film “Secretariat” has a…

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    13 Reasons Suicide

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    Throughout history, the word entertainment has taken on many forms, ranging from plays, music, and screenplays. Today, we view entertainment as a way to escape the stress we experience in our day to day lives, whether it's shocking news report or a tv show we binge watch for hours. While entertainment may just be for amusement and enjoyment, it can also be a valuable source of information that keeps us updated with the current media. In the popular tv show 13 reasons why created by Brian Yorkey,…

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    Essay Prompt #5 Numerous films in the entertainment industry demonstrate sexual violence. Some of this sexual violence is meant for entertainment purposes, whereas some of it is shown to get a strong reaction from its audience and reveal an underlying theme about the source of this violence. Nonetheless, the sexual violence seen in movies is primarily used to communicate a broader message and to demonstrate just how deplorable slavery really is. Sexual violence is exemplified in the film,…

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    In conclusion, not all TV series can be only based on fictitious stories, if not there are stories that can be based on real life events that had happen to a person time ago or events that are happening in today’s date. The story of the series Narcos says a lot about our culture, in how is the reflection of today’s culture, and why the creation of this story is, meaning that our culture is influential and have something to do with the story of the series. Sometimes TV series can be based on real…

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    Footloose The Movie Essay

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    This scene was important as everyone was free to be themselves, and Ariel was finally free from her abusive relationship, and the unspoken judgement of her father. This a sentiment echoed in the 2011 reboot of the film. According to review by Entertainment Weekly, the remake of Footloose “establishes a timeless zone in which children of all colors always yearn for freedom, and wise parents learn how to hand over the dance floor to the next generation.” ("Footloose (1984 & 2011) Movie Review,"…

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    Power Of Film Propaganda

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    political narratives. The most prominent medium of this manipulation is film as it enables the perfect portrayal of pain and sorrow, joy and beauty. People often deem film as a trivial spectacle produced to earn revenue: solely a form of escapist entertainment. And yet, the world of savage politics has always bled into the world of the darkened cinema. The remarkable capability of films to create or alter reality is akin to the stratagems of politicians. Facts are selectively presented and…

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    Millions of people around the world sit down in front of their television set and are told that “For the next hour, sit quietly and we will control all that you see and hear”. But this seemingly absorbing lead into a popular science fiction TV show is actually telling the truth. What the unsuspecting audience is being fed is chilling. “What is dangerous about television is not its junk, it is that television is transforming all serious public business into junk” (449 P4) In addition, the…

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    Postman’s overarching idea is that the television has changed not only the way in which news is presented to the public, but also that it has changed the very way we think. Although his book has two parts, I would like to divide it into three. First, Postman writes about the nature of information and how it relates to both the medium that is conveying it and the audience that is receiving it. Next, Postman takes us through a brief history of the multiple revolutions in communication as well as…

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    Persuasive Research Paper

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    into the back of some Russian mobster’s skull, to the rhythm of Zack Hemsey’s spine-chilling soundtrack, really provide the sort of relief that you are searching for? I certainly hope not! While most of my friends call these homogenous films ‘entertainment’, I call them a waste of time. None of these films contain the elegance or class of the ‘classic film’. While the ‘spaghetti western’ may not be the best example of a…

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    Television and technology seem like such an amazing and necessary entity to have in society today, but is it necessarily the best for people? In the book, Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, television is a major source of technology in society, and books are banned from everyone. As the main character, Montag is influenced to understand that television is shattering people’s minds, so he begins to act out and try to outsmart his own co-workers by placing books in their own homes. While reading the…

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