Film papers

A comparative analysis of Joseph Conrad's novel "Heart of Darkness" and the movie "Apocalypse Now".

This paper reviews and analyzes both Joseph Conrad's 1902 novel "Heart of Darkness" and Francis Ford Coppola's 1979 film "Apocalypse Now."

A discussion on the different aspects of the Kevin Smith's film "Dogma".

This paper examines cinematic meaning through set design in the film "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein" (1931), directed by James Whale with the set design created by Charles D Hall and Hermann Rosse.

A discussion on the various visual and aural techniques used by Mathieu Kassowitz to represent violence in his film "La Haine".

This paper discusses the film "Lone Star", directed and written by John Sayle (1996), a story about the Texas-Mexico border and its people.

An analysis of the film, "The Paper" and how it depicts issues such as race relations, gender relations and ethnic diversity.

This paper briefly discusses the parallels between Jane Austen's "Emma" and the film "Clueless" directed by Amy Heckerling.

An analysis of Mel Gibson's controversial film, "Passion of the Christ".

This paper analyzes the power of nature in Robert Zemeckis' film "Cast Away" and Stephen Crane's novel "The Open Boat."

An analysis of the way in which Fred Schepisi's modernisation of "Cyrano de Bergerac" has been adapted for a modern audience.

This paper analyzes the problems of transforming Shakespeare to film, especially character portrayal, as demonstrated in Kenneth Branagh's 1993 film adaptation of William Shakespeare's "Much Ado about Nothing".

This paper analyzes the link between the Catholic Church and organized crime, as depicted in Francis Ford Coppola's film "Godfather III," as well as in real life.

Applies a theory of self-care on the characters in this movie.

This paper examines analytical psychologist Carl Jung's personality theory and its relevance to the plot of Michel Gondry's 2004 film, "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind."

Argues that the Academy Awards is not the glamorous event that it once was.

This paper discusses the story of Nobel Prize winner John Nash and his struggle with paranoid schizophrenia as told in Ron Howard's film "A Beautiful Mind".

This paper examines the hegemonic reinforcement of corporate values as depicted in various reality television shows, while focusing on Donald Trump's "The Apprentice."

A discussion on the nature of reality using Descartes' "Meditations On First Philosophy" and the movie "The Matrix".

A production analysis of the film trailer for "A Touch of Evil -- The Strangest Vengeance Ever Planned!".

A review of the 2004 movie "Troy".

This paper analyzes the various reasons actress Renee Zellweger gained a significant amount of weight to play the title character in "Bridget Jones' Diary" and the potentially dangerous message this sends to young women.

Presents reasons why everyone should see this movie based on a John Grisham novel.

This paper examines the life and career of African-American actor Sidney Poitier.

A review and analysis of the film "Bowling for Columbine" and its portrayal of gun violence.

This paper analyzes whether or not the character of Guinevere is portrayed in a historically accurate way in Jerry Bruckheimer's 2004 film "King Arthur."

A study of the western genre in the modern period of Hollywood cinema.

The writer of this in-depth paper analyzes the similarities between Jane Austen's classic "Emma" and Amy Heckerling's film "Clueless," while focusing on whether or not traditional gender roles have changed over the years.

An analysis of the structure, theme, and cinematic elements found in the film "Citizen Kane".

This paper analyzes the image of 1930s' Los Angeles, as seen through the eyes of two authors, Nathanael West and James Cain.

Examines three movies ("The Best Years of Our Lives", "Seabiscuit" and "Malcolm X") to show how they have successfully and accurately portrayed events in history.

This paper reviews and analyzes the underlying themes of violence in David Fincher's film "Fight Club."

A comparative analysis of Orson Welles and Tim Blake Nelson's cinematic versions of William Shakespeare's "Othello".

This paper reviews and examines several films based on real events and actual educators who have empowered their students, while focusing in particular on "Coach Carter" starring Samuel L. Jackson.

This paper analyzes the decline in newspaper readership as well as the issue of real journalism versus sensationalistic reporting of the news.

A discussion on director Michael Almereyda's film version (2000) of William Shakespeare's "Hamlet".

An analysis of this movie directed by David Fincher.

A look at the psychological interpretation of the "The Innocents", the movie adaptation of "The Turn of the Screw".

Applies Sigmund Freud's theory to a character from the movie, "Star Wars".

An in-depth look at how the film industry has used automobiles for many years to try and influence the public and popular culture.

This paper examines the horror film genre, also known as realist horror, while focusing on two specific films, "The Blair Witch Project" and "Henry, Portrait of a Serial Killer."

This paper examines director Alfred Hitchcock's practice of inserting homosexual imagery into his films, while focusing in particular on the film "North by Northwest."

This paper examines the history of the Czech film industry, as well as the accomplishments of prominent Czech filmmaker Milos Forman.

This paper discusses the theme of "memento mori" a Latin phrase that means "remember mortality" as presented in Jonathan Nolan's short story "Memento Mori" and Christopher Nolan's film "Memento".

An analysis of Kenneth Branagh's film adaptation of William Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing".

A critical analysis of the movie, "Clueless", directed by Amy Heckerling.

An examination of the movie "Psycho" directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock.

This paper reviews and examines the success of the sexually explicit comedy series "Sex and the City."

Examines the ideology presented in this film, directed by Fred Zinnemann.

Shows why Alfred Hitchcock, Jean-Luc Godard, and Federico Fellini should be considered true 'auteurs'.

An overview of the book, "Warrior Marks: Female Genital Mutilation and the Sexual Blinding of Women" by Alice Walker and Parmar Pratibha.

This paper examines the societal aspects of the classic Frankenstein story as presented in the 1931 film production of "Frankenstein", directed by James Whale.

This paper examines the Czech film industry as well as the emergence of the "Czech New Wave Movement," aptly named as it represented a break from the dominant film styles that preceded it.

A look at how novels are adapted to films and the changes that are made.

This paper discusses Alfred Hitchcock's "The 39 Steps" (1935), an early, relatively unknown film, which marks and separates his films from those of all other directors of the 50s and 60s.

This paper examines Norman Mailer's novel "The Naked and the Dead" in which the author incorporates the symbols, characters and narrative conventions of the WWII combat genre.

This paper reviews Elijah Anderson's "Code of the Street," which details the film industry's common practice of glorifying gangs and low income minority communities as well as the news and media's tendency to shine a totally different light on this issue.

This paper reviews and discusses the film adaption of Kurt Vonnegut's novel "Mother Night," which takes place in Berlin during WWII.

An examination of the changes in television censorship.

Argues that the movie, "Lara Croft:Tombraider" serves to exhibit the antithesis of female empowerment and reinforces negative feminine stereotypes.

An analysis of the character of the Dude in the film "The Big Lebowski".

This paper illustrates the effects of censorship in the film industry as depicted in the documentary film "Hollywood Censored: Movies, Morality and the Production Code."

An assessment of cultural assimilation of Italian Americans, as demonstrated in literature and film.

This paper discusses the film "Taxi Driver" and director Martin Scorsese's cinematic techniques.

An analysis of Oliver Parker's 1995 film version of William Shakespeare's play "Othello".

An analysis of the limits of documentary as a form of political media production.

A contrast between the movies "Boyz N the Hood" and "New Jersey Drive".

An analysis of the film "Karmen Gei", directed by Joseph Gai Ramaka.

An analysis of the movie "The Cranes Are Flying".

An overview of this film directed by John Lasseter.

This paper studies how robots are portrayed in modern literature, art and film.

A review of the short story "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

This paper examines the portrayal of heroic characters in film as detailed in "A Certain Tendency of the American Cinema" written by Robert Ray, while focusing on the two leading characters in the 1993 film "The Fugitive."

A review of the article "Benefits to Corporate America" by Samuel Turcotte.

Reviews the book, "If They Move...Kill 'Em" : The Life and Times of Sam Peckinpaw" by David Weddle.

Examines the effects of war on the film industry in Lebanon.

This paper describes and compares the lives of two "Saturday Night Live" (SNL) comedians Chris Farley and his idol John Belushi.

An enthusiastic review of the movie "The Rock", starring Sean Connery and Nicholas Cage.

A study of the Chinese custom of foot binding as it appears in literature and film.

A comparison of the themes in the Thomas Stearns Eliot poem "The Waste Land" and that of the film "The Fisher King".

An examination of the challenges in converting the John Grisham book "The Firm" to a screenplay.

An examination of the challenges in converting the John Grisham book "The Firm" to a screenplay.

A review of the 1994 Ang Lee film "Eat Drink Man Woman".

This brief paper discusses the career and techniques of film producer and director Steven Soderbergh.

Examines the relationship between two characters in Woody Allen's film, "Annie Hall".

This paper analyzes and critique's Baz Luhrman's 1996 film version of William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet."

This paper explains that Warner Brothers sci-fi film "Blade Runner" (1991) was a box office bomb.

This paper uses movement analysis to evaluate the ethnographic film "Trobriand Cricket" (1973) by anthropologist Jerry W. Leach and filmmaker Gary Kildea.

A study of Disney CEO Michael Eisner.

A review of director Federico Fellini's film "8 1/2".

A biography of the life and work of the director Darren Aronofsky.

A review of the 1999 movie "Pirates of the Silicon Valley".

A comparison between the Bernard Malamud novel "The Natural" and the 1984 movie based on it.

This paper examines the movie industry's practice of remaking previously successful films.

An analysis of the movie "Shawshank Redemption" directed by Frank Darabont.

An analysis of the work of American photographer Edward S. Curtis and the film by Anne Makepeace, "Coming to Light", which depicts the life of Curtis.

This paper reviews and analyzes the semiotic references in Dennis O'Rourke's 1991 film "The Good Woman of Bangkok."

This paper examines plot and character development as well as the creative process involved in various horror films and focuses on how 'slasher' films have changed from the 1970s to the present.

This paper explores the issues of domestic abuse, poverty and violence which are vividly portrayed in director Lee Tamahori's film "Once Were Warriors."

An examination of cinema as a means to voice political and social issues.