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For many, 1984’s ‘Karate Kid’ was an engrossing smash-hit, packed with action and comedy that seized the audience. After 26 long years of anticipation, the fanatics’ prayers have been answered: ‘Karate Kid’ is back. However, the film takes on a twist, changing karate to kung fu. Directed by Harald Zwart, the film stars a new Daniel Larusso and Mr Miyagi, who have a new “wax on, wax off” to offer. Staying true to the original ‘Karate Kid’, this remake is sure to have you hooked with the same…

Novel "The Great Gatsby" repeatedly onto the movie screen, leaving a distinctive mark on the vast Hollywood movie production. 1974 edition became one of the shining star, broad interest, and she won an Oscar three awards, namely the Oscar for best costume award, the Oscar for Best Music Award and an Oscar for best supporting actress. The film used the distinctive pluralistic narrative technique, portraying distinct characters and showed the profound theme. 1. Movie Story presentation The film…

“We’re here to connect, love, time, death -- these three things connect every single human being on earth” the first 6 seconds into the trailer of Collateral Beauty voiced by Will Smith. An extremely powerful trailer that includes well known 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…

“Star Wars Ep IV: A New Hope” Star Wars Ep IV: A New Hope is an exquisite movie and plot that is portrayed by excellent actors/actresses. The movie starts right in the middle of the action with Princess Leia, who is a the main leader of the rebellion against the Empire. It starts on a ship and is being attacked by the Empire led by Darth Vader and his crew. Princess Leia manages to put secret rebel information about the Death Star into the R2-D2 droid on the ship. However, she is captured by…

Living Is Easy With Eyes Closed, David Trueba’s 2013 film won five Goya Awards, Spain’s equivalent of Hollywood’s Oscars, after its release and became Spain’s nomination for the category of Best Foreign Film at the 2015 Academy Awards and for good reason. With a meaningful message and an ode to the effect The Beatles had on the world, accompanied with the images of the sun drenched, warm Andalusian landscape and an award winning music score written by Pat Metheny, the film “is both a farewell to…

Historical movies of specific events in time have always fascinated the audience in the motion picture industry. To the Chariot race portrayed by Charlton Heston in Ben-Hur, to the famous World War II speech by George C. Scott in Patton, these movies were iconic at the time and portrayed real life events in history. Never in U.S cinema history had there been a parody of historical events, until the ingenious director named Mel Brooks made a movie called History of the World Part I. Brilliant,…

The movie I have chosen to analgise is Star Wars Revenge of the Sith, directed by George Lucas in 2005. This movie cost $113 million to make and made 800 million from box office. It’s part of the prequel series and is the last star wars movie directed by George Lucas. It has been 3 years since the clone wars first began and chancellor palatine has been kid napped by droid commander general grievous. Anakin Skywalker and Obi-one Knobe (Jedi knights) have gone to rescue palatine from General…

Dragons are found in a symbolic aspect in Star Wars as were found in the Hobbit. Anakin Skywalker and the Emperor are our metaphorical dragons in this case. In many stories, the character of a dragon usually serves as a metaphor for greed; this is very apparent in the Hobbit through Smaug but is evident in Star Wars as well. In Star Wars, the dragon is the dark side: primarily, Anakin and the Emperor. The dark side and its main leaders may appear grotesque and malicious but in fact, it is just…

A common recurring theme in literature, cinematography and even in life is the theme of good versus evil. Not only is it recurring, but it is the main focus of the legendary cinematic masterpiece Star Wars: A New Hope. Not only is it intricately weaved into its dramatic plotline, it is also displayed in a fine visual aesthetic. The first display of the idea of Good vs Evil is displayed through the characters. The protagonists Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia are visually displayed as good…

George Lucas’ Star Wars revolutionized special effects and the film industry as a whole. The science fiction saga Star Wars and astounded the world when it was first released and its popularity has grown tremendously since its inception. The effects team that worked on Star Wars nearly invented special effects and really popularised the use of them. Star wars also had a big effect on culture and the entire film industry. even decades after its release, Star Wars has only grown in popularity…