History of film

In the film “Is Genesis History?”, multiple experts discuss a variety of topics regarding several theories and views concerning the beginning of creation and the historical accuracy of scripture. From analyzing fossils to analyzing the earth's strata, these experts seem to agree that there is a consistent theme in the debate regarding creation: time. In this film, experts approach this debatable topic from a variety of perspectives influenced by their areas of expertise. Kevin Anderson, a…

On Wednesday, Feb. 10, the Honor Program 6 (HP VI) students held a film presentation of a documentary they created in celebration of Black History Month. The film explored racism in cartoons, social media, news, T.V., music, and even award shows. Not only did the documentary touch on the everyday struggles of the black community, but touched on racism of all cultures observed globally. In addition, the students highlighted in their documentary how media has skewed the facts and has- and still…

The 1998 movie American History X is reputed as one of the most effective films in terms of tackling racism, condemning neo-Nazism, and supporting equality and justice. The way racism, one of the most significant residues of post colonialism is depicted is by showing it explicitly on the film numerous times in numerous different ways, such as switching back and forth from black and white to color, to depict the different stages in Derek's life; symbolizing his time as a racist and as a reformed…

had anything to do with the underwhelming physical space. Then, I looked at the exhibits, watched the twenty-minute film and realized that the atmosphere and formation centered on the monument and the small piece of ground. Still, it was underwhelming. Compared to places like the MoMA or the American Museum of Natural History, African American history entwined into American history seems as buried as the enslaved’s bodies. As soon as I walked through the front doors, there was the exhibit of…

History vs. Hollywood The 1989 film “Glory” is an historical film based on the true events of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, which took place on June 18, 1863 in Charleston, South Carolina. The 54th regiment was one of the first infantries to enlist Black soldiers into the war and was lead by Colonel Robert Gould Shaw. Despite their shortcomings and adversities as African American men in America, these men were tenacious and very determined to succeed the war at Fort Wagner. Although this…

Deaf culture is truly amazing. It has spread all across the world, traveling near and far. In the film History Through Deaf Eyes, you can see the changes and the acceptance that the world has created for deaf people over the years. Society has changed and become more accepting of others. Deaf people are normal people. They may have a handicap, but that does not hinder their learning or communication. Personally, I find it amazing that ASL has grown the way it has. It is in every ethnic group…

MPPC, affected hundreds of films throughout that time period, I will be focusing on how it affected films like 1932’s Scarface and 1942’s Casablanca. Both of these films, came out after the code was released with a 10 year interval in between. These films were both heavily affected by the code and had to make many changes to adapt to this new era of Hollywood. Scarface heavily threatened the “crimes against the law” clause while Casablanca threatened the “sex”, and the films had to change or…

Australian film history The first film In Australia, also the first full length feature film in 1906 was, The Story of the Kelly Gang, which was a huge success in both Australian and British theatres, it was also the beginning of a genre of bushranger stories. Until in 1911 when South Australia banned the screening of bushranger films, Victoria soon followed. Thanks to the work of pioneers of Australian movie making such as Raymond Longford and Ken Hall, the Australian cinema continued to…

The movie “American History X” is centered around a violent, racist, neo-Nazi named Derek Vinyard. After killing two black men he is sent to prison where he rethinks his beliefs on racism and the affect it has had on him and his families lives. Humans are visual animals, meaning that our first instinct is to asses and classify the things we see. We make judgements on people and the objects around us based on our experiences and what we are taught. Racism is a learned behavior and to some…

Scholar R.J. Raack is for “film as history” by arguing that the traditional written history is too narrow to focus on the complexity of it. Raack states that film is the most appropriate medium for because, “Only film can provide an adequate "empathetic reconstruction to convey how historical people witnessed, understood, and lived their lives." Only film can "recover all the past 's liveliness” (1176). Furthermore, he believes this because of film’s ability to juxtapose images and sound and the…