Film theory

and, economic rights. For hundreds of years, women have been held back from opportunities because of their gender. Feminist activists have and to this day, are still fighting for women to have equal opportunities as men through social and political theories by protesting and campaigning. In Karen Offen’s book titled, Defining Feminism: A Comparative Historical Approach, she states that although its true origins are unknown, the invention of the word féminisme (French for “feminism”) was thought…

choose it to be. I will prove this argument by analyzing Dom Cobb’s experiences as an ‘extractor’ using Arnold van Gennep’s theory about rites of passage and its stages. I will also prove that the movie conveys the message by analyzing Dom Cobb’s dreams using Freud’s theory…

disadvantage lies in the media’s hand in promoting ideas that aren’t always accurate. One of the areas in which there exists a large amount of fallacy is gender. This paper will identify issues women face in film, by analyzing top grossing superhero films in recent years. In researching these films, I will analyze how women are portrayed, and the general conceptions created as a result of their portrayal. In turn, I will show that gender roles are still promoted in media today, creating…

representations. This is shown in the music video “Girls on Film” by Duran Duran. This music video was published in 1981, expected to be played at night clubs and the “Play Boy” channel (Girls on Film, n.d., para. 4). The raunchy video created an uproar, and it was consequently banned by the BBC and heavily edited for MTV (Girls on Film, n.d., para. 4). This caused the band to gain more spot light and furthermore, making two different music videos (Girls on Film, n.d., para. 4). These two…

The Scientific Method, in my opinion, is a lengthy process to test the validity of hypotheses or theories in order to determine whether those educated guesses hold accurate value to either solve a world problem or answer a scientific question. Much of my paper, if not all, is cited from the ICC’s Films on Demand video called The Scientific Method that can be found under our class’s “Course Materials” tab. The Scientific Method has a total of five parts or sections: define the problem, form a…

of two theoretical perspectives regarding family stress and theories of suicide, as it applies to a case study presented in a classroom lecture. This paper will allow the reader to see the similarities as well as the differences when analyzing these two concepts. Presenting real life situations and applying these theories to those issues will bring life to the concepts. Implications for military social work as it applies to the theories will then be assessed, and presented to demonstrate an…

Scientists are human too. Einstein is seen as a genius, but even a man like him deals with everyday problems like any other person. He had his own set of morals and values. In the film Einstein: The Birth of God’s Equation informs the viewers with a better understanding of how Albert Einstein grew as a person and the impact he had on the field of Physics with his development of God’s Equation. In the article “Physicists Are Philosophers, Too” by Victor J. Stenger, James A. Lindsay, and Peter…

With the material, I analyzed in the "Trial" I discovered the resemblance between the workforce portrayed in the earlier scenes and Luther Gulick's Theory of Organization. Starting with the first section in Gulick's book The Division of Work, I was able to see a correlation of structure in the movie with the different levels that the workforce was separated into. Though I was unclear with what the company was producing, I could see that workers were specialized in their positions and followed a…

are misrepresented in in gender roles, how women are being objectified, and other issues. This essay is a critical analysis of The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) showing how women are represented in the film and how it relates to topics discussed in class and underlying issues of gender…

come upon Cindy Sherman’s #10 untitled film still (fig. A.1.). In this photograph you see women squatting down on the floor; her skirt is pulled up. You are taken aback by the girl in this sexual position, and frankly, you are a bit uncomfortable. You then see the spilled groceries on the ground and place her in the place of a housewife, running around to cook dinner for her husband. The way that we view this photograph can be attributed back to the theory, of “male gaze.” Cindy Sherman was the…