Bourne identity – action mystery thriller Raider of the lost ark – action adventure 1. The definition of an action film is one where the protagonist is put into many difficult situations where they must win or escape with extreme physical feats, fights and guns. In conventional action films they seem to follow a code of rules: guns girls and explosions. These films are known as ‘dumb’ action films while action films that make you think more where there are less of the conventions aforementioned. However all action films follow certain conventions such as having a romantic subplot where the protagonist falls in love with someone, there are always nearly weapons in an action film whether it be a gun or a bow an arrow, and most notably is the simple plot line of good against bad.
The many Film Noir conventions through characters is seen in Double Indemnity. Walter Neff is an ordinary middle class businessman selling insurance. One day, he goes to the house of Phyllis Dietrichson where the two fall in love. They plot to get rid of Dietrichson’s husband using a doppelganger - Neff himself wears the same colored suit and pretends to be Mr. Dietrichson commiting suicide by jumping off a train after killing his lover’s husband himself. Another stylistic convention that double indemnity uses is the unpleasant weather.
However, use of sound is particularly important to this movie. Hitchcock used sound to set the mood and to keep you guessing at what would happen next. Sound was used to build up to creepy, suspenseful moments and to keep you on the edge of your seat throughout the whole movie. To do this, Hitchcock used not only music, but also many types of background noises such as a radio playing a commercial, street noises, and the sound of people arguing, to set the mood in the beginning. In later scenes, Hitchcock used such things as the phone ringing in the murderer’s apartment right after he finished hiding his wife’s body, and creepy music and footstep noises when the
And that’s why film form can shape an audience’s experience. The movies audiences always have certain expectations on the film that they are going to see. These expectations usually affected by the film form techniques which had used since film form is capable of delivering messages to the audiences. When a scene use a close-up shot, it can isolate and emphasize specific details. Also, different camera angles and moving camera impart help the film to express and act in a particular way.
Ocean's 11 is a big-budget heist movie, the first in a trio, featuring George Clooney, Matt Damon and Brad Pitt, directed by Steven Soderbergh. In Ocean's Eleven, meaning is created through the use of lighting, mise-en-scene, camera positioning and movement, non-diagetic and exaggerated diagetic sound. The opening sequence, as with many Hollywood films, involves the computer generated image of the iconic Warner Brothers logo with the camera fixed, demonstrating its large budget, and mainstream appeal. Off screen, diagetic sounds of metal can be heard, similar to that of large, heavy doors, or keys, whilst also, voices can be heard, but not distinctly. This raises enigma as to what the source of these noises are, suggesting that they may have some significance in the upcoming sequence.
Douglas Sirk focused on getting the audience to feel the emotional turmoil of the characters lives. The portrayal of characters that are caught up in their feelings of anxiety and denial was a recurrent theme. According to Kolker (1999, p119) Sirk was known for enhancing or exaggerating these aspects of melodrama through “already exaggerated characters and mise-en-scene”. Sirk uses mise-en-scene to echo, represent or exaggerate a characters life, feelings, thoughts or personality. His stylistic features aid us in making meaning or responding to the films and the characters.
Nick explains that Jordan is “moved her ball from a bad lie in the semi-final round” suggesting that she is dishonest. Nick Character isn’t as honest as he plays himself out to be because he judges Jordan and everyone at the party. 2. “At a lull in the entertainment the man looked at me and smiled.” Nick begins a conversations with a man who randomly begins to talk to him and reveals himself as Gatsby. There are many rumor about Gatsby such as that” he killed a man”, he’s a German spy, and that he was in the “American army during the war.” The author reveals rumors rather than facts because he wants to preserve an image of mystic and keep Gatsby a curiosity because no one really knows him.
Why Do People Love Horror Movies? For years people have been scared senseless by horror movies, yet we continue to watch them. Horror movies are extremely popular throughout society today. But what is it about a good scary movie that makes us decide to go to the movies and see the new “Friday the 13th” movie and not “When Harry Met Sally?” Maybe it’s the rather eventful way a horror movie portrays the night life, or the feeling you get in your chest when you clearly know someone is about to die, or even the raw sex appeal a horror movie depicts to both men and women. The night life portrayed in a horror movie is definitely more lively than that of the life many of us live every day.
HIS212 – History and Film Compare any two films which are produced in Hollywood, and which represent warfare or conflict in the Third World. Comment on the political and cultural messages in these films, and explain how they reflect the politics of the time when they were made. Film as a media has always managed to be one of the most easily accessible, both for the public and also producers as a means for conveying messages and entertainment. Many different aspects of human nature and history is detailed and documented in this fashion across many different fields, such as politics, religion, love and, with often the most poignant and obvious imagery, war. War itself has been an ever-present around the world across thousands of years and has, as the years progressed, evolved and shaped the world in many ways.
Horror films are made to give people a thrill seeking feeling by its mental act. These movies are mostly unreal but others are true stories based on someone’s real life. What kind of feeling people have from watching a scary movie may differ. According to the article “Horror movies: Why people love them” by Leslie Fink, one of the reasons we watch so many scary movies is because of the thrill it gives us and how it brings the primal behavior to assess threat levels. Just because someone has a strong desire to watch horror films doesn’t mean they are complete freaks because many just love the adrenaline rush that these types of movies give off.