Caruso’s Disturbia, and Peter Jackson’s American Beauty all fit into this genre of film. These films contain characters from the gloomy underworld of violent crime and corruption and then shift to a noir based in a suburban setting. All three films violently clash a perfect utopia with a dangerous underworld. Suburban Noir films usually contain storylines with either the ruin of the family unit, the destruction of the American dream, or the basic concept of typical suburbia containing hidden danger. Suburban noir films prove that it requires a great deal of effort to uncover the unseen dangers of the modern world.
Through various fresh approaches to filmmaking and story building, Night of The Living Dead was able to positively surprise audiences and critics with new characteristics, challenging its predecessors’ conventions in spite of its limited budget and setting the standards for horror films to come. This paper will present an analysis focusing on the characteristics that place the film in the horror genre, while relating them to those of former and contemporary critically-acclaimed horror films. The emphasis will be placed on the movie’s storyline, its filming and editing style and its explicitly displayed violence. “Genre” is a french word that can be literally translated to kind or type. A study of a film in relation to its genre focuses on the aspects that place this film in a particular genre and/or the contributions it brought to it.
If a film have a great storyline and strong settings etc. but not very good characters the film wont be very effective and may less of a good reception also audiences have grown to recognise the typical characters within a horror meaning when a new horror is produced they expect it to include these characters in order for it to be good. Film makers consider certain character types and get influenced by other horror films that use these, meaning they develop through the years of horror. The film I will refer to most will be The Devil Rides Out. A typical horror film has the same group of characters who are visible throughout the film.
The two films Do the Right Thing (DTRT) and New Jack City (NJC) are drastically different in terms of style, content, and approach to life in New York and the complexities of race and racism, but there is a common thread in the philosophy of the two films. The films have been categorized as “black film noir” and both use the techniques of film noir to address the struggle of Black people in terms of social equality. Defining the traditional “film noir” is a difficult task, but Dan Flory, author of Philosophy, Black Film and Film Noir introduced the concept of “black film noir,” which is described in cinema as a way to look at characters for who they are and how they are supposed to live; this categorization is a perfect way to discuss these two movies. Film noir typically portrays (white) characters who could be described as seedy, or criminal, such as in crime dramas of the 1940’s and allows the viewer to try to relate to the characters in that realm. Flory suggests, that because racial (and other) minorities have often been denied the recognition and rights due them as full-fledged human beings, reflecting on their situation through engaging with black film characters can prompt a deeper, more philosophical sort of reflection.
What fascinates me is also how the more you think about the characters and details, the more you discover on a bigger scale. A common theme in Guillermo Del Toro films is the aspect of fantasy and a how reality does not always be as straightforward as we might seem. With Pan’s Labyrinth, it is, of course, no different, with a dark and grotesque take, leaving the audience with a fairytale for grown-ups. In my assignment I want to make a narrative and stylistic analysis of the movie, trying to figure out how the movie with managing to mix both reality and fiction, drags the audience into this beautiful, yet grotesque universe, and what meaning lies behind it. 2.
The movie follows their adventure through France in order to find one man, Private Ryan. Many historical movies tend to have many mistakes or out of date actions occurring. Making historical movies, especially war movies, are extremely tedious due to the fact that one thing can be wrong or spotted out that can have the audience having misperception of history. Portraying history correctly is the most important key to a successful movie set in the past. Saving Private Ryan is known for its success of time period, action, sound, and all around war effects.
Revolting images of borderline porn was demonstrated in a time where sex and common genres of film did not interrelate. By Warhol breaking the boundaries of conventional filmmaking, he was able to create the unconventional interpretations of how Western films were seen. Although the mood encompasses Western ideologies, the barriers of how the narrative was presented were questioned. The narrative did not follow the official guidelines of a classic Hollywood film. Instead, confusions of who was who left the viewers in complete puzzlement.
It’s one of the least understood conditions, and so over time the ideas and prejudices of people with a mental illness have been hegemonised, creating the idea that the mentally ill are ‘dangerous’, is a dominant value in society. As a society we think we would be able to spot the symptoms of a mental illness easily because of the characters we’ve seen in films, however, there can be very few signs indicating that someone is mentally ill and people often suffer alone and are ashamed of being associated with the characters we see on screen. In film the horror genre often depicts the most disturbing characters, quite often the murderers, as suffering from a mental illness. As an audience we have grown to recognize the conventions of someone with a mental illness – such as crazed, in need of restraint and not able to function in the same way you would expect ‘normal’ people to function. We accept mental illness as a plausible excuse for the way in which these characters behave; as it would make us uneasy at the suggestion that someone who kills children, for example, is completely sane.
Objects as metaphoric explanations in the films Laura by Preminger and Vertigo by Hitchcock Objects in general can be used as metaphoric explanations of different ideas related to sexuality, gender or desire. The use of objects to facilitate the description of a certain feelings is often employed in film. Throughout this essay I will discuss how certain objects are used in Vertigo and in Laura to describe and explain sexuality and desire. In both Laura and Vertigo women accessorize themselves and this allows the producers to play with their wardrobe and use their clothing and jewelry to emphasize their sexuality. The male characters in these films don’t have the same flexibility in their wardrobe and therefore they frequently have to use additional objects like hats or cigars to emphasize their masculinity.
If these sound effects weren’t used, then the movies message or purpose would not be as effective. Sound effects used in the Bourne Ultimatum were based on the action, when Jason Bourne is running away from the police and the sound effects were sirens, doors slamming and cars crashing which created excitement. The explosions were great as visual aid but then combined with sound effects it became phenomenal. During the office scene, it became more real with sounds of faxes, printers, and phones and typing. The Bourne Ultimatum incorporated sound effects into film scenes, which made the audience, feel present in the scene and therefore made the scene