The realness, extravagance and special effects of the battles was thrilling, and entertaining to watch. However, the movie had a few high, entertaining points but the rest of the nearly three-hour movie moved painfully slow. The movie Gladiator takes place during Caesar Marcus Augustus’s reign of the Roman Empire from AD 161-180. An autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean characterized Augustus’s methods during his time of rule. This was a time when many civil wars were beginning to happen, as the Roman Republic was about to proceed the autocratic form of rule.
Three Aspects Commonly Used in Science Fiction Movies by Steven Spielberg Steven Allan Spielberg or Steven Spielberg is an American film director, screen writer, producer, and studio entrepreneur. Spielberg won the Academy Award for Best Director for some films that he made. He is also one of the co-founders of DreamWorks movie studio. He is considered one of the most popular and influential filmmakers in the history of cinema. His movies have covered many themes and genres, especially science-fiction (“Steven Spielberg”, 2013).
The Shawshank Redemption Final Film Critique ENG 225 Introduction to Film The Shawshank Redemption Final Critique The storytelling for The Shawshank Redemption (1994) is a motion picture inspired by Stephen King, which was not big on all the bells and whistles that big budget fighting movies have with all the special effects like Avatar. This film seems to rely on the complete story and all the characters which make it an award winning movie. Andy Dufresne and his story of his time he spent at Shawshank are recounted by Red. Audiences are learning about who Andy really is through the eyes of Red, and since he’s not a mind reader he has no idea what is going on with Andy’s thoughts, so therefore neither does the audience. The film’s acting, storytelling, sound, editing, cinematography, and all other critical analysis is superb and makes for an extraordinarily good movie.
Science Fiction: A Look in the Future The last century saw numerous genres and subgenres emerge in cinema in a highly diversified society. The way science fiction conveys its themes make this genre one of the most imaginative and controversial in film. Much people around the world enjoy watching science fiction films. These movies help audiences to escape from their own world and visit other realities whether to open their minds or give appreciation to the unreal. In this genre, there are few movies which stand out more than Metropolis and Blade Runner.
I am going to try and keep the general ideas of the films intact. Enjoy! Cast Obi-Wan - Ewan McGregor Anakin - Kellan Lutz Qui-Gon - Viggo Mortensen Padme - Emma Stone Darth Maul - Ray Park Darth Sideous/Palpatine - Micheal Caine Mace Windu - Chiwetel Ejiofor Prologue Turmoil has engulfed the Galactic Republic. The taxation of planetary governments has led to hostility and to the cusp of war. A patrol of Republic Guard has been lost on a small moon outpost near Alderaan, a system that has had long standing disputes with the republic.
This scene takes place about an hour into the film. The director’s intention with this scene was to show the second task Ofelia had to complete and to set up the conflict between Ofelia and the underworld. This film was made in 2006, where special effects were high tech and very realistic. This is reflected in the film and how heavily it relies on fantasy effects such as fairies and the Pale Man. It is highly regarded for its fantastic special affects use, winning an Academy Award for “Best Achievement in Makeup” among others.
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.
Hollywood vs. History Hollywood often uses American History to make money. Our country is still in its infancy compared to the broad majority of countries around the world. Many movies that are claimed to be “based on a true story” are typically inaccurate, containing dramatic, violent, comedic, or horrific mediums, along with names being changed, details of the actual event augmented, and locations being changed. The inaccurate information that is incorporated within the movie is to obtain a goal to produce big box office revenue and to ensure people will buy tickets and merchandise. However, if changing information to help in the aide to produce a box office hit is necessary, its typically stated within the opening credits or ending credits of the movie.
It is interesting to note that this film almost paralleled to a point, the real life scandal of President Clinton and his threats of military action against Iraq; the film started production before the Lewinsky scandal, but opened up after it happened. To pull of the ‘war without a war’ idea, they turned to Hollywood; more specifically to Hollywood producer Stanley Motss to pull it off. So Motss and crew start planning and executing this fake war; they come up with slogans to support the war and the cause, recruit a singer to come up with a moving theme song (shades of Lee Greenwood? ), and even come up with actors to portray the needed parts. More importantly are the ‘leaks’ that are let out to the media; something that the media is more than willing to run with.
Star wars Written and directed by George Lucas, Star Wars premiered in 1977 and became a huge success. The film star wars episode IV a new hope. Made around 1 billion dollars. The purpose of this essay is to show the way that George Lucas puts to different films and makes them in to one and the thing that I find interesting I this film is the setting. Normally in si-fi films they go in to the future in steed of going back in time but in star war a new hope George starts his film with this famous line .A LONG TIME AGO IN AR GALAGCY FAR FAR AWAY .there are Many things about the setting that is interesting and in this essay I will talk about some of these thing such as the cock pit of the millennium falcon , the last seen of the movie