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    story through the last surviving members of the Mohican tribe and the British as they fight against the French and survive attacks from the Huron Indians. Though Mann changes some details of the story slightly, the overall story remains the same. The film follows Hawkeye, Uncas, and Chingachgook as they become involved with the British fight against the French when a British caravan, set up by the native scout Magua, is attacked by Huron Indians. They end up having to escort Col. Monroe's daughter's

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    English Patient Themes

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    The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje was recently made into a movie, 2 hours and 42 minutes of pure indulgence. The movie was rated “R” due to its sexuality, violence and mature language. If you’re looking for a boring, confusing book but a great movie, this is for you. Setting the scene, the movie is filmed in Tunisia and Italy. The beautiful scenery and landscape contribute to the feeling of the film. The themes of love and passion draw you into it. It is clear in the film, that the love between

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    the movie stay true to his legend or did they completely change him for the better of a “politically correct” movie. In the film adaptation, Robin Hood Prince of Thieves, The director chose to displace scenes, adapting each character to speak perfect english, and chose to spare some of the bloody details making Robin Hood the true hero of the story. Though this made the film enjoyable for audiences, the director failed to stay true to the Classic Robin Hood Tale.

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    For my cultural activity, I watched a Spanish-language movie with English subtitles in order to better understand the film. The purpose of this paper is to express my reactions concerning the Puerto Rican film Casi Casi. In summary, Casi Casi is a high school romantic comedy about a boy who runs for Student Council President who is attracted to a girl who also decides to run against him. At the beginning of the film, my initial reaction was that the film was going to be very difficult to view and interpret

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    The film Fear and Learning at Hoover Elementary had a large impact on myself for several reasons. The first was the scene in which the children were debating with the librarian over the increase of trash on the street in the city of Los Angeles. This scene stood out for the reason that the children while quite younger than the elderly gentleman were willing to stand their ground in defense of fact that they themselves as well as their fellow immigrants were not responsible for this trash problem

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    Tan recounts her mother’s “broken English” saying that, “people in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they could not hear her” (Tan 702). Despite understanding English and having answers to every question she is asked, Tan’s mother’s inability to articulate these answers invalidates her knowledge. This language barrier changes the public’s perception of Tan’s

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    specifically?” and Joe replies “Specifically, he molested me.” Sacha continues, and says, “Joe, I think the language here is going to be very important. We can’t sanitize this, just saying molest isn’t enough. People need to know what actually happened.” I will consider the word “sanitize” in this paper, and why the filmmakers chose to use this word and film the scene like they did. The Oxford English

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    scared of you!” yelled Wind in His Hair towards John Dunbar. In the beginning of the film, Dances with Wolves, Lieutenant John Dunbar identifies himself as a union soldier, but towards the end of the film he is considered a Sioux leader. Over the course of the film the Sioux discover John Dunbar is not a normal soldier, however he is still a white man. This change in identity is shown by increasing Sioux language, making many Sioux relationships and in the change of John Dunbar’s name. When John

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    Rio 2 Stereotypes

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    to reunite with the remainder of their family. The movie is a significant film to analyze because it involves a family traveling internationally to Brazil and looks into many of the traditions and cultures of that region. Although the movie educates the viewer about certain customs of the region, it has the capability of subliminally teaching young children different stereotypes by the usage of certain types of languages. The movie features the journey of a family of Blue Spix Macaw trying

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    racial conflict between whites and Chicanos, Henry and his gang encounter a prejudiced judicial system that wanted nothing more than to lock them away. Initially, in the beginning scene of the film, I was confused by the role Pachuco played, for he possessed a supernatural ability to pause time. As the film continued, Pachuco continued to use his ability to manipulate the conscience, and ultimately the actions, of Henry. This unique power and its influence on the plot not only made the movie

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