Essays, Presentations and Summaries in Film Studies

Stage vs. Screen

Document abstract : «Films are often adapted from plays, and at times they are nearly identical. At other times they have almost nothing to do with one another. In films you can do things that are not feasible and at times not possible on stage. This is not to...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Zackery and Willie: Additions during a flashback. Willie Jay leaving town . Creating an entire story with one setting. The scene directly following the attempted suicide. Conclusion....»

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DVD: Downright Video Dominance

Document abstract : «In 1997, a product was released that would do what nothing (not Betamax, Laserdisc, nor various projector systems) seemed to be capable of: conquering the VCR/VHS system. This product was the DVD (Digital Video or Digital Versatile Disc). As soon...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. A new method of home viewing . DVDs and VHS . The special features . Conclusion. Works cited....»

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What Do You Expect?

Document abstract : «Tony Kuschner's play Angel in America is full of contrasts, disparities, and opposite views. Many things are shown at completely opposite ends of the spectrum. There are many differing opinions and complete disagreements that not a large number of...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Religion as a very obvious theme in the film. Harper's behavior . Expectations of partners . The expectations of the audience . Conclusion. Works cited....»

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Short Forms in Film

Document abstract : «Charlie Chaplin's The Immigrant (1917) is a slapstick comedy that also addresses social issues. The film has a simple plot with four main characters, one of them Charlie Chaplin. He plays a penniless foreigner who wins money from playing cards on...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The boat scene . The second half of the film. The irony in the film. Conclusion....»

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True West: Identity

Document abstract : «One acquires his own identity through his inner self and his milieu. His interpretation of his own needs and desires plays a big role in whether he decides to abide by society's norms or to completely disregard his ego by complying to the inner...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Austin's loss of faith in the grand scheme. The creative differences . The mother's houseplants . Conclusion....»

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Avoiding Disaster: The Day the Earth Stood Still

Document abstract : «Disaster movies are often associated solely with cheap thrills; nothing more than vehicles for big explosions and even bigger budgets. The modern perception of this film genre (as well as its subgenres) seems to be nothing more than that of a...»

Synopsis abstract : «A textual analysis. The flurry of 'aliens as invaders' films . Disaster movies and its sub genres. The new form of disaster movie . Previous films of the genre . The sci fi disaster movies of the Cold War era. The 'evil other' formula . The aliens...»

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David Lynch

Document abstract : «Storytelling, since the dawn of time, has served as an invaluable means in which human beings are able to create, sustain, and relay emotion, identity, and ideology. The stories people tell allow them to simultaneously connect to, and differentiate...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Classical Hollywood cinema during the latter half of the twentieth century. Postmodernism a view of the world where contradiction reigns supreme. David Lynch's first successful film . The innovative storytelling behind Blue Velvet...»

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The Blame Game

Document abstract : «In modern times, and namely in Western culture, identity has become a wholly introverted principle. People strive to define themselves solely as individuals; identity is thought of as exclusively self-contained. American culture, for example,...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The potentially fatal disorders . Food consumption in the United States. Eating disorders like Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa . Women within American culture. The power of the media . The most dooming explanation of eating disorders...»

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Controversy Within

Document abstract : «In the last century alone, the United States of America has witnessed dozens of "equal rights" movements. Some of the most significant rights Americans currently enjoy have come out of great struggle and controversy. Whenever a group of citizens...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Motion pictures: The most imbedded forms of media in the US. Post-feminism and movies like Pretty Woman and Working Girl . feminist screen theory . Discerning the origin of the patriarchal demands put on women. Conclusion. Works ...»

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Stranger Than Paradise: Meaningful Minimalism

Document abstract : «The term "independent film" is extremely malleable in the realm of American cinema. A film may be considered "independent" if it is financed and/or distributed outside of a Hollywood studio, or if it bends and/or breaks the conventions of mainstream...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The center of Stranger Than Paradise . The narrative style of the film. The revelation of the characters' meaning . The American identity that Willie wants. The end of the third segment . Conclusion. Works cited....»

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Home Movies

Document abstract : «Nothing can create nostalgia like a movie camera. There is something about the moving image that can trigger emotions like few other mediums can. It is easy to get lost in a film; they have the awesome ability of capturing and recreating the past....»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. National Lampoon's Christmas vacation . The home movie sequence in the film . Conclusion....»

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Subverting the Mainstream: The Postmodern World of David Lynch

Document abstract : «During the first half of the twentieth-century, a movement known as "classical Hollywood cinema" thrived; this was the dawn of truly "mainstream" films. The movies created during this time operated largely within metanarratives; all-embracing laws...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The world that David Lynch portrays . David Lynch's first successful film . The innovative storytelling behind Blue Velvet . What most critics of Wild at Heart failed. The critical response to Mulholland Drive . The world of David...»

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Fellini's Otto e mezzo

Document abstract : «Since the dawn of cinema, there have been numerous film directors who have garnered the reputation of innovator, auteur, even genius of the medium. Only three directors, however, have created such unmistakably identifiable styles as to warrant film...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The film Otto e mezzo. The times when Guido feels most pressured. The film's most somber daydream sequence. The way Fellini presents the artistic process. The film's longest fantasy scene . Specific themes and images . The character of...»

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They Live: Underestimating Camp

Document abstract : «Distinguishing a film as "campy" is, arguably, as difficult as determining whether or not a film is "good." The definition of "camp" is utterly malleable and, moreover, exists almost purely in the eyes of the beholder. Similarly, a film is rarely...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Unimpressed film critics . The lack of real depth to 'Nada'. The essence of an intentional camp. Conclusion....»

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Robert Frank's America: "Political Rally - Chicago"

Document abstract : «The United States of America is often referred as "the great melting pot"; a place where people of all ethnicities, backgrounds, and plights exist under a single title "American". The title is simple; those living in The United States are, by...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The Swiss photographer Robert Frank . The photography 'Political Rally: Chicago'. The composition of the photograph . The framing of the photograph . The camera placement . The aesthetic effects . Conclusion....»

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Georges Melies: Movie Magic

Document abstract : «As is the case with many art forms, the exact origin of Cinema is tainted with controversy. While numerous innovators played important roles in the dawn of the medium, the Lumière brothers (Louis and Auguste) of France are most directly accredited...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The creation of the Cinematographe. The life of Georges Melies. Georges Melies' fantasy films . The movie Melies' La Voyage dans la lune . Conclusion. Works cited....»

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Danger at a Distance

Document abstract : «The nomenclature of "disaster movie" is as difficult a classification to place upon a film as any; for its definition is extremely malleable. Many movies incorporate a disaster, or even numerous disasters, and are still not known as "disaster...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Disaster movies during the 1950's and the 1960's. What set these sci-fi disaster movies apart?. Nuclear holocaust. Character based melodramas involving minor disasters. Conclusion. Works cited....»

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Lies the Television Told Us

Document abstract : «The media exists for the sole purpose of entertainment, and the easiest way to bring this entertainment to the people is through television. This being said, it can be understood why the media functions the way it does; entertainment needs to be...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Mother, May I Sleep With Danger? (Lifetime Network). 'Jeremy': Pearl Jam (MTV). Secret cutting (USA Network). 'Normal Again': Buffy the Vampire Slayer (FX Network). Conclusion....»

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The Lickerish Quartet

Document abstract : «The play between high and low culture has become an important subject in film studies and criticism. In particular, the subject has proved a relevant context for the exploration of exploitation films, and vice versa. In looking at exploitation...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The Lickerish Quartet and the rest of Metzger's body of work. The narrative of The Lickerish Quartet . Interaction between the high and low . The third transgression . Conclusion....»

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Doris Wishman

Document abstract : «In 1959, after the unexpected death of her husband, Doris Wishman decided to begin making films. With a background in distribution, she became aware of the genre of "nudist camp" films through an acquaintance with Walter Bibo, producer of Garden of...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Critics of Wishman's films as exploitation. Russ Meyer's The Immoral Mr. Teas . Wishman's Diary of a Nudist . Shifts in directing style. The Immoral Three: Providing a fair representations of her career...»

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Thirteen Days (2000)

Document abstract : «Good evening my fellow citizensThis Government, as promised, has maintained the closest surveillance of the Soviet Military buildup on the island of Cuba. Within the past week, unmistakable evidence has established the fact that a series of...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The words spoken by John F. Kennedy in his address to the nation on October 22, 1962. The film: The entire thirteen days of the crisis. The interpretation that Donaldson used in the film. Donaldson's portrayal of the military personal:...»

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'Weaving a Myth': Magnolia and the Psychology of Religion in Film

Document abstract : «Imagination is fundamental to human life. Indeed, all the 'humanities' are manifestations of the creative instinct that finds its origin in imagination. One creative imagination communicates its images to another in an attempt to bridge the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The film Magnolia. The 'personification' of pathological complexes . A montage of pseudo historical events. The first lead character: Frank TJ Mackey. 'Seduce and Destroy' seminar footage. The identification process exhibited by the...»

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Fishing, Spirituality, and the Simple Life: A River Runs Through It

Document abstract : «In Robert Redford's beautiful adaptation of A River Runs Through It by Norman Maclean, Norman and Paul Maclean seek to find the purpose for their lives growing up under the guidance of their Scottish- Presbyterian Minister father, in a Montana...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The spirituality tied directly to the Montana wilderness. The Macleans' respect for nature and Neal's blatant disrespect of it. Dissuading the viewer from something the society has told the viewer his or her entire lif...»

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American Psycho: An analysis using the techniques of MacCabe and Macherey

Document abstract : «The meaning of the film American Psycho has been much debated since its release. Is it a glorification of violence? a satire of the yuppie lifestyle of the eighties? a disturbing trip through psychosis? Based on the controversial novel by Bret...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Recreating and reflecting reality: A key to the understanding what it is to be human. Believing what our senses tell us about a situation. Grodal films: Vital human concerns found to be more realistic . The psyche of the unstable main...»

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France's Lost Jewel

Document abstract : «Unlike Great Britain, France's colonial wars tended to involve a great deal of violence on the part of the colonizers. Britain generally extricated itself from its colonies with relatively little immediate violence involving British soldiers. The...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The use of torture by French paratroopers and soldiers. The movies lack of support for Mathieu's hypothesis. Conclusion....»

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