Michael Capellupo ENG 101-006 Prof. Duchaney November 5‚ 2013 The Mind of an American Psycho American Psycho‚ Mary Harron’s film adaptation of Brett Easton Ellis’ novel of the same name‚ explores the concept and personality of Patrick Bateman‚ a wealthy power hungry business man who lives out a psychopath fantasy of murdering numerous people around him. He uses his ego to act out all the evil fantasies he wishes he could do in his real life. The whole time he is trying to comprehend what his
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American Psycho: Character development: Patrick Bateman is a fine working man‚ who is a part of the company Pierce and Pierce. Bateman is what you would call a yuppie‚ a person who has a lot of money to use‚ one who really thinks of what he is wearing. It has to be the best of the best. The reason for doing the murders he does‚ is because he is upset with the world that he lives in. He actually hates himself and everyone who ruins the world‚ and that is the people he kills. He start out
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American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis Setting: Manhattan‚ New York City‚ late 1980s Major Characters: Patrick Bateman‚ a “rich kid” who works on Wall Street whose life primarily consists of staying on top of current trends‚ making sure he has the best of the best‚ and keeping himself looking as good as possible; Evelyn Richards‚ Bateman’s obsessed and spoiled girlfriend; Timothy Price‚ a friend of Bateman’s‚ thought to be killed‚ but appears at the end of the book as a more subdued character; Luis
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November 1‚ 2013 American Psyco The Film I chose to dissect and discuss mise-en-scene is American Psycho. In this movie the protagonist‚ Patrick Bateman (christian Bale) Leads a double life as a business man and serial killer. He never strikes the audience with any motives for his murders‚ but he pursues them vigorously. As Bateman continues his secret identity through the film‚ the anger inside him builds up until he eventually snaps and admits all of his killings to his Lawyer. The lawyer replies
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The Might of Spite Plot Summary The movie is about a guy (Antagonist) and a girl (Protagonist) living together that get turns to do the laundry. The guy (Thando) is very lazy‚ watches TV the whole day and refuses to do the laundry even after the girl (Carrie)‚ tries to force him physically. Carrie is miserable after that but then finds another way to get him of the couch. She tells him that his car is being stolen and when he gets outside‚ Carrie locks the door behind him. Thando sees his car isn’t
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Film – 8 3 October 2013 Cinematography Woody Allen utilizes many different camera angles and lighting techniques in his movies. The way he uses lighting can affect the mood and make things seem confusing with dark lighting or‚ on the contrary‚ make things seem all the clearer with more lights. A variety of modified lenses can help tell a story on their own with color filters‚ black and white‚ as he used in Manhattan‚ and shorter and longer lenses for depth perception. These shots can tell us
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Although Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller “Psycho” was only created in the early 1960s‚ his ability to express the psychological battle between good and evil in cinema makes this masterpiece one of the greatest films of all time. With very precise costume design and suspenseful sound‚ Hitchcock is able to show his audience how the mind can be a weapon to any man or woman who uses it with negative intention. Tim Durks of AMC FilmSite.org wrote that “Hitchcock’s techniques voyeuristically implicate the
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ANALYSIS Check MateThe Cinematography and Lighting of The Shawshank Redemption The Shawshank Redemption is a 1994 motion picture adapted and directed by Frank Darabont from a short story by Stephen King. This film is in the classical style combining elements of both formalism and realism. It also combines elements of the dramatic‚ escapist (prison break)‚ and romantic genres. The film’s symbolism is made apparent through the use of many techniques and elements‚ but the cinematography and lighting effects
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Django starts off as an average slave but by the end of the film‚ turns into the greatest gun slinger in the west‚ saves his wife‚ and lives happily ever after. According to Robert Richardson‚ the cinematographer of this film‚ the goal of the cinematography was to use iconic American West backgrounds as a montage to show Django traveling and growing as person and bounty hunter. Tarantino used panoramic long shots and a widescreen aspect ratio to show the vastness of the American West and to symbolize
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American Psycho is a cult movie based on the much controversial novel by Brett Easton Ellis. Directed by Mary Harron‚ it is a dark comedy and a clever satire of America in the 1980’s that artfully connects conformity‚ materialism‚ misogyny‚ narcissism‚ classism and superficiality. If you are a movie connoisseur and enjoy well directed stories‚ you should definitely not miss American Psycho. But this movie is a bit difficult to assimilate as it is hard on your guts and your mind due to the obvious
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