Film & TV Essays and Term Papers

of what the American West was really like. Based on the realistic "American frontier" essay by Fredrick Jackson Turner "The Significance of the Frontier in American History" in opposition with three films, "High Noon," "Stagecoach," and "the Man Who…

John Wayne in a film of cowboys and Indians. Easy, right? Now picture a different scenario... John Wayne playing a ruthless entrepreneur who works with Indians to make money any way he can. The second scenario would be a bit of a stretch from…

is directed by Ridley Scott, and that stars numerous well known actors, such as Harrison Ford, Sean Young, and Daryl Hannah. Although, if you are expecting a Star Wars or 2001 a Space Odyssey type movie, be prepared for disappointment. The movie is…

was released in 1995. It was an adapted version of a famous novel by Jane Austen, 'Emma'. I will discuss about the film in this essay, on how Amy Heckerling, the director of 'Clueless', has transformed the pre-20th Century, 'almost 'ancient' compared…

an act that was in his best judgement as an environmentalist, conservationist, Australian icon and passionate family man. Now it has everyone from the international media, Workplace Health and Safety Queensland and parenting groups dragging his name…

and funeral. An old and haggard man, Gandhi walks with two women acting as his walking stick into a loud crowd. A man called Nathuram Godse bows down to him, draws his pistol and shoots Gandhi three times in the chest. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi,…

However, the movie is historically correct save for a few exceptions; but it is clear why Richard Attenborough (GANDHI's director) has made these errors. <Tab/>Gandhi gets so upset at South Africa's Apartheid laws over just one incident…

between tradition and innovation. As an old adage goes, "the only constant thing in this world is change" and it is indeed true. The society that we have today is a by-product of continuous changes --- changes that generations before us believed…

science fiction movies have depicted robots as very sophisticated machines built by humans to perform complex operations, to work with humans in safe critical missions, in hostile environments, or more often to pilot and control spaceships in…

Some movies have too much drama, or too little conflict, etc. When there's a film that captures the right amount of everything, there's no competing. The Green Mile is a good example of a well-rounded film. It has sad and happy moments, a good confli…