The Evil Dead Essays

  • An analysis of the form of ideology of Evil Dead 2

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    An analysis of the form of ideology of Evil Dead 2 Evil Dead 2 is a film directed by Sam Raimi who has set out to make a film of the comicall horror genre. The story is obviously the sequel to Evil Dead and follows the exploits of the same character ?Ash? as he takes a trip with his new girlfriend ?Linda?. Raimi has a history for making these types of films with obvious style similarities being seen between ?Evil Dead? and its sequel. ?Evil Dead? was the first feature length film Raimi made

  • Infamous Second Son Essay

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    which you can acquire depending on your karma level, hero or villain. The skills which you acquire from having good karma give you skills which are more helpful for manoeuvring your way through a level. Whereas the skills which you acquire form having evil karma give you skills which are more helpful if you want to destroy everything and everyone that gets in your way. Though this could be a problem if you decide you want to use a mix of

  • Satirical Techniques In Sam Raimi's Evil Dead II

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    Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead II is the epitome of a splatter – comedy, psychological, slapstick, demony-hell, undead, monster (thing??), no-cohesive-genre, cult film. Made in 1987, Evil Dead II blurs the lines of genre through use of slapstick comedy, outrageous gore, and a horror – themed plotline; which is exemplified in the “dancing corpse” sequence. The sequence begins with a self – playing piano, the music being diegetic in contrast to the dancing portion of the sequence. The viewer assumes this trick

  • Analysis of Halloween by John Carpenter and Evil Dead by Sam Raimi

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    Analysis of Halloween by John Carpenter and Evil Dead by Sam Raimi The horror genre is characterized by the attempt to make the viewer experience dread, fear and terror. Some of the most common elements include vampires, zombies and werewolves. One of the films which I am going to analyze is “Halloween” by John Carpenter which starred Jamie Lee Curtis and Donald Pleasence. This film was made in 1978; this was considered the film which started the “slasher film” genre. This genre was continued

  • Thomas Nagel's Deprivation Essay

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    In this essay, I will explain and then evaluate Thomas Nagel’s deprivation account of death. I will explain Nagel’s considerations in regards to whether or not death is bad for the person who is dead, and the reasons for which he defends his claims. I will then go on to outline whether or not I believe Nagel’s claims are successful in light of the objections he attempts to refute. I will begin by setting the parameters of this discussion by emphasizing what Nagel defines to be death. Nagel writes

  • sleep

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    examining Shakespeare’s image of sleep, one can determine that sleep reinforces the idea of evil. Throughout the play the conventional idea of sleep as being a calm, restful time is switched around to demonstrate evil. When Macbeth is just about to murder Duncan in his sleep one sees his sleep is going to be disturbed. “Nature seems dead, and wicked dreams abuse the curtained sleep.” (Shakespeare 41) “Nature seems dead,” shows that Macbeth is feeling guilt already, not just about him killing King Duncan

  • Analysis Of The Book Truth Matters: Confident Faith In A Confusing World

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    fundamentals of Christian faith. The book Truth Matters: Confident Faith in a Confusing World by Andreas Köstenberger and the film God’s Not Dead (Harold Cronk, 2014) present both similar and different viewpoints on defending one’s faith adequately. Arguments addressed by both the book and the film include the credibility of people, a concept of morals, and the existence of evil. The first argument mentioned by both the book and the film was that most people will take

  • Character Analysis: Speaker For The Dead

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    Speaker for the Dead taught me that I have been and will always be my own main character, but that I should read the books of others. Ironically, Ender Wiggin, Ender the Xenocide, and the Speaker for the Dead are all the same person. Ender Wiggin: hero of the world who wiped out the entire Bugger race for the sake of mankind. Ender the Xenocide: the face of evil who slaughtered millions of innocent people just because they were different. Speaker for the Dead: the most understanding and

  • Jean-Paul Sartre and Our Responsibility for Teaching History

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    personal responsibility: my responsibility to the dead lives that preceded me. Sartre's writings suggest that accepting this responsibility can be a source of wisdom. Few historians, however, view history as transcending the orderly presenting and elucidating of facts, events, and processes. I contend that Sartre's writings suggest a personally enhancing commitment. A lucid and honest response to the challenges and demands of history and the dead lives that preceded my own existence is an engagement

  • Scream Queens Analysis

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    Grande, and the scream queen herself, Jamie Lee Curtis. Scream Queens airs Tuesday nights on FOX. Ash Vs. Evil Dead (STARZ) – The horror antics of the Evil Dead franchise are back for a 10-episode series from director Sam Raimi, producer Rob Tapert, and Bruce Campbell reprises his role as Ash Williams. 30 years after the events of Army of Darkness (the third installment of the Evil Dead franchise),

  • Violence In Lord Of The Flies Essay

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    the savagery of humankind during the war with all of the death and bloodshed that surrounded him. All of this violence shows that humans are all born with evil inside of them.

  • Comparing Biblical Stories with the Stories of Zoroastrianism, Egyptian Mythology, and Buddhism

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    personifies all evil and malice in the world. The holy book of Christianity is the Bible, which is believed to be the word of God. The Bible tells tales of fights between good and evil. The Bible says that God gave humans the Ten Commandments, and that those who follow the Commandments will gain access to Heaven. In many religions, the theme of good against evil is apparent. One of these religions is Zoroastrianism, which is believed to be the first religion to use this concept of good against evil. Another

  • God's Not Dead

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    God’s Not Dead Jasneet Kaur 1. How did the different characters in the film live out their various worldviews? In what ways were they living in a way that was inconsistent with their worldviews? Pick three people form the movie. There are many different point-of-views of many individuals in the movie. These three characters live their lives in many different ways, and also relate with many people in our world. Firstly, Professor Jeffery Radisson is the main antagonist of the extremely despised

  • Day Of The Dead

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    Day of the Dead or Día de los Muertos is a holiday that is celebrated in Mexico. Day of the Dead is a day to celebrate the life of deceased loved ones. Day of the Dead starts on October 31 and ends on November 2. The first day or October 31 is Halloween. The second day November 1 is the day to celebrate children and infants who have died. The third and final day November 2 is for everyone who has died. Your loved one who has died will come back either November first or second to spend the day with

  • In which ways does golding portray blah

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    In Lord of the Flies, Golding extensively uses of analogy and symbolism like the dead parachutist in Beast from Air to convey the theme of intrinsic human evil through the decay of the character’s innocence and the island itself. In this essay, I will view and explain Golding’s use of specific symbolism to explain the novel’s main themes. In Beast From Air, the boys have the false idea of the beast being the dead parachutist that falls on the island: the fear the boys have of the beast leads to the

  • How Does Golding Present The Evil In Lord Of The Flies

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    In the book “ Lord of the Flies” William Golding shows that human nature is basically evil through the symbolism he uses. The entire novel is full of hidden meaning, and many of the items and people are facets of human nature. The preponderance of the symbols represent either virtuous or wicked characteristics, and because the theme of the novel is evil human nature, the symbols that represent evil become more prevalent than the ones that represent estimable traits. The symbols that represent good

  • Death by Thomas Nagel

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    death is the permanent end of our existence. Besides addressing whether death is a bad thing, Nagel focuses on whether or not it is something that people should be fearful of. He also explores whether death is evil. Death is defined as permanent death, without any form of consciousness, while evil is defined as the deprivation of some quality or characteristic. In his conclusion, he reaffirms that conscious existence ends at death and that there is no subject to experience death and death ultimately

  • Macbeth and Lady Macbeth as A Dead Butcher and His Fiend-like Queen in William Shakespeare's Macbeth

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    Macbeth and Lady Macbeth as A Dead Butcher and His Fiend-like Queen in William Shakespeare's Macbeth Macbeth is one of Shakespeare's four famous tragedies. It was written in 1605-1606, at the peak of Shakespeare's career; and was chosen to accolade the new King James I of England, who had been James VI of Scotland. He had a fascination with witchcraft and the supernatural, so the play 'Macbeth' complimented his passion. Shakespeare is famed for his use of the English language, ''turning

  • Aesthetic Distance In American Horror Movies

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    their gruesome behavior the audience is given an easy out. Believing that evil has a root cause, the audience does not have to accept the shocking hypothesis that evil can simply exist without rhyme or reason. Even in the masterpiece Halloween (1978) we are tossed a half-hearted psychological explanation as to why Michael Myers does what he does. The psychobabble that Donald Pleasance spouts is simply that Myers is "pure evil," and there are some vague connections made between Myers witnessing his

  • A Comparison Of Rip Van Winkle And The Tell-Tale Heart

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    telling the audience about how he is not crazy. The story starts out with a man stating that he is not crazy and continues to explain why he killed a man. Throughout the story tell the audience that it was the man’s evil eye that drove him to the murder. What got him caught was the dead man’s heart beating in the floor. Rip Van Winkle is about a man who fell asleep for twenty years and