British Film Institute Essays

  • The Prospects For A Reinvigorated And Diverse British National Cinema

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    For A Reinvigorated And Diverse British National Cinema 'Is there scope for British Cinema in the future?' could be one interpretation of this statement and one that I intend to explore. I believe that with the dominance of Hollywood overpowering the British film industry, the past century has seen the traditional British cinema suffer. Although audience figures were utterly immense in the earlier half of the 20th century, we could argue that the Hollywood film industry enticed the majority

  • Are Film Festivals Still Necessary? A Questionnaire

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    audience's opinions of films and experiences of film festivals. There was a time in which film festivals 'presented a seductive return to classical cinephilia with their promise of a unique, unrepeatable experience frequently offering a rare opportunity to view films on the big screen before they disappear into the ether or only reappear in DVD' (Czach, 2010, p. 141). But what have they become lately? After the technological development that we have witnessed over the years, are film festival still necessary

  • Elusion Of Adulthood

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    Elusion of Adulthood The novel of Cather in The Rye portrays the protagonist Holden Caulfield’s internal conflictions in dealing with the loss of his innocence in facing towards the ideals of adulthood. Subsequently, the loss of his younger brother Allie impinged Holden’s future actions in attempts of preserving the memory of his brother along with his innocence. Holden creates mental illusion as to how or why the idea of elusion in adulthood is best. As his own way in dealing with his long list

  • Auntie Anne's House Research Paper

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    Great Auntie Anne’s House There are many thoughts and memories that I still retain from my childhood. Many have given me new experiences and taught me lessons that have helped me grow. My great Auntie Anne has provided me with several memories, which I still recall occasionally. What are most difficult to forget are the memories of the times in her home. I have never found a home like hers. The memories I obtained outside of the cottage, in the main entrance, in the old library, and in the secret

  • Student ID Card System

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    Summary of the system to be developed E-Matric Card System is also known as the electronic matric card system. This system is the system that making the ID card of the students and staff through online. It was the advance system that being provide by the administration of the university. This system happen when new students and staff enter the university for the first time or because of some cases such as the card has being lost or broken. To use this system, they required to enter their id card

  • ID Cards

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    ID Cards One thing that annoys most of the world is the ever changing of identification. One minute you are just telling people your name and carrying on a conversation. The next you are giving them a barcode without even talking to them and going on your way like no one exists. The instigator of this “new” way of living is the ID card. ID cards are a nuisance and should not be used as a person’s life line. ID cards are easily lost. Like credit cards they are small and have importance with everyday

  • Billy Brown The Alaskan Bush People Analysis

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    Billy Brown of Alaskan Bush People has decided to take his family out to go gold mining and it looks like they are having a great time. Radar Online shared a preview of what will happen tonight on the new episode of Alaskan Bush People with Billy Brown and his family. Bear will ask Billy Brown all about the first time he ever found gold and the two will start to talk. It is a great bonding experience and a lot of fun for the Brown family. Who do you think is a better leader? RT for Matt, FAVORITE

  • Film Analysis: The Lion King

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    ever-topical discussion of the oft-vilified film rating classification

  • The Meaning of Freedom Depicted in the Movie, The Truman Show

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    On the surface, The Truman Show is an entertaining drama of a heartless human experiment. But if you look a bit deeper many thought-provoking questions arise: What is freedom? Are you still free if you are being manipulated and controlled by others? How do you become truly free? As the main character, Truman Burbank, confronts these questions, the writers invite the viewer to ponder the meaning of freedom, the effects of manipulation and the steps to discovering true freedom. Freedom can be described

  • Welcome to the Modernist Truman Show

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    looks to be a hip postmodern film about subjectivity, is actually a modernist film tying into the frontier metanarrative in which society represents a binding world, and the frontier embodies the male escapist fantasy of no responsibility. In The Truman Show, two worlds exist: the controlled society that exists in a giant bubble, and the unpredictable "outside world" that Truman only finds out about at the end of the film. Essentially, these two worlds of the film are respectively synonymous with

  • The Cinematic Features Displayed in Pleasantville and The Truman Show

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    Pleasantville and The Truman Show The following essay, which I have composed, is based on two important films of the last decade. Their titles are "Pleasantville" and "The Truman Show". Starting with the "Pleasantville", the general overview of the film's plot gets more complicated the further you get into it. It brings up several issues all of which I have commented on in this essay. The film starts with two teenagers, David and Jennifer. David has an addiction to old reruns of a fifties sitcom

  • Plato's Allegory In The Truman Show

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    His film is loaded with the same ideas found in ancient philosophy. The Truman Show is about deceiving appearances, absolute control, and the search for truth, which are all major themes in philosophy. The film is remarkably similar to Plato's allegory of the cave. In his allegory of the cave, Plato asks the reader to imagine humans living in a dark cave,

  • Allegory Of Religion In The Film 'The Truman Show'

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    To me this film is an allegory for religion because Christof plays the role of a god to Truman, he is omnipresent, and controlling his life. In a similar way, God controls our lives and knows what is best for us. . For the majority of the film, we can see different examples of how much control Christof has over Truman, and how little control he has over himself. The harmful control delivered at the hands of Christof reflects the grip Satan can have on people. The predictable film, The Truman

  • Research Paper On The Truman Show

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    Peter Weir’s The Truman Show is about Truman Burbank who is trapped in the fake world of a reality T.V show. Its director Christof is responsible for lively broadcasting Truman’s 24/7 with 5,000 cameras to a worldwide audience without Truman’s knowledge. Christof’s purpose for creating this show is mainly for making money, but as the show’s director he also achieves power and fame. By the co-operation legally (they are the first to do this) adopting and “imprisoning” Truman on a studio set (which

  • The Truman Show Essay

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    Truman Show” director Peter Weir created a film that allowed not my but many individuals reflect on their life. His movies, including “Dead Poets Society” is one of many of his collection that shows his dedication and effort towards his directory that provides a powerful message to his viewers. It's a rare opportunity, for a movie to help allow the audience to reflect upon the world around them and realize the type of world they're living in. Many films only focus towards one specific goal, which

  • Why Is The Truman Show Inhumane

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    The Truman show is a show where they adopted a baby from nursery and document his life from infant to death. Coming up here today, I want to voice why The Truman show is inhumane and a grave violation to human rights. Why is cruel and why it unfair for Truman to be prisoned for his whole life. Truman doesn’t even know that his whole life is a lie? He doesn’t know that it’s all being reordered for a show to entertain the show’s audience. You may be thinking, this is a good opportunity for him to

  • The Philosophical Themes Of The Truman Show

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    Section One The Truman Show is a film centered on the life of Truman Burbank (Jim Carrey). Born to a mother who did not want him, Truman Burbank was legally adopted by a major television network at the time of his birth. Truman unwittingly is the star of a television show. is the story of his life; now a 29 year old insurance salesman, residing in the town of Seahaven. Ever since Truman was born his life has been filmed and broadcasted for an audience twenty four hours a day. Everything that he has

  • Truman's Perception Of Truth In The Truman Show Directed By Peter Weir

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    The Truman Show directed by Peter Weir, is about Truman Burbank who is a simple man, living a predictable and ideal life in a world that revolves around him. He was an unwanted baby who was legally adopted by a television corporation. Ever since he was born his every move has been monitored by thousands of cameras and analyzed by an audience without his knowledge. His life is on display for millions of people around the world to watch 24 hours a day. He is the star of a reality TV show, The Truman

  • The Truman Show Vs Brave New World

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    pursue the thing or things make them happy is just as important as their right to be unhappy. In Huxley’s novel and in the film, The Truman Show, freedom is so manipulated and tainted that by todays standards it could not be considered freedom at all. In both Brave New World and The Truman Show it shows the negative effects this type of society can cause. In both the novel and film it shows how drug or substance abuse must be enforced to pacify, conditioning, and sex are used a means to control the subject

  • Essay On The Truman Show

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    Homeless people should be more important to the community and truman should help them out. “Who Needs Europe?” Is persuading him to go somewhere other than europe because they don’t want him to leave. 2. According to Robert Castle (2005, Bright Lights Film Journal, Issue 49), The Truman Show demonstrates an individual’s struggle to gain his true self. Comment on what the role of media could be in causing an individual to not know his/her true self. Do you believe that audiences are so weak that they