Film Analysis Of Inglourious Basterds

“Steel Magnolias” is a story about the close-knit relationships between six eccentric Southern women living in a small town in Louisiana. The film has a home spun, unpretentious feel to it. The plot alternates between humorous, everyday events with good-natured quips and the seriousness and heartaches to life’s unexpected crises. Through the laughs and tears, the six women learn to endure hard times and emerge from the struggles with grace and dignity. The film is set in the 1980’s with a tight knit homespun atmosphere. The Southern belles who are goofy on the outside but strong enough inside to survive any challenge that life deals them. Friendships help with a

Working out conflicts face to face can and cannot make a difference in resolving the problem.“These face-to-face interactions build trust, understanding, and a real sense of a shared mission, and this has made all the difference in the world.” This direct quote from Forbes.com explains how this specific way can improve how the world communicates to each other. Many people will disagree with the previous statement, but it is just one of the basic elements of the social system. Admittedly, not everyone believes in face to face interaction. People can choose whichever side they want to, but people can solve their problems by talking to somebody.

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.

As time goes on, history has a way of getting distorted from its most truthful form. Time causes people to drift away from accuracy and become more interested in what they want to remember. Hollywood has a reputation of creating films that cater more to the average viewer, rather than the history buff. Inglorious Basterds, by Quentin Taratino, take very liberal liberty with a history story, and creates a story that will sell to the crowd. This may seem dubious, but it is often not such a bad thing. Hollywood can take a story that may have one connotation, may it be serious or dreary, and turn it into something that evokes different emotions, will still addressing historical issues or topics. Taratino chooses to film a movie of this type

The 2012 movie Argo is based off of a true event in 1979. During the Iranian Civil War, President Jimmy Carter gives the Iranian Shah refuge in the U.S. due to his illness. In retaliation, Iranian activists invade the U.S. embassy in Tehran, Iran and the staff are taken as hostages. This is famously known as the Iranian hostage crises. Although six of the staff members escape and are taken in by the Canadian Ambassador. Determined to rescue the six, Tony Mendez, who is our main character, from the CIA is brought in because of his expertise. After talking to his son one day while watching a science fiction program on TV, he comes up the idea to go into Iran, under the guise of Canadians

Sixteen candles was written by John Hughes, this movie was his first 1980s teen movies. Hughes was inspired by Molly Ringwald, to write the screenplay. As, he was finishing up writing the screenplay for Mr. Mom and National Lampoon’s Vacation, Hughes' agents at ICM gave him a stack of photos of young actors. When he was going through the stack he noticed Molly Ringwald, then began write the screenplay for the Sixteen Candles. John Hughes finished the script over a single Fourth of July weekend. Hughes also was so impressed with Anthony Michael Hall's performance in National Lampoon's Vacation that he created the role of Ted “The Geek” just for him. Michael Schoeffling got the role of Jake Ryan, as the leading male because of his good

Imagine having to face impossible odds, if failed, would kill you. This is exactly what the Spartans had to face when they were protecting their home. The movie 300, directed by Zack Snyder tells the story of the courage and solidarity of King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) and his army of three hundred Spartans who fought the army of King Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro) and his colossal Persian army to their deaths. In 300, producers cover the Spartan life, the Spartan women, and the Battle of Thermopylae.

This essay is about the movie Inglourious Basterds (2009) written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. The significant elements of mise-en-scene in the film will be discussed, along with the film’s elements of cinematography in the opening scene. Film often uses editing techniques in its storytelling that infer meaning, subtle though they may be. These techniques will be identified and discussed, and the meanings explained. Set in Nazi-occupied France during World War II, the film follows a group of Jewish US soldiers as they plan to assassinate the leaders of the Third Reich in a movie theater. Led by Allied officer Lieutenant Aldo Raine, played by Brad Pitt, the “Basterds’” plan coincides with the theater owner’s vengeful plans for the same thing.

Even 15 years after the film O Brother, Where Art Thou? has been released the comedy-adventure film is still entertaining to watch. The film O Brother, Where Art Thou? is written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. The story takes place in the state of Mississippi during the 1930s depression period, and is about three prison escapees on a journey to recover a large sum of money. The film stars George Clooney as Ulysses McGill, John Turturro as Pete, and Tim Blake Nelson as Delmar. In truth Ulysses McGill (George Clooney) is actually on a mission to get back home to his family and in order to do so has convinced his prison comrades to escape in order to recover a treasure that does not truly exist.

Tarantino, as a keen observer, recognizes this important issue and turns those fundamental issues into a comic relief. It is debatable whether this is the proper way of expressing reality and history however it helps the audience to accept what happens in the

The film, the Untouchables, was directed by Brian De Palma. It was set in the prohibition era, which was right at the start of the 1920’s. Prohibition can be described as a law that made selling and manufacturing alcohol illegal. By putting this law into effect, it actually increased the amount of crime and violence throughout cities in the US. This was ultimately due to the rise in organized crime, also known as gangs. In the movie specifically, it was centered around the rise of the Mafia in Chicago. By looking at the production of the movie, we can see how during prohibition, the Mafia controls everything and the violence ultimately it leads to.

For example, the marriage between Marie Antoinette and King Louis XVI was solely to ensure a political alliance between the countries of France and Austria was highlighted in the beginning of the movie. Also, the movie highlighted the hatred and suspicion between the population of France and Marie. During Marie’s stay, both the movie and historical events touched on Marie’s disdain and lack of knowledge on French etiquette and customs at the palace. When the movie showed Marie singing, they interpreted it show the musical talent Marie has due to the way she was educated. Another key example of the similarities between the movie and historical events was the pressure everyone was giving Marie to produce an heir. Everyone was getting suspicious and mad at the lack of heirs so late in a marriage. Another true fact that was both in the movie and in history was Marie’s affair with the Swedish Count Axel von Fersen. It is not said in the movie but Marie did have two illegitimate children with the Swedish Count. The movie was also correct when they added the death of King Louis XV from smallpox. The movie was correct when they added the French help in the American Revolutionary War. Louis first was against the idea, but his advisors convinced him to send funds to America to show the strength of France. The movie was also correct when saying that Marie’s first child was a girl named Marie Therese after her

The Graduate is a coming of age story focused on the confusion and fear that many young adults feel as they try to strike out and make a life for their own. The film focuses on Ben Braddock as he tries to figure out what do with his life, which is further complicated by an unfortunate love triangle involving Ben and two women who happen to be mother and daughter. The opening scenes of the film serve to introduce the audience to Ben and the hopelessness, emptiness, and angst that he feels as he struggles to find his path in life.

When the film Citizen Kane, directed by Orson Welles, was released on September 5, 1941 the industry in Hollywood was churning out mass quantities of musicals, westerns and dramas. Citizen Kane, a precursor of film noir, used a variety of film elements, including the technique known as “deep focus” to produce the biopic of magnate Charles Foster Kane through the eyes of the journalist assigned to decipher the meaning behind Kane’s last word, “Rosebud”.

The editing of the movie allows for the audience to have a unique perspective of how the events transpire. The non-chronological order of the film allows the audience to see the effects before the causes, and to see the deception through a non-linear lens. The events are lined up in a manner that is more like the recollection of memories, than the linear nature of recorded film. By using the two journals as a form of narrative we can see what we think is the inner monologue of the different characters, or rather what about themselves they want to reveal to each other. It is this nature of editing that allows us to slowly understand the secretes of the film in a unique way. The film shows the answers to questions before they are asked