The Opening Scene Of Inglorious Basterds

In the opening scene of The Silver Linings Playbook (2012) the main character, Pat, was just being released from a court-ordered stay at a psychiatric hospital. After finding his wife cheating on him, with their wedding song playing in the background, Pat reacted by aggressively assaulting the other man. Unfortunately, because of this incident, Pat lost his job, his wife obtained a restraining order against him, and he was about to be sent to jail. However, rather going to jail, he took a plea bargain that sentenced him to eight months in a psychiatric hospital.

In Wolfgang Staudte’s (1951) film, Der Untertan, the main character named Diederich Hessling develops from being a meek and cowardly boy to become a manipulative and self-involved man. The film uses many instances of imagery and subtle moments of foreshadowing to convey the ideals of the people of that time which lead up to the World Wars. Diederich is a typical Prussian citizen who blindly follows, supports the true “German values”, and bows to his superiors while stepping on his subordinates. The film illustrates Diederich’s character development, his shift in personality, and political confrontations through carefully crafted camera techniques that also highlight the time period that the film was set in as well as produced in.

The Opening Sequence of the Coen Brothers' Movie O brother Where art Thou? 'O brother where art thou?' has a unique storyline based on Homer's classic tale of 'The Odyssey', which is one story made up of short 'chapters', each relating a different adventure. In this story Ulysses, (who Everett McGill is based on) and his companions (who are the two men, Delmar and Pete, chained to Everett) are trying to get back home, however they anger the Gods and their journey is lengthened.

The writing stylings of Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard are unlike any author I have read before. In my opinion, the unique way the authors wrote Killing Patton detracts from the underlying historical content found in this work. The book is written to highlight the most interesting and exciting moments of World War II for the reader. O’Reilly and Dugard wrote the way they did to keep the attention of casual readers who might not have been as interested otherwise. In order to do this, they glossed over important historical aspects of the second world war. However, I think that appealing to the readers instead of giving a more accurate and concise telling of the people and events of World War II gives the book a strangely compelling quality that an ordinary history novels do not have.

A standout amongst the most intense encounters he portrays in the novel is the pure ruthlessness of the war. Indeed, even in the initial couple of parts, there are scenes of death and savagery whether it would be the passing

Like all cultural products, films have always been implicated in ideology. This was never truer than the period in America between the beginning of WWII in 1937 and the end of the Cold War in 1991. During this time (in 1947) the HUAC or House Committee on Un American Activities held a hearing lasting nine days to uncover those with Nazi ties within the United States. After the committee blacklisted several producers, writers and directors, the state intervened saying that Hollywood was directly responsible as a producer of ideology for domestic and foreign consumption. It was this complicity that essentially silenced the war.

The opening scene of “The Broken Spears”, directed by Kasey Strout, will set story for the rest of this epic tale. This version has many well-known actors and some footage is of these Mexican cities today. The scene begins with descriptions of the omens through footage of all that is happening from the point of view of Nahualt of Sahagun (played by Steve Buscemi). His side of the story tends to be negative because he is accounting the downfall of his nation. In cohesion, the next story the audience will learn about is of the same omens, but from a different point of view. This time the omens are seen from the eyes of Munoz Camargo (Richard Kiel). Munoz Camargo’s city of Tlaxcala is allies with conquistador Hernán Cortés (Danny Trejo). Cortés

The movie M depicts a society where everyone is in fear of something, and everyone is doubting others; the central idea of this movie is that no one is safe and everyone is “isolated.” The movie M shows the influence of German Expressionism movement by incorporating many ideas from it. This movie incorporated many shadows which was a very significant part of German Expressionism; the audience relies on the serial killer’s shadow to know his presence in many scenes. The first half of the movie is slow-paced, and the shadow of the serial killer is huge (exaggeration). Techniques such as Mise-en-scene is utilized in this movie, for example, when the serial killer kidnaps, Elsie, audiences don’t see him killing

However, the uniform is not used to show the same purpose as the preceding war movies. The purpose of using uniform in earlier war movies is to group the enemy as an opponent to kill, to show how the enemy lacks personalities, to show them as the target so they can be easily remembered. Nonetheless deconstruction theory enables this research to look past the conventional way. The use of uniform in Inglourious Basterds does not cover the identity and the characteristic of the enemy. They are individuals, having different concerns, different characteristics, different

Mise en Scene in ‘Blade Runner’ 1. What is mise en scene? How does the concept mise en scene relate to cinematography, editing and sound? Mise en scene is a concept regarded to be controversial in cinematography due to the many intricate factors that can be admittedly its encumbrances.

In the film ‘Schindler’s List’ the director, Steven Spielberg, uses many significant scenes throughout the film to present the theme of good and evil to the audience. To do this, Steven Spielberg uses a variety of techniques such as camera features, music and symbolism to present the theme of good and evil, which help to develop the storyline. One of the most important scenes in ‘Schindler’s List’ which uses a number of these film techniques and highlights the theme of good and evil is Chapter 14, The Liquidation of the Krakow (56m 46s - 01h 10m).

They say the villain makes the movie and I would say that I agree with this statement. Two of my favorite movies, Inglorious Basterds and The Dark Knight, both have very well-written villains. Hans Landa, played by Christoph Waltz, is a colonel in the Nazi army and has been given the nickname "Jew Hunter" for his expertise in finding Jews where other Nazi officers would not. The Joker, played by Heath Ledger, is a psychopathic criminal that is introduced to us by offering the mafia to kill Batman for them.

The movie, Valkyrie, is an intense action/drama movie about the July assassination plot of German Ruler, Adolf Hitler. The main character is General Stauffenberg played by renowned actor Tom cruise, led the Nazi resistance group who formulated the assassination plot. There are various locations in which the movie took place such as the Eastern Front in Russia or the troops stationed in Morocco. The movie accurately portrays the summer months in which the movie is based upon. Even the planes, uniforms, weaponry looked as if it were truly from World War I. The film plays on the emotions of the viewer as it emphasizes with the personal life of the General. Consequently, he dies at the end making it a highly emotional scene. The choice of music

The opening sequence of Spaghetti Western film, Once Upon a Time in the West (Sergio Leone, 1968), showcases how director, Sergio Leone, utilises the formal properties of the medium of cinema to produce meaning for the audience and foreshadow later events and themes which arise throughout the development of the plot. The film opens with a single scene of a mysterious, harmonica-playing gunman (Charles Bronson), embroiled in a showdown with three men that have been drafted to kill him (Jack Elam, Woody Strode, Al Mulock). The sequence culminates with the gunman binding up his wounded arm and collecting his belongings, abandoning the other three men dead by a railway line. This essay will endeavour to explore how each creative and technical element of the production creates a sense of ambiguity and tension to the scene, grasping the audience’s engagement with the film. To do this, the mise-en-scène, cinematography, editing, sound and performance of the text will each be subject to detailed analysis.

In the film “The Hurt Locker” directed by Kathryn Bigelow, the theme of “war is a drug” is shown throughout the film. The film is about a bomb squad tasked with disarming bombs planted roadside, in bundles and other more disturbing places in Iraq. However the film is really more focused on what happens in the minds of soldiers under the constant adrenaline rush of war. As I watched the movie I began to gain an understanding of the quote “The rush of battle is often a potent and lethal addiction, for war is a drug”. This quote was said by Chris Hedges an American journalist, activist and author.