Essays on Hollywood
As Richard Dyer has observed in Stars, films play a fundamental role in the construction of a star’s image. Such films, fashioned by the studios to associate stars with certain characters or genres, would be identified as ‘star vehicles’ (1998, 61-62). Taking Dyer’s argument as a starting point, discuss the screen persona of one Hollywood...
Explain either ‘The heroes journey’ or the idea of classical narrative, as a template in film comparing one film that fits the template and others that does not When researching into the idea of ‘Classical narrative’ and the mainstream templates that surround the idea I wanted to research into popular classical narrative movies and how...
Introduction Since the early 20 century, Hollywood has undergone significant changes under the push of commercialism. This essay analyse how Hollywood effect modern American culture, mostly in the aspects of commercialism and the content of film-making. Commercialism market: the fall-down of Hollywood As film producer Robert Evans said in an interview (2003): ‘Filmmakers are no...
The goal of this paper is to analyze the issues of stereotyping in Hollywood that stem from both inequality in the casting of minority races and ethnicities, and the absence of diversity amongst Hollywood directors. The main issues will be addressed through examining the themes in and music of the film West Side Story. This...
Back to the future is an American classic. It is a sci-fi-comedy written and directed by Robert Zemeckis and was premiered in 1985. It is the first part of the Back to the Future series, which is made up of 3 films. The story is set in 1985, in a small town in California, called...
