James is a scholar and writer that specialises in a variety of topics. He is a subject matter expert in areas like politics and international relations, and also offers insights into education, art, media and literature.
“You are wasting our time in front of those computers, throwing away our life as we are not getting anything back.”
As I reach for the power button of my laptop, I always remember this statement …
Computer Games: a Boon in the New Millennium
With the dawning of the new millennium, certain changes in the way we live, think and work are inevitable. Foremost among these changes is the shift towar…
Schindler’s List
Set in the most horrific period of world history, Schindler’s List tells the real life story of Oscar Schindler. Set in Kraków ghetto of German occupied Poland, Schindler’s Li…
1. Is the distinction between realism and naturalism worth preserving in discussion of film and/or television drama?
To argue that the distinction between naturalism and realism is worth preserving th…
This essay will analyse television pluralism in the American sitcom ‘Friends’. In American television history, “Friends” initially aired on NBC from September 22, 1994 and ended on May 6, 2004. It had 10 seasons in total. The story revolves around six friends living in Manhattan….
It addresses the problems of modern society, violence, cynicism of people towards each other and especially towards members of other ethnic cultures. This is especially actual for our country as it un…
Paul Haggis In 2004 wrote and directed the award winning movie Crash concerning a variety of intertwine experiences concerning racial relations and the levels of socioeconomic status of the varied ca…
Conflict Analysis of the Main Character in “The Clinic” Movie
Synopsis Proposal
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the study
Literature is intimate experience of an author carefully express…
Realism is arguably the most important concept within film theory. Since its inception, film has generally been concerned primarily with facsimileing real life events for the audience via photographi…
Abstract
Cinematic environments are created through image, dialogue, music and sound, but the craft involved in creating an environmental soundtrack often goes unnoticed by the film viewer. Sounds…
Rising From the Ashes: A Tale of the Boys of Fire
The movie Smoke Signals (Directed by Chris Eyre) tells the story of two boys, Victor Joseph and Thomas Builds-the-Fire, and their quest to get Arnol…
A change in the force
When I think of the term “A Hero’s Journey” the first image that comes to mind is Luke Skywalker standing proudly holding an outstretched lightsaber pointing …
Beyoncé is one of the singers most recognized in the world and United States of America. She assumed a political role since some events aroused against Afro-American People, related with racism and police brutality. She created the musical video “Formation” to transmit a message to the people in favor of black lives matter….
Since the 1960s, science fiction movies were becoming a burgeoning demand in the film industry and continues to grow till today. The touchstone for scientific fiction, then, is that it describes an …
Bill Murray plays Phil, an arrogant, self obsessed weather forecaster who goes to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, in preparation of a broadcast for the next day about the annual occurrence of the coming…
The 400 Blows directed by Francois Truffaut is an iconic film of the late 1950s that refined French cinema and helped spark a cinematic revolution known as the French New Wave. A touching story abou…
The White Man’s Indian
Pocahontas is the 33rd movie that was produced by the Walt Disney Animation on 1995. The Disney Pocahontas focuses about the Native American culture and how the American…
In this documentary, Reel Injun, by Neil Diamond, the director explores how Native North Americans were treated and shown in media from the early 20th century to the present. The documentary explore…
13th Documentary Close Reading Analysis
In the mid-1960s, Malcolm X said, “If you stick a knife nine inches into my back and pull it out three inches, that it not progress. Even if you pull it…
Disney Goes to War
It’s the year 1944. Imagine sitting in a Navy Vessel, preparing for an invasion of Normandy, with at least 50 men per boat, no less than 10,000 vessels total. There is barel…
