Farrell as John Smith‚ Q’orianka Kilcher as Pocahontas‚ Christopher Plummer as Captain Newport‚ and Christian Bale as John Rolfe. Produced by Sarah Green‚ the film received strong positive reviews for its cinematography‚ score‚ and young 15 year old Q’orianka Kilcher’s performance as Pocahontas. (Boehm 1-5) The movie opens up to three ships of settlers sailing up the James River in Southeastern Virginia‚ arriving at the soon to be settlement of Jamestown. While establishing the foundations of the first
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I have to say that this is one good movie‚ its pretty different from your average WWII movie. Its not as propaganda based as your American war movies like saving private Ryan or pearl harbour. In this movie we get to see the war effort from the Russian communist point of view. Its like a hide and seek thriller that uses the battle of Stalingrad as a disguise for the battle of courage and determination that we see going on‚ on the big screen. A lot of historians say that the battle of Stalingrad was
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Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity pulls viewers in with superb character development‚ cinematic brilliance‚ and harrowing action sequences‚ leaving them breathless. A film that uses 3D technology and special effects in the best possible way; Gravity will serve as the benchmark for excellence in space thrillers for years to come. The opening sequence transfixes viewers with a beautiful‚ almost ethereal wide shot of Earth from the view of space‚ and slowly moves in toward three dots that turn out to be
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The Might of Spite Plot Summary The movie is about a guy (Antagonist) and a girl (Protagonist) living together that get turns to do the laundry. The guy (Thando) is very lazy‚ watches TV the whole day and refuses to do the laundry even after the girl (Carrie)‚ tries to force him physically. Carrie is miserable after that but then finds another way to get him of the couch. She tells him that his car is being stolen and when he gets outside‚ Carrie locks the door behind him. Thando sees his car isn’t
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Django starts off as an average slave but by the end of the film‚ turns into the greatest gun slinger in the west‚ saves his wife‚ and lives happily ever after. According to Robert Richardson‚ the cinematographer of this film‚ the goal of the cinematography was to use iconic American West backgrounds as a montage to show Django traveling and growing as person and bounty hunter. Tarantino used panoramic long shots and a widescreen aspect ratio to show the vastness of the American West and to symbolize
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jail. Both are faced with a meaningless life in the grip of the Great Depression‚ so after introductions are made Clyde sweeps Bonnie into a life of bank robbers and other crimes‚ but she comes willingly since she sees it as a means of escape. The movie strikes this weird tone that straddles light hearted love story and violent crime drama as the two try to assume some populist Robin Hood stature in the eyes of sharecroppers and other folks made destitute by the Depression. Both clearly announce their
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well‚ the performances from all three actors that portray Jamal through the stages of his life sell him as our slum-born hero. He’s a character so likable that it really isn’t fair. All we are left to do is pull for him. I seriously enjoyed the movie because it has got punch and narrative pizzazz: a strong‚ clear‚ instantly graspable storyline
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ANALYSIS Check MateThe Cinematography and Lighting of The Shawshank Redemption The Shawshank Redemption is a 1994 motion picture adapted and directed by Frank Darabont from a short story by Stephen King. This film is in the classical style combining elements of both formalism and realism. It also combines elements of the dramatic‚ escapist (prison break)‚ and romantic genres. The film’s symbolism is made apparent through the use of many techniques and elements‚ but the cinematography and lighting effects
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Pacific Rim movie review If I were nine years old‚ I would see the monsters-versus-robots adventure "Pacific Rim" 50 times. Because I’m in my forties and have two kids and two jobs‚ I’ll have to be content with seeing it a couple more times in theaters and re-watching it on video. Like George Lucas’ original 1977 "Star Wars"‚ Guillermo del Toro’s sci-fi actioner uses high technology to pump up disreputable subject matter to Hollywood blockbuster levels. The film’s main selling point is its overscaled
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Note: This is part of a "philosophy in film" class. We watched a movie in class‚ talked about it‚ then figured out how different film concepts applied to the movie. I got an A in the class‚ but I don’t remember what I got on this paper. I am sure it was an A though. Text: Different camera positions in a movie can have a great effect on the way the audience interprets or feels about a movie. This is also done by the way each scene is composed and designed. In A Clockwork Orange‚ all these concepts
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