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    recently read the novel, No Country for Old Men. It was a very interesting and surprising novel for me to read. It was something that I have never read before. The plot and characters were interesting, especially Chigurh. I would have the say that Chigurh is my favorite character, not because he committed violent and horrendous acts, but because he is a very peculiar character. He is a unique character that I have never encountered before. In the novel, No Country for Old Men, Chigurh’s…

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    is more of a central character in the film, rather than a backdrop. Juarez, Mexicio i the setting, but the only shots of Juarez are arial, as the filmmakers visited Juarez to research and found it too dangerous to film on the ground, according to Men 's…

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    The film I chose to do a critical analysis of the cinematic elements of is "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly." The Good, The Bad and the Ugly is a 1966 Spaghetti Western film, directed by Sergio Leone, it was marketed as the third installment of what became known as the Dollars Trilogy. The film is about three outlaws during the civil war that try to outsmart each other in a journey to unearth a fortune in stolen gold buried in an unmarked grave. Clint Eastwood stars as the main character…

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    (gunfights then and now are typically quick affairs) keeps the scene grounded, as does Shane getting mortally wounded. The movie earns bonus points for one of the greatest Western villains of all time. Jack Wilson (Jack Palance) is among the wickedest men to ever holster a six-shooter on the silver screen. He’s sadistic, arrogant and more than deserving of his spot on boot hill.…

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    Lone Star Film Analysis

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    The 1996 film Lone Star, written and directed by John Sayles, is a neo-western suspense thriller set in Rio County, TX on the Mexican/American border. Chris Cooper plays a county sheriff, Sam Deeds, who returns home after his father, sheriff Buddy Deeds, played by Matthew McConaughey, has passed away. After returning home, Sam begins an investigation into the death of Charlie Wade, the long-missing and former sheriff of Rio County played by Kris Kristofferson. During his investigation, Sam…

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    The short story, The Most Dangerous Game, written and published in 1924, by Richard Connell. In the story, a hunter named Rainsford is stranded on an island, owned by a wealthy Cossack named Zaroff. Who hunts humans, not animals. Zaroff then gives Rainsford a choice, to be hunted by Zaroff for three days, or to be killed by Zaroff’s manservant, Ivan. Rainsford chooses to be hunted by Zaroff and is given hunting gear. On the last day of the hunt, Zaroff and his dogs corner Rainsford, and…

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    Ahjussi (아저씨), also known by it’s English title The Man from Nowhere, is an action packed, thriller film starring Won Bin as the movie’s protagonist, Cha Tae Sik. The movie was released on August 4, 2010 and was directed by Lee Jeong Bum. The story begin with Cha Tae Sik, the owner of a pawnshop, who lives by himself and leads a quiet life. He is a quiet man and does not have any friends except for a little girl, Somi, who lives next door with her mom. Somi frequents the pawn shop, often selling…

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    McCarthy’s The Road and No Country for Old Men deals with the concept of good versus evil very uniquely and different from each other. Sheriff Bell and the Father are trying their very best to maintain peace and balance in their chaotic environments. The idea of good versus evil is introduced in both these novels from the beginning, gradually this battle becomes clear cut both Sheriff Bell and the Father have to face it head on. In Cormac McCarthy’s No Country for Old Men, Sheriff Bell…

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    In Cormac McCarthy’s book No Country for Old Men, there is a certain character that stands out from the rest of the characters. That character’s name is Anton Chigurh. Anton Chigurh is hired to retrieve the case of money that Llewellyn Moss took by any means necessary. Chigurh is described as a cold and calculated killer who will eliminate anybody that gets in his way. Even though Anton Chigurh kills, steals, and works for a leader of a drug gang, he possesses values, skills, and principles that…

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    Rebellion is the action or process of resisting authority, control, or convention. In 3 different countries Women were rebellion against Men because they were getting treated poorly, they didn’t have the same freedom as Men, and they were getting killed. To Begin With, In 3 different countries Women were rebellion against Men because they didn’t have the same freedom as Men. In Persepolis 2: The story of a return the author showed a act of rebellion for wearing a pair of red sock, In panel 5 the…

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