Academic papers on Music, Film, Television, Theater & Photography

Film Comparison/12 Angry Men & Do the Right Thing
A 10 page research paper that compares two films
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Les Miserables6
A 6 page analysis of the music and production of Broadway's 13-year hit, Les Miserables. The writer discusses the factors that contribute to this musical's phenomenal success. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Adam Sandler's "Big Daddy": Utopian Qualities And Social Propaganda
12 pages in length. The writer discusses Utopian qualities and social propaganda as they relate to the film "Big Daddy," by addressing Richard Dyer's paradigm, Jacques Ellul's sociological propaganda and Benedict Anderson's treatment of imagined...
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The Blackboard Jungle
This 8 page paper provides an overview of the Richard Brooks film Blackboard Jungle. This paper considers the way in which the film depicts the problems of youth and the prophetic nature of the film regarding the continuation of these problems. ...
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Metaphysics and Epistemology in "The Matrix"
A 3 page paper which discusses how the movie "The Matrix" touches on aspects of metaphysics and epistemology. The movie is essentially a tale of metaphysics and epistemology for it takes the viewer on a journey of enlightenment regarding reality...
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An Autumn Afternoon by Yasujiro Ozu
This 5 page paper provides an overview of Yasujiro Ozu's film "Sanma No Aji" or "An Autumn Afternoon." This paper considers the photography, the mise-en-scene, the movement, editing, and sound utilized in the film.
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Psychology of "The Piano"
A 5 page paper discussing this film from the perspective of Carl Rogers, Albert Ellis, Abraham Maslow and Lawrence Kohlberg. Those viewing "The Piano" can easily recognize its value as an all-around spellbinding film. A look at it from the...
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Music of Heinrich Schutz
A 5 page research paper that examines the music of the greatest German composer of the early Baroque era in the seventeenth century, Heinrich Schutz. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Freud's Psychology As Applied To The Movie "What Dreams May Come"
5 pages in length. A majority of the themes and issues found in contemporary psychology treatments have their fundamental basis in Sigmund Freud's discoveries. The writer discusses how Freud's theories apply to the movie What Dreams May Come. ...
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The Dual Conflicts Between Civilization and Savagery, Old and New, Appearance and Reality in Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire"
An 8 page paper (7 pages + 1 page outline) which analyzes the dual conflicts between civilization and savagery, old and new, appearance and reality war in Tennessee Williams 1947 play, "A Streetcar Named Desire."
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Heroes and the Movies
A 5 page research paper that looks toward 'High Noon' and 'Crimson Tide,' as the writer explains how these movies portray heroes. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Irish Playwright: Marina Carr.
This 15 page paper of post-modern playwright Marina Carr examines her recent successes, as well as the real and perceived background of being Irish. While the historical bridge with the mythic has protected the imaginative Irish, it has now...
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Susanna Kaysen's "Girl, Interrupted"
6 pages in length. There exist myriad influences that can prompt a person into sidestepping what is considered to be normal behavior. Susanna Kaysen's "Girl, Interrupted" strives to answer the long-standing and elusive question: What is normal? ...
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Classical Hollywood Style
A 5 page paper which examines and illustrates the classic Hollywood style of filmmaking as it involves narrative and central format. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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The Studio System and American Art Film
A 5 page paper which argues that the studio system of Hollywood does not encourage American art film, or the independent film. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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