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Validation of Identity is a key feature to many science fiction films. Discuss with reference to specific examples.
... image, gender, race or age. People can project any identity for any number of reasons. Detweiler states, 'Today people's 'identity' on the internet is primarily determined by their email address in the sense that this is their most unchanging face' ...
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Varying Genre
... show which threw ten strangers together to perhaps create romance, friendship and arguments with each other. It was hard to believe that all of the Big Brother household were contestants on a Game show. However there are two genres such ...
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Victor/Victoria
... to Toddy about it right before a show one night while in her dressing room. Another thing is that Victoria must also slick back her hair and only when around Toddy can she use her regular voice.
The transformation of Victoria ...
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Victor/Victoria (1982) - "How far, if at all, do the heroine's masquerade as a male and the representation of a homosexual male subvert the traditional gender relations of looking/being looked at?"
... craftily sets a stage in which the sexual politics seem to come with the same fraudulently simplicity as the laughs, and in this way he succeeds in promoting the flexibility of gender.
One issue is if this rebellious mindset ...
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Viewing Report: Scrubs, Episode 1 "My First Day".
... one. Hospital dramas are by their very nature to do with death so to put a comical spin on it creates a clever mix of reality in a hospital as well as the laughter surrounding the job. The characters in ...
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Wallace and Gromit The Wrong Trousers welcomes us back to Wallace, the eccentric, cheese-loving inventor and his faithful dog Gromit as they star in their second motion picture. The Wrong Trousers
... the first appearance of Park's best-loved characters Wallace and his quick-witted dog Gromit. Nick Park is the Co-Director at Aardman Animation Studios, and he and his production team have worked on projects such as Creature Comforts, Cracking Contraptions, and the ...
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War of the worlds- how does spielberg revise the conventions of alien invasion films in war of the worlds to engage a modern audience ?
... in a broken relationship with his ex-wife, Ray isn't ready for his children to come to his house because it's a complete utter mess, there is a car engine on the family breakfast table, so he obviously hasn't made any ...
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Watch the Pre-Credit Openings of the Three James Bond Films Goldfinger(1964), Golden Eye (1995) and Tomorrow Never Dies(1997).
... beginning of every film before the opening credits
* Up to date and futuristic technology and gadgets
* Amazing special effects, though sometimes unbelievable
* Beautiful women, usually two in each film
* An evil baddy
* Traditional theme, logo, single shot and blood
* ...
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We see the female leaning on the main male character in ""The Mummy Returns". In the troy poster Brad Pitt's character seem to be injured and the army in the background of the poster poses a threat. Arguably, the target audience would be men
... men. However, by including a romantic sub-plot (usually signified by featuring a female character on the poster), studios can attract women as female audiences usually enjoy romance films. Studios are able to grab the attention of those who wouldn't necessarily ...
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WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS AND LANGUAGE OF A SUPERNATURAL FILM? DO YOU THINK "THE SIXTH SENSE" IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF A SUPERNATURAL FILM?
... of a supernatural film is "Final Destination" this is a supernatural film because it uses the idea of 'if you cheat death it will come back after you' but in reality it can't be proven. A director of supernatural films ...
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What are the codes and conventions of the Western?
... to stress the importance of the dominant character. The person's status within the film is very easily measured by how large they appear to be to the viewer at one particular time.
If the camera follows one character in a film ...
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What are the codes and conventions of the Western?
... to stress the importance of the dominant character. The person's status within the film is very easily measured by how large they appear to be to the viewer at one particular time.
If the camera follows one character in a film ...
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What are the intended effects of the opening of Ridley Scott's Gladiator and how effective are they?
... the head. The Gladiator starts to talk to some of his soldiers telling them to wait for his signal; he then rides deeper into the woods to talk to his cavalry. The battle then commences with the army firing fire ...
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What are the main factors that have led to Hollywood's domination of the world film industry?
... have had to define themselves (through either competition, differentiation or opposition)."
Films have dominated the crown of the film industry since 1914-15 until present day. American's have always been one step ahead with their technological development and within film this ...
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What are the main production roles in the film industry??
... too will steer the movie in a particular direction, for example if Arnold Swarznegger starred in the film there would be lots of action and special effects dominating the storyline.
Second unit director: A second camera crew may be used to ...
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What are the most significant features of film noir in On the Waterfront and Double Indemnity?
... is a motif that is shown several times relating the burdens that are carried to being in prison. The lighting and music is linked very closely - at the beginning of "Double Indemnity" there is a scene where it is ...
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What arouses Trumans suspicions that he is living in a T.V. Show.
... This means that the producer of the show, Christof, can look down on the town and creates the impression that he is God-like.
During the film it is a mixture of events that makes Truman realise that he is living in ...
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What aspects of a film might determine its genre? Refer in detail to at least two films in your answer.
... producers, which minimises the risk of financial failure. When the industry finds a formula that works, they meet the audience's expectations by simply recreating films with the same iconography, narrative, mise-en-scene, themes etc. When Scream (Wes Craven, 1996) was released, ...
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What can be learned by focusing on the representation of feminity in Single White Female?
... as the'Woman from hell' sub genre. Fatal Attraction was arguably the first and this group of films also includes Basic Instinct, The Hand that Rocks the Cradle and Someone to Watch Over Me. The representation of women and feminity in ...
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What do you consider to be new or innovative about the film 'The Matrix'?
... other power supply. They used a computer programme called the Matrix to control the human race. Thomas Anderson (Neo) wants to find out what the Matrix is. A woman called Trinity takes him to join a group of rebels who ...
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What do you learn about rappers and rap artists from the film 8 Mile?
... and free clothes, in order for the rappers to move in their shows. Another feature of the style of clothing is that rappers do not wear belts. This style emerges from convicts, in prison, having their belts taken away and ...
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What does the Trailer for Gladiator lead us to expect from the Film?
... uniform than the other soldiers are. It also shows us that the film is set in the roman times because of the roman costume. We can also tell that the image is in northern Europe as of the overset clouds ...
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What expectations does the opening sequence of The Last Seduction raise in the audience?
... high angle shot which gives the audience a sense of unease. We are not used to seeing anything from this angle. Suddenly we hear a car horn. This is used in a similar way to the siren sound heard in ...
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What Factors Made The Full Monty Such An Instant Success?
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reason for their money making scheme is the £700 debt Gaz owes to Mandy for
child maintenance.
All of the group members have distinctive features, not all physical but also
emotional, such as our second character, Dave. Dave's main ...
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What gives a film produced in the American independent sector the status of a 'cult' movie and how can this be understood in relation to the wider issue of distinctions between 'independent' and 'mainstream' cinema?
... by presenting themselves as oppositional that 'cult' audiences are able to confer value upon both themselves and the films around which they congregate.1 But there are many films that have a strong 'cult' following but are no considered 'cult' films. ...