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Film Journal | Sepet (2005)

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Introduction and Story Development Sepet is a Malaysian romance and comedy film which was released in 2005. Its director and screenwriter both is Yasmin Ahmad. The main characters of this film are Choo Seong Ng as Lee Seow Loong, as known as Ah Loong and Jason ( Chinese eye , 2005). Sharifah Amani is the leading lady in this film and acts as Orked ( Chinese eye , 2005) . This Film is narrating the intimate relationship between two teenagers, Ah Loong and Orked from different races. In this relationship, their racial differences have led them to face much opposition and ridicule. The twists and turns of this love story ultimately have no clear ending, leaving the audience room for speculation. Integration of Ethnicities Language The characters in this film have the ability to multilingual due to the integration of ethnicities in Malaysia. In this film, the main character, Ah Loong, is very good at Chinese, Malay, English, Cantonese and Hokkien while Orked is...

Film Journal | Sumatra's Last Tiger (2010)

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Introduction and Story Line  Sumatra's Last Tiger is a documentary film released in 2010. Its director is Harun Rahman and the story background is located in Tambling, Indonesia. (Pulfer, 2019) The film shows the Sumatra conservation area which also the territory for the Sumatra tiger. It shows the disadvantages of humans illegal activities that cause the extinction of Sumatra tiger. The Sumatra tiger's conservation activities and its difficulties were demonstrated in this film. Mode of Documentary Poetic A poetic documentary mode is implemented in this documentary film. In the plot development, the voice-over mentions the tiger is overcoming the food shortage problem and tries to attack humans since the poachers have hunted most of the animals in Tambling, Indonesia. Besides, the illegal logging activities causes Sumatras tiger to lose their territory and approach the village in Tumbling. A blurry and linear scene is shown to act as the vision of a starved tiger that perceives...

Film Journal | Philadelphia (1993)

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Introduction and Story Development Philadelphia is an America legal and gay film that released in 1993. This movie is directed by Jonathan Demme and the screenwriter is Ron Nyswaner. The main characters are Tom Hanks as Andrew Beckett and Denzel Washington as Joe Miller ( AFI catalog of feature films, n.d. ). This movie is talking about the main character, Andrew is a brilliant and shrewd attorney in Wyant, Wheeler, Hellerman, Tetlow & Brown, Philadelphia. He is a homosexual and accidentally infected with AIDS. His boss let him to in charge of the Highline, a vital case for the company. However during the discussion, one of the partners, Walter Kenton has discovered Andrew's AIDS lesion and decides to give Andrew a sack by setting up a trap. Andrew falls into the trap and facing attrition. Although his advocate, Joe Miller is having a stereotype on Andrew, he eventually helps Andrew to win the lawsuit, appealing to the masses to accept and respect the homosexual ...

Film Journal | Bicycle Thieves (1948)

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Introduction & Story Development Bicycle Thieves (1948) is an Italian Neorealism movie that is directed by Vittorio De Sica and written by Cesare Zavattini. Its main characters are Lamberto Maggiorani as Anthony Ricci and  Enzo Staiola as Bruno Ricci. (Bicycle thieves, n.d.) This movie is narrating a poor family living in Rome the city. Anthonio is one of the unemployed men at that time. He strives to ransom his old bicycle and eventually grabs the opportunity of working. However, his bicycle is snatched by thieves on the first day of work. Hence, he launches the investigation of the stolen bicycle. In the end, Anthonio not only fails on the investigation but also try to steal others bicycle and being caught by its owner at that moment. MODERNISM Halting delivery In the Bicycle Thieves, a halting delivery is shown in many scenes. The characters will suddenly vary their direction while they are walking to some places. For instance, when Anthonio spots the th...

Film Journal | Citizen Dog (2004)

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Introduction & Plot Development Citizen dog (2004) is a Thailand comedy, fantasy film. Its director and screenwriter is Wisit Sasanatieng. The main characters are Wisit Sasanatieng as Pod, Saengthong Gate-Uthong as Jin, and Sawatwong Palakawong Na Autthaya as Yhod ( Citizen Dog 2006). This movie is narrating the main character, Pod leaves his hometown to find some new opportunities in Bangkok. In Bangkok, Pod has changed his work a few times, namely factory worker, security, taxi driver, and resigning for Jin, the girl that he loves. However, Jin decides to separate from him since he does not have a dream and tail. Pod goes back to his hometown for a duration and decides to stay in Bangkok. In the fast-paced development, Pod becomes the only one who does not have a tail in Bangkok. Eventually, Jin realises what is love and fall in love with Pod.   French Impressionism Photoginie Photoginie element is well-applied in the plastic bottle's mountain scene. Although this ...

Film Journal | The Stranger (1946)

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Information & Storyline The Stranger (1946) is an American film noir. Its director is Orson Welles and the writer is Anthony Veiller. The main characters of this movie are Edward G. Robinson as Wilson, Loretta Young as Mary Longstreet Rankin and   Orson Welles as  Franz Kindler, also known as Professor Charles Rankin  ( AFI CATALOG OF FEATURE FILMS , n.d.) . This movie is narrating Mr Wilson, the war crime detective who is hunting for the Nazi Fugitive, Mr Kindler. Mr Kindler disguises himself as  Charles Rankin, a  lecturer of a university and has a marriage with Mary, the daughter of  Supreme Court Justice . When Mr Kindler knows that his former cooperative partner, Mr Meinike was released by the authority to meet with him, he kills Mr Meinike and buries his dead body in the forest. Although Mary slightly feels his husband is weird, she still believes in him, putting a lot of efforts into their relationship. Through assi...

Film Journal | Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015)

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Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015) is an espionage movie directed by Christopher McQuarrie. Christopher McQuarrie and Drew Pearce are the screenwriters of this movie. Its' integral characters are Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt,  Rebecca Ferguson as Ilsa Faust, Jeremy Renner as William Brandt, and Simon Pegg as Benji Dunn.  (AFI CATALOG OF FEATURE FILMS, n.d.) In this movie, Impossible Missions Force (IMF) was dissolved and consolidate with Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The IMF agent, Ethan is striving to prove the existence of  Syndicate, an international field agent that consist of many retired or missing intelligence agencies from all around the world. Even though Syndicate has committed numerous offences on the sly, CIA chooses not to believe Ethan words. Hence, Ethan decides to launch his survey secretly. Through assistance from his former colleagues and an M16 agent-Ilsa Faust, he eventually reveals the truth and arrests the headman of Syndicate. EDI...