Return to Oz

In how much danger can a person be? Arthur Conan Doyle can answer this question in his famous book The Hound of the Baskervilles. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson solve the mystery of a curse placed on the Baskerville family. It will hunt them down until all of them die. The curse deals with a scary hound that will kill any Baskerville walking in the moor in Devonshire. Henry Baskerville is the last heir of his family alive. What will happen when he goes to this spooky place? Henry’s bravery,…

is a bubble representing Torvald and Noras home. There is a gate with a yellow brick road coming out of the house. This road is used in The Wizard of Oz for Dorothy. The road represents fun and independancy. Dorothy is very independent when she decides to follow this road alone (Except a dog). I compared A Dolls House to The Wizard of Oz because it helps me. Making Comparisons helps me understand things. This is why the collages helped me so much. People used other things to…

Scarecrow(Master of Fear) Imagine your deepest darkest fears coming alive! Scarecrow also known as Jonathan Crane is a villain in American comic books. Scarecrow's is mostly a adversary of Batman and Robin. Scarecrow was created in the fall of 1941 by Bob Kane and Bill Finger. In fact he was one of Batman's earliest foes. First things first is Scarecrows origin. Jonathan Crane was a psychology professor who had gotten rejected by all the educators because of the attire he wore. Crane was…

The lady or the Tiger. The man’s hands were trembling so much he thought they would unscrew off. He was so scared he thought he might even have a heart attack. He went to walk toward the right door. When he went to put his hands on the door handles, they felt cold and were made out of metal. He hesitated if he should open the right door or go to the left and open that one. The king finally roared at him, “if you do not open one of those doors in the next five minutes I will have you thrown in…

Dr. Gu says “It is a fully autonomous robot, that is in line with a future mars sample return mission.” with a straight face as if that is no big deal. Just that statement alone explains the huge difference between robotics in high school and college. Fully autonomous means that there is no human contact at all, and the robot will drive and…

The idea of Spectatorship in David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive (2001) : We don’t stop here! Abstract Films have always been a medium of great importance and still continue to amuse and interest its audience. Films of different languages and different genres are released worldwide over a year. Some of them grab the attention of a large audience while some others go even unnoticed. The success and greatness of a film is usually connected with its ability to influence and transform the audience.…

“La Amistad” I will write about the movie “Amistad”, directed by Steven Spielberg. He is a famous director, he has directed many movies, for example: Jaws, Indiana Jones, Jurassic Park, E.T, Tin-Tin, War Horse, Amistad, etc. The movie Amistad was released in December 10, 1997. It was based in a true history of historical events of 1839 before the United States civil war, it was aboard the slave ship “La Amistad” that was traveling from Cuba to the South of the United States with slaves…

The movie, “Groundhog Day” is a successful 1993 American film that captures the interests, mind and heart of its viewers because of its astonishing, innovative, and unique storyline, and in which this requires clear mind when watching in order for it to decode and unfold its purpose and in order for it to discover how great it is. This was directed by Harold Ramis and written by Ramis himself and Danny Rubin, based on a story by Rubin .It was starring by Bill Murray, Andie Macdowell and Chris…

after the 70s, the films in the 80s were “Less experimental and original, but more formulaic…”. A new special effect called the (CGI) technique cause a burst of films; including Steven Spielburg’s ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)’, and George Lucas’ ‘Return of the Jedi (1983)’ these were labeled as “Blockbusters”. There were many movies in the ‘80s that hit it big and were a huge success. But with that came the movies that did pretty awful. Such as the “Miscalculated historical epic of the…

A Hard Days Night its celebrating 50th its anniversary this year which enhances my reasons for choosing this film. In this paper, I will argue its historical and cultural significance, its influences on modern films, particularly the music video and demonstrate how Richard Lester’s techniques paved the way what seems the norm in the industry. I will also look at the other elements that make the film so iconic today. My Paper will cover concepts such as the influences of ‘The New French Way’…