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The Matrix: A movie making Revolution The Matrix is a movie released in the year 1999, and it is considered a cult classic by many moviegoers. In terms of science fiction movies, it ranks highly on many lists and represents what critics consider to be a pioneering way of storytelling. It tells the narrative of a dystopian future. In this new reality, machines rule the world and are harnessing humans as an energy source. The humans are plugged in to a virtual reality which is popularly referred…

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…

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…

Most people have heard the famous shark motif from Jaws at least once in their life, whether they’ve known it or not. The infamous theme comes from a classic movie from 1975 that is iconic for its music, plot, director, and use of camera angles to progress the suspense in the film. This ahead-of-its-time movie sets the standard by which all summer blockbusters have since been measured, and became one of the most influential movies in film history. The power of a good movie that's so ahead of its…

Jesse Gabriel a 18 year old. He is a professional trainer and surfer. Graduated high school and a freshman in college. Jesse is a risk taker and traveled around the world to explore new adventures. It was a beautiful July day in the Miami Beach,Florida. Before, he got into the water he saw this beautiful girl surfing and she was amazing at surfing. After a while,being the water the weather started to get a little windy and the waves were getting crazier each minute. Jesse thought to himself…

The film “Jawbreaker” is about three very popular girls who accidentally kill their friend with a jawbreaker, when a kidnapping prank goes horribly wrong. This film is written and directed by Darren Stein. The characters, shots, and conflict help to tell the story of this film. The film “Jawbreaker” is a character-driven movie. Character-driven films focus on the characters and their attitudes, personal evolutions and decisions, and how those change the shape of the plot and the story as a…

Contact [1997] is an excellent science-fiction film in which humanity is contacted by extraterrestrial intelligence. One of the main messages this film sends is that the reconciliation of science and religion is possible, but only when the two are in their pure forms, and that pure science and religion both increase the efficiency in which we determine the truths about our universe. Another more subtle message that I feel the movie portrays is that our current form of language is very limited…

Castaway is a movie starring Tom Hanks as the main character, Chuck. Throughout the movie, Chuck shows again and again how important communication is to him. It starts out with him delivering packages and such for FedEx, but as a plane he had boarded crashes, he begins to face some difficult challenges. He floated to an island, survived for a long period of time, and constructed a raft to transport him across a vast amount of water to a ship where he was rescued. Four major things in Castaway…