Film Analysis Essay

After watching Trouble the Water my I am just stunned on what happened because this is the first time I’m able to comprehend what was happening since I was only nine years old when Katrina hit. Growing up I’ve seen the after effects of Katrina and never really considered how that effected other people I just thought that the situation was awful. Now thanks to Kim I’ve seen what it did to the people of New Orleans. Highways were at a standstill people couldn’t leave because they couldn’t afford…

The film The Last Of The Mohicans, takes place in 1757, during the French and Indian war. In the beginning of the movie, one of the main characters, Natty Bumppo, swoops in to save a group of soldiers and two young women, who were heading to Fort William Henry. Then, they encounter a group of Indians and, a fight breaks out. Luckily, Natty and a couple of his friends are there to help save them or else they all could’ve been goners. Quickly after, they start walking through forests, by rivers,…

Masculinity, Femininity, and the Patriarachy in Luc Besson’s Taken Films and movies are usually great indicators and representations of a society’s morals, values and social institutions. It only makes sense for them to be that way in order for them to be relatable and understandable to the audience. In order for a movie or film to become successful and popular, not only does it have to have a good storyline, but also interesting and relatable characters that an audience can easily become…

Written and directed by del Toro, Pan 's Labyrinth and The Devil’s Backbone focus on the innocence of children, and their interactions with the supernatural. He created a new type of horror films, which are similar in narrative and structure as they are based off of fantasy and gothic aspects. While Labyrinth mixed fairy tales with a war storyline, Devil’s Backbone replaces the fairies with ghosts. Pan 's Labyrinth concerns a little girl named Ofelia who discovers a magical faun that commands…

“Eisenstein’s Theroy of Montages: 22 Jump Street (Lord & Miller, 2014).” The film 22 Jump Street is a comedy and a sequel from 21 Jump Street (Chitwood, 2013) that follows the story of two officers named Schmidt and Jenko that are after drug dealers once again (Seitz, 2014). There is a lot to say about the movie and the way it developed. In general, this is really fast-paced film which creates such a dynamic tendecy in the plot. This movie also showcases Sergei Eisenstein’s theory of 5 montages…

The film that I have chosen to analyze is Lessons of Darkness by Werner Herzog. I chose this film because I really enjoy Herzog’s film style, and I also enjoy how he uses specific shots and scenes to portray how he is against the gruesome nature of war and attacks. In this film, I have chosen two sequences where I believe that Herzog is trying to get his point across of the violence that come from war. For example, as Herzog uses the first sequence of the birds, to the bones of the dead, to the…

you ever wondered why our society is so obsessed with apocalyptic and dystopian films? It seems as though our minds are wrapped around films that place people in unrealistic situations. These films show us the truth behind what we really want, and how we would live our lives if the world was coming to an end. Many apocalyptic films that incorporate a dystopian society have similar intertextuality. For instance, many films use a certain language to create their intertextuality through specific…

fast thinking and swift action are an iconic sign associated with: the future, energy and liveliness. Therefore, a large part of this film¡¯s comedic content is based on the clash of cultures between the young and the…

The films of this past module include Just Wright and Brown Sugar, these films suggest a larger connection, appreciation and respect for black communities and love interests by the expression of music. Both of the film’s tell a story about a particular love interest and have soundtracks that express the love shown on screen. Also, they both feature sings that express who a black community can survive under attack. There are songs in the films along with the scenes in the movie that suggest…

South Parks: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut film has many functions that operate in the South Park movie. The sound of the film contributes the rhythm, how characters are revealed, subject of the story, and the audience’s attention of the film. Without sound in this movie it would not be nearly as funny. Sound is a key aspect of what makes this movie hilarious and relatable to older generations even though it is a simple cartoon. The diegetic creates continuity with in the movie; musical passages…