twisted‚ and the ugly truths hiding within those exact words. Billy Wilder explores and divulges the dark yet unknown‚ harsh realities of fame‚ following Hollywood’s transition from silent pictures to talkies; with his film Sunset Boulevard. Sunset Boulevard is a 1950 American classic film noir‚ starring Gloria Swanson (Norma Desmond)‚ William Holden (Joe Gillis)‚ and Erich Von Stroheim
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Short Story/Film Analysis Aric McDonald Short Story/Short Film Comm. 411-35 11:30-12:45 Spring 1997 The three short stories are similar because they all involve jealousy. This type of jealousy surrounds the main characters who are envious of the achievements or the attention that another man receives. The first story is about an old man who is taking his wife on a second honeymoon when she encounters an old suitor‚ creating jealousy
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One of the biggest milestones reached in the film industry was the narrative‚ movies that actually told a story. The first narrative movie was The Great Train Robbery‚ created in 1903 by Edwin S. Porter. The silent film is only about 10 minutes long‚ but was the precursor to the action and western genres. The popularity of the movie proved that motion pictures could be commercially successful. The plot of The Great Train Robbery was actually inspired from a real event. On August 29‚ 1900‚ four members
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American Meal. The director and Sclosser wanted to turn Fast Food into a movie‚ and I think Food Inc covered much of the same material. With my research into obesity and reading the book nothing in the film was surprising. The film I think served to re-ignite a passion in me that I had lost. The film also put visuals to much of the book‚ and the visuals are disturbing. The movie starts with reinforcing that the images of pastoral society that food labels often carry is not reality. I think this traces
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Film 1070 1 September 2013 Film Analysis/Personal Reflection: Sin Nombre The movie‚ “Sin Nombre” directed by‚ Cary Fukunaga‚ is about the story of a young man‚ by the name of Willy‚ living in Mexico‚ whom is a member of the gang known as “MS”. This film makes its audience familiar with the struggles of the journey for immigrants trying to make it to America. Willy’s commitment for the gang turns redundant when one of the other gang members murders his girlfriend. A series of events occur in
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The infamous shower scene in the 1960 film ‘Psycho’ For it being made in 1960‚ this film is edited very well. There is perfect transitions into the story and what is going on. It definitely draws you in‚ whether you like classic movies or not. The editing goes at a slower pace and then builds up as the stabbing starts to happen. The editing creates super suspense. The shot being utilized in this scene is the direct cut. The editing in this clip is quite good. The editing builds up the suspense
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past‚ present‚ and future is what and who defines our ideal. The American dream may seem like a foregone concept in this day and age‚ but the various different characteristics that comprise this ideal or myth are still alive and well. Many of our films portrayed this myth‚ and have led me to a conclusion on what I call the Spirit of America. The Spirit of America is an unyielding and powerful force that has a high standard of self and others‚ but knows when to be emotional and empathetic. The Spirit
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Black and white film noir evolved in the 1940’s during World War II. This time period of film replicated the post war tensions and anxieties that plagued American society during and after the war. The repetitive trend of these films was dark and almost always based on crimes that involved love and betrayal. 1941- Citizen Kane Director- Orson Wells This film was one of the earliest film noir’s produced and was budgeted at $800‚000. Wells was the director‚ star and producer. Wells also collaborated
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Within the industry of film there are countless genres. Each genre has specific characteristics that make it unique from the rest. For example‚ action is filled with fight scenes and explosions‚ comedy make us laugh so hard we cry‚ and suspense leaves us on the edge of our seat in anticipation. There is one genre of film that not many people are aware of but one that is intricate to American society; Film Noir. Noir is a unique blend of dark iconography‚ tough guy characters‚ and criminal investigations
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The Name of the Course: History and Culture of English Speaking Countries Assignment Subject: Dead Calm (Noyce 1989)‚ The Hunter (Nettheim 2011)‚ Dead Calm (Noyce 1989)‚ Tracks (Curran 2013) are three films about the main character’s journey into Australian nature‚ the encounter with nature‚ and the transformation of the character. Australian movies show us Australia’s own national identity. We can see the changes of the characters in all movies that
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