Visual Arts & Film Studies Essays

The scene as it forms the climax of the film is important and a vital link between the vents taking place prior to the scene and is about to take place after this scene. The scene is decked up with symbols and launches its audience into the realm of psychology. The activity of the child, his repeated mistake of seeing the apparition and different people, is actually his fear for his father.

While the Auteur Theory consistently asserts and acclaims the position of the Director to mold and manicure the viewpoint with which the audiences interpret the trace and history of a work of art (in the form of an object, character or event); Benjamin’s Theory on the mechanical reproduction of art discreetly points at the loss of a pristine quality that makes a ‘masterpiece’ irreproducible.

The character of Hanan gives away an important message that there is little acceptance for Middle Eastern women in American society and the people have a stereotypical image of these women. Similarly, they also have a typical image for the Native American women and to be a Latino, there are certain things that one needs to learn.  

The author states that in order to provide proper nourishment to child psychology or mental development, representation of facts alone, are important but at the same time if those facts can be presented with a proper metaphorical application, fused with a flight of fancy, the entire aspect becomes more effective.

The author states that the Cognitive Theory is a theory of learning. It attempts to explain human behavior by understanding the thought processes of the human mind. Human beings are logical and yes, human beings make choices that make sense to them. There is this “Information processing” going on because they are meant to lead an interesting mental life.

The author states that after working several jobs that failed to hold his interest, in 1979 he landed his ideal job as a runner for producers at Elstree Studios. People.com quoted Simon's memoir as saying "from my first day on the job I began planning and scheming my way to the top of the business".

Considering the immense growth in cross-border immigration in the last few decades, the cinema of Hong Kong, especially those made in the 1990s, share certain common thematic aspects with its European counterpart. It was only a matter of time that the East would stamp its authority on the Western soil in terms of introducing seminal works of intellectual creativity.                                                                 

I saw that most of the film consisted of just interviews and that just a few shots were of the country. I supposed that it would be hard to film, even if I did decide to stick to doing interviews. The people I needed to interview were still from Iran, making my assignment impossible. This is due to the fact that, during the last 10 months, even with a permission letter, you could not interview people unless you worked for the government.

Robert Frank, one of the most influential individuals in the world of photography, born in Switzerland. Frank is one of the most powerful photographers not only in America but in the entire world. For over fifty years the traditional rules of film making and photography have been broken by Robert Frank. He has always looked for artistic freedom.

Film critics believe that movies are great because of their lasting stylistic and historical value. Through Birth of a Nation and the Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, it is seen that revolutionary stylistic breakthroughs made in these films that continue to influence filmmakers are the primary reasons critics and film professors consider them good movies. 

The author states that the primary basis of the comparative analysis of these two films is that while Hawks’ The Big Sleep is a realist film, Godard’s Breathless represents the genre of antirealist cinema. Moreover, the comparison will be based on the following cinematic elements: narrative, theme, tone, space, and sound of the two movies.

The problem with both distribution and exhibition has led the British film industry into one that is not able to compete at a global level. There are also different changes with the context in society, specifically from 1979 until the present day, which is creating changes with how the film industry is functioning.

Advances in science and technology are wonderful and spectacular - when they continue to serve their purpose and they are constantly monitored to ensure that nothing forfeits the safety of the creation. There are many science fiction films, such as The Matrix, where something is created, but then the ownership of the creation is put on the line. 

Fictuality occurs in the intersection of the vanishing event and its creative treatment by the documenting and reporting subject, represented through the dynamic relationship that exists between the director and the audience in mass-media communications. Fictuality can be viewed through the lens of the camera, on stage, in the TV set, and through the mode of media reproduction used by the artist, author, or director.

This film indeed has a rhetorical situation because of a number of factors. First, there is exigence, in this case, the situation of the immigrants and the need for someone to do something about the situation. Second, there is the audience who are capable of doing something about a situation which is basically the viewers of the film. 

A significant implication of globalization is that it has heightened trade and cultural exchange between the film industries of countries across the globe. The outcome of the internalization of the film and TV industry has blurred cultural identities and intensified competition by letting film products cross national borders.   

One of the most crucial issues that are depicted by the documentary is religion and nationalism. It is evident that the problem of nationalism and religion have substantially entwined the fate of Kashmiris, Indians, and Pakistanis for a long time approximated to be more than five decades (Abraham, 2009). 

The major link will be demonstrated through the ethical and moral scruples of the cartoon Calvin and Hobbes, which will be described further in detail later on herein. The characters in Fight Club are supposed to mirror Calvin and Hobbes, and Calvin and Hobbes are supposed to mirror the philosopher's John Calvin and Thomas Hobbes.

Moreover, with the growing popularity of Japanese films in the west, Korean film productions suddenly carry on the trend and follow the tradition of the J-horror. In the light of these, questions of why Asian productions abruptly stream into the west all point to answers pertaining to the modern innovative concept of Japanese films.

The author states that Peter Lev in History of the American Cinema writes that “a general set of themes in the time period was distrust, hatred, and anxiety among humans” and that science fiction films of the 50s “invoked the concept of nuclear threat by focusing on fear of new or alien technology”.

The author states that it isn’t any wonder how anyone could find sociology in the background of cinemas. Even if there aren’t any human beings in a movie, its ability to send us messages about ourselves, the way we communicate, behave, the very way we live in an entertaining fashion makes it for a very effective medium of instruction.

The author states that the central figure in David’s work is a man clothed in a red cloak who is holding swords in the air. To his left, three young men have each raised their right arms in unison in the direction of the sword holder. The eye then follows the painting to the right corner where three women and two children are huddled together.

Even with its use of very modern effects, the film is a tribute to older work. There are homages to King Kong, Them, and The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms. The Statue of Liberty scene was inspired by Escape from New York. However, the ending is very much a modern invention. In most films of this nature, a triumph is the conclusion of the film. 

Every book, article, and personal account molds my reaction. At times I will not even be aware of the effect these experiences have on my critical appraisal. This is the essence of the constantly changing state of my body of thoughts. In Barthes’ words ‘I have kept only the images which enthrall me, without my knowing why’. 

Breathless (1960) along with Truffaut’s 400 blows (1959) poses a new wave’s first challenge to the Hollywood studio system. It was the powerful studio system that ran Hollywood from the late '20s through the '60s. The studio system consisted of companies that owned the studios where films were produced. These companies decided the material to be filmed;

This film is quite well known for its awesome effects, camera tricks, and its lighting, and it also caused a great deal of controversy in that it positively portrays the Ku Klux Klan (American Movie Classics Company LLC). Griffith is quite creative in how he transforms the military opposition between the North and South to the opposition between Blacks and Whites.

Every society has different values, traditions, and perceptions regarding the role of women that fit within their historical, cultural and social contexts. The cinema is an important cultural institution and reflector of social values tends to depict the role of women in movies to refer their current status as well as to motivate them to play a nontraditional role for some specified purposes.

The author states that there are some controversies that the US-funded Iraq in the war against Iran and that George Bush is primarily responsible for why Saddam rose into power. On the other hand, from the US perspective, they wanted to prevent Iran from gaining power by preventing it from getting nuclear weapons capability.

The author states that Jhally sets the tone for the rest of the film which is an obviously sympathetic one to Said and his thesis: the West views the Middle East “through a lens” which is the historical product of the master-slave relationship which has existed for the last few centuries between the West and the Middle East.

The author states that the suggestion of creating a token of the pleasant French-American relations that resulted from the aid given by France to America during the American Revolution was conceived by Edouard-René Lefebvre de Laboulaye, a French historian and a reputed interpreter and enthusiast of the American government. 

It may be concluded that the interpretation of film text and images may be a cognitive and psychosomatic function. The viewer’s ability to distinguish fantasy, illusion, and reality can produce objective and subjective experiences, which will determine the manner in which film material is interpreted and evaluated.  

Godard courageously cultivates a budding divisive pattern to draw the line somewhere between garishly common-place melodrama and disaffected, yet, openly demanding rebellion. The story is founded on Moravia’s novel and the film was entirely made in Italy. The story invariably shows the consequences of estrangement between a husband and a wife.

There are such movies such as The Music Lovers by Ken Russell and Men In Black by Barry Sonnenfeld but this one is a class in its own.  It deals with cultural shock and gap and the loneliness and alienation that emanate from it and how transported foreigners react and adapt to unfamiliar cultures.  In this movie, two American castaways are transported by force of necessity to far away from Tokyo, Japan.

The theme of sharing with others is a prevalent one in this film. It is perhaps intended to create bonds between the viewers and their communities in what would have been very difficult times in 1946 when the film was released.  People would have needed hope, and they would have needed to have their beliefs in their faith reinforced.

By the same token, knowing the reason why the painting was created can often help to identify particular faces used in the paintings or other important elements that might otherwise go unnoticed.  Finally, it is also necessary to understand the time period in which the painting was created as this also helps to inform the elements of the piece and the techniques used to render it. 

Bergson (2004) suggested that ‘the attitudes, gestures, and movements of the human body are laughable in exact proportion as that body reminds us of a mere machine; there is no need to follow this law through the details of its immediate applications, which are innumerable’ (Bergson, 2004, section IV).

According to Roger, the film mimics and depends on the theatre. This is the only way in which film becomes an art. As the author of the following paper tells, representational art is an art that depicts something people recognize easily. An example of this form of art is the Third Avenue etching created by Leon Dolce.

Through ages the story of the heroic female warrior-later declared saint has been passed on. The story of a young patriot, a female warrior, who dared to defy the times and challenge local customs as she fought for the independence of her country against an alien power’s rule. That Saint heard the voices of God and was inspired by them until she eventually met her tragic doom.

Protection of the environment is a concept that exists in Bahrain but often loses out to commercial concerns. There are relatively few areas marked as conservation sites, despite the presence of a few rare species of wildlife, but with a growing environmental awareness in Bahrain over the last few years this is likely to improve in the future.

The producer does not have to worry much about low-box office return because even if the film is not yet shown, it is already assured of showing in pay television or cable channels. Producers can get additional funding through the pre-sale of the film or while it is still in the process of production. Pay cable and home video need feature films.

Although primarily seen as a form of inexpensive entertainment and amusement, the films coming out of Hollywood can often provide a great deal of insight into the functions of the greater society.  Films capture the sense of current modes of thought in terms of political, social and economic structure in a given part of society.

It is here that we witness a scene between Frodo and Aragorn that establishes Aragorn's moral fiber beyond doubt, and is doubtless an excellent touch. This is where Frodo's reply to Aragorn's assertion of protecting him: “ Can you protect me from yourself?”, and going on ask, “Would you destroy it?”, becomes a test for Aragorn. 

Psycho is based on a story of a serial killer, but Hitchcock added some subplots to make it more suspenseful and horrifying to the movie viewers. American economy in the ’60s was still in crisis.  Traditional values still overpowered over the age of bikinis or Americans showing a lot of flesh in public.

Literature is usually perceived to be aimed at being the reflection of society. Drama is a fabricated story in the fabricated environmental setting, with a predefined end. In order to get success among the masses, excluding those who read literature for the sake of literature, the drama needs to reflect reality.

The author states that its initial niche market was the launching in London Covent Garden from March 2010 which was efficiently accomplished pursued by one more retail outlet established in Richmond towards the end of a similar year. Based on the growth strategies, after the UK the organization is going to get into the American market. 

The paper tells about the situation of an extra cost towards the achievement as well as the maintenance of access to the basic education for all the people health care reproductive care adequate food-safe water as well as sanitation poverty does not emanate from lack of access to resources but rather the manner of their allocation in the capitalistic nations.

The author states that the movie features Neo played by Keanu Reeves in the starring role where the main character has a regular job as a mild software writer but is also a feared hacker by night. Neo encounters and is enlisted by a group of cyber-rebels. Neo then meets the leader of the cell, Morpheus played by Laurence Fishburne.

Almost any novel is incomplete without conflict and melodrama has a series of successful films, plays and books to its credit. Melodrama has grown over the years, taken on new form and meaning but has never strayed from its roots. The basic storyline remains the same. Yet the melodrama is always portrayed differently by the director/writer.

The author states that Simba, the young lion has to go through a series of transformation which enabled him to see life at different angles. He also went through a lot of emotional struggles and these emotional struggled made him realized the importance of responsibility and the sense of belongingness to the pack.

Crash and La Haine are similar to Falling Down. Crash and Falling Down had the same outlook. They both look on the world as if everybody sees and notices but never talks about it. They both use their power to show who is in charge of their weapons or police badges. Officer John Ryan in Crash touched and felt up a woman on her car because he could.