His mastery over visual comedy: the physical nuances it exemplifies‚ coupled with the deadpan expressions that garnered him the nickname The Great Stone Face‚ are the driving forces behind his continuing appeal. In one of the very first scenes in the film‚ we see Keaton as Johnnie Gray walk up to the house of Annabelle Lee‚ one of the loves of his life – the other being his engine: The General – followed by two young boys. Completely absorbed in the task at hand‚ Johnnie is oblivious to Annabelle joining
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A major theme that I would like to focus on in the movie Scarface is criminality. This film is littered with criminals and is the basis of the whole movie. Three techniques that I believe identify the theme are costumes‚ lighting‚ and acting style. The acting style that I am referring to is depicted in the scene where Tony Montana is being questioned by immigration officials. He is being deceitful to keep the immigration officials from finding out about his background. " Tony is quickly revealed
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The Propriety and Amalgamation of an Effective Crime Film Crime is a genre that often times follows an often times intelligent‚ malicious criminal. Sometimes it follows the criminal chronologically and sometimes is follows the criminal through their victims. But simply following this generic guideline does not define a crime movie‚ there are defining factors that make a crime movie. In order for a crime movie to be effective it must have a criminal with a motive. A criminal and his motive are
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The Castle Directed by Rob Sitch Miramax 05/99 DVD/VHS Feature Film In our frenzy of getting‚ spending‚ and moving quickly through life‚ we often miss the greatest wealth of all — living contentedly in the present moment. There is probably no better movie about this spiritual practice than The Castle‚ an Australian comedy directed by Rob Sitch and written by Santo Cilauro‚ Tom Gleisner‚ Jane Kennedy‚ and Rob Sitch. Darryl Kerrigan (Michael Caton) is a working-class tow-truck driver who takes
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It cannot be taken for granted that all human beings are born with the physical traits that would fuel them smoothly to their destinies. However‚ as the film Gattaca reveals‚ success is “by no means guaranteed” to only perfect beings‚ just as it is not completely unreachable by weak beings. Niccol reveals that through fortitude and commitment‚ even a weak individual can take hold of his or her dreams and create unexpected twists in the society. He also shows how one’s determination‚ the ability to
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being caring about his constituents or their minor problems. Throughout the movie‚ he first starts the whole conflict‚ and then the audience is led to like him because he’s nice and does not want to start war without hard evidence. However‚ as the film progresses‚ he increasingly gets presented as a bumbling politician who is unsure of himself and is not able to make a difference. 4. What is the conflict that is driving the protagonist to act? The conflict starts due to the protagonist’s slip
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Pariah Many terms come to mind when thinking about the independent (“indie”) film industry. Low-budget‚ inexperienced actors‚ non-commercialized‚ and shallow plotline. However‚ there are several major stylistic aspects of independently produced films that define the genre in comparison to films that are produced by large production companies. When producing an independent film‚ the director is not inhibited by the limitations the larger companies have. Without these limitations‚ the directors can
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are four concepts‚ perception‚ reality‚ illusion‚ and deception. People have different perceptions about Eisenheim’s magician shows. Eisenheim does compelling illusions that lead people to wonder if he has supernatural powers or it’s just tricks. The film tells an extended story about Eisenheim and Sophie and there is a plot twist at the end‚ this is when the theme is revealed. Sophie and Eisenheim plan out a scheme‚ and pretend that the Emperor killed Sophie. They planted everything out and in the
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The film "The Castle" presents us with a representation of an Australian family. Most people would agree however that they are not a typical family. A few of the reasons is‚ for this is that there is no such thing as a typical family‚ roles have changed and people are not so community minded as shown in the film. There is no such thing as an Australian typical family. A few of the reasons why is every ones different and if everyone tried to be the same we wouldn’t have the diverse country
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Directors have the important job of communicating the ideas and themes of their films. Their power comes from the choices they make‚ aside from the script. Directors are artists‚ they make intentional choices to give the film a specific meaning and help communicate the ideas in it. The Benchwarmers is a great example of intentional choices made by the director. The Benchwarmers is about a group of three young adults‚ Gus‚ Clark and Richie. They have been treated like losers all of their lives and
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