Stanley Kubrick

A Clockwork Orange, a 1962 novel by Anthony Burgess, is a dramatic and eccentric tale of self-discovery, and coming to the understanding of the meaning of life. One of the largest themes presented within the novel, is the necessity of having some kind of commitment in life. According to the narrator, psychopathic delinquent Alex, the majority of the adults within Britain during the events of the novel are almost completely assumed by apathy. They constantly are spoon-fed all of the information…

Hayden Jackson Ms. Carter ENG3U-01 4 May 2015 Sociopathic Tendencies in Alex DeLarge from A Clockwork Orange It is known that A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess is a very disturbing book and does not have the best reputation out there in terms of books. But this is a very good book that teaches you to go outside the norm to create a truly gripping and stunning story. In this book Burgess introduces the character Alex DeLarge; a 15 year old boy who enjoys all the worst things a young boy can…

Tracking shot from The Shining’. How the director creates suspense? The director of “The Shining” Stanley Kubrick creates suspense throughout this scene. He uses many cinematic devices to do this. These devices include sound effects, distance between Danny and the camera and close ups of facial expressions and body language. One of the ways in which the director portrays suspense in the scene is using sound effects created by the contrast between the complete silence when Danny cycles on the…

Tim O'Brien said “A true war story is never moral.” In both “The Red Badge of courage”, written by Stephen Crane, and the movie “Paths of Glory,” directed by Stanley Kubrick, this statement takes upon a new meaning. Both Crane and Kubrick validate this message by showing that men grow selfish in the race to war glory and status, which in turn dehumanizes and uselessly kills innocent soldiers. They are expected to look this death in the face with unconditional bravery, which is against human…

the Soviet Union by his own authority. This movie can be analyzed from different perspectives. One way it can be analyzed is by its use of realism and stereotyping. It can also be analyzed by its use of political satire. In Dr. Strangelove, Stanley Kubrick took a serious issue and turned it into a political comedy. He was able to paint a picture of satire with the hazardous thought of a nuclear war and the insane individuals who were coordinating it. This movie was created in 1964; today in…

The human world is a construct, created through man’s manipulation of his environment. It is a world of action, inspired by an unrestricted imagination limited to total human connections. Literature is the language of the imagination. While it is also identified, by Northrop Frye, to be like the human world as it is not just what a human sees, but what a human does with what he sees that makes it human in shape. Literature, in all its forms including as a movie or show, is human in shape…

done by Stanley Milgram. He had attempted to weed out obedience from the people in his experiments. His findings, although not equation-worthy, changed how people looked at social psychology. Some say the acts done in those simple rooms were horrific, but there was no doubt that they…

Even if it meant hurting them mentally and physically? Obeying authority can only go so far before it becomes a very unhealthy action.Sadly that is exactly what Lance Cpl. Dawson and Pfc. Downey do in the movie A Few Good Men. Also this idea is what Stanley Milgram concludes in his famous shock experiment. In these two pieces, the actions of obeying authority and taking an oath, result in “death”. Therefore, the conclusions Milgram draws from his study can explain why Dawson and Downey brutally…

The psychoanalytical lens is a way of understanding the human mind and the characters within a story. Many different theories have contributed to psychology, but “most psychological criticism of the last century lands at the doorstep of Sigmund Freud” (Gillespie 1). Freud was the father of a psychoanalysis, helped explain human behavior, and came up with a way to treat mental illnesses. Freud focused much of his ideas on psychic forces having an influence on human behavior (Gillespie 2). He had…

“Opportunity doesn’t make appointments, you have to be ready when it arrives.” When it comes to the sport of hockey, opportunity means everything. Whether it 's a forward, defenseman, or goaltender, one must be prepared when given a chance. When a player gets a chance, more often than not, the player wants to score a goal or make a big save to preserve the win. There are other players looking to do something different though, players that want to provide a spark using fists, these players are…