Category: Year: 2011
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The Whale. Dir. Suzanne Chisholm & Michael Parfit. Kinosmith & Paladin. 2011.
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Rise of the Planet of the Apes. Dir. Rupert Wyatt. 20th Century Fox. 2011.
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (Photo credit: Wikipedia) An exploration of ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ ‘Rise of the Planet of the Apes’ is a thrilling science fiction film created as a prequel to Franklin Schaffner’s 1968 original film ‘Planet of the Apes’. Rupert Wyatt uses the story of one man…
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War Horse. Dir. Steven Spielberg. DreamWorks. 2011.
Steven Spielberg’s War Horse (2011) tells the story of teenager Albert Narracott and his horse Joey, tracing their journey from rural Devonshire farm to the Western Front. Joey is the dominant character within the film with the plot line tied directly to his experience rather than Albert’s. Throughout the course of the film Joey encounters…
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Life of Pi. Dir. Ang Lee. 20th-Century Fox. 2011.
Ang Lees’s Life of Pi is a shipwreck film that depicts the epic journey of the main character Piscine ‘Pi’ Molitor Patel, whilst addressing many issues along the way such as those of personal loss, racism, survival and many more. Lee is able to achieve this level of depth in his novel chiefly by using the potential…
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Project Nim. Dir. James Marsh. Roadside Attractions. 2011.
Project Nim, is a biographical documentary that tells the story of Nim Chimpsky, a chimpanzee who was subjected to an ambitious language acquisition research-experiment in the 1970s to determine if apes had the ability to communicate with humans. Taken from his screaming, and subsequently sedated mother only a few days after his birth, Nim was raised…