Film & TV Essays and Term Papers

in that a dictator, Jon Fredersen (ruler) lives in wealth and luxury while ruling and dominating over the slave driven working class. Freder, the son of Jon, discovers the inhumane treatment of the underground workers and becomes the "mediator" of…

that was meant to be---like Laverne and Shirley or Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon (in the "Odd Couple"). As the buddy movie rule requires, it is a tale of abiding love between opposite souls, a friendship formed against the odds. The core plot of…

Sam Spade in the 1940's detective movie The Maltese Falcon is an interesting and dynamic character. He is the main character in the movie, a detective searching for a statue of a black bird known as the Maltese Falcon. At the beginning of the movie,…

Tide" In "Crimson Tide," the primary political issue being presented to the general audience is whether a United States nuclear submarine should strike a Russian target during a very tense, Cold-War like time.         The Russians are basical…

1986)." Although this may seem to be the most imperative casualty, there are far worse fatalities in battle. Perhaps, with suffering there can be a positive outcome that can improve a person's mind and soul. In viewing these two war films, Platoon…

does it like the two main characters from Being There and Forest Gump. The main characters Chauncey Gardiner from Being There and Forest Gump from Forest Gump are both portrayed as the epitome of the meaning of moron. Chauncey ends up to be the person…

of choice for many. From the beginning, it was decided that it would be a free form of entertainment, while commercial breaks served as the source of revenue for networks. Of course, companies want the biggest bang for their advertising buck; they…

Heavily Censored?" In today's society, the media is becoming more lenient with censoring the violence portrayed in music lyrics or television. The question we need to ask is whether the material shown to younger audiences need to be monitored more…

Lessons caught me completely off guard. Even though I knew a little about the movie before watching it, I did not realize what an impact it would have on me. Seeing disability on the streets is impersonal because you only see the person for a…

and thinks love just complicates friendships until she meets Macon (Trent Ford) the one boy who is able to break through her fears and allow her to experience real love for the first time. Mandy Moore stars as Halley Martin in the summer's chick-flick…