The Humanism has had a great influence on all intellectual achievements during the renaissance. By trying to reject the medieval as whole and turning back to classical learning, emphasizing nature and adopting a more individualistic view on man, they believed to ‘rebirth’ classical learning, literature and art. Even though the...

The Renaissance was a period in European history which started in Florence, Italy in the 14th century and spread to the rest of Europe by the end of the 17th century. This period is known to be a bridge between the mediaeval times and the modern history. The important changes...

Roland Emmerich's “The Patriot” is a film set during the American War of Independence which tells the story of a farmer, Benjamin Martin, who joins the American cause and shows great courage in the struggle, while at the same time suffering large amounts off personal loss. As such, it is...

In silent expressionist films like The Last Laugh (Murnau, 1924), costumes play a key role. Costumes designate and assign new identities to characters, further engrain a society’s hierarchical structure, and function as psychological influences on a character’s persona. As the French novelist Marguerite Duras once said: “A uniform is an...

Directed by Richard Kelly, the film “Donnie Darko” (2001) is a dark yet enlivening piece of cinema. The film begins with an introduction of Donnie, the protagonist. From the first few scenes of the movie, the audience can clearly tell that there is something not quite right about Donnie. The...