Everyone assumes that directors and writers decide what happens in a movie, but many times the movie star is the most powerful person involved with the project. For instance, when Jim Carrey wanted to make a movie about his favorite number, The Number 23 hit theaters across the country. A much more entertaining abuse of this star power occurs when huge movie stars decide they look awesome doing something, and proceed to force that something into every movie they make. For instance ... #5. Tom Hanks' Career is a Urinary Morality Play Most movie stars use their careers to build up enough credibility to avoid urinating onscreen.
Straight / sleek hair, pretty little nose and sexy lips. The best of all, she has beautiful breasts, something emphasized a lot in the movie. She is so perfect from the belly and up that even as the movie continues and her belly starts growing no one notices. What was so special for me in this movie was the ability of making me laugh every time. For example, having a hang-over Alison wakes up with the spectacle of Ben's ass.
Some of his most acclaimed work has been from movies that were based on true stories. When Washington does these real life stories he finds characters that have over come many difficulties in their lives and end up winning. So by Washington starring in roles where he always ends up a winner he is creating an image in the viewers mind that he is a winner. When the audience leaves the movie they remember what great things Washington did to turn out the way he did. Many people have a hard time separating movies from the real world and some people assume the character is that person in real life Denzel Washington is the first African American male to win an Academy Award for the Best Male Actor category.
His eroticized image was viewed very differently but all of America’s society. Teenagers admired his sexual magnetism; parents disagreed with the values he was presenting to society. Nothing less, he recorded dozens of hit singles. One being “Heartbreak Hotel.” This recording became his first million-seller, and was the best-selling single of 1956. “Heartbreak Hotel” had a great affect on the 1950s.
Conflicted Characters: Rick Blaine vs. Sam Spade An Analysis of characters in Casablanca & The Maltese Falcon played by Humphrey Bogart These characters made Bogart's career. Undeniably among the best films ever made, these characters launched Bogart's career to top leading man status. Although the films feature entirely different story lines there are subtle similarities in each character and retain the iconic Bogart style. Richard "Rick" Blaine in Casablanca is a very complex and mysterious character. Throughout the film he undergoes a transition which allow the viewers to see his different sides.
Compare and Contrast Essay Ridley Scott, despite waiting until he was almost forty years old to make his first film, quickly became one of the most respected directors working in Hollywood. Scott was regarded as one of the best to his peers, thanks to classics like Alien (1979) and Blade Runner (1982). However, he did suffer harsh criticism, particularly with Thelma and Louise (1991), 1492: The Conquest of Paradise (1992), and White Squall (1996). Most directors would have wilted under the crushing failure, but Scott’s imperviousness to failure and drive to soldier on led him to achieve enormous success, starting with his Oscar-winning historical epic, Gladiator (2006), and American Gangster (2007), which earned the director his third Academy Award nomination for Best Director. Ridley Scott has always
Casablanca and Citizen Kane, two films that are completely different, yet both have something in common; they are both considered to be the greatest movie ever made. Unfortunately only one can hold the title. Casablanca is considered a timeless classic and holds great entertainment value. Citizen Kane on the other hand, is known for its achievements, bringing sophistication and innovative techniques to the cinema. One must ask oneself, what is more important to the average moviegoer, watching a movie for their enjoyment or for its achievements?
The best movie villain: Gordon Gekko in Wall Street “Eight awards” said prominent actor Michael Douglas when he was asked how many awards, including one Oscar, he had received for his performance on Wall Street (part 1 and 2), as the never forgotten, Gordon Gekko. I bet even Indiana Jones felt that chicken skin by the time his name was pronounced; due to the fact that he is one of the biggest bastards that cinema has ever heard of. Gordon Gekko is the best ever living example of how the perfect villain should be, this powerful 44 years old investor is Wall Street most feared trader, due to his incredible qualities that when they are put to work backwards they are as effective as forwards. He is the greediest human being on earth, he is incredibly persuasive and even mind controlling, he is a very experienced and intelligent person and he knows how to catch you on his game, he is amazingly deceptive. Since the beginning of the movie he shows himself as the incarnation of the word greed, by being a little sarcastic and cruel and always thinking about money.
Similar results were found at the Moviefone webpage where Casablanca was named “The Greatest Love Story on the Big Screen” by its users. These two measures clearly indicate that viewers love Casablanca, but what about the critics? The Rotten Tomatoes webpage compiles results of reviews by syndicated critics and their review found 53 out of 54 or 98% of the syndicated critics gave favorable reviews to Casablanca. Clearly Casablanca has fulfilled the requirements of popular acclaim. But what specifically do the critics like about Casablanca that has resulted in its popular appeal?
Amit Roy Ms. Riddle EG 102-8754 14 March 2011 The Final Act: An Analysis of The Prestige “Makes his ordinary something into something extraordinary” (The Prestige), can be credited to the world famous director and actor Christopher Nolan. With the help of his brother Jonathan, he has successfully written a script out of a 1995 novel, thrilling enough to leave its audience at the mercy of the intricate, yet elaborate, motion picture “The Prestige”. It demands attention and dictates the thought of its audience; nothing short of a Nolan film. The movie is carefully crafted and well stylized to depict the late-Victorian era where magic and theatrical performances were at the peak of the preferred form of entertainment. The Prestige begins and ends with death, filled by entangled flashbacks that only intensify the mystery, occasionally promising to reveal only to deny in the very final moment.