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The Goddess (1934) is a silent film made by Wu Yonggang, a well-known Chinese director in the 1930s. Hailed as “a masterpiece of ‘the first golden age of Chinese cinema’”, the film marked not only Wu’s directorial debut, but also “the pinnacle of [Ruan Lingyu’s] career” (Harris, 128). Ruan’s “mature, nuanced performance”, which was “subtle but at the same time powerful and rich”, proved to be a major factor in the movie’s success and lasting impact in Chinese cinema – even inspiring Hong Kong…

The question of why synchronised sound developed can be approached in many different ways. From a teleological approach the argument would be that the development of synchronised sound seemed inevitable, arguably a logical improvement on Hollywood films. A teleological viewpoint would see the development of sound as inevitable because this makes the films more realistic. Steve Neale argues that the use of sound-in-film “reflects more of the world as experienced through our two basis senses”…

media serves as a source of information, education, entertainment, and culture to large audiences from one screen. Almost everyone has seen a movie, or a TV show that has influenced his or her life. I enjoy watching movies or TV shows, whether it is at on my television in my house, or going out to the theater and watching it on the big screen. Going to the movie theater used to serve as a special day to me, usually spent with my family or friends for an event. Going to the theaters and buying…

Celebrities on Social Media “Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram are where stars go to be made and where dying stars go live again” (Allen). Since the Internet has appeared, the music industry has been majorly impacted. Celebrities are now able to gain exposure and fans, and can also use social media to connect with their fans and stay famous. They are able to get more exposure and promote themselves to help their careers. They also can use their fame for other purposes such as charities. The…

Film noir, a genre of darkness, of shadows, of hardboiled loners and bottom-feeders. The term noir was coined by French film critic Nino Frank in 1946 that literally means “Black Film”. This essay will discover how film noir is affected by the context of history as well as its course of evolution to reach its state nowadays. This would collectively enhance my degree of understanding of this influential genre of filmmaking. The origin of film noir dates back to the 1930s, the great depression…

Lastly, the overall structure of iPic Theater follows function. The function of movie theater is to provide entertainment to individuals by showing variety of films in a big screen. IPic Theater fulfills such function, and by doing so, the structure of the theater follows. IPic Theater contains a box office for buying tickets, a counter for buying snacks, and rows of comfortable seats in each movie room. All these components contributes what iPic Theater wants to offer: provide pleasure…

for pleasure only. Unlike popcorn syndrome, popcorn hangover is when you actually watched the movie or television show and its mind boggling. You actually think about what happened and you begin to process those thoughts to form an actual opinion on what you watched. How might the concept of "popcorn hangover" be a benefit to modern society? Popcorn hangover can be beneficial to modern society if the movie message is positive and warrents people to commit acts of kindness or to think before…

Never in U.S cinema history had there been a parody of historical events, until the ingenious director named Mel Brooks made a movie called History of the World Part I. Brilliant, clever, and creative, Mel Brooks took the chapters of mankind's darkest history, and made the specific events into a comic relief for the audience to enjoy. Some may not enjoy the content of the movie due to the insensitivity of religion in the motion…

becoming more frequent in recent years. This is because the rating of the movie betrays its content. Take a look at why there is arguments that movies need re-rating, critics are finding flaws in the rating system, and how the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) rates some movies wrong. These are the problems that will be addressed. First, arguments that movies need re-rating. For example, the ever popular movie Frozen. According to Scott Mendelson, “Frozen earned a PG for mild…

uniform you're wearing. The badge should fit the uniform. A badge with pointed stars can be used for a sheriff or a state trooper. Film Prop The gold plated Rothco Police Badge Deluxe is a great badge if you're shooting a film for school or a short movie for the Internet. The deluxe badge is also available in silver too. The badge costs $11.99, weighs 1.6 ounces and measures 10 x 6 x 2". On the back of the badge is a pin, so that you can attach it to your uniform. You could also pin it inside…