Gangster films

Approach to Film Analysis 1. Understanding Audience Expectations: This section stresses that, when analyzing a film, one must consider the preconceived notions that the viewers will have on a film, and how these notions are met, or, how they are disregarded. A views can form expectations about the film based on many factors. The genre of the film, such as a Western, can lead viewers to expect a revenge-driven shootout, as was done in Unforgiven (1990). Actors or actresses staring in the film…

crime-centered, moody atmosphere. The genre, which is also called as noir fiction, is pioneered by an American writer named James M. Cain and originated in America. Film Noir is a practice of noir genre which plots are centered on crime dramas around 1940s and 1950s time frame, during which it was believed to be first practiced. At its peak, film noir polished many directors’ names such as Fritz Lang, Billy Wilder, and Otto Preminger. During the early 1940s, the effects of World War II…

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The film Drunken Angel, considered to be Akira Kurosawa's breakthrough film that demonstrated his talent. Drunken Angel released in 1948, it is one of the postwar Japanese films. The film stars two actors who were Kurosawa favorite actors, Takashi Shimura and Toshiro Mifune. The synopsis of the film is about a doctor, who is an alcoholic. He struggles to make a difference in a neighborhood that is full of crime. Although some people may consider it is a film noir, it carries a more positive…

Pulp Fiction, Quentin Tarantino’s film is violent yet comical, modish and filled with thrilling different plot twists making it hyper-real as Henry A Giroux has stated. The elements of hyper-reality helps the audience distinguish reality from imitation making us question and think on how to perceive the film. At the beginning of the film Pulp Fiction defines pulp giving the audience two definitions but the second one is clearly the more relevant one. Pulp is defined as “A magazine or book…

Following the introduction of sound in the late 1920’s, the film industry flourished, and multiple genres took their place in the forefront of the industry, including gangster, horror, and western films (Dixon & Foster 90-91). One genre of film that started in the early 1930s and became popular until the late 1940s was the “screwball comedy”, which contained elements consisting of comedy and romance (Dixon & Foster 99-100). It was “characterized by social satire, comedic relief through zany,…

Goodfellas is a film that showed the public that art is shown in many ways, and not just a canvas. As a child, I spent most my time with my brother. Spending most time with him, I was able to be shown a whole new world of art. Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas was a huge part in my childhood and would go on to change the way I saw art in the future. However, Goodfellas is not your common children's movie; but it was perfect for me. It is a film of many categories including; violence, crime, gangster,…

enhanced the style. Genre in Hollywood Almost every Hollywood studio was associated with a specific type of genre; MGM had musicals and dramas, Warner Bros. Had gangster films, Universal had its share of horror films. Although different genres, they fallowed the same classical narrative structure. Problems arose in the beginning of the film and they must be solved in order to restore the balance in the world. To identify a genre we must look at their components. For example a western genre has…

directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The movie turned out to be a true masterpiece for all time and for any generation. This film can be reviewed and revised over time. The movie was shot gorgeously: believable, original, clean, interesting, in places its history is simply shocking. This drama reveals to us the criminal world of the mafia and remains the favorite and best film related to this topic. We see the godfather - Vito Corleone. He is the head of the family and the head of one large mafia…

Introduction From the earliest day, People have experienced the films since the film technology was not well-developed, from a still image showing on screen or five to ten seconds moving images to long stories as in these days. As the technology have been developed, The narrative of the stories is being developed as well. There are more details and conventions, not only playing images one by one without any description. The conventions of the story refer to a genre. Genre benefits all…