Essays and Research Papers on Film & Television

A 5 page paper which analyzes characters within the film City of God. No sources cited.

This 3 page paper summarizes the film “The Shawshank Redemption” and gives a social critique of it. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

An 8 page paper which examines the ancient myth of the fool and the trickster as demonstrated in the film There’s Something About Mary. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses two versions of the story of Seabiscuit, the film and the novel. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 8 page essay argues that the Coen's used postmodernist stylings and themes in "No Country for Old Men." Bibliography lists 8 sources.

5 pages in length. Children are curious, impressionable creatures who learn by watching and imitating. The extent to which children are products of their environment is both grand and far-reaching; that certain exposure creates negative behavior patterns just as much as others support positive ones speaks to the detrimental impact some television programs ...

A 3 page paper which compares and contrasts the films City of God and Slumdog Millionaire. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

An 8 page research/discussion paper that describes 3 films: The Gospel According to Saint Matthew, directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini in 1964; Jesus Christ Superstar, direct by Norman Jewison, Ted Neeley and Carl Anderson in 1973; and The Passion of the Christ, directed by Mel Gibson in 2004. These movies are compared and contrasted according ...

This 3 page paper discusses why Bill Lumbergh, a character in the film “Office Space,” may well be the world’s worst manager as well as its most ineffective leader. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 10 page research paper that analyzes the narrative structure of the film Groundhog Day. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 18 page paper discusses the collaboration of Steven Spielberg and John Williams, why it’s of interest and how Williams’s scores work to enhance Spielberg’s visuals. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 4 page paper which discusses and examines how much films influence social violence. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 10 page paper discusses three films by Alfred Hitchcock (“The 39 Steps,” “Rope” and “The Birds”) as well as what makes him an “auteur” director. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the effect of TV violence on young people, and concludes that among other things, TV violence makes children aggressive, fearful, and inclined to see the world as either black or white, making it easy to justify violence as a way to solve problems. They are thus totally unequipped to ...

This 5 page paper discusses the stigma experienced by Mr. Spock, the Vulcan science/first officer of the USS Enterprise in the classic “Star Trek” TV series. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses realism and expressionism in film, and what the differences are between the two. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 3 page paper which summarizes The Tale of Despereaux. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3 page paper briefly reviews the 1988 film “The Accused” starring Jodie Foster and Kelly McGillis. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses Maya Deren films and how she brought her inner emotional workings into mundane daily life. Her presentation and choreographic style are the representation of surreal art, or the resolution of dream and reality. Bibliography lists 5 references.

This 3 page paper discusses the film “An Inconvenient Truth,” presented by Al Gore, and the issue of ice core samples. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 4 page paper compares and contrasts the two TV series “Star Trek” and “Babylon 5.” Bibliography lists 4 sources.

In three pages this paper presents a summary of the film’s production information, plot overview, message, and what it conveys about the mind’s complexities. Two sources are cited in the bibliography.

A 3 page paper which compares similar elements in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and the film Blade Runner. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 5 page paper compares and contrasts the film Nosferatu, with Stoker's novel Dracula, on which it is based. Mood, themes, plot and characterization are discussed as well as each work's contribution to the proliferation of the vampire myth. No additional sources cited.

In three pages this paper analyzes this offbeat Nazi-killing Jewish-American hero featured in Quentin Tarantino’s 2009 film with the emphasis being on how his character changes throughout the course of the movie. One source is listed in the bibliography.