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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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Sophocles' Antigone and Jean Anouilh's Remake, 2002.
This paper discusses Sophocles' Antigone and Jean Anouilh's remake of the Greek tragedy.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 44.95
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The paper shows that Anouilh's remake subordinated the themes connected to the duty to the divine -- which were so integral to Greek culture. Remaking the play in the context of World War II France, Anouilh focused more on the issues of integrity and political freedom. Disinterested in the notion of human rebellion again divine principle (which was Sophocles' preoccupation), Anouilh focused on the heroism of individual courage.
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"Troy": A Mythical Remake, 2006.
A review of the 2004 movie "Troy".
850 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 0 sources, $ 30.95
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This paper reviews the mythic film "Troy" and compares it to Homer's "The Iliad", upon which it is loosely based. The paper discusses how the film bring to life mythical heroes and villains in a the great tale of love, war, loyalty, deception, honor, victory and defeat. The paper traces the love story between the beautiful Helen of Troy, who was originally the wife of King Menelaus of Sparta and Prince Paris of Troy, who secretly takes Helen home to Troy with him after visiting King Menelaus in Sparta. The paper also asserts that while the movie is not a verbatim account of the book, it is true to its essential nature as a long, vivid, colorful tale about war and peace, and about human pride and foibles.
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"The factuality of the events told within the Iliad itself remains debatable. For instance, historians still do not know if there really was a great Trojan war of the sort described in the Iliad, , or, if so, if such a war was really about love, jealousy, and revenge, or perhaps more likely in actuality, about commerce. The Trojan War, if it happened at all, may have just used the excuse of Helen's and Paris's illicit love to restart the same tired conflict between Troy and Mycenae Greece, after a brief respite. Based on historical, anthropological, and other research, there was in fact some sort of Trojan-Greek conflict at this time. Therefore, he Trojan War, as we know it through the Iliad, was not simply a figment of a blind man's rich poetic imagination."
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"Romeo and Juliet", 2002.
A look at the three most recent movie remakes of the Shakespearean play, "Romeo and Juliet".
1,715 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 0 sources, $ 55.95
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A comparison of three movie versions of "Romeo and Juliet". The writer examines why this play has been so popular a choice of film directors and looks at the different qualities each version stresses or omits. The version examined are Franco Zeffirelli's "Romeo and Juliet," Baz Luhrmann's version of "Romeo and Juliet," and the movie version of ?West Side Story?.
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"What occurs when a filmmaker attempts to translate this extremely word-focused medium into the image-focused medium of film? Anyone who has ever seen a filmed play of any kind will understand the dilemma facing a filmmaker in such a situation. He or she is often frustrated by the static nature of the camera, and of the lack of action in the bodies of the participants. What seems exciting on the stage can seem quite dull and overly verbose on film. Three filmmakers in recent memory have attempted to remedy themselves against this danger of dullness when translating the word-heavy medium of Shakespearean verse of ?Romeo and Juliet? upon the screen in three different ways. Like the time in which it was written, these versions of ?Romeo and Juliet? themselves are tied to a particular place and time and the techniques they use to make the play cinematic are quite particular to a particular vision of the play in cinematic history."
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Remaking the Way We Make Things, 2005.
This paper examines the book 'Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things' by William McDonough and discusses the importance of recycling.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95
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In this paper, a book report relates the aspects of environmentally conscious ideas about waste and recycling within the 21st century in 'Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things' by William McDonough. The writer discusses that through re-usability and new techniques in recycling, modern industry must reform markets and production methods to help create a far more reusable standard for products to help preserve the ecology of the Earth.
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"This book report presents the various environmental and ecological issues that arise in Cradle to Cradle By William McDonough. By examining the main theme of 'waste-less' industry in McDonough's book, one can realize the importance of recycling in the manufacturing process. By re-evaluating the "new industrial revolution" that is bound within this book, McDonough makes a compelling case for a new approach to waste and recycling in the 21st century. The integration of environmentally cooperative production in the new millennium is the scope of McDonough's book, as it proclaims a new approach to industry and ecology."
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Francis G Couvares' "The Remaking of Pittsburgh", 1995.
This paper reviews Francis G Couvares' "The Remaking of Pittsburgh" about class, culture, labor, steel and socioeconomics in industrializing Pittsburg from 1877 to 1919.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 1 source, $ 63.95
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"In his book The Remaking of Pittsburgh: Class and Culture in an Industrializing City, 1877-1919, Francis G. Couvares focuses on the effects of industrialization on the lives of the people of that city. The primary effect on the people was a lessening of their power over their own lives. This was the result of the growth of the power of the steel corporations. As the power of the corporations grew, the power of the people decreased. This statement can be seen as a summary of Couvares's book on the industrialization of the city of Pittsburgh.
The question Couvares seeks to answer in his book is how the working people of the city could have had such relative power over their lives and their workplaces in 1877, and be so relatively powerless by 1919. It is a fact that in the 1870s the power of labor was steady and growing. However, as the power of ... "
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"The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order", 2002.
Argues against the thesis by the political scientist at Harvard, Samuel Huntington, and his book "The Clash of Civilizations".
931 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 33.95
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Analytical essay which discusses and argues against the argument, by Samuel Huntington in "Clash of Civilizations", that a root cause of the conflicts between nations is differences in religious convictions. The essay also attempts to present the reasons why "Clash of Civilizations" received such severe rebuke by highlighting the loopholes in the author?s reasoning.
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"The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order is the masterpiece by Samuel Huntington which is based on the author?s view that the clash of distinct cultures and civilizations world over is the potential root cause of the reinvigorated conflicts between nations differing in religious convictions. Huntington considers this clash of religious faith to be the bane of the global peace thereby imposing augmented threat of tumult. The same is the author?s thesis, which raises thought provoking questions as well as arguments the role of the world superpowers and challenges the foreign policy makers of particularly the West (Huntington)."
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"You've Got Mail" and "Shop Around the Corner", 2002.
A comparison of the two movies, "You've Got Mail" and "Shop Around the Corner", which are the original and remake of the same cinematic plot.
935 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 0 sources, APA, $ 33.95
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This paper conducts a semiotic analysis of the two movies, "You've Got Mail" and "Shop Around the Corner". The author finds that the main plots movies are similar, but there are important differences wit in the cinematography, themes and characterization. The paper highlights the differences and then proves why the older version was far more appealing than the newer one.
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?You?ve Got Mail? is the remake of 1940 classic ?Shop Around the Corner?. While the main plot is the same there are certain semiotic differences, which should be studied closely in order to see which version is the better one. I have seen both movies and liked the original version better not only because of it being a classic but also because there are certain important features which puts the older version a lot more above the 1990s remake."
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"Bedazzled", 2002.
An introduction and discussion of the movie, "Bedazzled" directed by Harold Ramis.
1,785 words (approx. 7.1 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 57.95
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A paper which introduces and discusses the movie "Bedazzled," starring Elizabeth Hurley, Brandon Fraser, and Francis O'Conner which is directed by Harold Ramis. The paper focuses on movie reviews of this film which was made in the year 2000. It shows how critics are mixed about the humor and content of this remake. Also, many critics felt the script by Ramis and colleagues did not do justice to the 1967 film (starring Dudley Moore and Peter Cook) and was not funny enough to carry cast and characters.
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"Just like its ultimate theme of good vs. evil, "Bedazzled" is the kind of movie critics either loved or hated, there did not seem to be any middle ground. I personally found the film so funny, and entertaining, I purchased the DVD, and even taped the original on the Fox Movie Channel so I could compare the two. While I found some genuinely great moments in the first film, I think the new "Bedazzled" was funnier, and did not bog down in the middle as much as the first film. I thought the wish sequences were all played extremely well, with Fraser appearing uniquely different in each one. My personal favorite was the last sequence, when he encounters the angelic prisoner in the jail cell, and really discovers himself in the process. "Bedazzled" certainly had its flaws, as many critics pointed out, but it was a charming and amusing film."
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"Frankenstein", 2002.
This essay focuses on Mary Shelley?s book "Frankenstein" published in 1818 and on the 1993 film version of Shelley?s novel by filmmaker David Wickes.
1,480 words (approx. 5.9 pages), 0 sources, $ 48.95
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This is a comparative essay on the original version of the story "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley and how this version changed somewhat in the remake of the film in 1993. The main difference between the movie and the story is that the movie diverges in its approach to the physical creation of the monster and highlights the psychological reading of the process of the monster?s creation.
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"?Frankenstein? is story about a young Swiss boy, Victor Frankenstein, who was raised in Geneva, who became enthralled by reading the works of an ancient and outdated alchemist. This unusual background will prove unhelpful when he attends university at Ingolstadt. There he learns about modern science and, within a few years, masters all that his professors have to teach him. He becomes fascinated with the ?secret of life,? discovers it, and brings a hideous monster to life by assembling old body parts and infusing them with strange chemicals, which he animates with a mysterious spark. body parts, which are infused with strange chemicals, and animated by a mysterious spark. In the 1993 film version of Shelley?s novel, Frankenstein, published in 1818, filmmaker David Wickes narrates Shelley?s defiant vision of the overconfidence of scientific hubris in the portrayal of Victor Frankenstein and his monster."
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Annabel Jankel's and Rocky Morton's "Dead on Arrival", 2004.
A discussion and analysis of Annabel Jankel's and Rocky Morton's remake of the classic film, "Dead on Arrival".
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 23.95
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This paper looks at what made Annabel Jankel's and Rocky Morton's 1988 remake of the film noir classic, "Dead on Arrival" so successful, focusing on the modern camera techniques used in the movie.
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"It's always hard to remake a movie that has achieved classic status, as is the case with the movie "DOA", but Annabel Jankel and Rocky Morton's remake of the film breathes new life into it. The basic question that must be posed to the directors of any remake is "Why bother? Why not make an entirely new movie?" The answer in the case of this film is that the directors have created a new movie out of an established story and have done so in large measure..."
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"Seven Samurai" and "Magnificent Seven", 1999.
Compares Akira Kurosawa's original film and the American remake by John Sturges.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 4 sources, $ 47.95
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Compares Akira Kurosawa's original film and the American remake by John Sturges. Discusses style, structure, world view, cultural aspects, myths and plots
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"Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai is an example of the circularity of film genres in the world cinema. Kurosawa was influenced in his samurai films by the motifs and icons of the American Western film, which was very popular in Japan as elsewhere, and in turn his Seven Samurai would become an influence on later American Westerns, notably the remake of Seven Samurai, The Magnificent Seven. A comparison of the two films, though, shows very different aesthetic attitudes and also very different industry structures. The Kurosawa film is an ensemble piece in which the director shapes the movement of the film like an epic ballet, while the American version is structured more as a star vehicle with a number of individual star turns to appeal to different segments of the audience.
Noel Burch notes that Japanese cinema is fundamentally ..."
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'Scarface', 2006.
A review of the 1932 film 'Scarface' and the remake 50 years later.
2,854 words (approx. 11.4 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 84.95
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This paper reviews the original and the remake of the film 'Scarface' and compares the two. According to the paper, a change in the gangster genre can be seen when comparing the two versions. The paper further discusses how while attitudes toward crime changed in some degree between these two films, both films are based on the primary view that the criminal will ultimately fail, a victim of his own evil actions, leading to a well-deserved death.
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"The first version of Scarface was actually produced in 1930 and not released for two years while the filmmakers battled "with industry censors over its sensationalism and glorification of the gangster menace" (Dirks para. 1). When the film was released, it had as its subtitle "The Shame of a Nation," a way of telling the public that the production company disapproved of the main character and his style of life. Such disclaimers were a response to public concerns raised after the release of films like Little Caesar (1930) and The Public Enemy (1931), films cited both for glorifying criminals and for excessive violence (though given the way the gangsters in each film were killed, it is difficult to see the film as a whole glorifying them or their crimes). "
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"Himalaya", 2002.
Analyzes and discusses Eric Valli's film which portrays the culture of the communities in the Himalayan region.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 35.95
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Director Eric Valli's film "Himalaya", provides us with a remake of Howard Hawk's "Red River", in the context of competing Yak herders among the Himalayas. While constructed around a previously filmed concept, the specific context is so unique as to make it nearly a completely new film. Valli's major success within this film is the inclusion of cultural insight into the specific nature of the Yak Caravans. Valli understands the culture he is presenting, which makes the movie worth more than the story, because he had previously embarked upon an anthropological study of the real Yak caravans that wind their way throughout the Himalayas following the sparse grasses. The purpose of this paper is to examine the specific aspects of the film which bring to life the cultural realities of the communities portrayed within the contrivances of a film.
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The Pacific Northwest, 2006.
A review of "The Organic Machine: The Remaking of the Columbia River", by Richard White and a discussion regarding the impact the Columbia River has had on the Pacific Northwest.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 45.95
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This paper reviews and discusses the book "The Organic Machine: The Remaking of the Columbia River" by Richard White, a book that provides a new 'organic' model for environmental history. The paper further discusses the history of the environmental movement in the area, as well as, factors such as technology, that influence the environmental movement today.
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Part I - What is the Organic Machine as Described by Richard White
Part II - Environmental Movement Since 1970
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"White suggests that mankind has manipulated nature to meet his own needs, stating "we treated science as if it were literally a machine that can be disassembled and redesigned largely at will" (White, 111). Further White suggests that the organic machine man has created consists of "various parts" that "can be assigned different functions" (White, 111). The Columbia River is not longer views as a whole, but rather as parts of a larger machine whose purpose includes serving the needs of many. The organic machine has been conquered and divided to fulfill the desires of mankind, with humans now capable of controlling every aspect of the rivers functioning. This fits in line with the new model of the environment, suggesting that society will only attempt to control every aspect of the environment to suite his own needs. Many will develop what they need to and split any environmental natural resources to match our wants and perceived desires."
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