Its hard to say this but, I lara ferguson actually enjoyed a Jim carrey film! Unlike in his other films, I actually could look at the screen without cringing but actually laughing. I would like to say this was down to the brilliant script writing of Andre Niccol, wich would naturally
I enjoyed the casting choices because the actors and scenery joined to convey a part of the movies theme. It discussed issues that were amenable. As stated in our text by Edward G. Robinson, “an audience identifies with the actors of flesh and blood and heartbeat, as no reader or beholder can identify with even the most artful paragraphs in books or the most inspiring paintings. There, says the watcher, but for some small difference in time or costume or inflections or gait, go I …. And so, the actor becomes a catalyst; he or she brings ignition that spark in every human being that longs for the miracle of transformation”.
There is a fine line between making fun of or mocking an individual with a mental disability and actually truthfully acting out how someone is with a real disability. Again, Hoffman does this very well and does not make the viewer feel as if he is making fun of anyone at all. Tom Cruise also plays his role very well, showing almost no remorse or sympathy towards his brother, Raymond, when they first meet. It takes a certain type of person to be able to act that out completely and make it believable. The entire topic of the movie is a very sensitive one, so Cruise was exceptional in making the viewer believe that he truly just wanted to get his half of the money from Raymond, and not build a relationship with him.
More than that, however, even one who does not watch European cinema frequently will inevitably appreciate and even admire the surprising moral presented at the end of the film, which allows one to see that the different scenes within the film, when taken as a whole, do make sense. Indeed, Babette’s Feast does not fail to linger in a viewer’s mind long after it has ended, making the viewer go back to certain scenes and linking it with other scenes in the film. That is something that most American movies fail to do. American movies fail to linger in one’s mind because, in essence, there is not much to think about them anyway. Once it is done, it is on to the next one, which is fine because the predictability that these movies innately possess may make them exciting for the moment but ultimately
He has a dry sense of humor and pokes fun at people very stealthily and they may not notice and neither may you. One of his key phrases is “I don’t stick my neck out for anyone”. His actions and choices in the beginning of the movie mainly benefit him, and the end of the movie his actions benefit others greatly and he needs to sacrifice for them to happen. His strength is his ability to manipulate people and to do things for him. His main weakness is his love for Ilse and what he will do for her, or to be with her.
Ray continues with his self-centered behavior once they run across something that he actually is interested in, the film crew. Ray is immediately fascinated and is quick to point out that watching the film is “the best bit of Bruges so far” (14). It is evident that Ray is looking for distractions from what they are really doing in Bruges. Ray isn’t ashamed to make known his disgust with Bruges and the fact that there is little in Bruges that is of interest to him. He is even more upset when he finds out that Harry sent him to Bruges as his “one last joyful memory” before dying (58).
He was very well educated person, did not really much on his sense. He wanted to make sure that everything goes according to the book. He cared so much for what he believes what it is right to do, that he put his life in danger. After Ramsey did not want to translate the message they got, instead of going with the wind, and wine Ramsey respect, he fought for it, and lost Ramsey friendship, which was so important at that time. He did not just stop there; he did everything in his power to translate the message, and encouraged other people who were working under him.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Many scholars and critics complain that Mark Twain botches the ending of his novel. I think the ending is was consistent with the entire novel and is important the way it is. Huckleberry Finn (Huck) is actually poised and ready for change in this life and his progression was not destroyed as a result of the ending. As a reader I was able to see Huck go from an unsure boy to a confident young adult with a great sense of right and wrong. We are reminded again with the ending to remember that Huck is just a simple boy who just wants to go with the flow of whatever life brings.
Man Ray is one of my favorite filmmakers from the surrealist era. Usually I’m attracted to the implied violence of his work. This movie however did not seem to allude to violence like his other films do. This film was seductive in a more sedative way. A lot of the film was shot in a dreamy way almost as if the viewer was looking through water.
“The World’s Fastest Indian” (2005) is an insightful movie directed by the world renowned director, Roger Donaldson. A character I enjoyed in this film was Burt Munro. I enjoyed this character because of his high, uplifting spirit of determinat ion. Burt Munro is important because he reveals the ideas of ‘Manawanui (Perseverance),’ ‘Realising Your Dreams’ and ‘Overcoming Obstacles.’ These ideas are seen through the film techniques: dialogue, lighting and types of camera shots and angles. Burt Munro is a character I enjoyed because of his total dedication and wholeheartedness towards his dreams, living a day at a time.