my Mise-en-scene analysis‚ I chose the contemporary film‚ Drive. Released in 2011‚ Drive is a crime and drama film directed by Nicolas Winding Refn. Ryan Gosling stars a no-name Driver who lives two lives. By day‚ he is a Hollywood stunt driver and garage mechanic. At night‚ he uses his driving skills to service as a taxi for criminals. Drive is a story of his departure from isolation and connection to the lives of his neighbor‚ Irene (played by Carey Mulligan) and her son. In the film‚ we get a look
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1. The university is planning to spend a huge amount of money on building a new sports complex because they want to draw the attention from more high-level students. And also‚ they are really hoping to strenthen the tie between the university and the local community. But the woman thinks it’s a terrible idea. She thinks that spending money in such places as the library and cafetiria‚ which top students obviously care more about‚ is a much better choice compared with wasting it on building sports
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In the novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ by J.D. Salinger‚ Holden feels isolated‚ even in crowded situations and in turn isolates himself even more. Holden isolates himself subconsciously because he does not want to get hurt again like he did when his brother‚ Allie died. However‚ no matter how much Holden isolates himself he ends up getting hurt one way or other. In the novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ by J.D Salinger‚ he uses the isolation to say that people try and isolate themselves that way they
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For my final project‚ I chose to learn more about my favorite director‚ Martin Scorsese. From as far as I can remember‚ Martin Scorsese’s films have always intrigued me like no others have. There are many reasons why I am drawn to his type of films and his style of directing. Martin Scorsese has directed films that support his ethnic background. He has revolutionized the motion picture industry with the films he has directed. Scorsese has a unique approach in directing his films. Lastly‚ Scorsese’s
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believe he practices what he preaches through this statement in his work. I will be analysing aspects in his work whereby the music works on a deeper level than just as a mood prompting tool‚ in films such as (The Departed‚2006)‚ (Goodfellas‚1990)‚( Taxi Driver‚1976) and( Raging Bull‚1980) trying to understand the directorial thought process in the choice of the music as well as the desired effect on the audience. Scorsese carries the idea that “popular music has the potential to give movies a forceful
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and focus on one of them. I am a multi-talented person. It must have been because as a pastor’s kid I had to be ready to function wherever my father needed me. A pastor in Puerto Rico is different than a pastor here. My father was the church driver‚ taxi driver (taking people to go do groceries and other runs)‚ carpenter‚ plumber‚ preacher‚ teacher‚ etc… you get the picture right? Well‚ being part of his ministry I also learned how to do a little bit of everything. I am a musician‚ handy man‚ involved
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EVACUATED FROM THE MRT The lady was all smiles and her sparkling white teeth glittered at the two boys when she heard their query. George’s younger brother squirmed excitedly beside him as he hung onto every word of the friendly station master‚ making sure that they got the directions right. The bustling crowd of families and bubbly voices of children merry-making were another usual Sunday sight st the MRT station. They thanked the pretty lady and began their onerous way through the crowd to
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of 1980‚ Chapman went to New York City to kill John Lennon. He left the city for a short time to get ammunition from his friend in Atlanta. He moves around again and when he comes back to NYC‚ he reenacts some scenes from The Catcher in the Rye in a taxi cab. He leaves Sheraton Hotel in the morning of December 8th‚ and leaves all his stuff there for the police to find. He left his new copy of his favorite novel with the words "This is my statement" and signs it "Holden Caulfield". He waits for Lennon
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winning actor whose career spans more than three decades. Born in New York City in 1943 to two artist parents‚ he caught the “acting bug” as a young man. He won critical success for his first film‚ Bang the Drum Slowly (1973). However‚ it was 1976’s Taxi Driver that imprinted his range as an actor into many audience members’ minds. De Niro’s character‚ Travis Bickle‚ is A Vietnam vet‚ apparently suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. This theme of mental illness would be played out in two of De
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Biological Criminal Behavior The studies of biological behaviors have shown that criminals with a passion for their crime tend to have a genetic or physiological issue that plays a major part in their criminal activities. Gary Ridgway and John Hinckley Jr. portrayed significant degrees of physiological issues that may have contributed to the crimes they committed. Lack of education‚ moral support‚ love‚ and self-accomplishments may have also provided behaviors out of the norm. Criminal activities
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