Crime film

A) The element that stood out to me the most in Crime Wave by John Paizs was the contrast between the childish and innocent narration of the little girl, Kim, and the violence of the story she is telling. I also enjoyed the color of the film because it reminded me of Tom and Jerry especially, in the title parts with the red. The film itself is like a cartoon because of the storytelling style. There is a narration of the little girl and another narrator. The violence in the film is cartoon-like as well. For example, when the guy smashed his face into the pole or the floor. These violence reminded me of when Tom would always hurt himself. I feel like it is a little disturbing, but it was funny. I find it weird that so many people in my discussion group also thought that the violence in the film are funny. I think its because, there were so much of it and Kim seems so neutral about it, it became funny. Another part that really stood out to me and was memorable was the rhythm that John uses overtime the Kim gets out of her house and goes to see Steven. This fun and happy melody was repeated so many times and it seems so sarcastic, it was very memorable. The two scenes I appreciate the most are the one that is repeated often when we are looking into Steven’s…

beginnings of organized crime. Later on, the Italians were the most commonly associated group that took part in organized crime, followed by the Asians and Latinos. When the Italians first came to America they were treated as slaves and were put to work doing strenuous labor, as more and more came they started to inhabit Manhattan and started taking payments for protection, then the Irish came, and they were stuck with the undesirable jobs. The Irish and the Italians hated each other, this is…

As a crime film, The Godfather contains numerous violent, sexual and profane scenes as its plot centers on the Corleone family and their criminal business. However, despite its genre, Nino Rota’s score for the film is generally calm, elegant and operatic. For instance, the main theme of the film is a waltz called the “Godfather Waltz,” which counterpoints the horrible images presented on the screen. As a mournful waltz with a melancholic vibe, the “Godfather Waltz” serves as a leitmotif for Don…

a few aspects and tend to imitate them especially if they attract much attention (Hammond, n.d.). This can be disadvantageous if we start copycatting crimes and other vices due to the much attention given to criminals in print or web. For some people they see this negative attention as rewarding picking much especially from the movies filmed (Amaral, 2013). Crime and horror movies are created with the main aim of entertaining the audiences,…

The Godfather is an incredible movie classic that I feel glamorizes the organized crime persona. Wealth, power, and strong family ties are portrayed throughout the film to enhance the prestigious and intense lifestyle. #1 The Godfather film initiates that the Corleone family has power and authority, and commands respect in the very first scene. The head of the family is called the Godfather. He is conducting covert business in his mansion on his daughter’s wedding day. During the…

Film noir has three big common traits in films that are considered this genre. A hard-boiled detective, a femme fatale and the prevalence of organized crime throughout the film. L.A. Confidential by Curtis Hanson is a film noir because there is a clear presence of all of these traits. The first trait, a hard boiled detective, is the central character of the film and is always on a quest for truth and won’t stop until he has found what he is looking for and will continue investigating a case…

and decisions of the French soldiers fighting in World War I (WW1); forcing the readers to question the ideals of nationalism as opposed to ideals of humanitarianism. Whilst in The Crime of Monsieur Lange, Jean Renoir created controversy and uproar through his expression of socialist ideals that portrayed a better lifestyle for the collective working class to permitting heinous acts in the…

Gone Girl is a crime-drama film that premiered in 2014 based on a novel by Gillian Flynn. The movie begins with Nick Dunne, the husband of Amy Dunne sitting at the bar that he and his sister own. The two are talking about how it is his and Amy’s five-year anniversary and complaining that his past with Amy was a lot better than their relationship currently is. As Nick arrives home, a messy sight greets him within his house; there are signs of torture and Amy is nowhere to be found. The police…

Caped Crusader: What Batman Films tell Us About Crime and Deviance,” explore the “sociology of deviance” within the Batman trilogy (Wonser, p. 1). Throughout discussing the relevancy of deviance and crime in fiction films within modern society, particularly centring on the Batman series over the last decade. Current motion pictures consistently explore criminology in the many forms it presumes in, thus presenting cultural relevant themes of deviance. Wonser and Boyn’s work analyzes the Batman…

In the PBS film Prison State, filmmakers follow the lives of four individuals throughout incarceration in the Kentucky Criminal Justice system, as well as efforts made to reform the system and the effect on inmates. They also studied the impact of criminalization of Juveniles for minor crimes, and the incarceration of the mentally ill and drug addicted. Among the many staggering statistics revealed on the Kentucky Criminal Justice System in the film, was the amount spent on housing the growing…