... a phenomenon. The question is, is The Dark Side of the Rainbow (as fans have dubbed it) just a coincidence or something more? Sometime in April in the year 1995, an odd message was posted on the Pink Floyd newsgroup website. It said something about how the poster had heard from some unknown persons in Los Angeles that when The Wizard of Oz ... Pink Floyd albums synch up with different movies. The two most famous ones besides The Dark Side of the Rainbow are referred to as Alice-Wall, a combination of Alice in Wonderland and The Wall, and 2001-Echoes, 2001: A Space Odyssey and the second...

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... . You can see by Lester's face that even when the man starts to cry, Lester already was showing signs of discomfort. Then to put the icing on the expectancy violation cake, he shoves his lips up to Lester's to try for the kiss. Lester's barrier being broken, tells the man that he had the wrong idea. This is one of the ... was to get away from his father. He loved his estranged mother very much but to get away from his father was more important to him than anything. Another underlying message that was routine through this movie was the red roses. I don" think that the roses actually had m...

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... . You can see by Lester's face that even when the man starts to cry, Lester already was showing signs of discomfort. Then to put the icing on the expectancy violation cake, he shoves his lips up to Lester's to try for the kiss. Lester's barrier being broken, tells the man that he had the wrong idea. This is one of the ... was to get away from his father. He loved his estranged mother very much but to get away from his father was more important to him than anything. Another underlying message that was routine through this movie was the red roses. I don" think that the roses actually had m...

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... alcohol. Some people will attempt to avoid the real world and try to live their life in a fantasy world; something which is seen in the movie with the Alice in Wonderland references. An instance when Neo is likened to Alice is when he is told to follow the white rabbit by the person on his computer. Some people will ask, "If ... Neo is Peter, then why is he likened to a little girl from a fairy tale?" My response is this. First, the Alice in Wonderland references are not very significant in the movie, although they do add another dimension. They are not consistent enough throughout the ...

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... capitalist side of films. As a participant in the consensus narrative, and through extreme self-consciousness, the movie creates a dichotomy by also glorifying and praising that which it is criticizing. The message throughout the film is that the simple pleasure that is provided by the entertainment of Hollywood, specifically song and dance is important because it brings happiness and joy into people ... stating that Hollywood's greed is to abhorred, but backs off from stating equivocally and revolutionarily that the whole system and idea of Hollywood must be discarded. The movie sends ...

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... Russia's acclaimed socialist utopia in a way that almost anyone can comprehend. The simplicity of language in the book and the usage of animals to convey the message made it a prime candidate for a cartoon version and thus one was created. This essay will look at the differences between the book Animal Farm and ... how flawed the animals were in their notions of living in a Utopia. From only watching the movie, I sincerely doubt that one would grasp the message that George Orwell was trying to send as fully as one would if he/she read the book. There are numerous reasons for this (only t...

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... reviews of the movie and present a number of positive and negative interpretations done by supporters and critics likewise. One area of discussion was the theme and message of the movie. According to Larry Bowden, Dances With Wolves is not just another movie but is a story that has the ability to open up ... played a big part in increasing appreciation of other cultures (in the case of this movie, the Indian experiences) by non-indigenes. Bowden stresses that the message of Dances With Wolves was not to persuade people from other cultures to give up their own culture and turn to the Lak...

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... turns to supply the movie with the much needed detail (Harvey). Harry Knowles complains that the movie's focus on religion is an ambiguous one as a ghost story eclipses whatever pious message the author had intended to deliver. It is unclear as to who is more paramount in representing "God's" wishes: the blood- crying Vatican statue of the Virgin Mary, Vatican miracle ... overkill, tittersome dialogue and giddily outlandish situations. The fashion-victim hipness of Frankie and her pals, combined with commercials and musicvid vet Wainwright's hyperkinetic visual design" don't allow the f...

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... at the O'Hara family's plantation home, Tara. It is one of the lone surviving plantations after the destruction of General Sherman's march. The plantation and Atlanta, Georgia enhances the filmmaker's message by displaying the absolute horror that was brought upon by the Civil War between the North and the South. Atlanta was almost completely burned down and then rebuilt by the ... mother, father, home, personal belongings, social life, slaves, and two husbands, including Charles and Frank. The setting of the Civil War in the South is extremely important to the filmmaker's message becau...

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... . There is not much information on him, which may be one of the reasons to why he was not included in the movie. Also he would have ruined the whole message of the movie as well. The whole story of the movie is to show how unjustly the captured people on the ship were treated. The people only saw it as ... unjust in the movie because they were originally free; Antonio had been a slave all his life. "Most importantly, the message of the Amistad rebels, who killed their captors and yet captured the sympathy and imagination of northern Americans, reverberated in the expanding militancy agai...

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... as entertainment. There are aggressive trends in human nature that can either be strengthened or disciplined, but society today chooses to strengthen them. It is an extremely negative and dangerous message. It enforces these aggressive tendencies which tell people it is acceptable to be violent. Violence puts an approval on these acts especially when it serves dominant prejudices against minorities or ... into thinking they should be dead, and why should we feel bad for the victim. We are once again manipulated by the message that television and film creators are sending us into thinkin...

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... television commercials led us to think the story was a silly comedy about a guy (Jack Black) dating a very obese woman. The movie is actually a very simple story with a simple and beautiful message. I believe that the audience of this show would be quite diverse as far as socioeconomic status because of the popularity of Jack Black and Gwyneth Paltrow. However, this film doesn ... he is a kind and sensitive man. Mr. Robbins spends the next two captive hours trying to explain to Hal the concept of inner beauty. Hal doesn't seem to understand the message even when Mr. Robbins tells him th...

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... interesting questions about gender identity; many of these questions echo the sentiments of other writers about gender and sexuality. At the same time, the movie contains contradictions which make the message of the movie difficult to decipher. Before analyzing the movie, the framework of the plot needs to be explained. Members of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) kidnap Jody, a soldier, and ... people, not all transsexuals identify with either one. Nevertheless, they are sometimes automatically linked to those two sub-genres of transsexualism. At the same time, the movie also conveys a h...

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... that the secret to getting back to her normal life was in her the entire time, she just had to find out how to unlock it. This is also the message Roosevelt gave the nation would be the end to the current crisis. Through all the twist and turns of their current dilemma, they would ultimately find out how to get ... it something more. With all the parallels seen throughout the movie and the time it was created it is hard to disguise the fact that this could be a message to the audience. That message states that no matter what happens, we all have the power within ourselves to change the ...

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... today's society. With the use of their film, they ultimately encourage the audience to become more acceptant and open minded of all human beings. The Farrelly's put forth a very strong message in their movie. Right away, the first scene is already criticizing egotistical, shallow men. In a dying man's last few minutes, the only advice he can think of giving his nine ... regret it as I have with your mother. Marry a young woman with a nice tank and big who who's." These two statements are clearly shallow and egotistical because the father is sending a message to marry someone because the...

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... something that the person next to you feels is completely appropriate. Then there the rating 'PG'" this movie suggest that there should be some Parental Guidance. This rating sends the message that a parent may want to view this before letting their child view it. It does not necessarily mean that there is negativity or the movie is derogatory but it might ... terms that are used when referring to some of the women on a regular are not appropriate for women of any age. I feel that a 14 year old may get the wrong message of what women should represent while watching this show. At 14 youn...

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... 's List," illustrate different ways that two different filmmakers have of looking at the Holocaust, or, more specifically, looking at the prisoners interred at the camps. In "Escape From Sobibor," the message is a positive and uplifting one: that the human spirit has not been eliminated from the prisoners so that they can't stage a successful revolt against their captors, and that they can ... films is that this horror is depicted equally, although the brutality present but is not overstated in "Escape From Sobibor," so we can remain focused on the struggle. Therefore, the message of "Es...

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... even that does not stop a guy as well connected as Henry. Explicitly and implicitly Henry's lifestyle is much more appealing then the life that his father lead. Then the explicit message of the movie begins to take a twist. The viewer sees how Henry and Karen's marriage begins to breakdown. Henry begins to have affaires with other women until it reaches the ... are two sides to a coin and even though Henry's life seems rather appealing at first it can be a very destructive trade. One would think at this point that the implied message of the film is beginning to change because Henry has ...

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... Shrek, the spell is broken, the beautiful girl becomes ugly, and the ugly guy gets the ugly girl. We can see the similar storylines here, as well as the same message, which seems to be, "Don't make judgments based on appearances." But the two stories attempt to get their messages across in two different ways. We might also do well to ... , it seems Shrek does teach the same lessons and morals as other fairy tales and Disney movies. The approach the makers of Shrek took may seem a bit unorthodox, but the message is the same and it is clear. Despite the fact that the movie makes a mockery ...

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... where he began at the "nut house". The choice of right or wrong seemed to make good and evil equal. The main point of Sling Blade was to convey the message that sometimes wrong can be right. Symbolically, killing with the switchblade represents for cutting away the troubles that get in the way. Sling Blade was a subjective film. It seduces the ... affected the redemption theme was when the boys said, " I love you" to each other. The love Frank gave Karl renewed what he missed out on his childhood. He believed that message was better and worth more than anything he"d ever had. They hugge...

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... director of movie tried to stay very close to the author's intent of the novel. This is shown in the movie through the similar characters, plot, major events, and overall message. The characters of Roots show how the movie is very similar to the book. The characters in the movie are made to act more affectionately by the director. He wants ... director, concerns minor situations including the minor details of characters" life, like Kunta's childhood in Africa with his family, and though this aspect in the plot is missed, the overall message of the contented life in Africa is achieved th...

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... world." You can put yourself in the movie to feel good about yourself or even live in the life of a celebrity for two hours. Some movies offer and underlying political message and other movies reflect on changing social values. Still other movies are just pure entertainment. But all movies need an audience to succeed (Biagi2001). From a sci-fi fantasy like Star ... movie leaves you questioning whether or not Andy Kaufman faked even his own death. My last topic of discussion is advertising. Advertising is said not to be a medium. It carries a message that comes to you form the people who...

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... different mediums. That is why Director Steven Spielberg decided to differ slightly from the highly acclaimed novel. Yet, at the same time, he wanted to stay true to Walker's powerful message about overcoming adversity. In the screen translation of The Color Purple, Spielberg creates not only a faithful, but also a successful adaptation, by capturing the novel's central themes, characters, setting, plot and ... ...

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... and associated it with anything bizarre. Like in any movie props have a significant role in delivering the overall theme. In this movie specifically props are a pivotal element in delivering the message. The first prop we come across is a crucifix. Now this is the entire idea of faith as a whole. Early on in the movie we see Keller and his son in ... ...

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... race in movies is not a problem. Stereotyping of every race is something that will continue to go on in movies, it adds to the story line, it conveys the authors message and vision, it is necessary when telling the story. When a screenplay is written its writer has a specific vision in how the film should be carried out. Each character even in ... ...

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