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    The director’s in respective films manipulate cinematic techniques such as shot selection‚ lighting and sound to display different emotions. This allows the audience to break down the meaning and importance of the current scene. It also allows them to form an emotional connection with the characters. One of the greatest strengths in Insomnia is Christopher Nolan’s ability to keep his protagonist in every shot despite the perplex and moody-blue vibe of the movie. This means that despite the director’s

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    In The Truman Show‚ the director Peter Weir uses various film techniques to have effect on the audience and make them feel different emotions. The film techniques that he uses are camera angles‚ music and sound and lighting. The major technique that is used in this film is camera angles. Throughout the film there are various camera angles‚ the main shots that Weir uses are angled‚ tilted shots to show that there are hidden cameras filming Truman. When Truman is driving in his car the camera is

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    Film techniques used to emphasize themes in V for Vendetta In the film V for Vendetta‚ the director‚ James McTeigue uses symbolism‚ costume and dialogue to emphasise the idea of everybody having a right to individuality‚ and the right - and duty – to resist forced conformism. James McTeigue uses symbolism in the film V for Vendetta to juxtapose the idea of individuality and the resistance of forced conformity. The first important symbol used in the film is V’s mask. This symbol is shown in all

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    abuse was an epidemic that was absolutely rampant in the Victorian era. Women and children experienced a majority of the abuse‚ as the men in the family wanted to physically employ their dominant nature. In a similar vane‚ Charles Dickens used Great Expectations to show the absurdity of the desensitization of domestic abuse in the Victorian Era‚ he reflected this in characters such as‚ Drummle‚ Estella‚ Mrs. Joe‚ and Orlick. The abuse Pip faces as a child leads him to crave release from the world around

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    Analysis: Chapters 1–3 The first chapters of Great Expectations set the plot in motion while introducing Pip and his world. As both narrator and protagonist‚ Pip is naturally the most important character in Great Expectations: the novel is his story‚ told in his words‚ and his perceptions utterly define the events and characters of the book. As a result‚ Dickens’s most important task as a writer in Great Expectations is the creation of Pip’s character. Because Pip’s is the voice with which he tells

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    Being a woman is hard‚ there are unrealistic expectations about the way women are supposed to look‚ act‚ speak‚ and even think. These expectations can be damaging‚ they make young girls believe they are supposed to be something other than themselves. They think they have to dress a certain way in order to find a boyfriend‚ they think that they are defined by whether or not boys find them attractive. Women should never be made to feel that their identities are dependent on the men in their lives‚

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    On the surface‚ the 2007 film I Am Legend comes across as a mainstream Hollywood action blockbuster and it certainly contains all the essential elements of that genre. It has Will Smith‚ an established Hollywood star‚ who plays the lone and masculine hero‚ who must save everyone at all costs‚ by defeating the monsters in a series of choreographed action scenes. The film also has a very high production value up to 150 million dollars. However‚ I Am Legend has a serious message about how we as a society

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    Water is a symbol that can represent life‚ freedom‚ purity‚ and cleansing. Throughout the film‚ The Big Fish‚ the water represents either life‚ purity‚ or cleansing every time that it is shown. For example‚ when Will visits Edward at his house‚ there is a pitcher of water on the nightstand. When offered water Edward drinks it because he still has a life to live. Edward drinks the water because he needs the life water gives him even though he is dying. When the water is drank by Edward‚ it adds more

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    kinda‚ sorta like the devil-could-care bombast of Kong: Skull Island. In some ways‚ it’s a classic old cinematic monster movie‚ all gussied up for a 2017 audience. In other ways‚ this thing is just bonkers - a bizarre‚ strange-tasting goulash of 1970’s war cinema with obtuse and empty rhetoric‚ campy acting‚ odd moments of humor‚ rather jarring violence‚ and actors sputtering off in all different directions. In short‚ Kong: Skull Island is an absolute mess and I think it likes it that way. Director

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    What techniques does the director‚ Danny DeVito‚ use in the film Matilda to illustrate that the character‚ Jennifer Honey‚ is benevolent (kind) and sweet? The film ‘Matilda’ directed by Danny DeVito‚ released in 1996. DeVito uses techniques such as high camera angles‚ high key lighting and soft sounding music. These techniques used for Miss Honey makes her seem very nice‚ sweet and approachable. Firstly‚ Miss Honey appears to be an approachable‚ bright‚ friendly teacher. In the first scene

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