Film scenes

The Vatican post the release of La Dolce Vita condemned the film as being pornographic and an insult to the traditional Italian Catholic church. The film with its play on the Italian essence of Hollywood was extravagant and not what could be considered as following the practices of the Catholic Church. But, why then did some believe that aspects of the film point to false spirituality? This falsity was seen in the opening scene as a statue of Jesus Christ was flown over the city, symbolizing…

the social needs and desires of an individual, group or culture. Each film presents us with methods of acting, whether negative or positive, thus offering us an implied or explicit mortality or ideology. In this paper I will be discussing the ideology terms and modernism in the film ‘Argo’. Modernism is seen as a reaction to the formulas and moralism of the Victorian period. The most interesting scene in Argo is the opening scene, which is displayed through cartoons that morph into photographs…

Mise-En Scene Ever since I was a little kid, i’m always fascinated on how movies were actually made and everything that went behind in making it. I always thought that some things in the movie were coincidental but in reality, they served an overall purpose in the film to convey the theme. This semester, I have found an answer to my many childhood questions. The two films that stuck out to me were Mad Max:Fury Road directed by George Miller, and Whiplash directed by Damien Chazelle. These two…

German Rubble Films of the Late 1940s German rubble films in the late 1940s do not appear to directly engage the larger picture of the atrocities that took place during WWII. Two 1940s rubble films were viewed and analyzed to determine how they dealt with Germany’s responsibilities for excessive human suffering in WWII. Murderers Among Us (MAU), 1946, directed by Wolfgang Staudte and Seven Journeys (SJ), 1947, directed by Helmut Käutner were both viewed, compared, and contrasted. Post-WWII…

The film swimming upstream by Russell Mulcahey can be examined from several different levels. It is the story about a young man who loves to swim and strives to be an Australian champion and go to the Olympics. The film follows Tony’s journey from childhood to young adult. His journey is focused in gaining his father’s attention and love. By the end of the film he realised his is never going to be recognised by his father so his energy goes into doing things for himself such as university and…

is the love between Rocky and his friend Paulie’s sister Adrian, the power of love or the power that love has to transform you. In this film we also have a great film score. The films music is scored by Bill Conti, who is most famous for the…

The horror and hallucination factor of the first film is greatly decreased in the second. In Batman Begins Scarecrow uses a toxin on his victims that makes them hallucinate and see horrifying things such as a horse breathing fire and monstrous versions of characters’ faces. In the second film there is nothing like this. The most horrifying thing in The Dark Knight is the appearance of the burnt face of Two-Face. Christopher Nolan could have done this to attract younger audiences and leave more…

portrayed in film, directors ranging from extremely figurative to literal adaptations of the Gospel narratives. These adaptations have not been without controversy, as religion and creative license are not always well received. This paper will examine significant adaptions of Jesus’s life through silent movies such as The King of Kings, musicals such as Godspell and controversial interpretations such as The Last Temptation of the Christ. While the adaption of Jesus’s life to film is a…

interesting to see how the cultures of each country reflect in similar scenes of the films. In both the U.S version and the Japanese version the countries cultures were both similar and different in many ways. These films had very similar takes on the same story line with a twist of the world around them reflected. You’ll see Japan’s take on a horror film in comparison to the U.S’s version. A lot of people may not be familiar with foreign films and never even realize how countries other than…

became a very popular film. Directed by Steven Spielberg, the main actors were Roy Schneider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary and Murray Hamilton. With an $8 Million budget, the revenue from the film totaled to $260 Million as it was a huge hit. The film won 3 Oscars for best sound, Best Film Editing and Best Music/ Original Dramatic Score. It also won a Golden Globe for Best Original Score- Motion Picture and 9 other awards. Originally categorized as a Horror film, it was one of…