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Sir Walter Scott Code Of Chivalry
1,573 wordsIn everybody's life there is something that makes him strive for success. That something can be money, women, fame, or many other incentives... To the medieval knights, victory renown and glory are the ambitions they strive for. Breaking a law in this code would be considered a disgrace, and would bring a dishonor that was worse than death itself. However, by applying the Code of Chivalry, the knights in the medieval time displayed certain character traits which would secure success and honor in...
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Gender In Horror Films Carrie Alien And Amityville
2,094 wordsThe representation of gender in horror films varies from director to director, writer to writer. However certain characteristics of gender representation do, at times follow a certain theme. Whilst studying the evolution of horror films it struck me that in some cases the film, while appearing to differ only ever so slightly from the novel upon which it was based, would create images onscreen that would imply things that the novel had never done. Through the tiny differences between novel and fi...
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Critical Point Of View Alfred Hitchcock
1,044 wordsTheater 12 / Film as Art 1. Art analysts consider Casablanca to be the most classic romantic melodrama of the last century. Being a masterful tale of two men struggling and vying for a woman in the familiar love triangle, the film itself constitutes peculiar interest in terms of its appearance and approach to cinematography. Casablanca became one of the first films that depicted contemporary context, since the scenario of political and romantic espionage was opposed to conflict between two world...
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King Richard Brian De
455 wordsIn the book Ivanhoe, by Sir Walter Scott, a knight named Ivanhoe devotes his life to keeping to the codes of chivalry. The general setting is in England, where the way of life is medieval. Respect and loyalty are two of the character traits that Ivanhoe has. These are two very important traits because without them, what kind of person would he be? For example, in the beginning of the book Ivanhoe is known as the Disinherited Knight because his father, Cedric of Saxon, disinherits him; however, e...
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Sci Fi Close Encounters
981 wordsSummary: My God, its full of cliches! (with apologies to the writers of 2010) A good cast, some impressive special effects, and an experienced astronaut providing technical advice. What could have gone wrong? Lets start with the script. It combines every possible sci-fi cliche (look for these movies as they appear in M 2 M: 2001 and 2010 in a big way, Dune, The Abyss, Apollo 13, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, to name only a few) in a melodramatic, hokey script. Granted, theres a really good...
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