The Shack Movie Analysis

When most people think about the power structure of a couple driving in the car they instantly think that the driver is the one with all the power. This of course makes logical sense, as the driver has control over the speed, destination and driving style of the couples transportation. Although this makes logical sense, there are a few exceptions to this train of thought, as when crime becomes a factor the power structure begins to shift toward the benefit of the passenger. Laderman mentions in his book Driving Visions that many road movies focus on a couple driving in a car, but this generally “furnishes narrative tension between the two people traveling together” (17) and this is incredibly true when the passenger is a criminal. We will be examining how crime

The film, Good will hunting (Bender et al., 1997), is an American classic flick which is lauded for its fresh and ordinary approach towards depicting situations that is realistic and relatable. In the film, Good Will Hunting (Bender et al., 1997), this is clearly show up that, savagery Will Hunting experienced as a youngster and after that shows as a grown-up; along with flashes of a sweet attitude towards his companions and mental virtuoso. It is about a young man struggle to find himself. He is unwillingly treated to a psychologist just to keep him out of trouble. In this journey, he finds out what he is and what matters to him the most. This movie uses strong and effective technique on evoking emotions and empathy to the audience through exposing them to various technicities of filmmaking such as color, camera technique and many more. After reading the book (OpenStax 2016), we can have adopted different kinds of psychological theory to explain this movie. Good will hunting is related with Erikson’s psychosocial theory of personal development (Neu-Freudian theory),Freud’s psychoanalytical theory and the five-factor model of personality (Big-five: OCEAN).

One of Rachel Perkins’ most outstanding projects was the SBS documentary series First Australians (2008), which was created over the course of six years. The series “chronicles the birth of contemporary Australia as never told before, from the perspective of its first people,” with an emphasis on what happens “when the oldest living culture in the world is overrun by the world's greatest empire.” The project was a milestone in Perkins’ career because of the large scale of the production as well as the significance of the story being told. When asked about the series, Perkins said, “Hopefully it will spark national interest in the people on whose lands we have made our homes." She served as the director, writer and producer. Although her

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (2010) is the action packed journey of a misguided young man desperately trying to navigate his own existence. In the film Scott must fight the conflictions within himself and the seven evil exes of his love interest. Based off the comic book series by Bryan Lee

This was my second time watching The Breakfast Club and to be completely honest the first time I watched this movie I wasn't all that impressed. I was glad I got the chance to watch this movie again and this time with the prospective of psychology background. My favorite characters were the jock, Andrew Clark, and the basket case, Allison Reynolds. To me these two characters showed very different examples of adolescent struggles. This was a very interesting movie because it was a coming of age story for five different characters that took place all in one day.

The first time I read the novel “The Shack,” I immediately empathized with the main character. The story is about a little girl who was abducted from a camping site and found murdered. Its main story line follows the emotional roller coaster of her father, Mack. Not to give the entire story away, I will not discuss exactly what Mack experienced. However, losing his daughter filled him with so much pain and anger. Mack could not understand how this could happen, why this would happen to his daughter. Ultimately he struggles with God, wanting to know why God would let his daughter be taken away in such a brutal murder. I have faced struggles and sadness in my life that made me cry out to God asking,

The Keepers is a powerful documentary released on May 19th on Netflix. It is an unsolved case of a murdered nun in 1969. The Victim, Cathy Cesnik was a wide-eyed teacher at Archbishop Keough an all-girls Catholic high school. She had found out that her students were being abused by the chaplain Father Maskell. She was planning on turning in the abuser.

If a book is retold in film format then it seems to follow logically that it now deviates from the original book, yet the same story is still being told and with To Kill a Mockingbird we see that through scene additions (or subtractions), details, and technique the film manages to preserve core points of the story for the audience. Translating the elements of the book that are solely for literature can prove tricky for screenwriters and though some manage to pull it off artistic liberty is a danger to still be wary of. At times it is used too freely and the story turns into another one entirely, but sometimes it isn’t used enough and no matter how close the movie follows the book it lacks the adaptation from book to screen that is interpretation. However there are those movies that make the cut in doing a fine job of retelling a story without altering what really matters and the film for To Kill a Mockingbird does just that. So while it may take some liberties in its efforts to set the mood within a time limit it does not stray from the greater themes and characters at hand that make the story what it is. With new elements to consider comes the manipulation of scenes, the smudging of details, and the play of technique that all work towards the film maker’s vision for presenting To Kill a Mockingbird’s innermost themes in a way the differences between the formats can work for and not against the story.

The characterization in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest movie was and novel was the correlation of Ken Kesey describing one of the Protagonists Chief Bromden as being this huge Indian in the movie and novel. “If my being half-Indian had ever helped me in any way in this dirty life, it helped me being cagey, helped me all of these years.” In the novel in Cuckoo’s Nest, the black boys described Chief Bromden as being “big enough to eat apples off of my head, and making me like a baby.” (Kesey 1) However, the movie doesn’t have the particular version and statement that the book shows and talks about. This shows and supports that Chief Bromden is this huge Indian identified in the book and shown in the movie. To help the characters institution

“I'm T.S... motherfuckin'-A. We handle shit. That's what we do. Consider this situation... fuckin' handled.” Get Out(2017), a modern-day twist on the ongoing issue of racism. It follows the story of an interracial couple, Chris Washington(Daniel Kaluuya) and Rose Armitage (Allison Williams) visiting Rose’s parents for their annual labor day party. Jordan Peele, the director, captured the audience by having them at the edge of their seats from all of the suspense but added comedic relief to break it up. Get Out a blockbuster sensation has a fantastic director, in-depth storyline and well-developed characters.

David O’Russel’s Silver Linings Playbook (2012) supports very dynamic mise-en-scene, sound, score music, and cinematography for conveying the theme. Russel uses A unique approach with steadicam while following the point of view of Pat (Bradley Cooper) and his journey with A mental illness which is conveyed through various close-up shots to emphasize the personality of the main character Pat. Contributing film terminology provided from Richard Barsams Looking At Movies, This film analysis will be providing evidence of how Russel used various shooting angles to portray the characters personas throughout the film such as low- angle over the shoulder shots to provide a sense of vulnerability each character is trying to reveal. Silver Linings Playbook exhibits a

After hearing about The Big Lebowski years back from a fellow sailor while stationed in Pearl Harbor and how he enjoyed going to The Lebowski fest, I've wanted to watch this movie and now that I have I regret not watching it sooner. I have to say that this movie quickly became one of my favorites while John Goodman's character Walter reminded me of many of my military friends. The Big Lebowski is full of some great laughs and many, many quotable moments.

One of the essentially vital themes referenced in The Shack is love. To commence, it is imperative to acknowledge that the delineation of love is God, and the definition of God is love. In the bible, the authentic definition of love is in 1Chorinthians 13:4-7 4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonour others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. These are all the depictions of God. In The Shack, Mack was in deepest of his pain where there was no hope, yet, for God's unconditional love, God so much cared to write Mack a note. “Isn't this book fictional? Then it is not quite factual or genuine” one would articulate. The fact that this book is fictional is unquestionably true; however, it is fallacious that God cannot send a note in real world. Nowadays, numerous of humans see God in person, vision, dream...etc. Knowingly, it does not have to be in the form of a

Southpaw is a beautifully illustrated film about a fighter, who once felt as if he was on top of the world. Throughout the film, the character Billy Hope is put through extreme circumstances that cause the man to go from on top, to the lowest depths in a matter of moments, or so it seems. As Hope loses his wife in a terrible stage of events, because of his career choice, and enemies; he’s left feeling alone. Due to the loss and extreme heart break he begins to make bad life altering decisions that result in his child going into foster care which only made it worse. Billy decided to get his life together and began working hard to get his daughter back although their family can never be the same. The movie itself portrays how quickly life can change for one person, but how it isn’t impossible to recover from horrific events although it is very difficult.

Good Will Hunting, a world famous film by Matt Damon, is one of the most well-crafted and profound films the world has ever seen. Released in 1998, the movie depicts a young South Boston screwup as he journeys from convict to mathematician thanks to his brilliant mind and the guidance of two clever but contentious men at each shoulder. Will is a young man looking to get through life with easy drinking and careless behavior, but after a run-in with a group of policemen and a challenging chalkboard, he is forced into therapy with a recovering widower and begins completing complex math problems with an unstable professor who is past his prime. He also takes up with a pre-med student at Harvard from England who shows him new ways to think about the world, even when he thought he had seen them all. The brilliance of Good Will Hunting comes in the shape of the witty dialogue, symbolic motifs, and a retinue of dynamic characters around the changing Will, and these all come together to create not just a film, but a work of art.