Category: Critical Reflection

The 1927 silent black-and-white film Metropolis critiques the stark inequality between working and wealthy classes to champion Marxism through a science-fictional, dystopian world. The text follows Freder, son of the city master Joh Frederson discovering the underground workers who have suffered under the strict regimen, slaving away on machines that power the city above, hence…

For my essay, I’m going to focus on comparing both of the villains from, The Dark Knight (2008) and The Shining (1980). Both villains are driven crazy by the events of the film but the ways they both handle it create compelling characters. The performance from Heath Ledger and Jack Nicholson builds the character and…

The Revenant is directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu. It is the true story of a fur trapper named Hugh Glass played by Leonardo DiCaprio, who in the 1820s is left for dead in the wilderness and sets out on a path of revenge to find those responsible for leaving him in that position. I’m just…

The author Sayles who directed the film Lone Star is a movie based in Texas that touches on aspects in critical areas such as the history and boundaries of the borders between Mexico and Texas. In the 1800s Texas fought Mexico to gain independence which is how the name Lone Star came about. Sayles tells…

The chosen extract is taken from Barry Jenkins second feature film Moonlight, which he directed and co-wrote. The film follows the life and struggles of Chiron, a young and poor black boy, growing up and coming to terms with his sexuality, a life not often portrayed in commercial films. This analysis focuses on the economic…

Living in a world where the battle for supremacy has been a pressing matter for centuries, with the constant change in the world’s economy as well as changes within individual nations’ governments except a very few, there is bound to be some debate as what is considered to be right and what is considered to…

An impressive, moving, and breathtaking film is a sophisticated but largely sinusistic philosophy that is not covered by unfair belief, grumpiness, or cynicism. In Godard’s ongoing editing system, a series of fictional films based on the cause-effect relationship of the psychologically consistent characters of the film never ceased to be directed, but that doesn’t mean…

Technology is changing the way we work, and even the work we do. Adaptability has always been a key ingredient to workplace success and even more so with increased automation, AI, and globalization. Companies that focus on growing and evolving will always have an edge in this competitive environment. Remember the days when you wind…

The art piece that I have chosen created by Harvey Pratt is a work of art that is currently in progress. When it is finished it is truly going to be a beautiful work of art to honor those who fought in battle. I chose Warriors Circle of Honor, a memorial that honors the Native…

Know yourself for the unexamined life is not worth living – these are the words of Socrates. He was an ancient Greek philosopher who was known as one of the greatest figures of Western philosophy. What he said promotes that we, human beings, should strive to know ourselves and understand who we truly are. We…