Analysis Of The Film 'Gibber Eidolon'

This movie explores issues of greed, human relationships, betrayal and redemption, personal innocence and responsibility as well as the effects on the human mind

My initial reaction to the film was of utter shock at the brutally raw reality of the film. Upon reflection and commentary from other sources, the film’s simple yet vastly effective filmmaking techniques of developing the explicit and implicit meaning of the film. The explicit meaning, as

This movie based off of a southern family living in Memphis, Tennessee will show you a true taste of southern hospitality. In every film you have your list of characters along with their personalities and most importantly their motives. Along with the certain qualities of every character comes the ethos, pathos, and logos. Ethos which stands for the goodness of a film and/or ethics goes hand in hand with the sender of a film, Pathos which is the passion and emotions of a film which goes hand in hand with the receiver, and lastly the logos which is the logic/information that sends a message. Each rhetoric sends a message and surely puts a movie together.

My views on this heart moving film would be never to give up in life, and with the right amount of determination you can succeed anything. The film tells us the simple, but moving story with a skilled storyteller's voice. The great importance of their

Q.1. What do you think is the main messages this movie is trying to deliver?

• Describe the film in general terms. What subjects does it cover? Describe the plot and setting. What issues does it raise? What do you see as the main purpose of the film?

Through this film I can relate quite a few experiences, and feelings that I’ve felt as a creator in my own life. Throughout my life I feel that there have been a multiple times where.As an artist and a person, I felt like my ideas and valued haven’t been supported. Just like the artists and creatures in the film. While this is never a good thing, I think it’s important. Not only because it makes you stronger, but because it makes people want to support and respect your ideas more. The only way to gain recognition is through endurance and persistence. You have to take and accept criticism, but you have to also stick to your original idea and it’s influences while doing it. Having endurance was something that I felt the films went over well that I could relate to on a personal level.

2) What are some of the themes that are central to the film? How have they been communicated?

It is about a woman who drops out of medical school after her husband has been sentenced to eight years in prison. While she turns all of her attention to his well being while incarcerated, she also goes on a journey of self-discovery. The film went on to be acquired by AFFRM and Participant Media at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. While at Sundance, it played in the U.S. Dramatic Competition and won the Best Director award for DuVernay, the first African American woman to ever win. It also went on to be nominated and win many awards at other festivals. The film had a budget of $200,00 and a total domestic gross of $236,806.

the first of its kind to be made with a small budget, unknown cast, and limited resources. This proves that this film is unique by showing how differently the director and actors

As the movie begins, the audience notices that Oscar Grant is portrayed as a man who is loving and caring toward his family, but also has a history of convictions and drug dealing experiences. As the movie continues, Grant is shown as being a doer. Acting on situations without much thought and logic, his life has been full of risks. By depicting Grant as having two completely different sides to him, the director does a great job in displaying his struggles with himself as he tries to become a better man for the sake of his family. The audience is allowed to see the humanization of Grant as the film proceeds. His character is portrayed as flawed and misunderstood which relates to the viewers on a more personal level. The audience notices the shrinking gap between themselves and Grant as the film continues and takes them deeper into Grant’s life. The film as a whole is filmed with cinema vérité

*The first shot opens up to a Summer morning in London, United Kingdom.Then, two mens voices are then heard Narrating as the screen fades the black* "What did you see, Sam?" *A film shot then showed a giant cargo cage covered by a large velvet cloth being transported off by heavy loaded machinery onto the Docks of London's river* "I Don't know. But whatever it was, I never want to see it again" *Out in an unknown part of the ocean, a Volcanic island is seen having an explosive eruption as a nearby boat's crew takes cover behind some crates to avoid as much of the shockwave of the explosion as possible.* *The Next scene showed massive saurian like creature caged up with a muzzle as the fins on it's head moved a bit as it whimpered* "Captain, the Creature

The film itself is a documentary, meaning every moment has historically happened. The film is full of facts and elements that touches the heart. A reliable christian company has produced the movie, and has won many awards making it trustworthy. Though there are some facts there are also drama and opinions. Glady the movie uses facts to prove their opinions. The design of the movie feels very organized and formal. The film is a reliable source for the movie itself is just a visual record of historical events.

In service of this argument, the essay unfolds in three parts. The first section sketches an appropriate framework for understanding how cinema marshals and moves viewers by engaging them in a fully embodied experience.4 The second section offers a brief overview of the film's plot before turning to an analysis of its triptych narrative and affective development. The third and final section considers the methodological, critical, and theoretical implications suggested by the preceding analysis.

1. What is the true subject or the theme of the film, and What kind of statement, if any, does the film make about the subject? Which elements and which themes contributed most to addressing the theme of the film?