Film & TV Essays and Term Papers

by Harper Lee, is one of the most famous novels in American literature. Consequently, it was inevitable that someone would make a film adaptation of the book. There are many similarities, as well as differences, between the movie and the book. …

there are three common occurrences in the lives of all tragic heroes. The classic tragic hero of Aristotelian poetics is of noble derivation and nature. The fatal flaw which is usually hubris, or pride, commonly precipitates a catastrophic downfall…

high concept, high budget sci-fi action films. It was directed by George Lucas and originally released in only a few cinemas in 1977. However, the buzz around the film grew, and it is now one of the highest grossing films of all time, and along with…

characters are Mel Gibson as Graham Hess (father and a priest), Joaquin Pheonix as Merrill Hess (brother of Graham), Rory Culkin as Morgan Hess (son of Graham) and Abigail Breslin as Bo Hess (daughter of Graham). The setting takes place on a sweet…

directed by Peter Weir, a teacher inspires his students to "seize the day". The students respond to Mr. Keating, the teacher, by restarting his club. The club, Dead Poet's Society, is a place where the students gather late at night and recite…

story or fairy tale it is always issues of good and evil that intensify and escalate conflict. In the Gladiator and in the epic poem Beowulf, there were many similarities that occurred. For instance Maximus and Beowulf were well respected, loyal,…

boys from "the wrong side of town". This side of town is considered the poor side of town and the characters can fall under many labeling theories. The first theory, Tannenbaum's Dramatization of Evil, deals with how the community shifts their focus…

greatest English-Canadian films of all time. Released in 1970, it was directed by Don Shebib, and stars Doug McGrath and Paul Bradley, with Jayne Eastwood in a supporting role. It is about the universally understood rite of passage: the two young men…

Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis - Tomas Julliette Binoche - Tereza Lena Olin - Sabina "Take off your clothes." The line most repeated throughout the film, gave us a sense of what we were to expect from Phillip Kaufman's "The Unbearable Lightness of Being".…

bad aspects of TV, and explain what they are. Possibly, this essay may change your views on TV and how it is used. The truth is that most TV shows suck. This is especially true in so-called "situation comedies". The reason they have to add that stupid…