*These differences should be important. Paragraph 2 Sentence 1: Begin with a transition (The first major difference between the text and the movie is the relationship between Beowulf and Grendel’s mother. In the story, …”) Sentence 2: You would then discuss what happened in the story, use a transition word or phrase (“In contrast” etc), and talk about what happened in the movie. Sentence 3-5 (or 6): After you’ve listed the difference, you will then discuss why you think the movie made the change, and if you think it was more or less effective than the story and why. Paragraphs 3 and 4 Do the same thing you did in paragraph 2, except with different points.
This notion is evident in Stephen Frears’ film “The Queen”, the documentary “Pompeii: the Last Day” by Peter Nicholson and the novel “Mao’s Last Dancer” by Li Cunxin as all three composers rely on memory to represent a fusion of fact and fiction which ultimately influences our memory to view history in a particular light. In the film “The Queen” the subjectivity of history can be blatantly seen through the objective use of archival footage. This is firmly evident in the car crash montage scene where Frears takes the opportunity to cleverly frame his own version of Princess Diana’s “catastrophic” death towards the beginning of the film in order to position the audience to gain a greater understanding of the Queen’s moment of crisis. The use of high modality, in Mrs. Blair’s carefully chosen dialogue leading up to the montage scene, as she says, “... Diana. Whatever it is it’s always got something to do with Diana”, conveys Stephen Frears’ certainty of the ongoing private affairs in the royal family.
Emmaneul Mensah Caitlin O’Neil Music 150 3 – 31 – 2010 Midsemester Paper The performance by Lowell Lieberman Concerto for Clarinet, orchestra, and the Beethoven Emperor Concerto by Jon Nakamatsu, piano soloist was quite a spectacular performance. Both performances were very entertaining and professional as well. In the commencement of the show, I was anticipating seeing some kind of unexciting show, but as the show progressed, I found it to be very interesting through their interaction with the audience. I became very attentive to each performance they displaced and often found myself drawn in by their performance. Both musical performers incorporated unique musical elements such as melody, harmony rhythm to mention a few.
Hamlet on Film Compare and Contrast Hamlet by Williams Shakespeare is expressed and portrayed in multiple versions and with different interpretations. They each take place in different setting and time periods. The Kenneth Branagh version, directed in 1996, takes place in the medieval era. Now the Micheal Almereyda version, directed in 2000, was more modern and edited. I prefer the Branagh version over the Almereyda version because it’s more depictive and more relevant to the play than the Almereyda version that lost the true value of Hamlet.
Rhetorical Analysis In the wake of the debut of the sequel to a popular action movie “Kick Ass” , actor and star of the sequel Jim Carrey stated that he would began to distance himself from the film. This was his decision in light of the Sandy Hook massacre, coming to the conclusion that because of the graphic nature of the film he could not support it in good conscience. His statements sparked a greater discussion in relation to an argument that has been discussed many times in the past: Whether or not media violence leads to the real thing, This argument was again brought to light by three forensic psychiatrists in a recent two and a half page article in The New York Times. The article took a thorough look at both spectrums of the argument,
In his blue gardens men and women came and went like moths.’ This simile reinforces Gatsby’s personality; it informs the reader how ‘popular’ Gatsby is as he personifies the ‘men and women’ as ‘moths’ stating how known Gatsby is, and also shows how interesting this mysterious character is; already giving the reader a chance to change their views on him from chapter one. This simile also illustrates the qualities about his home. The use of sibilance gives the reader the constancy of this hissing sound which describes how ‘free’ and ‘loud’ he is. Fitzgerald greets us to Gatsby in an almost anti-climatic fashion, through Nicks misunderstanding he is forced to introduce himself 'I'm Gatsby ' which doesn't seem to fit with the suspense that was building around the character, as Nick described him so fantastically in previous chapters we would expect his introduction to be on a much grander scale as they were very contrasting. However, Gatsby was introduced unexpectedly as he seemed very polite ‘I’m afraid I’m not a very good host’ this emphasises his politeness to Nick, he seems like a very genuine man.
The Western as a Generic formula. DFK 120 Jeanine Jordaan 13065458 Department of Dramatic Arts Lecturer: Dr. Taub 2 October 2013 In this essay the Western as a generic formula that is always set on or near a frontier will be discussed. Here the concept of the protagonist encountering redemption will be further explored as well as the concept of narrative taking place between two era’s and two lands and how the hero remains divided between the two value systems perceived as binary oppositions. This point of view will be discussed in relation to the films True Grit directed by Ethan Coen and Unforgiven directed by Clint Eastwood. These films will be analysed to see specifically how the above idea manifests in these films in the making of a western genre.
Adaptation- Major Essay In A Theory of Adaptation Linda Hutcheon argues that adaptation includes ‘not only film, television, and the various electronic media, of course, but also theme parks, historical enactments, and virtual reality experiments.’ She concludes, ‘We can’t understand [adaptation’ s] appeal and even its nature if we only consider novels and films.’ Discuss with reference to at least two (2) adaptations of Pride and Prejudice (Please note: one of your examples must be a non-traditional adaptation such as a video game, a work of fan fiction, a theme park, a virtual reality experiment, a website or a tour.) According to Linda Hutcheon, author of A Theory of Adaptation, Adaptation can be described as ‘An acknowledged transposition of a recognizable other work or works.’(Hutcheon, 2006) She states in her book that the modes of adaptation not only include ‘film, television, and the various electronic media…, but also theme parks, historical enactments, and virtual reality experiments.’ (Hutcheon, 2006) Hutcheon argues that, ‘We can’t understand [adaptation’s] appeal and even its nature if we only consider novels and films,’ (Hutcheon, 2006). In reference to her argument, I will explore the different adaptations that have been formed from Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice, to support Hutcheon in her argument that ‘We can’t understand [adaptation’ s] appeal and even its nature if we only consider novels and films.’ The adaptation of texts has forever taken place and the theories behind it have sparked some strong agreements and some very strong disagreements between academics in the field. Linda Hutcheon, who is an academic working in the field of literary theory and criticism, makes sure to point out that adaptation is not a new thing as she opens her book by stating, “The Victorians had a habit of adapting just about everything –
Introduction: American movies are key cultural artifacts that offer a window into their cultural and social history; they provide an insight into their ideals, fantasies and preoccupations. Movies are approached by cultural historians in many different ways: * sociological documents that record the look and mood of a particular historical setting * ideological constructs that advance particular political or moral values or myths * psychological texts that speak to individual and social anxieties and tensions * cultural documents that present particular images of gender, ethnicity, class romance, and violence * as visual texts that offer complex levels of meaning and seeing. People wrestled with the problem of realistically reproducing moving images for centuries. Throughout the years, many people have tried, but the results were never really satisfactory. They faced, mainly, technical problems that were solved by two French brothers, Auguste and Louis Lumiere in the year 1894 when they introduced the portable motion picture camera and projector.
Postmodernism in the film Being John Malkovich Jae Sung Park – 2011191020 Postmodernism is a philosophical idea that became prominent in the latter half of the twentieth century. This idea focuses on raising questions against the validity of reality and what is commonly regarded as the truth. In this aspect, postmodernism can be seen as a derivative of modernism, which also questions the Enlightenment ideas of absolute truths and individual sovereignty. They are both a significant drift from the realism of 19th century. However, postmodernism is distinguishable from its predecessor in several key aspects (although there is still much debate about the criteria for how this distinction can be made).