Dynamic Shifts : Movie Analysis

Based off Charles Webb’s 1963 novel by the same name, The Graduate is an American romantic comedy/drama released in the United States on December 21, 1967 starring Dustin Hoffman, Anne Bancroft, Katharine Ross, and William Daniels. The film was directed by Mike Nichols, produced by Lawrence Turman and the screenplay written by Buck Henry and Calder Willingham. The film was produced by Lawrence Turman/Mike Nichols productions starting in March of 1967. Mike Nichols has also directed other well known films such as Catch-22 (1970), Working Girl (1988), and more recently Closer (2004). The film was distributed by AVCO Embassy Pictures nationally and United Artists internationally. AVCO Embassy Pictures studio, founded by Joseph E. Levine, the films executive producer, also claims production/distribution for other hit films such as Godzilla, King of Monsters! (1956), The Fog (1980), and Prom Night (1980). The movie was well received due to its $104 million dollar box office opening tab. The score was produced by Dave Grusin and the songs written by Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel.

This paper explores the Movie “It’s Complicated” a 2009 romantic comedy film, based of the novel written by Nancy Meyers. In this movie Jane and Jake Adler are a divorced couple of ten years. They start a secret love affair in New York, at their son’s graduation. While Jake is trying to have a family with his much younger wife, Agnes. I will be looking at if this is a possible mid-life crisis, genetics, or if it a developmental issue of Jake for wanting to be with his first wife, Jane.

A League of Their Own (Marshall, 1992) explicitly characterizes an American era when a woman’s place was in the home. Even our modern perspective implicitly follows suit. Although women have gained rights and freedoms since the 1930’s, sexism remains prevalent in America. This film offers an illustration when men went to war and big business men utilized women as temporary replacements in factories, sports, and so on. Here, course concepts, such as gender socialization, gender expressions, role stereotypes, emotion expressions, and language, correspond to the film’s characters and themes.

Throughout the film Do the Right Thing, we continuously observe racial conflict that builds up to such an extreme point that it leads to a fight for power. This movie portrays the struggles and realities of a neighborhood with white and black African American people. This can be seen in many instances for example when Buggin ' Out, Radio Raheem, and Smiley march into Sal 's and demand that Sal change the Wall of Fame. Another vital instance shows the height of power struggle. It is when the huge fight starts in the street and results in Raheem being killed by a white police officer.

“Smooth” Move The title of the short story is “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” written by Joyce Carol Oates. The story takes place around the 1960’s in the suburbs; determined by the music the character Connie listens to. This short story is about a character named Connie who tries to act far above her age and also does stuff that is not acceptable to others. Towards the end of the story, Connie comes to find out that a man by the name Arnold Friend has been stalking her and is now trying to seduce her.

As the scene commences, the viewer hears a soft and mild melody that fades with the background. Additionally, the music seems to advance with an adagio tempo that stays the same throughout. The use of quiet instruments and a slow tempo create strong feeling of sadness and grief. However, the addition of an extra harmony alters the entire message of the music. This new melody demonstrates the appreciation the colored people have for Atticus. Quickly shifting, the music goes from a central message to another that alters the viewer’s perception on the entire movie. The melody in the beginning depicts a mournful crowd; the second melody, a grateful crowd. The music alone creates a clear message to the viewer, on the feeling of the people remaining in the courthouse. Along with the music, the camera shots at the beginning of the scene coincide with the message of the melodies. Following the establishing shot of Atticus, the camera rapidly switches between Reverend Sykes, the children, and the colored people. Reverend Sykes, the reverent of the African Church in Maycomb, can be seen with the children on top of the balcony when the camera focuses on them twice. Afterwards, the camera begins to focus on the colored people standing up, as Atticus gets ready to leave. All of abrupt camera shots happen at a medium range, symbolizing the relationship all the colored people have as a community. Accordingly, the camera shots coincide with the music and reinforce the idea of a rapid change in mood in the scene. As soon as the camera shifts the focus to the colored people the music changes, in order to inform the viewer of a change in tone. This change in music and the colored people standing up go hand in hand to strengthen the idea of the people’s appreciation towards Atticus on the

In a ground breaking documentary, that gained rotten tomatoes of 93%, The Hunting Ground, displays a monumental depiction of the rape culture on college campuses. This film spread like while fire and was highly talked about among college campuses. The documentary captures real life survivors known as “degraduates” because they are seeking not only their degree but justice (Dick et. al., 2016, p. 4). Some of the victims feel that justice still has not been served, which brings upon devastation on not only the victim but the victim’s families.

“We all live with pain and have trials to overcome, but being 650 pounds felt like my obstacles were never ending. My only outcome was death and I wanted to live. I wanted to rebuild everything my weight had taken away from me. That gave me the fire I needed to start losing weight and getting healthy” -Nikki Webster (“My 600-lb Life”).

Scene 1: The tone of the overture for the film is very dark. This harsh music could foreshadow fights or arguments during the movie. However, the music also has parts where it speeds up and slows down. The slow parts could resemble the calm before the storm, which occurs when the music speeds up.

According to the text, education is defined as the social institution responsible for the systematic transmission of knowledge, skills, and cultural values within a formally organized structure (Kendall, p. 462). Every human has a right to an education. Despite this definition, evidence of inequality based on race, class, and gender can be seen in the system despite good intentions to promote awareness of and appreciation for cultural differences.

Eric’s son plays with Nan’s granddaughter in the yard. Eric and Nan’s son and James are trying to shoot some wild dogs that have been eating James’ elk. Nan is watching the children play from the kitchen window.The film ends with the children playing in the snow over the sound of guns shoots. Their laugher builds over the sound of

Throughout this class, various discussions and blogs have been used to analyze the different elements of films such as theme, cinematic techniques and genre. It is time to bring all of these separate elements together in the analysis of one specific film, according to class text, “analyzing levels of meaning below the surface story can greatly enhance enjoyment as well as understanding of a film” (Goodykoontz & Jacobs, 2014. p. 10.03). There are several different approaches to film analysis including formalist, auteurist, and generic or any combination thereof. Utilizing a genre theory lens, the 1956 film The Searchers will be analyzed addressing contextual information, story/plot, aesthetic choices, social/personal impact and how these areas come together to develop the film.

Part 1 - In American author's 2009 book, The Help, the primary thesis is the relationship between Black maids and white households in Jackson, Mississippi during the early 1960s. The story is really told from three perspectives, Aibileen and Minny are Black women, both maids, and Skeeter is the nickname of Eugenia Phelan, daughter of a prominent White family. Skeeter has just finished school and hopes to become a writer. In general, the relationship between the Black maids and the White employers is six sided: On one side we have the White employers who have three views: 1) Their personal and private beliefs that can range from extreme scorn and bias to kindness regarding race; 2) Their public persona that must have the "proper" attitude about Blacks and "the help," and 3) Their employer attitude, which is condescending and parental. The Black view also has three segments: 1) Their personal and private beliefs that usually range from understanding not all Whites are the same and an extreme love and empathy for the White children for whom they care; 2) The public persona that is deferential, polite, and stoic to their White bosses; and 3) Their attitude and view among the Black community, which usually separates the "poor and ignorant but rich" White souls from the Black view of family and common sense. All in all, the relationship is contentious, phony, and based on economic advantage.

There are many different types of film and film genres. A film can fit into more than one genre, but there are some genres that are more general than others. Some examples of film genre are animated, science fiction, documentary, comedy, and historical fiction. Within each genre, there are also specific characteristics that help support themes and story lines within that genre.

"Split" is a rated PG-13 horror movie released on January 20, 2017 that was not only written, but also directed by M. Night Shyamalan. Shyamalan is renowned in the entertainment business for his movies filled with a great deal of twists and turns. An example of some of the movies that he has written and directed with such a style are "The Sixth Sense" as well as "The Village". Split is no different and bares M. Night Shyamalan's signature style of suspenseful movies accompanied by many twists and turns.