Reading further into Mr. King’s essay, I was intrigued by the notion that a horror movie might actually have a role to play in civilized society. As Mr. King puts it, “like a sick joke, [the mythic horror movie] has a dirty job to do.” It allows us to fantasize, lets our basic instincts free and “appeals to all that is worst
Ricky was shot by a local rival gang, we, the audience don't know the name of the person who shot him, this tells us that the person who shot the gun isn't very important, which also tells us that anyone can murder anyone in this society. The director John Singleton uses camera, editing and soundtrack to emphasise the importance of this scene. The film “Boyz in the Hood” naturally shows this is the key scene as it also is the turning point of the film. Firstly, the way the director controls the camera is interesting. The camera helps build suspense when the main character Tre and Ricky start walking apart and Tre keeps on looking back to watchout for Ricky.
How does Hitchcock manipulate the audience in Psycho? In this essay, I will explain the variety of ways in which Alfred Hitchcock manipulates the audience in Psycho, and the ways in which he created such an effective film. The manipulation Hitchcock used for Pyscho began in the trailer, before the film was even screened! The most manipulating scene in this trailer is when the director gives an image that Norman Bates' mother is alive, whereas really, Norman's schizophrenic behaviour suggests his character is actually dominated by his mother. This is neither the truth nor a lie, as the mother is actually dead but not in the mind of Norman.
The intriguing aspect about the movie is that people never know if Willy (father) is telling the truth or not. This way the story is on going captivating cycle of stories and new characters transforming it into something addicting. The idea in Burton’s film is the inception of stories and what about them is based on reality thus making the audience continuously fixated with the issue, a strong example of hypnotization being used in Burton’s film is the last scene in the bathtub, a simple dialog with a straightforward. Death of a salesman consists of a basic simple story with predictable components thus making readers think logically towards the importance of its existence. Why does an average family trigger so much significance?
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
“Othello” Wendy Hopak English Composition II/ Literature South University Online “Othello” In this play by William Shakespeare, titled “Othello,” psychoanalytically I would examine the presentation of Othello’s tortured mind, Iago’s deceit, and accentuate this concept through the analysis of their conscience. Othello showed patterns of imagery as his psychological decline, driven by his jealousy; he was convinced his wife was a whore, while Iago's consistent use of beastly imagery suggests a motive of far greater density, revenge. To explore the possible motives behind Iago's conniving and convincing behavior, the Psychoanalytical interpretation of the text would focus on his comments to himself and consistent patterns of imagery. The most intriguing, however, is the skill with which Iago deceives others, even convincing Othello to believe him rather than Desdemona, and is so often referred to as "honest Iago". Through this irony, the psychoanalyst would clearly be able to see deceptiveness, and also the insight which Iago has into the minds of those around him, presented through his ability to identify flaws, such as the jealousy that lies within Othello, and he can manipulate them to his will: seen through Iago's assistance with Othello's transformation into the monster he has become.
Tim Burton is an amazing story writer and director who brings real life actions to his films. He really lets you see the beautiful things in something so dark and creepy. Burton’s actions like bullying and judging people for what they look like on the outside and also what they are able to do. He reveals in his film that judging people and bullying can really hurt someone utilizing close ups and lighting to really show expressions on people’s faces when they meet Edward those two cinematic techniques also show what people feel when something happens in Edward Scissorhands.Tim Burton is an amazing story writer and director who brings real life actions to his films. He really lets you see the beautiful things in something so dark and creepy.
Standardized Testing The author, Alfie Kohn, opens his argument against standardized testing by comparing the tests to being “swelled and mutated, like a creature in one of those horror movies”. Kohn creates a negative outlook on standardized testing, and uses the analogy to create a vivid image to the audience. Kohn begins by informing his readers of his purpose of challenging those who defend the test to assist those who oppose the test, and to “energize and encourage” those who have resigned themselves to the test. He continues his arguments through the breaking down of specific questions and his clear explanations of the answers. Also, Kohn slowly works his way through the process of standardized testing and suggests improvements of the tests as well as any alternatives to the situation at hand.
As another example when Edward was trapped in Jim’s house he was trying really hard to open the door but it was impossible because of his “condition” , Burton also uses eye line match during this scene between his hands, the lock’s door and his face to highlight how different life is for Edward even in the smallest details. It makes the public support him and justifies his actions during and to the end of the movie. Tim Burton uses non-diegetic sounds to create mood and drive the audience between sadness and happiness, playing with its emotions. With non-diegetic sounds, we can understand better how character’s emotions and feeling change during the movie. At first Kim didn’t like Edward, but then she started to feel sympathy for him.
Erdem Alagöz Research Techniques 29 May 2009 Adam Knows Too Much, Eve Knows That Adam Knew Too Much Tania Modleski considers Hitchcock’s films as the center of the appearance of feminist film theory and of the usage of feminist film criticism in her book The Women Who Knew Too Much: Hitchcock and Feminist Theory. She also addresses Laura Mulvey’s essay “Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema” as the leading source of psychoanalytic feminist film Alagöz 2 Rear Window shows the importance of the roles of men and women. Jeff is afraid of being in a deep relationship with Lisa because of her being excellent and “too feminine.” He sees her as a threat to his manly profession and can’t accept both as a whole. It looks as if Jeff and Lisa will give an end to their relationship for the long part of the film; however Lisa is determined to endure for it. Jeff’s approach to Lisa completely changes only after she starts to be more reckless, brave, and masculine.