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Papers On Film & Television
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12 Angry Men/TV's Law and Order
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A 3 page research paper/essay that discusses the defendant is seen in the film 12 Angry Men (1957, directed by Sidney Lumet) and in an episode of TV's Law and Order. In the film, the defendant is a young Puerto Rican teenager. The defendant is only briefly glimpsed at the beginning of the film, as the judge gives instructions to the jury who thenw adjourn to the jury room to deliberate. Consequently, the audience perceives the defendant solely through the perception that the juror have of him, which changes slowly over the course of the film. Similarly, in an episode of TV's Law and Order, the perception of attorneys McCoy and Borgia toward the primary suspect in a murder case slowly changes as new evidence emerges. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: kh12lao.rtf
13th Warrior/A Beowulf Retelling
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A 3 page essay that contrasts and compares the Old English epic poem Beowulf to the film The 13th Warrior. The writer discusses similarities and differences and argues that the film and the epic poem share a similar perspective on the code of honor that make up the warrior's creed, that is, the film--like the epic poem--supports an ethos that values bravery, courage, devotion to duty and self-sacrifice. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: kh13beo.rtf
1923: Hunchback of Notre Dame
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A 3 page analysis of the 1923 film version of “the Hunchback of Notre Dame.” Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: RAhunch.rtf
1940s Black Cinema
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A 5 page research paper that examines the significance of two 1940s films by Director Vincente Minnelli, 'Cabin in the Sky' (1942) and 'Stormy Weather' (1943) and their significance for Black cinema. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: 99blfilm.rtf
1940s Black Cinema
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A 5 page research paper that examines the significance of two 1940s films by Director Vincente Minnelli, "Cabin in the Sky" (1942) and "Stormy Weather" (1943) and their significance for Black cinema. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: khblfilm.rtf
1956 Film Adaptation/Moby Dick
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A 3 page essay that discusses director’s John Huston’s 1956 film adaptation of Herman Mellvile’s 1851 novel Moby Dick. Huston offers a simplified version of the novel, yet the film manages to capture the basic thematic essence of Melville’s study of good and evil, as the film primarily focuses on the character of Ahab and how his obsession with the great white whale that took his leg comes to rule over his life. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: kh56moby.rtf
2 British Gangster Films
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A 9 page research paper that, first of all, discusses the gangster film genre, in general, and then in relation to two British films, The Long Good Friday and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: kh2gbf.rtf
2 WWII Films/Purple Heart & Casablanca
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A 10 page research paper that examines 2 world war II films. The writer argues that these films exemplify the message being sent via movies to the American public. The Purple Heart (1944) and Casablanca (1942) both emphasize the reasons why Americans were fighting, as well as providing a template for the ideal of self-sacrifice. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: kh2wwii.rtf
28 Days Later/Film as Nightmare
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A 5 page essay that analyzes the 2002 film 28 Days Later, Fox Searchlight Pictures, directed by Danny Doyle, written by Alex Garland and produced by Andrew Macdonald. The writer argues that this film is a nightmare of the first quality that expresses contemporary Western paranoia in regards to the idea that a new, possibly manufactured, plague could wipe out humanity. While this movie can be taken as a grim prediction of things to come, it can also be seen as an allegorical expression of the Cold War, which suggests a more fortuitous future if humanity manages to keep its head and negotiate, once again, the tricky line between vigilance and paranoia that eventually resulted in victory for the West. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: kh28d.rtf
3 Independent Films
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A 6 page essay/research paper that examines Clerks (1994), Pulp Fiction (1994), and The Blair Witch Project (1999). These are very different movies, yet they are all classified as successful independent films. The differences between these films brings up what question of what, precisely, constitutes an independent film? The writer explores this question in relation to these 3 films. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: kh3indys.rtf
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