Being a young teenager, I was drawn to the previews of Watchman because of the stunning visual effects, the violence, and the superhero aspect. I only hazily remember the storyline. I mainly remember the images of the superheroes that were not what mainstream superheroes are typically like. I also had a vivid memory of the…
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Predator 1987
Like any kid I always wanted to do what I wasn’t supposed to do, eat what I wasn’t supposed to eat, and watch what I wasn’t supposed to watch. Having an older brother meant that I knew there was all sorts of cool movies and shows out there that the adults were watching, but my…
My Cinematic History Essay
I watched the movie The Shawshank Redemption when I was a primary school student. My brother is a cinephile, and I often watch films with him. I couldn’t understand the movie very well when I first watch this movie. The only thing I can clearly remember is that a clever senior man whose nickname is…
The Impact Of ‘Megan Is Missing’ On My Life
When I think of ‘Megan is Missing’ I remember the horrifying images and videos of two girls who were kidnapped, tortured, and murdered. I saw ‘Megan is Missing’ for the first time when I was eleven years old. Most of the plot I do not recall. However, the vivid images of Megan’s body and Amy’s…
The Changes In Directing And Films Over The Years
Since the invention of film, movies have evolved rapidly through technological advances as well as changes in society. Focusing on the time period of 1965 to present, I think the trend of filmography evolving dramatically continued. Half a decade ago it seemed as if film was more closely associated as motion pictures. Art was at…
1965 – Present, Nothing New Under The Sun
Films have been a part of the human experience from the very beginning. Even before the “big screen”, humans have enjoyed watching a story unfold in front of their eyes, to depart from reality, even for a short while, and be transported to another world, another time, and observe the life of someone or something…
Change overtime
Movies have been around for a long time. Some people prefer watching horror movies, while others prefer watching comedy movies. On the other hand, some people would rather watch romance movies, while others would rather watch action movies. Although they all have different audiences, all of their respective audiences could agree that movies have changed…
Films Through the Times
Throughout the history of the world there has been a form of theater and story telling. Originally it started out as stories being told orally form one generation to the next to an organized theater that had a cast of characters that acted out a plot line to entertain or inform it’s audience. This then…
A Colorful Transition
Since the 1960s, film has changed consistently throughout the years to reflect global and american societies, touching on subjects like gender, youth, and other social issues as they mirror the culture prominent at the time of their premiers. Although films can serve as an excellent medium to shed light on social/cultural struggles, they are also…
From Then Til Now
Since the time when moving pictures first become a reality, things have changed in the more than one hundred years. From the silent era to the first talkies, it was really the Sixties when things started to be close to how we know it now. In the fifty years since then, while things like the…
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