Snatch: Narrative and Audiences

In chapter two of The Cultures of American Film, the main focus is the establishment of studios. As demand for films rose in the early 1900’s, production companies needed to expand; this lead to the creation of large scale studios.

Francis Ford Coppola directed the gangster crime drama film, The Godfather (1972), inspired by the novel of the same name, written by Author Mario Puzo. The film plays out in the beginning how Don Corleone declined to join the narcotics business with notorious drug lord Sollozzo. With this in mind, one of the greatest gangster films created by a man who decided to lead, and not follows. Moreover, explaining the formalist approach for this film which covers an array of elements that include plot structure, camera techniques, editing, mise en scene, and sound. The following film critique will analyze “The Godfather,” beginning by utilizing the formalist approach theory, camera technique and sound gradually introducing additional theories

In the movie Hitch. Dir. Andy Tennant. Perf. Will Smith, Eva Mendes, and Kevin James Sony Pictures, 2005. Dvd. The movie Hitch is about Alex Hitchens who plays “The date doctor” or a consultant as he calls himself. When Alex Hitchens was younger he fell head over heels over Cressida he came on a little strong that led her to another man’s arms. That experience taught him so much that Alex decided to coach other men in avoiding the same mistakes he made to get them to the woman of their dreams. While coaching one of his clients, Albert Brennaman, who is secretly in love with a client of his investment firm, celebrity Allegra Cole, Hitch finds himself falling for Sara Melas she is a gossip columnist whom after her best friend had a one night stand with a gentleman that said that he was the date doctors “client” Sara Melas decided to write a column to expose the “The date doctor” unknowingly that the person she will be exposing would be Alex Hitchens the person she is slowly falling for. Albert and Allegra’s relationship continues to progress while “The date doctor” realizes that none of his own methods are working for him while pursuing a relationship with Sara. At the end of Sara’s investigation she finally finds out the identity behind the much talked about “date doctor” that leads to her break up with Alex. She proceeds to write and publish her story knowing the damage that would cause for his clients and for Hitch reputation the expose article caused Albert and Allegra to

The opening scene is significant because it gives the setting of the story. It is also important because it introduces the magical style of the story through over exaggerated details. Lastly, the significance of the opening scene also includes the introduction of the main character and what kind of family into which he was born.

The film I am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang stands out from its time through its contemporary use of sound. Not reflective of the musical genre popular at the time, the film only uses sound for an effect needed in the story such as the sound of a train or gunfire. While other films at the time used music to fill in silent gaps, or to drown out static, I am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang is a demonstration of strong dialog and a purposeful story. Due to the new flexibility in sound, this film focuses on the development between the characters through dialog and not the use of sound as a commercial commodity to sell the film. This new focus on the corruption of the criminal justice system was enabled by the new technology allowing the film to have

One of the major themes in this novella would be greedy and selfiness which is show throughout the book many times. The only thing the pigs want is everything good that comes from the farm itself. The pigs and especially Napoleon benefit of the hard work and sacrifice from the other animals. ¨Never mind the milk, comrades!” cried Napoleon. (Orwell, pg, 26) This is one of the many times the Napoleon has took the goods produced by the farm. Greed like this is

The filmed opened up with a flashback of a girl in a red dress. By showing this a sense of anticipation is created. Throughout the book a feeling of suspense is created by the way the director decided to film each scene. The director also made sure

West Side Story is a musical that was first a Broadway show in 1957 then a film version in 1961. Jerome Robbins conceived the idea of the musical and choreographed it as well.

The storyline jumps from one storyline to the next and presented in nonchronological order. Tarantino gives us bits and pieces of one story then jumps to another. This style of narrative is unusual. Ultimately, the whole story comes full circle. The opening scene ends where the scene began. We see the conclusion of the robbery and how it connects to the film.

The Grand Budapest Hotel revolves around Europe of the 1930s and 1960s while it was in time of the war, through the adventures of The Grand Budapest Hotel's doorman Zero and the Hotel manager Gustave. The saga is linked to a burglar and a Renaissance painting, a great family's wealth war, and the sudden change of war in Europe. It reflects the vicissitudes of political history in Europe for half a century. This article will analyze The Grand Budapest Hotel from two aspects: artistic style and film theme.

At the beginning of the movie we are shown an opening sequence introducing the main characters in the movie. We are briefly introduced to each character’s situation and the goals they are trying to achieve but we soon

All "gangster movies" have been judged by the standards of this one, it has a very strong script that is well plotted, although at times difficult to understand. Two other gangster directors are Quentin Tarantino, famous for many films but 'Pulp Fiction' stands out, and Guy Ritchie, the writer of 'Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels .' and 'Snatch'.

The Minority Report is a film that tries to stop crimes before they happen, with the enlistment of 3 teen pre-cogs. These pre-cogs predict future murders and the authorities swoop in and arrest the would-be murders, before they have the chance of committing the crime. Even thing goes great until Anderton, a cop played by Tom Cruise, is suspected. Written by Philip K. Dick and then turned to film by Steven Spielberg in 2002, the short story to film became a success. Though there are many differences between the book and the movie, one would think Steven Spielberg would not be able to grab audience’s attention, but with his skills, Spielberg went above and beyond all measures. Many times, novels to films end up being either a great hit

generate moods, and have great psychological affect. This is just as true for the very first series of shots for the film, and perhaps more important since these first shots will give the audience the initial feeling of the film, and set a tone for the picture. The first shot is highly dramatic in its lighting method, and the audience is drawn in immediately to one single detail. A man begins revealing the details of a tragic incident that befell his daughter. We don’t see who he is talking to. There is a spotlight directly above the man, and this is pretty much

Throughout the movie, The Notebook, there were many different aspects that corresponded with the material learned throughout the semester. There were times were you were able to pin point why each problem was faced based on different character backgrounds. As began to watch the movie, you start to understand the culture aspects of each individual by the way they talk and present themselves, which caused many situations to arise. Also, these many situations arise throughout the movie that affected the outcome of decisions made: biological, psychological, and social/environment. However, diversity played a magnificent role from the beginning to the end. So, therefore, throughout this paper you will have a better understanding of the analysis of this film, which should provide information about the movie.