The movie Pleasantville is about change. It is a movie that could be interpreted a number of different ways; from innocence to experience‚ or even romance to reality. The main point of the movie concerns the subject of change. Within this film‚ change is proven in both positive and negative‚ romantically and it ties in with phases of romance. Pleasantville is based on somewhere that begins as the ideal place. It is clearly a phase one Romance world. Everyone lives without any problems. Pleasantville
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The Virgin Suicides The Virgin Suicides is a film set in 1974‚ Michigan. The story follows four boys who are reflecting on their old neighbours‚ the five Lisbon sisters. The Lisbon sisters are strictly unreachable due to their overprotective parents. The Girls‚ Therese‚ Mary‚ Bonnie‚ Lux and Cecilia are the puzzle that fill the boys’ conversations. At the beginning of the film the youngest sister‚ Cecilia‚ attempts suicide as she slits her wrists in a bath. In attempt to make her feel better Mr
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Primarily‚ Gran Torino promotes conflict resolution‚ through visual mis-en-scene techniques‚ including‚ but not limited to‚ lighting effects‚ camera angles and setting. The innovation of these aesthetic ingredients allows the audience to sympathise with the central characters‚ whilst positioning them to feel intensified feelings of desperation‚ worry and emotional attachment. Together these components
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An individual detailed analysis on the style‚ editing techniques Mise-en-scene and cinematography in the film "Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind". Michael Gondry’s Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind (2004) is not your typical Hollywood rom-com. Its cinematic style is very original and by far out of the ordinary for its genre. The use of techniques and the way the film is produced is the reason why it is so memorable. The non-linear narrative is based around a middle-aged guy who falls in
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Taking a closer look at one scene‚ the filmmakers are able to create an authentic look at the two most tumultuous decades of changing in American culture. Specifically‚ the scene involving Jenny‚ drug use and her contemplation of suicide (1:29:07-1:31:18) which is completely without dialogue relies heavily on the elements of mise en scene to communicate the mood‚ message‚ and tone. It is very compelling and connects the audience. The set design is filled with small details that add to believability
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The concept of changing perspectives in the text "Pleasantville is explored through the use of colours and the technique of comparison. The director‚ Gary Ross‚ has employed the use of black and white and colour in order to emphasis the character’s changing perspectives. He has also used the technique of comparing Pleasantville with today’s America to highlight these changes further. Pleasantville is set in the 1950’s when wives stayed at home to serve their husbands dinner every night‚ when
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The film ’Pleasantville’ is about two modern teenagers‚ David and his sister Jennifer‚ somehow being transported into the television‚ ending up in Pleasantville - a 1950s black and white sitcoms. David knows that they have to act like the ’real’ characters as he definitely knows the world well‚ but soon he realises that it is impossible - that change is inevitable‚ which is the main theme of the movie. The two characters from the modern world have the role of bringing ’evil’ knowledge to the citizen
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thought out response‚ for instance‚ the bar scene. This scene uses deliberately filmed shots and carefully written dialogue to highlight certain things to the audience. In the beginning of this
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Yanni Thomas 4 December 2013 Professor Stanley COMM 1375-60 Mis-en-scene and Cinematography in The Breakfast Club This film written and directed by John Hughes follows five students at Shermer High School in Shermer‚ Illinois as they report for Saturday detention in 1984. While not complete strangers‚ the five are all from different cliques‚ there’s John Bender "The Criminal‚" Claire "The Princess‚" Brian "The Brain‚" Andy "The Athlete‚" and Allison "The Basket Case." The school’s disciplinary
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This is a close up shot that shows the Mayor Bob. This shot is important to the idea of change in Pleasantville‚ which people are afraid of. This shot shows Bob in the courtroom and we can only see his face because he’s looking in the mirror that Bud is showing him and he has just changed from black and white into colour‚ we can tell by his facial expressions that Bob is shocked and angry. The background is in black and white‚ which contrasts with the Mayor in colour‚ this shows that anyone is
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