EssayonMoralsandEthicsintheMovieWallStreet
MoralsandEthicsintheMovieWallStreetThemovie'WallStreet'isarepresentationofpoormoralsand dissapointingbusinessethicsinthepopularworldofbusiness.Thismovieshowsthenegativeeffectsthatbad businessmoralscanhaveonsocietyThetwomaincharactersareBudFoxplayedbyCharlieSheenandGordon GekkoplayedbyMichaelDouglas.BudFoxisayoungstockbrokerwhocomesfromanhonestworking-class familybutontheotherhand,GordonGekkoisamillionairewhoBud...
TooBigToFailAndInsideJob:MovieAnalysis
ThefinalsegmentinBusinessinthemovieseriesfocusedondocumentariesaboutmoderncapitalismThetwo documentarieswewatchedwere"TooBigtoFail"and"InsideJob."BothdocumentariesfocusedonthebigWall StreetbailoutsituationandhowitwaseventuallyresolvedBothspokeaboutthepeopleinvolved,howtheywere connectedandwhowasreallytoblamefortheproblem.Thoughtheybothexploredthebigbailoutandthe recessiontofollow,eachmoviehadtheirownopiniononwhowasreally
TheMovie'WolfOfWallStreet'
treatothersaroundthem(Greed).Anexampleofthiscanbeseeninthemovie"WolfofWallStreet",wherethe protagonistwentfrombeingasimpleeverydaymanwiththedesiretofindsuccessinlife,toawealthyperson filledwithavariceandalwayswantingmoreafterhefoundsuccessasastockbrokerThefivetimeoscar nominatedmovie,directedbyMartinScorsese,encompassesthethemeofgreedbyfactorsofthemoviesuchas thecameraangles,themusicthatwasusedinthescenes,symbolism
actandtreatothersaroundthem.Anexampleofthiscanbeseeninthemovie"WolfofWallStreet",wherethe protagonistwentfrombeingasimpleeverydaymanwiththedesiretofindsuccessinlifetoawealthyperson filledwithavariceandalwayswantingmoreafterhefoundsuccessasastock-broker.Thefivetimeoscar nominatedmovie,directedbyMartinScorsese,encompassesthethemeofgreedbyfactorsofthemoviesuchas thecameraangles,themusicthatwasusedinthescenes,symbolism...
Mise-En-SceneAnalysis
Mise-en-SceneAnalysisThesceneIwillbeanalyzingisfromthefilmTheWolfofWallStreetSpecifically,I willbediscussingasceneatthebeginningofthefilmwhenthecoked-outbusinessmanMarkHanna(Matthew McConaughey)plyingJordanBelford(LeonardoDiCaprio)withadviceaboutWallStreetduringalunchmeeting. ThemiseensceneofTheWolfofWallStreetwasdesignedanddeterminedduringpre-productionanditwas carefullyplannedbecausethisspecificscenewhenJordan...
CompareandContrast,Bartleby,TheScrivener;bookandmovie
that'sthecommonthemethatisincreasinglytrueinourworldtodayManymovieadaptationsofgreatclassic storiesandliteratureworkshavebeencreatedwithgreatvisuals.Questionis,dotheadaptationsreallycarrythe samemeaningandweightoftheoriginalwrittenworksoraretheadaptionsmeanttoopennewperspectivesforthe audiences?Thispaperwill,throughtheexaminingthesettings,character,toneandstorylines,compareand contrastthebookversionandmovieadaptationofthe...
HowistheaudiencepositionedtoseeGordonGekkoin'WallStreet:MoneyNeverSleeps?'Thefilm'WallStreet: MoneyNeverSleeps'followsthestoryofJacobMoore,hispartnerWinnieGekko,andherestrangedfather GordonGekkoDirectorOliverStoneusesnotonlycharacterisationbutalsofilmtechniquesandsymbolismto positiontheaudiencetoseeacertaincharacter.ThefilmissetinNewYorkintheyear2008andissetoutsoit willconnectwiththeaudienceoftodayThestorylineof
TheThemesOfDesireAndIdentityIn'TheTalentedMrRipley'
Thethemesofdesireandidentityarecommonlyseenthroughoutfilmsandnovelsthroughdifferentstorylines. Howeverinsomestoriesthesethemeshaveaparticularsignificanceinthetextsinfluencingthewaythestoryis portrayed,andthewaytheaudienceunderstandsthemessagestryingtocomeacross.Someofthefilmsthathold thesethemesofdesireandidentityareTheTalentedMrRipley,MeanGirls,WolfofWallStreet,andCatchmeif youcanTheTalentedMrRipley,afilmdirectedby
London'sDelusiveVisionary,Banksy
inLondonandhavemadetheirwaytoLosAngeles,Syria,andBrooklynbutheisknownallovertheworldfor mockingoursocietyandpeopleseemtobedrawntoit,includingmyselfEventhoughgraffitiisnotknownfor makinganimpacttosociety,Streetartcanreflectafeelingbecauseallarthassomemeaningandtheartisthasa reasonforpaintingitforthepublictoseeTheBritishgraffitiartiststartedoffasafreehandgraffitiartist,oneof threehishiscrewinthe1990's.Banksylater...
4thwallbreaksinthemovieDuringthe4thwallbreaksAlvyandwhoeverheiswithstartstotalktotheaudience abouthisthoughtsduringcertainscenes.Anotherinterestingaspectofthefilmiswhenacharactertalksabouta certainsituationthenextsceneisthesituationthatwasbeingtalkedaboutThedialogueinthemoviedictatesthe story,itallowsthestorytomoveforward.WhenAnnieandAlvymeetitseemsthattheyhititoff,theylooklike anotherhappycouple.Asthemoviegoes...
WallstreettheMovie
Themovie"WallStreet"isarepresentationofpoormoralsanddisappointingbusinessethicsinthepopularworld ofbusiness.Thismovieshowsthenegativeeffectsthatbadbusinessmoralscanhaveonsociety.Thetwomain charactersareBudFoxplayedbyCharlieSheenandGordonGekkoplayedbyMichaelDouglasBudFoxisa youngstockbrokerwhocomesfromanhonestworking-classfamilybutontheotherhand,GordonGekkoisa millionairewhoBudadmiresandwantstobeassociatedwithGreedseems
DisneyLearnsto"ActLocal"ontheGlobalStage
StageTheWaltDisneyCompany,hometoMickeyMouse,DonaldDuck,andothericoniccharacters,hasastellar reputationinmanypartsoftheworldforitsfamily-friendlyentertainmentofferings.Thecompany'sparksand resortsdivisionoperatesthemeparksinfivegloballocations,includingarecent$18billionparkinHongKong Disney'sfabledstudioentertainmentunithasanillustrioushistoryinbothanimationandlive-actionfeatures.The LionKing,releasedin1994,isthehighestgrossing
inscribeonthepedestal.Ozymandiaslikemanyotherleadersfromthepastwerecorruptedbytheirpower.These leaderswereblindedbytheirpowerthinkingthattheycouldovercomeanythingIntheendtheirobsessionwith powerleadsthemnowhere.Thethemeofthispoemisthatpowercorrupts.PercyShelleywrotethispoemin1818. DuringthattimeKingJorgethethirdruledoverEnglandKingGeorgewasinpowerduringmanymilitary conflictsinthekingdom.IthinkPercyShelleyopposedhisruleand...
PiThemes
PiisanAmericanmovieproducedin1998directedbyDarrenAronofsky,whowrotethefilmaswellThe surrealistpsychologicalmoviewaswrittenbasedonthemathematicalconstantpiEventhecoverphotohasa symbolofthePi,whichgivesitamathematicalapproach.Notablythefilmhascoveredvariousthemesthroughthe mathematicalconceptespeciallyonhowtheuniverserelateswithmathematicsReligionandmysticismareother themesfocusedoninthemovie.Throughouttheplotofthestory...
DoTheRightThing:MovieAnalysis
forpowerThismovieportraysthestrugglesandrealitiesofaneighborhoodwithwhiteandblackAfrican Americanpeople.ThiscanbeseeninmanyinstancesforexamplewhenBuggin'Out,RadioRaheem,andSmiley marchintoSal'sanddemandthatSalchangetheWallofFame.Anothervitalinstanceshowstheheightofpower struggleItiswhenthehugefightstartsinthestreetandresultsinRaheembeingkilledbyawhitepoliceofficer Thecauseforallthetensioninthemoviecanperhapsbe...
adaptedintoafilmbyTateTaylor.TheHelpisatouchingandwell-writtenfilm,thatisinsomewaysbetterthan thebook.Ingeneral,thefilmTheHelpwouldnothavebeenassuccessfulasitwasifitdidnothaveasolidplot lineThemovierevolvesaroundtheracialissuestackledbyawhitetwenty-year-oldladynamedEugeniaPhelan, knownbyherfriendsasSkeeter,ablackmaidnamedAibileen,andanotherblackmaidnamedMinny.Afterbeing raisedinJackson,Mississippi,anincredibly
RomanticIdeaofOuterSpace
thecontinuanceofspaceexploration.WALL-E,aDisney'sPixarmovie,showsdifferentthemesthatrelatetothe competingvisionsofspacecultureThesearethepost-apocalypticandfuturisticview,ofhumansbeingableto liveinouter-spacewithadvancedtechnologyfacilitatingtheireverydaylives.Thefilmstartsoutwithahotsteamy,desertedwastelandwhichusedtoathrivingcitybeforeEarthbecameuninhabitableandecologically trashedplanetWALL-E,themaincharacter,whoisaromantic
RacialTensionIn'BugginOut'
ThemovietakesplaceinablackneighborhoodinBrooklyn,NewYorkandmostlyinvolvesthepizzeriathata familyofthreeItaliansownsMookieisayoungblackmanthatworksatthepizzeriaandsometimeshehastodeal withtensionwithoneoftheItalianbrothersnamedPino.OnedayoneofMookie'sfriends,Buggin'Out,askthe storeownerSalwhydoesheonlyhavewhitepeopleonhiswalloffameandthatheshouldputblackpeopleup theresincehehasabusinessinablackneighborhood.Sal...
TheWolfofWallStreetisinlightofthejournalofJordanBelfort,apreviousstockbrokerwhobeganafinancier firmcalledStrattonOakmontinthe1990sandturnedouttobespectacularlyrichhawkingpennystocksto unwittingpurchasersbeforebeingindictedsecuritiesextortionandIRSevasionThefilm,coordinatedbyMartin ScorseseandfeaturingLeonardoDiCaprioasBelfort,isathree-hour,drug-powered,shockinglyinteresting odysseythatprocuresitshardRratingbyunflinchinglyportraying...
Banksy:HisWorksOfArtAndOutlookOnLife
PalestineHebeganhisworkinthestreetsofBristol,Englandasafreehandartistpaintinghisgraffitialloverthe wallsofthecity.Helaterstartedusingstencilstomakehisworkeasiercleanerandfaster.Banksyhasmovedupin theartworldfromstencilingthestreetstoshowinghisworkallovertheworldDespitenowbeinginternationally knownasa"GraffitiStreetArtLegend",hisworkhasn'tsloweddownonebit.Hestillpaintsthestreetswithhis criticalpoliticalviewandimagery
ComparingBeowulfandMichaelCrichton'sThe13thWarriorEssay
ProposalfortheBeowulfMovieThatshouldprobablybemadecauseiswouldbegood.AquicknoteOnthetitle: IthinkthatthebesttitleforthemoviewouldbeTheWolforsomethingsimplelikethat,causeactionsmovies needsimpletitlesorpeoplecan'trememberthemIthinkthatistheruleIcannotrememberAnyway,theplotof themoviewouldfollowthebasicskeletalstructureofthefirstpartofBeowulfandhisbattlewithGrendelandhis motherThedialoguewouldbekeptsimple
ThroughoutthemovieTheWolfofWallStreet,manydifferentsociologicalperspectivesandthemescanbenoted. Thismovieisaboutthestoryofanon-conventionalbusinessman/stocktraderwhonotonlyusesquestionable methodstoriseabovethepoor,butalsoheavilyusesbothstreetandnarcoticdrugs,butalsoremainsfunctional andarguablysuccessfulThemaintheory/perspectivethatIamgoingtobeconnectingtothisfilmwouldhaveto beconflicttheory.Conflicttheorywasfirstusedby...
SymbolismOfTheAmericanDreamInTheGlassCastle
occasionallysleepingoutsideonthegroundinthedesert,hencethename.Foratimetheysettledowninthe miningtownofBattleMountain,whichkindofresemblesasortofolderalmostghosttownPartIII:Welch,is similartoBattleMountain.TheWallsfamilylivesinaveryrundowntownwithasortofhillbillyvibe.Their househasnorunningwater,insulation,orheatingPartIV:NewYorkCityhasatotallydifferentfeelingfromthe restofthestory.Here,JeannetteandLorihaveanapartment...
ExamplesOfEarlyObservationalMovementsInFilm
wasfoundedinFrance,whileatthesametime,directcinemawasfoundedintheUnitedStatesBothhavethe sameintentionof"beingthere"andplacingtheviewerinthelocationamongthesubjects.Theyeachuseatleast oneoftheGriersonian'sthemes,suchasmalenarratorvoice-over,re-enactmentshots,andscripts.However,there areafewdifferencesinthesemovementswiththeirchoiceandstyleintheirapproachCinémavéritéis veryself-reflexive,andincludesalotofinteraction...
worststockmarketcrashtheworldhadeverfaced.ThemovieWhiteZombiewasproducedin1932,theyear whentheDepressionhitthehardest.ThismovierepresentsthefearsAmericafeltatthattimeperiod,becausethis moviecamedirectlyfromthetimeperiodWhiteZombieisusedtoreflecttheculturalfearsofthe1930sthrough metaphorbycomparingculturalfearstozombies.Mostofthemaincharacterscanbeconsideredamonsterinthis movieThedirectorofWhiteZombie,VictorHalperin,uses
InternalConflictInTheBookThief
Thethemeofthenovel,TheBookThiefwrittenbyMarkusZusakisthatthereisgreatpowerinwordanditmakes ahugeimpactonothersAsLieselbegintolearntoread,sherealizeshehungersforwordsandthattheyareher sourceofcomfortwhichiswhyshestealsbooks.Soonsherealizethatcanbeanuglything.Forexample,theway HitlerusewordstoencouragetheGermanstocarryoutcruel,violenceoninnocentpeople.Ichosethistheme becauseIagreeonhowwordscaninfluencepeople
TheCityofGod:FilmReview
oftheguitarplaying,asambarhythmandshotsofanervouslookingchickenwatchinghisfriendshavingtheir neckslicedThechickenescapesandischasedbyagroup(whichwelaterlearnaregangmembers)throughthe streets.Intheprocess,theybrutalizepeopleonthestreetandfinallyendupinastandoffwithagroupofpolice. Stuckbetweenthegangandthepoliceisayoungman,namedRocket,whoseemstofearthegangThecamera whirlsbackandforthshowingthegang,thechickenand...
WestartwithRaidoRaheemasheswalkingdownthestreetwithabackwardstrackingshotandthesong,Fight thePower,playing,butthistime,diegeticallyfromRaheem'sboomboxandthesongbeginsslurringbecausehis boomboxisrunningoutofpowerWethencuttothelocalkoreanstorewhereRaheemis
TimBurtonStyleAnalysis
emotionsbyusingunordinarycinematictechniquesthatstandsoutcomparedtothecasualfilm.Burtonuseslow keylightingandnon-diegeticmusicinordertocreatethefeelingofmysteryandgloominessinhisviewersthat communicatesanoverallthemeofisolationLowKeylightingisusedinBurton'sfilmstosetthescenetobedark andgloomyandnevergivesthesceneahappypositiveeffectontheviewers.AccordingtotheNewYorkTimes Articlehebelievesthattheaudienceisscaredoftheir
WhatIsTheThemeOfSelf-SacrificeInTheCountOfMonteCristo
werequitesimilar.Introducethecharactersandwhatmovietheyarein.Forexample,Edmond'ssimilaritiesto Andyincludethefactthattheywerebothframedforacrimetheydidn'tcommit,foundguilty,andsenttoprison Bothusedadifferentaliasoncetheybothescapeprison,"TheCountofMonteCristo"(Edmond),and"Randall Stevens"(Andy).Bothincludedasimilarstepinplanningtheirescapefromprison,bydiggingaholethrougha wallintheircell;andforbothcharacters,theevidence
ThemovieoftheShawshankRedemptionisbasedonashortstorybyStevenKingThemovieshowshowprison lifeaffectsprisonersduringtheirsentenceinjailandafterwhentheyarereleased.Thedirectorconcentrates mostlyonthepersonalcostofadaptingtoprisonlifeandhowsomeconvicts,oncetheyconform,losetheabilityto survivebeyondthebarbedwireandironbars.Asacharacterputsit,'These[prison]wallsarefunny.Firstyouhate them,thenyougetused
CompetitiveAdvantagesOfUniversalOrlandoResorts
UniversalOrlandoResortistheoneofthetopfivelargestthemeparksintheworld,comingsecondonlytoWalt DisneyWorld.In2016,theysawroughly47.3millionvisitorswalkthroughtheirgates.Theycompetedirectly withWaltDisneyWorldResortswhichisjustdownthestreet,intermsofthemeparksInthebeginning,they soughttobeanadditionalthemeparkinanindustryrelativelycontrolledbyoneparty"Disney."Astheycontinued togrowtheysawotherareastoinvestinandcompeted
TheDecadeOfThe1980'S
Thedecadeofthe1980'sexperiencedamassivesortsofchangesineconomicsandculture,thisrequiresacertain analysisofthetimeandthewayculturebecameintertwinedwitheconomicsTheculturetransformedandallowed thedecadetobereadasanexperienceofculturalproductsbetweencultureandeconomy.Throughthe conspicuousconsumptionofthedecade,the1980sencouragedaculturalshifttowardscompletecommodification (whatisthis)andinteractionwiththemarketRonaldReagan
capableofexplainingthephenomenonofwhitecollarcrime,namingthepresenceofnegativestimuliandgoal blockage,amongotherfactors,ascentralcausesofcriminality,despitethebackgroundordemographicofthe offender.InTheWolfofWallStreet,JordanBelfortgrewupinamiddle-classfamily,andturned...
DeathOfASalesmanFatherSonRelationship
togetherissuccess"(SuccessQuotes)ThisquotebyHenryFordprovidesanopinionaboutsuccess,whichisa commonthemeintheplayDeathofaSalesman,writtenbyArthurMiller.ThetwomaincharactersWilly,andBiff representafathersonrelationshipThesecharactersaredifferentinmanyways,yettheysharesomesimilaritiesas well.ThedifficulttimesfromtheWallStreetCrashof1929determinedMillertobecomesuccessful,andhedid thisthroughwritingadmiredandawardwinningplays
FifthHarmony
untilyouareunconsciouslysingingthesongunderyourbreathAfterridingtheglorybroughtbytheirlastsingle "WorthIt,"there'sachancethatFifthHarmonyisgearingupforanotherone.Thistime,though,they'renottaking overtheWallStreetinpinstripesuitsThrowingcautiontothewindinpursuitforsomethingmorefun,the Americangirlbandisbeltingforanaddicting,dangerouskindofloveinstead.Startingoffwithablastof tromboneandashoutfromoneofthegirls,you
innocentgirlspaythepriceforanactofcruelty,inthesixteenthstreetBaptistchurchLateron,theSCLC( SouthernChristianLeadershipConference)ledthefirsttwomarchestoEdmundPettusBridgeinSelma,Alabama, whichwereunsuccessfulbecauseofthebrutalityshownbywhitepoliceThethirdattemptledbyMartinLuther KingandSCLCwasvictoriousbecauseofthewhiteprotestorsandtheVotingRightsActwaspassed.Themovie didanincrediblejobportrayingtheeventsofthe
StrangerThanFictionCitation
1.Inthemovie,StrangerthanFiction(2006),thefilmbeginsbywatchingthemaincharactergothroughhisdaily morningroutine.HaroldCrick'swristwatchtimedeverystepthathetook.Whetherheisbrushinghisteeth,getting dressed,orcatchingthebustoworkThefilmbeginsthiswaytoemphasizethesymbolicimportanceofthewatch Thefirstfewshotsrelatetothelastfewshots,becauseHaroldwassupposedtodie.TheauthorofHarold'sstory, KarenEiffel,finishedthestorywithhow
JORDANBELFORTBiography
JORDANBELFORTBiography/BackgroundNicknamed"theWolfofWallStreet,"JordanBelfortmade millionsinthe1990sthroughhisinvestmentcompany,StrattonOakmontHismemoiristhebasisforthe2013 MartinScorsesefilmTheWolfofWallStreet,starringLeonardoDicapro.BorninQueens,NewYork,onJuly9, 1962,JordanBelforthadanaturaltalentasasalesmanatanearlyage,operatingameatandseafoodbusinessin the1980sAfterthatcompanywentbust,Belfortbegansellingstocksin
AccordingtoFranciscoGonzalezandhisblog,Stallone'scharacter("completelyembracesthewordofthelaw") Inthe1995movie,themainthemesintertwinewithacorruptjudicialsystem,cops,andgovernment.However,the new2012revisionofJudgeDredd,namedDredd,wasdirectedbyPeteTravis,starringKarlUrbanThe2012 renditiondealswithsimilaranddifferentthemesfromthe1995film,buttakesplaceinacompletelydifferent setting,andalsohasadifferentplotanddifferentcharacters
TheThemeOfDoTheRightThing
DotheRightThingInthefilm,DotheRightThing,directorSpikeLeepresentstheaudiencewiththethemeof racism.ThetitlerepresentstheeverydaychoicesthatweasAmericansofvariousethnicities,cultures,andrace. SpikeLee'sDotheRightThingallowstheviewerstodecideforthemselvestherightthingtodoaboutracism Everyonehasthechoicetobeacceptingofcultures,orpeopledifferentfromthem.Thefilmportrayshowan ItalianAmericannamedSalhasaneighborhoodpizzeria