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.... Conclusion In the movie, we see the children at home, working and getting ready for school with their ambitions hovering; they want to go to college, they want to be a vet or a nurse or “a recorder—like us”. Thus, the film rightly bagged Audience Award for best documentary at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival as it draws attention of the audience towards revolutionizing education policies so that school works for children and not bureaucracies. Sources 1. "'Waiting for "Superman" A simplistic view of education reform?". CSMonitor.com. October 20. 2.“The Current Cinema SCHOOL SPIRIT”. David Denby.www.newyorker.com. MARCELLUS HALL.October...
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.../2011/02/the-fighter-film-ache.jpg http://www.tribute.ca/tribute_objects/images/movies/The_Fighter/TheFighter.jpg Name 8 Works Cited: ADD PHOTO BIBLIOGRAPHY Alter, Ethan. “The Fighter.” Film Journal International. Vol. 114, Issue 1. Web. Jan 2011. Bell, James. “Shooting Into The Lights. Sight & Sound. Vol. 21 Issue 3, p18-19. Web. 20 Mar 2011. Bell, James and Kim Newman. “Blow by Blow.” Sight & Sound. Vol. 21, Issue 3, p. 14- 18. Web. 2011. Scott, A., O. “Guys, Kiss Mom and Come Out Fighting.” New York Times. New York Times. 9 Dec. 2010. Steinberg, Don. Why Boxing and Movies Go Together. Wall Street Journal. Vol. 256 Issue 120. Web. 19 Nov. 2011. Terbush, Sophie. ‘BlackSwan, ‘Madmen’ Nam...
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...?Film Music Superman Superman was the iconic comic book character created in 1938. As a fictional character, he embodied all that is the best of America and its citizens. His costume of red, white, and blue, took after the American flag and signified the courage of all the citizens of this great nation. And a great comic book hero he was. Then in 1978, the comic book came to life via Hollywood movie magic. As with all movies, the theme song of the film evokes the overall feel and sentiment of the movie and in the case of Superman (the movie), John Williams evoked more than just sentiments, he created a masterpiece of an overture and a dramatic opening...
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...Waiting for Superman/Education System in the United s The film ‘Waiting for Superman’ is a documentary that wasmeant to address the education system in the United States of America. The film was produced by David Guggenheim. He gets to question that if teachers are the individuals in the middle of school performance, how people relate that to the fact that society has a poor view of teachers. He also begs the question about bad schools being only around the slums, and whether children or students raised and brought up in poverty could truly rise above their challenges and excel (Ravitch, p. 24). Credentials are defined as the level of...
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...Review of the movie Waiting for Superman The movie Waiting for Superman was a documentary film about the dismal of America’s educational system. It was directed and directed by a familiar personality Davis Guggenheim who incidentally also narrated another documentary about the environmental degration documentary An Inconvenient Truth. Guggenheim also co-wrote the documentary with Billy Kimball (Holden). In essence, the film was an exhaustive documentary about how America’s public school has degraded which in part can be attributed to policy maker’s neglect and the teacher’s recalcitrant stance against any progressive suggestion that...
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... up audiences’ mind about his own comedy action hero (Alter 2010).
Therefore, it could be concluded that the director and writer both have intended to present a good comedy movie, but the below average performance and designed actions of the hero have diverted attention of audience from the original theme to his stupid acts.
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Alter, E. (May 21, 2010). Film Review: MacGruber. Viewed on August 30, 2012 from http://www.filmjournal.com/filmjournal/content_display/reviews/major-releases/e3idbde8a913c8837423369ea33a0f77dbc
MacGruber. (2010). Directed by J. Taccone. Performed by W. Forte.... MacGruber MacGruber MacGruber, an exceptionally outstanding character of the movie “Saturday Night Live” (1975), was brought to live screen...
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...September 26, Poverty and Health in Maria Riveras "Waiting" Maria Riveras story "Waiting" is about a woman who is trying to get help for her depression and mental anxiety prolems. The whole story takes place in a waiting room at the county hospital where the main character is "waiting for meds" (1). Overall the story is about her struggle with depression which she says is because of how poor she is and this means she is "incapable of leaving my house, let alone functioning in society, without being medicated" (1). This is a problem with her poverty because she cannot afford the medication. The story with its focus on poverty and the extra stress it can cause seems to...
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...A critique of movie waiting for ‘Superman’ The documentary “Waiting for ‘Super Man’ has attracted massive attention in the united states. The release date for the documentary was on 2010 (Guggenheim). The director of the documentary is Davis Guggenheim (Guggenheim). The actors are Charles Adam, Charles Adams, and Jonathan Alter (Guggenheim). In the beginning, there is a scene where Superman is pinching the bad people (Guggenheim). There is also Geoffrey Canada reflecting on childhood year’s condition of their neighborhood (Dutro 1). In the end, there is a scene where Superman saves the school bus that was full of children and their...
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...SYNTHESIS OF WAITING FOR SUPERMAN (THE MOVIE) AND THE ARTICLE TIME TO STOP WAITING FOR SUPERMAN Introduction The idea that education is the key to development is something that is accepted by all. But in most cases, the action of society, which is expected to be a key stakeholder in the advancement of education, does not seem to accept and support this nothing. This position is what the two works of Davis Guggenheim and Jason Stanford, makers and writers of “Waiting for Superman”, a movie, and “Time to stop waiting for superman”, an article respectively true to put across in their works. It is indeed...
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