The two main characters in the movie are Hitch and Sara Melar. When they meet and start a relationship they get to know each other and enjoy each other and the relationship. They become friends and they talk about almost everything to get to know each other and then they develop an intimate relationship. They are self-disclosing information with each other, Hitch leaves out certain information about his career that should be shared when in a relationship.…
Tom Hanks and Shelley Long play Anna and Walter, a young couple just married. They spend most of their time dealing with managing their new house. The performed the unstable love of the couple clearly.…
The way each particular character speaks gives us an inside view of their life and…
There is little emotionality in the characters’ voices and as such, we are able to more authentically ‘observe’ the characters and form…
‘When Harry Met Sally’ is a romantic comedy set from the mid 1970’s to the mid-to-late 1980’s. From the beginning the film seemed like the perfect example from Mark Knapp’s 10 stages of relational development. There was a plethora of talking and Harry was quite witty while Sally was very sweet and up-beat. As a personal opinion, at first the film seemed to be slightly boring plot-wise – a man and a woman meet to travel a ways to the city? Sounds like the perfect situation to ‘fall in love’ in and have a happily ever-after. Though, as more of the movie was watched, it became more interesting and less of an assignment requirement.…
Erin Brockovich is a movie that dramatizes the story of Erin Brockovich’s legal fight against the energy giant Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E). The film is directed by Steven Soderbergh and actress Julia Roberts plays the lead role for which she subsequently won the Academy Award for Best Actress.The movie brings into light the events Erin Brockovich went through in her life in the 1990’s, from being an unemployed single mother, to filing litigation against PG&E, and winning a huge compensation for the residents of Hinkley.…
The movie, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, is directed by Blake Edwards and stars Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly, and George Peppard as the narrator. Unlike the novella it originated from, the movie identifies the narrator as Paul Varjack. In the book, Paul is a homosexual writer, but in the film he is complete eye candy for every woman in sight. Over time, Paul develops strong…
Every single day Jenna sits at in her living room. Without fail around 5 minutes after 9, her dog Luca begins to bark. That is the signal she waits to hear, this means that the mailman is coming up the stairs. Every single day Jenna greets him at the door, until one day the mailman, whose name was Steve, isn’t there. Not because he passed away, but because he had been let go. The United States Postal Service is very important and should not be expected to change in this changing world, because it is part of our history, gives people jobs, and is cheaper than other services like UPS and FedEx.…
Where it is changed it is usually to make to story clearer, for example, the added line of Pappi saying “You and Mikey used to sing that song.” The removal of Troy’s line at the end of the scene where we find out Jean is pregnant increases the impact of this reveal and therefore helps the story the brothers are trying to tell. In terms of the dialogue, the brothers have used comeback zingers (e.g. “Well - I’m sorry, which? Out, or fuck you?”), push button dialogue (e.g. “Do you...plug yourself in somewhere?”), repetition (e.g. “I have to run the elevator.”), sarcasm (e.g. “He’s great. Good to see what I have to look forward to.”) and other techniques. Each character’s dialogue is only longer than two lines when necessary (e.g. with Jean or Roland) and every word is used effectively. The whole film, in a way, is a set-up itself, only to be payed off when we realise the end is the beginning and the significance of this. Where they break the rules, using past tense, including camera…
You Can’t Take it With You did not have many similarities to Death of a Salesman, from what I could see. A wealthy man (Tony Kirby) and a woman (Alice Sycamore) from a very eccentric household fall in love and his family disapproves. Perhaps it could be similar in how Mr. Kirby disapproves of his son marrying Alice because of her family/background, and Mr. Loman disapproves of his son Biff because of his failure in the business…
Allen directed her in several memorable films including “Play It Again, Sam” (1972), “Sleeper” (1973), the critically and commercially successful “Manhattan” (1979) and perhaps their most successful film together, “Annie Hall (1977)”, which won her a BAFTA, a Golden Globe and her first academy for Best Female Actor.…
Pillow Talk (1959), starring Doris Day and Rock Hudson, and Annie Hall (1977), starring Woody Allen and Diane Keaton, are two very different films that both belong to the genre of romantic comedy. Both films received five Oscar nominations. Pillow Talk was nominated for best actress, best supporting actress, musical score, art direction, and the one which it won, best story and screenplay written directly for the screen (Kimmel, 2008, p. 124). Annie Hall was nominated for best picture, best director, best original screenplay, best actor, and best actress. It was the first time, since Orson Wells in 1941, that the same person, Woody Allen, was nominated for writing, directing, and starring in a film (Kimmel, 2008, p.171). It won four of the five Oscars, only losing out on best actor. Pillow Talk is a film that provides a dated, silly interpretation of the development of a romantic relationship, especially because of its formulaic approach to the subject, whereas Annie Hall provides a more timeless, realistic view of romantic relationships, possibly because its time period provided a much more radical formula for this genre. A comparison of the two films analyzing their historical contexts, settings, visual characteristics, music, and the different ways that they achieve their “happy endings” will show why Pillow Talk only works in 1959 but Annie Hall is a romantic comedy that is still enjoyable today.…
References: Cohen, B. (Producer), & Mendes, S. (Director). (1999). American beauty [Film]. Los Angeles: Dreamworks…
Email has become so entrenched in our lives that it has become the common mode of communication in the workplace, and for some, it has become a lifeline to the world as well. Many of us can hardly imagine life without it. That email enhances as well as complicates our daily business is a given.…
Syphilis is a sexually-transmitted infection that effect both men and women. The infection, known as Treponema pallidum, is a gram-negative bacterium that is spiral shaped. Also known as “The Pox” and “Bad Blood”, the infection can lay dormant at times which result in no symptoms to its host. On the other hand, and it can also be active at times which symptoms occur. If the infection is left untreated, long term complications may occur and even death.…