THESIS: “Having not just two cultures‚ but two time zones”. Weir‚ the director of the film Witness‚ cleverly used juxtaposition to divide the two overlapping worlds. The dichotomy in the contemporary American society and the idealised representation of Amish people‚ and their dissimilar values and morals are powerfully shown visually. Linking Sentence from the intro Weir speculates the attitudinal divide of the values and morals of the two worlds. He focuses in the conflict of cultures and social
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Niccol explores the themes of genetic modification and its possible future use in human engineering. The opening scenes are stylishly designed and subtly introduce the themes and main character of the film. As mentioned‚ genetics plays a very large role in the film Gattaca’ and is introduced in several ways in the opening scenes. The very first images the viewer sees after starting the film is a quote juxtaposed onto a black background‚ followed by another quote. These two quotes‚ one a biblical
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The film Metropolis is a unique film. If one thinks about the time in which the film was made and then thinks of how little technology was available to the film industry‚ they would see how awesome the film truly is. A specific scene that had two camera angles involved in it was when Maria was saving all the children from the flooding. It was filmed with a crane‚ but it also moved around her on a dolly to show all the children gathering around her. This scene involved two common camera shots that
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THE AWAKENING The opening scene in the novel The Awakening by Kate Chopin‚ where the caged parrots kept on repeating a statement‚ actually gives a picture to the reader about the title and the story. This scene‚ when analyzed carefully‚ illustrates how the main character of the play‚ Edna tries to overcome the awakening from the worldly and traditional bondages that she is surrounded with. In this story‚ Edna Pontellier‚ a young married woman experiences an awakening of sexuality within her‚ when
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Symbolism‚ music‚ dialogue and imagery‚ used throughout different moments in the film‚ are all techniques used to show the religion Mattie uses to come to terms with her grief. Religion has a huge impact on a human being and can shape a person’s universal interpretations‚ the way they think‚ understand and the actions they pursue. It affects a number of cultures in different ways‚ seeing as there are many different types of religion. Although religion is beneficial in some capacities‚ it also causes
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all of the houses in the town. In the very beginning‚ they showed Edward looking at the town through the window. First it would show his face by the window and them the houses during the night. This example implies that the director wanted us to see what Edward saw and how the town looked like from the mansion. This is similar to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory when they showed the factory and the delivery trucks. In the beginning‚ they showed the factory with the smoke coming through the pipes and
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which is suspenseful like when Ulric is approaching the stadium with all the people clapping to the song "We Will Rock You" which is a modern sporting anthem. Other parts of the movie that feature classical music includes the party and in general scenes with less tension and action. The costumes of the characters are accurate of medieval times. The Knights participating in the Jousting competition clothing‚ eg. Armour is historically accurate. The only exception of this was Josaline. She wore
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What techniques does the director‚ Danny DeVito‚ use in the film Matilda to illustrate that the character‚ Jennifer Honey‚ is benevolent (kind) and sweet? The film ‘Matilda’ directed by Danny DeVito‚ released in 1996. DeVito uses techniques such as high camera angles‚ high key lighting and soft sounding music. These techniques used for Miss Honey makes her seem very nice‚ sweet and approachable. Firstly‚ Miss Honey appears to be an approachable‚ bright‚ friendly teacher. In the first scene
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African Americans faced during this time by emphasizing the march scenes using camera angles‚ editing‚ and sound. It also focused on the interactions between Dr. King and Lyndon B. Johnson‚ which was a very important factor in determining how Dr. King acted in Selma. The movie used editing and camera angles to accentuate the emotions of people during certain scenes‚ and set the tone for the entire movie. In the first scene‚ there were five black teenage girls
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How are film techniques used in Jaws to create suspense for viewers? Throughout the well-known film Jaws‚ directed by Steven Spielberg‚ a number of different film techniques are displayed to create suspense for viewers. A few of these many techniques used are character behaviour‚ props and sound effects. These techniques help draw the audience to the film and experience different feelings towards each of the characters. Character behaviour is a key film technique used to create suspense‚ Steven
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