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My favorite movie would have to be Silver Linings Playbook, written by Matthew Quick and Directed by David O. Russell. This movie identifies a variety of different genres: comedy and romance-drama are just two of these. This movie can relate to a range of different people; the themes are easily identifiable. Silver Linings Playbook is about a struggling man, Pat Solitano Jr., portrayed by Bradley Cooper. The movie begins with Pat leaving a mental institution with his mother, the movie then…

The word “fun” is a very general term. Everyone’s version of fun can be quite different. To a Paleontologist, their type of fun may be discovering new dinosaur bones in a remote desert. For a small infant, seeing silly faces from their mother may be highly amusing. fun includes spending time with family and animals, camping, playing basketball and just talking with friends. It all depends on a person’s personal preference. Fun can mean many different things. It can be a noun, adjective, or,…

In ‘Teaching as an Amusing Activity,’ chapter 10 of Amusing Ourselves to Death, Neil Postman argues that America’s culture of entertainment and television has overtaken education and degraded it. In support of his argument he makes the following three points: that educational television programs teach children to learn in a different manner; that television does not teach hierarchical learning; and that television is conditioning children to be unable to learn without being entertained.…

Can Feature Films Teach History? There have been numerous studies regarding whether or not movies can teach history. The debate is ongoing. Some historians think that yes, movies can teach history but many lean the other direction. Historians question the validity of a film because of characters that weren’t real, or relationships that didn’t exist. In the study, there are a few key players like Peter Seixas and Robert Rosenstone. Seixas, a historian and a professor, believes history can be…

Sports have become one of the worlds most interesting and talked about past times. Three of the most exciting and most widely watched sports all over the world are American Football, Soccer, and Rugby. Because of all of the pressure and stress that comes with playing the sport all of the athletes in those sports put all they have into training and making themselves better in the offseason. The offseason in sports are almost completely different. Some sports work more on speed while others…

the same people feeding us fake stories meant to conjure up certain emotions. We no longer count on the truth if we are entertained. Yet, when we encounter a movie that shows us bluntly the true effects of what is in store, we laugh and call it entertainment. That is exactly what many people did when the film Network was released in 1976. The film uses satire to expose the corrupt greed that arises from the conglomeration…

Within any film, the score has a major impact on the final production. No matter how impeccable the plot is, the casting choice, and the special effects are, the movie will not have quite the impact that the director envisions, unless if there is a perfect score used in a film. Although it is often overlooked by many, including me sometimes, music within movies is crucial to further the mood and energy in a scene. In the film Raiders of the Lost Ark there are many scenes that are full of action,…

As a teenager in high school I often find myself watching the newest movies as soon as they come out with a handful of friends. After watching so many movies and discussing them afterwards, it’s easy to notice a pattern. In order to strengthen my case and prove what I was observing, I studied a handful of movies that ranged from E.T. to Shrek. The common trend I noticed amongst the movies now and in the past were a lack of diversity amongst the cast which could easily be fixed with more…

When you look at movies they depict what people want to see. Some want to see tear jerker movies, or what some would call “girly movies. Some want to watch movies that have strong women roles likes, “Charlies Angels”. Some want to watch horror movies like, “Texas Change Saw Massacre”. Now the majority of people want to watch movies with guns, fast cars, sexy women or sexy men and violence. Within these type of movies there is always drugs or sex involved. When you get to these type of movies…

This film would be an independent film, because based on the plot and the message that this film is trying to send out. It would not need a huge budget to get its point across. This film would focus more on the dialogue, over action scenes like Hollywood blockbusters do. This film would instead, try to entertain the audience through a psychological standpoint, and focus on character development in the film. The best way to get this film out to the people, and to show it to a lot of people, would…