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  • Three Films Christian Symbolism
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    Hypothesis Hollywood uses Christian symbolism to convey meaning. Introduction As society continues to strive for integrity and the knowledge of other religions, Hollywood filmmakers strive to make equality in religious symbolism and faith but are unable to do so successfully. What we see in film we try to embrace and believe that it is all-real despite the fact it is only symbolic of life and religious beliefs. As we strive to see this, Hollywood continues to show us Christian symbolism to conve...
  • Film Birth Of A Nation
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    Birth of A Nation: Art or Propaganda Mankind, engaging in war, driven by whatever instincts guide him, seeks to keep the defeats and victories of battle in his memory and on his conscience. To accomplish this men have used paint and canvas, ink and paper, or instrument and song in their effort to communicate the tragedy and glory of war. Never, before the career of D.W. Griffith had anyone attempted to bring the subject to film. The result of his efforts, weaknesses aside, mark a change in attit...
  • Cultural Symbolisms
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    Ca Twist e a Popenguine It was hard to find symbolism in this film since their culture was very colonial ized. It seemed as though the culture was so European / American that the culture was gone. Even though it was hard, I was still able to find some cultural symbolisms. The different groups of friends were completely different from each other. There was the group that wanted to be popular and get all the girls with a party, and there was a group that had all the music records that the other ne...
  • Cannon's Review Of Casablanca
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    In choosing the movie Casablanca, I looked forward to re-aquatinting myself with a wonderful old classic Noir film. I wanted to know more about this film for a better understanding of the plot and symbolism, as well as the powerful mystique behind the film that has made Casablanca so enduring. Casablanca (1942), a review by Damian Cannon, movie review UK 1998, provided the following information: Amidst the Second World War the African City of Casablanca becomes the backdrop for Rick's Caf (where...
  • Design Gilliam
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    Beyond the exterior as the film progresses, all the faults and cracks in the family are revealed. Lester is rapidly beginning to realize suburbia has left him soulless. He realizes the lack of honesty in his life, the lack of communication. It doesnt seem to be a midlife crisis, but rather a short rebirth. He begins to realize how precious life is, a realization that is some ways too late. Left to obsessive masturbation by his frigid wife, Lester lusts over his daughters best friend, Angela. Mea...
  • Symbolic Of The Boys
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    The opening scenes of a feature film can play a major role in establishing key elements that parallel throughout the rest of the film. The three key elements are settings, characters and plot. The film "Dead Poet's Society" shall be used as an example throughout this essay. The first scene in "Dead Poet's Society" is in a dim room with a candle being lit by boys in school uniform. Although very brief, this scene is symbolic of many things. The candle being lit symbolizes knowledge, which is back...
  • Film Simon Birch Colour
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    The overall effectiveness of the film Simon Birch is enhanced by technical details such as, sound, lighting, colour and symbolic representation. Sound is an effective means of creating atmosphere and hence creating audience appeal. Similarly, lighting also brings emotion and mood to a film. Colour influences the appeal and aura a film may have upon an audience. The inclusion of symbols within a film emphasises meaning and adds worth to the script. In the film Simon Birch sound is used to create ...
  • Bergman's The Seventh Seal
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    Symbols in The Seventh Seal In Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal, the apocalyptic mood of the film necessitates rich symbolism throughout. That the film opens with the Biblical passage from Revelations depicting the four horsemen of the apocalypse and all of the signs that follow after -- including the opening of the seals of heaven -- sets the stage for a film outside of the constraints of time. The struggles of the characters throughout are timeless, beginning with that of the Knight. He is th...
  • Symbolic And Imaginative Space Of The Pool
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    In Baz Luhrmann's film, the modern, "Romeo and Juliet", various symbolic and imaginative spaces or places are featured to convey desire of characters. This desire may take several forms which will be examined in some detail further on. Luhrmann draws on post modern techniques which serve to make the possibly tragic film a richly allusive and open text within the framework of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet". Although Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" is basically a tragic love story, with fairly ...

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