Film Review of Shrek
This film was based on William Steig's book about a giant green ogre.
This cheeky computer animated fairy tale is aimed at children as much
as their parents. From the start it shows that it is a sort of
fairytale with a lot of twists and it is mocking the fairytale genre
continuously.
It starts with Shrek reading a fairytale "Once upon a time" and he
reads on and then suddenly he tears the page out and says," like
that's ever gonna happen". So from the start you can tell it won't be
an ordinary traditional fairytale story. They have used many other
fairytale characters like gingerbread man, 3 blind mice, the 3 bears
and more. They also use famous elements of films eg. they used the
"Bullet Time "Matrix effects while their fighting and also there is a
song with Robin Hood.
The film was the only animated cartoony type film that I have ever
seen in many years and it has proved me wrong and that I was too
critical about these animated films. Shrek is a movie that had me
laughing quite a lot and there was always something entertaining
happening.
The thing that amazed me was it was not only entertaining for me yet
it had enough to keep people of older ages entertained as well, as
there are a number of jokes that only adults will get. It is a
humorous film which has adventure, comedy and romance all combined in
it.
The Film begins with us meeting Shrek in his swamp where he lives
alone and very much likes it that way. Things for him are just going
fine until he finds out that all the lands fairytale characters have
been forced to move in to his swamp. He obviously gets very angry with
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...king Shrek very unique
and enabling it so it has a wide range of audiences.
I have to say that the songs in the movie were exceptional. The music
helps hugely to create atmosphere in the film and the dancing is very
realistic and it all looks very professional. The music itself sounds
very nice.
The ending was quite predictable however the way it ended in a karaoke
was excellent showing us that the film had a happy ending like a
normal fairytale but then had it's own unique way of ending unlike
other fairytales or normal movies.
The reason I rated it 4 out of 5 is that I think the ending was quite
rushed and I would've wanted to see Shrek and Fiona's married life to
see if they got on even if the film had to run for longer. But I
assume that they will show all that in the sequel if there is one,
"Shrek2".
The Seven Five is a documentary that frivolously reexamines the crimes of Officer Michael Dowd and his team of dirty cops. Dowd is a former New York police officer who was stationed in the 75th Precinct in Eastern New York. The film presents the nefarious deeds of these officers via original interviews with Dowd and his former comrades as they recount their crimes and explain the reasoning behind their unethical behaviors. While working as a cop, he embellished his income through criminal exploits which include stealing guns, drugs, money, and eventually he began working in drug rings selling cocaine. Dowd’s felonious activities were extremely lucrative and earned him approximately $4,000 a week. Dowd was eventually arrested in 1992,
The Reversal of Traditions in Shrek In traditional fairy tales ogres are man-eating beast. The prince usually rescues the princess; they marry and live happily ever after. How do the makers of 'shrek' use presentational devices to reverse this tradition to reveal the ogre as good and the prince as evil?
In my eyes I loved the book I rate it a 9/10, its had a good twist and turn to it. I loved this
radio after a time of trying to find out who he was , which he
Overall, the score was beautiful and appropriate, adding suspense and mystery at all the right times. The sound effects added psychological flavor to the story without drawing too much attention to it.
Schindler's List, by Steven Spielberg is an award-winning masterpiece - a movie which portrays the shocking and nightmarish holocaust in a three-hour long epic. The documentary touch re-creates a dark, frightening period during World War II, when Jews in Nazi-occupied Krakow were first deprived off , of their businesses and homes, then placed in ghettos and were then forced to labor for no consideration in camps in Plaszow, and finally they were resettled in concentration camps for execution. The violence and brutality of Nazi’s treatment towards Jews is a series of horrific incidents that are brilliantly showcased.
Walt Disney Pictures film, “Remember the Titans” came from a screenplay written by Gregory Allen Howard, and was produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Boaz Yakin. The film is based on a true story about an African American football coach named Herman Boone, who is played by Denzel Washington, who tries to begin a racially divided team at T.C. Williams High School in the Washington, D.C. suburb of Alexandria, Virginia during the 1970s. Actor Will Patton plays Bill Yoast who led his team to fifteen winning seasons is demoted to the assistance coach under Boone, who is very tough, opinionated, and very different from the beloved Yoast. Ryan Hurst and Wood Harris play two of the main football players Gerry Bertier and Julius Campbell. “Remember the Titans” was released September 2000 during a year of films lacking emotion, overdone with special effects, and poor scripts Remember the Titans shockingly brings intelligence and emotion to a movie. There is no surprise that the popularity of the movie being so high because Americans love sports, and since there is emotion added along with the sports factor Americans just eat it up. Remember the Titans may be rated PG but throughout the film it deals with R rated issues in a way that captures the audience. The Titans are not only dealing with their team being joined by another team, this other team is an all black team. Coach Boone not only has to try to get this team to intertwine with one another, he has to deal with the racism that comes from everyone else in town. Coach Yoast has to cope with someone coming in and taking not only his head-coaching job from him but also his team, he becomes the assistant for a team that he used to have complete control over. Once the team become...
In my opinion, Shrek The Musical was a great play that brought the childhood fairytale story of Shrek to life on stage. The costumes, props, and backgrounds on the set were well made and it was obvious that much time and effort were put into the play. The story of Shrek was brought to life on Broadway and was very realistic and produced very well.
Mel Gibson has reached an acting pinnacle, at least so far, with Braveheart. It is an epic
The widely popular film Shrek, produced and distributed by DreamWorks in 2001, grossed a total of $484,409,218 in worldwide sales (Box Office Mojo). The success of the film has led DreamWorks to create several shorts, companion films, and sequels. From its memorable characters to its whimsical, edgy humor, Shrek was an amazing, highly successful animation that would pave the way for DreamWorks to make billions off the franchise. Shrek’s success can be attributed to three main factors: the range of ages it appeals to, its creative use of intertextuality, and its ability to cover a wide range of the fairy tale functions proposed by Vladimir Propp.
It is amazing how a seemingly educated woman that has won Oscar awards for her documentaries, could possibly be so far off base in her review of the Disney movie “The Lion King”. Margaret Lazarus has taken a movie made for the entertainment of children and turned it into something that is racist, sexist and stereotypes gender roles. She uses many personal arguments to review the movie but offers few solutions. The author is well organized but she lacks alternate points of view and does not use adequate sources. Lazarus utilizes the statement at the end of her review that “the Disney Magic entranced her children, but they and millions of other children were given hidden messages that could only do them and us harm” (118). She makes her point by saying that “the Disney Magic reinforces and reproduces bigoted and stereotyped views of minorities and women in our society” (Lazarus 117). She makes comparisons such as elephant graveyards are like ghettos (Lazarus 118). Other lines of reasoning Lazarus gives us are about Whoopie Goldberg using inner city dialect, the villain Scar being gay, and only those born to privilege can bring about change (118).
...r, this movie is lack of depth of storyline. The audiences can even predict what will happen in the next scenes. Moreover, the ending of this movie is too cheesy and irrational according to me. If only they change the ending to become more interesting and rational, I will give a four or five stars out of five. In spite of a lame twist ending, this movie is a perfect example to show that managers should be able to motivate and challenge their employee. It is important to remember that a happy employee means a productive employee.
The movie “Glory” tells the history and the story of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry. It became the first black regiment to fight for the North in the Civil War. The Regiment was made up of black soldiers – some were Northern freemen, some were escaped slaves. The leader was General Robert Gould Shaw, the son of Boston abolitionists. The men of the 54th Regiment proved themselves worthy of the freedom for which they fighting, and the respect of their fellow white soldiers.
the actors and which are not. From some of the sequences presented, it seems tough to
series for two reasons. The first reason is because it ties up all the questions I had from the other books. This book really was a good ending, for me at least. And the second reason is because it’s just a great book. It has mystery, suspense, humor, action and many more things that keep you from putting the book down. On a scale of one to ten I would rate this ten and it is also my number one favorite book (so far).