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Visual Arts & Film Studies Essays

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Political and Social Background to Chicano Art Visual Arts & Film Studies Essay
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Domestica is Chicana emancipation, challenging existing community restrictions on the role of women. Unlike kitsch, domestic and does not seek an appropriation of low over high, but a position from within Chicano culture. The domestic aspect of domestic and defiance sets it apart from kitsch, a sensibility of tastelessness.
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Analysis of Hollywood's Movies: Ideas and Ways of Thinking about the World Visual Arts & Film Studies Movie Review
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Although primarily seen as a form of inexpensive entertainment and amusement, the films coming out of Hollywood can often provide a great deal of insight into the social relations and functions of the greater society. Films capture the sense of current modes of thought in terms of political, social and economic structure in a given part of society.
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Feminism in 1970s America through Bryan Forbes the Stepford Wives Visual Arts & Film Studies Essay
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The 1975 film The Stepford Wives directed by Bryan Forbes based Ira Levin’s novel of the same title is probably one of several movies of the decade that has achieved cult status.  In fact, the popularity of the original was enough to create a remake in 2004, albeit modified to suit the commercial tastes of its intended audiences. 
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The Movie Passion of Christ Visual Arts & Film Studies Essay
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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.
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Writing a Screenplay with Various Symbols and Subtexts Visual Arts & Film Studies Assignment
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According to Freud, the fear of losing your hair is the fear of losing your sexual power. I tried to translate into the film the book "The interpretation of dreams" in that scene of the film. In one of the scenes, the male character touches his hair while the woman starts to laugh mockingly. She is saying "why don't you go to the doctor?" 
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Special Features of Alfred Hitchcock Movies, Benefits and Criticism Visual Arts & Film Studies Essay
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The first film show, the Lumiere Show by Lumiere brothers in 1895 was just a little shot of a train pulling up into the railway platform. The viewers were not sure whether what they were seeing on the screen was real or not. 
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Frida Kahlo: Henry Ford Hospital Analysis Visual Arts & Film Studies Essay
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In her youth, she survived polio. When she was 18, she suffered a serious injury in an accident when a streetcar ran into her school bus, her body impaled on a steel rod, and her foot, spine, and pelvis crushed. She spent her life with pain coursing through her boy with every movement (Smith 261). When she was 25, she was taken to Henry Ford Hospital.
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Films from Different Decades Visual Arts & Film Studies Essay
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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. 
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Disneys Views That Reflected In His Cartoons And Films Visual Arts & Film Studies Research Paper
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People who are born in the Middle West normally know the value of labor. They are persistent and do not change their views and outlook easily. That is how Disney who was brought up in Missouri was analyzed. He was proud of his ancestors, and this attitude and character reflected in his films’ characters with their farm wit and humor.
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Analysis of the Characters Tyler and Jack in Fight Club and Calvin and Hobbes the Philosophers Visual Arts & Film Studies Assignment
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The major link will be demonstrated through the ethical and moral scruples of the cartoon Calvin and Hobbes, which will be described further in detail later on herein. The characters in Fight Club are supposed to mirror Calvin and Hobbes, and Calvin and Hobbes are supposed to mirror the philosopher's John Calvin and Thomas Hobbes.
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Floor Painting is the in Things Now-a-days Visual Arts & Film Studies Assignment
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This essay discusses that even this form of art is a possibility, which just amazed me quite a lot. The people would have done their homework and decided on what they wanted to project with this floor painting. They were perhaps of the view that art could be done anywhere, without any restrictions at all and thus they decided to paint the floor.
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The Concept of Photogenie and Optical Unconscious Explored in the Work of Nicolas Roegs Bad Timing Visual Arts & Film Studies Movie Review
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On the DVD, Roeg talks about the film’s theme of obsession:  “Once we think we have control, we don’t.  Anger and jealousy develop and then control turn into an obsession. One obsession that is physically uncontrollable, is a sexual obsession. You can’t get rid of a sexual obsession by willing it away.” 
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Morbid Curiosity within the Medium of Photography Visual Arts & Film Studies Essay
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The scope of this essay is within the confines of this rare, but curious look into the fascination and interest for the weird, absurd, macabre, and morbid within the realms of photography.  It will look into the influences and inspirations of the photographers and artists who chose these different forms of expression. 
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Secret Knowledge by David Hockneys Visual Arts & Film Studies Movie Review
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The plethora of ideas underlines the point about the primacy of matter and, in effect, optics functions as a main tool. Hockneys gives examples of unique techniques when imagery is assured as ever: the autumn weather
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Chinese Cinema: The Road Home and The Banquet Visual Arts & Film Studies Movie Review
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Chinese Civilization originated in the banks of the Yellow River, is rich in cultural heritage. The Chinese directors demonstrate less interest to select themes from their modern history but are interested to select themes from medieval history. Here, the attempt is to investigate the treatment of history in the film-The Road Home by Zhang Yimou.
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The Weather Underground by Sam Green and Bill Siegel Visual Arts & Film Studies Movie Review
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The structure of The Weather Underground is interesting in that the filmmakers were combining the physical body of the film from so many texts. The film is labeled a “docudrama” because there are a few scenes that are staged re-enactments. The filmmakers took much care in matching the film stock and props to recreate the look of the seventies.
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Un Chien Andalou by Luis Buuel and Salvador Dali Visual Arts & Film Studies Coursework
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Bunuel had an uncomfortable relationship with the Catholic Church. The content of the first two shots was considered blasphemous. Bunuel was banished from Spain but he continued to be at loggerheads with the Church and stepped up a virulent campaign against it. Why did he adopt the practice of shock treatment in Un Chien Andalou?
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Not Without My Daughter Critique Visual Arts & Film Studies Movie Review
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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.
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Artistic Works Visual Arts & Film Studies Term Paper
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As such, the essential problem of identifying whether something is artistic even with the use of an expert under an objective test is that in any event, the decision will hinge on subjectivity. Furthermore, the inherently topic of what constitutes “art” clearly compounds the problem of finding an appropriate test within a legal framework.
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The French New Wave Visual Arts & Film Studies Essay
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Breathless (1960) along with Truffaut’s 400 blows (1959) poses a new wave’s first challenge to the Hollywood studio system. It was the powerful studio system that ran Hollywood from the late '20s through the '60s. The studio system consisted of companies that owned the studios where films were produced. These companies decided the material to be filmed;
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Artwork Analysis of Different Artists Visual Arts & Film Studies Thesis
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A lot of works including paintings, prints, glazed ceramic pottery, and illuminated manuscripts with calligraphy are unique to the culture of each period, and to the distinctive creative style of the artists themselves. Five different pieces of artwork have been selected from different artists to interpret their own time and culture through their work.
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Terrorism in Mississippi Burning Visual Arts & Film Studies Book Report/Review
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 I believe that the KKK, in this case, exhibited terrorist acts.  I’m sure the Deputy in the movie would disagree from his perspective, and claim that he is some sort of patriot, though.  There are descriptions of those who practice terrorism, and descriptions given by those who are its victims.  
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Computer Manipulation of Photographs and Peoples Trust Visual Arts & Film Studies Essay
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The author states that with computer technology, photographs can be captured, stored and edited. Computer manipulation of photographs is done for various reasons such as for making someone to look more attractive, for removing people from the scene, for adding someone, for retouching, for exposing and for hiding reality.
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Masters of Modern Art Visual Arts & Film Studies Essay
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The author personally believes that the progress in this discipline can be achieved through a greater appreciation of the property rights of an artist. Understanding the function of copyright and associated rights guides us to realize that artists confront a difficulty of increasing their incomes over time.
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The Growth of Asian Arts in Europe and America Visual Arts & Film Studies Coursework
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Of late, a refreshing attitude of pluralism is seen in Europe and America with regard to the various other cultures of the world, which has, in turn, encouraged the popularity of ‘World art’ in general and ‘Asian art’ in particular. Today, one could see exclusive museum collections and university departments dedicated to these art forms.
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The Cinematic Gaze Visual Arts & Film Studies Case Study
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The medium of cinema is purported to be a medium that can potentially provide a depiction of reality as it exists because the camera does not lie and reveals things as they really are.  Moreover, the cinematic apparatus turns a viewer into a voyeur who is able to gaze into the lives of others, gaining a perspective on events as they actually occur.
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The Idea of Disordered Reasoning in Fashion Photography Visual Arts & Film Studies Essay
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 Any reasoning that lacks the ability to be perceived in an accurate manner can be referred to in the context of disordered reason. In art and photography, this term has been used to justify those ambiguities that are present and are considered highly prestigious in glamour or nude photography with a numb justification and has set a standard that might be applied to living bodies.
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Slumdog Millionaire Visual Arts & Film Studies Essay
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The author states that the movie brings out the childhood of a person living in the slums and the challenges he faces throughout his life. Living in the slums these boys face many challenges from being chased by cops for playing on private land to being beaten up by their school teacher, losing their mother in communal rights.
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David Fincher's Seven Film Analysis Visual Arts & Film Studies Essay
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The only moment in the film which contains a flashback is when Mills discovers that Doe has killed his wife. A brief image of her in black and white flashes up on a screen and helps to reflect Mill’s wrath and his disturbed state of mind. It is especially effective because it stands in such stark contrast to the rest of the film.  
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Photo Analysis: Challenging the Canon of Adolescent Literature Visual Arts & Film Studies Essay
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The child doing the washing appears to be a girl, indicated by the style of dress worn, a striped skirt over a pair of leg-warming pants, and a pink sweater, but the child has no hair to give a clue as to actual gender or if the child has simply adopted articles of clothing as a means of keeping warm. 
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The Distinctive Pleasures and Independent Features Visual Arts & Film Studies Research Paper
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Moreover, a key element in effective cinematic storytelling is withholding and the time scrambling technique in 21 Grams further frustrates spectators in wanting to fill in the missing spaces. The narration is prominent to the point of drawing attention away from the storyline and instead focuses on the telling of the story.
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Aesthetics of Art Nature Visual Arts & Film Studies Essay
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Art began with the beginning of humanity. Through art, human beings are able to convey messages regarding their capability to develop a supportive link to their surrounding, which could be fellow humans. Art assists humans to transform nature to become more favorable to their life. Art is a tool that is necessary for the survival of human beings.
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Performing Criticism: Maurizio Cattelans The Ninth Hour Visual Arts & Film Studies Essay
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Every book, article, and personal account molds my reaction. At times I will not even be aware of the effect these experiences have on my critical appraisal. This is the essence of the constantly changing state of my body of thoughts. In Barthes’ words ‘I have kept only the images which enthrall me, without my knowing why’. 
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Stop Animation and the Comparison to Newer Techniques in CGI Visual Arts & Film Studies Term Paper
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Even with its use of very modern effects, the film is a tribute to older work. There are homages to King Kong, Them, and The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms. The Statue of Liberty scene was inspired by Escape from New York. However, the ending is very much a modern invention. In most films of this nature, a triumph is the conclusion of the film. 
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Sound Design for Animation Visual Arts & Film Studies Case Study
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As indicated above, almost 70 % of an animation film is made of sound only. Hence, it is very important that the musical chords, the sound effects, and the instrumentalization—all of these—support the visuals of an animation feature to carry the event and its place in a manner that is delightful and exciting for the audience.
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Reportage Documentaries Visual Arts & Film Studies Essay
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Reporting of life as it happens is the newest fad, and although its creation is not as formal as that of trained filmmakers, the importance of the work is no less valuable.  One must remember that pottery shards are one of the most important types of artefacts from ancient archaeological digs because of the relevance they carry in dating the digs.
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The Rez Sisters by Tomson Highway Dialogue Influencing the Plot Visual Arts & Film Studies Report
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 Plays, with their wide-ranging plots and themes, bring forth the various aspects of human lives. An assortment of emotions is captured by the plot of the plays. Along with the characters, dialogues in the play are significant in revealing the message the author wants to convey through his/her play.  Dialogues also aid in comprehending the thoughts and feelings of the characters.
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The Black Dahlia Visual Arts & Film Studies Case Study
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The womna characters in this film also conform to the tendency of the Director to present them in a negative light, either as victims of exploitation or as the doers of heinous evil. The film also demonstrates the Director’s tendency to explore the dark side of the human psyche and to dwell upon it through the use of trick photography and shocking details.
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Romanticism in History of Art Visual Arts & Film Studies Essay
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“A painting was no longer to be the mere portrayal of an event but was to translate and interpret its subject-matter in its composition.  The body's movement was now understood as an analogy for the animation of the spirit or the emotions; the external structure of a scene proclaimed its inner content.
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Woman with a Hat Works by Matisse, Vlaminck, and Manguin Visual Arts & Film Studies Essay
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Henri Matisse’s Woman with a Hat shows the woman’s eyes reflecting both steeliness and tenderness; steeliness for the hard times she and her husband was going through and love for the support she silently gives to the man and his art. The woman in this painting is Amelie, Henri Matisse’s model, studio helper, financial assistant, and encouraging wife.
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The Man Who Fell to Earth as a Science Genre by Nicolas Roeg Visual Arts & Film Studies Movie Review
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The scenes that are portrayed by the director in the movie, The Man Who Fell to Earth, indicate towards wholly visual aspects. The alien, Newton is shown in actuality going from one aspect of corruption to others. It is also shown in detail what are his experiences while going through various situations (Brown 2006).
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Its a Wonderful Life and The Third Man: Messages in Film Visual Arts & Film Studies Movie Review
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The theme of sharing with others is a prevalent one in this film. It is perhaps intended to create bonds between the viewers and their communities in what would have been very difficult times in 1946 when the film was released.  People would have needed hope, and they would have needed to have their beliefs in their faith reinforced.
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Davids Oath of the Horatii Visual Arts & Film Studies Assignment
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The author states that the central figure in David’s work is a man clothed in a red cloak who is holding swords in the air. To his left, three young men have each raised their right arms in unison in the direction of the sword holder. The eye then follows the painting to the right corner where three women and two children are huddled together.
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Sociology and the Cinema Visual Arts & Film Studies Assignment
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The author states that it isn’t any wonder how anyone could find sociology in the background of cinemas. Even if there aren’t any human beings in a movie, its ability to send us messages about ourselves, the way we communicate, behave, the very way we live in an entertaining fashion makes it for a very effective medium of instruction.
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Abstract Expressionism as a Profound Style of Painting Visual Arts & Film Studies Case Study
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A founding member of the Penwith Society of Arts, as stated in the previous paragraph, was Peter Lanyon. His work is renowned as some of the leading work of the time. His sculptural pieces were originally intended to work as constructions from which to model his paintings, but eventually would be seen as works of art.
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V for Vendetta Visual Arts & Film Studies Movie Review
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“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. 
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The Representation of Business in Erin Brockovich (2000) and Other Peoples Money (1991) Visual Arts & Film Studies Case Study
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How the motion pictures present business is aided by a number of technical, cinematic character roles and audience positioning devices to create representations that correlate with the messages and values of the films.  Both films are business-oriented in theme and seek to define business as a term and concept whilst also presenting it in the context of the film’s events. 
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The Day the Earth Stood Still Visual Arts & Film Studies Movie Review
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The author states that Peter Lev in History of the American Cinema writes that “a general set of themes in the time period was distrust, hatred, and anxiety among humans” and that science fiction films of the 50s “invoked the concept of nuclear threat by focusing on fear of new or alien technology”.
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Appropriation & Hybridity in Taiwanese & American Art 1949-2000 Visual Arts & Film Studies Thesis
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The last few decades have witnessed a blast in the ideas as well as the theories of art, for it has never been more popular, however, much present thinking remains out-of-the-way and difficult to use (Costello 2007). Abstract expressionism and surrealism play a significant role and the Traditional development of modern Ink and Wash painting during the period  from 1949 to 2000.
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How Musicals Have Responded to Prevailing Cultural, Social, Political Circumstances Visual Arts & Film Studies Coursework
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Some critics have dubbed the genre responsible for such films as 42nd Street, Gold Diggers of 1933 and Footlight Parade have even gone so far as to refer to them as being within a genre of “escapists”, “No attack on the musical has been so persistent and forceful as that which brands the genre as escapist.
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