Essays and Research Papers on Film & Television

A 3 page paper which discusses the spiritual wars offered up in the 1991 film “Hamlet” starring Mel Gibson. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

An 11 page paper which compares and contrasts the portrayal of alien beings in the films “Independence Day” (1996) and “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” (1956). Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 4 page paper which analyzes the teachers, students, and parents in the film “Dead Poet’s Society.” Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 7 page paper which focuses on the animator’s themes of sexuality from “Red Hot Riding Hood” (1943) to “Little Rural Riding Hood” (1949) and self-reflexivity in “Tortoise Beats Hare” (1941) with an analysis of at least one of his other cartoons. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 4 page paper which considers whether or not this film can be recommended as a source of historical information. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines how Bruce Lee became an overnight star and what made his films so successful in Hong Kong and then in Hollywood at the peak of his career, and also analyzes the complications that prevented him from achieving international success until after his untimely death at the age of 32. ...

A 4 page paper which examines the show Sopranos. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines how the genre, visual style, narrative structure, sound, editing, and mise-en-scene contribute to the film’s meaning/themes. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 6 page paper discusses the use of sex and sexual antics in Russian film. Metaphoric, symbolic use discussed in the movies: Brother, Taxi Blues, and Little Vera. Bibliography lists 0 sources.

This 7 page paper examines the film Gattaca and the implications it raises in respect to controversial issues. Some issues raised are eugenics, human perfection and tampering with nature. These concepts are explored in depth and thoughtfully analyzed. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A 4 page essay that contrasts and compares Maxine Hong Kingston's novel Tripmaster Monkey: His Fake Book and the film Eat a Bowl of Tea. The writer argues that these works exemplify how Asian Americans, as writers and filmmakers, are changing the ways in which this ethnic group of US citizens are viewed. Bibliography lists ...

A 9 page research paper that discusses the comedic elements of the "screwball" comedies of the 1930s as exemplified by The Awful Truth (1937) and how Ninotchka (1939) and Roman Holiday (1953) show the influence of these films in their use of humor. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A paper which considers the film Saving Private Ryan from various ethical perspectives, including utilitarianism and Kantian deontology, with specific reference to military propaganda and the use of human beings as a "means to an end".

A 20 page research paper that contrasts and compares 3 film versions of Shakespeare's Hamlet, which are directed by Laurence Olivier (1948), Kenneth Branagh (1997) and Franco Zeffirelli (1990). The writer discusses how each director shaped his vision of Hamlet using the tools of cinematography, particularly focusing on what scenes were chosen for inclusion ...

A 6 page paper which examines the film work of Bruce Lee. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines the elements that make Mel Gibson’s controversial 2004 film worth seeing. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 7 page paper which examines the Tobe Hopper’s “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” as alternative in film genre. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 4 page paper analyzes the screenplay version of Tarantino's film, Reservoir Dogs. Analysis includes themes of masuclinity, narrative structure and form. Bibliography lists 0 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines how blacks are portrayed in the 1939 motion picture epic. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 15 page paper which examines the black identity and representation of the 1939 film with the nationalism sentiments expressed in the 1991 text. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

A paper which considers the concept of frame in early cinema, and the way in which the development of montage extended and expanded the director's ability to create fictional worlds which extended beyond the basic confines of the visual "frame". Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A paper which compares and contrasts Hitchcock's Rope and North by Northwest, looking in particular at the differences in structure, theme and genre between the two, and the extent to which they demonstrate the director's "vision of evil". Bibliography lists two sources.

A 4 page tutorial look at how the character of Tzeitel may look at her world, her father, and her sisters. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines the film’s story and how the stylistic devices assist in telling the complex tale of a brilliant mathematician’s struggles with schizophrenia. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page paper which summarizes an article to the Times (which Times is unknown) which comments on the work and apparent previous letter from Greene to the Times. No sources cited.