Citizen Kane / Film Production Analysis
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A 9 page discussion of camera, angle, use of time, characterization, and various other key production elements in the film 'Citizen Kane.' One additional source is cited and listed as a bibliographic reference.
Filename: Citikane.wps

Existentialism In Film Analyzed
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This 10 page research paper examines the way in which the popular twentieth-century philosophy, existentialism, and its preoccupation with the human condition was explored in world cinema. Specifically discussed are Akira Kurosawa's 1952 film, Ikiru, and Ingmar Bergman's 1957 film, Wild Strawberries. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Exisfilm.wps

Igmar Bergman's 'Persona' & Existentialism
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Approximately 17 pages detailing the presence and role played by existentialism in Igmar Bergman's 'Persona.' Included background discussion of Bergman's life & other works as well. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Existper.wps

The Story of Pocahontas: Matoaka or a Cartoon Character
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This 6 page report discusses the legend of Pocahontas (real name “Matoaka”) and compares the Disney animated movie version of it and her actual story. Was Pocahontas a brave young women who defied her father to save the life of the foreigner chief John Smith? Or is the story simply a myth, given new credence by the Disney Corporation that serves only to strengthen white Americans’ simplistic perception of good Indians and bad Indians? How has history been modified to make it more palatable as “entertainment”? Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: BWpocha.wps

Film Analysis / Hamburger Hill - An Accurate Depiction of War In Vietnam?
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A 5 page paper discussing the film in relation to the reality of actual events. Reviewers found several production mistakes within the film and labeled the acting as lacking, but many vets still refer people to the film rather than to answer questions in detail, even 30 years after the fact. The difficulty rests in knowing that it depicts reality far too faithfully so that many vets cannot bear to watch it, and those who were present direct questioning people to the film, thereby repelling unwelcome questions. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Hamburg.wps

The Historical Accuracy Of Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now / A Modernist View Of The Reality Of The Vietnam War
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This 8 page paper considers the issue of the historical accuracy of the depiction of the Vietnam War era as a whole as well as specific events presented in the film Apocalypse Now. Though critics have argued that the film presents one of the most emotionally and socially accurate views of the Vietnam War, and even though the film also presents some historical context which is factual, it can be argued that the actual events of the film do not appear to have a substantive base in historical factuality. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Apocalno.wps

The Vietnam War - as Told to Movie Audiences - 'Coming Home,' 'Good Morning Vietnam' and 'Born on the 4th of July'
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This 7 page report discusses three Vietnam War movies in the context of their symbology and the ways in which they represent the attitudes of Americans directly involved in the war and those presenting their cinemagraphic viewpoints of a war that did not have the simplistic good guy against bad guy scenario. By the late 1980s, both television and movie producers had become willing to consider Vietnam as a useful and marketable topic. Ironically, and more than probably - accidentally, America's artistic involvement in Vietnam has mimicked its military presence there. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: BWnammov.rtf

'The Real Malcolm X': TV Presentation
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A 5 page paper which analyzes the presentation of the movie 'The Real Malcolm X,' which was a CBS television program designed to investigate who Malcolm X was, what he stood for, and what he represented to many citizens of the country, if not the world. The paper examines how the movie presented Malcolm X, how they portrayed the Nation of Islam, and how the movie generally addressed all the issues that were of importance to Malcolm X and his followers. Bibliography lists 3 additional sources.
Filename: RAmalxcbs.wps

Film Analysis / 'Homicide'
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A 6 page analytical discussion of the film 'Homicide' in which writer and director David Mamet explores the emotional struggle of a detective who, in addition to fighting crime, must confront the reality of his own 'Jewishness.' Several examples of Mamet's use of symbolism are presented as well. Bibliography lists 2 supporting sources.
Filename: Homicide.wps

'The Trial' / The Movie
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A 5 page study of Orson Welles' film based on Kafka's famous novel. Special attention is given to the relationship between sexuality, impotence, and power. No bibliography.
Filename: Trialmo.wps

Francis Ford Coppola's 'Apocalypse Now'
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5 pages in length, this essay examines the influence of Joseph Conrad's 'Heart of Darkness', Friedrich Nietzsche's 'The Birth of Tragedy', and Sir James Frazer's 'The Golden Bough' on Francis Ford Coppola's film 'Apocalypse Now'. Outlined are the many parallels between 'Heart of Darkness' and 'Apocalypse Now'. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: LCApocNw.doc

Heart of Darkness & Apocalypse Now / Comparison and Contrast
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In 7 pages, the author discusses compares and contrasts 'Heart of Darkness' by Joseph Conrad, and 'Apocalypse Now,' a movie loosely based on the novel. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: PChdan.doc

'Star Wars' & the Concept of the ‘Hero's Journey' Analyzed
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This 8 page research paper examines the 1977 film Star Wars in terms of the literary application of the so-called ‘hero's journey.' Specifically discussed are the origins of the hero's journey, originally defined by Homer's epic poem, The Odyssey, and further explored in Joseph Campbell's The Hero With a Thousand Faces, and determines how George Lucas employed this theme through the character of Luke Skywalker in Star Wars. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: Starhero.wps

The Meaning of 'Psy Fi'
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This 5 page report discusses the fundamentals of science fiction or “Psy Fi.” Using examples from H.G. Wells, Franz Werfel, and Richard Matheson, the writer shows how certain ingedients are fundamental in the development or history of the psy fi genre. All psy-fi classics have evolved around characters who find themselves in a situation where they have one foot in the future and one in the past. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: BWpsyfi.rtf

Persian Gulf Crisis / A Fictional (Film) Account
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This 5 page report creatively discusses the possibility a fictional film about the Persian Gulf War entitled 'Forty-Three Days Later.' The writer creates a movie to illustrate the overriding technological superiority of the U.S. military and the bloodless means of devastation modern warfare is able to create. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Gulffilm.wps

Basic Film Review / Chaplin's 'Modern Times'
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A 2 page review of the film 'Modern Times' starring Charlie Chaplin. The writer discusses the movie in the context of it being one that takes a stand against many issues (while satirizing the industrial system) and reflects the tensions of America during the latter years of the Great Depression. No Bibliography.
Filename: Modernti.wps

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