Movies

Facing a detrimental loss triggers multiple reactions. Some facing loss stay stuck in that tragic event and never move forward, but others grieve their loss and use that experience to grow while persu…

Just imagine it's a Friday night and you're with your friends deciding what movie to watch, if you were to say "Hey let's watch the emoji movie" trust me, they wouldn't be your friends for much longer…

In 2020, an amazing documentary on Netflix was released called The Social Dilemma, which is an amazing interpretation of how the internet and social media affect the whole population of the world. It …

Money and materialism are worthless themselves because it blinds too many people in real life. Many of these people know that someone has to die in order for money to come. In this film, I have seen h…

How can a film perfect its craft through its use of prestigious film techniques? Shrek, produced by John H. Williams, is a classic animated film that portrays the quest of the protagonist, Shrek, emba…

As far-fetched as evil spirits that turn people to stone and fleecy magical blue dragons, the Disney film Raya and the Last Dragon uncoincidentally connects many thematic elements with Christian belie…

Many teaching strategies are used in schools today, but one very effective teaching strategy that should be utilized everywhere is the use of film. Film, in this generation, has become incorporated in…

Do you recognize tropes or racist stereotypes in movies you watch? Do you call out tropes in movies? If you do not even recognize these racist tropes then how are other people supposed to know what th…

After watching "The Anthropologist" and seeing how the anthropologist in this film prepare their work, I was quite surprised and learned so much of how they go about their jobs. One thing that I found…

Magic is something we all have heard of, yet not everyone believes it exists. Magic disguises itself in all sorts of different ways. It's everywhere. For example, magic could be found in a book series…

Sergei Eisenstein, a pioneer in the theory and practice of montage, passed away in 1948. His last work was a trilogy of Ivan the Terrible's life. (1) Eisenstein worked on Ivan the Terrible for five ye…

The film Election primarily involves two characters: Tracy Flick and Jim McAllister. The film centers on these two characters who are involved in a school election. Between Tracy and Mr. McAllister, M…

From Katniss and Primrose Everdeen to Pietro and Wanda Maximoff, siblings form some of the most iconic relationships in both film and literature. Without Primm, Katniss never would have volunteered to…

"Guys like us that work on ranches are the loneliest guys in the world. They ain't got no family and they don't belong no place." Said, George. John Steinbeck wrote the award-winning fictional- traged…

When all odds are against you are you quick to give up or do you persevere through? In the dramatic film The Freedom Writers, Erin Gruwell, a first-year teacher finds all odds against her when she is …

For our Movie Night project, our group decided to analyze the movie "Memoirs of a Geisha", directed by Rob Marshall in 2005. Taking place in 1920's Japan, we follow the story of our main character; 9 …

The 2019 movie, Parasite; directed by Bong Joon-Ho, focuses on the idea of classism, social divides, and the struggles of trying to rise through the ranks. The movie focuses on two families living in …

Suffragette is a moving film that displays how women lived before they obtained their rights. Women were not seen as individuals back then. Women were seen as workers and caretakers, nothing more. The…

The Social Dilemma is a documentary that merges real-life interviews with a narrative drama to reveal the dark truths of social media. The said interviews entail numerous tech pundits from Silicon Val…

How is mise-en-scene used to convey meaning? Mise-en-scene is a director's control over what appears in the frame. Setting, lighting, costume, and the behaviour of characters, are all aspects of film …

A unique and complex depiction of an antihero is Adelaide Wilson from the film US by Jordan Peele. Us is a physiological thriller that is directed to stir discussion amongst those who watch it. Critic…

In Charlotte Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper" the audience is introduced to a story that covers the issues of severe mental illness and women's oppression. In the story, the author writes about a marri…

"You got a dream... You gotta protect it. People can't do somethin' themselves, they wanna tell you you can't do it. If you want somethin', go get it. Period." \- 'The Pursuit Of Happyness' A movi…

The critically acclaimed film Casablanca has impacted generations of film watchers with its powerful story. The film, directed by Michael Curtiz, is set in Casablanca, Morocco during World War II. Cas…

Nominated for a Best Motion Picture Oscar in 2019, "Marriage Story" tugs on every heartstring with its picture of a marriage turning into a divorce while attempting to keep a family together. Writer a…

Chocolate is a universal language that is used to express love all around the world. Chocolate seamlessly stirs people together, and helps to connect people in several contrasting ways. In Chocolat th…

Amidst the current apocalyptic-like pandemic, Netflix releases "Don't Look Up", a disaster comedy film- outrageous and seemingly satirical until you notice the realistic parallels within real life and…

A young innocent girl is thrown into the reality of life during the trial between a black man and white people in Maycomb County. Little does she know that she will be in danger as the plot twists and…

After two years of Peter Parker's transformation into Spider-Man, his life is already a mess. Mary Jane has moved on and is engaged, his friendship with his best friend Harry Osborn is on rocky ground…

By casting a critical eye into the movie and autobiography the names of which The Color Purple (1985) and Up from Slavery by Booker T. Washington, such themes as the social impacts could be asserted i…