Based on a true story, Hidden Figures was released in 2016 and tells the story of three courageous African-American women who worked at NASA to launch the first american man into orbit. Hidden Figures has won thirty-one awards and has been nominated for seventy-one more, for example, Hidden Figures won the NAACP Oustanding Image Awards for Outstanding Actress, the NAACP Outstanding Motion Picture and the SAG Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (IMDb). The film also gained many positive reviews, the New York Times states “There is something to be said for a well-told tale with a clear moral and a satisfying emotional payoff.” (Scott).
During the middle of the Cold War, The plot for Hidden Figures
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Spread throughout the film, real clips are used to show the broadcasting and launch of John Glenn as the first American man to orbit space in 1961. The launch of John Glenn and the multiple tests runs before his launch are real clips that are used to help create authenticity and credibility in Hidden Figures because the film is based on a true story. The real clips of live broadcastings used in the film from the 1961 launch of John Glenn that are used to help create a mood of intensity and give a feel for the time period. Although Hidden Figures utilizes real film for the 1961 launch, the film also uses special effects to show the launch of John Glenn and the stressful situation that occurs during orbit. To coordinate the film with the real clips, The film uses special effects of the ship initially taking off and the ship landing at the “Go/No-Go” point that Katherine confirmed the coordinates for after the IBM gives two different numbers. Hidden Figures also uses special effects to show the orbit and malfunction of Friendship 7 to convey the extremely dangerous situation John Glenn was placed into. Trying to evoke emotion from the audience, the film uses close-ups of John Glenn during the malfunction of the heat shield and Katherine Goble after she confirms the “Go/No-Go” point. Hidden Figures places John Glenn in a close-up during the malfunction of the heat shield, the close-up conveys the vulnerable situation that John Glenn is put into. The film also frames Katherine in a close-up when the door is shut after she helps confirm the coordinates of the “Go/No-Go” point, the close up shows the shadow cast over her and communicates a strong emotion to the viewers. To create an outstanding film, Hidden Figures used the three techniques of using real film, special effects, and close-ups to convey emotion, authenticity, and intensity of
Anyone can teach others from leading by example. Showing others what you can accomplish establishes confidence in others to try out their own dreams, wishes, and goals. A great example of leading by example is Gus, Clark, and Richie in the movie The Benchwarmers. These men meet Nelson, a stereotypical nerd that is bullied by baseball jocks every day just because he wants to play with them. This little boy inspires the men to show others that everyone should have the same opportunity to play baseball, no matter the skill level.
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Additionally, the Zapruder film has missing frames proving the film could have possibly been faked. Film experts say the film was altered by Hollywood machines that would make special effects. Some mistakes took 40 years to find. The film could not have come with a home video camera, it was scientifically proven "JFK assassination Film Hoax". According to Larry Chin, the Zapruder film is very inconsistent compared to the other films of Kennedy's assassination.
Released September 29, 1950, Sunset Boulevard is a film noir of a forgotten silent film star, Norma Desmond, that dreams of a comeback and an unsuccessful screenwriter, Joe Gillis, working together. Ultimately an uncomfortable relationship evolves between Norma and Joe that Joe does not want a part of. Sunset Boulevard starts off with an establishing shot from a high angle shot with a narrative leading to a crime scene from a long shot (a dead body is found floating in a pool), this narrative throughout the film establishes a formalist film.
The Three Here’s for Cooking The romantic comedy, Today’s Special, expressed the worries of Indian parents becoming at ease. Also, expressed the struggles a parent faces in search of a better life, the passion and dedication going unnoticed in the work field, and the connection between friends, a lover, and family. However, the film centered its attention more on the development of Samir’s “cold” cooking within the Indian food, with the help of Akbar. In addition, the main actors in the film looked the part and associated with the main idea of the culture of an Indian family. For instance, Samir’s appearance showed he had drifted away from his family’s culture and developed a professional understanding and love for the cooking industry.
"Fed Up (Soechtig, 2014)." narrated by Katie Couric, focuses on the growing link between sugar consumption and the obesity epidemic. The film aggressively attacks the food industry, advertising, and the government who, it claims, all contribute to the U.S. sugar-dependent, obesity problem. The film sets out to prove the government, and food industry is knowingly causing an increase in the amount of obese children. It reserves its most critical comments for government advisory panels who make and enforce food and health policy, and its failure to properly regulate the food industry. They claim lobbyists for the sugar board have been instrumental in the removal of negative statistics from research papers worldwide. Instead
In the documentary “Fed Up,” sugar is responsible for Americas rising obesity rate, which is happening even with the great stress that is set on exercise and portion control for those who are overweight. Fed Up is a film directed by Stephanie Soechtig, with Executive Producers Katie Couric and Laurie David. The filmmaker’s intent is mainly to inform people of the dangers of too much sugar, but it also talks about the fat’s in our diets and the food corporation shadiness. The filmmaker wants to educate the country on the effects of a poor diet and to open eyes to the obesity catastrophe in the United States. The main debate used is that sugar is the direct matter of obesity. Overall, I don’t believe the filmmaker’s debate was successful.
The movie Shock Doctrine revolves around the concept of the same name. The film begins by discussing psychological research on the effects of shock therapy. It is evident that a person under extreme stress and anxiety commonly experienced during a crisis functions and performs inadequately. It is noted that the studies are conducted by a man by the name of Milton Friedman, from the University of Chicago; the studies took place in the past, and some of the subjects are still recovering in the aftermath. From this research, interrogation techniques were learned and the concept of the shock doctrine was formed. Essentially through causing a crisis, the population of a country can be shocked into complying with accepting laws that favors the United States and capitalism. This theory coexists with Friedman’s belief in that government regulation is bad, and through a crisis a country would better itself with deregulation. The video uses Chile as an example and shows how America allowed a crisis to occur in Chile, through coups, interrogations and subterfuge. In the end a new government is formed that allows capitalism. Unfortunately afterwards violence and riots occur, as the rich gain most of the wealth and poverty rises. In addition to Chile, Argentina, Russia and even Iraq underwent the shock doctrine. Almost in every account, poverty rises and violence ends up erupting. The movie ends by showing how the US was in the process of the shock doctrine, and still is but the population has taken notice. Protests such as Occupy Wall Street are some of the initiatives necessary to bring awareness to the problems of class inequalities in order to prevent capitalism from benefitting the rich and increasing the wealth gap among the classes.
Hidden Figures The film Hidden Figures is a movie that depicts the truth about racism, segregation and discrimination towards women during the 1960’s, but also the willpower and triumph that happens when people put aside their physical appearances and social statuses to work towards a common goal, which in this case was the great NASA race to space. The passion, determination, and perseverance of these women made it possible for other people, especially women of color to make an impact in the world, no matter how big or small. Hidden Figures reopened our eyes to discrimination in America, not only racial discrimination, but gender discrimination as well. Our hearts were reopened as well as the film portrayed heroism of those 3 women who endured major prejudice, which didn’t stop that from getting in there way of work.
Hocus Pocus is a 1993 film directed by Kenny Ortega. It is a very enjoyable movie with a good cast. The movie genre is comedy, horror, and fantasy. The film is based on a story about Garris and David Kirchner. And it is starring Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, and Sarah Jessica Parker. The story follows the villainous trio of witches, who are inadvertently resurrected by a teenage male virgin. It takes place in Salem, Massachusetts.
Katherine and her two friends that are also the same race, also worked for NASA. They changed African American history for the better and are now forever remembered as American heroes. An outstanding moment during the movie was when she was caught not present at her desk because she had to use the bathroom and had no other choice but to run close to half a mile each time she had to go. She returns in a rush only to find out her boss noticed, as was not working at her desk. She is asked why she was not at her desk and she stands her ground and firmly states that since she is a woman of color, she has to run to the other side of the building she works in and across the parking lot and into a back building which is almost equivalent to a half a mile or 4 blocks away.
A League of Their Own (Marshall, 1992) explicitly characterizes an American era when a woman’s place was in the home. Even our modern perspective implicitly follows suit. Although women have gained rights and freedoms since the 1930’s, sexism remains prevalent in America. This film offers an illustration when men went to war and big business men utilized women as temporary replacements in factories, sports, and so on. Here, course concepts, such as gender socialization, gender expressions, role stereotypes, emotion expressions, and language, correspond to the film’s characters and themes.
Hidden Figures is a movie based on the true story of three pioneering African American women whose calculations for NASA were helpful to several historic space missions, including John Glenn’s successful orbit of the Earth. The Movie was set in 1960, where a lot of historical events were happening, such as the Space race between two initial rivals of the Cold War (The United States, and Russia). Also, Women and African-Americans were discriminated Against during the 60’s, but that did not stop Katherine Johnson, Mary Jackson, and Dorothy Vaughan from advancing and accomplishing what they accomplished. After all they did not only help themselves advance, they helped America advance. Hidden Figures was a very accurate film of how it was in the 1960 and how these three women went with their intelligence rather than their ego.
A.I.: Artificial Intelligence is a Steven Spielberg science fiction drama film, which conveys the story of a younger generation robot, David, who yearns for his human mother’s love. David’s character stimulates the mind-body question. What is the connection between our “minds” and our bodies?