Casablanca forever Many times when we say or think of any word, automatically we relate to an image. Casablanca, for example, principally is associated with the place where U.S. presidents live. However, others like me think it is a great classic movie that was made during the Second World War in 1942. Casablanca is a black and white film that along the years has won the taste of the public. This has been made possible thanks to good music, excellent actors and an unpredictable story.
Gatsby’s guests admire his Rolls – Royce, his marble swimming pool, his station-wagon and his “corps of caterers” the alliteration of this emphasizes how many caterers Gatsby has. The description of what Gatsby has prepared for the parties he holds shows conspicuous consumption. The repetition of the different types of alcohol Gatsby serves to his guests’ echoes that he is disobeying the law in order to have fun. Since prohibition had started in 1920 and The Great Gatsby was published in 1925 it had been going on for 5 years. “Most of his female guests were too young to know one from another.” This shows that he liked to have young women at his parties and that prohibition had been enforced for a long time.
Tim Burton Essay By.KylarCrutcher F Block Ms.DeVries 1-20-12 A well-respected director Tim Burton has always created a new and unique way to make his mind blowing films.He shows a true ways on how to make his films as a director. One of his most popular film is Edward Scissorhands.He reveals a mysterious ways of making un-real humans by making Edward.Many more of his work uses a wide variety of techniques, include setting,motif,and point of grow. In Edward scissorhands,Tim Burton uses the techniques of setting.The setting of Edward Scissorhands lives in a "haunted" manor of the inventor whom created Edward on the top of a giant hill.In the urbanized society down the hill was filled with vibrant colors.It seemed that Tim Burton purposely set the dramatic comparison of life style setting.Ironically the Gothic manor is no more joyful than Edward himself.A similar setting comparison to this seen is another Tim Burton film, Charlie and the chocolate Factory.In that film,there is a dramatic change if color in the past to the colorless dual present.Setting is one of Tim Burton’s extraordinary ways of art. The use of point of view by Tim Burton is also very unique,in the scene that there are all three points of view all through the movie Edward Scissorhands.The movie is mainly told in third person because it tells the story of Kim’s experience with Edward when she was younger.It also switches to second person when Edward is being
It is highly regarded for its fantastic special affects use, winning an Academy Award for “Best Achievement in Makeup” among others. Guillermo del Toro has always worked extensively in make-up and effects, working on films like Hellboy, Splice, The Orphanage, and others. This film’s war-like feel was very relevant at the time of its release. The Iraq War going on at the same time had similar rebel action going on. In the scene, Ofelia goes to the underground world.
The styles of Shane Meadow and Alfred Hitchcock could perhaps not be any more different, from the filmmaking language and theory to way they both operate during production. Both being an accomplish auteur with their distinctive filmmaking style well known through out the film critic community. When auteur theory was being developed, Alfred Hitchcock was commonly recognized as the ideal archetype, and his title evokes an instantaneous expectation in terms of theme and techniques. Hitchcock is renowned for his classical Hollywood style of filmmaking with high budgets, man power, prominent stars and technical equipments within an environment of strict schedules and budgeting. His films are engraved by his aptitude of cinematic technique which is epitomize in his way of using camera viewpoints, sophisticated editing and soundtrack to construct suspense.
Soon after working with Spielberg, Columbus began directing movies of his own. The two films analysed in order to observe and critique the work of Columbus as a director will be Harry Potter and the Sorcerers stone as well as a recent film, Percy Jackson; Lightning Thief. Both films were a big hit and made Columbus well known as a successful director. Firstly, his style was shown and kept throughout both films in the story and with the characters. Secondly, his camera work and story building allowed the audience to feel the film in a more intimate way.
The Japanese are known for their animated features that are geared towards children as well as adults. Hayao Miyazaki is one of the most famous Japanese film directors and animators in all of Japanese history. His animated films are viewed by not only people in Japan, but by people all over the world. His films are incredibly well made and unique from those of western influence. He can take a similar story line and incorporate the Eastern culture to create a completely different film.
Everyone from the neighbourhood would gather together for a few sessions of dances and use that moment to talk to each other about their recent status. They would also gossip about who’s new in town, who’s the “right” one to marry and who’s not agreeable enough to marry. In Pride and Prejudice, after the Meryton ball, not only did Jane and Elizabeth review the ball by discussing how Mr. Bingley and Jane were attracted to each other but also the Bingleys and Mr. Darcy discuss the ball and agree on Jane’s beauty and sweet disposition. Being set and written in the 18th century, Pride and Prejudice also resembled the society lifestyle during that time, including the way of communicating to each other through letters. At Austen's time, letter was just another piece of paper folded around the rest, mostly because they didn't use postage nor envelope.
Through studying the texts the responder is encouraged to consider these fundamental human values in relation to themselves and their society. Shakespeare and Nelson both used the most popular mediums of their respective contexts to reach the greatest number of people and make individuals question their values and society’s ideals. Tragedy was a popular form of entertainment in Elizabethan England, as it could be viewed by both the wealthy and the poor. The audience had an expectation of what would occur, that a character flaw would impact on many others requiring a catharsis, and often resulting in deaths. Film, a popular medium in the late 20th century and contemporary times, was used by Nelson as it was a cheap and easily accessible medium, and was popular with young adults as it was often incorporated into their social lives.
The film’s acting, storytelling, sound, editing, cinematography, and all other critical analysis is superb and makes for an extraordinarily good movie. Therefore, I will be explaining how all of these filmmaking components works together to make one of the greatest movies of all time. I will explain the message of freedom and hope that was transported through the storyline. This movie has made Andy’s escape extremely intriguing because the technique they used made his escape surprising, because his new best friend thinks he is going to kill himself and if that is what Red believes, that is what the audience is meant to believe as well. However, throughout this story we understand that we truly care about these characters even though they are convicts.