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- 6851: MTV and The Madonna Phenomenon
- ... and that their subjectivities do not have to be totally determined by the dominant patriarchy. British Cultural studies also provide an opening for a discussion on the Madonna Phenomenon'. Her success has been due in great part to television and music videos, and many critics will dispute her musical talent but will concede to the fact that Madonna has one of the most powerful looks in history. These critics might say ... by using her sexuality to manipulate young girls. As Fiske writes, however, this theory could only be true if one thought of all Madonna fans as so-called cultural dupes (Fiske 304). There is a great deal of evidence to support this theory. Madonna may be seen as just another female star who aims to show herself as the embodiment of male sexual desires, this would propose that she is attempting ...
- 6852: The History of Greek Theater
- The History of Greek Theater Theater and drama in Ancient Greece took form in about 5th century BCE, with the Sopocles, the great writer of tragedy. In his plays and those of the same genre, heroes and the ideals of life were depicted and glorified. It was believed that man should live for honor and fame, his action was courageous and glorious and his life would climax in a great and noble death. Originally, the hero's recognition was created by selfish behaviors and little thought of service to others. As the Greeks grew toward city-states and colonization, it became the destiny and ambition ...
- 6853: Violence on the Tube
- ... as television and films. Nearly all of us have been exposed to television, videotapes, and films in the classroom. Children in day- care centers often watch Sesame Street. There are filmed and videotaped versions of great works of literature such as Orson Welles' Macbeth. Nearly every school shows films of laboratory experiments. But what of our viewing outside of the classroom? Television is also one of our major sources of informal ... are more violent than they have ever been, but television stations now and then attempt to tone down the violence in shows intended for children. Still, our children are going to be exposed to a great deal of media violence. If not in Saturday morning cartoon shows, then in evening dramas and in the news. Or they'll hear about violence from friends, watch children get into fights, or read about ...
- 6854: Movie Review: The Mirror Has Two Faces
- ... on the response and a woman answers the phone who is Roses sister Claire. Claire explains to Greg that she responded to the ad without Roses consent and that Rose is not a women of great beauty. Greg explains that he is not in search of a woman with great beauty, just a woman for companship. Greg calls Rose on the telephone and the two decide to have dinner as friends. They adore each others companship and start to spend more and more time together ...
- 6855: Movie: The Firm
- ... follows; coercive power, reward power, legitimate power, expert power, and referent power. The firm practiced all five of these categories to gain control over their employees actions. The top partners of the firm possessed a great coercive power over their subordinates. Coercive power is defined as a power based on fear. The lead character Mitch McDeere was in fear of his life and his family's life if he failed to ... the trouble to do what he did. His reply was ...now I have a life. A life of my own, not someone else's. At the same time the firm gave Mitch many things of great value such as a houses, car, and six figure salary. Another form of power that emerges in The Firm is Legitimate power. Legitimate power is the power that a person receives as a result of ...
- 6856: Televised Violence is Here to Stay
- ... Stay One of the most heated issues debated, ever since the invention of the television, is the effects of media violence on society. Many try to wipe it out, but will undoubtedly fail. It has great educational and entertainment value. There have even been studies showing that viewing television violence will actually relieve stress. For these reasons, televised violence, including fights, with or without weapons, resulting in bloodshed, will never diminish ... the demand. Leisure time cries for fulfillment (Lineberry 24). Violence is the dominant theme of all mass media. The audience ratings do correlate positively with the percentages of violent programs. Violent types of programs gain great popularity; networks regard violence as good bait. It is a tool for attracting audiences (Howitt 124). Mass media organizations spend countless hours producing and presenting entertainment, and the American public spend a comparable amount of ...
- 6857: Sleepless in Seattle
- Sleepless in Seattle It is difficult to say at times, what exactly makes a movie great. I have found that the good movies are felt as you are leaving the theater. The audience should be able to feel and belive, to some degree. When exiting a movie, I hope that I ... convince myself. When I convince myself, fate sets itself up. I now feel that fate is working hard. I hope it is not just hardly working. I hope to dicover fate soon. Thanks for a great movie-"Sleepless in Seattle".
- 6858: Seinfeld
- ... for there pioneering works in comedy. But I believe that Seinfeld takes the term sitcom to another level. This is accomplished by exhibiting the many attributes of the show. Seinfeld contains many characteristics of a great situational comedy. The reason why Seinfeld is a unique show is because of its coherence. This show has a variety of plots in one episode. Seinfeld takes these plots and relates them in some odd ... the type of situation people have thought about, but never really confronted. By using everyday life situations Seinfeld appeals to a larger audience. All of these examples prove that Seinfeld has many characteristics of a great situational comedy.
- 6859: Of Mice and Men: A Comprehensive Comparison of Novel and Movie
- ... for a very dramatic ending. Because I read the novel, I knew what was going to happen, but I still was very drawn into the action. The film was a very good adaptation of a great book. It is a wonderful story of friendship,loneliness, and pain. This was an excellent film because it was dramatic but it never went too far and became sappy and overdone. This film is great because the creators realized how important the original text was in making this film. They did not fool around with it; the story says all they want to say.
- 6860: Movie Review: A Time To Kill
- ... I wasn't expecting. The movie is 145 minutes long, but it seems shorter than this. The book is over 500 pages, so Goldsman had his work cut out for him. But he did a great job and made the movie more entertaining than the book. As I said, the actors must have had something to do with it as well. Matthew McConaughey is superb as Brigance. This is his first movie and it will probably make him famous. His summation is one of the best parts of the movie. He says it with great emotion that, not only can the jury relate with, but so can the audience. Samuel L. Jackson is always good and there is one particular scene where he gives a small talk to Brigance. It ...
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