Film and Popular Cinema When it comes to the differences between intended audience‚ artistic purpose and commercial goals of each of them‚ there are many differences. The shots that are used in a movie or show makes or breaks it. By shots I mean the close ups‚ flashbacks and pan being used. Each one offers something‚ the flashbacks I feel adds a lot to a certain kind of movie or show. But all these shots are used to bring objects up‚ focus on people or places and set times in the future or past
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The Equalizer reunites director Antoine Fuqua and Academy Award winner Denzel Washington in another action thriller film. Before the two worked on the film Training Day‚ which is regarded as one of Washington’s best films and won him the award as Best Actor for his role. The two come together once again to help elevate a poor script and make it a film that is actually worthwhile to watch. The story of The Equalizer follows a mild mannered retired black ops government operative named Robert McCall
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Double indemnity was made just after the war‚ during a period of time where men felt insecure‚ as women had become more powerful and independent. This is represented in the film by a negative portrayal of Phyllis. A common type of woman featuring in noir films is the femme fatale‚ which challenges the most traditional role of the woman and the nuclear family. She refuses to play the role of devoted wife and loving mother that society prescribes for women. She finds marriage to be confining‚ loveless
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our leader in order to be help purify the world. On the other hand‚ the white people are holding reenactments‚ making speeches to buy bonds‚ and traveling across the country just to promote themselves as heroes. The citizens are the real Onis in this film literally sucking out the life force of the soldiers and feeding onto their own delusional fantasies of how great their country is. The soldiers seem more like the victims of the war as it really showed that they were
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shot. Now after watching the film Undefeated‚ which shows the journey of coach Courtney and his players from Manassas High school in inner city Memphis. The film illustrates the struggles these players have to go through everyday as they do not have the same advantages as others in the world. But‚ the one thing that makes them come together and forget all the outside noise and struggles is the football team that coach Courtney has built in six years. Not only does this film show the football side of
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realizes the truth. With the central plot being based mainly on the ghost of Nak and her often brutal interactions with other characters‚ the film could generally be regarded as a horror story. However‚ the evident focus on the concepts of Buddhism‚ achieved through the director’s choice of presentation‚ essentially set aside the horror elements to reveal a film that ultimately highlights the efficacy of Buddhism. Nang Nak is heavily embedded with references to Buddhist beliefs. Nak clinging onto
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comedy- drama film was directed by Marc webb‚ a director who mostly focuses on music videos. (500) Days of Summer follows a protagonist named Tom Hansen‚ a subpar card marker who has a romantic fling with a woman named Summer‚ after watching The Graduate together the fling unexpectedly ends and Tom doesn’t take the break up well. Even trying to win Summer back before she gets married. In This paper I will discuss various scenes‚ discuss (500) Days of Summer being a more modern film then the other
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“brings tears to his eyes”. The Film Casablanca explores the themes of sense of duty‚ sacrifices‚ and letting go of past love‚ all in chaotic and disastrous world. Casablanca was set in Moscow during the Second World War. The film follows an American club owner Rick Blaine and his journey reuniting with past love IIsa Lund. The director Michael Curtiz chose eliding duration technique because Casablanca took place at least in a couple days. Within the first minute of the film he uses montage a form of elide
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Documentary film-making has a history as long as that of fiction film-making and began in the late 1800s. From the first developments of film cameras many people found the need to ’document’ the life they saw around them. Film gave rise to a new and very powerful way of looking at the things. Each decade brought with it lighter and easier to use camera equipment‚ as well as film stock which could be used in a wider variety of lighting conditions. This made films easier to make‚ and the subjects
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Film & Society Jan 08/09 1a) describe the early filmmaking format. (9m) b) Discuss the FOUR components of time in a movie.(16m) 2a) Define mise-en-scene.(5m) b) Based on ONE musical film of your choice‚ apply all FIVE elements of mise-en-scene seen in the film.(20m) 3a) Describe your understanding on the feminist model.(5m) b) Discuss the strengths of the feminist model.(10m) c) Choose ONE movie that best describe the above model. Discuss the elements of feminist seen in the movie.(10m)
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