Film Noir‚ meaning “black film’ in French‚ was the trending style and genre in American culture between the 1940s and the 1950s. It is a combination of European cynicism and the American landscape. Film Noir has its origins from German Expressionism and French Poetic Realism. Nino Frank‚ who was a French film critic‚ was the first to introduce this black and white genre to Hollywood in 1946. Many of the directors who introduced Film Noir where refugees from Nazi‚ Germany. From that moment in time
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In the 1939 film Mr. Smith goes to Washington‚ directed by Frank Capra there is a strong corrupted depiction of the United States political system in the way that the Senate functions. There is evident character conflict‚ development‚ and interaction which is able to entice the audience and keep them guessing as to who will come out on top. The characters manipulate one another for personal gain and political gain which keeps the film moving‚ as well as helps the main character‚ Mr. Smith‚ grow‚
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What kind of films do you like? Most people don’t care about what they watch. It’s important because people can learn more from poetic films. Japanese films are more poetic and better made than other films‚ from how war affects others‚ how the characters change‚ and the tough issues that are involved. For example‚ Japan’s films involved the effects of war‚ and social acceptance (Nastasi). In the films Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind‚ and Princess Mononoke‚ the characters are dealing with the
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ANALYSIS The set up is kind of slow‚ yet story-building. Seeing as this is the last movie of the Blade saga‚ the script becomes more intense that the two prior. A band of vampires finally stumble upon a diamond when they discover the remains of the legendary Dracula in a cave in the middle of the Iraqi Desert. When they reach his body which was buried deep underground they come to realize he is still alive. In a chase with some "familiars" as Blade calls them‚ he rams the back of the car with
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To Kill a Mockingbird: Racism in Film in the 1960’s The 1960’s was a decade of radical social change and revolutionary attitude. While people were able to come together on many issues and influence positive change in our nation‚ racism was still a shaky platform for much of society. Because the ideas of hatred and inequality were deep rooted in so many people‚ the social activists in favor of an equal America faced a long and dangerous road toward change. Films of the decade seemed to either dance
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When Harry Met Sally SzuHan Jen Sociology 1 Professor Randolph Pratt Section 42207 May 24‚ 2014 When Harry met Sally When Harry met Sally is a romantic comedy which look into different point of view from men and women. The film starts with Harry and Sally traveling to New York together from Chicago 19777. They talks about how men and women can ever just be “friend”‚ and Harry and Sally had totally different thoughts about it. Harry thinks men and women can never be just “friend” because
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In the 1920’s before sound was introduced into film we had silent films. Stories were told through expression and even music. Pianists‚ complete orchestras‚ organists‚ and even some actors and narrators were invited by theaters to accompany the films being shown (Silent Films). On the Info Please website‚ the author of Movies and Films writes "by the 1920s‚ silent film writing‚ acting‚ photography‚ and music had reached an aesthetic pinnacle: very subtle emotional and plot nuances could be conveyed
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events‚ but he kept this clip very similar to the plot of the rest of the movie. Another aspect that is interesting in this segment was when Miss Trunchbull threw the little girl. This scene was taken in one shot‚ which means that the single length of film was continuously by one camera. Mise-en-scene was definitely a factor in this one scene from like the costume used and the staging of the fence with the garden of flowers. The uses of these techniques give the viewers different feelings based on these
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good life in college and understand why it is a requirement to take this class. Much like Beethoven creating Ode to Joy‚ many students have graduated from the University of Florida and have accomplished or created things that changed the world. Machen ’s ideas about what the good life is and why the “What is the Good Life” course was set up exemplify the concept of a worldwide impact and brotherhood from Smith and Burricheter’s lecture on Ode to Joy. In Machen’s lecture he brings up examples of current
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The film‚ Freedom Writers‚ directed by Richard LaGravenese captured the lives of underrepresented and at risk students whom lived in Long Beach‚ California‚ that were born into gang life and didn’t see their lives past than age eighteen. Erin Gruwell was a passionate young teacher keen on social change. Wanting to make a difference‚ she decided to teach at the newly voluntarily integrated Woodrow Wilson High School. The movie’s portrayal of stereotypes was emphasized through its technical aspects
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