Analysis Of The Film Unforgiven

The Slave narrative documentary; Unchained Memories, released in 2003, brought to light many things that had not before been seen, or even thought of by many people. Even before the film was released, the telling of the stories inside changed many ideas regarding slavery. The history of slavery in the United States of America has always been commonly known, but not many people have, at this point in time, had to really think of what that meant, what slavery truly was to the millions of Africans, and African-Americans who experienced it. The film and the stories themselves changed many people’s views on slavery, by enlightening them.

Natives who watched these films expressed that they experienced identity issues when watching films by John Wayne and other films. The

In Wolfgang Staudte’s (1951) film, Der Untertan, the main character named Diederich Hessling develops from being a meek and cowardly boy to become a manipulative and self-involved man. The film uses many instances of imagery and subtle moments of foreshadowing to convey the ideals of the people of that time which lead up to the World Wars. Diederich is a typical Prussian citizen who blindly follows, supports the true “German values”, and bows to his superiors while stepping on his subordinates. The film illustrates Diederich’s character development, his shift in personality, and political confrontations through carefully crafted camera techniques that also highlight the time period that the film was set in as well as produced in.

I learned so much about Wyatt Earp’s life, but it was also very entertaining. Some of my favorite things about this movie were the acting, the battle scenes, and the scenes where Doc and Wyatt were gambling. The acting in this movie, I feel, was really good. It seemed like the actors, were truly the characters, and not just people pretending to be them. Val Kilmer did an excellent job playing Doc Holliday, he did not break character and was very serious, just like Doc was. I felt like I lived in Tombstone, and knew the characters by the end of the movie. The showdown behind the O.K. Corral also seemed very realistic. The shooting all looked real, and it looked like the showdown was actually happening. I also really enjoyed the gambling scenes. They were very fun to watch, and full of exciting surprises. The movie was gory, and there was blood and violence. I believe there was a perfect balance of violence though, because the true story did have a lot of fighting, but it was not too gory. As well as learning specific facts, I learned a few valuable lessons from watching this movie. One lesson I took out of the film is to never give up. Wyatt Earp wanted to stop the cowboys, and did not want them to hurt the town of Tombstone any more. He knew that the cowboys were tough, and very dangerous, but he was very determined to stop them. He fought many tough battles, and refused to give up. Wyatt Earp, his

African-Americans usually do not have major roles in westerns. Next, he is persuaded to save a town; even though, the citizens hate him. An example of this, is when he greets an elderly woman, she replies, “Up yours, nigger,” which illustrates her dislike of the new black sheriff. In most westerns, the sheriff is the favored citizen everyone loves, except the outlaws. An example of this is in the film is that the townsfolk automatically remove their hats and bow their heads when someone mentions the name Randolph Scott, a favorite western sheriff. Whenever Bart, the sheriff, is mentioned the townsfolk cringe. Furthermore, the movie includes a gunslinger. He is stereotypical, except for the twist that he is old and an alcoholic, rather than a cocky young cowboy. The sheriff finds him in a jail cell, and recruits him as a sidekick. In addition, the railroad is present throughout Blazing Saddles. The sheriff starts the movie as a railroad worker, before becoming the sheriff of Rock Ridge. In addition, the villain is the head of the railroad, which motivates him to destroy the small town. He needs the land to lay more tracks, which is typical of a power hungry villain. The elements of westerns are represented in a zany way during the movie.

Following the end of the United States’ Civil War, new territories had becomes states, notably what is now known as the West. The West, iconized by its Cowboys, gunfights, and horses in the years that followed the Civil War, made its way to the silver screen as one of the first genres of movies to be produced. The genre is popularized as a “Western” and is devoted to telling the

The film, the Untouchables, was directed by Brian De Palma. It was set in the prohibition era, which was right at the start of the 1920’s. Prohibition can be described as a law that made selling and manufacturing alcohol illegal. By putting this law into effect, it actually increased the amount of crime and violence throughout cities in the US. This was ultimately due to the rise in organized crime, also known as gangs. In the movie specifically, it was centered around the rise of the Mafia in Chicago. By looking at the production of the movie, we can see how during prohibition, the Mafia controls everything and the violence ultimately it leads to.

The film genre of the Western has long since proven to be more about the conflict and showdowns that occur in the storyline. Usually the western genre incorporates traditional western motifs and icons and adheres to those common plot structures of the genre, but Brokeback Mountain is different from what is to be normally expected because it does not seem like a traditional and conventional Western film at all. Brokeback Mountain has several different twists to it, like the more modern take on it – traditionally, characters in Western films were riding horses, but because Brokeback Mountain is a more modern movie, the two characters Jack and Ennis are seen traveling in cars and trucks most of the time. This alteration is very

The 1992 film Unforgiven, directed by and starring Clint Eastwood, has a central theme that is one of good versus evil in which good overcomes evil by bringing justice to those who are evil. Munny has changed from the vicious murderer he was in the past and now wishes to bring justice to evil men who harmed the innocent prostitute Delilah and his friend Ned. The film is not quite the traditional Western film by any means as Eastwood’s character Will Munny has not always been a moral man. Nevertheless, Will Munny through the use of violence sets out to balance out the battle of good and evil by seeing that evil men get what is coming to them, even though Munny is no saint himself.

The untouchables is a movie based on the true events that occurred when the eighteenth amendment was passed. The eighteenth amendment established the prohibition of production, transport, and sale of alcohol. The Federal Agent Eliot Ness wants to stop Al Capone, who is the top of organized crime. It was a hard job for Eliot Ness because Al Capone with his money bought many policemen, politicians, and other important people, therefore Eliot Ness could trust anyone. Eliot Ness had to choose no more than twelve men to form his squad. The Untouchables were formed by Eliot Ness, and another nine men he picked, they were called the Untouchables because they never accepted any bribes. Al Capone One of Al Capone’s men offered Eliot Ness $2,000 to stop interfering with the organization and an additional $2,000 if he continued to cooperate. Eliot Ness’s plan was to make an impact in the income of the gangsters, so they couldn’t pay for protection. (Biography.com)

"Django Unchained" while composed to be an anecdotal and enthralling film, subsequent to its release, the movie has turned into a subject of dispute and open deliberation from all who have seen it. Some have observed the movie to be harsh while taking an entertaining methodology in managing America 's past on slavery. In any case, by taking a social-conflict approach in examining the film, one can plainly perceive how the film focuses out examples of discrimination in regular life. The conflict theory underscores the part of pressure and force in delivering social order. Social order is kept up by authoritative orders, where these orders included the use of force in the hands of those with the best political, monetary, and social assets. The film likewise exhibits race-conflict theory, the qualities and standards of individuals living in this pre-common war period, a social class system of the individuals amid this time, a look into the supremacist history of the United States, and the abuse of power taken by a few people. Calvin Candie, Stephen, Django, The Mandingos, and Dr. Schultz 's part all show awesome illustrations of these ideas and theories.

The film, Armageddon, causes the viewer to go through an emotional roller coaster mixed with a blend of entertainment. Firstly, the explicit meaning, or gist, on the surface of the film focused on a team of roughnecks who drilled holes in search of oil as their occupation. The boss of the oil ridge was brought to the government space agency, NASA, to help save the world from the complete loss of the precious human life in the world because of his consistent and reliable reputation as “the world’s best deep hole driller.” Later, he chose and hand-picked teams within a few of the same roughnecks from his field of work to help assist in drilling a hole in outer space. In doing so, they put hope and unity in the

The film, Armageddon, causes a viewer to go through an emotional roller coaster mixed in with a few scenes for entertainment. Firstly, the explicit meaning, or gist, on the surface of the film focused on a team of roughnecks who drilled holes in search of oil as their occupation. The boss of the oil ridge was brought to NASA to help save the world from the complete loss of precious life because of his consistent and reliable reputation as “the world’s best deep-hole driller.” Later, he chose and hand-picked teams within a few of the same roughnecks from his field of work to help assist in drilling a hole in outer space. In doing so, they put hope and unity in the human race they would save from an eternal rest.

The film Atonement directed by Joe Wright evokes various emotions in the viewer such as frustration and irritation, grief and forgiveness. These emotions are aroused by a range of cinematic techniques. Sound effects and the repetition of scenes provoke the feelings of frustration and irritation within viewers. The successful use of these cinematic tools targets these emotions towards the antagonist Briony Tallis. Viewers also experience a large amount of grief during the film as this emotion is effectively conveyed as a product of the combination of dark lighting and symphonic music. Wright also cleverly utilises camera shots to persuade the audience to forgive the antagonist Briony Tallis in the final scenes regardless of her actions. Through this variety of cinematics devices Wright arouses numerous contrasting emotions within the audience.

Typically in the American version of the Western, the hero does usually have a jaded past, however, like characters in the Virginian and John Ford films with John Wayne, the main protagonist is humble and down to earth. Beginning in the 1960s, western films “reflected the Vietnam conflict and its increasing ambiguities, leading up to a “crisis of public myth” (Cawelti 145). Film as a whole reflected the change in the hero’s identity. In the film The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Leone made the character of “Blondie”, played