Film Analysis Of Robert Altman's Gosford Park

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.

Analytical Thesis: Get Out is a psychological thriller that analyzes the racial issues in modern America through the use of visual rhetoric: such as film noir, symbolism and metaphors.

From the beginning of the movie, the representation of 16th century London and Virginia shows a very obvious contrast. In the movie, the streets of London were filled with houses and architectures and people are dressed in sophisticated clothing. However on the other hand, Virginia where the Powhatan tribe lived was portrayed as being uncultured forest-dwellers who wears

The Accrington Pals is a modern novel, first performed in 1982. As well as portraying the political views of the time, there are also echoes of Thatcherism. Whelan shows this

Next, Foster brilliantly introduces the character of Cecil Vyse, a “medieval'; and high standing Englishman who, while is an acceptable suitor, really only sees Lucy as another pretty possession by his side. Cecil’s most important function ironically enough, is to serve as a “mirror'; for Lucy. For by seeing his snobbish and downright crude mannerisms, Lucy receives a likely image of what she herself could become if she were to marry Cecil for convention and not for passion. Becoming disgusted with Cecil’s behavior, she breaks off her engagement with him, yet still cannot distinguish whether she is doing it because of his crude and snobbish nature or because of her love for George, which she has still yet to admit.

Australian films, are well known for their outback landscapes, unique Australian animals, indigenous heritage and the unmissable quirky characters But are these stereotypes portrayed in Australian movies politically and culturally correct? Is Australia really only about a bunch of Bogan’s kicking their feet around in the red sand, wrestling crocodiles and going walk about with a few stereotyped aboriginals?

The movie “Gone with the Wind” is about a rich southern girl named Scarlett O’Hara and her life hardships set during the time-period of the Civil War. In the story, Scarlett is forced to watch helplessly as her family’s wealth and lives fade as the confederacy loses the Civil War. Even though, the movie is mainly centered on the dilemmas of Scarlett’s love life, there are many historical accuracies that immerse the viewer in the southern mindset as well as the timeframe. The portrayal of class structures and the confederate attitudes before the Civil War are both accurate and engaging details that the movie successfully implements. In the film, these examples are displayed mainly through the dialogue and setting.

Similarly, Minghella’s film, The Talented Mr Ripley, illustrates the outcomes of discrimination and prejudice caused by the desire for reputation rise within the social hierarchy. The film, is set in 1950s post-war America, depicting the social hierarchy dictated by wealth and reputation. Protagonist Ripley is initially depicted as being of the lower class, as illustrated through the setting of his dingy apartment with the faded camera angles, of a dark cluttered room filled with shabby furniture. The low angle camera shot as Ripley hauls his luggage up the stairs and into the sunlight, foreshadows his subsequent rise within the social hierarchy, as the shift from darkness to light illustrates the perceived importance of social status and wealth in within modern society. As he adopts the facade of Dickie, his chauffeur’s gleeful tone is emphasised as he exclaims, “I can tell you. The greenleaf name opens a lot of doors,” reinforces the importance of reputation for acceptance within society. This is furthered through Dickie’s condescending tone and rhetorical questioning, "Who are you? Huh? Some third class mooch? Who are you? Who are you to say anything to me?" as director Minghella critiques the discrimination and arrogance that

that the film takes place in is the 18th century. There is a mixture of social class in this

Upon arriving to the estate, the setting has the appearance of leisure, but the only one who appears to be enjoying the merriment among the British characters is Sir William McCordle. The other upper crusts are more consumed with their own vexing problems. The character, Ivor Norvello, strategically plays to the British nobility with his singing and acting skills. One would think that he would be experiencing leisure while performing for his audience, however his remark, “I earn my living impersonating them” suggests otherwise.

In the movie called, “Gosford Park” the film distinguishes social class between upper and lower class. The movie starts with a fancy party hosted by Sir William McCordle and Lady Sylvia McCordle. The party has invited a house full of guests for a shooting party. The guests include Sir William sister, Constance, the Countess of Trenham, who depends on an allowance he is constantly threatening to withdraw, Lady Sylvia’s sister Louisa, who like Sylvia had to marry for money. Lastly Louisa’s husband, Commander Anthony Meredith is also invited to the party along with Lavinia, who is married to Raymond, Lord Stockbridge. And the Hollywood star Ivor Novello. Beneath the stairs is the butler Jennings, the housekeeper Mrs. Wilson, and the cook Mrs. Croft. In the movie the guests have to perform certain roles to satisfied their owner. For example, Lady Constance is threatened with financial ruin. Novello has to sing for their supper; while below stairs, a man like Jennings is obviously extremely happy to head the staff of a great house. The conflict begins when Sir William McCordle was murdered.

The play is divided into three scenes; acts as the author chooses to refer to them. The scene of these actions is three different places: 1) a flat on a London city street- Algernon Moncrieff’s living quarters; 2) a manor house garden in Woolton where Mr. John Worthing, J.P and his charge Cecily Cardew live; 3) and the drawing room at the Woolton manor house,

The genre of comedy, throughout the history of dramatic art has always served to not only entertain audiences, but to make them aware of their own individual flaws, or flaws that exist in society. (Weitz, E.) Comedy has no precise definition, and its boundaries are broad. One function of comedy however has remained the same - to hold up a mirror to the society of the time but through pleasure, inviting audiences to reflect and also providing amusement. Set in the late nineteenth century, the play An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde (1895) epitomises comedy, as both a literary and dramatic genre. Wilde was masterful in his ability to combine aspects of evolved comedic traditions and dramatic conventions to critique Victorian society. Drawing on characteristics of Greek and Roman tragicomedy, the choices in the play’s plot involves elements of tragedy as well as scenes that serve as comic relief and give the audience a sense of finality through a happy resolution. (Bureman, L) Focussing on the upper class stratum, Wilde employs a comedy of manners Molière style, of the Restoration Period in the seventeenth century in the play by combining forms of comedy with aspects of realist drama. The portrayal of archetypal figures such as Lady Chiltern and Lord Goring satirize rigid moral value of the time and expose their hypocrisies, through dialogue involving irony, wit and humour. Elements of farce and disguises characterized by ‘commedia dell’arte’, a form of comedy first developed in

Pride and Prejudice is one of the most popular novels written by Jane Austen. This romantic novel, the story of which revolves around relationships and the difficulties of being in love, was not much of a success in Austen's own time. However, it has grown in its importance to literary critics and readerships over the last hundred years. There are many facets to the story that make reading it not only amusing but also highly interesting. The reader can learn much about the upper-class society of this age, and also gets an insight to the author's opinion about this society. Austen presents the high-society of her time from an observational point of view, ironically describing human behavior. She describes what she sees and adds her own

The film “The Prestige” is one of many masterful Nolan films that walks the line between being a meta film about the film industry, and being focused on immersing the audience in the actual content of the film. At a close inspection, comparisons to the film industry can be seen, but they are not so obvious to distract the audience from the central conflicts that are at the forefront of the film. The subject of the film could most easily be defined as surrounding the topics of obsession or fame. More specifically, the obsession of fame, and the illusion of happiness that fame projects. The main characters of the movie both urn for the fame of being the world’s most successful entertainer, even if for different reasons.