Important ideas are at the heat of every film. In your view‚ what important ideas are explored in Pleasantville also referring specifically to the opening montage? To survive in a society an individual needs to be able to cope with the changing society. The 1998 film Pleasantville‚ directed by Garry Ross is a social commentary on the changing values upheld in the 1950s contrasted to the 1990s. The concept of transformation of an individual and the society is explored deliberately through the use
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Developing an interpretation There is no single correct reading of a text‚ nor is one reading more valid than another. Different interpretations arise from different responses to a text. An interpretation is more than an ‘opinion’ – it is the justification of your point of view using relevant examples or evidence from the text to support it and strengthen it. ‘The meaning happens as the text is read and reflected upon’ The world of the director‚ the world of the text and the world of the reader
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A film made at the turn of the twenty-first century with the sound of a speakeasy alive during the prohibition. Who Framed Roger Rabbit incorporates the films genre explicitly into the film’s soundtrack. Dramatically motivated‚ the music by Silvestri shows how his work is evidence of himself being well versed in the medium of film and narrative structure. Using many distinct elements‚ the sounds in the film help to create an extravaganza of the feature-film for what it’s worth (Barsam 378). Much
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RAISE THE RED LANTERN SCENE ANALYSIS Raise the Red Lantern directed by Zhang Yi Mou is a movie that is set in 1920’s china. It tells the tragic story of 19 year old University student Songlian who becomes the fourth mistress in the wealthy Chen family after her father’s death. The opening scene shows the process from Songlian’s marriage discussion with her mother to the moment she steps into the life of being the puppet of the Chen household. In the opening scene we are introduced to the protagonist;
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Suspense Rear Window is one of the famous suspense movies made by Mr. Alfred Hitchcock in 1954. It is considered as one of the best movies of Hitchcock also. However‚ what is suspense? Why Rear Window can be a successful suspense movie? How Mr. Alfred Hitchcock create the suspense atmosphere in this film? In this essay‚ all the above questions will be answered. You will know more about the spell of Mr. Hitchcock’s movies especially the Rear Window. Mr. Alfred Hitchcock is a king of suspense
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Analysis of a scene in La Haine (homework) The scene I am going to analyse is the ending scene of the film La Haine (Mathieu Kassowitz‚ 1995). In the beginning of the scene‚ the camera gives us a longshot of the protagonists pulling the gang members body into the room‚ this shows the audience a view of what is going on in the distance. The scene then progresses further‚ and we see that the gangmember the protagonists have pulled into the room has been thrown onto the bed‚ Vinz‚ one of the protagonists
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The Assassin‚ directed by Hou Hsiao-Hsien‚ follows an assassin named Nie Yinniang in 8th century China. After failing to execute a government official for her master‚ she is sent to kill the military leader of the province Weibo‚ named Tian Ji’an. Though her ability is not in question‚ Yinniang struggles to complete her assignment because Tian Ji’an is her cousin. Hou Hsiao-Hsien‚ part of the 5th generation of Beijing Film Academy directors‚ uses unique formalists techniques‚ especially focusing
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Camera techniques have been used in many different ways. There was a variety of camera shots such as; extreme long shots‚ long shots‚ medium long shots‚ medium shots‚ medium close-up‚ close-up‚ big close-up and extreme close-up. At the end of the movie‚ Molly and Daisy are shown in a long shot with a scenic view of Jigalong in the background. By being able to see the background‚ you can tell that they are back home. At some point in the movie there is also a big close up of Mr Neville. Since Mr Neville
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How do at least two of the following production elements combine to engage audiences with what is occurring one scene or sequence of the narrative you have studied. Scene 6 escalates the growing tension between James and Sanborn through sound and camera work. The audience assumes that the situation is extremely dangerous at the beginning of the scene due to the air raid siren sounds and the long shot establishing the evacuation of the UN building. This chaos is further emphasised by the shaky camera
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Gran Torino Hi‚ my name is Clint Eastwood and I’m the director and protagonist of the film Gran Torino. My character Walt Kowalski is a grumpy‚ tough-minded‚ Korean War veteran who has an intensely strong opinion on different races because of experiences from the war that haunt him from his past. Having also directed the film I was able to express the character Walt in such a way that emphasized three particular themes; racism‚ religion and family. I also used a wide range of cinematic and film
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