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Pan’s Labyrinth, directed by Guillermo Del Toro, is a visually striking, dark fantasy film compiled of a range of gruesome and intriguing scenes that address themes of choice, gender and coming of age. In the ‘Final Task’ scene, the camera techniques, colour scheme, lighting, and sounds are the primary techniques used to express the ideas of good vs. evil, reality vs. fantasy, the effect of war on children and resistance. The scene begins with a high angle over the shoulder shot of Captain…

just an idea; he criticizes them for being thieves and murderers, yet he fails to act in defense of his culture, he fails to be a “messenger of the might within [his] land.” His description,“They were conquerors, and for that you want only brute force-- nothing to boast of when you have it, since your strength is just an accident arising from the weakness of others.” further indicates that Marlow is trapped within the moral ambiguity of this invasion and complete violation of…

It leads one to believe that the native Africans are a part of this wilderness as well since the wilderness accepts him back in. Furthermore, the general manager’s uncle makes a point of saying that “the climate may do away with this difficulty for you” meaning that the wilderness will kill Kurtz before he becomes an issue for the manager (Conrad 134). Here they are hoping that the wilderness will further their agenda for them. Once Marlow’s journey resumes towards Kurtz we read another…

created in the first place. The most glaring way these two work differ is the fact that Life is Beautiful is a movie while Night is a book; changing the way they are viewed. The format of a book is unique in the fact that there's a lot of room for you to envision the character or environments. For example, Night…

The Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad encapsulates imperialism in Congo, Africa. It chronicles the avarice, and absurdities of European colonialism and its physical and moral consequences. It gives a terse analysis of how “natives” on their own continent were viewed as less than human and treated brutally. Hearts of Darkness have the capability of shattering a conscious mind of its innocence, and as a cautionary measure to my audience; bracing oneself for centuries of heart-rending episodes of…

The jungle in Heart of Darkness represents the imperialistic nature of The Company, and Mr. Kurtz represents the native people of the Congo. The reason for imperialism is to enlighten those who needed enlightenment, or those who were deemed lesser in development by the outside world. The imperialists, in this case The Company, see themselves as stronger, and more dominate over the natives. On page 15, the description of the jungle in contrast to “a tin shed and a flag-pole lost in it [the…

his company, who viewed native Africans like savages, Okonkwo’s tribe welcomed the white men, their opposites. “The white man is very clever. He came quietly and peaceably with his religion. We were amused at his foolishness and allowed him to stay. Now he has won our brothers, and our clan can no longer act like one.” (Achebe Chapter 20) The novel focuses on how the white men changed the customs of the African tribes, and its how the cultures do not blend that upsets Okonkwo. He is alienated…

patriotism they grew up with. In A Good Man Is Hard To Find and Apocalypse Now it's this American journey, they are about discovering how the world works and all the lies they have been told. The characters in Apocalypse Now and A Good Man Is Hard to Find are very similar. The protagonists are on a long trip where they encounter a…

How did Europe become such a major power in the 1800s and 1900s when all it was was a group of various countries with diverse customs and languages? Europe during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries was in what historians call the “Scramble for Africa”. This is where European powers tried to divide and imperialize parts of Africa that they were rewarded because of their power and prestige. Certain parts of the imperialist, European African continent were tamer than others. Other sections were…

of a previous work can be clearly seen in the movie Apocalypse Now, directed by Francis Coppola in the year 1979. This movie has ties to the book Heart of Darkness written by Joseph Conrad in the year 1899. Both works reference the idea of corruption and the true American society. The movie provides the reader with a different perspective on the plot and has many comparing features to the…