Film Analysis Essay Examples and Samples Page 23

As Americans, especially Mississippians, we are morbidly obese. Mississippi as the second most obese state has a 37.3% obesity rate. Besides a culture that doesn’t require exercise to earn a living, we also eat fast food fervently. How many times have you personally had a long day, not felt like cooking and went to a…

Introduction to the movie is starting from the next life itself. Boys Don’t Cry is a 1999 American biographical movie directed via Kimberly Peirce and co-written via Peirce and Andy Bienen. The movie is a dramatization of the real-life story of Brandon Teena, an American trans man played in the film with the aid of…

The 1980’s were an era of distinct change for Americans, and came to be known as the “Reagan Revolution” (Lucia, 275). The nation had been through a tumultuous period of distrust following events such as the Kennedy assassination, the Vietnam War, and the Watergate Scandal, so the former Hollywood actor’s embodiment of a simpler time…

The underlining theme of the movie Supersize Me is how fast food is to blame for Americans being fat and/or obese. However, this was demonstrated under extreme conditions. Morgan Spurlock had to eat McDonald’s 30 days in a row for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. He was also limited to the number of steps he could…

‘Refugee’ by directors C. Malpas and L. Knott is a documentary released in 2016 that portray five preeminent photographers who travelled the world to present insight into the difficult situations faced by refugees. The story starts with a definition of the word ‘refugee’ and states the two main questions that the film tries to answer….

In director Damien Chazelle’s First Man, a movie about astronaut Neil Armstrong (Ryan Gosling) and his journey to the moon, Chazelle takes the first crack at this story in a while, and he does a fantastic job of recreating the astoundment and excitement of the scientific wonder of landing on the moon. While there have…

Every person may have his own way of defining the term “reasonable doubt.” In the play “Twelve Angry Men”, by Reginald Rose, one juror, number Eight, stands alone against 11 others to convince them that the boy is not guilty. He looks beyond the given testimonies in order to give the boy a fair trial,…

McDonald’s is one of the largest fast-food chain restaurants in the world serving about 70 million customers a day, through about 35,000 restaurants in 120 countries. McDonald’s markets themselves as a lifestyle brand, not just a place to grab a quick burger. They have tried expanding their brand to be more creative and to stop…

Poe once stated, “the death of a beautiful woman is, unquestionably, the most poetical topic in the world” (Stephanou 39). This reveals his almost manic obsession with women and specifically their death[SH1] [SH2] . It is then unsurprising that a major thematic thread that runs throughout his entire collection of work is the uncanny deaths…

On February 15th, 1985, the movie The Breakfast Club was released, capturing the lives of five high school students as they endure a Saturday detention. Johnny, the criminal, whose background includes a physical and verbally abusive home life; Claire, the princess, who feels she can’t be herself in fear that no one will like her;…