Closely Watching Milos

Based off Charles Webb’s 1963 novel by the same name, The Graduate is an American romantic comedy/drama released in the United States on December 21, 1967 starring Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, Katharine Ross, and William Daniels. The film was directed by Mike Nichols, produced by Lawrence Turman and the screenplay written by Buck Henry and Calder Willingham. The film was produced by Lawrence Turman/Mike Nichols productions starting in March of 1967. Mike Nichols has also directed other well known films such as Catch-22 (1970), Working Girl (1988), and more recently Closer (2004). The film was distributed by AVCO Embassy Pictures nationally and United Artists internationally. AVCO Embassy Pictures studio, founded by Joseph E. Levine, the films executive producer, also claims production/distribution for other hit films such as Godzilla, King of Monsters! (1956), The Fog (1980), and Prom Night (1980). The movie was well received due to its $104 million dollar box office opening tab. The score was produced by Dave Grusin and the songs written by Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel.

Steven Spielberg uses the aesthetic of technology and aliens in Close Encounters of the Third Kind to creates a theme of wisdom and the quest of knowledge. Through technology the extraterrestrial’s technology makes the modern technology in the film look so mild and weak in comparison. In the beginning we get introduced to the aesthetic of technology because we see the scientist use of technology for there For example when the UFO’S were hovering outside Jillian’s house all the appliances in her home began to act up by the presence of this technology. When the scientists were trying to decode what the aliens were trying to communicate we saw a surge in the amount of appliances and devices that they were using just for them to understand. The

Race, Ethnicity in Films, and the Criminal Justice System  Young black and Hispanic men, who are considered members of a lower socio-economic status are most of the time portrayed as delinquents in popular culture, especially in crime films. Films such as Talento de Barrio, which stereotypically portrays Hispanic men as gang members and drug dealers. Training Day, which portrays both black and Hispanic men as gang members and drug dealers. These two films are great examples to illustrate how the environment, poverty, social class, gender, race, and ethnicity can be part of many of other factors that creates this idea of social structure. The negative stereotypes that are reflected in these type of crime films influence how these two minority groups are perceived in the criminal justice system.

During the end of the 3rd Century, the Playwright Plautus wrote many of the first Roman comedies. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum is a musical comedy film adaptation of Plautus's comedies.Set in ancient Rome, many aspects of Roman theatre, including stock characters, were included in the film’s production. While the film is based off of multiple comedies, Plautus's Pseudolus character Calidorus is nearly identical to the film’s Hero. During the time Pseudolus was written, the Crisis of the Third Century led to up to 25% of Roman population being comprised of slaves(Southern). Of the many stock characters Platus included in his comedies, Calidorus/Hero, the son of Pseudolus’s owner and the stock character adulescens, best

Hearts and Minds is an American documentary about the Vietnam war. This documentary presents the different sides of the argument on America’s involvement in Vietnam. In film various interviews with military figures and other men are shown. Also interviews with the point of views of the Vietnam people. Many tones and moods are present in the film to show how the Americans role was in the conflict with the vietnamese. The film goes on to show the men that survived the physical wrecks.

America in the 1960’s was a time of turbulence and chaos. A nation divided in the midst of the counterculture movement that was sparked by a generational split and fueled by the Vietnam War, America was struggling for change. The New Hollywood took these issues into account and translated them onscreen. Films of the New Hollywood centered around the protagonist, often depicting them as an anti-hero, who suffered from alienation and conflict within society. In the film ‘Easy Rider’ these themes are exemplified through its reinvention of the Western genre. Dennis Hopper uses this film as a way to convey ideas of the Western by placing into a modern setting that embodies the feeling of 1960’s America.

In 1980’s Scotland, socioeconomic conditions and morale suffered due to the implementation of Thatcher policies, placing the lower class in a deplorable state of hopelessness. The film Trainspotting, directed by Danny Boyle, depicts the plights of young heroin junkies during the Thatcher Era in Edinburgh. The film’s focus is not heroin addiction, but rather, uses the silver screen as a platform to portray the depressing impact Thatcherism had on Scottish socioeconomic conditions as conveyed through the protagonist, heroin-addicted Mark Renton. Trainspotting illustrates that the social struggles of the Scottish lower class during the Thatcher Era are significant contributing factors to cause Renton to become a heroin user in order to escape the depressing and monotonous existence to which he is subjected.

The Stories We Tell is a documentary film directed by Sarah Polley. The film follows the story of her family up to the discovery of Sarah’s true parentage from an affair that her mother had in Montreal. The film uses contrastive organizing to present various viewpoints on the life of Sarah’s mother, Diane, through interviews. One interesting aspect of this film is that it tells the story outside of the directors perspective but it is ultimately centered on the directors life. Sarah is interviewing the friends and family members of her mother but she never actually answers any questions herself or describes her accounts of her childhood or the discovery of her biological father. She remains investigative and unsentimental. The Stories We Tell

As the history of cinema has continued, and at-home entertainment has become available at our fingertips, it has become increasingly important for films to differentiate themselves and to intrigue audiences with either new features or an interesting plot. In 2007, a movie about a man who purchased a sex doll online then pretended the doll was his real girlfriend, sought to make itself stand apart with its somewhat outrageous plot. A quirky film, Lars and the Real Girl was released at a Canadian film festival and received a standing ovation from an enthusiastic crowd. Although the film sounds like a comedy, and uses this perception to emphasize its message, the film really draws attention to how we treat people with mental illness and how we

In the multi-language comedic drama Mystery Train, the analysis of narrative vs narration, character motivation, goals, narrative complexity, as well as other techniques such as colour, sound and mise-en-scene are useful tools that help the audience understand the social commentary and meaning that underlies the film.

Throughout this class, various discussions and blogs have been used to analyze the different elements of films such as theme, cinematic techniques and genre. It is time to bring all of these separate elements together in the analysis of one specific film, according to class text, “analyzing levels of meaning below the surface story can greatly enhance enjoyment as well as understanding of a film” (Goodykoontz & Jacobs, 2014. p. 10.03). There are several different approaches to film analysis including formalist, auteurist, and generic or any combination thereof. Utilizing a genre theory lens, the 1956 film The Searchers will be analyzed addressing contextual information, story/plot, aesthetic choices, social/personal impact and how these areas come together to develop the film.

No other options are left for the American army, running from the British along side the Delaware River, fighting against deserters, disease, famine, and their major lack of artillery was no help to the cause. On the 25th of December in 1776, George Washington led his army across the Delaware River in New Jersey. In a desperate attempt to win a battle, and help motivate people to rejoin the revolution, Washington devised a plan to attack the Hessians at Trenton on Christmas night. He declared that it was victory or death, they were either going to win the battle, or they were going to die, but retreat was not an option.

Part 1 - In American author's 2009 book, The Help, the primary thesis is the relationship between Black maids and white households in Jackson, Mississippi during the early 1960s. The story is really told from three perspectives, Aibileen and Minny are Black women, both maids, and Skeeter is the nickname of Eugenia Phelan, daughter of a prominent White family. Skeeter has just finished school and hopes to become a writer. In general, the relationship between the Black maids and the White employers is six sided: On one side we have the White employers who have three views: 1) Their personal and private beliefs that can range from extreme scorn and bias to kindness regarding race; 2) Their public persona that must have the "proper" attitude about Blacks and "the help," and 3) Their employer attitude, which is condescending and parental. The Black view also has three segments: 1) Their personal and private beliefs that usually range from understanding not all Whites are the same and an extreme love and empathy for the White children for whom they care; 2) The public persona that is deferential, polite, and stoic to their White bosses; and 3) Their attitude and view among the Black community, which usually separates the "poor and ignorant but rich" White souls from the Black view of family and common sense. All in all, the relationship is contentious, phony, and based on economic advantage.

The mood in the text when Nagaina is threatening to but Teddy, made me feel really tensed up, in the situation Teddy and his family are in. The movie made me tense because Nagaina stated, "...Son if the man who killed Nag, if you move, I strike, and if you do not move, I strike..." This specific line formed fear inside me due to panicking if Teddy will be bitten. The answer seems clear for now... The video clip refers that Nagaina wants revenge on the man who "killed" Nag. The movie explained that she would dare to "...strike the boy. Oh, foolish people you aré..." to gain revenge anda she would do harm to The boy anda has Family. She wanted to get red of the people in the house so there would be no more conflict in the garden or wherever the

People begin to change the priorities of certain aspects in their lives as they age. In late adulthood, people are keeping family and friendships closer than at other times in their lives. Friendships have a great impact in late adulthood mental health (Berk, 2010, p.473). One of the theories that focus in late adulthood is Erikson’s theory of development. It is a theory based on how people develop their identity in a series of stages from infancy to adulthood. The last stage in Erikson’s theory is called ego integrity versus despair. In this final stage, people look back on their past accomplishments in their lives to either accept their satisfaction in the past life or feel regret and despair on the goals they could have accomplished. The ones that succeed in this stage of life are satisfied with their accomplishments and they will feel that they’ve lived a well life. In this stage of life, people will go through different emotions ranging from peacefulness to loneliness. They will have to decide whether or not to rise above the conflicts that come with negative emotions.