Joaquin Phoenix Essays

Film Evaluation Gladiator When I first saw the movie Gladiator, I was in high school history class and it had to relate to ancient Rome. The class and I watched the movie, and I personally enjoyed it so much that I went home and watched it again on my free time. My boyfriend and I even recorded it and watched it very often. This movie was directed so well, the setting, summary, actors, and even the costumes were just perfect. For the main characters, Maximus and Commodus, their story and acting

Theaters are not the only place for musicals, the big screen has proven worthy of it as well. Almost everyone love to watch musical films. One of the reasons is that it involves catchy songs, that when you listen to it once, you would want to listen to it over and over again for the next couple of days, and even if the musical film is so old, it would make you want to rewatch it just to get into the songs. Another reason of course is the dance moves, musical films has songs on them, that involves

The movie The story of Qiu Ju is a comedy-drama that follows the story of a pregnant woman trying to find justice for her husband, who was kicked by the head of the village. The settings of the movie are mostly in a small Chinese village during the 1990s. It is hard for some people to understand the themes of the movie and why it was created on the first place, since not everyone have seen the way of life shown and the Chinese history. The movie was produced mainly because many people could relate

Crispin, The Cross of Lead, by Avi tells the story of a 13 year old boy who after his mother dies, is forced to run away to avoid being killed. While running away he meets Bear, who is a juggler and has very different ideas than what is customary to Crispin and many other Serfs in the Middle Ages. Crispin and Bear make their way to Great Wexly where they see Crispins greatest fear, the steward who has unjustly declared him a ‘wolfs head.’ With the help of Bear, Crispins ‘new self’ is able to face

Citizen Kane , a film directed by Orson Welles, showcases many fascinating elements of filmmaking. The way that Welles illustrates these elements of filmmaking is the reason that James Naramore describes Citizen Kane as a powerful work of art. The narrative structure of Citizen Kane is an examination into the life of Charles Foster Kane, from his ambiguous upbringing as a child to his renowned success as a newspaper tycoon throughout his entire adulthood. Welles’ narrative structure and use of

Film Music Review —Titanic Titanic is a beautiful love story happening on a sinking ship and an unparalleled success in the cinema, with 11 Oscar rewards won and countless nominations. It is a very expensive film to be made, and the first film to break the billion box office record. As I revisited this film, once again I was truly touched by the star-crossed lovers and the humanity in front of a disaster. Indeed, the world was moved by Titanic. It is considered to be the movie that ‘make men cry’

Rocky, A movie about how a simple man who is down on his luck, receives a life changing opportunity. The main character finds love, with a local shy girl. The story is a rags to riches tale, that takes place in a time period where the good in the world was often lost. The movie Rocky will inspire hope to any individual, who is down on their luck or an outcast to society. The film production was even an rejected my many. The main actor, Sylvester Stallone, had to write his own script and was the

Which Came First: The Phoenix or the Flame? With embers of coal coating its body, it emerges from the ash with a new form of youth and spirit. Arising, its wings swoosh as it sets out to explore the world, singing sad melodic chords as if telling a story. Merely years, minutes and seconds pass before it bursts into flame becoming one with the fire again. It’s a continuous cycle, so you might ask, “which came first: the Phoenix or the flame?” The concept of the Phoenix dates back to Ancient Greece

In the futuristic book Fahrenheit 451 reality is turned upside down when heroes become villains. The world is blind to the evils that lay inside the government. The people who aren't are educated are hunted, and seen as insane. Morals will be put to the test, and although this book focuses on one man's journey through it all, it is very clear that the issues this fictional society faces could not be to far from issues what could happen in real life. Fahrenheit 451 is a direct representation of the

[Connection To The Phoenix] The phoenix, one of the most well known mythical birds to exist, but why is it known as the symbol of rebirth, life, and immortality in almost every mythology it exists in? This paper will be explaining the reason why the phoenix represents the qualities of life and rebirth. The phoenix represents the qualities of life, and rebirth because of its life force that never dies out. The phoenix, like its flame, will never disappear even in the harshest environments

In William Golding’s fictional novel, ‘Lord of the Flies’, Golding expertly paints an image of a fire of great multitude, during an early chapter in the novel. Through the use of evocative language, in addition to various types of figurative language and the insertion of Piggy’s bitter commentary, Golding is able to accurately convey to the reader, the strength of the fire. Through the examination of the aforementioned devices, the reader is able to visualize and understand the force of the fire

New York is a very popular city that everyone is familiar with when they heard of the names of Statue of Liberty, Time Square, and the Broadway, but this place to me is not only just an ordinary city; it is a home that I most feel safe and protected. It has a very special meaning in my life since it was the first home that my family and I resided when we came to America ten years ago. New York was filled with such wonderful memories such as when we tried to adapt to a new life, culture, new people

Urban sprawl is defined as the expansion of metropolitan areas into urban surrounding areas, often due to the rapid population growth within a city. As a result of urban sprawl there has been an increase in traffic, health issues, environmental issues and public expenditure, due to migration away from the city centre and this affects its functionality as a human community. Since 1930 literature has discussed the concept of compact cities as the ideal city. The term Compact City originated in the

Patient’s safety is essential during hospitalisation and it is everyone concern. It is because, hospital is a place where patients’ injuries are treated, not generated. However, unintentionally injuries may be happen while in the care in the ward. The challenge for nurses are to ensure safety while giving nursing care to them. Falls are the common accidents occurred in ward. This lead harm to patient and emotional stress to the family as well. Throughout my clinical posting, there was an incident

these Barghests. Now, Ryiah is all alone, no one and nothing to protect her, not even a knife. Ryiah wandered endlessly through the trees and shrubs when a phoenix launched out of the bushes nearby taking Ryiah to the ground. Ryiah, terrified, struggles to escape but no luck, at this point Ryiah gives up and accepts death. Just as the phoenix was about to take a bite out of her neck and she was accepting death, a tiger, not any tiger, but a saber tooth tiger leaped over the bushes surrounding and

The Phoenix is used as another comparison to the Bible in Fahrenheit 451. According to Egyptian mythology, the Phoenix is a representation of rebirth and immortality. This is because, at the end of its life, the Phoenix will set itself on fire and be born again out of the ashes. (Britannica 1). In the novel, no real phoenix exists, but Granger, the leader of the book men does allude it. As in Egyptian mythology, the Phoenix symbolizes rebirth and immortality in the book as well. The symbolization

The story of the Phoenix takes place in ancient Egypt. The earliest account was eighth century B.C. and then a later one by a famous Greek historian in fifth century B.C. Greeks had named this bird as a Phoenix but it was actually associated with the Egyptian, Japanese, Native American, and many other legends. The Phoenix is known as a mythical bird that lives for several hundred of years then restarts its life by bursting into flames. Afterwards, the Phoenix restarts its life being reborn from the

I realized after reading the book that the point of the wartime setting was to show the ignorance of the people living in this dystopian society. Fahrenheit 451 depicts how society’s main focus was what was on TV and what were the latest upgrades they could make to their TV and these senseless ideas were caused by the lack of books. This was especially seen in the part of the book at the Montag house when Guy questions Mrs. Phelps about her husband going to war, she doesn’t seem to be worried because

Deception and suspicion are powerful tools that can use trust and mistrust as weapons. Many think that the most powerful weapon is trust and honesty in a relationship but unfortunately suspense and deception over power it in most cases. This can be seen in the play Othello by William Shakespeare, when Othello gets tricked by Iago into thinking his wife is cheating on him and many more cases. In the article How Iago Explains the World, by Lee Siegel it highlights the fact that Iago’s deception and

During the Elizabethan Era, drama began to flourish in Western Europe. Plays have become more violent and dramatic as well as new ways of driving a performance. William Shakespeare’s Othello involves a man named Iago who wants to get revenge on Othello who is known as ‘the Moor of Venice’. Iago is able to get Othello to fully trust him and manipulates Othello to believe in false claims which eventually brings both of them to their downfall. A soliloquy acts as an aid to the audience in order to understand