Nudity in film

The film I watched this week was Marvel’s Doctor Strange, a comic book adaptation of the famed Doctor Strange character created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. This film was about an extraordinary surgeon known as Doctor Stephen Strange who loses the ability to utilize his hands and seeks help to regain the ability to be a surgeon in many ways finally being forced to seek the help of a mysterious being known as The Ancient One. In doing so, Stephen Strange gains many new abilities that change him…

being used today, that’s a lot of movies each year, almost 500 each year in modern times, but what other major accomplishments in film and TV in the 1900s happened? over A hundred years, which doesn’t seem that crazy, but nowadays usually 500 or more, Let's find out how the historical and social events in the 1900’s affected the film and TV industry. One thing that changed Film and TV in the 1900’s is, the sudden outbreak of the use of CGI or computer-generated imagery due to the Release of…

not consider genre theory in her analysis. Romantic comedy is the genre of choice for Mindy Kaling and other people looking for cheesy humor and a “meet cute” scenario, leading to an idealistic love connection capable of withstanding any obstacle the film present. Its myths about couples and their “meet cute” love story, conventional relationship conflict, and iconic images of sappy kisses garner rolled eyes. However, the romantic comedy genre necessarily transforms over time…

twentieth century Leni Riefenstahl, Nazi sympathiser and one of Hitler’s inner circle, found herself using these contexts to further herself with opportunities never before presented to women before the war (Trimborn 74). Leni showcases the role of film makers during the second world war and displays the importance of the documentation of historical events through art regardless of which side of victory their work falls. Throughout her life and beyond this woman was an important figure inside…

usher was a very popular job during this time. One perk to the job was the free passes they got for their friends and family. Movies allowed people of all ages, race, and social class to come together to enjoy a movie. Everyone watched the same films, there was no discrimination. Both the rich and the poor went to see the same movies and their children all had the same wish to be like the movie stars. Actors and actresses became role models to everyone. Movies inspired people to dream of…

To many, The Big Sleep has created a legacy cementing itself as a Hollywood classic. However, when discussing the notion of fidelity in terms of the book versus film adaptation, issues concerning the narrative due to the Hays Code, the addition of a romance to the plot, as well as the question of whether or not remaining faithful to the book is necessary, are all valued, and important points. The Big Sleep is a crime novel that was written in 1939 by Raymond Chandler. During the time of its…

bucket of popcorn and let the von Trapp family whisk you away from reality and into an uplifting story which is bound to make you smile. Over the course of the last 50 years, I believe the main focus of movies has shifted from wholesome family films, which only hint at signs of impropriety, to depicting…

the roles of men. In film, broadcast, cable, and streaming media platforms 34.3% of women display sexually revealing clothing and 33.4% are seen with at least partial nudity, compared to 7.6% of men and 10.8% respectively (Smith, et al. 3). Furthermore, female roles decrease as women grow older because corporations believe that sexual appeal decreases with age. Only 29.4% of characters over the age of 40 are female in cable television; the number only decreases to 21.4% in film (Smith, et al.…

discrimination against people who identify as transgender is horrific. With all kinds of terrible and difficult outcomes and ending that discrimination is important.” In the documentary Mala Mala the same issue was addressed by one of the women in the film, Ivana Fred, who said, “The transsexual community is the community that gets stepped on the most. Independently of a person’s position, their rights cannot be violated. This applies to any citizen even a homeless individual on the street has…

While it is easy to criticize the new medium of film for lack of substance—Aichele and Walsh wrote that “one does not expect especially valuable insights from [film]—it is clear that audiences can learn from the morals and values taught in biblical movies CITATION (Screening Scripture p.viii). Parallel narrative techniques used by biblical filmmakers represent an excellent example of a novel format through which religious teachings could be conveyed to mass audiences; through direct, immersive…