Essays on Film Analysis

Wider communities and culture has taken a big part in our lives by shaping the perceptions of the individuals and the languages. By exploring unique ways in the following poems ‘Circular Breathing’ by Jaya Savige and ‘New accents’ by Ouyang Yu it shows how it has shaped different individual’s perception and the wide society. It...

In A Walk to Remember, 57-year-old Landon Carter narrates a story of his senior year taking place in late 1958 to early 1959 at Beaufort High in Beaufort, North Carolina, a small coastal port city with Baptist churches in every other corner and a town where everyone knows everyone. The main characters in this book...

The movie, ‘The Blind Side’ written and directed by John Lee Hancock in 2009, is a prime example on how African American men and teens are represented throughout television and media. There are multiple impressions, identities and groups that have been recognized and represented throughout. The blind side portrays their African American characters as broken...

Social Comment: In generations past, as a result of the segregation and institutionalisation of people who were seen as ‘different’, most people were quite unaware of the true unique qualities and needs, of individuals with disability. This unfortunate ignorance and fear sometimes still persists today. In our society today we often look at individuals with...

Mass surveillance has been a topic of discussion since the creation of the internet. Questions regarding morals of ethics and privacy have been raised, due to the public uncovering details about its prevalence in our everyday lives. Mass Surveillance is the monitoring of the internet and phone communications of large numbers of people, sometimes even...

a) “Tradition!” This is the cry of Tevye throughout the film. Describe the role it plays in his life. Refer to specific examples. Evaluate how important tradition is in maintaining the Jewish people. In the film Fiddler on the roof, the main character Tevye states “Tradition!” very frequently, but why does he do this and...

After watching the Blind Side, it was without a doubt that Michael Oher was a textbook example of a person who did this. Michael Oher consumes a tragic whilst inspiring life story which is achieved through an exceptional cast. This inspirational true story explores a great depth of the life of Michael Oher and shows...

Introduction The famous superhero Spiderman has appeared in many different ways over the past 50 years. Since his first appearance in the Amazing Fantasy #15, he has appeared in many forms of entertainment. Spiderman has been a child’s favorite since 1962 and has been adapted many times. Two notable adaptations of him are: His original...

The major themes of growing up, however both the 1985 literary historical fantasy novel Perfume by Patrick Su skind and the 1997 film drama Good Will Hunting directed by Gus Van Sant change up this traditional narrative by focusing their stories on highly gifted protagonists. This challenges their audiences to reconsider the true internal turmoil...

In Gattaca and The Handmaid’s Tale, both texts explore the idea of dystopian worlds and how they can cause negative impacts to society and lead to oppression. In The Handmaid’s Tale, the community is highly influenced by a social hierarchy, which is used to oppress many people into thinking their world of old fashioned discrimination...