The Film Stalker

The 1979 science fiction film Stalker, directed by legendary Soviet filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky, is a film which contributes to historical understanding by being a product of its time. For many individuals in Soviet audiences, Stalker presented itself as an allegory for the yearn for greater freedom: personal, artistic or ideological freedom depending on the interpretation one ascribes to the film. Stalker’s titular character’s obsession with the the Zone, a paradise-like location, resonated with

"Stalker" begins with credits rolling on the screen showing a run-downed bar. A man then talks about the appearance nearby of a miracle of miracle: The Zone. The next scene shows a broken-down room where a man, a woman, and a child, are asleep together in an iron bed. The man gets ready and then goes to the kitchen where the man’s wife then joins him and yells at the man for returning to his old ways, which will land him back in jail. The man argues for his wife to let him go, and that he must go

The main claim of An Introduction to the American Horror Film by Robin Wood, was to address the difference and similarity between repression and oppression, as seen in horror cinema. Before jumping into the difference between repression and oppression, the essay shows the difference between basic repression and surplus repression. “Basic repression is universal, necessary, and inescapable […] Surplus repression, on the other hand, is specific to a particular culture and is the process whereby people

Even after he was charged, he continued to show up on the set of a film Miley Cyrus was shooting her latest movie the last song at. He requested to speak to Miley Cyrus and was still obsessed with the thought that they were engaged. He was arrested August 6th, by security guards for Walt Disney Pictures. Mark McLeod was then warned to stay away from the island and 12 miles away from Savannah, the city where Miley Cyrus was living after he was charged on June 22nd with disorderly conduct and obstruction

Actors featured in the film include: Treat Williams (Arnold Friend), Laura Dern (Connie), Mary Kay Place (Katherine), Margaret Welsh (Laura), Sara Inglis (Jill), Joy Carlin (Laura’s Mother), and Geoff Hoyle (Ellie). Few ideas remained the same between the film and the short story. One idea is Connie’s lifestyle. In Smooth Talk Connie lies to her parents telling them that she is going to the

distinction between pathological and non-pathological celebrity worship is somewhat tenuous” (McCutcheon, Lange, & Houran, 2002, p. 69). The act of stalking “revolves around desires and emotions we all share” (Nicol, 2006, p. 13), so by criminalizing stalkers, “society absolves the rest of us from recognizing unreasonable, possessive tendencies with respect to stars in our own habitual behaviour” (Rojek, 2012, p. 50). Even though the MailOnline article had the advantage of hindsight, it still criticizes

of repeated and unwanted attention, directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to feel fear—remains a major problem in today’s society as acts believed to be not so serious, escalate into something much more severe. In the film The Perfect Guy, Leah was forced to learn the hard way that her ex-boyfriend Carter was anything but perfect. Carter exhibited stalking behaviors in many instances such as when he would call Leah on her cell phone and work phone, even after she had

independent woman who grew to be obsessed with Dan of course the villain. This film tackled gender roles and mental illness which was a bit ahead of its time and a break through. Stalking and obsession is prominent through out this film, because of the opposite scenario of a woman being the criminal and attacking a family. It can be said that this film challenged the norm by not revealing the daughter’s gender throughout the film. Ellen Gallagher, a young child that has short hair and ambiguous clothing

Introduction In society, people take at least one role. Teenagers take a position as a student, a son or a daughter, and adults take a position as a worker, a parent, and so on. Taking a position as a worker in society is critical. There are various types of careers such as specialized jobs, manufacturing jobs, office jobs, sales jobs, or self-employed. When people choose a job among various choices, they consider diverse aspects such as income, prospect of future, interest, or working environment

Union, the destruction of the fracturing of the Soviet Republic, and the advent of the internet, artistic sensibilities began to blur across country lines. This is not to say that nations ceased to have their specific cultural relevancy within their films. Rather, they gained the benefit of drawing upon multiple sources of inspiration that have each had their own long histories. The redrawing of political and social borders forced individuals to encounter old ideas for the first time, producing a synthesis

Zone has the room of desires. However, the director doesn’t show it. All what we are left with is the images of old buildings. The room can have many interpretations. Perhaps, it is a symbol of god, who can fulfill the wishes of the true believer (Stalker insists that belief is necessary). Or maybe it is the hidden part of the self that one must find. The room becomes a god within. That is why room can satisfy not the basic cravings but genuine wishes, “a true desires, which correspond to one’s interior

Explore how "Stalker-Lewis Farinella"(2008), "Lovefield-Matthieu Ratthe"(2008) and "Vanished-NewDawnFilm"(2010) conform and deviate from horror genre conventions. The aim of this research investigation into genre is to gain an understanding in the way that horror films are constructed and created to effectively represent the genre to its audience. This will expand my understanding of how technical, audio codes, setting and characterization are frequently used in constructing a piece of media text

1. Sergei Eisenstein was one of the Soviet Union's greatest filmmakers who explored the various options offered by montage in both his films and in his critical writings. He sought to break up the illusion and make the audience think, compared to Hollywood's preferred mode of cutting film, which creates a smoothly flowing sequence that seeks to fabricate an entertaining illusion and keep the audience following the story. Dziga Vertov focused on using the new technology of the moving picture and expanding

actress and model, Sharon Tate. The photographs left by the stalker are an equivalence to Delia getting stabbed. Anna asks, “What is wrong with you, Delia? What if that guy decides to have you murdered?” (240). Towards the beginning of the novel, Anna is jealous of Delia for her natural beauty. Events cause Anna to realize that beauty is a threat of danger. She sees the consequence of having a pretty face. Delia’s beauty lands her with a stalker that threatens her career, relationships, and reputation

The Negative Effects of Social Media Katie Donnelly Senior research paper 9/17/17 Mrs. Miller The Negative Effects of Social Media Thirteen years old Nicole Lovell was found dead, her body discovered in North Carolina, across the state border from her family home in Virginia. Investigators said Nicole had been secretly messaging 18 year old Virginia tech student, David Eisenhauer, on a social media app. Nicole sneaked out of her parents house late one night to meet up with David but never returned