portrayed since the 1950’s‚ I have chosen to explore the ‘Welcome to Suburbia’ scene in ‘American Beauty’ (from: 00:40–2:35‚ into the film) and the opening scene of the pilot of ‘Desperate Housewives’ (from: 00:00-01:15‚ into the episode). I have chosen these two scenes because they are very similar to each other and show how composers use a range of techniques to engage the audience and create meaning. ‘American Beauty’‚ directed by Sam Mendes‚ is a film that is set in America‚ in an ordinary suburban
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Movie Title: Amélie (Le fabuleux destin d’Amelie Poulain) Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet Cast: Audrey Tautou‚ Mathieu Kassovitz Genre: Romance Comedy Amelie is a movie that was filmed in french language with english subtitles. The movie takes place in Montmarte with the main character a young girl named Amelie. The story is mainly about how Amelie grew up with odd parents and had a deprived childhood and didn’t have friends or nice things growing up. When she was old enough to move out‚ she
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The standard for American beauty is corrupt; it negatively affects women’s self-esteem and body image. This “standard” needs to be changed because there is no true definition of beauty. In society‚ beauty is based on appearance – hair style‚ body image and body shape‚ skin color/ethnicity‚ clothes‚ tattoos‚ piercings‚ etc. This corruption comes from the media‚ which have aided in the creation and evolution of American culture. A powerful and beautiful way to help society become further aware of this
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Based on a true story‚ The Fighter is an excellent sports drama film. It is an inspirational movie about a boxer struggling in and outside the ring. There have been several great boxing movies in the past such as Rocky and Million Dollar Baby that have won several awards and The Fighter should join this list. Boxing‚ drugs‚ family‚ prison‚ strong personalities‚ and heritage come into play throughout this movie. Written by Scott Silver‚ Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson; produced by Paramount Pictures; and
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The title of the movie should actually be "Salieri"‚ because the whole movie is really about his jealousy of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and how Salieri was overshadowed musically by Mozart. In the beginning‚ Salieri makes a "deal" with God so He will make Salieri a musical genius‚ and Salieri believes he has been granted this gift until the day Mozart comes to Vienna. Salieri immediately becomes jealous that God has bestowed upon Mozart the power he himself worked so desperately to achieve. From that
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Despite working with low-budget and a small crew‚ Orson Welles makes his Othello interesting and memorable through several techniques. He generates a sense of suspense by placing the final scene in the beginning of the movie. When translating play into film‚ he creatively rearranges the scenes while keeping the text intact and shoots from odd angles to produce interesting lighting and shadows. Even though some of the characters in the film do not quite live up to the viewer’s ideals of the characters
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played by Matt Damon‚ remains unaffected by the virus due to his immunity. Contagion‚ unlike other movies‚ keeps the hero‚ Damon‚ oddly detached from the viewers. The director‚ Steven Soderbergh‚ decided to keep Damon out of the minimal action in the movie by immediately putting him into quarantine. This automatically dismisses any possibility of suspense‚ no finding out at the last minute if he makes it or not. Mitch takes his daughter (Anna
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This movie is about a girl wanting to make a difference in her community. Certain people in her community‚ known as Chicanos‚ don’t have the same rights as others. One of the main characters‚ Paula‚ gets tired of how fellow Chicanos are being treated and therefore joins a group to help improve the environment‚ particularly the East LA schools. These students get punished for the silliest things and their treatments are unjust. For example‚ talking in Spanish will lead to a beating. The bathrooms
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 In American Beauty‚ 1999‚ directed by Sam Mendes‚ we are confronted with the permeating images that have consumed mainstream American life. Mendes exploits these images as constructions that we created around ourselves as a means of hiding our true selves. Mendes is able to implicate us in the construction and make us active viewers by exploiting our voyeuristic nature. In American Beauty Mendes uses the voyeuristic tendencies of the spectator to acknowledge the permeating constructed
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An emotionally stirring movie taking place in Jackson‚ Mississippi in the 1960s‚ “The Help” stars Emma Stone‚ Viola Davis‚ and Octavia Spencer as three women who share a common motive. This racially tense setting creates the perfect foundation for a drama film such as this. The characters’ personalities in combination with the emotion of the plot develop a socially accurate depiction of the struggles faced by the people of the time. While the racial aspect of the movie is dominant‚ viewers may also
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