Category: Film

“Born On The Fourth Of July” is an extremely realistic portrayal of one American’s changing beliefs and faith in his country. Tom Cruise plays Ron Kovic, an excited young American ready to serve his country. After experiencing the war firsthand, Ron’s views and feelings regarding the war change drastically. The movie opens up in the…

Gregory Nava’s El Norte debuted in the Telluride Film Festival in 1983 and presents the challenges and realities of migration and multiculturalism. Though the film’s settings are not consistent with today’s scenarios, it is still an important work because it provides and periodical anthology of the migrant issues as well as a background to today’s…

Will’s behavior can be dissected and analyzed through various psychological lenses, each providing a unique insight into the complexities of his actions. The biopsychological, behavioral, psychoanalytic, humanistic, cognitive, and sociocultural approaches offer distinct viewpoints on the factors influencing Will’s demeanor and decision-making. This essay aims to delve into each approach, shedding light on the intricacies…

In classical children’s novel, the main characters are usually unimposing individuals who are easily overlooked, but manage to have great and successful journeys. Such is the case in Bilbo Baggins from J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit. Mr. Baggins is a simple hobbit that is swept away into a dangerous but exciting journey. In the trip, he…

The Great Earth, made in 1937, was an intriguing portrayal of life in China during these times. Although I think it is an excellent motion picture for this period, I had a tough time associating with the film. The advancements in movie have made it tough to go back to older movies; things like digital…

Thelma and Louise are two friends who decide to take a weekend trip into the mountains. However all does not go according to plan when in a diner parking-lot Louise shoots a man who attempts to rape Thelma. From here Thelma and Louise go on the run – robbing a bank and blowing up a…

The analysis of the movie Patch Adams: Is humor the best medicine? Patch Adams is a movie that is based on a true story. It is about a man who has experienced many things in his lifetime, from being institutionalized in a psychiatric ward of a hospital to being a well-respected doctor that heals and…

The novel “The Notebook” is written by the author Nicholas Sparks in 1996. The romantic story mainly focuses on two main characters who are Noah and Allie. This love story opens with the two in a retirement home and the former prepares to narrate the story to the latter. Some opine that this novel is…

Upon viewing the film ‘Antz’, it becomes evident that the storyline is riddled with instances of prejudice based on societal classifications such as race, class, and gender. While these stereotypes may have been portrayed unintentionally by Dreamworks SKG, the benign nature of their usage raises questions about the underlying intentions. Were these stereotypes strategically incorporated…

In the movie, many things portrayed are the same as what really happened in Roman history. Some things though, are a little different in the actual history of Rome than in the movie. Scenes were changed in the movie too, to make the plot more interesting. I connected what I could between the movie and…