triad – a Chinese criminal organization‚ and a triad member working undercover in the police force‚ with both men trying to expose each other. The film garnered a loyal following and widespread critical acclaim in Asia. When legendary director Martin Scorsese took on the challenge of adapting Infernal Affairs for his 2006 Hollywood epic‚ The Departed‚ some wondered if he could still add his unique touch to an already outstanding classic. As it turned out‚ The Departed more than held its own as the film
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vs. Hugo‚ the element of character relationships in the book and the movie are developed very differently. One example of this would be the addition of completely new characters in the movie that were not in the book at all. The director‚ Martin Scorsese‚ creates new characters‚ which add and build upon the relationships and add side stories to the plot line. Instead of cutting some of the plot as adaptations usually do‚ the film actually added additional story lines (Lee). He adds the characters
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revealed that a man is occupying it and Tommy DeVito lunges at him with a huge kitchen knife with the violence being shown in medium shots as well as the shooting of the body by Conway with the blood splattering on the camera‚ a deliberate choice of Scorsese. Henry Hill then enters into view again as narration begins while he slams the trunk shut and the camera tilts up and zooms
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To live as a monster‚ or to die as a good man? Filmography Title: Shutter Island Production Company: Phoenix Pictures Production Director: Martin Scorsese Screenplay Writer: Laeta Kalogridis Novel written by Dennis Lehane Principle cast: Leonardo DiCaprio (Edward Daniels/ Andrew Laeddis)‚ Mark Ruffalo‚ Ben Kingsley‚ Michelle Willliams (Dolores Chanal) How should people deal with the criminally insane? They are very dangerous figures‚ who had harmed people before. Some psychiatrists
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being disobedient in their family home on the border of China and Tibet. Scorsese could have used these images of the young Dalai Lama misbehaving as a way to show that he was still a human with human faults. It is interesting that Scorsese chose to begin the film with the young Dalai Lama at his home near the Chinese border and conclude the film with him crossing the Indian border being forced out by the Chinese. Scorsese tells the story of a young boy forced to grow up with great responsibility
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he is "sick"‚ some say he is their "prophet". The fast cuts in the editing (when he practices with the guns) make us enter in his state of mind. But also‚ some long takes force us to analyze and understand what happened (Very high-angle takes that Scorsese calls "Priest shots" after the massacre.). The movie switches dynamically between these styles‚ which leaves the audience an infinite ways of thinking about the Travis. This is beyond doubt not a journey like Odysseus where the hero always
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Hugo is a stimulating and thought-provoking film which fascinates viewers by an interesting and captivating plot. The plot is interesting because there are a lot of twists and turns‚ which also makes it captivating. The film Hugo‚ directed by Martin Scorsese in 2011 is also a fascinating film because of the themes. Some of the themes that are important are friendship and honesty. Hugo needs to leave the past behind in order to embrace his future. He also needs to work with the automaton‚ who helps drive
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Martin Scorsese uses a variety of film techniques in his ever changing film Shutter Island‚ to reveal the truth about the protagonist Teddy Daniels. Dialog‚ symbolism‚ characterisation‚ music and setting help express the truth about Teddy’s investigation on the Island which is an intricate role playing experiment designed by Dr. Cawley and Dr. Sheehan. This helps reveal the truth and trauma regarding Teddy’s murder of his wife and children. The scenes that best help reveal the truth are the first
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audience to see from his perspective and it shows how people look down on Brown and in a sense they are belittling him. The film also makes use of High Key lighting meaning bright light with very few shadows. Gangs of New York directed by Martin Scorsese shows a whole other side of Day-Lewis’s acting skills. In comparison to My Left Foot where we see an emotionally driven performance‚ Day-Lewis now portrays a blood thirsty‚ power seeking and aggressive man in his role of Bill Cutting the
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Ethan Coen‚ Quentin Tarantino‚ Martin Scorsese‚ and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu are the definitions of great filmmakers. First of all a great film maker needs to have a great story. Ethan Coen has his own genre when he makes movies. He tends to make movies that have a very intelligent lead actor‚ and they usually follow a man who is going through a hard time in their life. His movies are very intelligent but at the same time are humorous. His movies give one moments where they laugh‚ cry‚ and
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