Francis Ford Coppola

"Drag Me to Hell" is a movie that was directed by Sam Raimi. The writers of "Drag Me to Hell" are Sam Raimi and Ivan Raimi. The date of release was May 29, 2009 in the United States. According to IMDB, this movie won 7 nominations and had other 22 nominations. This movie is about a loan officer in a bank, that life changes because of an old gypsy lady. Christine Brown in the main character of this movie, she is the one that is going through all the events. Christine life changes when a gypsy…

Heart of Darkness follows the main character, Marlow, and his journey in search of Mr. Kurtz in the Congo to bring him back to England. Marlow eventually finds Mr. Kurtz and witnesses how he exploits the African people due to the fact that they worship him; Mr. Kurtz dies on the trip back. Conrad’s language throughout the novella is extremely descriptive of the natural landscape of the new land he is traveling around. Within the description of the new land he is witnessing, he also describes the…

“Ano ang hindi mo gagawin para sa kanya?” a tagline from the movie entitled Honor Thy Father. This tagline means “what can you not do for him?” which is a really a rhetorical question when it pertains to your family. Honor thy Father is a Filipino film with a genre of crime, drama and thriller. It was mainly all about a family that wants to get by to their lives and lately experienced lots of tragedy as they entered the ponzi scheme that is owned by the father of Edgar’s (Cruz) wife, Kaye…

By giving a visual portrayal of the degeneration of the mind in a combat zone, the world of “the other,” Francis Ford Coppola’s film Apocalypse Now gives a modern representation of colonization. This visit into Vietnam is both stirring and graphic, however, it also illustrates a pseudo-colonization of the other by an oppressive force. Through this view, the film works to set itself apart from the earlier romanticized depictions of European colonization, as seen in Joseph Conrad’s Heart of…

Heart Of Darkness vs. Apocalypse Now Coppola puts a vietnam war spin on Conrad 's story Heart of Darkness in his movie Apocalypse Now. There are countless similarities between the two along with very noticeable and important differences. Both Coppola and Conrad share a common idea regarding the psychology of man and the effects on the human mind. Through the use Conrad 's use of descriptive language combined with writing style and Coppola´s stylistic and thoughtful film techniques to highlight…

“I have no idea why I write. The old standards are: I like to express my feelings, stretch my imagination, earn money.” - SE Hinton. SE Hinton is a famous author known for her young adult novels set in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She is the author of Tex, That Was Then, This is Now, The Outsiders, and Rumble Fish. These stories are diverse and each one has its own unique plot and set of characters. In many people's eyes, there is no connection between these four stories. As well as having completely…

started the book when she was 15 and finished it a year later. The book is about a group of teenagers who are dealing with Bad social situations at school and in the neighborhood. Because over 14 million copies of the book were sold, Director Francis Coppola helped S.E. Hinton bring her book to life. Doing so, she told the Director how she wanted it to go. To my surprise the movie came out almost exactly the same to the book. There are similarities and differences in the movie and the book and…

The novel, The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton, follows the character Ponyboy as we learn about the two groups in his society, the Socs and the greasers. Socs are the wealthy young people who live in the nicest part of town. They have expensive tastes and possessions, and are portrayed as very arrogant and rude. The greasers live in the run down area of their town, devoid of money and stable family environments. The Socs and greasers are greatly affected by where and how they live, making them victims…

The Outsiders Devon D. 10/12/15 Prd.1 “When I stepped out into the sunlight I only had two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home.” The book “The Outsiders” has both reasons to read the book and reasons not to. The reasons to read the book far outweigh the reasons not to though. The themes of the book are an excellent example of reasons to read the book. Some of those themes are about; how people seem, good things not lasting forever, and about how real friends will always be there.…

The Outsiders by S.E Hinton demonstrates the gap between different social classes, and how different groups of people see each other based on the lack or abundance of money or simply how they look. Throughout the book S.E Hinton also demonstrates how you can see the truth in people without letting previous opinions based on looks or money interfere. In the beginning of the book Ponyboy says, “ It seemed funny to me that sons - if these girls were any example were just like us” (p.37) This is the…