The films Eat Drink Man Woman and The Terminator take two very different approaches to women’s roles within society. While The Terminator urges women to realize their own strength, Eat Drink Man Woman focuses on a traditional view that women belong in the home. The Terminator toppled the Hollywood cliché of a damsel in distress…
Category: Comparisons
A comparison of two films.
Film as a Vehicle for Social Change
Films have the unique opportunity to give voice to social problems people may have a hard time discussing in real life. They take us into an alternate reality where we can see things from the outside looking in without having to commit to much. Viewers can simply sit back and enjoy the entertainment and be…
Transformers/Slumdog Millionaire
The two movies that I have chosen this week, Transformers and Slumdog Millionaire could not be any different from one another in their approach to showing their messages, and just how they get them across. However they both have important places in film, and each show how movies can become succesful. Transformers has done this…
The adventures of Forrest Gump and Jake sully
The movies Forrest Gump and Avatar seem to have no real similarities. One is exploring new realms of never before seen land where the other is the story of a young man growing up in the in the Vietnam era. Both movies were huge motion pictures that impacted the movie society. These films are still…
Technology vs plot
Avatar and Pleasantville are two very different movies. Avatar is reliant on new technologies but is said to have an average storyline, while Pleasantville has a great plot but uses very little special effects. This effected how successful the movies were. It is interesting how special effects and CGI are contributing so much to today’s…
Plesantville and Pulp Fiction
In the last two weeks I have watched two very different movies and two very different directors Pleasantville and Pulp Fiction. Both movies have messages of human nature, love, ugliness, humor one is just more in your face with the ugliness than the other. Pleasantville 1998 was filmed on a $40 million-dollar budget but grossed…
Avatar, Art, Inception, & Technology
Throughout the duration of our course, we have talked about the various aspects that have evolved the film industry over such a short amount of time. We have finally reached one of the most essential revolutions that the film industry has and is currently going through. Through the use of art, style, and technology; leaps…
Pleasantville/Inception
On a rare occasion, blockbuster movies succeed in taking it’s audience on a psychological journey, prompting some to become introspective when the credits roll. Pleasantville, directed by Gary Ross, and Inception, directed by Christopher Nolan are great examples of films that have accomplished this. While both films are extremely different in many ways, they have the commonality of being…
The New Massive Film
The Matrix and The Fellowship of the Ring seem to be complete polar opposites on paper. However, I will discuss with you, the reader, how you are very wrong. It is my duty as a film lover to express to you how both of these films, released only two years apart, changed the very way…
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off/Ghostbusters
The 1980’s were a great time for comedy movies. With the advancements in CGI, directors were able to produce things that were never even thought possible before and were able to stun and amaze their audiences. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and Ghostbuster’s were both comedies made during the 1980’s and although they might share the…
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