Cartoon Wars Part II

Individuals shouldn’t take South Park too seriously, in the end it’s just a sarcastic show, and everyone is subject to the shows mocking wittiness. When the subject of religion surfaced, the episodes Cartoon Wars Part 1 and Part 2 were the most scandalous episodes when it came to the insulting of religion (Herrmann). This time though these episodes mimicked the religion of Islam. What made it so provocative was the representation of the Islamic prophet Muhammad (Bourguet) When “Cartoon Wars Part 1” aired, it was seen with some disagreement, since it indirectly implied that Muhammad would be depicted. When the show was concluded, it was left on a suspicious note, anticipating audiences to stay tuned to see if Muhammad was truly depicted or would he not be. When “Cartoon Wars Part 2” trailed the episode, Comedy Central concealed the scene that Muhammad was depicted. The creators, Stone and Parker believed it was ludicrous due to the fact that Muhammad was depicted in a previous episode titled “Super Best Friends”, where numerous spiritual prophets were represented as an alliance of…

After the Revolutionary War, the White Anglo-Saxon Protestants (W.A.S.P.s) were in power, they held all the political offices; they owned the most land, they had the most profitable businesses, and the largest factories. They enjoyed being in control of everything and they wanted to keep that control and power. After the Civil War more immigrants were coming to America to their share of the wealth they believed America had. These immigrants now were coming from all over the world, not just…

made ”a story of a modern saint, (Scorsese 2–24). This is also visible from words from the beginning of the film: „You don't make up for your sins in church. You do it in the streets. You do it at home. The rest is bullsh*t and you know it.”. The institution of church is moved to the streets, and he shows exactly what the post-Vietnam film era chose to forget, and that is the choice burdened with morality. We could also explain the absence of religion in cinema with Leonard’s words: „the reasons…

I give The Godfather four stars out of four stars. It is an excellent movie. The first thing that makes The Godfather an excellent movie is the music score. The music fit with the movie perfectly. The composers of the songs did an excellent job composing pieces that fit with the scene. The final song, composed by Nino Rota, is very memorable. From now on, whenever I hear Rota’s song, I will think of The Godfather. The action is the second thing that makes The Godfather an excellent movie. The…

Vito Corleone, portrayed by Marlon Brando, is the patriarch and heads the Corleone family in The Godfather. He plays a shrewd Mafia boss known as the Godfather an older man in the first movie of this trilogy; however; as a young man, he is a depicted as a callous, yet ambitious Sicilian immigrant in New York. Vito is a loving father and husband who represents strong family, traditional values; preserving the sacredness of the family at any cost. One of the first examples of strong family values…

Editing: The Baptism Murders – The Godfather (8/9) Movie Clip (1972) HD In the movie scene, “The Baptism Murders” from The Godfather (1972), there were a wide variety of editing methods/techniques that were used to portray the ironic message of good versus evil. The scene was composed of a main scene in a church and direct cuts to a violent contrast of the character. Direct cuts, according to (CITE), are immediate, sometimes jarring cuts between one scene and another. Another method used in this…

profane grows thus causing a decline and subsequent death of the sacred. At the beginning of the movie Michael tells his girlfriend, Kay Adams (Diane Keaton) that he has no interest in joining his family's business. However as the movie goes on Michael is dragged into the family business as a result of multiple events including the death of his wife Apollonia (Simonetta Stefanelli) in Sicily. Once back in America Michael proceeds to become Don Corleone and through his machiavellian leadership…

Our class viewed the film the 3 Godfathers and I focused on the direct, indirect, and development of the character Pete. If you have seen the movie before you might of noticed the changes that Pete has gone through, throughout the movie. This paper is about the character analysis of Pete. This paragraph is about the direct characterization of Pete. You can tell that Pete latino descent because he speaks spanish, wears a sombrero, knows exactly where the Mexican border is, and the sattle of…

The basis of the American Dream is that every United States citizen has the equal opportunity to become anything they want, through hard work, determination and initiative. Becoming “American” has been a constant topic brought up in mafia films such as Scarface, The codfather part I and II. The Corleone is a family run and operated business, founded on trust, support and protection. The Godfather displays the dark side of how the American Dream can affect who you become. Michael let the idea of…

Week 11 French New Wave Breathless 90 mins, 1960, French Directed By: Jean-Luc Godard Written By: Jean-Luc Godard Synopsis: Paying homage to the numerous crime thrillers of Hollywood’s Golden era, this film charts the relationship between Michel, a stylish but unpredictable criminal, and his estranged American girlfriend. Again, the notion of escapism through the cinema is key to this most famous of the new wave pictures. Essential Readings: Hart Cohen, Juan Francisco Salazar and Iqbal Barkat.…