Stephen King Film Analysis

Dr. Strangelove is one of the many masterpieces made by the great Stanley Kubrick. The movie was made in 1964 at the Shepperton Studios in London, UK. The time the movie was made is of great importance, in fact, it was made only two years after the Cuban Missile Crisis. Kubrick pictures, in an extremely comical yet somewhat serious way, what the world would look like after one of the two forces (U.S vs. USSR) was triggered in initializing nuclear warfare.

Steel Magnolias is a great movie of love, laughter, and tears. It features six strong-willed woman who "are the Steel Magnolias of the tittle…” as Roger Ebert says. The women dealt with many set backs in life, but no matter what they kept their southern grace and charm in tact at all times. In the film one of the main set backs is Shelby, one of the “Steel Magnolias” (Julia Roberts), fighting with diabetes. Shelby’s diabetes is so bad she’s not supposed to have children due to the strains it would put on her body. Although there is a risk and against her mother’s will Shelby is determined to go though with the pregnancy. In the movie Shelby must choose between having a baby, which is one of the greatest moments in a woman’s life, or

Stephen King is the author of novels and short stories with creepy settings admits that he even has a fear of bugs to add to the list of things that freaks him out. In one of his earlier short stories from 1976, several women at New Sharon Teachers ' College fall victim to a “Jack the Ripper” style character with a mysterious fog that weighs heavy over the campus. King, the narrator, also a student, leads us on a twisted tale in a foggy New England town to search who committed the horrifying acts. My analysis of Stephen King’s use of the literary elements, together with his history of horror reflected from his short story, “Strawberry Spring” (The Fact Site, 8 Apr. 2017)

The film Dead Man Walking depicts the life of an inmate sentenced to the death penalty through lethal injection. The film portrays prison as grim, isolated and lonely place. The life of prisoners in the film live in agony and suffering. The main issue with prison shown by the film is the death penalty. In specific the main character, Matthew Poncelet has been incarcerated for six years, still awaiting his execution. Furthermore, Matthew Poncelet appeals to another court showing the death penalty being an unnecessary drawn out process taking up lots of time and other resources. The film takes the perspective of a christian nun when talking about the death penalty. As a result, the death penalty is viewed as inhumane, cruel and should be abolished.

Throughout the last ten days I have been occupied reading Steven King’s The Stand and I am currently on page 185. In my novel Nick Andros is currently in the town of Shoyo, which is being ravaged by a destructive plague. Outside the town are soldiers, who are attempting quarantine the town before the disease spreads further. Another character, Frannie, is at her home in Maine. She is dealing with pressure from her parents and boyfriend due to a surprise pregnancy. Further south in Georgia, is Stu Redman, who is being held in a cell at the CDC because he is one of the first exposed to the disease. Not showing symptoms, it is expected Stu is immune, and he is pressing his captors for more information regarding the outbreak. In this journal I

The movie signs was made in 2002, produced by M. Night Shyamalan the main characters are Graham, Merrill, Bo, and Morgan. In the film, the author uses flashback, allegory, and characters to convey the message to us that everything happens for a reason. Weather we understand the reasoning or not is up to us.

After taking a college class that analyzes strategy, it has opened my eyes to the true virtues of people. My project was to contrast the strategies used by two documentary directors; Joshua Fox and Phelim McAleer. Fox directed Gasland and McAleer directed FrackNation. Reading Think Like A Freak by Stephen Dubner and Steven Levitt, it was interesting to watch how both directors thought like freaks in their documentaries but it in polar opposite ways. Also, studying from the book of Strategy by Lawrence Freedman, I took the approach of Satan verses God while comparing the strategies used. FrackNation was a response documentary to Fox’s film, in other words, McAleer attempted to disprove all of Fox’s claims and to have fracking looked at in a better light. Studying many forms and interpretations of strategy, I was successfully able to discover the underlying meanings of the perspectives and motives of the two documentary directors.

In the movie Dead Man Walking issues and controversies regarding the death penalty or capital punishment were brought to my attention. The main issues discussed in the video were regarding the morality of the death penalty, the appeal process, the voice of the victims surviving family, allowing the guilty a spiritual advisor and remorse and forgiveness of the accused. Many of these issues relate back to topics that are discussed in our Death Penalty course. This video made myself reflect on my own moral stance concerning the death penalty and gave insight to how serious and how large of an issue capital punishment really is. The emotional aspect on the victims families and convicted killer created a dilemma that forced the viewer to relate to both sides of the issue and created a dilemma in how one should respond to the problem with the death penalty.

Horror films are movies that aim to elicit a strong physiological reaction in the viewer, such as raised heartbeat and fear. Three horror films by the names of Psycho, Scream and The Messengers will be analysed and compared to an episode of the popular children’s show Shaun the Sheep. Five elements will be addressed in this analysis, those being camera techniques, Mise-en-scene, Editing, Lighting and Sound.

Regarded as one of the most important directors of our century, David Lynch, was born in 1946 in Missoula, Missouri. Lynch is also a screenwriter and producer and is one of the first to make surrealism popular. Through his critically acclaimed films like Elephant Man, Eraser Head and Blue Velvet, he earned his title as the first to make surrealism popular. Like any surrealist worth his salt, Lynch creates his own version of reality, with its own set of often unfathomable and inexplicably, but emotionally and psychologically resonant qualities. In his 2001 film, Mulholland Drive, a mystery film that tells the story of an aspiring actress named Betty, newly arrived in Los Angeles, who meets and becomes friends with an amnesiac woman, who

When the word “poetics” is used, poetry and roses are often what come to mind. However, poetics can be any form of entertainment. Aristotle is talking about drama and plays specifically, and in today’s world, he would be talking about movies. Several movies are released in theaters every week. There is a variety of genres, including drama, thriller, horror, comedy, and romance. Aristotle creates the basis for all critiques and judgments of drama in his essay Poetics. Aristotle creates this idea of a good drama that still can be applied to modern film today. “After Aristotle 's death, his philosophy continued to be taught at the

Spike Lee is an Afro-American director who has developed more fame and importance in the last 20 years. He portrays his stories in a way that nothing is fictitious and many of them are written about some real events. Lee has co-produced many of his films and has acted in some small roles within them.

Overall, I enjoyed the movie “The Shack”. It was touching and inspiring; it also reminded me that even in the darkest of times, God is present. God loves his children and always creates good from evil. “The Shack” showed me God’s loving power and his desire to know and redeem all people. “The Shack” did not portray God as vengeful or terrifying, but rather as loving and forgiving. This depiction was by far my favorite part of the movie because I long for a kind, understanding God who loves me in spite of my flaws and accepts my repentance, not an angry God whom I should fear. I appreciated Papa; she perfectly depicted God’s all-consuming love for mankind as well as God’s allowance of evil and misfortune. God allows evils and mistakes to teach humanity and to allow people to choose God, not be forced to love God. I also appreciated Jesus. He was less imposing than the rest of the trinity and gave a more human face to Papa and Sarayu’s messages of forgiveness, love, and moving on. While I enjoyed the movie, I wanted to see more of Sarayu. She was quiet, and I found her confusing because she glimmered in the sun and was more ethereal than the other characters. In “The Shack”, I most related with Mack’s daughter, Kate. Kate blames herself for her sister’s death. She isolates herself in her pain and refuses to heal. While I have not suffered a tragedy like Kate’s, I do tend to blame myself when something goes wrong. Additionally, I dislike sharing my feelings of

Exit the King by Eugene Ionesco directed by Trey Irby in presentation with the Blue Masque was a complete production that felt well explored and executed. The play itself is a somewhat dark look into the fall of a king, his kingdom and final hours of his life. This much darker subject matter is balanced with comic relief provided by the guard, the maid and occasional banter of the king’s two wives. A well flushed out script that examines such a timeless struggle as the delicate balance of life and death poses immense challenge for those involved. While this challenge occasionally made itself known, the acting body as a whole did a fine job at overcoming these hurdles.

They say fear cuts deeper than swords, and things are about to get scary. From traditional hauntings to notorious serial killers, from creepy cults to murderous clowns, these movies have kept us o the edge of our seats and horror remains one of the most popular genres of all time. What we are about to list down is not for the weak hearted as there is a good chance you’d be surrounded by imaginary ghosts and monsters… tonight.