Gary Lawrence 17/10/2009 Movie Analysis of Alien (1979) Cinematography Alien One was created in the late seventies by Ridley Scott and is set in deep space post 2000. The Science fiction based movie is still highly respected today as a recent time classic and holds a fierce cult following. One of the main reasons for this is that the cinematography has been extremely well thought out and planned down to fine detail. The beginning sequence hooks viewers with an array of suspense that
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Mardi Gras saved Toorie Slito had been sitting in the same chair for hours‚ zoned out staring into the huge orange ball that illuminated his land; his land had been deemed Toorie. Slito himself was a tall‚ slender Toorian; he had strikingly attractive features and a domineering presence. Slito had probing green eyes; the type of eyes that could see inside of one’s soul to their inner most workings. This gave him a huge advantage in any interaction for he could see through anyone to what was really
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disorder and chaos in Johannesburg that is teeming with aliens. The chaotic and on-scene feeling is amplified by the general use of short takes that are constantly shifting between interviews‚ shots of aliens‚ fights‚ random things‚ landscapes and so on. The long-shot framing when flying in the helicopter and looking out on the spaceships and the city‚ for instance‚ is done in order to give the viewer an impression of the consequences that the alien invasion has had on the townscape. Seeing it in this
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In Ridley Scott’s film “Alien” the world is introduced to new slimy villain in this 1979 horror sci-fi film. That villain is no other than an alien predator whose instincts is to kill anything moving. The alien is stuck in a commercial spacecraft that has six human crew members and an android. After reading articles about science fiction films I really understood how unique and ahead of its time this film was. it doesn’t go the same route that other sci-fi films go through during the 1970s like the
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Ridley Scott’s Alien provides us with one of the most basic and primal super-objectives: the preservation life. Our protagonist‚ Ellen Ripley‚ faces impossible odds as a seemingly invincible alien predator wreaks havoc on the crew of the Nostromo‚ taking them out one by one until she is the last man (or in this case‚ woman) standing. In most every horror‚ or as Blake Snyder would call it‚ “Monster in the House” film‚ the super-objective is to preserve life. Some‚ however‚ are more successful than
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March 5th‚ 2013 Essay: Living in the land of the free or face deportation In August 29‚ 1999‚ a young student felt the need to leave his own country to migrate in the US for a better way of living. The idea to come to America seemed to be a difficult step to take‚ and also very complicated at the same time. But with a democratic President in power‚ everyone always think the possibility
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world as we know it. The question‚ “Are aliens real?”‚ has been around for hundreds of years and has puzzled many professors and scientists. No one knows for sure‚ but I have faith that these extraterrestrial beings are not just a myth. Over the years‚ too much unexplainable‚ ancient and scientific evidence has been uncovered for nothing else to be out there. There is no doubt in my mind that aliens are real. According to James C. Fernald‚ the word Alien means‚ an “unnaturalized foreigner” or
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The Dream Act was first introduced to the US Congress in August 2001 under President George W. Bush’s first term. This act which stands for Development‚ Relief‚ and Education of Alien Minors has become a major stepping stone for the long debated issue of immigration reform. It wasn’t until mid-2012 under President Barack Obama’s first term that legislature similar to The Dream Act actually came to fruition. Legislation known as DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) grants those persons who
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Aliens Aliens are extraterrestrial beings that are rumoured to have visited earth hundreds of times. The existence of these creatures has been contemplated since 329 BC and many believe they are either from another planet‚ humans from the future‚ or they have travelled from another dimension. Since then‚ there have been abductions and UFO sightings across the globe. Aliens are most often described as grey and thin with a large head. Eyewitnesses also say they have a small mouth and nose with large
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Disorders: Alien Hand Syndrome Alien Hand syndrome‚ also known as Anarchic Hand syndrome and Dr. Strangelove syndrome‚ is a neurological disorder in which a person’s hand seemingly has a mind of its own. The person will feel normal sensation‚ but will have no conscious control of their afflicted hand or hands. This syndrome is best documented when a person has the two hemispheres or their brain surgically separated‚ a routine surgery for those with epilepsy. A person with alien hand syndrome
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