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Postmodernism: Bret Easton Ellis' "American Psycho", 2006.
This paper examines Bret Easton Ellis' postmodern novel "American Psycho" to evaluate a quotation from French philosopher Jean Baudrillard.
2,780 words (approx. 11.1 pages), 13 sources, APA, $ 82.95
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This paper explains that Jean Baudrillard's quotation refers to the commitment of contemporary American fiction to the pleasures and anxieties of consumer culture. The author states that this behavior is most fully exemplified in Bret Easton Ellis' "American Psycho" through his protagonist Patrick Bateman. The paper points out that the form of postmodernist texts, such as "American Psycho", opposes meta-narratives, which are the traditional method of writing. The author relates that the book's constant suggestion of boredom is often seen in other post modern art forms, such as the music of Talking Heads. The paper illuminates that Baudrillard's reference to "all life" is an over-generalization just as Patrick Bateman's conduct positions him at an extreme perimeter. The author concludes "American Psycho" contains a pertinent response to Baudrillard's resigned allusion to superficiality and the way in which many of people, not only psychopaths, actually live their lives.
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"Baudrillard's statement seems to have an air of ennui, or resignation, suggesting perhaps, that we have become immune to the reality of our emotions, being smothered (or embosomed, perhaps), by globalization. Notwithstanding Baudrillard's eminent status, (his Wikipedia page lists his academic achievements at some length), it would ill behoove us, as critics, to simply accept that this is, quite simply how things are, and that we might as well get used to it. Bateman, for this critic, gives the lie to Baudrillard's quote, which was originally published in his "Selected Writings" in 1988."
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"American Psycho" -The Movie, 2002.
A critical analysis of the film "American Psycho", written and directed by Mary Harron.
2,190 words (approx. 8.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 68.95
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This paper reviews and analyzes the film through exploring the main theme, namely, the protagonist?s psychosis and obsession. It also looks at the theme of the immoderation of the 1980?s . It looks at how the images, environment and music of the film facilitates and reinforces its 1980?s setting. It develops the idea of the lack of self-identity on the part of the protagonist and his awareness of his mental distortion. The murder scenes in the film are then analyzed for the messages about the protagonist and the society that they reveal.
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"The character being portrayed in the movie is a kind of a man who believes to spend his life on his own. He used to dine at the finest restaurants of the city, wears the fanciest cloths and has a unique way of living. Working as a Vice President of Pierce and Pierce, he is considered to be one of the most disciplined executives of the company. As Mr. Patrick Bateman keeps on enjoying his routine life, socializing with his lover and other female counterparts, his life is suddenly disturbed because of the disappearance of one of his rivals, Mr. Paul Allen, and the detective directs his investigation towards Patrick."
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"Of Mice and Men" - The Movie, 2005.
A comparative analysis of the two movie versions of John Steinbeck's novel "Of Mice and Men".
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The novel "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck has two movies based on it. This paper examines how these two movies have two slightly different interpretations on how the story should be depending on the specific year that it was made. One movie was made in the year 1939 while the other movie was made in the year 1992. It looks at how although these two movies share the same title as the original novel, both of them have to some extent, different perspectives on the opening sequence, elements of humor, character portrayal, the time the movies were made for and metaphors.
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"For the 1939 version, there was less violence, subtle use of swear words and indirect language. Viewers in the 1930s lived in the era of the Great Depression that was occurring throughout the world at that time. Many people did not want to be reminded of the hardships all around them. And because of this, violence was not portrayed directly in the movie. The actors involved in a violent scene will practice 'self-censorship' in which they will cover-up their violent acts: George covering his gun with a handkerchief before shooting Lennie or the camera will not focus directly on the event: Curley's wife's neck being broken by Lennie."
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The Movie Remake, 2006.
This paper examines the movie industry's practice of remaking previously successful films.
2,786 words (approx. 11.1 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 83.95
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This paper explores movie remakes and questions whether the film industry uses its assets efficiently or wastes the audience's, as well as the film industry's, time and money by rehashing socially irrelevant characters and worn out plots. When a movie company produces a film, they have a tangible asset by owning the rights to that particular movie to do with as they please. The writer of this paper asserts that while the original movie may have been good in its time, it may not always stand the test of time when producers remake the film in an attempt to spark a renewed interest in it. This paper focuses on two films, "Shaft" and "Planet of the Apes," both socially controversial films from 1968 and compares them to their remakes in 2001.
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"The 1960s was a time of racial turmoil. After nearly 250 years of oppression, blacks had finally won equal rights with the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Gone were the Jim Crow laws and other attempts to legally separate people according to race. However, simply making a law did not automatically erase the social confines that surrounded the issue of racial differences. Blacks and Whites had been legally separated for many years. Their origins were two different perspectives and ancestries. Even though blacks could no longer be discriminated against according to the law, this did not mean that they automatically gave up their own unique styles and culture."
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Movie: "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", 2005.
This paper review the movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", directed by Ang Lee, and taken from Chinese mythology.
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This paper explains that the movie "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" means hiding one's strength from others, a skill mastered by most of the major characters. The author points out that both warriors and bandits were tied to their lifestyles as the very essence of their existence. The paper relates that the movie showed what it was like to live in China in the Qing Dynasty conveying the rich culture and personal conflicts of people in that era.
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"Jiao Long aspired to learn more than what her master could teach her and hid her skills from her master. Not the way a disciple should act. She reacted to the attack by the bandits by chasing the head bandit Dark Cloud. This is not the way a young noblewoman should act. She later became his lover. Another action unbecoming of a noblewoman. She disdained marriage to another aristocrat and left her groom hanging by taking off. She resisted authority till the end, ending her life by jumping from Wudan Mountain, because it seemed like she was forever searching for more. A conformist, Jiao Long is definitely not."
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Movie Director's Notes, 2007.
A presentation of a movie director's notes for shooting a film beginning on an airplane.
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This paper is written as a creative writing piece. It presents instructions for a director for shooting a movie that begins on an airplane. It describes the scenery, the types of shots that should be taken and how the characters should be positioned in the shots. The paper presents details for three scenes in this short movie.
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Airplane Scene One
Scene Two: Having fun in Europe
Final scene
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"The next scene spins in showing dancers with the mountains visible out the windows but only lit by the lights of the slopes. We identify the couple as they dance by the camera and the next scene spins in showing a 45 degree angle shot of the couple at a table is a nice restaurant with a different view out the window. The lighting is romantically low and warm, but not dark. The story action can be continued here, as the camera moves to full frontal table shot and then dollies in until we have full frontal couple shot. The camera angles alternate between full frontal couple, and individual head and shoulder shots as they talk while drinking wine and sampling hors d'ouvres. They are seated almost as closely as the airline seats enforces. Outside the large windows it is dusk and we see a cityscape of Paris."
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"The Republic" by Plato and the Movie "The Matrix", 2001.
A discussion on the concept of truth, righteousness and reality as portrayed in "The Republic" and in the movie "The Matrix".
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This essay discusses the issues of righteousness, truth and reality as depicted in "The Republic" and the movie "The Matrix". In addition, the author provides examples from the movie? The Matrix" to support his views.
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"Where does the truth lie? And if we were to discover its hiding place, would we necessarily be happy with what we find there. Plato, in his allegory of the cave as put forth in The Republic, and the movie The Matrix each suggest to us a metaphor, a symbol, of the relationship between truth and the larger society ? although both the ideas of society and the ideas of truth vary dramatically.
The Republic was meant by Plato to be a criticism of the-current political system. Much of the criticism that Plato leveled against his own government was based in the philosopher?s metaphysical system, in his belief in a world of permanent Forms that existed well beyond the limitations of human experience. Plato argues that the state and political institutions should exist to promote these ideal Forms. "
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The Gangster Movie Genre, 2002.
An analysis of "The Godfather" films as examples of the gangster movie genre.
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This paper discusses the gangster movie genre in film and how "The Godfather" and "Godfather Three" are representative of this genre. The gangster world and its history are presented and an overview of the films given. Examples from the movies that illustrate characteristics of the genre are provided.
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"Film productions often mimic real life. It is what allows them to be placed into genre categories. Genres in the movies are very much like genres in the world of literature. There are romance genres, history genres and others that depict the type of movie that the film falls under. One genre waxes and wanes in its popularity. The gangster genre is one in which many movies have been made and they are classified as gangster genre by the characters attitudes, the events and the historical context of the movie plot. Two very classic gangster genre films are The Godfather and The Godfather Part Three. Critics have admired as well as panned these movies depending on the critics taste and film desires, however they all agree that they are classic illustrations of the gangster genre."
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Movie: "Good Will Hunting", 2005.
This paper discusses juvenile delinquency as depicted in the movie, written by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, "Good Will Hunting".
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This paper relates that, to be diagnosed as a juvenile delinquent, a youth must show an established pattern of behavior, which demonstrates continuous disregard for society's standards, rules or the rights of others. It explains that based on this definition, Will Hunting is a juvenile delinquent. The author points out that the agencies responsible for watching children in need apparently were not able to help Will Hunting, who was raised in an abusive home, physically beaten and psychologically abused but apparently no one ever noticed and intervened. The paper relates that the movie demonstrates that the situation around teens in trouble with the law may be far more complex than it appears; may be struggling to find their way on their own because their families have failed to provide the guidance they needed.
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"The movie "Good Will Hunting", written by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, tells the story of an older teen named Will Hunting, a troubled young man with a troubled past. Will Hunting works as a janitor at the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he reveals mathematical brilliance. One of the professors puts a complex physics problem on a blackboard outside his classroom, and invites his students to attempt to solve it. One night while Will is cleaning the hall, he stops at the board, considers it a moment, and rapidly solves it without signing his name. Eventually the professor realizes that it is the young janitor who solved the problem none of his students could tackle. At about the same time, Will gets in trouble with the law, a position he has been in before."
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"Good Will Hunting" Movie Review, 2001.
The paper is a movie review of "Good Will Hunting" and how it also relates to today's society.
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This short paper is a movie review of the film, "Good Will Hunting". The author recaps the plot of the film and then delves into its metaphoric and psychological aspects.
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" Throughout the movie, social issues were brought forth. The most obvious social issue was poverty. As stated above, Will lives in South Boston in a one-room apartment. It is a very dirty and dingy place with an old stove and furnace, a mattress on the floor for a bed and a few chairs. He works from job to job. His only mode of transportation is the train and his best friend, Chucky? car when he picks Will up for work at a construction site. Another social issue is intragenerational mobility. With Will?s god-given talents, he has the ability to go from the bottom rung to the top level whenever he pleases, with the help Professor Lambeau and his connections with people in high places. The movie gives Will four close relationships. Two are his relationships with Sean and Professor Lambeau. They are both, in sense father figures."
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The Movie Rental Industry, 2005.
This paper discuses the supply chain management strategies of the movie rental industry and how it applies to their to eBusiness approach especially for companies such as Netflix, Blockbuster and Intelliflix.
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This paper explains that a supply chain covers all aspects of component and service production. The author points out that eBusiness has helped supply chain management through the automation of tasks, which leads to reduced costs for all companies, increased efficiency and added timeliness of component supply. The paper relates that the movie rental industry has been remarkably slow to adopt eBusiness strategies especially when considering that the industry product is technology based. The author states that a rudimentary and fragmented evolution of the supply chain in this industry has created a patchwork of delivery methods to the end user. The paper reports that, in 1998, Netflix revolutionizes the industry with the first online DVD rental service, which allowed the company to eliminate the liability of retail space expense and customer queues.
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Supply Chain
Industry Supply Chain History
Netflix
Blockbuster
Intelliflix
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"Utilizing automated ordering helps reduce costs for all the companies in the supply chain as companies do not have to devote human resources to performing those tasks of placing, receiving and processing orders and processing invoices and payments. Another benefit of eBusiness websites is that companies can monitor their orders to see what stage it is at and track the delivery through websites such as Fedex.com or UPS.com which are two shipping websites that offer delivery tracking."
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?Man with a Movie Camera?, 2003.
An examination of Dziga Vertov?s montage in the film "Man with a Movie Camera".
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This paper describes how, while working within the most innovative period in Soviet cinema, before the coming of sound, Dziga Vertov created the film "Man with a Movie Camera", a tribute to the newly formed Communist State, urban environments and technological advancement. It analyzes how in order to create a variety of themes, including those comparing the bourgeois and working classes, man and machinery and the nature of film itself, Vertov uses editing to relate a series of seemingly unrelated shots. It looks at how these shots are comprised of five types of images: industrial construction, traffic, machinery, recreation and citizen-workers. It also shows how he constructs meaning through editing in the film to form an argument in favour of the newly formed soviet state by juxtaposing disjunctive images, but also linking the images through composition.
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"The main theme of Vertov?s film is a cameraman performing his daily routine in an urban environment, and this meaning is produced through the films ability to show both the cameraman at work and the reaction he receives from the people he films. The entire film is reflexive in the sense that the audience is constantly reminded that film is a constructed environment, designed by the filmmaker. Mixing in shots of the camera, the cameraman, and the editing process maintain the idea that the film is just a part of Vertov?s usual routine. The sequence opens with a shot of the cameraman reflected in the camera?s lens, continues with a shot of the urban setting in which the events will unfold, and then returns to the filmmaker?s ?work? of filming traffic."
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Consumer Attitudes to Local Movie Theatres, 2001.
A research paper which examines the attitudes of consumers in Windsor, Canada to local movie theaters, including amenities.
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The theater business in Windsor, Canada is in the midst of significant changes. With the increased competition in the city, theaters have to do much more than assume what customers want, they must thoroughly investigate the exact desires of customers. The paper shows that by using this research effectively, the theaters can better position themselves for a leap into the new millennium. The research problem identified in this study is to determine respondents? attitudes toward the competing movie theaters in Windsor. The responses are categorized for evaluation by gender, age, marital status, income, education and occupation. This breakdown is crucial to analysis, as it allows results to infer characteristics of different market characteristics.
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"The comfort level of seating at the Parkway theatre revealed a significant difference among income groups. The lowest value was calculated for those earning less than $20, 000 per year. 10.3% of those respondents' would likely find the seating at the Parkway uncomfortable. Significantly higher are the respondents' earning over $20, 000 per year. Of those earning from $20, 000 to $49, 999, 40.9% would likely find the seating uncomfortable and 41.7% of those earning $50, 000 and over would likely agree that the seating at the Parkway is uncomfortable. Results of this analysis are found in Appendix 16.
In assessing the length of ticket lines by annual income, the significant difference exists respective to Silver City. 20.8% of those earning over $50, 000 annually find the ticket lines long at the Silver City theatre. 24% of those earning under $20, 000 find the ticket lines long at Silver City. Significantly greater were those in the $20, 000 - $49, 999 category, with 45.5% of respondents finding the ticket lines long. The reliable results of this analysis are found in Appendix 16."
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Competition in the Movie Theater Industry, 2001.
This paper examines John Keynes? theory of the nature of competition through the movie theater industry.
1,110 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 38.95
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This paper observes the movie theaters marketplace for facts in the nature of competition and the idea of ?perfect competition?, a concept rooted in the work of John Maynard Keynes. It examines the concept of equilibrium in the marketplace and traditional economic theory.
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"When we decide to go see our third viewing of ?The Mummy Returns? we?re usually more concerned with what time the next show is than with what movie theaters ? with their 6-dollar tubs of popcorn ? can tell us about the nature of economic competition. However, the movie theater business is ? like all arenas of economic activity ? capable of telling us something about the structure of a particular market place, the history of that commodity or service and the nature of competition in that particular market place. Movie theaters can tell us something the nature of competition and indeed about the nature of the idea of ?perfect competition?, a concept with roots in the work of John Maynard Keynes and his questions about the concept of equilibrium in the marketplace. Traditional economic theory assumed that a group of producers operated in a perfect market for any given commodity with each producing only a small part of the whole supply. Thus, for each producer (and for each commodity) the price was determined by the market. Each producer maximized its profits by selling only as much as would make marginal cost equal to price, in other words, each producer would produce exactly the amount that, if any more were to be produced that the additional product would add more to costs than it would to profits (MacHovec, 1995, p. 38). Each producer of any commodity (whether widgets or blockbusters) thus worked to capacity, to the point where profitability was limited by rising costs (MacHover, 1995, p. 42)."
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Relationships in the Movie "Parenthood", 2002.
Examines the family dynamics in the movie "Parenthood".
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The different relationships in the movie "Parenthood" are addressed.
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