Citizen Kane is not a movie that you see everyday‚ creatively speaking. Even with today’s standards‚ there’s something still special about the style and what makes this film just as famous as its main character. While the film explains Kane’s life‚ it’s also is an investigation into film style by challenging classic Hollywood styles with a different and darker look. Citizen Kane made advances on many fronts ‚ in-regards to cinema‚ and its most significant contribution to cinema came from the use
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Professor Clap 2 October 2011 Film 1 Analysis “American Beauty” Form is how the movie is portrayed. It’s all the dialogue‚ action‚ pictures‚ and sounds of a movie. While the content of consists of the subject within the movie. During “American Beauty”‚ Lester and Carolyn are constantly bickering at each other with their daughter Jane‚ who is stuck in the middle of her two parents gnawing at one another’s throats. The movie shows Lester buying a brand new firebird‚ the car he always wanted. Also‚ Lester
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Hands‚ Charlie and the Chocolate Factory‚ and Corpse Bride‚ that people fear change and the great unknown. Burton gives light to vastly suppressed outsider perspectives and teaches an important lesson about difference and all that it brings. He uses cinematic techniques such as emotional close-ups‚ contrasted lighting‚ and non-diegetic music in order to create gothic fairy tales revealing the cliché that not everything is the way it seems. In many of Tim Burton’s films‚ he uses close-up shots to resonate
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Point of view shots are an element of cinematography that conveys a message for viewers. Both of these texts emphasise the importance of happiness and how one must not allow small beginnings to discourage their process of growth. When Kathrine Jackson in Hidden Figures is upgraded to a computer at NASA she creates opportunities for herself which automatically distinguishes her from other computers‚ influencing Mr Harrison to credit her work ethic. Mary Jackson also reflects this when she is seen
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"Crash" Crash‚ a touching film created by the Canadian director and writer Paul Haggis‚ incorporates the many struggles‚ faced by today ’s racial stereotypes‚ into a collage of various interconnected‚ cultural dilemmas encountered by the film ’s multi-ethnical cast ("Paul"). Haggis uses the dialogue and physical actions of his characters to illustrate the various racial stereotypes that are pre-assigned to each race by every individual. This film is a mesmerizing drama that touches the emotions
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Crash displayed various aspects of racism and stereotypes that occur everyday. One of the three major scenes in the movie that stood out was when the two officers pull over a black couple. Obviously they’ve done nothing completely harmful‚ reckless or dangerous. The leading officer claims the wife was performing falatio‚ while driving a vehicle‚ which could be a form of reckless driving and can be penalized for it. In fear of authority‚ and in all respect‚ the husband complies as polite as possible
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Displaying memory in its purest form requires an element of deception so that reality can be legitimized and accepted by the audience. Cinema‚ at best complements and at worst obfuscates human memory. Jia Zhangke‚ Lou Ye‚ and Jiang Wen offer a subtle and fascinating account of the cinematic representation of the problem of memory. Since the inception of the camera‚ filmmakers have evolved motion pictures into not simply a reflection but a crucial indicator of human experience‚ especially our experience
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“No matter how far wrong you’ve gone‚ you can always turn around.” The world renowned 2005 film‚ Crash‚ directed by Paul Haggis‚ sends the positive message of hope and potential for redemption in the world. Many of the characters make the wrong decisions and receive grace from the universe‚ which shows the audience that they should always be hopeful and understand that redemption is possible. Although the characters’ motives may not be justified‚ an unearthly force gives them the opportunity to redeem
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Paul Haggis’ Crash is a drama set in the Los Angels area‚ the main concept of the film is racial and social tensions in L.A.‚ Paul Haggis claims that it’s a “passion piece” due to it being inspired by a real life incident wherein his car was stolen outside a store in 1991 as he clearly states on the Crash commentary track. Now my reaction to this film was at first shocked and in awe of the brutality of the first 30 minutes. Such as Anthony and Peter’s discussion in the first few minutes about
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serve a specific function within a film. These cinematic techniques work in conjunction throughout the duration of the film in order to develop the narrative. In the short film The Black Hole‚ a man working overtime hours at the office discovers a black hole allowing him to traverse through objects. Using the supernatural force to his benefit‚ he uses the black hole to enter a locked safe only to end up trapped inside after his plan fails. The cinematic techniques employed in The Black Hole are often
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