The film gives an ironic sense of violence. It has its share of gun slinging but it is portrayed to be necessary in the makings of a hero. For example, the use of violence that Charlie displays is viewed as positive when used against evil forces that are threatening the community. Charlie’s professional background in the field of violence suggest that he is a cold blooded killer but his use of violence and skills elevate him to hero status. In addition to the unlikely “heroes,” the film gives the characters un-Western characteristics. Classic Westerns rarely have characters that profess their love when they are up against a force where the outcome is uncertain. The “hero” needs to be alone; he cannot risk love getting in the way of a man’s duty. However, Charlie confesses to Sue that he has feelings for her.…
Music has the power to portray the intense emotions a person experiences. It has the ability to bring different people together, causing them to feel empathy and sympathy. Umberto Giordano’s Andrea Chénier is a beautiful opera because of the fact that many who watch and listen to it can relate to its story in some way. In one scene of the film, Philadelphia, the protagonist, Andy Beckett, listens to the opera’s aria, “La mamma morta,” with his lawyer, Joe Miller. Andy identifies greatly with Maddalena, the character who sings this aria. His passion for the piece is obvious as he talks throughout the piece about what he hears. As a non-musician, he does not use the correct terminology to describe the song, but he establishes a foundation on which to build a more complete study. In this scene, as Andy listens to…
Throughout S.E Hinton's The Outsiders Bad decisions lead to regret later on. In The Outsiders, There are two gangs The Socs, and The Greasers, neither groups get along. The Socs are rich, and they drive nice cars, the greasers are opposite they are poor, and drive beat up old cars. One night two Greasers Johnny, and Ponyboy get into a fight with The Socs. Johnny ends up killing a soc. Johnny, and Ponyboy get money from a gang member, and hide in a church. The church caught on fire when the two boys went out for lunch. The two boys ran into the church to save the little children that were in it. Johnny gets badly hurt, and a week later he dies. His brother couldn't handle the fact that Johnny had passed away, and points an unloaded gun at the cops, and gets shot the he immediately dies. During S.E Hinton's The Outsiders the theme “it’s rough all over” is shown by the tragic events, and struggles throughout the story.…
Italian music is applied to this scene to represent there Italian culture and to allow the audience to gain some knowledge and understanding about their traditions and customs. Also, fast paced music is taken over towards the end of the scene to indicate the way she feels rushed and embarrassed about her culture.…
The music is mostly Joaquin singing Cash's songs at particular points in the film. At certain points when Joaquin is listening to the radio, as a child, he listens to oldies music. It is sometimes so silent that the audience can get a feel of what the actors are feeling. This makes people feel that they are there in the scene themselves.…
In the 2002 Film “Gangs of New York” by Martin Scorsese we see New York City reshaped and changed through cultural influence of feuding individuals and groups with different ideas. On the surface the movie seems to have a straight forward theme but in the back ground we see a cultural shift as immigrants come into America and New York City. In the movie we see the political influence during that time in history, and we see social status and classes defined by material possessions such as clothing and other belongings. The movie shows the feud between two gangs who fight for dominance of the five points based off who was born in the country…
This movie, Mean Girls, is a very interesting movie that shows that you should always be yourself no matter what people think and no matter what they have to say. A few of the main characters in this movie include Cady Heron, Regina George, Karen Smith, Gretchen Weiners, and Ms. Norbury. All of these characters take part in the high school that the film take place in. The director of this movie is Mark Waters; he is a film director and producer. This movie was published in the year of 2004. This movie contains one type of genre which is the “Drama” category. This movie runs for approximately 97 minutes. I really enjoyed watching this movie. It is interesting to see how people’s attitudes can change due to one person and a specified reality check. This movie portrays that some…
To begin with the tremendous soundtrack, Mark Isham's music haunted us with emotions, but never overdoing it. Even though most of the time there was no music but just the men working and the cicada singing; music was used wisely and faded in and out of the scenes naturally. It played, in my opinion, a huge role as it can determine the mood of a person or a scene . For example, the opening scene where they run for they lives, the music is fast and energetic, but when they are…
“Éste es un mundo brillante, éstas son mis calles, mi barrio de noche, con sus miles de luces, cientos de millones de colores mezclados con los ruidos, un sonido vibrante de carros, maldiciones, murmullos de alegría y de llantos, formando un gran concierto musical (Thomas, Down These Mean Streets, 1998, p. 3)”, is how Piri Thomas describes his birthplace, East Harlem. The diversity of cultures, the vibrant street life, the passion and conflicts of everyday life and media portrayal in movies such as West Side Story make East Harlem an exciting and mysterious place. But hidden under the dirty faces of the children is the struggle in the search for acceptance and belong, as painfully narrated by Thomas in Down These Mean Streets. In this essay I will analyze how racial identity is constructed through his story and the relationship between racism and social problems such as gangs and crime in a place like East Harlem.…
Although this film is actually based in a true story, the techniques employed in it tend towards exaggeration. Scorsese uses some of these techniques to make sure that the viewers take part of the narrative, like using a first person narrator or even an on-camera narrator, where the character can describe their wonder, excitement and anxiety so they can better understand their decisions and it also aids in creating an emotional attachment to the characters.…
The composer wanted to create a memorable Leitmotifs. The music makes me think of a drama that I can picture many of the actions taking place just by listening to the music.…
reading, lecture and film viewing. The class studies the process of film scoring and how…
In the movie “Gangs of New York”, we see a city changed and reshaped through cultural influence of feuding individuals with different ideas. The movie is about a young man, Amsterdam Vance, who seeks to avenge his father, who was brutally murder in a gang dispute, against his adversary Bill the Butcher. On the surface the movie seems simple enough but in the back ground we see a cultural shift as immigrants come into America. Also we see political influences and material possession such as clothing and other belongings set people apart and define the social status of the classes.…
The code of the streets sets its settings in the inner city black communities, and describe the people in those communities-what type of situations they are under, and how that affects their lives by forming a particular way of thinking and behaving.…
In Ann Petry’s, The Street, Lutie Johnson struggles to live the American Dream with her son Bub. Lutie see the American Dream as owning her own home, having a good job and keeping her son Bub out of trouble. It is not easy for Lutie to achieve this dream during the 1940’s because she is single African American mother. When moving to 116th Street Lutie noticed how the people who live on this street are trapped and they do not have a choice weather to leave or not because they are being controlled by Junto. Through the novel the street traps Lutie sexually, financially and because of her race. The Street is both a fantasy and a danger to Lutie and Bub.…