Johnson 1 Kayla Johnson Prof. Hirchfelder‚ K-213 ENG2102‚ Sec. 06 26 March 2013 Scene Analysis Paper Musical Dependency The 2002 film‚ The Pianist directed by Roman Polanski focuses on the hardships of a well-known‚ local concert pianist‚ Wladyslaw Szpilman. Wladyslaw Szpilman is played by actor Adrien Brody‚ who does an excellent job portraying both the warmhearted side of Szpliman and the desperate struggling side we see later on in the film. The film is based on Szpilman’s book‚ The Pianist
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Memory helps form the basis of history‚ whereas history can be used to clarify fragmented memories. For a true understanding of the past there has to be a balance between documented evidence and personal experiences and memories. In Mark Baker’s nonfiction biography ‘The Fiftieth Gate’ (1997)‚ and Roman Polanski’s film ‘The Pianist’ (2002) have both reconstructed the past through a combination of memories and historical documentation. The interplay of historical documentation and memories is
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Roman Polanski’s Macbeth Shakespeare’s play Macbeth is a tragedy that plots the fall and death of once a great man‚ revealing how ambition can lead to downfall. Many directors and producers have tried to portray his play into modern films but Roman Polanski produced the most successful Macbeth film‚ but Roman Polanski’s movie Macbeth changes many details that the viewer is unable to fully experience the catharsis. Tragedy is built on the idea that the audience can sympathize with the tragic hero and
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is often how the material is viewed by the audience".(Berardinelli) Prior to Morrissette ’s Scotland‚ PA‚ Roman Polanski brought his adaptation of Macbeth (1971) to the silver screen. This more traditional adaptation follows the plays blueprint. The setting remains unchanged‚ as well as the plot and dialogue. This movie was made soon after a horrifically traumatic events in Polanski ’s life‚ the heinous murder of his pregnant wife by members of the Charlie Manson family ’. The film may have
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makes sense why his current job is a pun to him due to the fact that he had worked in Chinatown before as a police officer where the case he took on was awfully deceptive which led to a woman getting hurt. The film did not give detail on the events that took place at that time but it was so devastating to Gittes that he quit the force. As we all know the case that Gittes takes on takes him symbolically back to Chinatown. It is believed that we as humans involuntarily pursue people‚ situations‚ and events
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the Nazi’s possessed. As the Jews dance and the Nazi’s laugh‚ viewers can hear music being played‚ by a group of Jews‚ in the background. This music is loud‚ upbeat and cultural which alone would position viewers to feel happy and ‘alive’. However Polanski has paired the audio with the juxtaposing scene of the dancing in order to position
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The Chinatown BIA is a low density residential area where the community is built with a variety of small Asian style businesses that attracts tourists and a lot of people to shop and visit. In order to make the community accessible for people‚ a good transportation system is essential. I had the opportunity to visit Chinatown on Tuesday‚ October 20th‚ 2015‚ at approximately 8:30am‚ particular to monitor the traffic condition on the major intersection of Dundas and Spadina Avenue because Dundas Street
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stand out and they do not seem special. The only uncomfortable aspect of the witches is that they are burying a hand in the sand. Since the beginning scene does not focus on the witches in great detail‚ Polanski still must having a reason for not emphasizing the witches as much. I think Polanski is emphasizing nature more than she is the witches‚ however‚ she still incorporates the witches’ roles in the story by using nature. When the scene first opens there is the picture of the beach. Usually‚
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necessity to belong. He describes how they all wore the same “blue‚ black and gold” uniform and there was no individuality or finding a sense of place. He sums it all up by being “like a foreign tourist”. “The Pianist” a movie directed by Roman Polanski‚ shows a Polish man’s journey of survival and endurance though an era of which Hitler and his Nazi’s strove to extinct the Polish race and as a side effect‚ the survivors sense of place in the world due the fact they were hated and hunted by all
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The experience of going to Chinatown allowed me to gain a better understanding of the culture there. I wasn’t sure what to expect of Chinatown‚ as I’m not from the area and I only really had a general idea of the community. I knew that Chinatown was a representation of Chinese culture‚ but I was surprised to see how representative it was of many other Asian cultures‚ such as Japanese and Korean. Even in preliminary research that I did‚ I only saw representations of Chinese culture. I was surprised
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