The Virgin Suicides The Virgin Suicides is a film set in 1974‚ Michigan. The story follows four boys who are reflecting on their old neighbours‚ the five Lisbon sisters. The Lisbon sisters are strictly unreachable due to their overprotective parents. The Girls‚ Therese‚ Mary‚ Bonnie‚ Lux and Cecilia are the puzzle that fill the boys’ conversations. At the beginning of the film the youngest sister‚ Cecilia‚ attempts suicide as she slits her wrists in a bath. In attempt to make her feel better Mr
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intelligent person portrayed in this film but also the wittiest. Will walks this tightrope of street smart and book smart like an expert acrobat. He always has the best retort but also backs it up with a coherent and well thought out response‚ for instance‚ the bar scene. This scene uses deliberately filmed shots and carefully written dialogue to highlight certain things to the audience. In the beginning of this
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Yanni Thomas 4 December 2013 Professor Stanley COMM 1375-60 Mis-en-scene and Cinematography in The Breakfast Club This film written and directed by John Hughes follows five students at Shermer High School in Shermer‚ Illinois as they report for Saturday detention in 1984. While not complete strangers‚ the five are all from different cliques‚ there’s John Bender "The Criminal‚" Claire "The Princess‚" Brian "The Brain‚" Andy "The Athlete‚" and Allison "The Basket Case." The school’s disciplinary
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whistleblower as reasons to engage in this film. I find the most interesting analysis to be on how Kazan implemented various visual elements to add depth to the characters. This is achieved through elements of mis en scene giving a visual representation for the theme of control‚ that others fight to hold over Terry. Terry’s brother Charley‚ and his boss Johnny Friendly are the two most influential characters who have charted the course of Terry’s life. In a key early scene after Joey has been murdered Terry
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Atonement- Analysis of Scenes The scene starts with a long shot of the three characters walking on a path in the reeds towards the camera. The reason a long shot is used is to establish the setting of the characters. It cuts in to a close up of Robbie to show his emotion as he realises they have made it to the sea. It cuts to an medium high angle aerial long shot as the characters are running through the reeds to show the true desperation of the men. While they are running the music playing is
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The American Featured Film 21 Jump Street is an action comedy staring Jonah Hill as Schmidt and Channing Tatum as Jenko. The two boys are new to the Police Force and their city’s undercover Jump Street program. With their young appearance on their side‚ the two take the job of going undercover as two high school students‚ brothers at that‚ to get information on a drug circle the Jump Street program believe to be centered around this high school. It’s ironic enough that Hill and Tatum end up as friends
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Discuss The Ways In Which Quentin Tarantino Used Cameraworl‚ Sound‚ and Mise-en Scene To Create Meaning For The Audience In The Opening Scene Of ’Inglorious Basterds’ Inglorious Basterds (2009) Inglorious Basterds was written by Quentin Tarantino in 1988‚ after having borrowed the title from a Castellari film made in 1978. This reference to the 78 version is an example of the legendary intertexuality‚ innate to Tarantino films. Even though the only echoed topic matter was a second world war backdrop
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the first scene‚ medium close-up shot of a teenage girl as she talks about her disappointment in her father and that she pitys him; suggesting almost sarcastically that someone should ’put him out of his misery’ ‚another male out of shot suggests that maybe he could kill her father himself. This first establishing scene sets up the film and brings up the question why does she want her father dead‚ and does this male out of shot end up actually killing her father. The way the first scene is shot also
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For Colored Girls Final Film Critique LaNotta Battle ENG 225 Introduction to Film Instructor Paul Wiltz April 29‚ 2012 For Colored Girls Critique Draft The 2010 drama film For Colored Girls follows the intersecting lives of nine African American women. When you watch this film you can expect to be taken on an emotional ride of heartbreak and tragedy. This film grapples with the topics of rape‚ abortion‚ and domestic abuse. However‚ the most difficult scenes to watch‚ center on a
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Film Critique Essay The film‚ “Australia” (2008)‚ opens with a scenic backdrop as well as information on pre-World War II and its effect on Australia‚ specifically in the northern area. The film then transitions to the issue of Stolen Generations- the attempt of ‘whites’ to send mixed aboriginal children to mission homes on far islands to phase out their culture‚ setting the stage for the many complications and dramatic events in line to take motion. With the main characters of Lady Sarah Ashley
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