James Franco

this target audience want their car to meet. The goal then is for the advertisement to portray a situation that meets the audience’s needs, compelling them to consider buying that car. Take for instance the commercial for Scion that stars James Franco. A link will be provided at the end, but I’ll give a brief description. The shot opens with a car, the first words used are, “hey look, its Hollywood actor James Franco.” This is used as an immediate way to draw the audience’s attention. It continues on by showing the two different personality…

which demand cautiousness, attention and intelligence from the pair to survive, most of which is escalated by other humans instinctive, and psychological need to keep themselves alive, no matter the cost to other human beings. The principles of morality that were once vital to mankind's functioning are gone, actions were dictated my law and society, actions are now dictated by the want to stay alive and the need to do so at any cost, consequently The Road presents survival as a threat to the…

According to absoluteshakespeare.com during Shakespeare’s life, he was able to write thirty-seven plays in which were very popular such as Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, The Merchant of Venice, and A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream. The play that took all of pop culture by storm would end up being Romeo and Juliet there are many movies that were produced based on plays. In addition, the one that stands out above all the rest is Franco Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet the film was made in 1968 and seems to…

Romeo and Juliet Movie Comparison The classic play of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare has been turned into a movie which are directed by Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrmann. These two movies are similar and different in many ways and the directors of each play tried to put their spin on this classic play. There are many scenes which are different and similar but one is Act 5 Scene 3. One difference is that when Romeo came to find Juliet she was in a church while in the newer movie but…

Spanish Patriotism: Exploring the Causes and Effects of the Spanish Civil War In the 1900s, Spain encountered various international difficulties which included the commencement of nationalistic and communistic ideological repertoire. The Spanish Civil War started in Morocco when a unit of the Spanish militia commanded by General Francisco Franco, challenged the appointed Republican government. Manuel Azaña, the presiding officer of Spain, did not have lucid commitments with other supporting…

about this new republic but the conservatives feared it while the Catholic Church simply opposed it. Election after elections whether the right or left wing won the Spaniards would argue or fight back and forth. This divided the nation between the left and right wing. When Jose Calvo Sotelo (left wing) was assassinated, the leader of opposition saw this as an opportunity to try and seize power. This cause a civil war. The left wing became known as Republicans and the rebels became known as…

Epps and Kakoudaki refer to as a commercial auter. As stated previously, Almodovar’s auteurism engages in frequent use of elements such as, vibrant colors, female heroines, homosexuality, and sexual perversion. These themes are all characteristics representative of a socio-cultural era in Spain, known as La Movida. La Movida translates to “The Madrilenian scene” in English, which Steven Marsh, author of Popular Spanish Film under Franco: Comedy and the Weakening of the State claims was,…

“There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so” (Shakespeare, 1599-1601). This quote was extracted from a play called Hamlet, which was written by Shakespeare, the Bard of Avon. Also, based on the information obtained, many people said that the Disney movie, Lion King, was derived from this play. Not only that, according to Buzzfeed (an Internet media company), this quote is one of Shakespeare’s most famous quotes. Even though he’s a very well known person and almost everyone in…

Rationale This written task relates to part 3: literature- text and context, where we studied the play ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ by Tennessee Williams. The written task is an extra scene added to the end of the play occurring twenty years later and is written in William’s style but with a more modern aspect. This is done to bring to light the transgressions of the antagonist of the play, Stanley Kowalski. The theme of past and present is explored as the characters pasts catch up to them. This…

Francisco Franco played a very large part in Spain’s military and government history. From his early years, Franco was involved in the military and climbed the ladder to eventually be general and dictator of Spain. At the highest point in his career, Franco lead the Nationalists rebellion against the government which eventually resulted in his position as dictator of Spain. Eventually adopting the name of “El Caudillo”, Francisco Franco would lead Spain into what is now a democracy. Francisco…