Films considered the greatest ever Essays

  • Movie Essay: The Success Of Rain Man

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    1988’s made. The Academy Award winner of 1988, Rain Man, is often considered the best film of that year. Thanks to the director, Barry Levinson, Rain Man has achieved many successes in its production, its success after the film was produced, and achieves success in its own script. Although Rain Man is a meaningful and touching film, it did face plenty of challenges. One of these biggest problems was the fact that some of the film was produced and released during the 1988 Writers Guild of America

  • Braddock's Identity In The Graduate

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    have experienced. In the world of The Graduate, Braddock develops a separate identity through platonic sex with Mrs. Robinson and a love interest in Elaine that differs from the disconsolate attributes that defined Braddock’s identity early in the film. Similarly, I was able to discover a part of myself that had never previously existed. Through consciously making an effort to put myself in a discomforting situation, I was able to mature and grow as an individual. I’ve learned that it’s not in moments

  • Reflection On The Crucible

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    Putting you life in the hands of a jury and a judge is something that doesn’t happen much today, but it happened to may people in the 1680’s. Their lives were put into another person’s hands because they were accused for something they didn’t even do. Most of the time these people went into the trials pleading innocent, and then the judge was persuaded to sentence them to death. They did this because they thought that the defendant was lying. This is a perfect example of a crucible. A crucible is

  • Citizen Kane Montage Scene Analysis

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    publisher can arguably be the greatest of all time, or at least a great movie for its time period to others. There’s several aspects to this movie that makes it a remarkable film, also a great example of a film that takes great risk for its time period with how they used the camera. What makes this a remarkable film would be; how they used lighting to shed focus of certain characters, positions of the camera and montages. Lighting was an incredible tool in this film, given the fact that it was filmed

  • Super Hero Film Analysis

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    As far as adaptations of a graghic novel goes this is one of the best adptation there is. This is one of the best creations of the genre. Super hero movies are always an interesting path to follow and this is one of the most interestingstories out there. The conception of giving a motion picture relese for this tilte is one of the best examples of how studios can adapt a story as i is, instead of thinking how they can make it more friendly to the audience. n the not too distant future, Britain is

  • Essay On The Shawshank Redemption

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    prison system—a system that feeds, clothes, shelters, and protects them. Prisoners become reliant, and that reliance is so deep that, at one point in the film, Red admits that he has gotten so accustomed to having to ask “permission to piss” that he “can’t squeeze a drop without say-so” (The Shawshank). The narration at the beginning of the film reigns true: “They send ya here for life, and that’s exactly what they take . . . the part that counts anyway” (The Shawshank). The irony here, though, is

  • Crazy Stupid Love Analysis

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    Crazy, Stupid, Love “Crazy, Stupid, Love” is a heartfelt romantic comedy, released in 2011, starring great actors such as Steve Carrel, Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone. This is the best movie I have ever seen in my whole life. I still remember the first time I watched it, I loved it so much that I wanted to watch it a second time. It is a winning combination of wit and charm. I know this movie so well that I learned all the lines by heart and I must say I even use some of them in real life. Although

  • Oskar Schindler's List Critical Analysis

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    Critical Analysis: Schindler's List is, by far, one of the best films ever made from start to finish. With the use of incredible actors, brilliant cinematography, and superb storytelling and structure, this film has deserved its place in everyone's hearts and it award of 'Best Picture” at the Oscars. This year will mark the 25th anniversary of Schindler's List receiving the elusive award and, even today, the film is still a fantastic sight and deserves the utmost respect. One of the film's many

  • Sylvester Stallone Quotes From The Movie Rocky's Life

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    you can give… it’s about how many you can take and still keep going.” This is one of Sylvester’s Stallone quotes from the movie Rocky. One of the greatest movies of all time. A lot of research went into this paper. The challenges Sylvester Stallone faced to produce Rocky presented every obstacle, had an all-star cast, and was the greatest underdog story ever told. Stallone was and actor and screen writer, who wrote the screen play for Rocky in three days. With the main role being himself. From the

  • Airlift Movie Analysis

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    Last night, I watched the movie ‘Airlift’ and I have to admit that I thoroughly enjoyed it. The movie is gripping, the performances and direction were definitely above the average ‘Bollywood’ standard and Akshay Kumar gives one of the best performances of his career as Ranjit Katyal – the man who led 170,000 Indians stranded in Kuwait, to their homeland. Now if you are movie buff, that’s all you should know to enjoy the movie. A movie is meant to entertain and if entertainment is what you want

  • Analysis Of The Shawshank Redemption

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    "The Shawshank Redemption" premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in September 1994, and opened a few weeks later. It got good reviews but it did not do good business as it does not have an interesting title and it was a "prison drama" which did not attract women. It contained almost no action, it starred actors who were respected but not big stars, and it was a long 142 minutes. This was a movie that needed word-of-mouth to find an audience, and indeed business was slowly but steadily growing when

  • The Handmaiden Analysis

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    reasons why "The Handmaiden" is Park Chan-wook 's best film since "Oldboy" Park Chan-wook 's return to S. Korea from Hollywood, where he directed "Stoker", also signaled his return to masterpieces, with "The Handmaiden" reaching the standards of his best films, like "Oldboy". His pass from Hollywood did not have the same success his previous works had; however, Park seems to have implemented the aesthetics usually associated with American films in "The Handmaiden." In the process, he has created a

  • Drastic Movies: The Evolution Of Film Advertising

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    and producers cannot make films a success unless they create a tentpole film, have a killer advertising team, or are someone like Christopher Nolan or Steven Spielberg (Obst). This makes it more difficult for lower budget movies with original plot lines to have much success, so rather than risk it, they rely on their few blockbuster films guaranteed to make a lot of money (Obst). And in order to turn these movies into smash hits, advertisements spring up everywhere. The film industry prompts business

  • Reflecting To Roberta Pearson's Menace Of The Movies

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    feedback from viewers and critiques. The majority argued the status of cinema as a form of art. Various pundits and stakeholders raised concerns that the innovation ever had the right to exist. Nonetheless, others accepted the novelty as the new form of expression. Reflecting to Roberta Pearson’s “Menace of the Movies” and examples of early films, the essay will review the historical aspects and both sides of criticism that accompanied the process of establishment of cinema as the art form. In the inception

  • Greatness And Shortcomings Of Casablanca

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    Classic in Every Sense of the Word: The Greatness and Shortcomings of Casablanca Greatest movie of all time is a prestigious title that any director or cast would be thrilled about having attached to a film it is, in part, responsible for creating. The problem with this title, though, is that there is not a consensus on what the best movie actually is. Because of this, all kinds of people offer up many different films that they believe deserves this distinguished label. One picture that is often suggested

  • Reaction Paper About Shrek 2

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    2004 was a fantastic year for films with several incredible movies hitting the theater such as The Incredibles, The Polar Express, and The SpongeBob Squarepants Movie. However, the arrival of Shrek 2 to the cinema also marked the arrival of the greatest movie that had ever been put together and the movie was recognized as the greatest animation of the year. Many considerations had to be made before Shrek 2 earned the title of the greatest movie ever made, and it wasn’t easy. Shrek 2 ticked off every

  • The Importance Of Storytelling

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    Visual storytelling comes with many different media suchs as films, theatre and animation. All of them have one thing in common, which is telling a story through visuals, showing the audience what we want to tell. Even a photograph can tell a story. In visual storytelling there are many elements that brings it to life, for instance the characters. Great characters can carry the whole story as we are seeing it unfold through them. Other elements includes: sound, editing, cinematography, composition

  • Citizen Kane's Citizen Kane: The Classic Hollywood Industry

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    There are many things that make “Citizen Kane” considered as possibly one of the greatest films every made; to the eyes of the passive audience this film may not seem the most amazing, most people being accustomed to the classical Hollywood style, but to the audience with an eye for the complex, “Citizen Kane” breaks the traditional Hollywood mold and forges its own path for the better. Exposition is one of the most key features of a film, it’s meant introduce important characters and give the audience

  • Research Paper On John Williams

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    projects as John Williams is. Aside from producer Jerry Bruckheimer, I can think of no one but Williams to sit on that throne, and rightfully so. The films he composed for are now either cult classics, regarded as genre-starters or artistic masterpieces. It is virtually impossible to list all of Williams’ scores, specially when most, if not all, are considered works of art that deserves full on explanation of their whys and hows. Having said that, some of his work reached and surpassed your good ol’

  • Michael Jordan Biography

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    Michael Jordan Born February 17, 1963, in Brooklyn, New York, Michael Jordan, American Collegiate and professional basketball player, commonly considered the greatest all-around player in the history of the game. Jordan grew up in Wilmington, North Carolina, and entered the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1981. In 1992, Jordan became the world’s highest paid sportsperson, earning three times more in advertising endorsements than for playing basketball. According to Britannica