Analyzing The Film 'Shrek'

While the other films involved in the lesson also seemed intriguing, this one really affected me. It practically made it obligatory for me to discuss it while also providing people with the opportunity to learn more concerning the event.

You will be completing this assignment in two stages: for the first stage (1500 to 1800 words), you will analyze an entire movie; in the second stage (300 to 600 words), you will reflect on how you analyzed the movie as well as how your ability to analyze film in general has evolved.

People have always watched fairytales at a very young age, growing up to believe in them. Some watched them to obtain some kind illusion, for pure entertainment, and others for the sake of love. However, not every fairytale has a purpose of giving us an illusion, of entertaining us, or making us believe in love. Shrek is not a typical fairytale. Even though many people see Shrek along with other fairytales as any other movie created for entertainment, it is a satirical critique of the archetypes involved in a fairytale. While in many fairytales we have a knight, a damsel in distress, a partner, and a villain, Shrek changes

For most people, movies are made for entertainment. However, there are also movies that go beyond merely entertaining its audience. There are films that have been created making use of psychological principles, which enrich the movie-viewing experience of audiences. This paper will focus on the movie Shrek, which was released in 2001, directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson.

It is a presentation I did last semester for my composition I class, which was summarizing and describing my thought about the book called “Divergent.” Before I did the presentation, I read the book and watched the movie; I wrote essay from what I understood of the book and movie. Then, I presented by using some pictures, video and background songs in order to grab my audiences’ attention. It helped me to illustrate my ideas to the class; it illuminated what I wanted to say and it was understandable. I let my audience to involve in my presentation by asking questions and addressed similar situations, which had happened to them and how did they solve it. I endeavored to compare and contrast the characters who

A movie is more than just a story. A movie sparks imagination. A movie displays the hero’s journey. Shrek, a movie known to most children as well as adults, is about an ogre who goes on an adventure. The adventure is very remarkable in the world of fantasy and unquestionably demonstrates the baseline of all stories, the hero’s journey. Shrek undoubtedly shows the stages of a hero’s journey throughout the entire movie series as well as vital information needed for the person watching the film to feel the passions that the main character feels during the duration of the movie.

Disney films over their course of existence have hidden double meanings in many of the films they produce. Rather if you are a child or a full pledged adult, people from all different ages can receive a bit of advice when it comes to what Disney films try to convey in their motion pictures. Disney is also to be known for some of their unforgettable whimsical characters and memorable songs in every film. The film released in 2009 “The Princess and The Frog” is no different. Especially when it comes to Mama’s Odie’s musical number half way through the film. Mama’s Odie’s song, “Dig a Little Deeper” is full of metaphors, themes and imagery one can deeply analyze.

looks at how the director choose to introduce the situation the characters face, the conflict that happens and the resolution of the story.

There are various elements that contribute to the significance of a film. Cinematography, is one important element in which the camera is used to capture visual images through a number of other controllable elements such as; camera lens, framing, scale, movement etc. Editing is another fundamental component of film studies in which different shots are put together in a coherent sequence in order to make meaning of a film.

Disney movies are often idolized for creating empowering princess’s to give little girls hope and to allow to believe in their dreams, but Disney's movie Tangled they show a different kind of Princess. In Disney’s 2010 movie Tangled a Princess gets separated from her parents (the King and Queen) because an evil woman wanted the child with the magic hair. Rapunzel's magic hair sent her into the adventure of a lifetime, but as suspected when Rapunzel was locked in a tower for eighteen years of her life and it had taken a toll on her mental state. Rapunzel shows signs of being schizophrenic and travels with a man who has to deal with that. The movies take you through Rapunzel's adventure outside of the castle and as she mental struggles with

Film is a series of artistic moving images that make up a story. In every film, the director visually presents the storyline, different characters, the problems they encounter and how they were deal with. There is a wide range of ways to study films of various genres. We focus on film language, genre, mise-en-scene, representation, stereotypes, etc. In Black Girl, it was depicted as an allegory and had a lot of mise-en-scene.

`Shrek' is the ultimate fractured fairy tale, a film that manages to simultaneously honor and lampoon the conventions of its genre without becoming smug or condescending in the process. For while it is sardonic, `Shrek' is never cynical, so confident and assured are its makers in establishing and maintaining just the right tone for a revisionist exercise such as this one. The film certainly conveys a modern sensibility, yet it is a gentle sort of iconoclasm that allows us to enjoy the more conventional aspects of the story (the happily-ever-after ending, for example) even as we are laughing at the obvious absurdities contained within them.

There are many different elements of film that filmmakers can utilize to make a film. Direction, storyline, cinematography, mise en scene, as well as point of view and tone can all lend a hand in making a film great. One might say that the most important aspect of a film is the script. Others might argue the actors are the most important part. However, an impressive balance of all of the different elements of film are what can elevate a film to greatness. That is why the best film viewed this semester is Night of the Living Dead.

Many films that are created have multiple thematic driving forces that are consistent- sometimes hard to differentiate, this can make a film lose a large amount of its emotional impact… Treasure Planet uses a unique method of intervening two separate integral thematic forces. Treasure Planet, directed by Ron Clements and John Musker, is an animated science fiction retelling of the famous Treasure Island. We accompany a boy named Jim Hawkins on his journey to find Treasure Planet, a childhood dream that was forced by a fateful encounter with someone bearing a map. A map to the “Loot of a thousand worlds.” Throughout this thrilling adventure, you also learn about Jim’s family situation, his father leaving, and how it affects the way he

Understanding movies comes from describing and analyzing the cinematic, theatrical, and literary elements that combine to create meaning. These steps create a basic understanding of the artistic and technical elements found in moviemaking. In addition, the major characteristics of different film genres and classic movies will be analyzed. The purpose of this paper is analyzing the Academy Award winning film Chicago. This paper will describe the six steps that a person should think about when watching a movie. These steps include, (1) analysis of the narrative: story, plot and meaning; (2) theatrical elements, (3) cinematography, (4) editing, (5) sound and the (6) complete package.