Analysis Of The Film Snowpiercer

The performance I encountered was a film released in 1946 called “It’s a Wonderful Life” directed by Frank Capra. The film’s setting is post-war and tells a story of a savings loan manager who doubts himself and struggles against bigger, greedier, bankers. The original version of the film is in black and white due to the time period. Regardless of the lack of color, the film is still popular today due to its content and uses of the contrast between light and shadow discussed on page 242 of the text. I was able to critique this film based on the first fake real-life snow of its time, historical context of the bank, and the architecture and dress of the time period.

This past Sunday, Hollywood’s biggest stars gathered at the Dolby Theatre to announce the winners of the 89th Academy Awards. The red carpet was rolled out once again, and many talented men and women were awarded for their contributions to the film industry. This past year saw some great cinema, with major contenders like La La Land, Moonlight, and Arrival all vying for the iconic golden statuette. While there will inevitably be debates over whether or not the recipients were the most worthy of the prize, winning an Academy Award is still a great indicator of quality filmmaking. These winners are just

Many movie companies and industries have made millions of dollars off of movies that portray poor people, because many individuals prefer to relive the times when they were either poor, or disliked by the society as a whole. There are many movies such as Pretty Woman which “is a perfect example of a film that made huge sums of money portraying the poor in this light” (Hooks, 486). Hooks perceives this as a very good way of making profit, but does mention that the poor should not be devalued by the society this way, and should be treated differently with respect. The way the companies portray the poor in the movies is the way the higher and middle class

The case of Becket and The Lion in Winter is a unique one within cinema. Even though they are technically not made by the same people, these two films share many characters, including the lead played by Peter O’Toole. They both draw on the history behind Henry II and yet differ from both the actual history and each other. But why did these films make changes, and what do they say about both the craft of film and the time that they came from? By examining the characters’ portrayals and the differences within, one sees that the historical accuracy provides a basis for the films to branch off into stronger narratives and cultural reflection.

One critic says that Snow Falling on Cedars is “A film that exploits its cinematic strengths -- exquisite photography, manipulative music, and a fractured narrative style -- at the expense of honest storytelling.” Even though he compliments the photography and music in the movie, he ties it all together to say that those qualities distract from the actual story of the movie, and it all becomes uninteresting and repetitive. However, he excludes the fact that the cinematography of the film won many awards. This fact might make the reader feel as if he/she has missed out on a movie that has won a lot of awards, and it might also make him/her believe that the movie has the potential to be a good

In some aspects great musicals and orchestral scores can add to the experience of a theatrical play, but films have adapted these aspects as well and have proven to be a more successful form of entertainment. Theatre productions have become secondhand in comparison, though still viewed as a high class of an entertainment, it is not nearly as successful to reaching a widespread audience as the film industry has accomplished. The resulting film adaptations that have theatre-like qualities often fail completely due to their inability to capture the attention of contemporary audience members, essentially creating a stagnant film. In this paper, I am specifically narrowing my focus and discussing tragedy film adaptations in comparison to themselves and theatre. But first, I will give an overall briefing of the history of film and theatre. Then I will discuss their relationship and what elements create successful entertainment within films and how theatre-like adaptations have a crippling effect to a film’s success rate. Finally I will have an in-depth discussion on these elements within the films: Waiting for Godot, Hamlet, and Moulin Rouge!, and the success rate of each.

“Fargo” is a classic movie written and directed by the Coen brothers – Joel and Ethan Coen- in 1996. This film has been a big hit and received many awards, including eight nominations and two academy awards from Oscar. “Fargo” used narrative design as its pattern of arrangement. “A lot can happen in the middle of nowhere”, and that “nowhere” was on cold winter roads in Fargo, a large city in North Dakota. This was where a murder case was taken place, with a police officer and two civilians being shot. The film is highly appreciated for its logic, interesting and humorous storyline which contains many deep philosophies about money. “Fargo” is unique in a simple way: There are no exceptional visual effects, quotes or scenes, but “Fargo” impresses

Director Bong Joon-ho’s post-apocalyptic film, Snowpiercer (2013), follows the capitalistic microcosm of a super train that houses the last vestiges of humanity. Curtis, the film’s protagonist, leads a group of ragtag revolutionists against the carefully perfected balance of the train in hopes of obtaining an egalitarian system. As the group forces their way from the tail of the train to the engine room, they’re greeted with new surprises with each new train car they pass through. On their quest, the group comes across a seemingly harmless school car. It’s in this school car that viewers see the juxtaposition Joon-ho created between the “train babies” from the tail section and the more privileged middle-class children.

I chose this movie because it shows a comparative experience with the present working class, although the hardship and experiences are exaggerated in the film, it is still able to depict the social class divide and oppression that exists in the capitalist system. The movie shows how the rich people have all the power, wealth and control over the population, for example, the peacemakers, enforcing free labour, ‘The Hunger Games’ and so on. Whereas, those in poorer districts are working for scraps, living in poverty and starving while the rich people have all the wealth. The ‘Capitol’ is able to control the population by administering The Hunger Games; which is a strategy the rich came up with in order to instill both hope and

The review of this movie is based on sociological matters that are outshined in the film and touch on the lives of the individuals, their way of living, morals, behavior and cultural aspects. The film is set in a real society and concentrating much on social issues of the society more than the economic, technological and political status of this society based in New York.

The snow storm was getting worse and worse at the second. The nurses had to bring dozens of blankets to keep the patients from going into hypothermia. Dr. Tux had over a dozen of patients to treat with four dead already. Just as he was hoping he could save the rest of them, he herd a banging noise. He looked all over the hospital floor but couldn't figure out what the noise was. He followed the noise, which led him to the ER drop off section. There were up to fifteen ambulances outside, each filled with patients who had the Black Death plague. They were trying to get into the hospital, but the doors were frozen shut due to the snow storm. Dr. Tux panicked and attempted to separate the two doors. He had no luck with that. Dr. Tux looked around

Hi Starr It was nice to read your essay and your thoughts on movies. You mentioned that the criticism described in movie “Halloween”, is feminist criticism, in 300 biographical whereas in movie frozen is psychoanalytic. I do agree with your points as it shows that women are independent, strong, and intelligent as in of suppose of being weak, helpless, and naïve. According to critic’s point of view female character in the movie was not mainstream, but instead more intelligent, independent and spunky which helped movie very interesting. In movie “300” they focused more on characters and their looks instead of story, critic felt that it is totally unfair for the culture. Use of heavy make-up, costumes, jewelry and unnecessary screams made it worse.

As the movies opens up A film crew arrives in what looks like a small village with hundreds if not thousands of people waiting in line to have a part in the movie that the film crew is going to make. In the very beginning there is some tension between the producer and the director. The director wants to be fair and let everyone have a chance at acting where as the producer wants to save money and tell everyone to go home. The producer seems that he cares very little about the native people due to the fact that he makes them lift a huge cross up by themselves without a crane or an engineer to save around $35,000. When the producer tells everyone to go home there is a very emotional man there with his daughter named Daniel that demands everyone

COME ON!!!! Is this really a movie representing a staggering and important issue or we are watching production of Disneyland pampered and covered all over with sweet powder,

'Oscar Season,' so dubbed by Hollywood executives and the media covering their world, is quickly approaching. Within the illustrious group of nominees are those featured in the beautifully made 'cerebral' film, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. The film, which is a jewel of cinematic effort, is very much the opposite of today's often-found shallow comedies or horror films. This film, in its grasp, includes so much of that which ought to be found in the art that is cinema. For this reason, and because of the momentum the film has garnered following the leading actor's nomination for an Academy Award, many have taken to commenting on Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. One such article is presented below and will be both summarized and discussed in order to see just how the critic world sees this film, and for what reason.