Essays and Research Papers on Film & Television

This 3 page paper examines the central conflict of the film Stagecoach (1939), the climax, resolution and one point of view shot. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page paper which summarizes and discusses the film “A Beautiful Mind.” No sources cited.

A 5 page paper which critically examines the character, plot, technical, and thematic aspects of Welles’ 1941 masterpiece, and also compares it with another 1941 film, Frank Capra’s “Meet John Doe.” Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 3 page paper discusses the films 'Some Like It Hot' by Billy Wilder and 'Vertigo' by Alfred Hitchcock. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 5 page paper explores Hitchcock's narrative style and his use of main character transitions. Bibliography lists 2 sources

A 3 page paper which evaluates the historical accuracy of the 1996 film. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 5 page paper provides an overview of the character of Tom as portrayed by John Malcovitch in the 1987 film version of the Glass Menagerie.

A 3 page paper which examines the use of naturalism in “Age of Innocence” and “The House of Mirth.” Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 10 page paper which examines how the film explores the contrasting perceptions of illusion between children and adults, with it taking on an element of purity in the children and serving as a form of subterfuge (façade and role-playing) in the grownups. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 13 page paper which traces the historical and artistic development of the film Western, and also describes the major generic conventions of the Western. Bibliography lists 4 sources. TGwesterns.rtf

This is a 6 page paper which examines the factors which influence and shape Rita's learning experience in the film Educating Rita. The bibliography has 1 source.

A 3 page paper which examines the 2003 film “Monster” from a crime perspective. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 42 page paper examines how the Turkish director Fatih Akin explores and represents issues of cross-National culture and dual national identity in his films. The paper does this by looking at the history of Turkish immigrants in Germany, looks at the way culture has developed. The paper then looks at how immigrant culture, inside ...

A 7 page research paper that answers specific questions about this 1999 film that relate it to the treatment of mental illness. The majority of the paper discusses a treatment plan for Antisocial Personal Disorder and Borderline Personality Disorder. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 12 page research paper that looks at three films. Modern filmmakers often use the anti-hero, the rebel, to emphasize the points that they wish to make about society and its moral ambiguity. While traditional values portray right and wrong in clear-edged, well-defined terms of black and white, filmmakers reveal the frequent hypocrisy that ...

A 5 page expository essay that explores the characters and conflicts depicted in Nick Cassavetes’ screen adaptation of Nicholas Sparks’ novel. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

An 8 page paper which discusses technique and provides an overview of what any person who wishes to pursue a career as a film actor or actress should know. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 3 page paper which examines generational values and team development in the film “Stand and Deliver.” Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 7 page paper which examines the social and political reactions to the film “Birth of a Nation.” Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 6 page paper analyzes the classic film "Casablanca" starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman and Paul Henreid. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 10 page paper provides an overview of the works of Jean-Pierre Jeunot and Pedro Almodovar. Jean-Pierre Jeunet, director of Le Fabuleux Destin d’Amelie Poulain, and Pedro Almodovar, director of Que He Hecho Yo Para Merecer Esto, are two directors who demonstrate some very distinct similarities in the stylistic representations in their films. ...

A 3 page paper which compares and contrasts the 1895 novel with the two cinematic interpretations. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 10 page paper looks at the development of the Japanese animation genre of anime. Arguing that the genre has develop as a reflection of the Japanese cultural influences over time the paper starts by considering why anime is unique and then looking at this development from the early twentieth century tracing it to the ...

A 7 page paper which examines the intense negotiations between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis, specifically concentrating on the conflict within the President’s own advisors, known as Executive Committee of the National Security Council, as to how best to respond to the two letters sent my Premier Nikita ...

A 4 page research paper/essay that discusses whether or not a film depicting Hispanic gang life is accurate. The writer analyzes American Me (1992, Universal) as to whether the brutality it pictures reflects reality. The write argues that it does. Bibliography lists 5 sources.