Film adaptation

“Crash” is a drama film from 2004; Paul Haggis has produced and directed the movie. The film is set in L.A, a city with a cultural mix of every nationality. There are several main characters, including Shaun Toub as Farhad, Bahar Soomekh as Dorri, Sandra Bullock as Jean Cabot, Brendan Fraser as Rick Cabot, Matt Dillon as Officer Ryan, Terrance Howard as Cameron Thayer, Thandie Newton as Christine Thayer, Ludacris as Anthony, Larenz Tate as Peter and Michael Peña as Daniel. The film is truly…

Precious is an American drama film that was directed by Lee Daniels in United state, and it was produced in 2009. The film running time is 110 minutes. And it is based on a novel called Push by Sapphire. Precious’s screenwriter is Geoffrey Fletcher, and the starring were Gabourey Sidibe, Mo’Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Sherri Shepherd and Lenny Kravitz. The movie has won so many awards, such as the Audience Award, the Grand Jury Prize for best drama and Special Jury Prize for supporting…

This essay applies the lens of hermeneutics and actor-network theory (ANT) to analyze a picked scene from the movie HER, which was directed by Spike Jonze in 2013, in order to understand the relationship between humans and technology. In the film, the main character Theodore works as a letter-author. He is on the verge of divorce with his wife, Catherine. Technology provides him a more colorful living environment that he needs especially under his situation. Sadness and anti-social, to him,…

The Rooster Bar is a book written by John Grisham that identifies the illegitimate practice of using for-profit-law-schools to commit fraud, and the tragic consequences that impact vulnerable law-school students. Grisham reveals the reality of what happens when a mentally unstable law student commits suicide, and the actions that his friends take to endure the process of entering the field of law, illegally. Upon discovering a grand conspiracy that interconnects Foggy Bottom law school with…

reputation. Not only is the movie action packed with unpredictable plot twists, but this movie is also a perfect example of feminism, as we see female characters of colour playing major roles in this film. In addition, the female characters are equally as important as their male counterparts in the film; unlike many forms of media seen in today’s society. The plot demonstrates the ideology of female equality and is maintained throughout the movie by showcasing the ability of females in…

I will analyse the original soundtrack as well as both the Finnish subtitles of the song lyrics as well as the translations dubbed into Finnish. In this preliminary report, I will be analysing four songs presented in the beginning of the film; The frozen heart (fin: Jääsydän), Do you want to build a snowman (fin: Lumiukko tehtäisiinkös?), For the first time in forever (fin: Ensi kertaa ikuisuuksiin) and Love is an open door (fin: Ovi nyt auki on). I will first gather the original song lyrics…

start of XX century cinematography was only to bring joy and hilarity to hundreds of people. Now it is made to do something else like educating by films. Learning a new foreign language by watching untranslated film or TV series is a really popular way. The words used in movies are mostly the words use often by the native speakers. So a student watching a film, TV series has a chance to hear how native speakers of this language speak, what kind of words they use. Thanks to movies and television…

There are tons of television shows to choose from. In TV shows, there are a plethora different characters with varying personalities. When we watch a television show we become inspired or motivated by some of the traits of the characters. Detective Morgan is a character from the show Criminal Minds who is a positive role model because he cares about the people around him, even in a job where it might be easier to simply detach himself from the situation. Derek Morgan is extremely dedicated to…

The novel and the movie, while sharing many similarities, have multiple differences that make them unique. The novel is dense and rich with interesting details that the reader uncovers over the course of the plot. The movie, on the other hand, is action-packed and dramatized to give the viewer a more captivating experience. Some of the most notable differences are; character development, scenes and dialog, and how the end has been changed to make the movie more engaging. While the book goes into…

In the U.S and the rest of the world, spies are revered by some and despised by others. The novel, The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen offers us a chance to look into the mind of a fictional spy to try and understand what goes on in their mind. In most popular media, spies who are the main characters are often the most charismatic and smart people in the book or movies. In real life, spies are usually the people who don’t stand out. When comparing the accuracy from the novel’s portrayal of a…