Visual Arts & Film Studies Essays

If a misunderstanding between two parties is not correctly resolved, it can contribute to one of the parties eliminating the other for him to be seen as the winner. This has been evidenced in the film of The Prestige. The rivalry has involved Borden and Angie climbing to greater levels to outdo the other. 

“Black Swan” is a great masterpiece that contains mystery, thriller, hero transformation, emotions – happiness and disappointment, grief, and fear. All the tools, music, actors, narrative dynamics, editing – are perfectly combine to reach a higher goal – to depict the personal development and integration through professional development.

Later on, the film would be released in different locations as limited and nationwide in the USA. It was based on the story by Andres Heinz that was started by Natalie Portman acting as Nina and Mila Kunis playing as Lily. The movie almost depicts the same production theme as the previous Swan Lake and the double of Fyodor Dostoyevsky.

We have seen violence in cinema create all types of reactions from people; tough criticism, assassination attempts, and claims of demonic possession. There is something else that these films have in common besides the violence though. They are of course all GREAT films. All of these filmmakers set out to make a film that for the most part tells the truth, whether it be about war, street life, or demonic possession for that matter. 

Fans can take the ‘completely furnished world’ of Firefly and reinvent it wholly or partially for their continuing entertainment and ‘pleasure.’ They can ‘break, dislocate’ and ‘unhinge’ it and then return to it as a familiar location and methodically constructed zone of archetypes and ‘family’.

From the break-up emerged the arts council of England which took up the responsibility of being the distribution center for the National Lottery. Shortly after a few years, the Arts Council of England was further merged with the regional arts board to form a single organization for the development and control of arts and culture in England. 

However, black and white contrasts were also employed, in this art form, with telling effect.  The veritable virtuoso in this type of art is Vasarely, who was born in Hungary. Its popularity was so great, in the 1970s that it made a bold foray into the world of fashion design. Nevertheless, its glory was short-lived and unlike Pop Art, Op Art did not attain the status of a popular mass movement.

The Manitoba Museum οf Man and Nature will co-operate with the Manitoba Archives to ensure cross-referencing between the museum and archival collections and participation in joint activities such as public presentations, exhibitions, and training programs. The museum will also be working with Lower Fort Garry in its exhibition refurbishment program, and with the aboriginal community.

Stereotypes are prevalent in society because they have been allowed to continue, for a variety of reasons, and films like this can continue this effect if they are believed to be true. Therefore, filmmakers must find a way in which to avoid these stereotypes and present films in a manner that reflects the values or society or they risk herding society into the direction of these stereotypes.

Therefore we can say that although many people feel offended by these programs, not many are willing to have them banned from the TV. However due to the effects that they are having on the children and young people, there is a need to put some restrictions on the program to ensure that they are not accessed all the time by children. Here the option of regulation the time when these programs are aired comes strongly with majority support.

Stanley Kubrick’s A Clockwork Orange is The Rocky Horror Picture Show’s rival for the title of the best cult movie of all time. That is the consensus of so many movie aficionados.  That it is a cult movie is moot and academics it is a futuristic, campy and controversial movie that deals with violence in a Dystopian society.

In contrast to the gospel of John, the book narrates the beginning of the word that” became flesh and dwelt among us” ( John 1:14) who is actually Jesus. While the movie begins with the scene of Jesus praying at the garden, the gospel’s first scene is John being questioned by the Levites as “Who are you?” ( v. 19).  This leads to the succeeding events in Chapter 1 that show how John prepared for Jesus so that his disciples may know him.

During his lifetime, Fragonard painted at least two paintings that he titled “The Stolen Kiss”, both of which were painted within the same general period but each featuring vastly different images. The painting to be discussed here is presumed to have been the later of the two, based upon his subject matter and biographical data.

There are numerous reasons why adaptation is such a favorite among film studios. First is that they are so popular and familiar that the materials immediately assure commercial success. Secondly, the body of literature has many creative and wonderfully interesting features that offer tremendous opportunities in filmmaking.

Thus, “communication is the process of creating meaning between two or more people through the expression and interpretation of messages,” Cleary (2008:1). There are certain problems like barriers to communication in this scenario where the detective will need to get all the information from various witnesses with different cultural backgrounds.

The site of their work is an important element in conveying the sublime elements of their meaning through the physical content of their forms.  Otterness creates a play area for children at the same time that he makes a strong statement to financially-conscious adults about the true nature of their pursuit of money. Similarly, Holzer surprises the public spaces in which she exhibits simply as she works in an area dominated by advertising.

This essay centers on the different kinds of media used by Carl in his paintings. Moreover, paper focuses on the native Indian paintings that Beam created in order to elaborate on his connection to his culture and origin. Furthermore, it writes about some of his paintings that describe the way in which the European culture dominated the native Indian one. Also, his portrayal of the human condition today is a part of the essay.

The influences that most affected David Lynch resides deep within the cinematic history of Hollywood. Lynch used the beautifully crafted tales about little town America in order to frame his work. Then he peeled back the surface to reveal the dark twisted truths that could be found within their boundaries.

The painters were known to be essential as a precursor to their movements along with several artisans in their society. Picasso has the movement “Cubism”, while Matisse has the movement “Fauvism and Modernism”. The two were known to be friends. During an occasion, “Picasso met Matisse” while Picasso was in his latter Rose Period. 

The aim of baseball is - ‘scoring runs’, by hitting a ball, thrown by the opponent team’s pitcher, with a bat and touching a series of bases; four in number, that are arranged at the corners of a large field/pitch. Each of the players of the batting team, take turns hitting at the ball, while the pitcher’s teammates try to stop them. 

A theorist and feminist writer; Gloria Anzaldúa’s works were of vital significance for the last two decades. Her work should be noted that it is now anthologized systematically in different compositions that reach different audiences on an annual basis.

Several instances in the films have dealt with the manner of how each notion has been represented and paved way for a certain stereotype as constructed by the characters. In the film Napoleon Dynamite, certain stereotypes are evident, which individually constructed and socially determined.

During the shot, the director cannot tell the animals to act in a certain way. The animals are provoked so that they would behave in a certain way. Sometimes they are terrified. At that time it is not their acting but the real terror they feel during the shot. If there is a shot of falling of animals, it is not manipulated fall.

Tying in with the level of suspense and mystery that the music was able to provide within the film, final element which will be analyzed within this brief essay is with regards to the cinematography, camera angles, and shots which are used throughout the film as a way to confound the viewer and provide yet another layer of mystery to the plotline.

Hollywood has a continued tendency to only feature idealized images of thin, young, blonde, and mostly obedient to someone images of the female and is mostly blamed for unhealthy attitudes, but scientific theories have indicated that the process of shaping female identity, like any other concept of belonging or 'right' social thought, is a reciprocal process (Yglesias, 2005).

The film Troy belongs to the genre or the category of epic movies. In its beginning, it depicts a situation in Greece 3500 years ago. The movie 300 is also of the epic genre which revolves around king Leonidas and his 300 Spartan warriors. There are many similarities and differences portrayed in these two movies (Paul, 2013 p83).

The opening of the film reflects the theme of Italian neorealism on economic hardships and empathetic view on the new democratic spirit of the common people. The film starts with the long shot of the bus with a group of young and old men coming out of it and the background of large residential buildings. The setting shows surroundings that are dry and hot in natural daylight. 

However, most people who dare to go against these norms for what they believe in achieve more than society expects. One character in history who dared to do what others were afraid was Scarlett O’Hara.

They investigate the possible reasons that might be behind the booming market for Chinese documentary. The literature review contains comprehensive studies that renowned scholars and authors have done concerning the Chinese documentary. Studies reviewed emphasize primary factors contributing to the advancement of Chinese culture and its global acceptance.

The 20th century saw integration of sound arts and visual arts by using the modern technology tools which resulted to drastic changes. Advanced technology enhances the sense of hearing. Manipulation of sound through techniques such as sound compression, reduction, reproduction, sound openness, and fluidity enhance combining of the visual and written art.

The “John Q” movie exhibits the different elements of social work perspectives through the actions of the protagonist. For instance, John Quincy has a medical cover, but the hospital has denied his son a chance to have a heart transplant. He triggers a reactionary move from Quincy in a bid to influence a transplant through various means, such as selling his assets and holding people hostage.

The introduction of film into modern society had a tremendous impact on the way we live our lives, gather information, view others, and entertain ourselves. More than something that plays out specifically within the darkened theater, this phenomenon has expanded far beyond the boundaries of the movie house to incorporate several aspects of life.

ost-modernism is more practical and worldly accurate because it takes into account the ideas of modernism also. They claim that it’s important that one is not just stylish but one should also care about their actions. Globalization and other things have altered the world and there are new portals of communication and periods. They consider post-modernism to be sophisticated and advanced in comparison with modernism.

Whatever you want to call it - volatility or thuggery, passion or belligerence, courage or obstinacy - Wright has it. Wright's baby is named Nevada; he met her mother, Ruby O'Rourke, during the making οf his latest film, an antipodean Macbeth influenced by Melbourne's gangland wars. O'Rourke sings the witches' chant "Double, double toil and trouble''. 

Both films were led by major stars, Dustin Hoffman, who’s debut in The Graduate, catapulted him to instant stardom, and Clint Eastwood, who was already famous but had yet to establish himself as a “cult hero”, something that the film Dirty Harry, and the subsequent films that followed along that mystique, did for him. 

A reflective analysis of L. Lissitzky’s Bolshevik propaganda poster Beat the Whites with the Red Wedge, exploring the materials, techniques and processes used by the artist, its iconography, symbolism, meaning, and historical and cultural context, helps one recognize that the poster is significant for its military, political and artistic overtones.

While interpretations of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1919) and Metropolis (1927) vary, it’s clear that much of the German anxiety towards the encroaching industrial climate can be read into the films. The expressionist settings also are constructed in a way that illustrates the tremendous psychological anxieties the Germans faced after World War I and their search for direction in a war-torn country.

The choice and timing of scenes are intended to demonstrate how successfully the author of Jane Eyre is able to achieve the atmosphere of suspense through a focus on the sensory perceptions of the protagonist. There are some scenes that are shown through a montage; these are the less important ones in so far as the impact on the viewer is concerned

Although the two films are tracking one storyline, Ringu was regarded more as a supernatural-biological film while The Ring was more of psychological-horror. Specified genre already claimed differences between these two films. In order to give justifiable judgment and comparative execution of the two films, the common summary is necessary for better understanding. 

Kathleen shuts off the vacuum cleaner, retrieves bacon from skillet, gets plates, spoons, forks, and knives, and distributes them on the table. She runs up the stairs and knocks on the doors to her brothers’ rooms. As she rounds the corner, she suddenly barrels into her father.

Malcolm X (1925-1965) was an African American social activist with revolutionary views on confronting the subjugation and injustice meted out to fellow Black Americans. He is well remembered for his struggle to overcome racial segregation and discrimination. Malcolm X was one of the most influential public figures in America in the early 1960s which was a time of heated racial tension.

The first major difference is the fact that most conspiracy theories from half a century ago were aroused from public paranoia, and focused more on the existence of an external threat to the nation’s security. This is unusual for contemporary conspiracy hypotheses whose focus lies on domestic or internal threats to safety and political life.

Even though not specifically radical in its political representations, Blue Collar is extraordinary in the American film tradition in the sense that it puts emphasis on the experiences of the workers, particularly in the real place of work. Moreover, it shows that workers are usually oppressed and abused by powerful elements in a social order that does not value their inputs to it.

In today’s world, witchcraft, covens, and other things connected are not held in contempt as they once were in the days of Salem, Massachusetts. Certainly, there would have never been any movies made about witchcraft without the producer and director being tried and executed for promoting witchcraft.

This article will involve a selection of two movies that were released before 1990 and which are 10 years apart. This essay also assumes that the person who reads this article has seen the movies; therefore, the plot summary will be minimized by entailing a compare contrast essay.

Women lived an unbearable life, and while growing up they had to listen to the men, in their lives, and this included their fathers and all other male members of their families. The women and daughters were not given a name but instead were called according to numbers, for example, “daughter no 2”. 

The sub-sequence starts with the perceiving of the girl that wore a red coat. Oskar’s apathy towards the mistreatment of the humanity all around him in his quest for success and money, this sequence witnesses the liquidation of the Jewish ghetto by Oskar and his mistress the previous sequences tell of Oskar’s detachment and anger at the sight of him being exposed to the Jewish workers and their pathetic plight.

There were many phases in film making like the era of silent films, Eastman color films, etc. One such significant phase was the American westerns that led to the beginning of the Spaghetti Western genre of films. Spaghetti Westerns were popular all over the globe like Europe, USA, parts of Asia and Africa (Jones, 43).

According to Carroll (2003) “studies in the film field pay specific attention to the Herculean physical performances and spectacular body appearances of starring characters such as John McLane in the Die Hard series” (p. 54). Even though heroines are playing an important role in the success of films, most of the famous films are known in the name of heroes.

The two film programs are dirty deeds 2002, and money movers 1978. From the television, the programs are, Killing Time, shown in the period of 2011, East-West 101, shown during the periods of 2007 to 2011, and Homicide, shown during the periods 1964 to 1976.