John Ford was an American film director from 1917 to 1966. He was most famous for both his westerns and adaptations of classic twentieth century American novels such as The Grapes of Wrath. Ford was a pioneer of location shooting and the long shot, which frames his characters against a vast, harsh terrain. Ford directed more than 140 films and is regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers of his generation. Ford had many distinctive stylistic trademarks, thematic preoccupations and visual motifs that constantly recur throughout his work as a director.
ECONOMIC POLICIES IN THE BOOK “THE FORGOTTEN MAN” The Economic Policies in the book “The Forgotten Man” Name school Professor course Next to the politically-motivated Civil War, a historical account which has changed the landscape of another significant system in the United States is the Great Depression. In particular, the American economic structure was negatively transformed as manifested by the collapse of the stock market when the country became part of World War II in the early 1900s. Additionally, the nation was faced with a disastrous economic struggle and the unemployment rate escalated. History and the Americans then attributed such harmful situation to the two leaders of the country. Initially, President Herbert Hoover was attacked for being ill-advised and his apparent unsuccessful governance.
As the movie comes to a close, Bart shoots General Lamar outside of the Grumman’s Chinese Theater, and as a final message he tells people of all color and nations to get along and live in harmony. The main message of this movie is to make fun of the western genre of films. Mel Brooks is worldly known for his creation of many different film genres and films, and Blazing Saddles hold up to that claim in some people’s opinion one of the funniest films made by brooks. The trailer for this movie would appeal to viewers about 13 and older. By previewing the movie it looks like a western comedy.
Following the recent Cold War, capitalist America’s controlling nature typically victimised plebeians on the basis of their political perspective. Through the employment of mise-en-scene where the campfire is placed in the middleground of the dark Atacama Desert, Salles creates a salient point which emphasises the disassociation of the Chilean miners from society. Ernesto’s authorial voiceover ‘tragic and haunting faces’ in conjunction with a close-up shot of their dirt-stained faces, the mining couple are presented as politically dispossessed. This draws sympathy from the audience towards the couple as they are victimised and oppressed due to American capitalism. Moreover, when being chosen by the mining company, the unsteady camerawork and constant switching of perspectives highlights the controversial nature of the conversation and presents Ernesto as an authoritative figure fighting the inhumane treatment of the impoverished in South America.
Mark Twain, the author of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, made a good choice to include controversial words in the book to show racial injustice and should be taught in schools. The fight on racism is one of the most important parts about the book, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Twain uses satire to poke fun at people and show them they are wrong; twisting their beliefs. Satire is used on anything from religion to racism to stereotypes. A great example from the book is when Pap goes on and on about how government lets blacks be free, “It was ‘lection day, and I was Just about to go and vote, myself, if I warn’t too drunk to get there; but when they told me there was state in this country where they’d let that nigger vote, I drawed out” (Twain 20).
Jose Munguia Professor Hartmann English 152-03 1 December 2013 Success of the Wizard of Oz through Television The Wizard of Oz was a spectacular movie. The decade around Oz paved the way for many other amazing movies, which created new genres and set new standards for what a movie should be like. Some of the amazing movies that also came out during 1939 were: Gone with the Wind, Stagecoach, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Of Mice and Men, Love Affair, The Hunchback to Notre Dame, and many other great award winning movies (Films101). Each of these movies have been awarded for their amazing directors, story, actors and visual effects. However, out of all of these movies there has only been one that has been called the most popular movie
Black is Funny Bamboozled as satire film by director Spike Lee, in the film Bamboozled Spike Lee is satirizing social and political comments about race, identity negotiation and politics by reconstructing a blackface minstrel show. Pierre Delacroix the main character an African American who works at the television station CNS, constantly getting his creative ideas shut down and rejected and the pressure from his boss Dunwitty who claims to be blacker than him to come up with an entertaining “black show” or he’ll be fired. Delacroix figures that getting fired would be easier and he would finally be free, he shoots the idea of, “Mantan’s New Millennium Minstrel Show” complete with black actors in blackface; believing the network would reject it for being racist Dunwitty loves it and embraces it fully. Bamboozled shows races of all kinds including black in black face proclaiming themselves as “niggas”. Bamboozled brings up the question “Must African American culture remain mired in images of promiscuity and criminality for white consumption?” This movie is a satire based on the minimal evolution of our world, showing that racism is not dead and that the media will portray the black man in any way that will make him look bad or bring him down.
COMPARISON BETWEEN REALITIES OF THE WEST WITH MYTHOLOGY OF THE WEST HOW THE WEST WAS SPUN The mythology and tales of the American West circles around many folktales like cowboys, Indians, wild animals, outlaws, and stagecoaches. The western American valiant myth is much powerful than its ancient past. There are a number of distorted beliefs which tells the success and triumphs of cowboys: they are fearless heroes, unselfish kind. Many says that the patriotic white American settlers and loyal American soldiers "won" the west with many sacrifices. The true west America from the 19th century wasn’t as enchanting and attractive as portrayed.
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
Woody Allen: A Great Film Director In movies the film director plays the most important role. It’s the film director’s job to tell the actors what they want them to do, how they want them to do it, and lastly what camera shots the film director thinks will portray the scene the best and most appealing to its audience. Now that you know this I can introduce you to Woody Allen. Many of his movies have been nominated for Oscars, a couple of them are Match Point which was made in 2005, and Annie Hall which won an Oscar in 1978(Woody Allen Biography). They are two opposite types of movies, but you can still see similarities in the way he shot the films.