Essays and Research Papers on Mixed Issues in Film Television Theater Music & Dance

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

In eight pages this paper examines the various events that were taking place at the time Henrik Ibsen wrote A Doll’s House in order to gain a greater contextual understanding of the nineteenth century play and how it was influenced by the cultural issues and historical events that took place during this period. Six ...

This 2.5-page paper examines the media's portrayal of women in three different time periods: 1950, 1975 and 2006. There are 3 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 6 page paper discusses Tennessee Williams’s use of symbolism in his play “The Glass Menagerie.” Bibliography lists 3 sources.

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

A 3 page paper which examines what expectations are placed on the character of Berniece in August Wilson’s play The Piano Lesson. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

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 3 page essay that discusses the character of Laura from Tennessee Williams’ poignant play “The Glass Menagerie.” There are a number of similarities between Laura Wingfield and the small glass animals that she collects. As with her small glass animals, Laura is fragile, both in health and temperament. Also, like her animals, which are ...

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

This 9 page paper uses deconstructionist criticism to discuss Tennessee Williams’s classic play “The Glass Menagerie.” Bibliography lists 4 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 considers the prompt “Willy Loman’s life is an “American Dream” gone awry and argues that the prompt is correct. Bibliography lists 4 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 how to stage one scene in Oedipus Rex, and what that tells us about why we still use the format for theatrical presentations that the Greeks laid out 2,000 years ago. Bibliography lists 2 sources.