Film has captured and enchanted audiences since its origination with the Lumiere Brothers; and‚ as it developed‚ it began to be used to convey messages and ideas. Film started to become a creative outlet that then turned to a catalyst of philosophical thought. Film theorist Sergei Einstein expressed that film “as a work of art‚ understood dynamically‚ is just the process of arranging images in the feelings and mind of the spectator”. Thus‚ directors began to realize that audience manipulation was
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In literature there are a lot of themes‚ some more noticeable than others. One very important theme that is prominent in a movie and two short stories: The Purple Rose of Cairo‚ Of Mice and Men‚ and The Necklace‚ is being a female in a male-driven and controlled society. In ‘The Purple Rose of Cairo’‚ Cecilia is married to Monk‚ who is an abusive alcoholic as well as a cheater. Monk doesn’t let her have a say in anything and demands that she give him every penny she makes from waitressing‚ so he
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The purple rose of cairo takes place in New Jersey around the 1930’s during the depression. Cecelia is a waitress in her town‚ unfortunately that doesn’t last long. Feeling sad about losing her job Cecelia gos to the local movie theater to watch “the purple rose of cairo” to find some happiness in her somewhat drab life. Tom Baxter is a secondary character in the movie‚ although to Cecelia’s surprise he walkes of the screen into her life. He declared she leave her husband and explore the world with
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Anything can be possible in the movie. During the Great Depression countless Americans have to face the harsh economy. However‚ Cecilia(Mia Farrow) chooses to escape dreary live by watching glamorous movie in The Purple Rose of Cairo(dir. Woody Allen‚ 1985). She has an unpleasant marriage and hopes to have a romantic life in a big city with a romantic man - Tom(Jeff Daniels). As a result‚ she sees the film again and again. Surprisingly‚ the bravest and the most romantic character‚ Tom steps away
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The two scenes extracted from The Purple Rose of Cairo‚ (Woody Allen‚ 1985)‚ depict the major themes recurring throughout the entire film. The photography‚ editing and the sound present in the scenes are used to portray Tom Baxter’s illusory film world‚ and Cecilia’s miserable existence during the American depression of the 1930’s. These techniques bring home to the viewer the constant shifting between perception and reality in Cecilia’s world. The bird’s eye view-establishing shot of the Ferris
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The theme of Alice Walker ’s The Color Purple is very straightforward and simple. Like many other novels devoted to the mistreatment of blacks and black women especially‚ The Color Purple is dedicated to black women ’s rights. Much of the narrative in Walker ’s novel is derived from her own personal experience‚ growing up in the rural South as an uneducated and abused child. In short‚ the goal of this book and indeed all her writing is to inspire and motivate black women to stand up for their
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the pyramid of human needs. After food and shelter there are safety and relationships‚ and after that comes different individualistic ideas. In Purple Hibiscus‚ Kambili is an embodiment of this idea‚ for she lacks safety and personal relationships in her own home such as that of her father. This makes it impossible for her to have her own voice. In Purple Hibiscus‚ Adichie shows that in order to find freedom and a voice within yourself‚ you must leave behind what binds you. She portrays this idea
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Cairo‚ Egypt Cairo‚ Egypt is a very good place to visit. It is the capitol of Egypt and the home of many historic sites of Egypt. I have never been there but from all of the research that I have done‚ Cairo is a good place to go on a vacation because of all of its sights. Cairo has a very warm climate. If you want somewhere warm‚ Cairo is the place to go. Its year round average high temperature is 27° Celsius‚ which is 81° in Fahrenheit. The year round average low is 15° Celsius‚ which
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Blankenship 1 Jackie Blankenship English 101 September 24‚ 2014 A Rose for Emily Theme In William Faulkner’s short story "A Rose for Emily" the theme is death. Death is referenced at least five times in this story which is why it is so fitting. The main character‚ Emily‚ dies. The story itself begins and ends at her funeral. In the middle of the story the narrator flashes back to when Emily’s father passed away. Within the closing statements of the story the townspeople discover something quite intriguing
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Cruelty plays a pivotal role in main characters as they progress and mature throughout the plot and development of the story. In the epistolary classic‚ The Color Purple‚ author Alice Walker documents Celie’s experience from cruelty by her Georgia neighborhood‚ the people most closest to her‚ and the societal structure that impacts each of the characters. After being sent to marital consent by her stepfather‚ Alphonso‚ without her will‚ the fragile protagonist engages in friendships with powerful-minded
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