...Zach Kuhn Writing for TV and film 9/8/14 Movie Analysis Spaceballs At about 7 minutes in we meet our hero, Lone Star, who seems to be lazy and slow. He is motivated by cash because he lost a lot gambling. When first meeting the princess he is rude and selfish, but throughout the movie that changes for the better. He struggles to find out who he really is because he lost his parents, but he finds out near the end that he is a prince. He goes on to defeat Planet Spaceballs and Dark Helmet while saving the princess. The ordinary world: About 11 minutes in we meet the protagonist who is our hero also. Lone Star is drunk sleeping while his ship is on auto pilot. We meet his partner Barf and find out PizzatheHut wants to kill them unless they give him one million spacebucks. Call to adventure: About 18 minutes in Lone Star gets a call from the King of Druidia asking him to recuse his daughter (the princess) from Dark Helmet. Refusal of the call: About 19 minutes in Lone Star realizes he does not want to take the call to adventure because its very dangerous and Dark Helmet already wants him dead. Mentor: Also 19 minutes in the King tells Lone Star he will pay them whatever they want so the money becomes the mentor for him to go on the call to adventure. Crossing the threshold: About 25 minutes in Lone Star jams Spaceballs radar and steals the princess and her droid back into his ship. 30 minutes in and act one ends and the B story starts when...
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...Addiction Movie Analysis: Gia Michaele S. Gray SCI/100 September 7, 2015 Kimberly Brodie Addiction Movie Analysis: Gia Gia is a 1998 biographical HBO film about the life of model Gia Marie Carangi who was (and still is) consider the world’s first supermodel. She was featured on the cover of fashion magazines, including four international editions of Vogue and multiple issues of Cosmopolitan between 1979 and 1982 ("The Life and Death of Gia Carangi", 2009). Gia contracted HIV from her drug usage and died of AIDS-related complications at the age of 26. Gia Marie Carangi was a Philadelphia native who moved to New York City to become a fashion model and immediately catches the attention of a former model, turned powerful agent, named Wilhelmina Cooper who has opened her own modeling agency. Gia's attitude and beauty helped her rise quickly to the forefront of the modeling industry and she looked up to Wilhelmina as not only her mentor, but as a mother figure. She started off as only using drugs socially, usually when she and her friends were out at Studio 54 (a popular night club in New York City during the 70s). At that time, she was only socially snorting the drugs and was able to function normally, but her persistent loneliness after the death of Wilhelmina drives her to experiment with mood-altering drugs like cocaine. Gia never learned to accept or cope with the death of her mentor and so her drug habit quickly grew into an addiction. She became addicted to heroin...
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...Paper #4- Movie Analysis CJAD 301- February 22, 2012 FLETCH In this film Chevy Chase, aka “Fletch”, is an investigating reporter for a Los Angeles newspaper that loiters around a beach in an attempt to pass as a beach junkie. His intentions are to get to the bottom of a drug trade and attempting to figure out who is behind the whole thing. While working the beaches, Fletch runs into a businessman who asks him to murder him so his wife will inherit the life insurance policy. Fletch, being the investigative reporter he is, senses something fishy is going on and does what he does best. He starts investigating the situation that he has found himself in. Along his way, Fletch commits many illegal acts and crimes in his attempt to get to the bottom of his situation. Although his intentions are good, he gets into a lot of trouble. At the beginning of the movie, Alan Stanwyck approaches Fletch and asks him to join him for a meeting to offer him a proposition. Stanwyck offers Fletch $1,000 just to come listen to what he has to offer and Fletch agrees. So Fletch and Stanwyck drive to the Stanwyck estate. While there Stanwyck goes on to explain to Fletch that he wants Fletch to murder him in his own house. Stanwyck goes on to say that he is dying from bone cancer and that he doesn’t want to live with the pain any longer. He also says he can’t commit suicide because his company’s life insurance policy would be null and void. Fletch accepts the proposition, agreeing to murder...
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...(1997): Movie Analysis Rosewood is a film based on the historic events that transpired in the 1923 Rosewood massacre. The film includes fictional characters and some alterations to the historical accounts. Actor Ving Rhames plays the role of a man who travels to the city and becomes a witness of the horrific events. His character is essential for the film, because he makes the film a movie rather than a documentary. Two more characters included in the story provide different perspectives of the Rosewood massacre. Don Cheadle plays that role of Sylvester, who becomes a witness, and Jon Voight acts as a white storeowner, who lives in a village near Rosewood (D’Orso, 11). Each character has a different background, which attributes to the different reactions to the brutality of the movie, and they provide a unique spin on the events of Rosewood. The three characters become part of the Massacre as they attempt to rescue individuals who have become victims of victims of white racists attacking black individuals. The Brutality portrayed in the film is an accurate account of the assault witnessed in 1923, which provides a recollection of how brutal the white individuals were at the time, as well as the full-blown illustration of racism at the time (Gannon, 25). The violent scenes affect the audience based on their opinions, and some gruesome scenes can prompt strong emotional response, which relates to the reaction of the events in 1923. The movie provides...
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...Addiction Movie Analysis: Rush (1991) Maryalice Anderson Sci/163 October 19, 2015 Addiction Movie Analysis: Rush (1991) Rush shows the hard side of being an undercover detective. This movie is based loosely on actual events that took place in 1977. The small town of Tyler in Texas is the real life setting. Heroin was a problem in this town for years. Jim Raynor is a police detective. His boss wants answers. Raynor has been working undercover for two years with no evidence to put away the man he suspects is the crime boss. The Captain insists his detective must go deeper undercover and this time a female rookie detective, Kristen Cates, will join him. They will both (unknown by their boss) become addicts to heroin for the job. The two detectives will put their lives on the line along with their sanity. They will also become lovers and one will eventually die for the job. One will be left to lie for the job. Type of Addiction Heroin is the drug of choice in this movie. The crime boss is being investigated for supply and distribution of the drug into Tyler, Texas. Jim Raynor and Kristen Cates go deep undercover to convince the drug dealer that they are not cops. This is how they become serious addicts to the drug heroin. Of course, their boss Captain Dodd has no clue. He is only interested in a conviction for the drug dealer. Physical Effects of Heroin Being highly addictive, heroin is the face of going big time with a drug. The physical issues associated...
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...Purpose of Research The purpose to this research is to analyze the demand for 3-D movie attendance according to gender and the impact, if any, of attendance should the price of the tickets increase. The main objective of 3-D movie producers is to boost demand and increase ticket prices, supporting profitability, which would benefit the movie industry. This research is to determine how much more people are willing to spend for a 3-D movie and if there is a difference in 3-D viewers between males and females. The research will analyze movie theatres in four different locations and the differences in pricing for each theatre. While competition from regular movies or alternative services like video on demand remains, the research will analyze if the demands for 3-D from moviegoers are significant. Procedure Team members will gather data at four area theaters, all of which are showing Harry Potter’s latest movie in IMAX 3-D. The Theaters used for this research are located in the San Francisco Area. They include AMC Woodlands, AMC Veterans, Muvico Bay Walk and AMC Regency. Ticket Sales The team members will conduct an analysis of the 3-D movie ticket sales by recording the requests made for the 3-D presentation at the sales booth. This will be done by a simple log were all observed requests will be recorded. As the showing of the film approaches, researchers will enter the assigned theater hall to take a final tally of the seats occupied. This procedure will enable...
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...IIM INDORE PGP 2015-2017 ETHICS AND CSR REPORT ON MOVIE GAFLA | | | | SUBMITTED TO: Prof. Biswanath Swain SUBMITTED BY: GROUP 5 : Aditi Garg, Ankit, Deepa Yadav, Karamveer, Shijin T N, Sreeram P, Tarun Kumar Madhei Letter of Transmittal: Prof. Biswanath Swain 22 November 2015 Subject: Report on movie Gafla Dear Sir, It critically analyses the ethical dilemmas faced by various characters in the movie and the ethical approaches that were followed by them to solve those issues. Yours Sincerely, Group 5 Section-C Executive Summary: This is a report presents the various ethical issues faced by various characters in the movie Gafla. The report also deals with the various ethical approaches that were followed by various characters in these situations. We have also recommended various solutions to their problems that they could have approached. Situation Analysis: 'Gafla' begins as a story about an ordinary young man, Subodh. He starts out as like any middle-class guy, with limited opportunities to survive and get ahead. 'Gafla' follows Subodh's journey into the stock markets and beyond through the eyes of different people in his personal and professional life. Subodh wants to come up in life and be a rich man. He thinks that share market is the best thing to become rich, if you handle it properly. He reads lots of books on share markets and...
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...ANALYSIS OF THE MOVIE PRECIOUS The movie Precious is based on the novel “Push” by Sapphire, which was written in 1996. The main character is Claireece Precious Jones called Precious. She is an overweight teenage girl, who lives with her mom in a tenement in the slum of New York, the Bronx. Precious suffers from both psychically and sexual abuse from both her father and mother, and she has had two children, both with her father at the age of 16. At home Precious mom beats her, and treats her terribly, but Precious is also having a hard time at school. She is stuck at 9th grade when she actually should be in 12th grade. After all Precious still has dreams for her life. She is fantasising about being a singer, model or just being a famous celebrity. During the movie, you see small clips of Precious imagination. The clips are very bright, happy and colourful compared to the rest of the movie. I believe these fantasies, and the light setting in them are a symbols for Precious hope for the future. But at the same time the happy bright dreams is a reflection of Precious true personality, hidden behind all of her anger and sadness. She is desperately hoping that one day someone will break trough to her, or she will break trough to someone. Her life is grey and sad, and these dreams are her way of holding on. When something bad happens, she dreams herself away to a better place, because the truth is too hard to handle. One of the times Precious dreams herself away is during...
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...Movie Analysis John J. Sullivan Rasmussen College Author Note This research is being submitted on, September 19, 2014, for Heidi Croatt’s G141/COM1002 Section 01 Introduction to Communication - 2014 Summer Quarter. John Sullivan [Final Draft] September 19, 2014 The movie CRASH covers thirty-six hours of encounters between people of different races. Within that thirty six-hour period, interactions between strangers turn into heated racial arguments, full of hatred, fear, compassion and understanding. The movie portrays interactions between people of different races and some of the same race, causing tension and racial slurs. The movie illustrates that whenever race is an issue conflict in communication is inevitable. Communication through facial expressions/gestures is the only form that does not seem to have a racial barrier. Communication is an important factor in everyday life. However, in the movie, crash communication between the individuals created misunderstanding aggravated by racial differences. This is displayed right away in the first seen where two cars crash. Ria, a Puerto Rican detective who was driving her car, was rear-ended by an Asian woman. The following argument ensued, (Haggis, 2004) Motorcycle Cop: Calm down, ma'am. Kim Lee: I am calm. Motorcycle Cop: I need to see your registration and insurance. Kim Lee: Why? Not my fault! It's her fault! She do this! Ria: [approaching] My fault? Motorcycle Cop: Ma'am, you really need to wait in your...
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...Reflections of Concussions Doctor Omalu studied the lethal form of illness in the brains of former football players, and how they have already turned into a long and painful fight. Omalu was a black man and also an immigrant. NFL coaches were so in denial of the situations that were being discussed. This is a terrifying implication on concussions. Omalu work on Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy also known as CTE. This movie “ concussion” is spiritually and emotionally accurate all the way through. This is the best study that we have on NFL players and mortality, yet its findings never seem to enter public consciousness. The simple truth, that former players aren’t dying, that in lots of ways they’re much healthier than you or me , smacks against...
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...The Crucible: Movie Review The Crucible, originally a play written by Arthur Miller in 1953, was converted to a movie in 1996 directed by Nicholas Hytner. Hytner's film was released in theaters on December 13th in the year 1996. The Crucible’s genre is Historical period drama. Starring in this film is Daniel Day-Lewis as John Proctor, the protagonist in this story, and Winona Ryder as Abigail Williams, the antagonist in this story. Other important characters in this story are Reverend Parris played by Bruce Davison, Reverend Hale played by Rob Campbell, Giles Corey played by Peter Vaughan, Mary Warren played by Karron Graves, Tituba played by Charlayne Woodard and various other members of the cast. The setting of The Crucible is the same as...
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...Fictional Characters are characters we all know and loved as children but, have you ever stopped and wondered, ¨hmm we both posses that or those same characteristics¨. Well while viewing some shows and movies Ive found that there are 3 that share similar characteristics as I. All 3 characters that I believed had the same characteristics all come from different shows and or movie. The three fictional characters that most represent my personality are Tarzan from Tarzan for his wild ego that he shows among others and his ability to lead others, Stitch From Lilo and Stitch because he is extremely loyal to Lilo, his friend, but is is wild, and Crush from Finding Nemo because he a helpful, calm, gentle sea turtle and doesn't let anything bother him....
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...10 questions Angel is a superhero film featuring a young girl who inadvertently gains the power to control energy when trying to enable humans to use a larger percentage of their brains. Her ability to control energy permits her to phase through solid objects and change her appearance completely. In this film she faces the evil super villain, H-Man, a psychotic ex-politician who firmly believes that the world needs to be cleansed using atomic bombs. Angel saves America from nuclear destruction by a mad politician. Time interviewed director Hugh Alexander. Hugh, you are well known on the arts circuit so why a superhero blockbuster? Well, I’ve always, secretly, wanted to direct a superhero film and I saw an opportunity so I took it. For me it’s almost like a holiday. Getting to direct a different type of film with a bigger budget; it’s like a dream come true. Why did you choose a film about a female superhero rather than a male? I’ve always been upset that females are so rarely depicted as superheroes. I also believe that though our rights may be equal women are still viewed by society as weak and dependant especially in our pop culture. I wanted to show Hollywood that a female can be a superhero. I want people to realise that women are strong and powerful and incredibly intelligent. I believe that maybe this film will teach young girls to be independent, strong and powerful and teach Hollywood that girls can be role models and heroes. Do you believe that the film will be a commercial...
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...HomeArts & Entertainment Movie Review: Tensions run sky high in "The Walk" Story Comments Print Create a hardcopy of this page Font Size: Default font size Larger font size The Walk Photo courtesy of TriStar Productions The Walk Kaw Yearbook 2015 Posted: Friday, October 16, 2015 5:00 pm | Updated: 5:01 pm, Fri Oct 16, 2015. Colleen Kelly WASHBURN REVIEW Colleen Kelly Posted on Oct 16, 2015by Colleen Kelly Vertigo is a very real thing while watching “The Walk.” Set in 1970s Paris and New York, this film follows the true story of Philippe Petit, the famed French street performer, as he conspired to walk a high-wire between the twin towers of the World Trade Center. This venture being highly illegal, the stakes were high for Petit and his...
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...The film that I watched and chose to write about is Xapiri. This film was made by Gisela Motta and Leandro Lima in 2012. The documentary takes place in Brazil and it consists of many different digital images, art, emotive photography, and much more to make this piece so fantastic. The movie was made to try and explain the Yanomami ideas and their connection to Shamans and the idea of Xapiri. The indigenous Yanomami people settled in the Amazonian rainforest mainly in Brazil and Argentina. Their culture has been known to believe in Shamanism which is the idea that a practitioner will be capable of going into other states of mind and perceive the world with indescribable transcendental energy found everywhere and in everything. The Yanomami people believed there was a Shaman that would enter into a trance state during a ceremony, which gave them the ability to feel the energy and spirits that are...
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