Janet Maslin

people who have already watched the preview are convinced that it was the choice of the characters that made it so appealing."Mr. Spielberg and the screen writer, Robert Rodat, have a way of taking characters and making them uncountably compelling" (Maslin).The trailer continues by an interesting mixture of both still and moving images. By perfectly managing every single element of cinematography, Spielberg portrays the true reality of the war, meanwhile letting the audience to experience the…

Julian Schnabel’s 1996 film Basquiat takes a closer look at the brief life of the young, black painter whose meteoric rise in the 1980s art community sparked great debate about the elements that constitute real art and the role of racism in its judgement. Jean-Michel Basquiat’s newfound fame makes the viewer constantly question whether the praise of his work is heartfelt or if it is all a ploy to use him to make more profits. There are several scenes that do an outstanding job of exploring this…

The article entitled “Love Comes Driving Up the Road, and in Middle Age, Too”, written by Janet Maslin in 1995, showed us how remarkable the movie “The Bridge of Madison County” was. The author believed that the movie was directed successfully and performed even better than the book version. In her article, she illustrated her opinion from the following main perspectives, style, the performance of the two main characters, the opening method and the direction of this movie. First of all,…

(Maslin) McCarthy's placement of the word "okay" gives readers a break from the otherwise harsh language used throughout the novel through narration. Similarly, the word "okay" adds dramatic effect to the story by giving readers the chance to reflect on the…

Brooklyn, a book by Colm Tomin and adapted onto the big-screen by John Crowley, tells the story of Eilis who is persuaded to emigrate to Brooklyn leaving behind an adored sister and mother. Juxtaposed with ‘’ In America ‘’, it’s a story of return. Also in comparison to In America, it does not portray any undocumented Irish in the United States. This film encapsulates the pain that is felt when leaving home and feeling alone in a land that realistically, education and employment prospects are…

Reading The Cat’s Table was an eye opener for me as I watched Michael Ondaatje’s young characters make bad decisions and learn from their mistakes. The young narrator named Michael, narrates his 21-day journey at the age eleven as he travels across the world to live with his mother, someone he has really no relationship with. He encounters people on the ship who become his friends that later on help shape him as a person. Ondaatje continuously demonstrates Michael’s innocence which leads to…

Introduction: In 1939, modern world’s largest conflagration started, when Germany invaded Poland and ended with Japan’s surrender in 1945. When Adolf Hitler, despite signing nonaggression pact with soviet forces, attacked Poland, Britain and France countered the act by declaring war on Germany. The events that followed were fall of Norway and Denmark at the hands of Nazi forces and invasion of lower countries. The war deteriorated when Nazi forces attacked Soviet Union, violating the…

The Schindler’s List opens up with a close up of hands lighting a pair of Shabbat (Sabbath) candles, followed by the sound of a Hebrew prayer blessing the candles it sounds similar to the call to prayer for Muslims minus the embellished throaty notes. The wisp of dying flames fades into the next scene, now in black and white and becomes a plume of smoke from a steam engine. A folding table is setup on the train platform where a single family registers as Jews. The single table becomes many…

film is based on the James 9 performers and how they carry out the script. Talent is not short in this film as it stars Sissy Spacek and Tommy Lee Jones as well as many actors and actresses who contribute largely to the film (). A film review Janet Maslin of the New York Times said, “Miss Spacek is luminous and lovely, easily outshining her previous work, good as it has been” (). Spacek did outshine her previous work by winning the academy award for Best Actress in “Coal Miners Daughter”.…

In the movie Fight Club, Edward Norton stars as an unnamed man, who is both the narrator and the protagonist. This man is discontent with his white-collar job, depressed, and plagued with insomnia. His only solace is to attend support groups for various afflictions and illnesses, none of which he possesses. In one of his various support groups, he meets a woman named Marla Singer, played by Helena Bonham Carter, who is also a support group imposter or “tourist.” Her presence robs him of his…