Analysis of the Opening and Closing Scenes of Blade Runner the Director's Cut (1992)

The vision Christopher Nolan had for The Prestige (2006) was to add to the outbreak of street magician film, whilst playing a large dramatic subplot equal in grandeur to the magical performances within the film. In the final sequence of the film, I will analyse how the cinematography and sound resolves the plot so that it summarises the themes present in the film, whilst also invoking a response from the audience. Nolan predominantly uses close up shots, non-diegetic sound (music) and dialogue collaboratively to convey the dramatic, personal subplot of the characters and their relationships, whilst appealing to the audience bringing forth an emotional response from the audience. The heavy, slow, dramatic atmosphere of the ending sequence uses various techniques to summarise and uncover the underlying mysteries of the events throughout the film and consolidate themes introduced during the exposition.

gives us simple a wide view, so that we can see lot more scenes and

Raiders of the Lost Ark (Steven Spielberg, USA 1981) Harrison Ford stars in the film Raiders of the Lost Ark as a character called Indiana Jones. The opening sequence has left Indiana’s character mysterious to the audience but throughout this sequence we understand his character as bold, cool, calm and a collected leader, but as the sequence develops and the scene changes we see another side to Indiana, an intellectual man who dresses smartly and doesn’t seem cool anymore. From the opening sequence we know that this film is an action/adventure because it is packed with excitement, violence and close encounters with death. The mise en scene or what the audience see and hear plays

I think out of the two most basic type of artificial light mentioned; the film Blade Runner used more Focusable spotlights. Focusable spotlights can produce a hard, spotlight beam or a more indirect beam. When equipped with barn doors, it can be used to cut and shape the light in different ways and shape shadows. Floodlights were also used in this movie but because floodlight diffuse, indirect light with hardly any shadows, it was ineffective to use this. But by using focusable spotlights, one thing that can affect on this film is whether a character on the movie a human or a Replicant, and in this movie that kind of technique is

The question of what makes something truly alive and human has been hotly disputed for an incredibly long time. Different viewpoints have different criteria, but all roads eventually lead to the same conclusion. Humanism is, at it’s most basic form, the ability to objectively think and make decisions based upon one’s past experiences and moral compass. Blade Runner and Frankenstein both confront the issue of non-humans displaying human characteristics. Replicants and the Monster both are on the very outskirts of humanity, but they are capable of rational thought and compassion, along with the pursuit of happiness. This has created a sort of creepy feeling, with our modern perspective of humanism encroaching on the progressive views of the two stories in question. Blade Runner and Frankenstein have a warped concept of “human” life in the way of the place of science in the creation of life, the prejudice of xenophobia, and an uncomfortableness with one’s values of true humanism.

The movie “Gone with the Wind” is about a rich southern girl named Scarlett O’Hara and her life hardships set during the time-period of the Civil War. In the story, Scarlett is forced to watch helplessly as her family’s wealth and lives fade as the confederacy loses the Civil War. Even though, the movie is mainly centered on the dilemmas of Scarlett’s love life, there are many historical accuracies that immerse the viewer in the southern mindset as well as the timeframe. The portrayal of class structures and the confederate attitudes before the Civil War are both accurate and engaging details that the movie successfully implements. In the film, these examples are displayed mainly through the dialogue and setting.

“Snakes, why'd it have the to be snakes?” This quote by Harrison Ford or Indiana Jones is one of the most recognized quotes in the iconic movie Raiders of the Lost Ark directed by Steven Spielberg and produced by Paramount Pictures. The main actors are Indiana Jones, played by Harrison Ford; Marion Ravenwood, played by Karen Allen; and Dr. Rene Belloq, played by Paul Freeman. The movie was released in June 12, 1981, and was rated PG. Raiders of the Lost Ark is an Fantasy/Action movie that is about an archeologist who is hired by the U.S government to find the Ark of the Covenant which is believed to have the Ten Commandments inside. Unfortunately, the Nazis are after the Ark, too. The film Indiana Jones and The Raiders of the Lost Ark is one of the greatest films of all time. Every aspect of filmmaking is superb. The theme, the plot, the acting, all of it is great. Everything that makes a movie a good movie is in this film.

Angad Bhullar Mrs.Williams American Lit. 1132 March 2, 2018 Romantic Hero: Indiana Jones Being a Romantic hero means possessing certain qualities that regular people lack such as doing thing ordinary people can’t do or doing something that will benefit the mankind. Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark is a 1981 American action-adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg. This movie shows a hero, Indiana Jones, going through a lot and becoming a romantic hero by doing the impossible.

"Blade Runner" made its smashing entrance into the world in 1982 and quickly gained a cult following with its depiction of a bleak future consisting of

Of the numerous books Philip K. Dick wrote in his lifetime a couple have made it onto the silver screen. One including the movie “Blade Runner” directed by Ridley Scott, was adapted by the novel, “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep”. It is clear that there are numerous thematic contrasts between the film and the novel. Ridley Scott decided to make an affection story and an analysis on mortality rather (the novel) is a tale about what it is to take care of business in a feeble, war-attacked world that is loaded with indications of death, and a real life apocalypse. Topics that can be both followed in the novel and film incorporate, humanity and the atmosphere that the plot takes place. Science fiction, the main genre is portrayed in different ways throughout the book and

The film Raiders of the Lost Ark was directed by Steven Spielberg in 1981. It is the first film in a series of films that follow the adventures of archaeologist and professor Indiana Jones. Some proclaim the Raiders of the Lost Ark is one of the best action/adventure movies of all time. Since its release, the film has grossed $389 million worldwide and is ranked #40 on the top rated movies list on IMDB.

most is the presence of Harrison Ford, who still is to this day a huge

Of the numerous books Philip K. Dick wrote in his lifetime a couple have made it onto the silver screen. One including the movie “Blade Runner” directed by Ridley Scott, was adapted by the novel, “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep”.. The question of humanity is shared between both works, but the differences between the novel, and the movie a represented quite differently. Topics that can be both followed in the novel and film incorporate, humanity and the atmosphere that the plot takes place. Science fiction, the main genre is portrayed in different ways throughout the book and movie.

Tom Tykwer’s Run Lola Run (1998) is truly a brilliant film. It is very seldom that a film manages to combine the high pace of an action thriller and a deep philosophical subtext without botching it, but Run Lola Run does an excellent job at striking a balance between both. Tackling the very abstract and philosophical concepts of chance and cause-effect, Run Lola Run is truly a modern foreign classic. Tykwer manages to postulate one simple theory through the film, that the simplest of choices can completely change everything. The film is supported by stellar performances from Franka Potente and Moritz Bleibtreu as the protagonist Lola and her boyfriend, Manni. The film’s use of cinematography to add to the narrative, clever use of the aspects of mise-en-scene and explosively-paced soundtrack add a whole new dimension to this film. One of the few German films to be both a critical and commercial success, Run Lola Run is a smart and stimulating film, which demands active watching in order to understand fully. I will now analyze the film comprehensively using three main parameters; the mise-en-scene, the cinematography and the sound.

Raiders of the Lost Ark was directed by Steven Spielberg and released on June 12, 1981. In this film, sometimes simply referred to as “Raiders,” the protagonist (Harrison Ford) is none other than Indiana Jones: professor, archeologist, and artifact-collector. After being informed by US Army Intelligence that the Nazis are after the lost Ark of the Covenant, which contains the original ten commandments and supposedly holds the power to “level mountains,” Indy sets off to go retrieve this artifact. Jones’s quest for the Ark first takes him to Nepal, where the daughter of his mentor and former love Marion Ravenwood (Karen Allen) joins Indy in his search. They then fly to Cairo, Egypt, where the chamber of the Ark supposedly lies. There they find that the Nazis have already begun a massive excavation, lead by Indiana Jones’s nemesis Dr. René Belloq (Paul Freeman).