The Godfather Part II

When it comes to movie remakes, it seems like they are attempting to cash in on a successful Hollywood storyline when in reality they are just repeating an unnecessary movie that was fine the way it was. However, when it comes to this adventurous British comedy, the remake became even better. The Hollywood action remake of The Italian Job is a crime flick directed by F. Gary Gray and written by Donna and Wayne Powers. Released in 2003, the film is considered intelligent and engaging and…

The film, The Godfather is an examination of the roles that family, power, and tradition play in our lives. The Corleone family at the heart of this 1972 crime drama is led by Vito, "the Don Corleone," the "Godfather" who protects the family and executes all major business decisions on their behalf. Besides Vito being in charge, Don Michael Corleone was the head of the Corleone family after Vito Corleone stepped down. In this movie there are many examples as to why it’s an archetypal film of…

“Brotherly Love” 2015 bring forth the reality of gangster life to the big screen. It shows not only the criminal side, but also the emotions that the life comes with. Watching the movie may feel like being on a rollercoaster. With all the ups, downs, and surprising turns in every corner. Some turns leaving you rigor from shock, and others leaving you seduced by the lifestyle. While adding in the accurate depiction of life in West Philadelphia. Being from Philly myself, watching this film feels…

is subject to the shows mocking wittiness. When the subject of religion surfaced, the episodes Cartoon Wars Part 1 and Part 2 were the most scandalous episodes when it came to the insulting of religion (Herrmann). This time though these episodes mimicked the religion of Islam. What made it so provocative was the representation of the Islamic prophet Muhammad (Bourguet) When “Cartoon Wars Part 1” aired, it was seen with some disagreement, since it indirectly implied that Muhammad would be…

shows that anyone can turn their life around and change their future. The second movie displays the same theme: “Marty meets Griff in the future when he is bullying Marty’s future son, and Marty makes Griff get arrested by standing up to him” (BTTF II). Though Marty’s…

A tragic hero is a character within a literary work that possesses a tragic flaw that will ultimately incur the downfall of the character, regardless of the character’s good intentions. Macbeth, from Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth, is, without a doubt, one of the most prevalent tragic heroes throughout all works of literature. Macbeth is a tragic hero as he possesses noble stature, a tragic flaw, free choice, an increased awareness of his downfall, and a punishment that exceeds his crimes, all…

of Cawdor!/ All hail, Macbeth, that shalt be King hereafter!” (1.2.49-53) These predictions arouses Macbeth’s curiosity and ambition. As the play goes, Macbeth gradually relies on the witches’ prophecies completely. Lady Macbeth also take a huge part in driving Macbeth’s desire to be king. When Macbeth hesitates to murder King Duncan, Lady Macbeth spurs Macbeth: “And wakes it now, to look so green and pale/ At what it did so freely? From this time/ Such I account thy love. Art thou afeard/ To…

is able to witness Macbeth as a good person in the beginning when he is pure, innocent, and respectable, for example, in the text when he is speaking to the king, Duncan: “The service and the loyalty I owe, / In doing it, pays itself. Your highness’ part / Is to receive our duties: and our duties / Are to your throne and the state children and servants; / Which do but what they should, by doing everything / Safe toward your love and honor” (I, IV, 22-27). In this piece of Macbeth’s dialogue the…

Movies such as the Back to the Future trilogy contain many life twisting themes within the story. Throughout the three films BTTF I, BTTF II, and BTTF III; there are dozens of possible themes that could be drawn from the story-line. All three films inter connect with one another and have some of their own themes and themes that were created amongst all three films. Back to the Future themes tend to be generally about average life things and what people wish they could do. Themes that are most…

I was reminded of the nostalgia film series, Back to the Future, when Nike recently unveiled their self-lacing shoe as a community tribute to the actor, Michael J. Fox, who played the infamous time traveler character in the movies known as Marty McFly. Having watched the movies as a child with my father a handful of times and hearing about the new shoes, I realized how our technology is vastly advancing to meet the movie’s reality with our growing technology. Think about it, we have Elon Musk to…