Foreign films intimidate many people; it could be the culture shock‚ or it could be the hesitance to reading subtitles for two hours. Despite these setbacks‚ foreign films are some of the best made and Eat Drink Man Woman‚ directed by Ang Lee is no exception. Eat Drink Man Woman offers many elements of a great movie such as excellent filming techniques‚ interesting and unique characters‚ and unanticipated plot twists. Eat Drink Man Woman focuses on the story of a retired chef and his three daughters
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about Ray Kinsella‚ played by Kevin Costner‚ his willingness to take chances‚ and his cornfield. Ray as well as many of the other characters find faith‚ redemption‚ and second chances. Through flawless editing‚ well-written screenplay‚ excellent cinematography‚ and the superb use of setting and costumes‚ Field of Dreams creates a powerful film that can identify with people of all ages. The seamless editing throughout Field of Dreams helps the viewer to identify faith and redemption as the theme in
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it is not clear what happens to him in the end. The main micro-features I was focusing on are Cinematography and mise-en-scene. I used cinematography throughout my piece of work‚ in the first cell I used an establishing shot to show the audience the setting of the diegesis‚ which is a normal suburban street‚ It also shows the time of day and whether anyone is home. I also used the cinematography to my advantage in cell 6 and cell
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November 26th‚ 2013. Norman Bate’s Personality disorder It is often said we are who we chose to be and that our actions shape our personalities‚ but what would you do if you were no longer in control of yourself? In the movie Psycho‚ by Alfred Hitchcock the antagonist suffered from childhood isolation and was triggered by an oedipal complex‚ which caused him to become morally blinded‚ and develop dissociative identity disorder. The movie is about a young‚ motel manager named
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own unique pasts. Hellboy (complete with demon horns) must hunt down a Robot Nazi villain in order to protect Earth from an ancient evil force. Director Guillermo Del Toro puts his visual mark on the film with his unique aesthetics‚ while the cinematography is‚ at times‚ stylistic and comic book-esque. The film’s weaknesses are more apparent in the writing‚ over-the-top acting‚ and noticeable archetypal casting. From the Robot Nazi villain to the lush‚ contrasting color scheme used in the set design
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professor’s assistant and Will are alone and the assistant tells Will how lucky he is to have someone believe in him as much as the professor does. As if on cue‚ the professor walks in just as his assistant finishes talking and gets up to leave. The cinematography in the movie is good. The viewer is immediately given some insight into Will’s social status. The viewer is shown that he obviously lives in one of the poorer sections of Boston; you see that his front yard is overrun with trash and junk and that
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Hou Hsiao-Hsien’s focus on mise en scene is clear throughout the entire movie. Hou’s cinematography‚ especially the scene with Lord Tian and his wife speaking in their room‚ creates unparalleled presence and atmosphere. Due to the detail in the sets and cinematography‚ the point of the movie feels like it’s more about aesthetic and tone than plot. Many of the other 5th generation directors’ films which are metaphors and social
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A Space Odyssey 2001 a space odyssey is a story about extraterrestrial life‚ space voyage‚ the future‚ homicidal sentient robots‚ and above all else a story about evolution. The monoliths are a tool created by an alien race to help assist in evolution; they are the cornerstone of evolution for humankind. It was there at the dawn of man and gave humanity an extra edge to help adapt and evolve from primates to intellectual humans that are capable of space travel. The mysterious black rectangles have
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Ashlee Pitock Cinematography and “True Grit” There are only two things that a film has to accomplish cinematically to orchestrate a solid story. First‚ the film must be flowing. Just as any plot must float along a smooth current of tangible events‚ the cinematography must match that current. Depending on the style of film‚ different forms of this fluidity will take place; ranging from wide-angle landscape shots for westerns and post-apocalyptic films to handheld cam horrors and found-film
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Stephen Holden | Judgement | An absolutely wonderful movie about father and son relationships. | A-plus awards-season pedigree. Looks to play well with all audiences. | It is wonderfully acted. No movie this year will be more praised for its cinematography. Admired it. Its cold and holds us outside. | A truly majestic visual tone poem. | Criteria 1-Performances | | Newman is in excellent form as mob boss. Hanks resists temptation to soften his character. | It is wonderfully acted. | Hank’s a
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