The visual reenactments along with varying narrations of the events provided an engaging format that accurately and effectively informed the viewers of the struggle by French Canadians and rebels to overcome British colonial powers. The content also provides an objective view of the events by discussing first hand accounts of both British and French Canadian during these dark times. Moreover, the chronologically formatted order helps the viewer maintain a sense of progression and setbacks made the Parti Patriote rebellion. For instance, it establishes the motives for rebellion in the beginning of the film by describing the colonial imposed hardships faced by French Canadians within urban and rural areas of Upper and Lower Canada. Sequentially, the rise of the Parti Patriote follows the lack of support from the British monarch, and the rejection to establish a republic and self-governing state.
Star Wars is an epic space opera film series created by George Lucas, which includes galactic battles, theatrical adventure, as well as chivalric romance. The music, mainly composed by John Williams, gives depth to the storyline and is something that fans of all ages will always remember. The specific Star Wars movie that I have chosen to analyze is Star Wars, Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, which was released on May 25, 1983.
The purpose of this confession written by Jonathon Lethem was to alleviate an inner turmoil that he had been struggling with for years now. This essay expands upon why his obsession with the “Star Wars” series during the time where in which his mother was suffering from a mental illness and before his awkward teenage years turned into an escape from reality. Lethem’s pride in the accomplishment of watching the series 21 times seems to be masked buy his own shame, but it was obvious that he views this experience as one of the most self-defining experiences of his life. The audience is left with a loving connection for the author as well as a sense of understanding and sympathy for his losses. At the end of his essay, he ends up describing himself as “the kid who partly invented himself in the vacuum collision of Star Wars - and real loss.”
(AGG) Anthony Anaxagorou once said “Rebellion is when you look society in the face and say I understand who you want me to be, but I’m going to show you who I really am.” (Anaxagorou, Anthony). (BS-1) In the beginning of the novel Fahrenheit 451, Guy Montag accepts his society and blindly follows it without any deep consideration. (BS-2)
The Civil War produced by Ken Burns’ qualifies as an immensely powerful, educative and interesting film production. Due to the fact that writing was popular amongst Americans, Burns’ contextualised the civil war by representing not just the writings of the great leaders and generals but also the ones from the wives, the doctors, the farmers, the newspaper editors etc... More importantly the words of the soldiers involved in this vicious war. Burns showed the importance of fighting this war by going through the lives of average people caught up in events they may not have completely comprehended, but which they believed in. Burns used maps, historical context, photographs, music and speech to teach us the story of the second most influential
Catcher in the Rye For the project, I chose to complete the movie poster. I decided to assign this to myself because I think if a movie has an eye catching and intriguing poster, the movie may incline more of an interest to view. Another reason I chose the poster was, as an artistic individual, I believe this was the perfect fit as an assignment, it would make work easier, more enjoyable and engaging. By choosing the movie poster it assisted with an increase of learning and understanding repetitiveness and connecting it to the main theme of the story, which the poster depicts. There are many ways to display what the story was, I believe a big part of the story was about saving and protecting innocence.
I don’t believe that this film expresses any political view. I believe that image, speech, sound, music, and writing interact to produce meaning. They are all in sync with one another, but I believe writing dominates because the film is based off of a novel. The facial expressions and speech of the younger actors add to the film, evoking emotion and sympathy from the viewer. The novel emphasizes the spectator more so than in the film.
Ken Burns is a historical documentary filmmaker. He made a documentary about the civil war that was criticized and seen my many. Many Americans viewed the war in a different way based on the information or lack of information provided by Burns. Rose and Corley share the dangers that come with filmmakers shaping the way people view historical events. In this essay, we will view the weaknesses of Burns films.
Films are a great way of communicating a message to the viewers. One of the most controversial topics conveyed is politics and for this reason, Mr Smith Goes to Washington is a movie that explores the American political system through the life of Senator Jefferson Smith a newly elected politician. He comes out as a radical after realising that he cannot serve the interest of those who elected him to the government. The director of the film explores a radical sense ideological spectrum through a character who maintains integrity in the midst of harsh criticism in the political system. The director is radical trying to anger the political class and then win acclaim from the public.
imed Essay Revision Throughout the course of history, many people struggle to have their voices heard by the public. Considering many contributing opinions in regards to any topic, various people tend to be obstinate to accept any kind of perception from the opposing side of an argument. Through rhetoric, however, many people are willing to listen to another person’s point of view if the speaker has the ability to captivate their audience with their fluency in speech as well as relatability to attract the speaker’s audience. During the civil rights era, many people had their unique opinion on how society should act towards their own community.
Tim O’Brian’s The Things They Carried is a stimulating illustration of how a text can be political,
Furthermore, the film portrays the procedure of the Civil War and ethnicity
The final example is the Haitian Revolution. Slaves in France revolted in an uprising against the French Colonial Government. Slaves were being treated badly by their owners, so they revolted and gained their freedom through war. In each of these situations, there are two themes present. The people are unhappy with their lives and how their leader treats them, and the leader is unsatisfactory in the leadership of his/her country.
Even where they appear as entirely nonpolitical, movies tend to inevitably have political messages. However, the notably evident aspect in numerous films is their tendencies to integrate liberal ideas. Using the film, Independence Day directed by Roland Emmerich, the current essay examines the themes related to conditions under which liberal ideals can influence elite policy-makers in achieving rational foreign policy decision-making. Several relevant themes are likely to emerge in films pointing towards the liberal tendencies or otherwise among elite policy-makers that contribute in promoting greater international experience. Even though in an indirect manner, it is common for American films to exhibit liberal ideals that are likely to provide
This essay will discuss how the film uses these two techniques, in reference to the film, and to what ideological and political ends are the techniques used in the films with specific references from the film to support the argument. A Man with a Movie Camera is based around one man who travels around the city to capture various moments and everyday
