Visual Arts & Film Studies Essays

Does historical accuracy matter in the making of a movie? If yes, How much accuracy is acceptable? Should producers stick to the facts all the time? When is “historical accuracy” of utmost importance? When is it not that big of an issue? When “Pocahontas” was released in 1995, viewers or at least majority of them were surprised.

The Hulk was directed by Ang Lee and Dr Bruce Banner who transforms into the Hulk was played by Eric Bana. The story of this film is based on the origins and life history of the Hulk, how Banners fathers self inflicted experiments resulted in his mutated genes being inherited by his son.

The author states that the documentary contains explanations of great depth, regarding the African Continent. The very essence of the continent and its civilization and history is conveyed beautifully. Under the Black Kingdoms of Nile, Gates manages to capture the historical background of Nubia.

At the end of Taxi Driver when Travis Bickle refuses the come-on of Betsy, the girl who rejected him earlier, it’s clear he has decided not to join the world that finally accepted him.  In contrast, Rupert Pupkin is given fame and fortune to join the world he always wanted and there is never any doubt that he won’t become an official member.  

This paper interprets Andy Warhol's pop art through primary sources. With regard to writing methodology, Hackett reports that she received calls from or called Warhol every day of his life from the late 1970’s until his death in 1987. Hackett transcribed these phone calls word for word into the diary, and then edited the diary for publication.

Two characters for Comparison The two characters that are would be considered for comparison would be the lead characters in a negative role in both the plays. The first would be Shylock played by Al Pacino in the Merchant of Venice. The other character is the character of Don Pedro played by Denzel Washington.

The imagery in the original Toile’s was quite sinister, they depicted scenes that were then "contemporary", but we now see as looking traditional. Some scenes showed the factory at Jouey, and others rural scenes of workers relaxing drinking dancing, and womanising. Timorous Beasties have not actually changed much in the Toile concept.

The paper compares Michelangelo's Roman "Pieta", Marble Sculpture 1499 and Salvador Dali's "Christ of St. John of the Cross", Oil on Canvas, 1951. With over 500 years dividing their creation, with totally different world views and historical contexts, different artistic processes and materials used, these two pieces might seem to be incomparable.

This essay explores Wall Painting from Pompeii and Young Woman Writing. The wall painting from Pompeii is cast historically bringing alive the times of the Roman era. There are four distinct styles of wall painting of the Roman times. The first style is imitation of the Greek paintings. The second one is “architectural” extending beyond a room.

The film stakes out a claim that contradicts the Bush administration’s stance that the intelligence they worked upon before invading Iraq was faulty and reveals that the intelligence was manipulated to fit a policy that had decided upon invasion even before any justification was needed. As the Bush administration rolled out its case for going to war.

The author states that The Tribute Money is a Renaissance art because of its representation of its realistic details. The theme is naturalistic. There is a spirit of expectation. Masaccio modeled his figures as solid as statues to be realistic, by using strong light in particular areas to give a shadow effect in his figures.

War is a horrible thing, and that goes without any doubt; however, the menace of war can provide an even greater source of disturbance. The invisible enemy is always more intimidating than the enemy which we can see. The world after Second World War was caught in a vicious cycle of nuclear warhead piling with the two super powers being engaged in cold war for almost 50 years.

The author states that the movie was banned in many countries and it was so obscenely terrifying that it brought an end to Browning’s Hollywood career. It was largely adapted from a story called Spurs by fantasy writer, Tod Robbins. The film was revolting as it illustrated a horrible revenge sequence by the Freaks on those who had wronged them.

This essay focuses on the art of Edward Eisenlohr. According to the description I saw, this artist painted the Texas landscape as he saw it during the first half of the 20th century. I thought it would be interesting to see what kind of changes were reflected in the paintings with the effects of the oil booms as compared to today.

This paper will comprehensively throw light upon how fashion changed during the time of renaissance. This paper will also present the new changes that took place in the fashion industry during the time of renaissance. Full and gathered or puffed sleeves, which gave considerable gracefulness to the upper part of the body, succeeded to the mahoitres.

This paper shows the view of T.J. Clark to modern art. Even the subjects of paintings changed from the facets of agricultural life and peasantry to the more sophisticated “modern city and age”, focusing on the various city workers—street musicians, waitresses, ragpickers, dancers, courtesans, prostitutes and many other more.

It then made a splash at the Cannes Film Festival snatching the best film, the best actress for Rita Tushingham and best actor for Murray Melvin. It then won raves in the USA where it won the best director award for Richardson in the Directors Guild of America and the New York Critics Circle Award (Todd 1989,p.184).

Paintings may be similar yet different in many aspects. Such is the case of Paolo de' Matteis, An Allegory of Divine Wisdom and the Fine Arts done in the 1680s and Pictura (Allegory of Painting) by Frans van Mieris the Elder in 1661. When compared making use of relevant Sarasota painting checklist (2005), they at times may be referred to simply as “Divine Wisdom” and “Pictura,” and the authors simply Paolo and Frans.

The author states that the most impressive display of Churrigueresque spatial decoration may be found in the west facade of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela ) and that maybe compared to architectural designs of ‘The Dancing House’, completed in 1995, is an office building in downtown Prague.

This paper discovers the investment in the fashion industry. This industry is sensitive to customer's emotion, economic condition, climatic changes and time. This industry is itself a revolution which is under transformation after very second, thus it is transitional. The fashion industry of United Kingdom is prosperous outlook.

The essay analyzes the Primitivism and the art of Paul Cezanne. His works challenged the values held dearly by the 19th century art world. He remained faithful to his concepts of personal expression and the integrity of the painting itself. He had a unique manner of putting in canvass what his eye saw in nature.

This essay shall try to illustrate, the popularity and importance of American Gothic, which lie in the fact that it captures the spirit of an age, communicate realistic portraiture of male-female relations and roles, and, not least of all, is skillfully executed. American Gothic is a highly expressive painting that captures the spirit of an age.

The author states that a cinema should allow the viewer to interpret the film with its ambiguity, mystery, and interconnection in real life. His belief on mise-en-scene is referred to as “true continuity”, with experiments in editing and visual effects. He opposed the manipulation of reality in cinema, a film theory of the 1920s and 1930s.

The author states that the two friends, who first met as apprentices in the Peking Opera, again meet in a swan song, dressed as the King and Concubine after more than two decades since they performed together and the three lives end in great tragedy. The film begins in the exalted days of Peking Opera when actors were appreciated by the cultured society.

The author of the paper states that Domenikos Theotocopoulos, which is the original name of the great painter who out of pride for his Greek heritage signed his works as El Greco (The Greek), was influenced during his tender years of learning by great Masters such as Michelangelo and Tintoretto.

The author states that at this epidermal level, the countercultures - embodied in Jenny - represent everything that was “bad and evil”, the origin of present-day “decadence”: sex, drugs, rock and roll, and political activism. She was abused by her father and thereon jumps into every kind of abusive relationship, to end up a victim of AIDS.

People and every human being have their own kind of expressing their feelings. Some, give some tune for love, sung songs, create lyrics of a very emotional song, and several people who are such have given the talent and have the skills of making their hands work and draw something beautiful, and even apply some colors and blends it up for the whole thing.

Judith regrets her decision to separate from Van and she returns to him. She is even strong enough to reject Dewitt’s advances to her. Lise resigns herself to her fate as a ghost and decides to leave Van and let Judith have him. The robbers, Elkus, Dope, and Buddy, confess to the bank robbery and are apprehended by the police.

In the early 20th century, besides theatre, motion pictures or films gained immense popularity in the world of entertainment. The films produced at that time were devoid of sound and were made in Black and White. To make the audience understand about the theme of the films, slapstick comedy was introduced.

In the film “Jesus Camp,” filmmakers Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing probe the belief systems of a radical Evangelical Christian children’s ministry known as “Kids on Fire,” a summer camp near the city of Devil’s Lake, North Dakota. “Kids on Fire” is a program that trains children to take their place in the “Lord’s army” through what some might call Biblical brainwashing.

The author states that the child at the end looks unsure of how to face and not knowing why they are doing it, faces toward the alleged enemy. The innocence of a child not knowing why they should be afraid of hate, it is a learned behavior for them. Showing the strength of their backs shows courage to withstand anything.

Beginning with such simplistic intentions as cave paintings for communicative purposes to pieces οf work made only for aesthetic and decorative purposes, to entire productions involving the audience, the environment, and the time into the artwork. The practices οf Installation and Performance art have been the fundamental starting point for these changes.

This essay analyzes the art of Georges de la Tour, Caravaggio, Vincent van Gogh, Picasso and Matisse in the context of the art history. Painting with full command of color is a goal of most artists. With some insight into the characteristics of color, and some experimentation, one can soon paint with greater confidence and skill.

This movie inspires people that it's about time that history starts being reported for what it really is and not what a biased society of the times wants to perceive it. It speaks about the horrors, rigors, and racism of men crossing the North Pole. The basically unknown story of Matthew Henson who has almost been forgotten from history.

Burtynsky was born in 1955 in Ontario, Canada. His parents were immigrants from Ukraine and at the age of 11, his father bought cameras and a dark room for making largely black and white photographic prints. He studied photography and graphic arts in his hometown and first attained a diploma in graphic arts at Niagra College.

The author states that soap operas with a romantic theme are also increasing in popularity. It is sometimes difficult to describe what a romantic movie entails and there is a differential factor between the age groups as well as the time and the setting of the movie. Romance movies usually have a unique theme that keeps people in suspense.

The essay explores style and fashion. Through globalisation and its psychological effect, women had more roles available in the public sphere. The Industrial Revolution, itself a product of globalisation, drew workers of both genders into the cities to work, changing the prevalent ideology that women’s roles were purely domestic.

This essay analyzes the GYPSY Fashion Deco Co.: The Global Expansion. The clothes are sourced from branded, well-known and unknown designers and re-designed or deconstructed in a way that makes it stand-out as a definite “single” copy of the cloth. Most of the clients or consumers of these clothes are internet buyers.

Saving Private Ryan is a 1998 Academy Award-winning movie directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Robert Rodat. The story is said to be fictional but adapted to the true to life story of the Niland Brothers. It is a story about how the team of Captain Miller saved the last Ryan alive among the four brothers who joined the war.

The author states that the 1941 film The Maltese Falcon, based on the novel by Dashiell Hammett and directed by John Huston, has been deemed as the quintessential film noir picture. Film noir is a cinematic genre known for its stylish Hollywood crimes and moral ambiguity; its popular use in film lasted 1940 to 1950 in Hollywood.

My family and I were supposed to watch a blockbuster Hindi film, only to find out that the cinema ran out of tickets. Feeling thwarted after all the excited anticipation, we slowly walked out of the theatre. However, not wanting to disappoint us, my parents spotted an alternative movie - Gold Finger.

Oppositions are demonstrated through dramatically contrasting scene changes, as well as through the film’s music selection. These can best be demonstrated through the film’s depiction of its characters and their spaces, dress and behaviour, as well as music selection. First, a plot synopsis will set the context for an investigation.

The paper provides a critical assessment of three works of Modern art. The relationship between these works of art and others in the Modern art era will be examined, their similar as well as different approaches. Abstract is the most recognized of the Modern arts. It includes cubism, expressionism and constructivism.

The author states that Parker continues his interpretation of the very real events in 1964 by showing southern whites as ignorant, violent hate-mongers, with no concern for human life, and blacks as silent martyrs. Klan leaders intimidate members of the community, and in fear of retribution, the people say nothing.

In the film, Georgina Cavendish (played by Keira Knightley) was portrayed as a fashion-oriented and gambling patron yet intelligent and politically-inclined woman later unfortunately entrapped in marriage with William Cavendish, the 5th Duke of Devonshire.

The author states that the real live Ryan wandered into an allied command center a few days after the invasion. He was not the object of a search party and did not directly cause the conflict of man vs. mission portrayed by Tom Hanks as Captain. Rather, his story became the backdrop to create the images which were built for the silver screen.

The author states that Syriana is a multi-layered story that delineates the complexity of the global energy business and how it is affected both by western politics and religious faith. The backlash against the film by conservatives and big-business proponents probably has mostly to do with the painting of the American government.

Andre Bazin is a French film theorist who presents a segment of life and lays it bare through the camera. He compares the camera to a police interrogation in which the truth is uncovered as time goes by and as the interrogation ensues. Likewise, the camera uncovers a certain amount of truth once it runs long enough and captures reality accordingly.

The author states that Dr. Jack MacKee is a very successful and well-known surgeon. However, he has an uncompassionate bedside manner toward his patients and is judgmental and arrogant. Though he cures several patients, at one point in time he is diagnosed as having a malignant tumor in his throat.

This essay analyzes The Dessert of Henri Matisse. Matisse painted the piece to fill an order, but his inspiration came from his own preferences of style and expression. Matisse sought to create a painting that focused more on impression than on specific detail, and hence wanted to offer a scene that was different from what might be captured.