“brings tears to his eyes”. The Film Casablanca explores the themes of sense of duty‚ sacrifices‚ and letting go of past love‚ all in chaotic and disastrous world. Casablanca was set in Moscow during the Second World War. The film follows an American club owner Rick Blaine and his journey reuniting with past love IIsa Lund. The director Michael Curtiz chose eliding duration technique because Casablanca took place at least in a couple days. Within the first minute of the film he uses montage a form of elide
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Fenicia Stephens Elements of Design ENG 225 Jonathan Beller July 15‚ 2013 “Marvel Studios delivers the ultimate comic-book film “The Avengers”‚ which ties together such characters as Iron Man which was played by Robert Downey Jr.‚ Captain America who was played by Chris Evans‚ The Hulk played by Mark Ruffalo‚ and Thor who was played by Chris Hemsworth for a big-screen franchise team-up like no other. Taking center stage this time is Nick Fury played once again by the note-perfect Samuel L
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and On the Waterfront seem two structurally independent and unrelated movies that only share some basic theme elements in their plot. However‚ analyzing both‚ side by side and frame by frame‚ can give us a more profound understanding of the American film industry‚ Hollywood in particular‚ and its relation to the McCarthyism in 1950s‚ a dark chapter in the US history. Salt of the Earth‚ directed by Herbert Biberman‚ is a 1954 blacklisted movie based on a true story about the struggles of Mexican
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3:30-4:50 Films: Available in the format of E-screening Instructor: Prof. Ping-hui Liao (Chuan Lyu Endowed Chair) Reader: TBA Office hours: T /Th 2:00-3:00pm‚ and by appointment Email: piliao@ucsd.edu Office: Literature Building Room 443 Objective/Requirements: The class is an introduction to Taiwan cinema‚ regarding its rise in the local‚ regional‚ national‚ and international stage. We will examine the multifaceted dimensions of aesthetics and politics as revealed in the films from the
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“Mabuse’s claim to be a state within a state not only expresses his megalomania but acknowledges the fragmentation of power‚ especially the control of force and violence in Germany after the Great War.” (p. 138) Drawing specific examples from the film(s)‚ demonstrate how Lang’s Mabuse illustrates the chaos of the Weimar era. How does the struggle between Mabuse and Von Wenk articulate the larger struggle within Germany? Throughout the hardship that Germany faced during the Weimar Era‚ their power
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Mrs. Breckheimer. Crash a film critique The film “Crash” produced and directed by Paul Haggis is a compilation of clever vignettes all throughout the film and for most they undergo some change; however‚ for the change to occur the film shows the human side of certain characters. The film is a compilation of lives of various characters in a course of a day in the city of Los Angeles. Although racism‚ discrimination and prejudice is constantly used all throughout the film‚ Haggis does this bring the
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Practice analysis of ‘Pleasantville’ ‘Pleasantville’ is an expertly crafted film in which one can appreciate and be exposed to the social issues America faced during the 1950’s. The courtroom scene towards the end of the film successfully encapsulates the essence of the film: a characters transformation from repression to enlightenment. While the costumes present a distinction between the ages‚ the contrasting colours express various emotions of each character. Each character possesses a differing
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Contrast of colour Within the film the rich and wealthy are shown with a brighter light and the poor working class are shown with a dark lighting. The composer of the film expresses this contrast of colour to define the social context of the time. This great divide between the wealthy and the working
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YAK Films is an American and France based video production company whose work includes music videos‚ hip hop dance videos and commercials. The company was co-founded by two youth workers and was incorporated as a privately held company in January 2011. The company’s stated mission from the outset was to produce "multimedia production as a voice of resistance and an alternative to the mainstream." They are best known for the viral video "RIP Rich D‚" commonly know as the “dancing in the rain” video
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Sometimes distorting it to evoke emotion‚ moods and ideas. Expressionism was mainly an artistic outlet before taking its place in film. It was used as a method of disposing with aesthetically pleasing works and focusing more on the abstract. The artist would often use bright‚ clashing colors‚ messy and jagged lines‚ and flat shapes. This could easily be translated to film to evoke a sense uneasiness‚ anxiety and fear. A great example of this would be The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari‚ it used expressionism
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