2008 in film Essays

Theme essay The reason behind why I choose my classroom theme to be the one named “Sunny Skies” to go into my classroom. Is because the colors that my theme uses are a shade of the original colors which are blue, gray and yellow. Between these three colors they are the shades that they come in are called pastel colors which they are a light, faded color from the original color. With that being said that’s the reason why I choose my theme to be “Sunny Skies”. That contains soothing blues, grays, and

Literary Analysis Essay- The Pear Tree In the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, the pear tree is a major symbol for Janie and her growth throughout the book. Throughout the whole story, the pear tree keeps returning for Janie, in person and in her mind. The pear tree, not only holding Janie’s experience of a first kiss, holds many memories and symbols for Janie in the story. Having this tree helps Janie through many hard times, and gives her something to think about in her times of need. The pear

It's understandable that the principal is considering making extracurricular activities mandatory, but there might be a reason that students don't do activities like that. Extracurricular activities seem like it could be a lot to handle for students with a lot on their mind. Having to balance school work, homework, and Family responsibility seems like a close to impossible balancing act. It would most likely put stress on students who are probably striving for good grades in school. A student stressing

[SYNOPSIS OF BOOK] “What Did You Learn at School Today?” Story by Rhonda Twiner Illustrated by Stephanie Birdwell ©2014 All rights reserved The characters in “What did you Learn at School Today?” (a BRAND NEW, innovative, and uniquely creative children’s book) are different types of socks ~ socks, which happen to be the characters’ last names! Meet the “Toesock” siblings, Tommy and Tammy; their mother, Mrs. Tamara Toesock; Tippy Grippysock; Lexi Longstocking; Tracy Lacysock; Toby Tubesock;

Yuki stared at the skies as she looked bored at the Gates. Yes she was condemned by the gods for a crime she did in her life. So for her punishment she had ended up as a guard for the Gate. These gates once opened are forbidden worlds. People often seek these worlds wishing to start anew in life without their memories. "Hey Yuki what do you think of Jade." (Helen) She's sitting on the big pillar since the spot our gate had been over the ruins. Gates floated in the air and were most easy to

The Dark Knight (2008) is what started the massive cultural phenomenon that is the modern-day superhero movie, a much broader genre loved by everyone worldwide compared to what it used to be prior, and congruently introduced the modern “hype culture” surrounding movies today. In 2008, The Dark Knight (2008) was one of two major superhero film releases, the other being Iron-Man (2008) of the opposition studio, that were far more popular and critically acclaimed than had initially been expected to

The film industry was created, driven by, and proliferates for the sake of profit. Early in its existence, when photography might have been focused on art, Thomas Edison drove that focus from artistic expression to technological development through the introduction of moving pictures. As the technology for recording and displaying movies grew, further innovation was only possible due the lucrative profits made by the films produced on the new technology. Only when technology reached certain peaks

creation of this iconic film is an amazing story that has helped shaped Disney’s impact on the world. The Little Mermaid is a story about how a young mermaid makes a deal with a sea witch to follow her heart and chase after her dreams. This astonishing film captivates its audience with its remarkable storyline and incredible craftsmanship. It took Disney 30 years to decide on what their next princess movie would be (Disney Channel's Making of The Little Mermaid (1989) part_1, 2008). The animators took

began to prosper as a result of this industry shakeup (Lewis, 2008). As box office sales plummeted, studios in Hollywood had no choice but to get creative in their approach to competing with the rising force of television. Studio executives soon realized that they could benefit from introducing studio-network relationships into television programming, resulting in a host of studios showcasing their shows on network television (Lewis, 2008). At a time when the networks needed a product that could assist

most known films in the early 2000’s. Mostly known for the incredible thrill it gave audiences, but not a lot of people are aware that this 2008 film was a remake of a 2003 Japanese film One Missed Call by Takashi Miike. This is mostly because the original was Japanese and the remake is an American film, but if you took the two films and put them right beside each other and not taking the actors in consideration they are almost exactly the same. So why did Eric Valette remake the film? When it comes

Introduction In this essay, I am going to analysis the film named “Cloverfield”, which was released on 18th January 2008 in North America. I will talk about the genre, key scenes, media institution, other media company, film marketing, marketing mix, media technology, audience, digital platforms, convergence and regulation. It was a PG13 film which mean parental guidance is required for children if they are under 13. It was directed by Matt Reeves and starring with Lizzy Caplan, Jessica Lucas, T

The way that filmmakers did business prior to the war would soon change (Lewis, 2008). This essay will discuss how the Paramount decision and the Hollywood blacklist altered the direction of filmmaking business in America. During the 1940’s Hollywood was dominated by monopolizing studio systems. These studio systems monopolized Hollywood by having control over the workforce, production, and distribution (Lewis, 2008). The Supreme Court case “accused the studios of violating the Sherman Antitrust

The director of a film is considered to be the eye of the camera, and the boss of the whole production. While there are many other important roles when it comes to making a film, without the director there would be no movie. Director and screenwriter Christopher Nolan has had quite an impressive career. Most, if not all of his movies are critically acclaimed as hits. Nolan is best known for his batman trilogy, as well as some of his early films including Following (1998) and Memento (2000). Most

Pulp Fiction, a gangster film centred around crime and drama, was directed and written by Quentin Tarantino, staring John Travolta, Uma Thurman and Samuel Jackson. The Oscar award winning film details the lives of two hitmen, a gangster, and the gangster’s wife Jules Winnfield (Samuel Jackson) and Vincent Vega (John Travolta), are on a mission to retrieve a stolen briefcase from their employer, and mob boss, Marsellus Wallace (Ving Rhames). Mia, (Uma Thurman) plays the role as Wallace’s wife, who

was Hollywood in such a decline while the economy was booming? The film industry knew they needed to change in order to gain the attention back of the American audiences. Technology continued to evolve and made it difficult in the beginning with the addition of a new medium “The Television set”. The industry looked towards co-agreements with television companies, new technology and revising the production code in order for the film industry to reemerge with profits it knew it could make. In the mid

Nollywood The Nigerian audience’s first experience in film screening was in 1903 at the Galover memorial Hall Farinde (2008) cited (Uchegbu 1992). Even though film was introduced by a European merchant, it took the combined efforts of the colonial administration and the church to sustain the industry Farinde (2008) cited (Ekwuazi 1987). The content of such films can be ascertained easily that the British colonialists were using those films for their colonialization strategies. Over the years the

rituals and symbolisms are closely connected. Symbolism is a fundamental way of understanding rituals through the use of symbols as Nye stated that "symbols are things ... that represent more than their material properties" (Nye 2008, 135). To understand the key message of the film, we can start by analyzing the different uses of symbolism. Billy starts his life by being a state cop, but because of his incompetence he was assigned to "throw away" his identity and be an undercover to infiltrate an Irish

Two Stage Sisters (1964) is a film made by Xie Jin, a prominent “Third Generation” Chinese director. While the film had been denounced as “a ‘poisonous weed’ that spread ideas of class compromise and bourgeois humanism” during the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution (1966-1976), it is widely considered today as “one of the best films of the era as well as Xie Jin’s masterpiece” (Zhang, 2008, p. 216; Marchetti, 1989). This response will examine Two Stage Sisters to highlight how it embodies the

affected sales, film production and society as a whole. Film studios no longer controlled which movies were seen or where people saw them due to the Superior Court ruling U.S. vs. Paramount Picture Inc. The invention of the television brought much change to the America and the American film experience. By 1950 television had taken hold of the United States. People no longer needed to respond to their local cinema to seek entertainment. Hollywood ticket sales plummeted and the film industry needed

elements depicted by the director Kathryn Bigelow in the historical drama thriller genre Zero Dark Thirty. A documentary per se includes the opinion of the film maker on the explicit meaning and cinematic issues they depict, and this film is not a documentary. However, there are similarities of fictional reenactments in the film giving the film a documentary feel. In fact, what depicts realism is the plot that seems to contain a historic event that leads up the death of the most-wanted terrorist,