The evolution of British Cinema has always heavily corresponded with other movements in philosophy, literature, music, painting, and architecture. As any cultural movement, it is distinctly ingrained its social counterpart.
Gosford Park, a ‘quasi-Agatha Christie’ murder mystery, observes the upstairs view of guests of a stately homes, with tidbits and plot exposition of the guests and household’s family from the servants downstairs. To a great extent, the storyline acts as a commentary concerning the enormous wealth gap in Britain at the time, where class and breeding almost created two different races, the haves and have-nots. The depiction of palatial halls filled with prized artworks, servants hurrying to cook food, lay tables, serve beverages, wait by their side till the last cigar went out, created a sort of ‘top down’ view of Britain’s class system. The film is far more decorative largely due to the setting and the character’s lifestyles, which allow the film to put into play the classic and iconic British approach to filmmaking.
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The score of Gosford Park is far more reminiscent of qualities characteristic of films, whilst The History Boys uses the most popular songs in England during the early 80s, creating a feeling of a personal memory than a visit to the cinema. Long before, there was no ‘pop music’ but only music, usually orchestra, which later became an intrinsic film tradition to have a full orchestra score. The evolution of Britain’s Cinema has meant corners must be cut, or traditions adapted to have more films made each year. It is debatable to suggest films have got critically better or worse, but having more stories produced, that contemporary audience identify only more equally represents a country formerly shroud in a class
Gosford Park, a ‘quasi-Agatha Christie’ murder mystery, observes the upstairs view of guests of a stately homes, with tidbits and plot exposition of the guests and household’s family from the servants downstairs. To a great extent, the storyline acts as a commentary concerning the enormous wealth gap in Britain at the time, where class and breeding almost created two different races, the haves and have-nots. The depiction of palatial halls filled with prized artworks, servants hurrying to cook food, lay tables, serve beverages, wait by their side till the last cigar went out, created a sort of ‘top down’ view of Britain’s class system. The film is far more decorative largely due to the setting and the character’s lifestyles, which allow the film to put into play the classic and iconic British approach to filmmaking.
Comparatively, The History …show more content…
The score of Gosford Park is far more reminiscent of qualities characteristic of films, whilst The History Boys uses the most popular songs in England during the early 80s, creating a feeling of a personal memory than a visit to the cinema. Long before, there was no ‘pop music’ but only music, usually orchestra, which later became an intrinsic film tradition to have a full orchestra score. The evolution of Britain’s Cinema has meant corners must be cut, or traditions adapted to have more films made each year. It is debatable to suggest films have got critically better or worse, but having more stories produced, that contemporary audience identify only more equally represents a country formerly shroud in a class