Visual Arts & Film Studies Essays

The Lunchbox is positively accessed by world critics. The review published in The Hollywood Reporter recommends this romantic comedy and describes it as a light and positive film about real people and real-life (Feinberg). According to The Guardian, the film has great success in India and it is positively perceived in the West.

It is evidently clear from the discussion that produced in 1432, Ghent Altarpiece is housed in Belgium at Saint Bavo Cathedral where it is safely guarded to prevent the large altarpiece from being stolen or destroyed. This research tells that this important artwork has faced many challenges, including being stolen by thieves.

Both religions have the concept of paradise that one must work for on earth to be worthy of it. Conflicts such as those depicted in Ae Fond Kiss are real and they are challenging. But without working through it, then nothing could ever change. For tolerance to flourish there must be those who are willing to risk it all and be willing to endure because they have noble reasons.

In the movie "Wag The Dog", Robert De Niro has been presented as one of the most wickedness images of a public relations practitioner ever put on film. His actions in the film are dishonest, manipulative, amoral, sleazy, and outright criminal. He is a ruthless spin doctor who works for the president of the U.S. to help his reelection.

It is quite important to state that during the film, viewers can discretely observe that the country’s youths engaged in antisocial and criminal practices in the revolution with the emphasis that the nation needed the restoration of democracy in order to grow its social, economic, and political environments.

Directed by Ridley Scott and produced by Peter Chernin, “Exodus: Gods and Kings”, is a 2014 epic film inspired by the bible; notable stars featuring in the film include Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, as well as Aaron Paul, and John. The film is a cinematic interpretation of the departure of the Hebrews from Egypt under the leadership of Moses.

The close relationship between Noam and Ashraf at first makes one almost believe that they could inspire change to the community's Israeli and Palestinian communities as symbols of peace. However, their relationship is already doomed as the awful life of violence envelops them outside Tel Aviv city making their relationship end in tragedy.

The city is an intriguing mix of elements that are paradoxical in nature. The word evokes images of an urban environment with tall buildings. The city with all its sounds, movements, and emotions acts as a giant canvas that portrays, in the form of still images, the transformation that it has undergone over the years, tells tales about an era long forgotten.

The camera movements rightfully increased the intensity of the film. I liked how the cameras followed the characters as they moved from one place to another in the film. The film was shot perfectly shot two major locations. The first location was the open street. The open street scene depicted Rome as an open city.

Various styles of graffiti possess different names. The ‘tag’ either takes the form of a person’s or a gang of signature incorporating few letters. The tags are studied for an adequate period and as they are easily recognized and the practice continues after then when they can be sprayed accurately but faster.

The documentary was produced through the National Film Board of Canada, and it received the Canadian Film Award after emerging the top movie for the 1962 year. The documentary also received a nomination for the BAFTA awards, in the category of the best short film. Zero-Day got the majority of positive reviews and presently has a 68% Rotten Tomatoes approval level.

Tonho pursuing peace and leaving the home ground gives him the heart to face life from a free side, which ends the feud. Thus, the theme of forgiveness in ending the feud is achieved through the eventual course of the film. Thus, this entire film is selectively developed to success from the core elements related to the tremendous cast and perfect location of the film.   

The critic reviews of “The Dark Knight” film manifests its success and not its failure. The moments of reception that characterized the period after the film was released in July 2008, justifies the fact that the film was successful because it presented what Batman, a comic book, was intended to convey in the 1940s.

Ideas related to juvenile delinquency and behavioral dissonance contained in the film would later set the stage for widespread behavioral dissonance for American teenage boys. Rebel Without a Cause not only highlights typical behavioral habits exhibited by delinquent teenagers but also elaborates on the depth and breadth of society’s perception of juvenile delinquency among teenage boys.

Rebel Without a Cause presents a food case of gender matters. The theme of masculinity has well been explained through Jim and his father. Jim’s father is one that can be termed as an emancipated man that is not entangled to the traditional roles of manliness while his son is a case of a masculinity crisis that believes involvement in crime explains how masculine a man needs to be in society.

The director Reeves brings in the subplot of detectives investigating the murders that happen around the area’s complex. The detective subplot is not very interesting as it is standard and contains a lot of cliché stuff (Reeves, 2010). The detective subplot helps to move the story in the right and satisfying way. The subplot has little effect on the emotional part of the story.

Jim accepts the wish of Jules by accepting to take Catherine away as his lover. The problem, however, comes up between the two based on the inability of both having a child. According to Jim, his moral struggle is to bear children and settle with his family. He is not able to bear children that make his moral struggle to break into pieces.

In the film a thousand words, the essay has found out that lack of effective communication destroys a relationship due to misunderstanding. In the film, fools rush in, communication challenges due to cultural differences posed problems in the relationship. However, in this instance, Alex does his best despite the misunderstanding to ensure the relationship survives.

In the film, another character, Sarala is also shown, filled with joy, freedom, and hope. All these are indications of life and youthfulness that the widows’ society must throttle. The child is free, showing signs of happiness with her little dog. She shows signs of being unmoved by expressing her feelings regarding human nature.

Gender refers to a person’s sense of self and inner identity, unlike sex that biologically defines feminism or the masculinity of an individual. Gender cuts across all the social aspects of life including art. The kind of male-dominated culture that existed before and now affected still affects various issues in the current society. 

The Chinese movie industry should increase the import volume of foreign movies. This is because the Chinese movie industry needs more pressure from overseas movie markets. Finally, the Chinese government should appropriate more funds to rebuild some cinemas and update film screening techniques in order to allow more cinemas to play 3D or IMAX movies.

The Metropolitan city of Hong Kong is one of the most famous cities in the world. This reputation is largely accrued to its vast array of infamous Martial arts movies, such as The Touch of Zen in 1978, The Way of the Dragon that was released in 1972, and the Rumble in the Box in1996. The city is home to some of the most renowned actors, for example, Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee.

In the film "The Culture High" Harvey and Michael Bobroff believe that the topic of marijuana is necessary to discuss since the drug affects many people in one way or another. The film also captures issues such as Militarized police, prescription drugs, news media, the NSA’s actions, and prisons among many other topics.

8½ is a 1963 film directed by Federico Fellini. The story in the film revolves around the life of a renowned Italian film director who has eight and a half films to his name. The story shows the challenges, successes of the director, and his typical days. In developing the film, Federico Fellini employs a number of appropriate film development techniques.

Decision-making choices differ in different situations depending on the people making the decisions and the conditions under which they make these conditions. For the processes to take place there are usually two or more alternatives that people usually choose from. The choice is an outcome of any process that involves judgment and assessment.

Mythology refers to a collection of myths that form a mythological system. Myths provide an insight into the origins of humanity; they educate humanity about the traditions and culture prevalent in that era. These are not merely tales of some kings who fought on this planet but there is always a message for humanity.

In the beginning, he talks in favour of the director and the artists, but as he proceeds with the review, he adds the thought of controversy from his point of view. He feels that homosexuality is still an unacceptable concept prevailing in American society, and so a homosexual love between two cowboys is not a matching one for this story.

Based from the legal thriller book written by John Grisham, Runaway Jury is a movie about a widow named Celeste Wood, who sued a gun company in an effort to seek truth and justice in the wrongful killing of his stockbroker husband, Jakob Wood, in an office rampage of a crazed and at loss day-time stockbroker and the irresponsible selling of semi-automatic firearms.

O’Connor (2003), states that Florence was the center of the Renaissance Movement when da Vinci arrived there. Leonardo observed everything around him and was focused on finding models for his realistic drawings. An example of his awe-inspiringly realistic work is: somewhere between 1474-1475, Leonardo started work on the Annunciation, with the help of other people.

The relationship between Eve's older sister and her father is damaged and we learn that it is not her father who tried to seduce her, but it was she who instead tried to seduce him. Thus we see the sister slowly begin to unravel and as she further tarnishes her father's image in her young sister's eyes.

Benjamin is expected to immediately pursue a career in plastics, a career that emphasizes the emptiness of the adult corporate world before he’s really even had a chance to realize that he’s finished school. As he becomes involved with Mrs. Robinson, he loses any desire to enter the corporate world in favor of the sensual world that she has introduced to him.

The popularity of film noir declined only with the advent of TV and according to Bruce Eder  "the final nail was hammered into the genre's coffin when color photography became standard for Hollywood films." Color could not convey the bleak atmosphere that could be conveyed so well with black and white colors.

This is shown in subtle language by the author but is revealed in a more concrete manner on film. There occurs to the doomed person a flashback of all the important events in his life. These events flash before his eyes in stark reality and in swift succession to make him know the real reason for this wonderful gift of life.

The film brings about a greater understanding of how society seeks to capture criminals and how people react to unknown, intangible threats that are a part of life. While it is not a historic, life-altering film, it is certainly thought-provoking and quite intelligent which makes it a wonderful film viewing experience.

Film scenes can offer a visual portrayal of abstract theories and concepts taught in organizational behavior and management courses as well as psychology topics. Inexperienced students will likely benefit from the use of film because of a greater feeling of reality. Showing concepts through different film scenes also shows the application of these concepts in different situations.

There are examples of literary texts that are converted for mass consumption by the general public in the form of a feature film. The text suffers a great deal in interpretation as the limitations of the screen necessarily entail a significant reduction in the amount of material that can be conveyed. In very rare cases, the text does not suffer to a great degree by its transition to film.

“Once upon a time...” is probably one of the most widely known phrases. It is the password that unlocks the portal to a world of imagination, magic, and entertainment, the world of fairy tales.  Each person finds a different type of asylum within the region of the make-believe, as fairy tales can mean different things to various people.

“The term is used to distinguish serious works within the genre from the stereotypes of "super-hero" comic books”. The story is set in a future Britain devastated by the effects of a world nuclear war, after which the control of the country fell into the hands of Norsefire, a fascist party led by Adam Susan. 

Depicting the movie as a struggle between the good and the evil, where good is the white race, and evil, the brown, the movie was timed to be released on the eve of the first Gulf War. The movie is based on the true story of Betty Mahmoody published as a book in 1986. Betty is an American, happily married to the Iranian physician Mahmoody.

Along with innovative methods of photography, even in-camera effects were used to shoot deep focus shots for example such a method was used in the scene where Kane enters the room of Susan Alexander after her suicide attempt. Every scene is worked in such a manner that it seems realistic and captures the attention of the audience.

It is quite impossible to relate to the film if you did not grow up in a family close to each other. Of course, you would not understand the pain of being far from a place surrounded by loved ones and a lifestyle far different from what you presently have. The sudden severance of Ashima to her family is a total deviation from happiness.

The story is about a Filipino young man, Ben Mecardo, who torn between two cultures. Ben, the protagonist shuns his Filipino background and sets out to carve a niche for himself adapting to the American culture. Unlike his sister, Ben can’t speak his native Tagalog, knows little of Filipino culture, and hangs around with his white friends. He cannot appreciate Filipino food, culture, and heritage either.

The movie is a paean to the charms of antebellum life, reflecting a halcyon time of happy union between slaves and slaveowners before war disrupted this essential relationship. “Gone With the Wind” idealizes the Old South and the Civil War to such an extent that the South it describes is historically unrecognizable.

The movie is a stoic attempt towards symbolic representation using baroque and shadow techniques as a tool of effective story-telling. The use of background noise, music, and sound-effects paved the way for classics like The Bicycle Thieves, Private Detective, Dracula, and Shanghai Express in the genre of cinema-noir, for their classic display of oblique expressionism.

Due to the film being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant,” Sherlock Jr. was selected by the Library of Congress to be preserved by the National Film Registry in the United States. In an age when most comedies are all windup and no punch, this is the most treasurable of virtues." (Time, Film Review, 2005)

Among the numerous accomplishments in Alfred Hitchcock’s career, one that is sometimes overlooked is his movie Blackmail, released in 1929. As usual, bearing all the traits of Hitchcock canon, the movie is cinematic excellence. This particular film by Hitchcock will always remain in the memory of its viewers for its memorable opening sequence. 

The author of the following paper states that the third and the fourth movies in the series did not make as much money as the first and the second Rambo which means that the audiences gave gone tired of the formula of violence and mental tortures which made the first and second Rambo movies very successful.

Nolan’s past experience shows that he is not so good with female characters. He has handled the women both in Batman Begins and The Dark Knight rather poorly the same typical trend is seen in this movie. The role of Adriane in many places appears to be uncompelling and underdeveloped.  She is not as rounded as other male characters in the movie (Movies Online).

In addition to the background, the film describes concerning Islam, through personal interviews with contemporary Muslims it allows individuals to understand the real practice of Islam. In these regards, there are a number of themes that are central to the film’s message. Perhaps the most compelling theme is that of the concern one should have for their fellow human being.

The film incorporates a number of theoretical and philosophical paradigms, including Plato's dialogue of the cave, and later post-structural examinations of self and signification. Finally, the film exemplifies a dystopian vision through its articulation of a 2199 machine dominated world. This articulation taps into social deep-rooted social anxieties about the rapid advancement of technology.