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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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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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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trauma of femicide by showing graphic scenes of sexual violence. In the beginning of the film‚ Cutberto’s innocence is ascribed by his initial unwillingness to have sex with Juana and his subsequent heartbreak when she leaves him. The audience sympathizes with Cutberto until he resorts to violence.
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Searchers has often been regarded as film director John Ford’s most influential film. The film is considered by many critics to be a true American masterpiece because of its ability to capture the beauty and impending danger of the frontier. This movie tells of an emotional journey of a man‚ Ethan Edwards‚ who avenges the Comanche Indian chief responsible for the deaths of his family and the kidnapping of his two nieces. The most important theme found in the film is the hatred toward interracial mixture
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The Castle is an Australian film based on the Kerrigan Family‚ who live at 3 Highview Crescent‚ Coolaroo. Dale narrates the film‚ first stating‚ “I’m Dale Kerrigan‚ and this is my story.” Darryl is an upbeat working class Australian. He is a tow truck driver and is the proud husband and father of four children. The eldest son‚ Wayne is in prison for 8 years for armed robbery. He is a good guy‚ but got in with a bad crowd. Middle son Steve is constantly reading The Trading Post hunting for good
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I believe film is called Ethos because it challenges the government’s credibility‚ and ethics because‚ it shows unethical behavior in government‚ the media‚ and corporations. The film reveals that politicians will say and do anything to be elected. This shows that we cannot trust the power that we elect into power because they are not looking for what is best for society. In addition‚ this proves that the people will be dishonest in gaining political power. It also reveals that the United States
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appearance was as early as the 1930s‚ around the time of the Great Depression. The genre of teen films has been a part of American cinematic works since the 1980s according to the Schirmer Encyclopedia of Film. Clueless being among many teen movies released in the 1980s-1999‚ to name a few that came before its time Breakfast Club (1985) and Pretty in Pink (1986) as listed by the Schirmer Encyclopedia of Film. All these were produced with the goal of showcasing contemporaneous works that convey to the
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The film Bamboozled by Spike Lee explores a world where a television show which involves pure racism is accepted by the majority of viewers. The movie depicts a television show which uses blackface and depicts African Americans as lesser humans. Even though this movie is a satire and is supposed to be extreme‚ how extreme is it when compared to todays world? Could a television show like the one seen in Bamboozled actually be accepted by the audience of today? Many people of today are blind to the
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