Teen film

Michael Hoffman's 1999 film interpretation of A Midsummer Night's Dream written by William Shakespeare is quite different than the original play, most noticeably in regards to style of reading and character representation. The film turns characters such as Duke Theseus of Athens and mischievous fairy Puck into less complicated versions of themselves in order to appeal to the larger audience. This did not come without backlash, as many would argue that this in fact took away the deeper meaning…

Gaining understanding of a villain, the “why” behind their crazy, is a relatively new concept in cinema. Starting around the 1980’s, horror films began to delve into the backstory of monsters. Audiences are allowed into their minds, their pasts, and to understand why it is they do what they do, how they became this monster. Society has embraced this new normal of villain backstories because it gives them a feeling of control, closeness to the character(s), and makes them feel better about…

The film entitled, “The Blind Side”, is based from a true-story. The film was shown, last 2009 and it’s a drama type of film. It is directed by John Lee and written by the director itself with the help of Michael Lewis. The mother, Leigh Anne Tuohy, was portrayed by Sandra Bullock. Bullock is an American actress, which starred in many films. The title of the film – The Blind Side, is actually based from the sport that Michael plays, which is football. The blind side refers to the blind spot…

As a teen, watching scary movies with friends is exciting and fun. After the movie, my friends and I joke around trying to spook each other, or talk about how the movie was too scary to be real. Watching horror for fun is one of the reasons that Stephen King points out in “Why We Crave Horror”. Stephen King has pointed out as a human we crave horror to have some fun, get a feeling of normalcy, and to be able to face our fears. Humans crave horror for another way to have some fun. In Stephen…

Truffaut and Alfred Hitchcock The auteur theory was originated by film critic and director, Francois Truffaut, who had published a famous article in the French film Journal Cahiers du cinéma in 1954. Both the article and French film Journal criticized American movie directors for letting Hollywood studios control what they produce; therefore, lacking any originality (Wikipedia). In response, the Auteur theory was born, which means a film reflects the director's control over each aspect ranging…

Dead End Drive-In is another flick in a long line of random horror films from the 80s that I haven't seen. IT seems there is a good amount out there waiting to be experienced and Arrow Video is bringing them out on Blu-ray for just that purpose alone. Directed by Brian XXX (Night of the Demons 2), Dead End Drive-In came out in XXX and is known as an Ozploitation flick, much in the same line as Mad Max. It delivers a message on the downfall society and the feuding between the haves and the…

The reason that it is a cross-genre film is because Edward comes to the town and struggles and is very uncomfortable, then he transitions to being more comfortable with everyone and he starts to see the world in a new perspective; therefore, this explains the coming of age genre. It’s a fairy tale/fantasy film because Edward’s house before he moved down into the town was basically a castle with a magical looking front entrance…

became the norm of entertainment for the public. Movies were being produced very early in the 20’s but had no audio and instead played a song over the film. Movies were helping in educating teens as they provided a whole new way to teach, being a visual aid with moving pictures as opposed to text or audible learning. Due to the success of the film industry, they made a 300 million dollar investment in order to upgrade to movies which contained sound which was revolutionary at the time. This…

A movie that truly exemplifies the word unique in its fullest capacity, Napoleon Dynamite is a classic that is unlike any other movie ever created. Napoleon, a teen who lives in the small town of Preston, Idaho, is a protagonist unlike any other. His incredible drawing skills and liger-like appetite for the most awkward situations help him assist his best friend Pedro who is running for class president. Along the way, Napoleon will learn many valuable lessons and skills including, but not…

The R-rated “Deadpool” is an often unruly and deftly funny superhero movie, directed by the newcomer, Tim Miller, a special effects artist for film and video games. The screenwriters, Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, are the same of “Zombieland” and “G.I. Joe: Retaliation”, operating also as executive producers. The ebullient Deadpool, played with ferocity by Ryan Reynolds (“Green Lantern”, “Mississippi Grind”), isn't a conventional Marvel superhero but a mischievous antihero who seeks revenge…