Film genre

Science fiction authors often have the opportunity to let their creativity run wild when it comes to creating the worlds in which their novels take place. Writing science fiction allows the author to go into detail about these new societies and technologies while making predictions for what the what the world could be like in ten, twenty, or even hundreds of years (cite). Both Fahrenheit 451 and 1984 share insights to what Bradbury and Orwell believe to be the future. With similar character arcs…

There are two very popular sci-fi stories that have been a part of our lives for years. They are very similar in a lot of ways. They are very different in a lot of ways. The name of these stories are Doctor Who and Star Wars. Doctor Who is a Sci-Fi TV show and Star Wars is a series of movies, but they are both stories. I will be comparing these stories and I also be contrasting these stories. As I said before, Doctor Who is a Sci-Fi TV show. The TV show first aired on November 23rd, 1963. It…

images and depictions of the ‘silver screen’ and easily recognized commercial driven images. The song play on the notion that everything is repeated, life circumstances as well as the media one is surrounded by. This is seen in lyrics such as; “But the film is a saddening bore/ Because I wrote it ten times or more/ It’s about to be write again/ As I ask you to focus on” Bowie identifies the ideas of loneliness driven by media and his own role within that notion. The song identifies loneliness…

Discuss how a particular theme was explored in at least one science fiction text you have studied. There are many science fiction texts that have been written on the beneficial usage of technological innovations in the past, present and future. The author, Ray Bradbury has written on various themes throughout many of his science fiction texts. One particular theme the misusage of technological innovations were commonly present in some of his science fiction texts. In two of his short stories,…

In the poems, I Bright Star and Choose Something Like a Star, both deal with a star that they admire and trust. Moreover, the speakers of both poems have different reasons on why they want to be unchangeable. The style of both poems are significant because it hints to the reader, the speaker’s purpose of these poems. Their similarities and differences creates a central theme for both poems. In the poem, Choose Something Like a Star, Robert Frost has a desire to become unchangeable, so that he…

Poetry is a film that tells the story of Mi-Ja, an elderly Korean woman who becomes interested in writing poetry as a way to stave off the encroaching threat of Alzheimer’s disease, all while she tries to take care of her spoiled and delinquent grandson. The film also has an important subplot that revolves around Agnes, a young girl who kills herself after suffering months of sexual assault from a group of classmates, one of which who happens to be Mi-Ja’s grandson. In this essay, I will argue…

Poetry give readers the opportunity to enter the mind of great writers, allowing their emotions to be stirred, imaginations to dream and reality of life to be explored. Langston Hughes’ ‘Song for a Dark Girl,’ Emily Dickinson’s ‘The Soul selects her own Society,’ and Robert Frost’s ‘The Road Not Taken’ grant these opportunities to those who read. The Book of the Psalms in the Old Testament of the Bible, are filled with many poems and written songs granting the reader the same opportunities to…

The great poet Czeslaw Milosz once said “What is poetry which doesn’t save nations or people?”. Poetry has been a huge part in many civilizations across the world. In today’s society, poems can be used to heal, to hurt, and to inspire. In “You who wronged,” Czeslaw Milosz uses persuasive diction and descriptive imagery and tone to illustrate the true power of poetry. Known for his contemporary work, Milosz is one of the most highly acclaimed twentieth- century poets from Poland. He was born in…

The novel Dune represents a new type of science fiction which has a convoluted plot and characters with supernatural capabilities such as precognition and telepathy. It is quickly clear throughout the first pages of the novel that the Bene Gesserit, an all-female organization which aims to “produce a genetically superior male being, capable of looking into parts of the soul where the women cannot look” (Reid 175) frame the plot of this novel. The Bene Gesserit have a great influence on the…

Throughout mankind’s history we have written. Many of our writings have been in books which awe and inspire others. Two primary types of these books exist fiction and non-fiction. One popular genre among fiction books is fantasy fiction. One such book from this exciting genre is Magyk by Angie Sage. Magyk by Angie Sage is a very original piece, brings the reader into an adventure filled plot line, and brings whimsical ideas to the reader’s mind. The first crucial ingredient in a fantasy novel…