Amour By Michael Haneke

According to Newman, sexism refers to “a system of beliefs that asserts the inferiority of one sex and that justifies discrimination based on gender.” This sexism has a large impact on the daily life of a women through things like social interactions, power differentials, and violence against women. Institutional sexism refers to the “subordination of “women that is part of the everyday workings of economics, law, politics, and other social institutions.” The media is one institution that communicates gender norms both directly and indirectly. Understanding gender role expectations and how they are reinforced through social institutions like the media is necessary in order to explain things such as the wage gap, segregation in the workplace, and how women are devalued on a global scale.

The sounds and music in this film are very realistic, and to the point. There is not anything abstract or out of place, and everything is very appropriate. The

The play Cyrano de Bergerac, written by Edmond Rostand, was written based on the life of the real Cyrano de Bergerac. Even so, the setting of the story itself contributed greatly to the character Cyrano de Bergerac and the development of the story itself. Overall, the play has very specific stage directions and gives a very detailed description of the setting for every scene. This helps the character develop as the story continues, while also giving background and mood to that scene in which it describes. For example, things like the season being autumn in act five, stage directions stating “the green lawn has turned red” (Rostand 199) and “spots of darker color formed by box shrubs”(Rostand 199) showing how death is coming. It is being represented by the falling leaves and its change in color. The setting of the play also gives cultural background to the society in that time period.

Fictional writers often write about the human condition as a way to connect with readers who contain narrow knowledge. In fictional books, characters are given emotion and senses like any other actual person, which can make the reader relate quicker in detail unlike factual novels. In other words, readers gain a new perspective on a period of time by examining a fiction novel. Ironically, some argue fiction can educate us about part of our life by enabling us to relate and empathize. I am certain that many people can learn factual items in fictional stories. In Kindred, by Octavia Butler, the near death experiences of Rufus Weylin transported an African American woman named Dana from 1976, to the antebellum south to gain an unbelievable experience of what it is like to have been a slave. Through her daily life on the Weylin plantation, the reader begins to understand just how complicated slavery is and how it affects both the slaves and the plantation owners. This novel gave a new definition of reality and a new meaning of the 19th century exploitation practice.

There are not many movies that have been produced that consider the nature of beauty and inner self, while still having an emotive storyline, the film Cyrano de Bergerac is one of them. The tangled relationships of Roxane, Cyrano and Christian, along with many minor characters of the film, explore what is most important and what truly prevails in love. Even though at the end of the film you are left with a melancholy feeling brought up by the fact that the main characters quite literally lose everything, you still find that it has given the viewer a message. A message saying that you will not get what you want if you don’t try or if you stay quiet, even if you are rejected at least you tried.

Love Medicine is a wonderfully written novel that has many different points of view. We see in the beginning the death of June. This novel speaks a lot about death. While it is not just centered on death, it does have many instances on it and how it affected the people around them. Death the one thing guaranteed in life. Louise Erdrich used one person’s death to start stories on her life. Erdrich tells of both what someone dying was thinking and what someone watching thought.

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Lost in Translation, widely considered an independent film, but with overtones of a romantic comedy, written and directed by Sofia Coppola, is an intimate portrayal of loneliness and human connection told through two Americans called Bob and Charlotte who meet in Tokyo, Japan. Charlotte is having an early 20s existential “what do I do with my life” crisis whereas Bob who is much older than charlotte, is having a midlife crisis. Both characters are two people at opposite ends of something comparable; she’s just beginning her life with her husband whereas Bob is on the other end, having been married for years. Its two characters who are dealing with similar inner conflicts, a seeming dissatisfaction with their current

According to director Iqbal Khan the state of not having certainty makes Othello a tragedy as a play. As a character not having certainty allowed his mind to become polluted and create a jealous monster. The relationship between Othello and Iago jeopardizes the idea of Othello’s character. The series betrayals are drawn upon by the false whisperings of Iago. He allowed Iago to manipulate his thoughts and conquer his conscience. During the final scene not having certainty deteriorates Othello’s character. Resulting with innocent lives slain due to a series of betrayals through Iago. The situational irony the tragedy evokes the question of Othello’s character. Thus making him the tragic protagonist.

b. The audience needs to see the climax of the play. c. This is when Mr. Frank believes that Anne will return to him soon, which makes the audience sad. d. This unifies the plot by returning to the opening scene before the flashback.

Rebecca McClanahan’s essay, “Interstellar,” is a memoir explaining what it is like, “To be the sister of a sad and beautiful woman,” (354). This line is one of the many uses of repetition the narrator utilizes to speak on the relationships her sister and her endure, while also explaining their relationship with each other. These relationships are magnified by the narrator’s use of literary elements such as metaphors, allusion, repetition, second person voice and her diction. These elements help develop characters, as well as give us a deeper sense of the relationships between the characters themselves.

The world is full of struggles, but simple acts of kindness and determination can change the lives of many. This is one of the many lessons that The Blind Side tries to teach its audience by telling the story of Michael Oher, a teenager who knows little about having a home and much less a family. When Leigh Anne Tuohy and her family open up their home to Michael, his life and future are forever changed. Not only does Michael gain courage and determination, but Leigh Anne and her family learn the valuable lesson of the bonds that tie family and friendships forever. The Blind Side shows viewers that a person’s social class doesn’t necessarily define his or her character, racism can have negative psychological effects on a person, and one can be part of a loving family without any biological ties.

The director uses multiple camera shots to highlight the love during troublesome times and the emotions that are present. A wide shot is used when the audience watches Guido marching in front of the soldier shortly before his death. Guido does this as he is aware that his son is watching and still wants the experience of the camp to be a fun game and does not want Giosue to be afraid of what is happening. Close up shots are commonly used throughout the film to give more detail into the emotions that the characters are feeling. A

The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly, directed by Sergio Leone, shows the exhilarating tale of three men and their pursuit for two hundred thousand dollars. The film takes place in the wild South West during the deadly and gruesome American Civil War. The characters come in contact with the war, both on purpose and inadvertently numerous times. The film’s three main characters are Blondie, the “Good,” Angel Eyes, the “Bad,” and Tuco, the “Ugly.” Throughout the motion picture, Sergio Leone pays special attention to each characters’ outfit and clothing. In The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly, the characters’ clothes reflect the state of their soul and their relationships with others.

"In life, it doesn’t matter what happens to you or where you came from. It matters what you do with what happens and what you’ve been given" (The Obstacle). Many examples from real life may exemplify the preceding quote, but few do it in larger-than-life terms than the larger-than-life Michael Oher. Where he "came from" was, in many ways, a living nightmare. But as the biographical film "The Blind Side" clearly illustrates, Michael Oher did a lot with "what happens," doing so with the help of a surrogate family who refused to let the young man 's early life dictate his future.