The Baptism scene is arguably the most famous scene in film and also a great piece of cinematic history. The scene takes place right after Vito dies and Michael realizes that he is going to lead the Corleone family. He also realizes that there is going to be a full fledged war between the five families. In this scene we see Michael Corleone getting baptized along with his sister’s four month old baby whom‚ Michael is also about to become Godfather. As we see them both receiving their sacraments
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Lantana is a 2001 Australian film‚ directed by Ray Lawrence set in suburban Sydney. The film’s central event is the disappearance and death of a mystery woman whose identity isn’t revealed until the end‚ despite her body being shown in the opening segment. The motif of the lantana‚ a weed prevalent in suburban Sydney is used to represent key ideas central to the film. The lantana consists of dense interlaced branches that spread quickly‚ producing brightly coloured flowers. It chokes and engulfs
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When searching for images from Notorious (1946) almost every one of them includes a half full/empty bottle or glass. In a film about the aftermath of worldwide war‚ somehow alcohol and its dangers work their way into being a major theme. The film begins with the two main characters throwing down a few drinks and then partaking in a drunken car ride away from their problems. Eventually‚ they are pulled over and we see Alicia (Ingrid Bergman)‚ in a drunken fit‚ lash out at Mr. Devin (Cary Grant)‚ who
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Scene Analysis: Maria’s Essence Transfer The scene in which Rotwang recreates the Machine-Man in the likeness of Maria is one of the most visually complex scenes in the silent film; Metropolis. The events leave the viewers with several important questions. What is being taken from Maria and putt into the robot? What does the scene say about the difference between machines and people? Why is the pentagram painted on the wall of the labratory? What is being taken from the Maria and putt into the
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Film Analysis: “MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING” Introduction to Sociology “My Big Fat Greek Wedding”‚ is a wonderful movie all about the Greek sub-culture in Chicago. This movie explores‚ and demonstrates many sociological points. This movie is exceptional because‚ this movie also shows the values of Greek immigrants living in America. Furthermore‚ the American Greeks in this movie promotes three traditional values - marry a Greek boy or girl‚ have Greek babies‚ and feed everyone. This is a value that
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Wambaa Mathu 9/20/07 Arch 423 ASSIGNMENT #4 ENVIRONMENT - BEHAVIOR IN FILM GIRL‚ INTERRUPTED I Title of film: Girl‚ Interrupted Film director: James Mangold Film producers: Carol Bodie and Winona Ryder Year of film: 1999 Film stars: - Winona Ryder plays the part of Susanna Kaysen the autobiographical main character who is admitted into a psychiatric ward to be treated for borderline personality disorder following a suicide attempt. - Angelina Jolie is the character Lisa Rowe‚ an ex-junkie and
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the Kit Kat Klub‚ he reflects and foreshows events that occur outside of the Klub. His power over the dancing girls is demonstrated through his actions on stage‚ groping and slapping their bodies. Reoccurring scenes of him winking‚ smiling and nodding are cleverly placed throughout the film to accentuate his role as an all knowing‚ all seeing character. The Emcee’s glamorous makeup and costuming further emphasises the illusion of the cabaret world. He interacts with the audience questioning “where
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Grant Godfrey Film Appreciation 11/27/09 Glory or Death A Film Analysis of “300” Most people have heard the story of King Leonidas and the bold three hundred; but for the people that have never heard of the three hundred Spartans until the movie came out‚ it definitely opened their eyes after viewing the film. Some do not understand why this story is one of the most amazing ones in Greek history‚ mostly the people who do not know much about it. It is an inspirational story that tells us many
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it enhanced the significance and created more suspense.The director successfully cultivates an early sense of pointless sex and adultery in the viewer through effective use of camera angles‚ multiple close-up shots‚ and tight spacing. The first scene of the movie opens with a super close up of Ben showing no emotion yet moving. As it continues music and credits‚ without his knowledge‚ are playing in the background while all the viewer can see is his face and a white wall. This shot does not move
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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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