Purple Rain

Meaning is conveyed in a myriad of diverse ways through the use of various theatrical techniques. The form and manner in which meaning is presented can have a profound impact on its interpretation by the audience. In the film Purple Rain, meaning is introduced through the usage of the elements of editing, cinematography, and mise-en-scene. The meaning for particular scenes are revealed by the many different aspects that make up the mise-en-scene of the film. For example, throughout the film Prince’s character is shown wearing a long, purple jacket, a white, long sleeved shirt, and a pair of dark pants. His hair is unruly and at times he can be seen wearing mascara and eye liner. All of these features of his appearance make up his costume and…

It is worth mentioning here the genesis of the title of the novel and its symbolism. Walker writes about the color purple in her essay mentioned in the first chapter of the thesis when she states that “Womanist is to feminist as purple is to lavender” (Walker, 1983). Interestingly, purple is associated by some researchers with the suffragette movement as well as with the women`s liberation movement (Diwakar, 2014). They organized The Purple Rain Protest which aim was to establish equal rights…

was straight and combed down. In the "Raspberry Beret video, there are scenes of Prince and his bandmates performing in a very colorful, artistic background with equally colorfully dressed fans cheering and dancing to their music. Also in the video, there are occasionally "cartoons" and artistic animations which shed some art and creativity onto the video. For me, both the song and video were very catchy and before long I was humming the song on a constant basis and replayed the video…

In 2013, George Zimmerman began the “Black Lives Matter” movement. Today, according to www.pbs.org, 51% of white adults between the ages of 18-36 say they support this movement, while 49% say they do not. Much of the increase in support for this movement and others has come from celebrities who help gather rallies or spread information about these types of movements. One of these celebrities is the genius behind Purple Rain, Prince Rogers Nelson, who has helped this movement thrive with his…

This response is to Christopher Travis’ choice of Prince’s “Purple Rain.” It is evident that the actions and reactions of the crowd is a confirmation of the icon that Prince was. Considering the enormous following that Prince had, it is conceivable that there was and still are a significant number of his fans that took their obsession and devotion to an extreme level. This level of devotion and recognition, along with the career and financial success proves Prince to be nothing short of an icon.…

“Purple Rain” is a movie about Prince and his singing career. The film was originally created to show off Princes musical talents to the world. The film uses a plethora of aesthetics to create meaning. The use of cinematography, editing, mise-en-scene, and narration all play a vital role in this. Without these vital aspects of the movie the audience would not be able to gain an understanding of what the movie actually means. Cinematography creates the way that the audience perceives the…

The closest one would get to know the true story of the iconic singer, Prince’s life, would be the Grammy award winning movie, ‘Purple Rain’. ‘The movie was indeed not an autobiography of Prince’s life but it was as close as the director could get. In the movie, Prince was a young, African American man, who was an up and coming musician. He was from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He meets a woman named Apolonia, she was an aspiring singer to him, she also was not just a singer to him, and he fell in…

During Bai Xioachun’s first month at the cave residence on Purple Cauldron Mountain, the atmosphere was quiet and no trouble was stirred with the Purple Cauldron disciples. Fatty Zhang felt relieved and gradually visited the cave less, as Bai Xiaochun was always refining. A month later, however... Bai Xiaochun’s eyes gleamed brightly. He carefully inspected the pellet in front of him then guffawed excitedly. He had turned the furnace four times in the past month, all whilst attempting to find…

All of Rains life she has known her Genie as her guardian. Anything and everything Rain needed Genie was there, he was her “parents”. Rain didn’t recall much about her actual parents but she was told they had passed away when she was 3yrs old. Rain is now 15, she attends Bayside High School and comes home to her Genie, that’s normal life for her. Until now, everything is going in a downward spiral. Her grades were down, and Genie was not thrilled. As they argued over a algebra, Rain was…

When I was a child, whenever I found there was no more moisture on the outside of the cup of the refrigerated milk, I knew that fall had come to Chongqing. Chongqing is foggy for the most of time, especially during fall. In fall, it rains frequently, mostly during late nights - poets throughout Chinese history describe it as "night rain in the Ba Mountains". To me, the soothing scent of rain that falls in fall is different from the one in other seasons; the scent mixes the smell of bubbling…