Essays and Research Papers on Film & Television

A 5 page essay that analyzes the 2002 film 28 Days Later, Fox Searchlight Pictures, directed by Danny Doyle, written by Alex Garland and produced by Andrew Macdonald. The writer argues that this film is a nightmare of the first quality that expresses contemporary Western paranoia in regards to the idea that a new, possibly ...

A 10 page paper which examines the seductive ways in which these women are gazed at by the viewer, focusing particularly upon their intimate interaction with the camera. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 10 page paper discusses the work of American director Robert Altman in his film The Long Goodbye, and compares it to that of Jean-Luc Godard in his classic A Bout de Souffle (which we usually translate as Breathless). Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 4 page exploration of the "sitcom". This paper emphasizes the importance of viewer identification with sitcom characters, contending that these shows present very real societal messages. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 7 page research paper that examines several of the roles portrayed by actress Bette Davis. In a society that practically worshiped females in traditional roles as wives and mothers, who were always devoted and selfless, Bette Davis offered an alternative paradigm, a career woman who placed her own agenda, her needs and desires, above ...

5 pages in length. Regarding Henry, a film that stars Harrison Ford as the main character Henry Turner, receives a life-altering gunshot wound to the head that all but transforms him from the materialistic, insensitive individual to one filled with the warmth and compassion of an untainted child. Having lost recollection of his ...

A 6 page essay that, first of all, summarizes the way that Day of the Locust presents Los Angeles and Hollywood. This is then compared to depictions of L.A. culture in L.A. Story, The Player, Falling Down, Blade Runner and Strange Days. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 4-page paper presents a hypothesis in the Sherlock Holmes movie Dressed to Kill, discusses it in detail, determines the tests that Holmes makes to solve the case, than explains how it is solved.

3 pages in length. The dichotomy of searching for oneself while at the same time struggling against one's demons represents the foundation upon which Virginia Woolf's character exists in Michael Cunningham's The Hours. The extent to which Woolf endures an internal battle to free herself of such self-imposed limitations is both grand and ...

A 4 page paper which examines the development of the Native American in the field of entertainment: films. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 3 page paper which compares the film "The Man Who Would Be King" with the novel "The Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 6 page essay that discusses meaning in the Matrix saga. The writer argues that while the movies are escapist entertainment, they nevertheless say a great deal about a fundamental human characteristic, which is that individuals tend to look outside themselves, rather than within, for their answers and their salvation. Several key scenes are analyzed. ...

This 8 page paper examines the rhetorical techniques Michael Moore uses as he takes us along on his various crusades against social injustice. Bibliography lists 11 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses reasons why a South African film student might want to come to the United States to study, and what that means for the people left behind. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines the film "Tap" starring Gregory Hines as it relates to tap dancing. Bibliography lists 1 source.

5 pages in length. The altered state of consciousness the main character experiences in the film is that of a possession trance clearly characterized by a number of telltale indicators, not the least of which includes being able to speak in a foreign tongue without having previous ability to do so. Regan performs ...

A 3 page paper which examines the psychological perspectives of Garbo's character in the 1939 film Ninotchka. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page research paper that discusses the production, direction and distribution of short films. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page paper deals briefly with the similarities and differences, and the problems explored in the movies Blade Runner and Metropolis. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper examines the issue as it is presented in this 1998 film starring Gwyneth Paltrow. Several theorists are discussed, including Hume, in contemplating the issue. Karma is discussed as well. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 5 page paper which compares and contrasts the sitcoms Everybody Loves Raymond and Home Improvement as it involves relationships, marriages and childrearing. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 7 page paper defines and examines Cyborgs. Trends toward altering human appearance is also discussed. The films The Matrix, The Terminator and Resident Evil are the focus of this inquiry. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 5 page paper provides an overview of the life and death of Freddie Prinz. Bibliography lists 5 sources

This 8 – page paper discusses Waters and his film Hairspray, how it breaks the rules, and what meaning Waters gave to it by making it as he did. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 3 page paper examines Welles' use of a technique called "deep focus" through close study of two scenes from the movie Citizen Kane. Bibliography lists 1 source.