Essays on Entertainment

Cultural Competence Assignment: You are to complete the following activity in order to enhance your level of cultural competence, knowledge and skills. You are to watch the movie Stand and Deliver and follow the specific guidelines for this assignment as described in the syllabus. This assignment should be a minimum...

When the African, as slaves, were introduced to the Caribbean island of Haiti, the carried among them their cultural and ritual traditions. Dances and songs from various regions of Africa, as well as from the diverse ethnic groups, crossed paths and blended to create a new uniquely Haitian expression. Some...

Early Nineteenth Century and the Invention of Moving Images Early nineteenth century saw the invention of the moving images, which were produced on revolving disks and drums. However, it took over seven-decade after the design of the moving pictures for the first entertaining film to be premiered. The first three decades...

The video I liked most is Notget VR which provides a spectacular view of a goddess (Björk) dancing in a snowy environment. In Notget VR, the developers made Björk appear in a motion-capture performance whereby the dark, ominous atmosphere dissolves as the dancer turns into a luminous body that is...

Both Un Chien Andalou and Meshes of the Afternoon Both Un Chien Andalou and Meshes of the Afternoon are portrait films of surrealism. Surrealism is a perspective of art movement founded in 1920 that seeks to offer a worldview of the unconscious to decipher the might of imagination. The art of...

The millennium generation is made up of kids that embrace modern technology and media. Art designers and media firms are not left behind towards delivering services. They have targeted children by producing animations and illustrations that are on demand in the film market. This has been made possible by employing...

The Social Network is a 2010 film that was written by Aaron Sorkin and directed by David Fincher. It depicts the founding of the popular social networking site Facebook and the lawsuits that ensued thereafter. The main character in the film is Jesse Eisenberg who plays the role of Mark...

For this research paper I shall critically analyze the film Aladdin. The film even though aesthetically pleasing to the eye and catchy to the ear thanks to Disney’s team of animators, actors, and sound engineers, the film had one fatal flaw; its orientation. The film was accused by critics for...

The Evolution of the Gangster Genre The gangster genre has occupied a focal position in the American cinema since its inception in the 1930s. Nevertheless, the growth of the genre has been hurdled by a series of obstacles because of its praise for the gangster-hero narrative and its little celebration and...

During the dance course, I learned several aspects of dance.  The first classes led to the understanding that indeed that dance is an art that takes into account various aspects such as coordination and alignment of the body. Dance entails choreography in which a dancer plans and arranges the dance...

Harry Porter: A Magical World with Endless Possibilities Harry Porter is a series of films that have been adapted from the novels called Harry Porter by JK Rowling. The film is set in a world of magic where possibilities exist yet not known by the characters. It is evident how sorcery...

According to Lyon (2015), a leading impairment is characterized by a disorder in one or more fundamental psychological processes relating to the comprehension or use of language, whether written or spoken, which may manifest itself as erroneous reading, speaking, listening, spelling, or writing skills. The phrase "reading disability" refers to...