In The Shawshank Redemption the film maker uses a variety of filmic techniques to position the audience and shape their responses to the characters and events of the film. Discuss. Themes: Justice‚ Redemption‚ Techniques: * Parallel - when two or more things are compared. Red and Brooks. The experiences of the men when they leave prison are paralleled (they follow the same pattern). He wants us to see the parallels between the two characters and show the effect of institutionalisation (developing
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In The Bedroom and "Killings" In The Bedroom and Killings are both based around the same story‚ they are however presented very differently. The short story "Killings" jumps around in the story revealing different events at different times‚ while the movie‚ In The Bedroom tells a more straightforward story. In The Bedroom shows the viewer exactly what is happening chronologically‚ "Killings" does not and provides a more effective and suspenseful story for the reader. Each story starts and reveals
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Reading Responses to a Poem ACI1250A January 21‚ 2013 Reading Responses to a Poem The poem “Wild Geese” by Mary Oliver was a very inspirational poem. Oliver creatively uses imaginative language‚ emotion‚ symbolism‚ and romanticism which led to a very positive and upbeat tone in her poem. Throughout this poem‚ the one thing that I focused on was the positive and upbeat tones that this poem contained. By her use of symbolic and imaginative language in “Wild Geese”‚ the reader is opened
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Throughout his 1985 film "Witness" ‚ Peter Weir powerfully explores a number of contrasting themes which challenge the viewers intellect and curiosity on a number of levels. Primarily‚ This dramatic thriller exposes the contrasting worlds of modern American "English" society with the traditional and nostalgic existence of the Pennsylvanian Amish community. However‚ as the viewer is taken on the intended emotional journey a number of other themes are also exposed and deserve consideration. Film
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How does the director Steven Spielberg‚ use film techniques to convey one or more themes in his film‚ War of the Worlds? Steven Spielberg utilizes many techniques‚ in his film‚ War of the Worlds‚ including camera work‚ actors and sound effects to convey various themes such as family relationships. An initial scene‚ ‘Eve of the War’‚ establishes the relationships amongst the family especially around the central character Ray Ferrier (Tom Cruise) which are built upon in ‘Coming of the Invaders’. ‘Worst
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Billennium Plot summary The story explores the life of Ward‚ a man who is struggling to find enough space in a world destroyed by over-population. The story is a post-apocalyptic tale set in the not so distant future in which the earth’s population has continued to expand exponentially since the 1950’s. The story revolves around Ward and Rossiter’s combined discovery of a secret‚ larger-than-average room adjacent to their rented cubicle. As the two bask in the extra personal space that they have
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Write about the ways Hosseini tells the story in chapter 22 - The voices that represent aspects of old and new Afghanistan (Assef - Taliban‚ Farid - How Afghanistan used to be) - Amir’s constantly thinking of/ aspiring to be like Baba (‘I wished he were standing alongside me now. Baba would have busted through the front doors and demanded to be taking to the man in charge’ Page 239) - Constantly thinking about America/Soraya (Marks on Assef similar to those of homeless people he saw in San Francisco
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English Diagnostic: Sympathy for a Murderer Roald Dahl makes the reader feel sympathy for Mary Maloney even though she has just murdered her own husband by skillfully developing her character and by placing Mrs. Maloney in a situation that justifies her actions. Firstly‚ the authour begins the short story by showing how loyal and loving Mary Maloney is towards her husband. He starts off with telling the reader how Mrs. Maloney looks forward to him coming home and pampers him after his workday
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Describe how crisis is shown in one poem The significance of crisis‚ and often more interestingly‚ the reaction of crisis is fundamental in many poems written by Auden. Crisis is depicted in O What Is That Sound as a major event‚ with panic and the unknown reaching a climax in the last stanzas. The structure of the poem is chronological‚ with the reader experiencing the events with the characters. The inevitable of the soldiers coming is known from the beginning of the poem by the one of the characters;
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Rachel’s character by Sandra Cisneros in “Eleven” is a very clever girl compared to her age; however‚ some people or even her peers might disaccord with it. In this passage‚ the author reiterates Rachel’s age several times‚ although the repetition of her age does not give the reader an affection of her being wiser and much older than her age. To tackle the feeling of Rachel being a dumb girl‚ Cisneros use of language‚ Imagery‚ and narrative all collaborates to make Rachel a well defined character
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