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- 1871: Major Personalities Behind The Secularization Of Music
- ... From that sprang the class of people called Bards. Wandering singers who played for money and food. The Roman Catholic Church had taken a hard line on the idea of Bards. Their music had the effect as to make people wish to commit sinful acts of passion and defiance. Eleanor absolutely loved them. She made it known that her lands were safe haven for bards and minstrels. She could defy Rome ...
- 1872: Lawrence Of Arabia (Movie)
- ... emphasizes how small they are compared to the desert and how slow they move. In addition, shots of the sun show the torture, ruthlessness, and suffering from it. Also the music adds to the dramatic effect of the scene. With the shot of the sun, deep drums pound symbolizing the sun beating down on them. The only reason he is doing it is because Lawrence can't live with himself if ...
- 1873: Hollywood Vs. The World
- ... dislike of Hollywood films is due to the straight-line plots of the films in which nothing is left unclear, unsettling or unexplained and every shot is justified by a link to strictest cause and effect. Hollywood films are often viewed as dulling the mind. In this country people generally view films for mere entertainment. Many recent films support this stereotype of American culture. Special effects, violence, and actors names (despite ...
- 1874: History Of Music
- ... integral part in both the public and private lives of the Greeks. Many early myths were those which explained the powerful forces of music. The Greek were perhaps the first to iterate musics powerful effect on human emotions. In Greek history, music was a much debated topic. Philosophers such as Plato and Aristotle both had very different views on the power and importance it had. Pythagoras developed the numerical octave ...
- 1875: Halloween: A Groundbreaking Film
- ... opening sequence where the young Michael wears a clown mask and murders his sister. Often copied, but never equaled, this scene was unique for its time and reminiscent of Psycho's shower murder for its effect. The second also occurs early in the movie, as Michael escapes from the asylum during a rainstorm. To this day, I find these the most chilling three minutes of the movie. Finally, there is the ...
- 1876: Jurassic Park
- ... not they could but whether or not they should. This is not a good approach to have because most scientists fail to consider the consequences of their choices and their experiments, and how will it effect the well being of man. Even though they say to make an omelet you have to break a few eggshells but sometimes science use more than just a few eggs and this sometimes can spell ...
- 1877: Jazz
- ... more solo improvisation, and the amount of improvisation in most swing era hits was small. The construction of improvised solos in most hits were melodically conservative. The onset of the Great Depression had a chilling effect on the jazz world, as it did the whole entertainment industry. The ambiance of jazz culture were demystified in the process. During this period, the growing popularity of talking movies led many theaters to halt ...
- 1878: Inherit The Wind
- ... bad. I know that it made Brady look like an absolute fool although listening to a higher power is admirable. He should have kept these inspirations to himself because that may sometimes have a negative effect on what people think.
- 1879: Generation Ecstacy
- ... of sensationhe comes up with a portrait of hi-tech millennium that resonates well beyond its subculture confines. There are those who might find a book to analyze music that often aims for the effect of a sledgehammer to the head a mite pretentious. Yet the radicalism of dance music lies precisely in it's "meaninglessness," which, paradoxically, requires intellectualization in order to get at its significance. This problem is ...
- 1880: Film Review-rainbow Trout
- ... to see the characters' true nature uncovered; that is with good manners, social face, and a sense of honor stripped off. In brief, Rainbow Trout' is a cynical satire on human folly and weakness; its effect magnifies as sexual jokes and farce are interjected by the Byung-kwan couple and the crude hunters. Rainbow Trout' is a movie in which you can really feel the director's touch When facing a ...
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