The Godfather is one of the greatest films of all time. The story begins in the 1940’s with Don Vito Corleone’s daughter’s wedding. This is where we first see how powerful "The Don" is as he is granting requests as true to Italian mafia traditions‚ no request can be denied. The requests are from a regular worker to a famous singer who wants a part in an upcoming motion picture. The story focus on the Mafia crime world and inner workings of it including who is on the payroll as the Carleone family
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In particular‚ the movie “The Incredibles” will be analyzed to discuss the issues of violence‚ gender roles‚ and racial representation found in the film. When thinking back to some of the cartoons that I enjoyed watching as a child‚ most of them contained violence. I would say that maybe only 20 percent of the cartoons that I enjoyed did not contain violence‚ however‚ these cartoons were often meant
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the opening scene of the film introduces Xanadu‚ Kane’s mansion castle with the mis-en-scene connoting a foreboding and ominous atmosphere. A panning shot is used to show the expanse of Kane’s wealth – the initiation of the film in this way establishes to the audience that Kane is someone who has gone to great lengths to attain the wealth and material possessions that he has; however the dark atmosphere suggests that perhaps the American Dream isn’t what it seems. In the words of film critic Jonathon
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The filmmaking competence of the acclaimed Chilean director Pablo Larraín (Tony Manero"‚ Post Mortem"‚ "No"‚ "The Club") is not at stake in his latest feature‚ “Jackie”‚ a stylized biopic with a few aspects to admire. The film‚ written by Noah Oppenheim (“The Maze Runner”‚ “Allegiance”) and co-produced by Darren Aronofsky ("Requiem for a Dream"‚ "The Wrestler"‚ "Black Swan")‚ is centered on the former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy‚ emulating her emotional states in the aftermath of President John
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In this scene‚ the audience can see how John (Alec Baldwin) and Alice (Julianne Moore) begin their demise as a couple‚ as the progression of Alice’s Alzheimer’s Disease becomes more pronounced than it has earlier in the film. Alone in a beach house together‚ Alice forgets on numerous occasions the date of John’s conference‚ and the day Lydia will be arriving to visit them. Beyond that‚ she gets lost in the memories of her past and even loses herself in her house‚ when attempting to find a restroom
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Chapman seems to be falling apart. For instance‚ the last fight scene in which Sugar Ray Robinson pummels Jake La Motta depicts ludicrous images; however‚ the continuity editing allows viewers to make sense of it. During this shot‚ Scorsese shows a punch from the perspective of Robinson’s glove as it strikes La Motta’s face. In the seconds that follow‚ we see blood spray out of La Motta’s head‚ splattering the spectators. This bizarre shot makes the blood splatter look like a sprinkler‚ as if a bucket
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When looking at the film Citizen Kane‚ it uses mise-en-scene to help paint a better picture throughout the film. Mise-en-scene‚ better known as staging‚ is the overall look and feel of a movie (Barsam;Monahan p.542) The first example that comes to mind when thinking about mise-en-scene is when Charles Kane Foster is running for office‚ he is giving a speech and in the background is a large poster of his face. For the majority of the film there are very few shots taken where Kane is not present
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Film Analysis: Taken The movie Taken is about a Father’s quest to rescue his daughter from her abduction and nearly immanent disappearance into the dark world of the international sex trade. Brian’s worst fears are realized when Kim and her friend are immediately abducted from the Paris apartment at which they’ve just arrived. While Kim is being dragged away by the as yet unknown abductors‚ she manages to phone Bryan‚ who begins to piece together clues that will take him to the darkness of Paris’s
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women differ in so many different ways. Creating myths like “ You are not normal‚ if you won’t find anyone”‚ “You can’t be good without man”‚ many variations of “Beauty myths”. This essay will focus first on the film The Ugly Truth (Luketic‚ 2009) arguing about gender issues‚ furthermore the films The Princess Diaries (Marshall‚ 2001) and Legally Blond (Luketic‚ 2001) will be analyzed to support the argument in which the heroines portrayed as pathetic beings‚ not able to do anything without men‚ even
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Comparing Performances of Macbeth Dagger Scene The works of William Shakespeare have been performed numerous times‚ and in numerous different ways throughout the centuries. As a playwright Shakespeare did not give many stage directions so one director might stage the scene in a completely different way than another director. This is true as well for Shakespeare’s famous tragedy Macbeth‚ specifically scene two act one; the infamous dagger scene. Prior to this scene Macbeth has learned that it has been
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