Movie Review Essays
An Analysis of Elements of Mise-en-Scene in the Opening sequence…
In Spike Lee’s 1989 American comedy drama-film Do The Right Thing, he used his special way of representation including the settings, costumes of actors, makeup, and…
The Red Violin
The Red Violin is a detailed, beautiful, impressive, and a visually spectacular movie that begins by describing an interesting art house movie. This movie is about…
“Watchmen” by Alan Moore
Heroism encompasses great acts of bravery aimed at attaining a certain noble end. However, the criteria for heroism used in the novel by Moore highlights that…
Influence of American films on gender
This essay will look into the movies “The Seven Year Itch” and the “Kill Bill” to elaborate on the impact that different American films can have…
Blackfish documentary about SeaWorld
The Blackfish was a documentary on the plight of whales which are put in captivity for public display. The documentary placed the activities of SeaWorld on…
PUP 200 film paper
The movie, china town, dates back to 1974, written by Robert Evans and directed by Roman Polanski. The film is believed to have picked its inspiration…
The World War II and other historical wars
The Shawl is a historical short story that was first published in The New Yorker by Cynthia Ozick. The story is based on the World War…
Schindler’s List
It is important to appreciate the fact that some things come into one’s mind when there is a mention of a hero or villain in any…
How technology affects human relationships
Humans are inherently social beings with an ingrained need to stay connected and in touch with each other. The level of closeness experienced between two or…
How has Frankenstein been depicted in artwork and film over…
How do these depictions relate to Shelley’s original work? Frankenstein has been depicted as a horrible monster in artwork and film over the years. If his…
The allure of horror films: horror vs. art-horror
Introduction The allure of horror films is primarily attributed to thrill created by intense emotions which viewers often experience when watching scary scenes in horror movies…
American Hollow movie review
American Hollow Movie season two Asylum review The second series of the American horror movie unfolds in the confines of ghosty mad asylum. The show is…
Sociological theories
Introduction The Merchants of Cool movie is a documentary that focuses on the cultural, social, economic and environmental aspects of the life of teenagers. The documentary…
Money and the representation of crime
Introduction The phrase “money is the root of all evil” comes alive in Narcos and the Big Short, as money plays a critical role in the…
Mother by Visevold Pudovkin
The film Mother – directed by Visevold Pudovkin- tells the story of russia’s revolution in 1905. Termed as a precursor for the 1917 revolt among the…
Brokeback Mountain: story to screenplay vs. the film Brokeback Mountain
The short story, Brokeback Mountain and Ang Lee’s 2005 film Brokeback Mountain [2005], tell the same story, though in some subtle different ways. While the story…
Deviancy in film Split (2016)
The film, Split (2016), is a movie based on the life of Kevin, a mentally ill young man suffering from the dissociative identity disorder (DID) condition,…
American history X: film analysis
Synopsis American History X, a film whose historical setting revolves around racial gang affiliations and a vicious cycle of neo-Nazi and rival gang altercations, captures the…