CategoryMovie Review

Why does horror fantasy expose real-life oppression in fantasy, and how does the tragedy of Grounouille in Perfume illustrate this?

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  Horror fantasy is a genre that subverts real-life oppression into fantasy to reveal hidden desires. The film Perfume embodies the characteristics of horror fantasy by fantasizing the repression of love and existence through the material of smell and expressing it through Grounouille’s tragic life and serial killing.   About horror fantasy Horror fantasy is a subsystem within the...

Is happiness without emotion truly happiness, and how does the use of drugs to control human emotions affect social norms and value judgments?

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The movie Equilibrium examines the need for emotion and discusses how the development of drugs to control emotions and their use impacts social values and individual freedom.   In the movie Equilibrium, humanity establishes a unified government of Libria after World War III. About five minutes into the movie, soldiers are shown arresting the person hiding the Mona Lisa and burning the Mona...

In The Shawshank Redemption, why is hope the driving force behind the characters’ overcoming and a message of hope for the audience?

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In the movie The Shawshank Redemption, the main characters Andy and Red overcome the hardships of prison and move on to a new life through their desire for freedom. Andy’s hope improves his situation in prison through education, while Red overcomes his suicidal thoughts through a promise to Andy. Hope also resonates with audiences by delivering a positive and hopeful message.   In the...

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