American film directors

because of his undeniable commercial, mainstream appeal. Spielberg may not be the most innovative or surprising director in the business anymore, but he is still an American icon. He ranks right up there with baseball and apple pie as symbols of America. In the case of Bridge of Spies, a movie about a great American, this national treasure has delivered another excellent film. This film focuses on James Donovan (Tom Hanks), an insurance lawyer from New York assigned to defend a Soviet spy (Mark…

Option B: Technology & Film Throughout the past several decades the film industry has been known for its increasingly diversified combination of two worlds. One entailing of the unique artistic expression of producers, while the other faced by the commercialization behind funders. Within time these two sides have tugged and pulled the potentially true underlying aspects of film, creating room for a capitalistic overtaking within the industry. The empty space between expressionism and…

book we know that Lennie grabbed onto her dress and wouldn't let go so she screamed and ran away. The director did a good job on showing how they escaped and the way they did it. The sound in the hook was very suspenseful and upbeat which showed how well the director did when trying to keep people wondering if the would get caught or not. The sound throughout the movie was good and the director did a good job on putting certain songs at certain times. For example, when Candy's dog got…

Tim Burton is an American film director that has created dozens of brilliantly dark movies. Two of his famous movies are Edward Scissorhands in 1990, and Big Fish in 2003. Both of the films use there own stylistics devices, but they create the same effect. Tim Burton uses lighting, framing, and camera movements to make characters look more vulnerable. Tim Burton uses Lighting in Big Fish, and Edward Scissorhands to make the characters seem more vulnerable. When Edward Bloom and his friends…

and meaning towards such a realization. Darren Aronofsky is an American film director, screenwriter, and film producer; born in Brooklyn, New York in the 1960’s and being brought up in a conservative Jewish family surely played the leading impact in his career. His passion towards motion pictures was proclaimed while studying in Harvard University with his friend Dan Schrecker, an aspiring animator. In addition, his senior thesis film “Supermarket Sweep” in the 90s granted…

Introduction: Which film? When asked to “name the film” based off of the following description: a commercially successful American production about the Vietnam War; based (loosely) on a book; prominently featuring a popular song, and directed by an Academy Award winner, the average moviegoer may be surprised to learn that two films would actually fit the bill. The first is the extremely well-known Apocalypse Now , which was directed by Francis Ford Coppola (then credited as Francis Coppola) and…

On September 29, 2000, A. O. Scott, a journalist for The New York Times, wrote a film review of the movie, “Remember the Titans”. His article, “How the Goal Line Came to Replace the Color Line,” presents a short but detailed analysis of the sport centered movie. “How the Goal Line Came to Replace the Color Line” is an article that is meant for everyone, regardless of race. In fact, Scott implores that viewers of all races will be infused with pride after viewing “Remember the Titans” because it…

The Shining Essay Question #1 The Shining by acclaimed director Stanley Kubrick was initially released in 1980 to lukewarm reception at best. The public and critics were clearly disappointed that their expectations were not fulfilled, and even the author of the source material, Stephen King, admitted to hating the film for not adhering to his original ideas closely enough. King did not anticipate that Kubrick would throw out so much of the book’s material and replace it with his own ideas, and…

When approaching a film adaptation of a novel, it is important to consider the various differences between the two mediums. Adaptations are mostly criticised on the basis of the film's fidelity to the original events of the novel references are constantly made to what is left out or changed, instead of what is there. More than often a three hundred page novel is made into a two-three hour movie, and a great deal of content is sacrificed .Screenwriters and filmmakers may attempt to remain…

history has undoubtedly created conventions that audiences have come to love and expect. However, just as other genres have combined into hybrids or evolved, the classic Western is no exception. Unforgiven (1992) is an example of a revisionist Western film. Directed by and starring Clint Eastwood, it tells the story of an old farmer, with a legendary reputation, who attempts to carry out one last job in order to earn some money for his family. The…