Crime film

Crime, as defined in the textbook Social Problems by John J. Macionis, is the violation of a criminal law enacted by federal, state, or local government. There are two types of crimes: misdemeanors and felonies. Each has different consequences and consist of different crimes. Misdemeanors are mostly petty crimes—vandalism, trespassing, and petty theft; they are punishable by less than a year in prison. Felonies are serious crimes that are guaranteed to land someone in prison for over a year—rape…

The film I choose to base my film analysis paper on was End of Watch it was released September 21st of 2012. This film is primarily about two close partners in law enforcement who have been through a lot together. They get assigned to patrol one of the most dangerous areas in LA. The film goes on to show their day to day events while on duty. As the movies continues the two officers begin to grow closer in relationship and always have each other’s backs. Jakes and Mike get dispatched to a call…

witnesses of a crime scene have to give a full account to a member of the police of what they have seen and who committed the crime etc. For example: A murder could have taken place, but many people may have been involved so there would be a full account from multiple witnesses at the scene to find out different suspects and what exactly happened. A good recollection is vital to arrest the criminal. The eyewitness testimony is one of the most accurate ways of finding the culprit of the crime as…

The film, Bernie, is about a single, middle aged, Christian, white man named Bernie Tiede who has an occupation as a mortician. Bernie is beloved by everyone in his small town of Carthage, Texas. He is fantastic at his job, a great friend, generous, and an overall kind and caring person. It is believed by some people in the town that he might be gay because he has never had a girlfriend, and he is mostly very friendly to older women, but there is no confirmation about his sexual identity…

The movies being compared are 22 Jump Street and Hot Fuzz. The genre that has been selected is Crime. In 22 Jump Street officers Schmidt(Jonah Hill) and Jenko(Channing Tatum) are back in a sequel to solve and eliminate the new trade of the new drug “Wyhphy”(Work hard, Yes, Play hard, Yes). Which happened to kill a student who was photographed buying it on campus. The two officers infiltrate the college by going undercover. Jenko joins the football team while Schmidt joins the Bohemian art major…

On the topic of counter points of view, the drama and somewhat ambiguous features of true crime documentaries are catalysts for audiences to think critically and be absorbed by the program’s atmosphere. At times, the line between what is considered morally correct is blurred and shifted after a viewer is drawn into the world of victims and criminals. A more fringe example of a true crime documentary that exemplifies this is Joshua Oppenheimer’s The Act of Killing; the main focus being Anwar…

of our ancestors and the society we live in. Morality is therefore decided by the standards of society. A major example within the film industry is the film trilogy including: The Purge, The Purge: Anarchy, and The Purge: Election Year. In these film, once a year for twelve hours all crime is legal including murder, assault, stealing, and selling drugs. Any and all crime that would be deemed illegal and typically risks imprisonment is acted out without remorse or a sense of morality. The only…

2014 David Fincher film Gone Girl is based on the 2012 novel Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. Gone Girl is about a husband, Nick Dunne, who is now suspected of killing his wife Amy Dune and now that his innocence is being question; the community and world now turns their attention on him. The movie has a combination of mystery, thriller and horror. Gone Girl did not deviate from the form of the genres. For example, the mystery of what happened to Amy Dunne and the horror of the crime scene that was…

Cycle of Violence in City of God City of God is a film by Fernaldo Mereilles and Katia Lund. The film is narrated by a young boy named Rocket and focused on the stories of the local gang leaders in Rio de Janeiro. Rocket observes countless acts of violence to and from the people of the City of God. Although the plot is driven by numerous individual acts of violence, the film illustrates a cycle of violence throughout the generations. Violence causes death, which incites revenge. Almost…

Crime is a common theme within films, media, literature and popular culture. However, to really make a character within these media believable it is the criminological theories that help to make the motivations and behaviours realistic. Animal Kingdom, is one of many movies which demonstrates criminal behaviour and motivations linked with criminological theories through the main character. This movie follows Josh and how he struggles to survive under his estranged criminal family. A detective…