Steven Spielberg

' Steven Spielberg 's shark thriller is considered the first blockbuster, and paved the way for modern movie distribution, which hinges on wide releases. When it opened in the summer 1975, 'Jaws ' blew its competition out of the water, landing at the top spot at the box office. The film also garnered critical acclaim, winning three Oscars and a Golden Globe, among a hefty list of other nominations and awards” (Dimond, Anna). Peter Benchley’s novel Jaws was exciting alone; however, Steven…

Controlling Authority Figures Steven Spielberg uses authority figures to emphasize a clear relationship between high and low powered characters to draw out the theme that the figure with higher power doesn’t necessarily control the character with less power. Spielberg shows this theme gradually in the movies The Color Purple and Schindler’s List. He shows the relationships between the characters of different statuses through character development, major events, and the influence of characters…

Steven Spielberg is one of the greatest directors of this generation. He has directed countless films and the three that stand out the most are Jurassic Park, Jaws, and Schindler’s List. Steven Spielberg has used many cinematic techniques such as specific color scheme and camera movement. One technique that he is mainly known for is the use of tracking shots. An analysis of these techniques will show how Spielberg uses cinematic techniques to capture his artistic vision. In the film Schindler’s…

will, while they are worked tirelessly on end. Throughout time, people have controlled others for personal gain and reward. Power corrupts peoples morality but the truth never pollutes their personal integrity. Both Minority Report, directed by Steven Spielberg and Oedipus the King, written by Sophocles posses leaders of society who come out favorable due to a lie. A leader’s power is determined by their manipulation of the truth. Manipulation of the truth demonstrates the leader’s exaggeration…

Front are based off real events, but the characters are fictitious. It is clear that Steven Spielberg's and Erich Remarque's work have components of bias and realism. War mentally taxes a soldier's body. Stephen Spielberg clearly portrayed that in Saving Private Ryan, and Remarque did in All Quiet on the Western Front. Remarque demonstrates…

and is recognized still today. Based on the novel Jaws by Peter Benchley, the movie opened doors for Director Steven Spielberg. Filmed and released by Universal Studios in 1975, with a well known cast. The cast includes Richard Dreyfuss as Matt Hooper, the marine biologist, Roy Scheider as Chief Martin Brody and Robert Shaw as the shark hunter Quint. In the movie Jaws, Steven Spielberg uses suspense to help trick the audience's mind. In the beginning as Chrissie goes out into the water, a more…

The film I picked is somewhat fitting for this month, and with everything that has been going on. I choose the official movie trailer for Saving Private Ryan, considered one of the all time greatest war films. The drama/action film by Steven Spielberg, was released in 1998. It follows Captain John Miller (Tom Hanks) and the group of eight men tasked to find and retrieve Private James Ryan after his three brothers were killed in action during the last Great War, WWII. The audience sees the brutal…

Schindler 's List (Steven Spielberg, 1993) is perhaps one of the greatest films in the late twentieth-century cinema. It encapsulates the brutality of the Holocaust as it evokes memories of atrocities of the World War II and a sense of inability to save innocent people. The film is shot in monochrome as Spielberg thinks it is more "realistic" and “closer to [a] documentary” of that time (Shandler 156). According to Jeremy Maron, Schindler 's List should primarily be understood as a melodrama; a…

Saving Private Ryan is an award winning 1998 film directed by Steven Spielberg that documented D-Day on June 6, 1944 and the atrocities the men in battle went through. The film received 5 Oscars, 74 other rewards, and was nominated for another 74 awards. The film has also been appraised by Royal Marines that played as extras in the film and after the release of the film in 1998 the number of people that visited the American cemetery at St. Laurent increased due to the graphic content that was…

“I don’t know. I’m making this up as I go” said by Indiana Jones, perfectly describes how Steven Spielberg wanted the movie to be charismatic, charming, and funny as he admitted that this was, “the first movie where I actually shot the movie without thinking.” From native tribes and snakes to Nazis, it seems Indiana Jones can’t keep himself out of trouble when it comes to searching for lost treasure. That being said, his adventures are a roller coaster with twists and turns that you would least…