Simpsons or Scream Queens- and have inspired spinoffs- Bates Motel- and remakes including Psycho (1998)‚ Director Gus Van Sant’s attempt at remaking the iconic film with a major studio backing. The director Van Sant said at the time of release that he tried to recreate the film through a shot-by-shot remake and give people the chance to see Psycho but in full colour. As far as I can see‚ Van Sant was wrong in saying that it was a “shot-by-shot” remake and that he was faithful to the original as he once
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Gus Van Sant’s Elephant was at once critically praised and denounced by both film reviewers and filmgoers alike. The cinematography takes you on a waltz throughout a seemingly typical day at an unnamed high school‚ stopping through the journey to focus on the stereotypes of school. The jock‚ the quirky artist‚ the cliqued girls‚ the skateboarder‚ they are all represented and representative of his film. Van Sant created a film‚ seemingly without a staunch opinion on the horrors of the Columbine
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is the fourth deadliest school massacre in United States history. The phrase “elephant in the room” is used as a metaphor to describe an obvious truth that goes unaddressed‚ or simply ignored. Everyone knows it is there‚ but no one will say what needs to be said‚ or acknowledge the problem that is in front of them. Gus Van Sant’s‚ Elephant‚ is a cinematic response to the 1999 Columbine High School shootings. Van Sant’s open-ended treatment of the Columbine event is one example of how his creative
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Elephant Elephant is a film that lets us experience a day in the lives of a group of teenagers in high school. The director‚ Gus Van Sant‚ bases his film on a high school massacre‚ Columbine that occurred in April 20‚ 1999. The film follows each character throughout the film and shows us their daily routines. Alex and Eric are two students who are seen as the victims of bullying‚ and rebel by plotting an attack on the school‚ causing a large amount of violence. Van Sant simply takes us on a journey
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Analysis The film Elephant‚ by Gus Van Sant is often compared to the events of the Columbine Massacre‚ however not directed connected‚ Van Sant has admitted it to be the topic behind it. Watching this as though it was a depiction of the event‚ I did not feel that it acted as a recount. I would compare the film to a badly plagiarized essay‚ all the details were correct‚ but some main points were nowhere to be found. I would also think that this movie was trying to stir up some more controversy
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Good Will Hunting is an American drama type film that was released in 1997 directed by Gus Van Sant and starring Robin Williams (as the therapist)‚ Matt Damon (Will Hunting)‚ Ben Affleck (the best friend Chuckie)‚ Minnie Driver (the love of his life)‚ and Stellan Skarsgård (the professor). The film was actually written by Affleck and Damon‚ and with Damon in the title role and Affleck as a best friend to the lead. The film follows 20-year-old South Boston laborer Will Hunting (Damon)‚ an unrecognized
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he has to go through therapy instead of ending up in jail. Robin Williams. Who plays Will Hunting’s psychologist‚ helps Will discover himself and realize his place and value to the world by understanding what matters most to him. The director‚ Gus Van Sant uses many different features to induce emotion and empathy. These features include using different colors‚ angles/shots‚ and camera movement. Color is the most obvious element used throughout Good Will Hunting. Throughout most of the movie‚
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How does the director Gus Van Sant use camera‚ sound and lighting to explore the importance of acceptance and forgiveness in the movie “Good Will Hunting” The movie Good Will Hunting was directed by Gus Van Sant‚ written by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck and was produce in 1997 by Lawrence Bender. The director‚ Gus Van Sant uses many different camera shots and angles‚ along with music for the background sound and different types of lighting to explore the importance of acceptance and forgiveness in Good
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brilliantly validated by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck‚ two best friends from South Boston. Their screenplay‚ partly inspired by their experiences of growing up in rough blue-collar neighbourhood‚ was turned into GOOD WILL HUNTING‚ 1997 drama directed by Gus Van Sant. This film didn’t stand a chance against TITANIC during the "Oscar" race‚ but its authors were later more than comforted with Damon and Affleck winning their "Oscar" for original script and becoming big Hollywood stars at the same time. Protagonist
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word ideology can be represented in many ways. Today’s basic understanding of the word can be defined as “the body of ideas reflecting the social needs and aspirations of an individual‚ group‚ class‚ or culture” (Farlex‚ 2009).Gus Van Sant’s exceptional biopic Milk (Gus Van Sant‚ 2008) depicts the story of Harvey Milk‚ the slain gay-rights activist who became the first openly gay man elected to any substantial political office in the history of the planet. Harvey Milk’s life changed history – his courage
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