Law Abiding Citizen

Nine months ago the Mr. Clean | Cleaner of Your Dreams commercial aired and it was a sensation. It has a strong appeal to pathos and logos but not a strong support on the ethos end. The timing, or kairos, for the commercial also played a big role in how well it did. The commercial stars Mr. Clean and another woman who he begins to clean with around the house. As simple as that may sound there are many intricacies that make this commercial an effective advertisement for it’s product. The timing…

In the fall of 1963, writer Stan Lee created a comic about a fictional team of superheroes with incredible powers known as the X-Men. Since the first comic appeared there have been ongoing spin-offs created, and to this day over 400 issues of X-Men comics exist each with an abundance of volumes. The first X-Men movie came out in the year 2000 and the worldwide franchise has not stopped growing. A total of seven movies have been released, the latest being X-Men: Days of Future Past, and X-Men:…

In the many critical essays on Citizen Kane, three different perspectives on its meaning have dominated analytical writing about that film: work that concentrates on the mythic characters of Kane; essays that analyze the kaleidoscopic narrative structure that shapes its story; and writing that offers detailed interpretations of the stylistic compositions in the film, such as its use of deep focus and dramatic editing techniques. With the first two types of analysis as a background, here I will…

Released in 1941, Citizen Kane and was produced, co-authored, directed and stared by Orson Welles. The movie was Welles first feature film and was nominated for Academy Awards in nine categories. Furthermore, the film is considered to be the greatest film of all time by critics, filmmakers, and fans. The setting takes place in Xanadu which is a luxurious mansion estate in Florida. The editing uses dissolves as the scene nears the mansion. We can see the lighting is low key and there is low angle…

John Philpott January 19, 2016 Titanic Final Draft The history of filmmaking in America goes way back to the early 1900’s. The film Titanic, written and directed by James Cameron in 1997, is the best film of all time. With the support of the countless awards it received in its favor, this film is loved by people all around the world. With the internet breaking out in this time period, the focus of this famous love story- tragedy was all over the World Wide Webinternet. Although James…

Citizen Kane (1941), directed by Orson Welles, is a story about a detective who follows the past life of Charles Foster Kane to solve the mystery of why Kane’s dying word was rosebud. Orson Welles is a well-known actor, screenwriter, director, and producer of radio, theatre, and film. In Citizen Kane, Welles co-wrote, produced, directed and starred in the film, a rare feat (powerpoint slide 18). This shows Welles had a lot of control over the project. It was his vision that made the movie how…

The movie, Lawrence of Arabia was considered to be a breakthrough in the film industry for it portrayed T. E. Lawrence’s life in the Arab world and how he influenced the Arabs. This of course was based on true events that occurred from 1916-1918. Despite being a biographical movie, not everything that appeared was truthful. Multiple movie critics stated that certain scenes were over exaggerated, unrealistic, scientifically invalid, and/or plainly made up for entertainment purposes. Before…

Orson Welles’ first film, “Citizen Kane,” richly realizes the full potential of excellent craftsmanship. Every perceivable element of cinema is expertly utilized to drive the story, themes and tones that “Citizen Kane” present. This is especially apparent in the scene that follows Susan leaving Kane. This scene’s manipulation of mise-en-scène, editing and sound bring together all of Welles’ ideas and drive them beyond the finish line. Mise en scène is what appears in the frame, what the viewer…

The Screwball Comedy The man Godfrey is a comedy film made in 1936, directed by La Cava, starring William Powell and Carole Lombard. The movie won Six Academy Awards nominations including Gregory La Ca as the best director. As a memorable and valuable film, it was selected by the united state's library of Congress for preservation in the US national registry. The film utilizes the genre -screwball- to build on its plot. Keywords; screwball, the man Godfrey Screwball comedy Screwball appeared in…

The ending of Inception is one of the most famous and iconic scenes in movie history. The totem keeps spinning, leaving the viewer on the edge of an astonishingly dramatic precipice. It was a good movie, but soon after, people slowly left the world of science fiction and dreams and come back to reality. But the idea doesn't go away. An idea, as Di Caprio claims, is the most resilient entity. And the fact is, the more ridiculous and ambitious an idea is, the more resilient it is. Humans tend…