When it comes to the Red Violin, he claims that it is perfect, his best work. ... This gives the framework of the movie. ... Frederick Pope is an interesting figure in the movie. ... There is a scene in the movie in which Frederick is lying in bed with the violin over his naked body. Of course he is missing Victoria, his lover, but not because of love, not even because of affection, but because he needs his sex in order to be able to produce the music. ...

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It's description nearly indefinable by the usual standards of movie-making. ... This is perhaps the best overall description of the film, and yet even that is limiting. The movie itself isn't ruled by any conventional plot devices. ... Her life in constant torment, she finds a world of sex and drug use to deal with her despair which finds her on the brink of suicide. ... The bus scene of Forrest taking off to Vietnam is similar to the scene when Forrest first met Jenny. ...

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The movie revealed that there are other human forces besides reason that determine how one approaches death. ... Another scene where he could have escaped was when he was appreciating nature by admiring the waterfall while standing on the hilltop, while Myron was sleeping. ... On the other hand, another character in the movie was totally terrified of death. ... She was rebellious when she tried to bite off Braddock's hand, then she tried to seduce him through sex to escape death. ... Each of us has been assigned a role in this life, and it is our duty to fulfill the requirements of th...

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The Door' also indicates that while the effects of change may not always be for the best there is always an up side to a negative thing "Go and open the door. ... Changing self can also lead to many new possibilities and paths, bringing out the best and also the worst in a person. Personal change may not always be for the best and does not necessarily lead to a good out come. ... Our understanding of the nature of change and its effects are furthered through the movie Shrek' and Gwen Harwood's poem The Glass Jar'. ... The visual imagery of this scene improves our understa...

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On his first day of school, he meets Jenny Curran and they become best friends throughout high school. ... Meanwhile, Jenny is living life on the edge of self-destruction by promiscuous sex and drug addiction. ... Forrest adores and trusts his mother very much as shown throughout the movie with his quoting her every 10 minutes or so. ... He feels lonely and isolated as he is unable to love other women as shown in the scene that he would not make love to other women when celebrating New Year with Lieutenant Dan. ...

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On his first day of school, he meets Jenny Curran and they become best friends throughout high school. ... Meanwhile, Jenny is living life on the edge of self-destruction by promiscuous sex and drug addiction. ... Forrest adores and trusts his mother very much as shown throughout the movie with his quoting her every 10 minutes or so. ... He feels lonely and isolated as he is unable to love other women as shown in the scene that he would not make love to other women when celebrating New Year with Lieutenant Dan. ...

• Word Count: 1027
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School