That Chink at Golden Gulch (Film 1910) It is one of the D.W. Griffith’s one-reelers made for Biograph which deal with “other race” subjects, this time the protagonist being a Chinese. Charley Lee (Anthony O’Sullivan in yellowface), “the poor chink” (according to the “Biograph Bulletin”), works at miners’ hamlet Golden Gulch as a laundryman (of course!). His old father returns to their homeland, the “Flowery Kingdom.” Before leaving, the father warns the son not to cut his pigtail, considered a sacred
Though the film is supposed to be taking place in the present-day, the screenwriter, John Logan, decided to use the original text of Shakespeare minimal changes like cutting short most of the scenes and altering the order of the character’s lines and entire scenes. This techniques work for most part of the film but in the first scene, for example the speech of Menenius to the angry people is reduced to merely two lines and through a TV broadcast so the audience cannot realize how gifted he is using
4.3 Feminist Heroine or Sexualized “Hussy”?: Criticism on Marston’s Wonder Woman While Wonder Woman is one of the most revolutionary character, there is also a lot of criticism regarding her appearance, different motifs in the comics and the message the character might send. Primarily Marston’s many depictions of bondage, as previously discussed, and Wonder Woman’s choice of weaponry are often considered inappropriate, especially since Wonder Woman was initial marketed as a children’s comic. The
2. Sweet Movie (1974) This film was directed by a Yugoslav director named Dusan Makavejev. This is one of the weirdest movies you can ever watch. Sweet Movie was faced with fury when it was first out in theaters. The story described the strange, chaotic discovery of communism and sex. This film was basically a tableau when one weird scene was released on the screen after another surreal scene. 3. L’ Age d’ or (1930) L’ Age d’ or was a strange black comedy film that was considered to be one of France’s
The play “Othello” by Shakespeare is about a man who eloped with the senator’s daughter. Then became deeply in love. The play also includes a man named Iago who hates the general Othello because he gave the lieutenant position in favor for Cassio. As a result, Iago decided to play devil and manipulate Othello’s mind by telling him that his wife Desdemona committed adultery with Cassio. Which lead Iago asking his wife Emilia to steal Desdemona’s handkerchief so he can place it in Cassio’s bedroom
In the film Wall-E, both the robots and the humans are governed by a directive. The role of a directive is important in the film because it helps to guide the actions of the various robots aboard the Axiom. One of the important questions raised by the film is: What is the role of a directive in Wall-E, how does it impact the actions of the various robotic characters seen in the film, and how do the actions taken by robots in the film as a result of their directive impact the humans onboard the Axiom
THE GOLDEN MOUNTAIN AHMAD ROBAI PERGURUAN TINGGI TEKNOKRAT Have you ever heard about Golden Mountain? A mountain made of hundred stacks of gold bars in circle, surrounding a big pole in the center which is also made by gold. Nobody knows who build or where does it come from, but what people know is that the Golden Mountain lays on the island far away from urban city. It takes 2 weeks trip using a ship from the nearest city if you want to go to Glodius Island, the island where the Golden Mountain
the house. I shut it off before we went inside.” Twist’s shocked expression was replaced by intrigue. “The screams sound human.” “Precisely. I figure as the captain plummeted down the stairs he screamed,” I paused, choosing my words carefully, “and—” Seth frowned. “Are you suggesting that the screams we heard last night come from the captain as he fell? Come on, Madison. That’s impossible. He died, like a zillion years ago.” “Maybe they were magical reverberations,” Twist considered so sincerely
as the secondary character, or a side-kick, or in general someone who does nothing for the story. While Captain Nemo and Monsieur Arronax (and even Ned Land) take the spotlight in the story, Conseil plays an underrated part in 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. With the condition that if it wasn’t for Conseil, Monsieur Arronax most likely wouldn’t have lived to even see The Nautilus or meet captain Nemo, let alone later survive being trapped in
Morality and The Picture of Dorian Gray “The pendulum of the mind oscillates between sense and nonsense, not between right and wrong.” C.G. Jung The Picture of Dorian Gray, by Oscar Wilde, was first published in 1890, right in the middle of the Victorian Era, an era that was characterized by its conservatism. Ever since, and due to the content of the book, it has been condemned as immoral. Furthermore, on 1891, Wilde published a preface protecting his book from public punishment in which he
know that MARVEL comics has been publishing comic books for 79 years ? The company has come a long way since MARVEL started in 1939, but how did they get this far and will MARVEL be continuing to grow. MARVEL comics has gone through many different CEOs since 1939. How ever MARVEL had to start somewhere, it also had to change, and has to grow. It all started back in 1939 by publisher Martin Goodman, who started the company called Timely Comics. Timely Comics first comic book was Marvel Comics no
are similar. DC and Marvel stand above the rest when it comes to superhero comics, and both share more than a few similarities. Some of the similarities in each universe include having its own team of heavy hitters, or characters of each universe sharing the same name, and even sharing some of the same writers. Both universes have a plethora of characters ranging from talking trees to world conquering gods, and both universes have a team to prevent any world conquering. Marvel has the avengers a team
Marvel vs. DC Have you ever wondered when Marvel and DC became enemies? Have you ever wondered who makes the most movies? Or who makes the most money? Have you ever tried to figure out who the best of the best is when it comes to superheros? Marvel and DC have both been around for a very long time. Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson founded DC in 1934. They are owned by Warner Bros. They dominated comics until the biggest rival they ever had showed up in 1939. The Walt Disney Company recently acquired Marvel
Stan Lee is the former President of Marvel Comics and was the main reason why it’s so iconic today. Stan Lee made characters we all know today such as Spiderman and The Incredible Hulk, yet these characters weren’t nearly as famous as they are today. Stan Lee was born in December 28, 1922 in New York City, just in time for a low economical point in the U.S known as The Great Depression. He had to help provide for his family during The Great Depression by getting a job as an assistant at Timely Comics
Some people may ask what Marvel comics is, but the real question is what is the history behind it. Marvel was not always called Marvel, it actually used to be called Timely Publications but generally known as Atlas comics. Atlas comics produced a majority of the movies in the MCU ( Marvel Cinematic Universe) such as Captain America and Spider-man. Lets not forget who started all of this, Martin Goodman. Martin was born on January 18, 1908 in the United States of America. Martin originally started
comic books. Launching his new line from his existing company's offices at 330 West 42nd Street, New York City, he was the editor, managing editor, and business manager, with Abraham Goodman officially listed as publisher. Timely's first publication, Marvel Comics #1 , starred the first superhero, the Human Torch, and the first villain, Namor the Sub-Mariner. The issue had great success so, they made a printed a second issue, selling nearly 900,000 combined with the other comic. Timely had its own staff
Marvel Studios continues to be one of the leading action and drama filmmaking companies. With the power to make superheroes “global powerhouse franchises” (Hughes), Marvel has seen its movie production expand into a billion dollar business. In Captain America: The Winter Soldier, the sequel to Captain America: The First Avenger, Steve Rodgers, a.k.a Captain America, resides in Washington D.C. and attempts to adjust to life in the 21st century while working as an agent for S.H.I.E.L.D. When his director
Introduction Many of us have know Marvel Studios is a film company that mostly produce superheroes films, such as Iron Man, The Avengers, Guardians and the Galaxy, Ghost Rider and else. The reason we choose Marvel Studios because they produced films based on Marvel Comic characters, it will be more easy to analyse their marketing strategy. As Spider-Man as an example, he is one of Marvel’s superheroes which was optioned in 1970s and rights reverted to Marvel without a film having been produced
1939, there has been a war between comic book lovers on what comic book was the best between Detective Comics (DC) and Marvel Comics. Since 1934 D.C. Comics has come up with some of the most legendary superheroes out there with the likes of Batman, Superman, Aqua man, Green Lantern and so much more. Only after five years of having comics, creator Martin Goodman created the first Marvel Comic in 1939, and has since come up with heroes like Iron man, Thor, Hulk, Dr. Strange, and Hawkeye to name a few.
fight. Most of the time these characters are from either Marvel or DC Comics. The debate over characters leads to an even larger argument. Which is better, Marvel or DC? For the most part, the answer is just a matter of preference. When Did It All Start? Martin Goodman was the founder of a company called Timely Comics, which is later renamed to Marvel Studios. The Marvel Universe was officially released in 1961. Many people associate Marvel and The Avengers with Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, but Goodman