Billy Wilder's Double Idemnity

In the film “Hunt for the Wilder People” and the prologue of ‘Kafka on Shore ‘identity can change through hardship. In ‘hunt for the Wilder people ‘. Identity can change through hardship is evident when Ricky Baker changes into clothes that blend into the bush setting whilst he was getting chased by the child welfare. Nevertheless, Ricky’s identity changes towards the end of the film as he no longer conforms to the gangster style clothing hence he blends in with the environment. Similarly, in the prologue of ‘Kafka on Shore’, Identity changing through hardship is evident when Kafka plans to escape from his father to re-establish his life. Moreover, He creates a new imaginary friend called Crow whilst he was facing hardship with his father.

Sunset Boulevard and Double Indemnity, are just two out of the many incredible films directed by renowned director Billy Wilder. The two films which were released six years apart, (Double Indemnity- 1944, and Sunset Boulevard- 1950) are uniquely similar, in that both films share many of the same aspects, idea’s, and similar in narration, as one another. Both of these extravagantly, directed films are indeed classics. The films, both tell an intriguing story of spiritual loneliness of a female character, and how they use their power, money, and provocativeness, to “lure” the male character. We see the life of a once innocent (male) character, who is being hurtled towards his own self destruction, the character is “supposedly” unaware, of his own self harm through his seemingly ‘good/beneficial’ decisions that he makes.

Lorraine Hansberry purposely used Walter as one character to represent the theme Money and Mortality. Walter’s character is revealed by a narrator, the narrator can simply identify that Walter is a very overprotective person when it comes to the topic of money. “Without even looking at his son, he begins to hard stare at his wife”. The narrator can identify this quote to Walter because; in the beginning of the play Walter and Ruth had an argument over the insurance check. This quote can be related to the theme Money and Mortality because; the narrator identified the concern of money towards Walter. “You know what the check is coming tomorrow”. The author, Lorraine Hansberry shows on how Walter is very excited to receive the check. This second quote from the play can show Walter’s concern with the check; the narrator can identify this by showing on how Walter is constantly reminding Ruth about the check. After Ruth tells Travis they have no extra money to give to him for school; Walter

A small office setting is where the narration takes place and this is where all the secrets become unraveled. It is almost like he is trapped and has no where else to go so he decides to confess. The scenes on the train also have a sense of claustrophobia because Walter must pretend he is on crutches in a crowded train. Maneuvering in that condition is difficult on its own, but with a small setting it becomes more worrisome. The interactions between Walter and Phyllis also take place in small, confined areas. The grocery store, his apartment, and her living room. This only adds on to the secrecy and entrapment by giving them small places to discuss their secretive acts. Overall, the lighting and designs all support and suggest the theme that secrecy will lead you into a feeling of

Walter seems to be overcome with a search for power and a drive to become wealthy and leave the life of being a worker behind him. It also shows that he cares for his family seeing how he is striving to give them the best, but that aspect is overshadowed by his greed. I feel the scene also shows the Younger family at its lowest point in the movie. Walter is on the complete edge and is thinking of stealing a community's money and the rest of the family, besides Momma, seemed to lose their faith and trust in him. When things seemed hopeless with the loss of the money, they only became worse as a loss in more than money occurred. A loss in their character, faith, history, and respect for each other overcame the family, particularly Walter and Beneatha. Nevertheless, Momma soon sets Beneatha straight with an emotional and positive speech about how there is "always something left to love" and sets the standard that the family should adhere to. It marks the turning point at the end of the movie

The scene that I will be discussing for this paper is called “He’s a spy” from the movie Young Guns. In this scene, Billy and his gang are confronted by Murphy’s men. With the mise-en-scene, this helps the viewer identify that the time period being portrayed here is the late 1870’s or the early 1880’s. The mise-en-scene being used for this movie is important in telling the story from a different era as in today’s world, no one dresses this way anymore. Also to include from this scene is the lighting. I will attempt to give an explicit description of the use of the lighting and the sun and how the cinematographer designed for the use of it. Furthermore, I will also discuss the people that are directly involved with the making of Young Guns, the director, the production designer and the art director and their roles and responsibilities.

The acting in Image 1 is critical to the theme of trust. This image, which shows Walter having a conversation with his mother, appears at the beginning of the film. Walter’s uncomfortable facial expression is the focus of this image. His face may be interpreted as disgust or concern as he is reacting to his mother’s words. His mother, Mae, tells him that he will be spending the summer with his two great-uncles, whom he has never met before. She is not looking at Walter, possibly dismissing his objection. Image 1 shows that Walter doesn’t trust his mother, but his lack of faith extends further than just his mother. Shortly after this image, she says, “Walter, you are just going to have to learn how to trust people,” which solidifies that Walter has difficulty confiding in others. Walter’s expression in Image 1 primarily serves to establish

Because of this Walter has lost his self esteem and will to do anything to make his life better. This is important because it shows that Walter does not have a firm grasp on his own identity.

Benny Wilder is the one man Beth never wanted to see again. She avoided the NHL games when he played, and had moved half a country away, but fate is an evil and twisted mother-f*cker; just like her ex.

The term film noir was coined by French critics for 1940s-50s American films that shared a dark sensibility and a dark lighting style, such as Double Indemnity (1944), Out of the Past (1947), and The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946). Many theorists related the common noir attributes and aesthetic elements to a post war society characterised by insecurity about gender roles, the economy, changing definitions of race, and nuclear technology. One of the cultural problems the term genre attempts to address is the gender question. The familiarity of the femme fatale character across film noir is the predominant cause for discussion amongst feminist theorists. Feminist theorists became, and still remain, interested in the woman's portrayal in

Walter is a very important character and impacts everybody by his actions and what he says and does. Walter changes a lot throughout the story. He begins to become very hostile and short tempered towards his family. He starts to lose all his family values and only starts to worry and care about the check that is coming in. He says, “did it come?” “will somebody please listen to me today!!!” This shows that he wants everyone to listen to his idea about what he wants to do with the money. While he wants this, he shows no care or regard to anyone else’s ideas or thoughts about it. The quotes show how selfish and rude he is, also it shows how he has lost of all his family’s values because he won’t even listen to anybody else.

This paper will discuss various elements of mise-en-scene, specifically; character development, lighting, performance, costume, makeup in the film "Casablanca".(Michael Curtiz,1942) The setting of the story sets the tone for the entire film. Shots of tanks and planes show the violence of war that coincides with the cutthroat city that is Casablanca. From there, those sentiments are reinforced when a man is shot in the street while another man pick pockets someone whom is distracted. The mood of the movie stays on the dark side of things when we enter Rick's Café, where we meet our protagonist played by Humphrey Bogart. In this scene we are treated to the jaded portrayal of night club owner. We see his utter disregard for a French woman

“Condescending Wonka” meme comes from a scene in the 1971 American musical fantasy film “Willy Wonka and Chocolate Factory” where Gene Wilder’s “Willy Wonka” inquires if the children are interested in his new creation, the Everlasting Gobstopper. “Condescending Wonka” or “Creepy Wonka” is a modified form of “You Must Be New Here” meme which makes fun of noobs and calls them out. Gene Wilder’s depiction of Willy Wonka shows him as a figure with judgmental and mocking voice of reason. One of his meme “You have a terrible hangover? Go on about how you are never going to drink again” portrays the idea of how the habit of excessive drinking affects the live of today’s students.

Walter Neff is the classic anti hero in this film. He is manipulated by Phyllis & her seductive ways first hand. Its clear Walter’s life isnt that exciting,until he laid eyes on Phyllis & her plan to get rid of her hsuband. Well aware from the beginning of the film, his attraction to her becomes eviditable and he falls into her sob story regarding the hate she has for her husband. Walter engages in the crime, not for the purpose of greed or love for her, but because he was tempted and weak by her sexual spell. Togther, Walter & Phyliis plan the heinous crime to sort of save each other as far as the deal seemed to be a success for the both of them. Both characters wanted to somewhat entertain the idea of planning the murder for simple pleasure

Thornton Wilder’s The Bridge of San Luis Rey asses the situations that happen subsequently to the deaths of five people on the day of July 20, 1714 when a bridge collapsed. Each person goes through the same scenarios, searching for love and being rejected, and the one thing each of them wants is to feel appreciation. Wilder’s main purpose for writing this novel is to analyze the primal instinct that is wanting to be loved.