The premise of Honest Trailers depict movies in an overtly literal way; by that statement, the creators of Honest trailers can categorize their work and type of work as being New Critics. Through this type of criticism, more focus is put on the movie and its “intrinsic” values versus director’s purpose, representing the historical period or presenting psychological factors (Mays 2333). Main ideas played out by the movie trailers depict the artists’ styles throughout the production of the movies, the artists’ use of figurative language, and the organic unity that further represents universal, human themes.…
The subject of my essay is Tyler Perry. Perry is an American actor, director, screenwriter, playwright, producer, author, and song writer. He was born Emmitt Perry Jr, on the 14th of September 1969 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He began his career as a dramatist in 1992. He was inspired by Oprah Winfrey in his early 20’s to start writing. His first movie was “Diary of a Mad Black Woman.” This movie got a 16 percent rating in the movie review website “Rotten Tomatoes.” He was named the highest paid man in entertainment earning $130 million between May 2010 and 2011. As of June 2011, Tyler Perry’s films had grossed over $500 million worldwide. He produces a TV show known as “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne”. His frist novel was “Don’t Make a Black Woman Take off Her Earrings: Madea’s Uninhibited Commentaries on Love and Life.” He uses possessory credit in his work titles. He is a devout Christian, and he is not married.…
Jenkins starts his article using an analogy to emphasize society’s strong feelings between kiddie porn, Timothy McVeigh, and snuff films to get readers on his side; everyone hates McVeigh for the Oklahoma City bombing and many people hate snuff films. Therefore, Jenkins figures that if he uses examples of instances where people have strong opinions of McVeigh and snuff films in the beginning of his article, then he will be able to persuade readers throughout the rest of his writing to believe his examples he gives for his thesis.…
Everyone is a critic. Whether we realize it or not, people critique things everyday. Though we all critique, there are mediums through which we view things. Three very different films also all take on very different critique styles. This essay will look at three films- Halloween, 300, and Frozen and the different critique styles under which they are viewed.…
When Henry Farrell’s novel What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? falls into director Robert Aldrich’s hands for the first time, Aldrich knows instantly that he can create a hit. However, the success of the screenplay starring Bette Davis and Joan Crawford goes far beyond what Aldrich could ever predict. The film grosses almost ten times its estimated budget, a success partly credited to the enormous effort that went into promoting What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?. The promotions for What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? began even before the production starts filming and the amount of excitement across the country grew with each new promotion. Audiences receive these promotions with excitement and movie viewers across the country flock to the theaters in response to their intrigue to these promotions and viewers respond to What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? with shock, awe, horror, and most of all delight. The instant success of this film astonishes those who had predicted a flop and this film might not have seen such success if Warner Brothers Studio had not put such immense effort into getting people all over the country excited to see What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?…
By adulthood, each of us has stood in judgment of a film at some point in our lives. We sometimes judge the quality of the acting, the cinematography, or the writing, taking note of the entertainment value of each. Within some movies, however, is what some would argue is a far more important aspect that deserves attention, that of the film’s content. When that content involves a psychological disorder, this attention often turns to scrutiny, leading to arguments about whether the portrayal of the disorder is accurate, and whether the public mind will be altered by its exposure to that portrayal.…
Many films have come and gone without audiences remembering even the title of the film. However, Ang Lee's film Brokeback Mountain (2005) (BKM, exp. 1) is a controversial film that stuck different emotions among viewers such as, “'Gay cowboy movie' shatters stereotypes” (Clinton, sec. 2) with two handsome young cowboys Ennis Del Mar (Heath Ledger) and Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal) who fall in love, which is not viewer’s typical western genre expectation. While Ang Lee's, Brokeback Mountain, will remain an important piece of cinema now and one hundred years in the future because, the genre of the film makes it memorable to audiences, stimulating cinematography and sound, the incredible use of mise-en-scene, and the film not conforming to America's ideology.…
Over a period of time, specific audiences construct expectations of different types of media, related to either what they have been told, or perhaps what the media have exposed them to in the past. Indeed, it could be argued that the success of a film to a large degree, rests on whether or not such expectations are met, surpassed, else the audience successfully surprised. Certainly, such expectations have to be addressed by the film, if it is to be considered satisfying for the audience, and in this way, elements within the film, such as character representations, the narrative and cinematography are all important components which allow this to be achieved. Additionally, the social and political context in which the film is being viewed must be considered, as it is against this background that their expectations will have been formed.…
1. What details in the first two paragraphs convey a sense of the ordinary, behind-the-scenes routines of film critics? What words or phrases suggest the longevity of Ebert’s career as a movie reviewer?…
The writers of reviews for movies are effected by the factors that affect everyone: society and culture. There is no way for a writer to become disconnected from what they came from and it is unfair to ask anyone to write objectively; objective does not exist with opinions. With Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (dir. Frank Tashlin, 20th Century Fox, United States, 1956), critics framed the film in the comedy genre and in the reviews, focused on how the actors’ and actresses’ performances either were able to help or hurt the film’s goal of being funny and enjoyable to an audience. There is a distinct split inside of the small sample size of reviews I read on whether Frank Tashlin’s Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? was a hit for a comedy or a complete, over exaggerated miss for the genre.…
E. First, I am going to discuss two critics’ opinion of the film American Sniper and the reason behind their opinion. Then, I am going to discuss how popular public figures responded to the critic’s opinion.…
2. Oconnor, Erin. "AAUP To Critics: What, Us Biased?" AAUP To Critics: What, Us Biased? N.p., 25 Sept. 2007. Web. 03 Nov. 2013.…
“I’m going to make a name for myself. If I fail, you will never hear of me again” Edward James Muggeridge. True to his words he succeeded in making a name for himself and he created the first movie or “motion picture”. Movies are a rollercoaster ride that transcends people into a whole different world fresh out of somebody’s imagination as seen through the genres of horror, drama, and science fiction. The movie business allows people to break through the burden of everyday life. Considering today’s way of life, people would be lying if they did not admit that movies are an influential entity in our culture. Movies have been successful in ingraining values and elements into society. Movies exaggerate, sensationalize and at times even trivialize the matters of society. It has also played a major role in media in positive developments such as fight against racism, fight against gender bias, and spreading awareness about world peace. Author Bill Swanson who wrote the text, “How Films Feed the Mind or When I’m Hungry, I Don’t Want to Eat Candy”, would also agree that movies play a significant role in structuring our society. In his text he explains movies have a big influence to people both physically and physiologically. Swanson states that films are only analogies of the real world that condense time into a two-hour story. Furthermore, Swanson explains movies are part of people’s memories, and many compare and reflect movies into their own personal experience. There are numerous examples in which Swanson refers to movies that are influential and momentous. One of the movies that Swanson proposes is Raging Bull, he quotes that: “Raging bull is the irrational urge to define ourselves by violent acts of control and domination” (Swanson 240). Raging Bull requires viewers to have cultural knowledge in order to fully understand the film. Martin Scorsese presents a movie that many critics would consider a classic. There are many characteristics that make this…
Since 1993 America has been blessed with the films of acclaimed director Quentin Tarantino. Not only is Tarantino a director he is also a screen writer and an actor. He has become a cult classic director directing films such as Pulp Fiction and Jackie Brown. He is known for his graphic use of violence as well as sharp dialogue. He has a great way of keeping an audience entertained from the beginning of his movies until the end (Tarantino).…
Daddy’s Little Girls was written and directed by Tyler Perry; he was in charge of all creative aspects of the film. Tyler Perry, as the writer and director he was also responsible for the style of the film and how it came across on screen to the viewer. As defined by (Dictionary.com) a director is the “person responsible for the interpretive aspects of a stage, film, or a television production; the person who supervises the integration of all elements, as acting, staging, and lighting, required to realize the writer’s conception.” With this film it was easy for Perry to know exactly what he himself wanted to portray to the audience. When writing this film Perry may have already known exactly how the story will be told and what the audience will feel for the actors and how…
