Category: Film Analysis

Introduction to the Adaptation of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare continues to be one of the most influential and widely spread pieces of literature in history, even over 400 years after the play was written. The 16th Century play has had countless adaptations, interpretations, and works that have been inspired by…

Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, follows the story of two young lovers that fell in love from the moment they laid eyes on each other. Romeo and Juliets families, the Montague and Capulets, had been in a continuous feud for several generations. This resulted in the two teenagers not being able to publicly express…

The Coens frequently test the morality of their characters in their films to see whether their principles will come before a temptation of the criminal or immoral variety. These temptations are primarily of the monetary variety, however, but also encompass the duality of justice and loyalty to one’s companions, friends or family. The consistent presence…

The first version of Romeo and Juliet was directed by Franco Zeffirelli and was released in 1968. The Zeffirelli version took place in the city of Verona. The second version of Romeo and Juliet was directed by Baz Luhrmann and was released in 1996. The Luhrmann version took place on Verona beach. The films told…

In the film Inception, Dom Cobb is an extractor who has the ability to enter into peoples dreams and get information from them. He is given a job to implant an idea inside the mind of Robert Fischer and so he gathers a team to help him design an elaborate plan to complete the task.…

Are illusions a negative or positive aspect within ones life? Set in 2010, the film begins with Gil and his fiancee Inez vacationing within the city of Paris as Gil struggles to finish his first novel. As Gil is walking back to his hotel after dinner one night, he finds himself lost in the streets…

Go on adventure, and conquer the fear, sometimes we need to follow our heart and do things that scare us the most or we arent strong enough to do. Marlin expresses inordinate fear towards the ocean, he teaches Nemo to fear because of his past experiences. His first step to vanquish the terror that controls…

The Princess Bride, directed by Rob Reiner, is a delightful fantasy adventure comedy. The film follows a pair of lovers, Westley and Buttercup, trying to find their way back to each other after being separated for many years. Westley is a farmhand who works for Buttercups family. Buttercup taunts Westley daily by making him do…

The story of Divergent is set in a futuristic dystopian city, Chicago. The city, built by its founders, is divided into five factions that each represent a different virtue, Abnegation: The selfless Amity: The peaceful Candor: The honest Dauntless: The Brave Erudite: And the Intelligent Teenagers have to decide which faction they want to go…

The main protagonist of this story is a twelve-year-old boy named Miguel. Although his family banned music from their lives, this young boy still dreamed of to be part of a musician. The reason why their family banned the music into their lives was because his great-great-grandmother Imelda believed that her husband who was a…