Deadman Reflection

The movie Murderball, is a documentary about the crazy sport called " quad rugby”. This sport can be very dangerous to most of the players since they are Quadriplegia which means most of the players are wheel chair bounded and have partial or total loss of use of all their limbs and torso. That doesn't stop the players who strive for the intensity, and thrill of the game of rugby. The movie goes into detail about how the main characters became quadriplegic, some were born with an illness, other became quadriplegic from horrible accidents. However, their disability does not stop them from striving to be amazing athletes, and pursuing gold medal in the Olympics.

First and foremost, The Shining uses setting as a main factor to help portray America and its instability. The film starts out with a deep winding road along with the Rocky Mountains that can be taken to pursue the idea of the struggle that lay ahead for the characters in the film or for the Natives that this film tries to implicitly show. The scenery can represent America and as it is shown in a continuous shot, it also displays the endless opportunities America is known for, however as the camera continuously pans for a few more seconds, a sense of despair comes across you and the long twisty road suggests the impossibility of escape. The manager of the Overlook, Ullman suggests that the Hotel is haunted which ties in with the fact that the Hotel and America has had a very aggressive history that may still haunt us today. Reporter Bill Blakemore pointed out in Room 237 that Kubrick’s team had to research the town and hotel’s history, which showed Navajo tribe tensions with the the white men in the early 1900s. Blackmore also writes about how the name of the hotel connects with the fact that this film addresses the fact that America overlooks the Native American genocide or even the racism in the country.

The economical and societal conditions and their changes during the film had a dramatic affect on the story. The movie starts off with James J. Braddock, in the twenties which was a great economical time, and it shows when he comes home, with a

The movie takes place deep within the forests of colonial New York in the 18th century. The setting is important because it helps the movie set the mood of the 18th century frontier , and the war going on at that time.

London has been a hot location for popular films for a long time. With beautiful scenery and an amazing atmosphere, London can be the backdrop in any film genre. You can see London as a city of romance, or you can see London as a dark lonely city. There are so many different Landmarks that are constantly popping up in many films we enjoy. One can watch a film with no knowledge of the location, and know that it is London right off the bat. With its beautiful landmarks and extraordinary streets, London has had screen writers hearts from the start. I chose to compare and contrast the function of London landmarks, and localities in two British films. These films being An American Werewolf in London, and 28 days later. Both these British films are extremely different from the films that we have watched in class, and that is why I chose them.

Without the dreary setting of Los Angeles, we wouldn’t be able to empathize with the characters in the film for having to endure such poor living conditions. Hard boiled fiction and film noir are definitely necessary components that are artfully distributed throughout the

The dead consist of various competed literary devices as well as techniques. The story uses a lot of point of view, to describe what the narrator is doing and feeling at that moment. For example, when he says” hair tangled” he is describing the woman beside him and saying that she is not perfect, which is the contrary of what a husband should say. Furthermore, “her face lost its beauty” he is describing how he feels

The opening sequence starts with an L-Cut being used, the diegetic sound of trains, footsteps and children laughing immediately sets the scene in a busy street. The first visual the audience sees is a close up of Tommy Shelby, a track shot is then used to follow him down the street making it clear to the audience that he is the main character and it is his story which will be followed throughout the series. There is diegetic sound of horseshoes (accompanied with a visual), contributing to the feel of a busy streets. The old lampposts, style of the houses and the clothing people on the street are wearing all make it clear that it is set in the past. Mostly men are in the street, wearing suits and flat caps which is typical of the 1920’s.

It seems to take place in the southern part of the United States, because of the increased ethnic tensions we see in the movie. For example there is Crooks, who is isolated from everyone else because of the color of his skin. Also, the clothing worn by the actors was very true to the time frame. The audience can actually feel that they are back in that time period by watching this movie. The clothing worn by Lennie and George showed that they were not well off, as were the majority of the population during the Great Depression. In the movie, the actors were very good. In scenes the audience would get emotional. An example is when Carlson shoots Candy's old dog, and Candy lies down on the bed and tosses and turns in pain. In the movie, I actually felt sympathetic for Curley's wife since she seemed to always be the victim. This is something I had not felt in the book. Also, the very last scene when George shoots Lennie and then he starts to cry.

Coppola uses Tokyo to create an isolated setting, vital to the development of the story. Despite being the most populous city in the world, Tokyo is too unfamiliar and alienating for either protagonist to connect to the culture. It is characterized by the unfamiliar landscape of never ending neon signs, teenagers sporting synthetic fashion and multi coloured hair, and wild nightlife. Coppola intentionally chooses not to educate the audience about Japanese mannerisms or cultural differences like many would expect, showing Tokyo through Bob and Charlotte’s perspective instead. She uses Tokyo to represent the absurd world that is impossible to make sense of. This setting is crucial in creating the feeling of alienation and isolation felt by both characters, which

Then the film is told in an actual city, for a fact I know most of us thought that it would’ve been told in an modern day city where there were no cars, airplanes, television, phones, and all the stuff they had in the film.

Scott chose New York and Washington as a geographical area to film. The heroic architecture setting reflect the geographical area that is portrayed “The heroic mode is triumphant and absolute; it reflects realism in both plot and performance” Day, G

The film Sicko was indeed a very powerful and educational documentary about the United States Health Care System. There were numerous stories that resonated with me, but if I were to just choose one, it would have to be the story about the 9/11 rescuers who couldn’t afford to receive treatment for their illnesses, which were caused by their heroism on 9/11. When I heard this story, it just made me so upset that our healthcare system could not make an exception to treat the many heroes of 9/11. On the contrary, they were treated better and on top of that for free by another country. Every single day we are losing thousand and thousand of our people simply because they do not have the means to pay for their treatments. In fact, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention website states, that there are still over 28 million people in the United States who are uninsured (Cdc.gov, 2017). The American Journal of Public Health published a new study about the number of deaths found annually for those who are uninsured. The study found that nearly 45,000 annual deaths were associated with the lack of health insurance (Cecere, 2009). These numbers are upsurge and something needs to be done to change this.

One Friday, September 29, 2017, I visited the City Theatre (inside Hockeytown Café) to watch Evil Dead: The Musical written by George Reinblatt and presented by Olympia Entertainment and Sweat Equity Studio. When I first arrived, I was greeted by the Usher who gave me a program. In the Program, there is a bolded section with the name and title of those that made the production possible. The director for this play was Jamie Warron, and the music director was Timothy Martuch. In the second and third page of the program is a section called “Who’s Who”, which serves the purpose giving a brief description of the crew involved and their titles. In class we looked at some of the job duties for those involved in a play, and this can relate to that description of each job and individual.

New York City that is depicted in Taxi Driver seems to be too real to be true. It is a place where violence runs rampant, drugs are cheap, and sex is easy. This world may be all too familiar to many that live in major metropolitan areas. But, in the film there is something interesting, and vibrant about the streets that Travis Bickle drives alone, despite the amount of danger and turmoil that overshadows everything in the nights of the city. In the film “Taxi Driver” director Martin Scorsese and writer Paul Schrader find and express a trial that many people face, the search for belonging and acceptance.