Film Comment Essays

When focusing on the r/cringepics website, it appears as a bad website. We should look at r/cringepics as a bad website because its content doesn’t help the audience to improve, it generates a negative impression and it makes the visitors to endure situations they are not interested in. A positive impression is an important expect of a good website. R/cringepics website offers posts in a way that destroy the positivity in them. In one of the Facebook posts in R/cringepics discusses about the Kids

The term evil can be defined as savage behaviours followed by strong desires. In both Lord of the Flies(LOTF) by William Golding and Jekyll and Hyde(J&H) written by Robert Louis Stevenson, evil is portrayed as cruel and selfish power that can make innocent boys and a well-respected gentleman even commit violence without feeling guilt. As their pursuit for physical satisfaction overweighs moral principles, evil emerges and completely dominates some of these novel’s characters. LOTF portrays how evil

The movie is set in 1954 and begins with Ray Kroc, who is a salesman or a hustler, making a pitch to an owner of a drive-in about a milkshake machine. He and his wife Ethel live in a big house in Arlington Heights, Illinois. Ray is very committed to his job, which requires him to be on the road quite a lot; however this has created tension between Ray and Ethel as Ethel wishes that Ray would be as interested in her as he is in his job. Ray’s job involves him making pitches about new merchandise that

The poem “The Naked and the Nude” was written by Robert Graves as a responds to an article with the exact same name written in 1910 by Walter Sickert. Robert Graves as written this poem in such a way that the form looks straight forward and simple as he only has four stanzas, six lines in each, with the rhyme scheme of A,A,B,B,C,C. He uses many literary devices, some of which are allusion, alliteration, assonance and personification. Robert Graves also wrote this poem with a connotation and denotation

You, my dear friend, are a prime example of why I am a misanthrope. How about this, FUCK OFF with your bullshit judgment then if you're going to do it so much. I have as much of a right to speak out against your fucking perfectionist ways of thinking towards people who are just simply HUMAN, as you do about people who are apparently pussies for not wanting to mold themselves to your fucking perfect idea of a person. We all have flaws you fucking waste of oxygen, excuse for a human being. How about

In this section of Drama and Dramatic Poetry, my English class read “Trifles” and “POOF!”. “Trifles” is a one-act play that is dramatic and serious. In this play, the husband, John Wright, was found strangled with a rope in his bedroom and all of the evidence points to his wife, Minnie Foster. The question explored throughout the play is why she killed him. The story hints that she was a victim of domestic violence, but the audience cannot be absolutely sure because it does not outright say it. On

the 17th of April, 1967 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Her birth name was Kimberly Elise Trammel and she is currently an American film and television actress. She has featured in many films and have also received a lot of accolades as a result of her excellent performance in the film industry. She is the daughter of Marvin Trammel and Erma Jean. Her father owns a search film while her mother was a school teacher. She has three siblings Education Nothing much is known of her elementary and high school

Milo Yiannopoulos’ review of the 2016 film, Ghostbusters expresses his mourning of the death of the beloved franchise; his beloved franchise had a “stake driven through its heart” with its “head chopped off” and “body burned and buried at a crossroad.” His point is made across by the usage of Bill Murray’s character from the movie. In the film, Bill Murray’s character, Martin Heiss was chucked out the window by a ghost; a symbolism to Yiannopoulos as the death of the franchise. While Yiannopoulos

filmmakers of the 21st century. Both have made significant contributions to the world of film and have helped to shape the way that black stories are told on screen. Spike Lee, born Shelton Jackson Lee in 1957 in Atlanta, Georgia, is a film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for his work in the 1980s and 1990s, which helped to bring African American stories to mainstream audiences. His films, such as "She's Gotta Have It", "Do the Right Thing", "Malcolm X" and "Inside Man" are considered

The Blind Side is an award-winning Hollywood film and a perfect example of yet another white saviour film created by Hollywood. Though it is important to acknowledge this movie is based on a true story, the movie revolves around the experience of the Touhy family, specifically Leigh Anne Touhy rather than the experience of Michael Oher. Michael is a homeless black boy that gets adopted into the Touhy family and becomes a football star yet in this film, is overshined by Leigh Anne’s character. In

Jordan Peele's films have been widely celebrated for their sharp wit and social commentary. However, beneath the surface of these productions lies a deeper meaning that delves into the complexities of race, class, and identity in America. This paper will explore the true meaning of Peele's films, examining the ways in which they challenge societal norms and spark important conversations about the human experience. Jordan Peele is known for using the horror genre as a way to comment on social issues

All We Want Is Equality! The film Iron Jawed Angels provides a historical insight and the lengths that women in history went through for the right to vote. The film sheds some light on the conflicts with the feminist groups, and their fight for equality. Furthermore, how two women known as Alice Paul and Lucy Burns, would not back down and continued to fight for what was right. When music is picked for a film, it helps us to connect with what is happing in the film. The music that was played throughout

Blaxploitation was a subgenre of American cinema that started in the 1970s. It’s characterized by films that portrayed African American cultures and focuses on black characters as well as themes. The reason why this genre was so significant is that it created a path away from the stereotypical depictions of black people that were common within early Hollywood films. It also gave an opportunity for black actors, directors, and writers to show their talents and their perspectives. Blaxploitation also

Hollywood film focusing on terrorism and the war against terror. Ryan Witts April 11, 2016 An “Italian novelist Umberto Eco once claimed that 70 percent of our knowledge derives from watching Hollywood movies.” (Riegler, 2010). Therefore, we learn a lot of our values and morals from watching films. This means it is very vital for us to receive positive and objective information, to leave us unbiased and capable of producing our own opinion on a matter. In this essay, we will be analysing the film American

In Scott Weinberg’s The Purge review, he presents the reader with his unclear and unsupported opinion of the horror film. Throughout this review Weinberg doesn’t clarify to the reader whether he enjoyed or disliked the film, taking away from the review as a whole. He also makes a fault in his argument when his beginning statement has no tie in to the proceeding review. There is a lack of understanding for the reader throughout the entire article. This review is based on the horror movie, The Purge

genuine occasions that depend on a genuine story. Edward James Olmos went up against that test as he featured and coordinated the gang related motion picture in light of genuine occasions titled American Me. Brutal scenes go with the job when making films about packs and mobsters, and Olmos saved no cost with American Me. Olmos ' offered a reasonable delineation of how the Mexican Mafia started and in addition what it resembled for a youthful Chicano to experience childhood in Los Angeles amid the 1980

Sharon Davis utilises voice-overs for his documentary “Shooting for The Stars.” Cambridge describes the meaning of voice-over as “words that describe or comment on a film, advertisement or video, which are spoken by a person unseen” (Cambridge Dictionary, 2023). An example of this exists at 2:30 in the documentary, where Wright and Chagai comments on their understanding of a fight scene, entertaining the audience. The voice-over here gives context and backstory to the fight, informing the audience

Wes Anderson's films have many amazing qualities about them, including cinematography, color grading, editing, writing, and many more, however, diversity is not one of those qualities. Many of his films are overwhelmingly white with a lack of color within the cast. The few characters and actors of color that his films include have stereotypical backgrounds that aren’t given much thought. We will be examining the diversity and inclusion in The Grand Budapest Hotel, and Moonrise Kingdom. The Grand

Americans. Films play a significant role in representing different races and their personal identities on screen. The portrayal of race and its impact on personal identity can be seen in two films, Blade II (2022) and The Matrix (1999). This paper aims to explore how these films depict African American personal identity or racial heritage, compare and contrast the two films, and how they define or construct a national identity. Blaxploitation as a genre is not present in the two films, Blade II and

television shows. Films and television programs have provided a wide range of genres such as romance, action, comedy, and science fiction. These early works of art paved the way for what the entertainment industry is today. Although films and television shows have captivated the minds and hearts of many, they have also had an unpleasant side to them. This unpleasantness comes in the form of blatant racism and racial stereotypes that many films and television shows employ. Racism in film and television