Film & TV Essays and Term Papers

final scene from Stanley Kubrik^s 2001 A Space Odyssey made in 1968. As the name would suggest, the film is set almost entirely in the future. Already having projected itself over 30 years into the future, it would be safe to assume that this motion …

for forming the archetypical basis of all horror films that followed its 1960 release. The mass appeal that Psycho has maintained for over three decades can undoubtedly be attributed to its universality. In Psycho, Hitchcock allows the audience to…

of responsibility from parents who must set rules and boundaries for the child. These rules are meant to teach the kid right from wrong, and appropriate behavior around others. The parent's responsibility is to make sure that the rules set for the…

greatest movie ever made, they aren't just talking about how Orson Welles executed every cinematic, dramatic, and literary element with great artistry. If it was just that than while it would still be a superb stylistic achievement, it would not be…

small village in Sicily. The most frequented place by the locals is a cinema that shows mostly Western films, black and white. The time is around the 1930's and 1940's era, Salvatore is just a small boy with an acute fascination with movies, especially…

classic, "Double Indemnity", is a tale of lust, deceit, greed and murder. Its shadowy and dodgy scenes help to show the dark side of the characters involved in the plot. Somewhat customary to the film noir genre is the presence of the femme fatale,…

film, although the audience will apply their own reading of it. Film has its own "language" and there are a wide range of techniques a director can use to enable the audience to understand his meaning. The director uses mise-en-scène to contribute hugely…

who is able by virtue of imagination and talent or skill to create works of aesthetic value, especially in the fine arts.' Or is an artist just someone who expresses their ways of thinking in his or her own way whether it be musically, or visually.…

movies of 1976, I see it otherwise. The more I watched the movies the less I cared about what the movies was focused on. Watergate was one of the worst political scandals America has ever seen, and this movie concentrated on the sneaky and underhanded…

the 24-hour period immediately prior to the start of a seven-year confinement for a convicted drug dealer of the Russian mob, Monty Brogan played by Edward Norton. Writer David Benioff and director Spike Lee, collaborate to deliver an emotional story…