Introduction to Cinema Midterm Paper
Brittany
Oct. 12, 2012
Intro To Cinema Mid Term Paper The film the Minority Report with Tom Cruise falls into the American category of science fiction. Science fictional films often include scientific advances or major social changes. Being based in the year 2054, we see many imagined advances in the fields of science and technology. The whole idea of pre-crime is futuristic and incredibly advanced. Some of the properties that allow this movie to fall under the category of science fiction are the futuristic cars, the jetpacks, the ‘halos’, the screen on which Anderton watches the Precogs’ visions, and etc. The setting in which the movie takes places doesn’t show much change from now except for the advances in everyday places like where the car is parked outside of John’s home, the highway system, and the holographic screen in the G.A.P. Much of the costumes worn by the characters don’t seem to be too far from today’s wardrobe. The biggest change we see is the jumpsuits worn by the precogs in the Temple. This film has a unique cinematography because it is set so far in the future. The way the director uses subtle special effects makes the audience feel like that could actually happen and not a cheesy made up idea. The effects in The Minority Report are much sharper and believable than the effects seen in Dr. Strangelove. In Dr. Strangelove, it is quite easy to tell that the bomb carrier is not flying above a bunch of trees and rivers but in fact is hanging in front a green screen of some sort. However, in The Minority Report, it is much more believable to think that John Anderton is watching a hologram of his son in his apartment. We also see a difference in the coloring and lighting of the two films. Dr. Strangelove is a black and white film, which makes the use of lighting more difficult because you have to guess what areas will come out darker than others in such a limited scale of color. When John Anderton is sitting in the dark watching films of his
Oct. 12, 2012
Intro To Cinema Mid Term Paper The film the Minority Report with Tom Cruise falls into the American category of science fiction. Science fictional films often include scientific advances or major social changes. Being based in the year 2054, we see many imagined advances in the fields of science and technology. The whole idea of pre-crime is futuristic and incredibly advanced. Some of the properties that allow this movie to fall under the category of science fiction are the futuristic cars, the jetpacks, the ‘halos’, the screen on which Anderton watches the Precogs’ visions, and etc. The setting in which the movie takes places doesn’t show much change from now except for the advances in everyday places like where the car is parked outside of John’s home, the highway system, and the holographic screen in the G.A.P. Much of the costumes worn by the characters don’t seem to be too far from today’s wardrobe. The biggest change we see is the jumpsuits worn by the precogs in the Temple. This film has a unique cinematography because it is set so far in the future. The way the director uses subtle special effects makes the audience feel like that could actually happen and not a cheesy made up idea. The effects in The Minority Report are much sharper and believable than the effects seen in Dr. Strangelove. In Dr. Strangelove, it is quite easy to tell that the bomb carrier is not flying above a bunch of trees and rivers but in fact is hanging in front a green screen of some sort. However, in The Minority Report, it is much more believable to think that John Anderton is watching a hologram of his son in his apartment. We also see a difference in the coloring and lighting of the two films. Dr. Strangelove is a black and white film, which makes the use of lighting more difficult because you have to guess what areas will come out darker than others in such a limited scale of color. When John Anderton is sitting in the dark watching films of his