«Imagination is fundamental to human life. Indeed, all the ‘humanities’ are manifestations of the creative instinct that finds its origin in imagination. One creative imagination communicates its images to another in an attempt to bridge the...» Document abstract
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SummaryImagination is fundamental to human life. Indeed, all the ‘humanities’ are manifestations of the creative instinct that finds its origin in imagination. One creative imagination communicates its images to another in an attempt to bridge the perceived space between two minds. Hillman suggests that, just as painting in the Renaissance made the imaginative leap from flat representation to spatial perspective, when deeper imaginable dimensions are achieved through the evolution of art forms, the viewer reaches “a new relation with the image and closer participation ‘in’ its ‘reality’ (212).” In modern times, film represents another such leap; it is a medium that augments visual art with the temporal dimension, allowing the direct projection of entire narratives into the psyche of another, by means of creating a reality that is more authentically shared between the creative mind and its audience (of other creative minds).
«In Robert Redford’s beautiful adaptation of A River Runs Through It by Norman Maclean, Norman and Paul Maclean seek to find the purpose for their lives growing up under the guidance of their Scottish- Presbyterian Minister father, in a Montana...» Document abstract
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SummaryIn Robert Redford’s beautiful adaptation of A River Runs Through It by Norman Maclean, Norman and Paul Maclean seek to find the purpose for their lives growing up under the guidance of their Scottish- Presbyterian Minister father, in a Montana setting that could be described as no less than majestic. Through both Norman’s success and Paul’s struggle Redford teaches his viewers many things about life, love, and family. Through the Maclean family and the Montana wilderness Redford attempts to show his viewers the spirituality connected with nature, the importance of family, and the beauty, grace, and tranquility of leading a modest life.
«Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola’s trilogy of organized crime masterpieces, collectively known as The Godfather trilogy, have impacted America unlike any movie since. Rather than filling the movies with hours of bloodshed and unnecessary gore...» Document abstract
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SummaryMario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola’s trilogy of organized crime masterpieces, collectively known as The Godfather trilogy, have impacted America unlike any movie since. Rather than filling the movies with hours of bloodshed and unnecessary gore like so many mafia-oriented movies, Puzo and Coppola instead chose to write a great story, focusing on issues left out of most mob movies, and then supplement this story with tasteful, almost theatrical violence used to make a point about the style of life depicted in the movies. The story of the Corleone family, the New York City organized crime family The Godfather trilogy focuses on, is one of mixed emotions, of love for family, but at the same time of murder, ruthlessness, and cutthroat business tactics.
«The meaning of the film American Psycho has been much debated since its release. Is it a glorification of violence? a satire of the yuppie lifestyle of the eighties? a disturbing trip through psychosis? Based on the controversial novel by Bret...» Document abstract
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SummaryThe meaning of the film American Psycho has been much debated since its release. Is it a glorification of violence? a satire of the yuppie lifestyle of the eighties? a disturbing trip through psychosis? Based on the controversial novel by Bret Easton Ellis, it is most often considered a black satire, commenting on the narcissism and excess of the young affluent Americans of the eighties and revealing the ugliness of their society.
Table of Contents- Introduction:
- Art seeks to recreate and reflect reality and thereby provide a key to the understanding of what it is to be human
- In every day life, we tend to believe what our senses tell us about a situation. In this way, film has an advantage over other mediums.
- According to Grodal, films in which 'vital human concerns' are at stake are found to be more realistic
- By inserting us into the psyche of the unstable main character we are given a view into the hidden message of the movie.
- Analysis:
- The film opens with drops of red dripping against a white background.
- More important, however, is the scene directly following the end of the opening credits, which roll throughout the previously described sequence.
- There are a number of voiceovers in the movie, occurring at key points.
- At the twenty minute mark, Bateman kills his second victim, a homeless black man in an alley.
- A few scenes later we become certain that something has happened to Paul Allen, as a detective Kimball shows up to question Bateman about the disappearance.
- Conclusion
- APPENDIX
- Summary of the Film:
«Jacques Lacan’s description of the Other is that which gazes on you or exerts power on you, yet does not truly exist; the Other is an imagined gaze that is constantly looking over you (Willemen, 216). In the film American Psycho (2000), screenwriter...» Document abstract
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SummaryJacques Lacan’s description of the Other is that which gazes on you or exerts power on you, yet does not truly exist; the Other is an imagined gaze that is constantly looking over you (Willemen, 216). In the film American Psycho (2000), screenwriter and director Mary Harron personifies the Lacanian Other with serial-killer Patrick Bateman. The Bateman character is an embodiment of the Other in that he is represented as a dead eye that continuously emits the intradiegetic Lacanian gaze (in various forms) on everyone around him.
Table of Contents- Throughout American Psycho, Bateman personifies three main qualities of the Other
- But the tone of Bateman's speech sounds indifferent, and to the viewer and Bateman's friends it is an ironic lecture
- Bateman's gaze is evident during the scene in which he has lunch with Detective Kimball
- Laura Mulvey notes that the look cast by the spectator can be in fascination with the image of like, identifying with this ideal ego, and thus, the spectator can gain control and possession of the desired object within the diegesis
- Bateman continues to let Paul Allen refer to him as Marcus Halberstrand rather than confront Paul Allen about his error
«Unlike Great Britain, France’s colonial wars tended to involve a great deal of violence on the part of the colonizers. Britain generally extricated itself from its colonies with relatively little immediate violence involving British soldiers. The...» Document abstract
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SummaryUnlike Great Britain, France’s colonial wars tended to involve a great deal of violence on the part of the colonizers. Britain generally extricated itself from its colonies with relatively little immediate violence involving British soldiers. The differing ways in which the two countries disentangled themselves from their colonial empires are based on the views France and Britain held toward their colonies. The English saw the colonial people as inferior, and the colonies as resources to exploit. France, on the other hand, had a very difficult time letting go because France viewed its colonies as an extension of itself; the French (at least in principle) taught that “the civic and cultural attributes of Frenchness were open to all” (Postwar, p. 282). Thus, when the Algerian people began to resist French authority, the French wanted to avoid another defeat, like the one they faced at Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam. While the film The Battle of Algiers does not depict the entire eight-year colonial war that France fought against its “imperial crown jewel”, it illustrates the lengths the French were willing to go to retain Algeria, while also portraying the force of Algeria’s desire for self-determination.
Table of Contents- During the war in Algeria, the international community and many people in France were appalled by the use of torture
- One very famous part of the film is Mathieu's 'tapeworm' speech
- The movie (and historical evidence) does not support Mathieu's hypothesis
- The Battle of Algiers, while very sympathetic to the Algerian cause, does not portray the French as evil
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