... have many layers to them. An important theme that is portrayed in the movie is freedom. In the dictionary, the word " free" means " enjoying personal right or liberty, as one who is not in slavery or confinement". Yet in the matrix, human beings are being put in slavery by the machines and it's characters like Morpheus who are rescuing them. Unfortunately, some of them are ... potential" In " The Matrix" the characters are forced to contemplate the meanings of reality. Neo's struggles allow us to see what symbols help shape our beliefs of reality and truth. As Agent Smith says in the mov...

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... a reader it is sensed as well as assumed that the hatred between both families goes back centuries. The modern movie version of the play, Romeo and Juliet, differs from Shakespeare's play in setting and clothing, how the characters meet, how the lovers take their lives, and how the music as well as the use of color helps to set the mood. Romeo and Juliet is an example of one of Shakespeare's greatest plays ... sad and sorrowful. In both the movie and the book Romeo sees Juliet lying there and assumes she is dead, so he drinks the poison that Friar Lawrence made for him, he soon sees Jul...

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... . Many people frequently feel enraged after watching the film adaptation of their favorite book. Once the moviegoer has been previously acquainted with the printed word, he/she has already developed preconceptions regarding characters, plot, and atmosphere of the book, and hence measures the film version against prior expectations. This however is not the case when comparing Amy Tan's novel The Joy Luck Club alongside Wayne Wang's film adaptation. Movie director ... by Suyuan herself. This may cause the viewer to overlook the subconscious relationship and influence from mother to daughte...

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... . Many people frequently feel enraged after watching the film adaptation of their favorite book. Once the moviegoer has been previously acquainted with the printed word, he/she has already developed preconceptions regarding characters, plot, and atmosphere of the book, and hence measures the film version against prior expectations. This however is not the case when comparing Amy Tan's novel The Joy Luck Club alongside Wayne Wang's film adaptation. Movie director ... by Suyuan herself. This may cause the viewer to overlook the subconscious relationship and influence from mother to daughte...

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... no way the leader of the group. Morpheus leads everyone, through and through. Although it is Neo with the power, it is Morpheus with the knowledge (and the ranking for being captain of his ship too). There is one more very important similarity between the two stories. This one has to do completely with betrayal. The two characters are Cypher (from The Matrix) and Judas (from the New Testament). Both Neo and Jesus were ... as far as to say that Nebuchadnezzar's reign marked the shift from the old world (where miracles were completely open and there were prophecies about everything) to th...

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... batch of emotions including: delight, cruelty, wonder, fright, and guilt. The whore's sexuality and the boy's responses to it are shown with crosscuts between her suggestive motions and their shock and ultimate joy. When she invites the boy to come closer, he has mixed feelings, but is ultimately pressured by his friends. This is a perfect example of sexual awakening. In City of Women, a similar experience is portrayed. ... This time it is with a loving maternal figure. The young boy is confused when returning her affections. He has a mix of sexual excitement and shameless affection. The...

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... what he sees. He draws the conclusion that his son is gay and beats him up pretty badly and tells his son to leave the house. Later in the night, the Colonel pays a visit to Lester and tries to hit on him in the garage. Since he mistakenly drawed the conclusion that Lester was gay, he came to a rude awakening with his scene with Lester. The appearance versus reality theme plays ... a big role in Colonel Fritt because seeing him as a military person and ... roses in several scenes you assume the situation should be happiness, but it really isnt. To me, the roses are a symbol of what pot...

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