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of the earliest films ever made” (78). “Film historian Donald Bogle has identified five stereotypes of African Americans that repeatedly appear in classical Hollywood cinema” (79). One example of stereotypes and internalized racism is Precious. This film follows the life of Claireece Precious Jones, a young woman living in Harlem in 1897. She lives a very tough life, filled with sexual and mental abuse from both her mother and father, as well as hatred from those around her. The film…

multicultural nation in which all cultures and races are “represented” in America. As a nation of immigrants, this country has and is still facing many racial issues. The movie Crash, directed and produced by Paul Haggis in 2004 as an American drama film portrays race relations in America. The movie is based in the city of Los Angeles with characters of different races, gender, age, and social class statuses. Although all characters are in unique situations they all collide and play a role in…

Most commonly when a book is turned into a film such as The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, there are many significant changes. Some fail to depict the writer’s thoughts when filming the movie; the alterations of the book to film are to add up to a thrill that the movie makers want to create for the audience to keep them tied into the film. The book is a better choice as it shows and tells more about Katniss’s strengths and some of her weaknesses. Katniss Everdeen reveals herself as being…

The film Moonstruck (1987) demonstrates the concepts of Freud’s Jokes and the Unconscious through the use of tendentious jokes, specifically those that are hostile or aggressive. The film also illustrates the narrative concepts for “New Comedies” laid out by Northrop Frye, which are the senex or authority figure that the protagonist competes with for the object of his desire, the “Green World,” and the social renewal via the uniting of one or more romantic couples. One notable example of a…

The movie, Avatar, directed by James Cameron, is a portrayal of how the First Nations were treated by the Europeans and the British. Avatar is connected and is similar to the history of the First Nations people of Canada. There are many similarities and differences, for example, in the movie, the land of the Na’vi people was invaded by the American military. The First Nations land was invaded by Europeans who discovered North America by accident. This is a similarity as both of the tribes…

FernGully is a tale of how humans destroy and release danger into the world and care nothing about it. Even though FernGully is a fictional movie, there are still a lot of real world points it brings up. There are many references to real world problems and actions throughout the movie mixed in with cartoon antics to mix fun into the movie as well. In FernGully, the first thing we hear about a human is through Batty. Batty is a bat who escaped the humans after he was tested on. The humans put…

When thinking about what interests me Netflix’s is the first thing that comes to my mind, so when having to apply analytics to a real-world business I thought this would be great for me to look into. Netflix’s was first created for online movie rentals in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph but it has grown into the biggest internet television network in over 190 countries. This success can be linked to business analytics because it provides their media center insight into the viewer habits…

Sound and image work coincidently to create a powerful experience for the audience. In film, everything relates back to the diegesis, particularly what filmmakers want to be recounted, and how it appears to viewers (Chion, 1994). After all, it is the narrative that catches any one person’s attention and pulls them into a world of their own interpretation. When looking at the relationship between sound and image, the diegetic and non-diegetic sounds are responsible for creating realistic…

Animation is a process of displaying still images in a rapid sequence to create the illusion of movement. Animation derives from Latin verb ‘Animare’ which means ‘to give life to’. Each picture is shot on film one at a time and is shown at the rate of 24 pictures per second making the pictures appear to move. Meanwhile, during silent era, animation was developed . It was started on 1906 until 1929 by the six famous cinematic animators with different background. There are James Stuart Blackton,…

of the new rising stars in Hollywood. Because of her outstanding performance in the latest film, The Danish Girl, Alicia is getting more and more recognition and finally won her first nomination for the best supporting role, even though she had to go up against many big stars like Kate Winslate, Rachel McAdams and Roony Mara. Although . I really admire her because of her touching performances in many films. She was not only nominated for the Oscar, but also The Golden Globes Award which is a big…