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The Native Son “Was what he had heard about rich white people really true? Was he going to work for people like you saw in the movies…”. In book one Bigger sits in a movie and imagines what it will be like when he does to work for Mr. Dalton. Bigger has no relationship or understanding of white people except for what he sees in movies. Same goes for how white people see blacks, as savages. Richard Wright published the book Native Son in 1940 with the purpose of expressing the continuous…

The movie “A Knight’s Tale” is a great film directed by the famous director Brian Helgoland. The film is successful and have two different genres. On one hand, the film is a hero’s journey. On the other hand, the film is also an entertaining sports film. So here is the evaluation of the movie, “A Knight’s Tale”. A Knight’s Tale is a hero’s journey first of all. I think that the movie is a really good example of the genre of hero’s journey. So what is a hero’s journey? A hero’s journey is a type…

House Down’ and ‘Olympus Had Fallen’ both exploring the theme “Heroism” and “Terrorism”. However, the director Ronald Emmerich had portrayed the two film the best through the film techniques the actors. I believe the film ‘White House Down’ kept me the most interested as the music, camera angles and actors were well…

and award nominated actors. Firstly, I saw a poster of this movie in the metro, the first thing I noticed was Will Smith -- as he was the center of attention in the poster which, therefore, was enough for grabbing my attention and interest. According to the article, The Cobra: Inside A Movie Maker’s Playbook by T. Friend posters, billboards, and newspaper advertising is known to be the 15 seconds to grab the consumer's’ attention, in this case, was using the well-known actors in the film. Thus…

Funny at first, smashing in the end. When I first saw the movie it was really bizarre as it was hilarious. I spent the first minutes laughing: the editing is fast paced and the voice over explains one after another different concepts that apparently are barely connected. But in the end it grows all perfectly together in order to describe us one of the most humanitarian issues of our time, all in less than 15 minutes. Unlike the movies we discussed in class they were typical documentary boring…

The key to reboot success is 'casting' and it seems that the studio behind the new Baywatch reboot got that message. First, Zac Efron and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson were cast in the lead roles. Now, they're screen-testing some of the most buzzed-about young actresses in Hollywood for the female lead. Although no one can take over for Pamela Anderson and Yasmine Bleeth — but Paramount is sure going to try. According to Deadline: Alexandra Daddario, Pretty Little Liars‘ star, Ashley Benson, The…

According to the Internet Movie Database, there are roughly 268,246 movies in existence. Yet out of all of those, there is one, in my opinion, that is superior to all of them— The Hunger Games. The Hunger Games is the best movie ever because of its action filled plot, highly-developed characters, and its ability to take the box office by storm. The first reason why I chose this movie as the greatest, was because of its action packed plot. The plot in The Hunger Games is riveting, fast-paced,…

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…

Many of the singing and dancing scenes were shot seamlessly using a single take. I assume that the camera is on a track similar to a train during the “Good Morning” song because the actors move from room to room but the camera shot remains the same and follows them throughout the set. Close-up shots were used almost exclusively for kissing and other intimate scenes which I felt helped the viewer understand the emotions that the characters…

The Perfect Guy is a romantic thriller about a woman named Leah, Played by Sanaa Lathan, an L.A. based lobbyist who seems to have it all: brains, looks, power, a beautiful home and a longtime boyfriend. This would all be cut short after Leah finds that her boyfriend is not ready to start a family and later finding herself in the company of another man who she thinks is “The Perfect Guy.” Although this movie had some good components such as Leah being a successful, independent, black woman and…