Kaitlynn Meyer
Professor Perry
Drama-070-0061
May 21, 2017
Final Paper
Final: Jeremiah Johnson and Into the Wild We watched many films from a ton of different genres during this semester, and while I liked most of them, there were some I did not like. Therefore, I am going to choose one I really enjoyed and one I enjoyed just a little bit less from the same genre. Both Jeremiah Johnson, which I loved, and Into the Wild, which I loved a little bit less, are from the survival genre. For my final paper, I am going to compare and contrast these two films while touching on the visual elements of each film and then exploring the sociological impact that the main characters’ actions had on those around them. Jeremiah Johnson and Into the Wild might …show more content…
After the war, Johnson decided he would rather live alone in nature as a mountain man than deal with society. Along the way he deals with a series of setbacks and conflicts. Johnson even almost dies a few times dealing with nature but ends up meeting Bear Claws who kindly teaches him how to survive. Johnson then is able to somewhat tame nature and even creates a home with a child and wife. Unfortunately, Crow raiders attack and kill his family while Johnson is away which leaves him alone again as he wanted to be in the beginning. The killing of his family leaves him alone and on the hunt for retaliation against the Crow. Jeremiah Johnson captures both the beauty and challenge of nature and living amongst its …show more content…
While each of the stories differ, the ways they are filmed and the overall outcomes of each film has similarities that work together towards a similar theme. Some of the visual elements in each film are stunning and help tell the story. In both Jeremiah Johnson and Into the Wild, the cinematography was used to create a sense of emotion about nature and even isolation in both characters. The cinematography was used to capture the vastness of nature and how isolating it could be in each film. Long shots were used by the cinematographer in Jeremiah Johnson and the cinematographer in Into the Wild. The long shots are purposefully used to show off the different landscapes in each film. These long shots are used both to show the scale of the environment each main character is in and to create a sense of isolation and being lost in a character and their story. There are many shots in each film that use this technique to make both Johnson and McCandless seem small and even insignificant in the scheme of nature. These shots also allow us as viewers to get a sense of the landscape of a film which in turn makes us visualize nature and how challenging it can be to live among. Into the Wild gives us many shots of different types of landscapes which lets us understand McCandless and his story. Whenever the city is shot in this film it takes on a darker hue and seems more gritty which
Professor Perry
Drama-070-0061
May 21, 2017
Final Paper
Final: Jeremiah Johnson and Into the Wild We watched many films from a ton of different genres during this semester, and while I liked most of them, there were some I did not like. Therefore, I am going to choose one I really enjoyed and one I enjoyed just a little bit less from the same genre. Both Jeremiah Johnson, which I loved, and Into the Wild, which I loved a little bit less, are from the survival genre. For my final paper, I am going to compare and contrast these two films while touching on the visual elements of each film and then exploring the sociological impact that the main characters’ actions had on those around them. Jeremiah Johnson and Into the Wild might …show more content…
After the war, Johnson decided he would rather live alone in nature as a mountain man than deal with society. Along the way he deals with a series of setbacks and conflicts. Johnson even almost dies a few times dealing with nature but ends up meeting Bear Claws who kindly teaches him how to survive. Johnson then is able to somewhat tame nature and even creates a home with a child and wife. Unfortunately, Crow raiders attack and kill his family while Johnson is away which leaves him alone again as he wanted to be in the beginning. The killing of his family leaves him alone and on the hunt for retaliation against the Crow. Jeremiah Johnson captures both the beauty and challenge of nature and living amongst its …show more content…
While each of the stories differ, the ways they are filmed and the overall outcomes of each film has similarities that work together towards a similar theme. Some of the visual elements in each film are stunning and help tell the story. In both Jeremiah Johnson and Into the Wild, the cinematography was used to create a sense of emotion about nature and even isolation in both characters. The cinematography was used to capture the vastness of nature and how isolating it could be in each film. Long shots were used by the cinematographer in Jeremiah Johnson and the cinematographer in Into the Wild. The long shots are purposefully used to show off the different landscapes in each film. These long shots are used both to show the scale of the environment each main character is in and to create a sense of isolation and being lost in a character and their story. There are many shots in each film that use this technique to make both Johnson and McCandless seem small and even insignificant in the scheme of nature. These shots also allow us as viewers to get a sense of the landscape of a film which in turn makes us visualize nature and how challenging it can be to live among. Into the Wild gives us many shots of different types of landscapes which lets us understand McCandless and his story. Whenever the city is shot in this film it takes on a darker hue and seems more gritty which