New queer cinema Boys Don’t Cry Boys Don’t Cry is a movie examining the life of the late Teena Brandon. It is an intense movie that follows her journey to self-discovery and essentially her passing. Boys Don’t Cry not only explores how difficult it is to be queer but also what it means to have a sexual identity crisis (as Brandon puts it). Brandon goes through so much to cover his true identity and in the end nothing is enough. This adaptation of a true story engages and walks the watcher
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What techniques does the director‚ Danny DeVito‚ use in the film ‘Matilda’ to illustrate that the character‚ Jennifer Honey‚ is benevolent and sweet? The film ‘Matilda’ released in 1996‚ directed by Danny DeVito stars Mara Wilson as Matilda. ‘Matilda’ a film about a young child genius (Matilda) who is born into a family that does not care for her. The movie follows Matilda as she dives into a world of hammer throws and chokeys to prove Agatha Trunchbull the brawny‚ muscular woman serving as the remorseless
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Sheridan‚ uses the manipulation of the camera angles which help Day-Lewis portray Christy as someone that suffers due to his disability. In the film Day-Lewis shows his ability to immerse himself fully as a character Day-Lewis and became Christy and lived the life of only being able to use his left foot. Day-Lewis plays Bill “The Butcher” Cutting in the film Gangs of New York an evil mean leader of the natives. Day-Lewis gives the audience a shiver as a
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Dead Poets Society Directed by Peter Weir Film Techniques Essay Keating believed in educating the boys to be “free thinkers”. How did this teaching of his philosophy have a positive and/or negative impact on the boys? How has Peter Weir used film techniques to reflect this positive and/or negative impact? Throughout the duration of the film‚ Dead Poets Society directed by Peter Weir‚ a number of film techniques are expressed to reflect the positive but also the negative impacts of Mr
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Ben Petrie’s short film‚ Her Friend Adam‚ exemplifies the single moment when a seemingly‚ and normally distressed relationship ultimately bends so far that it‚ and all involved – break. Premiering at this year’s Sundance Film Festival‚ Her Friend Adam magnifies the short period of time it takes for a single couple to lose all hope and trust‚ while falling apart. Clocking in at roughly 16 minutes‚ this spiraling disaster captures the comical‚ fatal‚ and at times uncomfortable gestures each participant
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horror-like‚ hallucinatory state of Richie’s room becoming distorted for Ed‚ the close-up of Ed’s face‚ and the inclusion of red serve the purpose of depicting the severity of Ed’s psychosis. For most of Bigger Than Life‚ wider shots remain central to the film‚ with close-up shots being used sparingly‚ but strategically. Previously‚ the emphasized close-up shots had solely been applied in order to depict Ed’s turbulent mental state. For instance‚ a close-up of Ed’s face is used after he delivers a speech
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Film‚ what do you think of when you hear that word? A motion picture is simply a series of still pictures shown quickly so they stimulate motion. But a film can be so much more than that. It can tell a story‚ inform people of news‚ or educate. A film can surprise‚ aggravate‚ and inspire the imagination. Some of the necessary skills to analyze how images are constructed‚ how they create meanings‚ and how they affect us help us to better understand film as a whole. Throughout the class we watched several
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wondering what his purpose in life is. He’s always wondered what’s going on in the town below him. One day something very scary happened‚ a visitor came. He doesn’t know what to once he was exposed to the town. This is very usual in Tim Burton’s films. Tim Burton’s eerie style is best conveyed through his use of pan‚ establishing shot‚ and front/back lighting. Tim Burton‚ in Edward Scissorhands‚ uses pan to reveal the setting. For example when Peg walked in the mansion‚ Tim Burton used
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rationally to find an equal solution to a problem like the Collaborating Owls. Moreover‚ in the movie‚ I found several persuasive techniques. One of the persuasive technique I found is looking at eyes of people whom you are trying to persuade. In other words‚ if you do not want to be persuaded‚ you should not look at the eyes. In the movie‚ I could see this technique everywhere. For instance‚ the beginning of the movie‚ when cops came to Russian spy’s room‚ one of them sit in front of the spy and
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A Knights Tale is a useful text in conveying medieval life and society. It displays many aspects of medieval life and society like jousting‚ the feudal system and living conditions in the middle ages. A Knights Tale also demonstrates a connection between Chaucer’s pilgrims and the modern audience. A Knights Tale display’s many different aspects of medieval life and society. It shows the Feudal system with the different people shown from Royalty (the prince)‚ Noblemen (Adamar)‚ lower classes such
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