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The Girl’s Scene with the Red Coat in Schindler 's List The scene featuring the girl with the red coat in Schindler 's List (Steven Spielberg, 1993) is of the most recognizable scenes in late twentieth century cinema. It is often understood to encapsulate key aspects of the Holocaust, its brutality, and its effects on the lives of the people caught up within it. At the time, the scene deals with the paradoxes of memory, memorial and what may appear to be a sense of personal inability when…

Jaws is a classic American thriller film released in 1975 that had swept the nation with its iconic story about a ginormous man-eating shark attacking the poor citizens of Amity Island. Cue creepy, terrifying shark music. An action! Duunnn dun…. dun…dunn…dun..dun..dun..dun.. Jaws is more than a successful film, it is a film that is renowned with the title of “film history’s highest grossing movie of all time” (Gottlieb 11). However, aside from begin a timeless hit the process of making the film…

With that information, they must arrange interesting stories that audiences will enjoy. “Filmmakers have to find something an audience is interested in, then share it with them in a way that they’re also interested in” (Neistat 1). James Cameron, Steven Spielberg, Quentin Tarantino, the list can go on. The filmmakers previously mentioned are some of the best in the industry. They have mastered storytelling and their films live on as the greatest ever. A promising filmmaker may want to learn how…

The Lord of the Rings (LOTR) is undoubtedly one of the most notorious and successful tales ever told. The trilogy has earned around three billion US dollars and nominated for more than 800 film awards winning 425 of them, 17 of which were Academy Awards. This astronomical level of success has made Lord of the Rings a pop culture staple. Through the lenses of culture studies, the trilogy will be dissected critically to evaluate its success through the three main theories of popular culture.…

The Shawshank Redemption Full Movie The Shawshank Redemption was premiered in the United States on September 23, 1994. This is the best movie that has the highest rating among other best films so it is worthy of inclusion in the Top 250 version IMDb Your new director Frank Darabont-, low box office that year and the premiere of Forrest Gump were imposed on "The Shawshank Redemption", the film starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman. Now, twenty years after its release, the scenario has been…

revolutionary director, Steven Spielberg, had been a major part of producing and directing. Growing up a shy kid, often an outcast for being jewish, Steven Spielberg had taken an interest in his father's 8mm camera. Expressing his opinions through the work of movie making, He had gotten the attention of many growing up with his home movies including his boy scout leader, the Atlanta Film festival and Universal studios who all recognized that he was a unique film prodigy. Steven Spielberg…

Sometimes all it takes to achieve your dream is hard work. Steven Spielberg realized this and did whatever it took to reach his dream. As the creator of many extraordinary films he definitely knows about hard work. He is considered one of the founding pioneers of the new Hollywood era. He has proven that he can go from happy and silly movies to serious and inspirational films. Steven Spielberg has brought life to many amazing films and has no sign of stopping. As a child Spielberg always had…

JC Washington Cinema Spring 2016 Director Comparative Analysis A notable director, producer, and screenwriter is who John Singleton is. Born in Los Angeles, California, Singleton always had a passion for films. John Singleton was raised by his mother and father in separate households. He was a son of a mortgage broker and a pharmaceutical company sales executive. John Singleton did not have any family influence when it came to wanting to be a director. His interest came about because he…

Leonard Nimoy was 83 years old when he died February 27, 2015. He was known for many things, but acting as Spock in the Star Trek movies was his most famous role. Nimoy decided to pursue acting at a rather young age. He was not afraid to put himself out there and he did by starring in many of his school plays. Although his acting career did not take off immediately he eventually was in many films. Some of the shows he starred in were The Twilight Zone, Sea Hunt, and Bonanza. Leonard Nimoy’s…

Week Three Freakonomics Analysis Question The authors of Freakonomics (2006) relate a gang of drug dealers and how their operation works to a tournament or a winner take all market. They imply that a person starts on the bottom of the chain like an athlete or game player would in a sporting tournament, then they work their way to the next level of the game by winning or beating all of the other opponents on that level. The player would eventually work their way through all of the levels until…