Movie Analysis : Gran Torino

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.

Walt probably suffers from past-traumatic stress disorder and is racist and prejudice towards all Asian people. He does not get along with his sons or his grandchildren, all of whom appears more interested in getting his house and his precious Gran Torino after Walt’s death. After scaring away some gang who were harassing Sue, Walt’s pithy neighbour invites him to family party. Walt overcomes his prejudices after Sue explains to him that the Hmong people fought on the American side during the Vietnam war. After Sue invites Walt to her house Walt realises that he have more in common with the Hmong people than with his own family. As the film continuous it is mind blowing to see Walt change for the better. At the end of the film when the Lor family are attacked by the gang and Sue gets raped, Walt makes the ultimate decision to sacrifice himself so that Thor and Sue may live in

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

Equality is another value we hope to come by. The film evolves from racism to equality. When Sue befriends Walt, she sees him as an equal not as someone who is below her. Though their races are different, they show an understanding towards one another and they don’t discriminate each other. They respect each other and therefore show equality towards each other. That also happens with Thao when he gets to know Walt. Walt shows an understanding to Thao when they grow closer and even regards him as a friend. Equality is not always present in the world but it can be achieved. Even the neighbours of Walt, grew to have an understanding with him who at first despised him to be white. However equality is eventually a value that not only Sue but also Walt, Thao and their neighbours possess. The film demonstrates equality as a need in this world.

Racism was very prevalent in the south, especially in the time this book was created and in most places still exists to an extent. It comes in many ways it may not be as blatant as obvious as it used to be but it still exists. This book has some real good examples of such. The effects it can have on a person or group of people in general can be staggering. It can emotionally damage you or depending on what people are doing physical damage you.

The Gangster film ‘Scarface’ (DePalma) is about the rise and eventual fall of Cuban immigrant, Tony Montana. Throughout the film the viewer witnesses how Tony Montana goes from a criminal in Cuba to a drug overlord in America. The average viewer cannot connect to the arc of Tony Montana. But, the average viewer can connect to what Tony Montana is working for, the American dream. Brain DePalma chooses purposefully to have a hyper-masculine, narcissistic, megalomaniac immigrant as the main character of a story of American dream. In ‘Scarface’, DePalma show the universality of the American dream. By utilizing various filming techniques, DePalma shows how the American dream is available for everyone.

Die Hard, a film directed by John McTiernan, successfully utilized several aesthetics, which offered viewers various meanings throughout the duration of the film. Although the diverse meanings grasped by viewers may differ, it was clear to me that McTiernan effectively applied elements of cinematography and mise-en-scene that resulted in viewers being allowed to interpret a range of different meanings or functions of the elements.

Film noirs describe pessimistic films associated with black and white visual styles, crime fiction, and dark themes. Sunset Boulevard is a 1950 film noir directed by Billy Wilder. Sunset Boulevard presents many themes that are common with the genre film noir, but also introduces some differences from the typical movie in that genre.

“As an initiation, Thao is asked to steal Walt’s prized 1972 Ford Gran Torino. He botches the attempt, as Walt, rather stumblingly, chases his out of his garage with his M1 rifle. Later, Thao’s sister, Sue (Ahney Her) is set upon by some stereotypically predatory young black man and Walt, brandishing a pistol, rescues her.

When it comes to the film industry, entertainment is the tool used to acquire what is desired, money. The main goal for filmmakers when they create a film is to attain money in addition to the money spent to make the movie. Therefore, in some films that they like to base off of true accounts, it is somewhat necessary to dramatize or embellish the story to really tug at the heartstrings of the films audience. They achieve this goal by the use of dramatic music, ambient lighting, and a small amount of tweaked diction. The Fighter is an excellent example of this dramatization in action because throughout the film the characters are faced with a multitude of decisions that must be made. The choices they make require the characters to choose

Q. What kind of man is Walt Kowalski? Examine character development throughout the film Gran Torino?

Walt Kowalski is a grumpy sir, is the main character of the film. In this film there is a lot of violence, there are gangs and bad friends. Thao is a defenseless young woman, who is a neighbor of Walt. Also on sale Thao's family, his sister Sue and her parents. Thao's family shows the type of culture and traditions. Gangs want to harm the family of Thao, Thao itself is not part of the gang they would harm his family. Thao treatment of inter grajera the gang but failed and then repented for wanting to do what the gang had told him steal the Gran Torino and will apologize to Mr. Walt. Mr. Walt is upset with the gang and they will claim and hits a gang, the gang gets upset, abused and beat Thao's sister Sue, for them that violence begets violence.

Edmonson, J. (2009). Let's be clear: How to manage communication styles. T & D, 63(9), 30-31.

Throughout the film with being the Godfather, Vito is continually asked by relatives and close friends to complete favors for them in effort to solve their problems. This factor implies that during this time the Mafia was an influential organization that operated behind the scenes. In the film, John Fontane is having trouble with receiving a movie role that he has desired. As a result, Vito has a member confront the director Jack Woltz to make a very desirable deal. This does not end up well do to the director’s non-attractiveness to John Fontane. I felt this was an important scene within the film The Godfather because it was one of the first instances where it made the viewer scared to disagree with Vito Corleone. It represented his unwillingness to settle for anything less then he believed and the unpleasant truth of dealing with a criminal organization. The significance of killing Jack Woltz’s most prized possession horse, resembles that the Godfather does not care who you are or how close you may be. With Jack waking up in a pool of blood from his dead horse that was placed in the bed, illustrates to the audience his poor decision. The use of editing within the scene played an important role, with slowly giving the audience a view of what happening to Jack Waltz. At first you see Jack Waltz with what he appears to be bleeding, but as the camera pans across the bed, the audience soon realizes it is the blood of the horse’s head that was left in the bed. Due the way that