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political narratives. The most prominent medium of this manipulation is film as it enables the perfect portrayal of pain and sorrow, joy and beauty. People often deem film as a trivial spectacle produced to earn revenue: solely a form of escapist entertainment. And yet, the world of savage politics has always bled into the world of the darkened cinema. The remarkable capability of films to create or alter reality is akin to the stratagems of politicians. Facts are selectively presented and…

In society today, there’s so many problems. One of these many problems include the division and dissension between so many people. Whether it be social, economic, racial, bias, or simply because of petty disagreement, these reasons are what lead most people to disunite, especially family and friends. Despite the fact that this movie is directed by an adult film director, and the same sets that are used in said films are used in this children's movie, (Unsettling, I know,) and the special effects…

n this movie, all the parts Tom Cruise acts are incredibly amazing and the director uses specific cinematography to emphasize specific actions of Tom Cruises at specific moments to increase the suspense. For example, at 7:40s Tom Cruise swings around the skyscraper in Dubai, in this shot the director uses tracking shot to emphasize the action he is doing. We then as viewers get an emotion that increases the suspense of his actions during that shot. There is this other two parts which the…

How do film classifications impact people’s viewing decisions? Film classifications can impact the viewing decisions of the people in different ways however to main goal is to provide viewers, mainly parents, with information to allow parents to make informed viewing decisions related to content in films (Classification.gov.au, 2014). The current system of film ratings emerged in 1968 and greatly impacted the industry as prior to this the rating system was simply a series of guidelines as to…

controversial problem. Brian Godawa says that there are exhortation and exploitation in movies that distinguish the concept of the movie (Godawa 49-51). Some movies contain the sinful behavior such as rape, violence, and slavery just to maximize the entertainment of the movie, then this is the example of exploitation in movies. However, there are movies showing violence and sexual behavior not to encourage it but to inculcate a sense of morality to people, then it is the example of exhortation…

When asking a group of people whether they prefer reading books or watching movies, the responses will vary. In any case, some people will prefer reading books, and some will prefer watching movies. While reading books and watching movies are both entertaining pastimes, it is certain that they are exceedingly different. Although books and movies have many differences, they have many factors that are alike, as well. In the world today, book reading is not as popular as it once was. Reading an…

Technology: The 1960s was a time of conformity but also a time of innovation in the area of electronics and communications. In the 1960s, cars saw a massive growth in the popularity of muscle cars, marked by the most popular Ford Mustang. Another popular innovation of the time was the hatchback, with the Renault 16; a design model that has lasted into modern cars such as the Prius. This time in the industry also saw a significant acceptance of Japanese cars, as seen in the popular Toyota…

In many ways the internet has began to directly impact and effect our lives. Whether the internet makes a task more simple or just enhances the production of mass communications, The internet can be proven responsible or somehow related. This is true in almost every form of communications because of the weight of the influence the internet holds. These forms of communication can include writing, the alphabet, printing, all the way to the radio and television we watch today. the internet relates…

minutes of entertainment each day. By allowing children to spend ceremonious amounts of time watching the same sorts of oversexualized, one-dimensional female character, we deprive both boys and girls. It is okay to have female characters who have lower class jobs, or are sexually aware, it should be important for the storyline to have her in this role. Not because the male character has to have the dominant position of power. If society is going to continue to be so dependent on…

We watch movies and read books with many characters in them. We watch how these characters act and sometimes we try to act like them. Sometimes we see characters that are extremely similar to us and it is absolutely awesome. I found that I am extremely similar to Almanzo from the book “Farmer Boy.” I keep reading and seeing his characteristics and I could not believe how similar our characterics were and I realized that his life and mine are extremely similar. I am extremely similar to to…