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The Big Lebowski (1998) (1286 words) |
 | The blue Volkswagen driven by the private eye is a reference to the Coen brothers' first film, Blood Simple. |
 | As with many other films by the Coen brothers The Big Lebowski is an odd array of out of the ordinary characters slapped right in the middle of an improbable situation. |
 | After viewing this film one can see why actors who can actually practice their craft are worth their weight in gold. |
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Philosophy of Film (5314 words) |
 | Because the study of film is already institutionalized within academia in the discipline of film studies, and because that field includes a separate sub-field of film theory, it might seem that, unlike literature and music, say, film is already well-served by this institutional base. |
 | Male viewers of film, it was held, identify with their idealized screen counterparts and enjoy the objectification of women through both screen images that they view with pleasure and also narratives in which the male characters with whom they identify come to possess the sought after female character. |
 | As film and its related digital media continue to expand in their influence upon the lives of human beings, the philosophy of film can be expected to become an even more vital area for philosophic investigation. |