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This paper discusses how the movie version of Norman Maclean's 1976 novella, "A River Runs Through It," stays faithful to the original text in many respects. It looks at how Robert Redford keeps Maclean's voice in the film, which he narrates himself, with an understated economy that reflects the spare beauty of the storytelling. It examines how this allows some of the movie's finest and most memorable passages to illuminate the film.

From the Paper
"Norman is a studious, dark-haired man who longs to escape Montana, and teach literature. As the movie begins he has just returned home from Dartmouth. His younger, golden-haired brother Paul is perfectly happy to stay in his hometown, and has become a reporter there. Paul is beautiful: Norman says, "If you push me far enough, all I really know is that he was a fine fisherman." His father says, "You know more than that, he was beautiful." He was also a natural at fly fishing, a genius of the art. The movie portrays this beauty in part through the sheer physical beauty of the actor himself. His simple presence conveys Paul's grace and torment. It also uses the conceit of Paul calling Norman "The Professor" several times, especially while eating breakfast with their parents. The book never does this."

Tags:montana, fishing, paul, robert, redford

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The paper examines the "Star Wars" (Episode IV) and "The Matrix" movies and shows how the two movies are not only similar in genre, but also share the themes of humanity in peril and the idea of the chosen one who will save all. The paper notes that both were made with young adult audiences in mind and points out that the first was made at the onset of the computer and Internet revolution, while the second was made when this technology was the norm, and the world had already began to question its merits.

From the Paper
"Star Wars' narrative is familiar to a wide range of audiences who have been prepared for it through fairy tales of childhood. The story is a very classic and uncomplicated tale of good versus evil. Most western audiences are familiar with the 'language' of fairy tales. There is also the theme of the 'chosen one' or the Messiah, and this is a characteristic that the film shares with the Matrix. The hero is a typical fairy tale character good, brave and possessing supernatural power. There many 'clues' that he is the good guy. He is young and blond. His clothes are made of natural fiber, white or warm earthly in color, as is his surroundings."

Tags:hero, Messiah, characters, technology

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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."

Tags:film, analysis, racism, social, society, comparison

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The paper provides a description of the actual events dramatized in the movie "Valkyrie", namely, Colonel Count Claus von Stauffenberg's failed attempt to kill Hitler with explosives hidden in a briefcase, July 20, 1944. The paper offers details about the life and conspiracies of von Stauffenberg, explains the term "Valkyrie" and looks at the aftermath of this operation's failure. The paper compares these events to the movie and points out several inaccuracies, however, the paper makes it clear that these inaccuracies do not ruin the historical accuracy of the movie. The writer of this paper even posits that he was surprised at the accuracy of "Valkyrie", given that it seems so many movies dramatize so much that the original story is somewhat lost.

Outline:
The Actual Events
Colonel Count Claus von Stauffenberg
The Plot--Prelude
After Operation Valkyrie Failed
Comparison to the Movie "Valkyrie"

From the Paper
"At approximately 12:30 p.m. on July 20, 1944, Colonel Count Claus von Stauffenberg excused himself from a military conference held by Adolf Hitler at his "Wolfsschanze" (Wolf's Lair) field operations center in Prussia. He proceeded to the restroom, produced a one kilogram block of plastic explosives from his briefcase, and crushed the pencil detonator with a pair of pliers. The detonator was a thin copper tube which contained acid. The acid, after von Stauffenberg crushed the tube, would take about ten minutes to eat through a wire holding back the firing pin from detonating the explosive.
"He quickly put the explosives back in his briefcase when an aide summoned him back to the conference. He placed the briefcase under the massive conference table near Hitler and in the proximity of 20 other officers attending the conference. After about five minutes, he made an excuse and left the room.
"At exactly 12:40 the high-powered plastic explosives detonated, totally demolishing the conference table and the entire conference room. Several officers were killed. Hitler survived. The reason was that one of the officers in attendance had moved von Stauffenberg's briefcase to the other side of a heavy leg of the table because he kept nudging it with his foot. The leg of the table deflected the blast away from Hitler, who was only slightly injured."

Tags:von, Stauffenberg, Hitler, Nazis, Germany, conspirators

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This paper analyzes the story of "Oedipus Rex" by looking at the movie by Pier Paolo Pasolini and the original Greek play by Sophocles. It highlights and explains the reasons for the discrepancies between the movie and the play. The writer discusses irony which is a constant theme that runs throughout both the play and the movie. The writer also looks at the psychoanalytic concept introduced by Freud - the "Oedipus Complex" and its importance in the story. The writer concludes that even though Pasolini adds a epilogue to the end of his version of the story, the audience leaves with the same feeling from both works of art.

From the Paper
"In Pasolini's 1967 film adaptation of "Oedipus the King", the filmmaker mostly stays faithful to the main plot of the story. The differences in the movie, "Oedipus Rex" and the play "Oedipus the King" mostly have to do with the way the story is presented visually and a few tweaks with theme. Sophocles used far more dialogue in his version of the story. That was an important aspect of the ancient Grecian plays. In the movie, Pasolini is able to use more modern set designs, scenery, and facial expression to tell the storyIn Pasolini's 1967 film adaptation of "Oedipus the King", the filmmaker mostly stays faithful to the main plot of the story. The differences in the movie, "Oedipus Rex" and the play "Oedipus the King" mostly have to do with the way the story is presented visually and a few tweaks with theme. Sophocles used far more dialogue in his version of the story. That was an important aspect of the ancient Grecian plays. In the movie, Pasolini is able to use more modern set designs, scenery, and facial expression to tell the story."

Tags:Grecian, plays, Oedipus, Complex, irony, of, fate, Freud

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This paper discusses Ridley Scott science fiction movie, "Blade Runner," and the Sergio Leone Spaghetti Western, "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly." It compares the two films in terms of how they both reveal different myths of America.

Tags:Ridley, Scott, Sergio, Leone, Clint, Eastwood, Philip, Dick, Blade, Runner, Replicant

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This paper begins with a plot summary of the movie and then continues with a discussion of the historical accuracies and inaccuracies, using comparisons to Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales" and "Medieval Times".

From the Paper
"The movie "A Knights Tale" has many inaccuracies and very little accurateness. As a movie about a knight in medieval times this movie is certainly out of place. It is unclear whether the director wanted the movie to be this confused about its identity. What is clear is that the director wanted to appeal to younger audiences. He added relatively new rock songs for the soundtrack. Some actors were dressed appropriately for the times and then some were completely out of place. The great writer Geoffrey Chaucer is portrayed as a peasant with a horrible gambling problem. Although there are references to God and the Bible the characters do not have the sort of faith that was practiced during medieval times. Also the main women characters seem to have a lot of freedom. With all of these things combined this movie turns out to look sloppy and un-researched."

Tags:heath, ledger, william, thatcher, squires, roland, wat, jousting, matches, noble, blood

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Two of the most popular science fiction movies over the course of the last five decades are "The War of the Worlds", circa 1953, and the 1996 blockbuster, "Independence Day". The writer explains that, although almost fifty years separates the two films, anyone who has seen both films becomes quite aware of the effect "The War of the Worlds" had on the creation of "Independence Day". This paper provides an overview of both movies and then discusses how the predecessor affected the latter.

From the Paper
"The War of the Worlds was an updated movie adaptation of H.G. Wells book of the same name. Heralded as one of the greatest science fiction film of the 1950s, The War of the Worlds won an Oscar for its amazing special effects ("The War"). Although divergent from Wells? book in many places, the movie still holds the same central message. Martians have come to take over Earth and humankind appears to be doomed. Sinister looking, bowed crescent-shaped alien craft float above the cities. One glowing green eye juts from the top of each craft, firing red sparks and destroying targets at will. Despite using an A-bomb, dropped by a Flying Wing, human weaponry has no effect on the Martian craft ("The War")."

Tags:science, fiction

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This paper compares the "Romeo and Juliet" film from 1968 and the "Romeo and Juliet" film of 1996. It shows the similarities and differences between the actors and the plot. The author argues that the modern version is in many ways inaccurate and discusses the differences between the effectiveness of the two movies.

From the Paper
"Romeo and Juliet is an incredible love story between two people who fall in love and discover that each is from a family that is forbidden. Their love grows and they realize that love is more important than what their family thinks, and after fighting and fighting with their families, they get married, only for Romeo to get banished from the town, and Juliet betrothed by her father to marry a man she didn't even know. She takes a solution to make herself appear dead, and Romeo doesn't get the news that she is only under a chemical, and thinks that she is actually dead, and winds up killing himself at her "Deathbed" Juliet wakes up to a dead Romeo, and kills herself, for she knows she can't go on without him."

Tags:actor, love, sin

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This paper is a comparative analysis of two movies, "Alien," and the science fiction classic "Invasion of the Body Snatchers."

Tags:Comparative, Analysis, of, Alien, and, Invasion, of, the, Body, Snatchers