3 ½ Minutes, 10 Bullets Film Analysis

Often, films reflect the expectations and norms of femininity and masculinity of the particular social context in which people create it. However, a film can also challenge such gendered norms and expectations which can cause viewers to perform an inward examination and even begin to challenge the gendered societal norms and expectations within their given social context. While the film, High Noon, conceptualizes characters in their typical gender expectations and norms, the film simultaneously challenges these norms through the characters of Sheriff Will Kane and Helen Ramirez.

The 1946 film The Killers is a renowned film noir based off of Ernest Hemingway’s short story of the same title, focusing on the detailed backstory and investigation for the motive of the murder of Pete Lund/Ole Anderson, commonly known and referred to as “The Swede.” A film noir is a term made originally to describe American mystery and thriller movies produced in the time period from 1944-1954, primarily marked by moods of menace, pessimism, and fatalism. Although the film does not focus on the war itself at all, it still puts forth interesting new ways in how gender relations can be stereotypical as well as divergent proceeding the Second World War.

U.S. Navy SEAL ,Chris Kyle was just the average die hard Texan. He aspired to become a cowboy, but it wasn’t working out in his favor. After seeing the horrors of terrorism on 9/11 he was ready to fight for his country and enlisted into the military. He goes on to fight in four tours and becomes the deadliest sniper in American history. After each tour, he felt that he had to go back. He had two goals that he couldn’t give up on; protecting his team and taking out the deadliest enemy sniper, Mustafa. Chris would not stop until he achieved his goals, when he finally did, he faced a new battle. He struggled with normal daily life, but even then he persevered and found a new passion to aid him. Throughout this film, Clint Eastwood portrays the theme of perseverance through the use of setting, camera angles, and the main character Chris Kyle.

The movie shows the hardship and struggles of the black children and adults who are just trying to live their life in a disrespectful, uncaring white society. The movie has many scenes that show how blacks were treated by others, some scenes were more intense in showing racism than others. Some scenes are less graphic but racism was still obvious. An example of this is the way that other white coaches would talk to each other about Texas Western and insult them just because they were different from other college basketball teams at this time. There was one scene where the team was on the road traveling and they stopped for dinner one night at a restaurant. Before the basketball team enters the restaurant, people in the restaurant were talking badly about the team and giving them dirty looks simply because of their skin color. In some scenes, racism was also shown in more intense ways. An example of this is when the team stopped at a restaurant to get some food and get ready for the game. One of the players left the team to use the bathroom. While the player was in the restroom, that player was ganged up on by two or three white men and the player was assaulted and beat up very badly. The events and blatant racism really took its toll on the team. After some of these

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Film noir is a famous era of filmmaking that defined the cinematic experience in Hollywood for a whole decade. No film can correctly represent such a influential cinematic era like Gun Crazy directed by Joseph H. Lewis. Gun Crazy is a unique expression of film noir of the 1950s that utilizes many cinematic elements in unparalleled ways to tell its story in a distinct fashion. Lewis uses cinematic techniques such as lighting, composition, editing, music, and mise-en-scene of the opening sequence to establish the tone and character motivations of the story.

In its opening credits, Spike Lee’s Clockers features photos of dead young black men sliding across the frame. These images of lifelessness are paired with a somber ballad with lyrics pondering a place of solace and understanding, a place inaccessible to the black male despite compliance or revolt. The viewer is confronted by this slideshow of bloodied black bodies for nearly three minutes. There are cuts to crowds at crimes scenes. People stand, talking or looking on in silence, seemingly desensitized to the spectacle of a dead youth, separated only by the yellow tape which commands them not to cross. The front cover of a newspaper appears on the screen, “TOY GUN, REAL TRAGEDY”-- a young boy killed in a case of misunderstanding. This evidence of a robbed childhood establishes the reality of the community depicted in the film. A community stricken by poverty the fear of imminent violence, it is home to main character Strike, and many other young men who are yet still boys. Clockers stands with other independent films in their allegiance to what critic Manthia Diawara terms “New Black Realism” (594). These films aim to translate authentic interpretations of black life, many

For what it is, this documentary was powerful. Brought to screen by Marc Silver, cinematographer/documentary director. 3 1/2 Minutes, 10 Bullets is riveting and devastating. A deeply moving documentary about a subject that continues to plague America. Demonization of black lives and the deadly actions taken against them, by private citizens and law enforcement.

The “Lost Battalion” film was a great film about World War One. It showed a lot about the horrors of the war. It also brilliantly depicted the reality of the war.

When it comes to the film industry, entertainment is the tool used to acquire what is desired, money. The main goal for filmmakers when they create a film is to attain money in addition to the money spent to make the movie. Therefore, in some films that they like to base off of true accounts, it is somewhat necessary to dramatize or embellish the story to really tug at the heartstrings of the films audience. They achieve this goal by the use of dramatic music, ambient lighting, and a small amount of tweaked diction. The Fighter is an excellent example of this dramatization in action because throughout the film the characters are faced with a multitude of decisions that must be made. The choices they make require the characters to choose

The four main components of effective persuasion are credibility, common ground, strong data, and relevant examples (Griffith, & Dunham, 2015). For some reason while reading this section the movie Full Metal Jacket just popped into mind. Coincidentally, this movie covers all of these topic in two scenes by Gunnery Sergeant Hartmen (Lee Ermey). It goes without saying that credibility is a factor that has been well established since the first day of boot camp. The recruits are lead to the rifle range to learn how to shoot, but beforehand Gy Sgt. Hartman has a discussion with them of persuasion where he states the deadliest weapon in combat is a marine and his rifle, establishing a common ground among the recruits. In an earlier scene in the movie

For those who have not watched the film District 9, here is a quick summary of the movie. In 1982, aliens arrive on Earth, not to conquer or give aid, but to find refuge from their dying planet. Separated from humans in a South African area called District 9, the aliens are managed by Multi-National United, which is not concerned with the aliens' welfare but will do anything to master their advanced technology. When a company field agent Wikus contracts a mysterious virus that begins to alter his DNA, there is only one place he can hide: District 9. The film was directed by Neill Blomkamp and starred Sharlto Copley(Wikus). It begins as a documentary style investigation and then as the film continues it becomes more conventional and character driven following Wikus and his transformation into a Prawn. The film’s main themes are Xenophobia and Segregation. Xenophobia is characterized by a negative attitude towards foreigners, a dislike, a fear, or a hatred. Segregation as most people know is a separation of people or objects from others. When picking a critical approach to use for this essay two stuck out to me, Biographical and Mimetic.

“A Time to Kill” tells a truculent narrative of the brutal rape and attempted murder of 10-year-old Tonya Hailey in the southern town of Clanton, Mississippi. The first scene introduces us to the two perpetrators, terrorizing the primarily black community in a beat up, yellow pick up truck, fueled by booze and racism. As little Tonya walks home with a bag of groceries for her family, she turns around and is simultaneously knocked-out by a full beer can thrown directly at her head. As the nefarious scene of her assault ends, we are introduced to her father. As Carl Lee Hailey learns of what happened to his daughter, he is enveloped by a poignant animosity and ultimately takes the law into his own hands, knowing the men who did this would receive around a 10-month sentence. As the two offenders, after being arrested, walk up the stairs to the courtroom, guided by a deputy, Carl Lee emerges from a closet as he fires rounds of shots, killing the two men instantly. Hailey is charged with two counts of first-degree murder and seeks the help of local lawyer and friend, Jake Tyler. As the movie continues, members of the Klu Klux Klan plague the town at request by one of the rapists brothers, ultimately seeking to intimidate Tyler and ensure Hailey gets the death penalty. Tyler ends the trial with an impromptu, winning argument in court:

The following is written to examine a connection made between the varying texts using manipulation and how it impacts the audience’s perception of reality. The texts I will include which are evident of manipulation are 'Shutter Island ' a visual thriller directed by Martin Scorsese, 'Inception ' a visual action, adventure conducted by Christopher Nolan, 'Twelfth Night ' written by William Shakespeare, and 'Tell-Tale Heart ' produced by Edgar Allan Poe. I decided to choose texts that are recognized for their brilliance. Both visual and written texts are contrasted in relation to time, the visual texts are of modern era whereas the written texts are of a previous generation.

The film Jumanji, The supernatural chest that bring the excited adventure to those who play it. In 1969, a boy name's Alan Parish finds the chest that has been buried 100 years ago after he run away from the gang and make Carl loses his job by accident. On the evening of the same day, Alan and his father have an argument. After that, his parents leave the house, Alan plays the game together with Sarah and then, Alan is sucked into the game if a five or an eight is rolled he will be free, Sarah leaves and flee from bats. 26 years later, Judy, Peter and Nora move into the house that used to own by Alan's family, Judy and Peter finds the same chest that Alan found, Jumanji is the chest's name. They play the game, as a result, the odd animals appear