Carrie-Anne Moss Essays

has been almost three decades since the release of Ordinary people and it still remains one of the most well-written movies not only from an entertaining but also from a psychological perspective. Ordinary People is a 1980 American drama film that marked the directorial debut of actor Robert Redford. The movie won several Academy Awards for Best Director, Best Writing (Adapted Screenplay), Best Picture and Best Supporting Actor (Timothy Hutton). The film has also attracted much critical acclaim.

Bob Lee Swagger is the chief protagonist in the Bob Lee Swagger series of novels by American author of thriller novels, Stephen Hunter. We first get introduced to Bob Lee Swagger otherwise known as “Bob the Nailer” in the first novel of the series, the 1993 published Point of Impact. Bob Lee Swagger was in the military where he served as a sniper until his retirement, having attained the rank of Marine sergeant. The book series begins immediately after his retirement after a Soviet sniper in Vietnam

(COMPOUND) Sachi contracted leprosy at a young age, an age where her looks meant very much to her, but as she grew she found a greater meaning. There were no trees, flowers, or water, only a landscape made of sand, stones, rocks, and some pale green moss which covered the shaded areas. I took a few minutes to take it all in. On the rugged, sloping earth, Sachi had created mountains from arranged rocks, surrounded by gravel and elongated stones, flowing down like a rocky

Alfred’s Psycho was one to shift classic form of horror and lead to transformation of horror conventions. The horror genre used to involve “monster movies” where man battled with supernatural creatures. Hitchcock however portrayed the ‘monster’ as a soul living in the head of Norman bates. Psycho, taken from its name has psychological horror. The motivation of this production was to simply entertain people, giving them the fear experience they want. Although Psycho was solely crafted to entertain

Stephen King's novel Carrie tells the horrific story of Carrieta White, a teen with telekinetic abilities, an extremely religious mother, and horrible relationships with her peers. Throughout the novel, Carrie's mother plays a key role in inhibiting her social development. However, when Carrie gets her period there is not stopping her growth. She becomes a new person. Her telekinetic ability improves, and she is finally able to develop her own opinions instead of relying on Momma's. Blood serves

The book Carrie, written by Stephen King, is story about a high school girl named Carrietta “Carrie” White, who possesses unique powers know as telekinesis and how her high school classmates make fun of her up until she gets revenge on all who made her the “butt” of the jokes. Carrie is a very shy girl who does not like to stand up for herself. When it comes to other people, particularly girls, they bully and tease her about the way she looks, dresses, and her personal hygiene. It all began in 1st

children’s books and movies seem to. This fairy tale ends with a dead Prince Charming, a dead murderous stepmother, the ball ablaze in the background of a disaster, and the main character found dead in the street. This fairy tale is Carrie by the novelist Stephen King. Carrie, in certain aspects, is similar to Cinderella in the sense that she struggles with many of the same things, such as her abusive and neglectful mother, very much like Cinderella’s abusive

Carrie is a book that has a lot of symbolism in this book is a lot about a girl that has the ability of telekinesis. Also made fun of by all the girls since she was little. They honestly feel bad after they made her when she snapped. The one that felt so bad was Susan Snell One symbolism is that there was a lot of blood from the beginning to the end and the color red is based on the human emotion angry. They made fun of her for her not, know she started her period and they made fun of her. That

Carrie by Stephen King is not your typical teen novels about an outcast getting bullied. There is a twist in this novel. Carrie White, a senior at Ewen High School and was picked on since elementary school, has the power of telekinesis. She has the incredible ability to move and control objects or people with just her mind. Carrie’s mother, Margent white is an extremely religious Christian. She would lock Carrie in the closet to pray, say Carrie is a sin because she has her period, and punish Carrie

The Four Dimensions of Editing in Film In film making there are four different types of aspects. The four dimensions of editing are the spatial connection, temporal connection , graphic connection and the rhythmic connection. These four dimensions can be interpreted through looking at two very well known movie excerpts: The “Shower Scene” from Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 film, Psycho and the “Odessa Steps” sequence from Sergei Eisenstein’s 1925 film, Battleship Potemkin. Not only the rhythmic but the

The film Carrie (Brian De Palma, 1976) follows the protagonist Carrie White, Sissy Spacek, who is a shy high school student residing in a small town. After receiving her first period, she acquires telekinetic powers, which turns her world around; especially since she did not understand what the change meant for her as a new woman. Although Carrie is a horror film, the underlying meaning points to feminism as it embarks on the discovery of power, and threatening the patriarchal order. Carrie is a feminist

Every day women across the globe are bombarded by the appearance of "flawless" and "perfect" celebrities on many media platforms, such as the internet, magazines, and television. As a result, many campaigns have unrealistic for women to embrace their bodies and combat the unrealistic standards of beauty in today's society. The emphasis on such unrealistic standards from media outlets has statistically shown to have a negative impact on women and the way they view themselves when they are compared

Hearts beating, fingers trembling, love is one of the most complex emotions people experience every single day. Love, a controller of actions, can influence actions to the point where one is lost in an illusion. In A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway, Catherine Barkley meticulously creates an illusion of love in order to fulfill her desires thereby leading Frederic, an oblivious man lost in an illusion, into an escape from reality. Catherine begins her plan by replacing the role of two important

The Antithetic Ways of Love Love appears to materialize whenever, however, and to whomever it pleases, not often leading its victim to consider its many forms. Courtly love, established in the medieval days, and romantic love, a more popular present-day form of love, both play a role in society and in William Shakespeare’s influential play, Twelfth Night. Additionally, Noël Bonneuil’s article, “Arrival of Courtly Love: Moving in the Emotional Space,” as well as Camille Slight’s, “The Principle of

Brian De Palma’s 1976 film Carrie is about a teenage girl, named Carrie White (Sissy Spacek), who is sheltered and abused by her religious mother, Margaret (Piper Laurie). After Carrie learns to control her telekinetic powers, she finally stands up to her mother to tries to live a normal teenage life by going to her high school prom. By framing Carrie and Margaret in specific camera angles and positions, the film uses these formal elements the show the dynamics of fear, control, and power that exist

Title: Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser, 1871-1945. Lived in Terre Haute, Illinois, Hollywood, California. Sister Carrie originally published in 1900. Four Main Characters: Carrie Meeber – A young girl infatuated with the cosmopolitan consumerism of Chicago and constantly dissatisfied with her life. She first abandons her sister and brother-in-law to live with Drouet, unwed, and then leaves Drouet for Hurstwood, whom she discards as a result of his personal decline and her rise to fame. Charlie

True Happiness in Little Women In the beginning of Little Women, Meg, Amy, and Jo all had dreams of how their lives would play out. At the conclusion of the book none of those dreams had come true, yet each girl was happier with her life then she would have been with her imagined castle. Meg fancied a life of riches and luxury. Jo's ideal “castle in the air” was to be a famous author and own a stable of fine horses. Amy wished to be a famous artist and live in Rome. These dreams may have been

Carrie Baldwin is a sweet, innocent young woman of twenty years old. She is stunningly gorgeous, all voluptuous curves with wavy brown hair and big blue eyes, but the most appealing thing about Carrie is that she has no idea that she's a knockout. Her heart is the most beautiful thing about her. She was closest to her mother, Helen Baldwin, who passed away two years ago right after Carrie graduated high school. Helen always took care of Carrie: she was the apple of Helen's eye and Helen encouraged

Stephen King’s novel Carrie is about a teenage girl Carrie White, a teenage girl who is constantly getting bullied by people at school. Carrie is an outcast at school and home because of her mother, Margaret White. Margaret has unusual religious beliefs, keeps Carrie sheltered at home from the outside world, and teaches Carrie that bodily functions are sinful. Margaret’s left Carrie with a lack of social skills, making Carrie an easy target for bullies. Instead of Carrie standing up for herself,

Thirty-seven years ago, 1976, the movie Carrie was made. It is a horror film based on a novel by Stephen King. In the original movie Carrie was played by Sissy Spacek, who made the first film famous. Now it is the year 2013, almost four decades later, and there is a remake of the movie. Carrie is now played by a young teen, Chloe Grace Moretz. Even though it is two different people playing Carrie’s role, both Sissy and Chloe “nailed” her part. They were both miserable teens with a psychotic mother