Theme Of The Seventh Seal

The film techniques used in this film changes the entire landscape and changes the mood during the scene. The colour reflects on a charters feelings and the camera angles and

Compare and contrast the imagery of death and decay in the opening sections of ‘The Bell Jar’, ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ and ‘Hamlet’.

A book of horrors, fear and death. “The Plague” is a book by Albert Camus which weaves these emotions and events into one suspenseful tale. Each paragraph and section is written and structured in such a way as to give the reader insight into the feelings of the victims of the plague, and to show somewhat of a theme. The passage from section 4, part 4, line number 1 to line number 35 gives us a glimpse of the melancholy of the people of Oran to their dead loved ones to the extent that they do not attend All Souls' Day, for they were thinking of them too much as it was. Albert Camus fills this passage with figurative devices, including, diction, personification, pathetic fallacy, metaphors, irony and a turning point. The first two paragraphs

The novel is narrated by Death, a guy who’s getting tired and bored of his job. He wants a vacation, but sadly no one can replace him. He tries to find ways to give meaning to his job. He is fascinated by humans and colours of the world, and he is curious of how humans are capable of so much ugliness and so much beauty. Death is some way more human than a lot of people.

The movie is an adaption of book written by Markus Zusak, who has won many awards and sold over a million copies of the book worldwide. Brian Percival’s movie adaptation did a wonderful job depicting the complex nature of the book and what it was like to live as a child during World War Two. What was interesting about the story was that Death was the narrator

However, emotion is not only conveyed through the actions of the main characters. Colour also has a significant impact on how good and evil is portrayed within the film. Perhaps the most moving image in Steven Spielberg?s epic, Schindler?s List, condenses all of the sadism of the Nazi regime into one small pictorial area. One of only four colour images in a black and white film spanning over three hours, the little girl in a red coat, making her way, aimless and alone through the madness and chaos, compels Schindler?s attention during the liquidation of the Jewish ghetto. Schindler identifies with the child, the plight of the little girl touches him in a way the sheer numbers make unreal ? this image transforms the faceless mass around him into one palpable human being. This figure serves as a moral reawakening for Schindler, his conscience consequently kicks into gear. The poignant yet subtle musical score also adds to the haunting atmosphere created by the

Elie’s faith in his Lord and his instinctive love for humanity are put to their final tests as the novel approaches its climax and conclusion. After witnessing the malicious, brutal hanging of an innocent child, Elie comes to the

Beneath the gore and smoke and loam, this book is about the evanescence of life, and why some men choose to fill their brief allotment of time engaging the impossible, others in the manufacture of sorrow. In the end it is a story of the ineluctable conflict between good and evil, daylight and darkness, the White City and the Black. (Larson

In these two movies, the right music and visuals had to be chosen in order to get the ambiance Hawke and Branagh tried to obtain. Each director chose different music and images that were very visual and auditive for an audience’s appeal. In Hawke’s version, visuals of New York and Times Square were appealing to an audience. Modern music at the beginning of the film caught the interest of the younger generation. As well, close ups of Hamlet were revealing to an audience and it was easy to feel infatuated by the character’s nihilistic despair. Branagh’s version used supernatural and dark visuals of ghosts, statues, and castles to produce feelings of awe and fear. The scene of the ghost was quick and staggering, and it created an automatic feeling of anxiety and fear. As well, the traditional use of classical music did a skillful job of creating suspense. Both directors appealed to an audience by using music and visuals that created an ambiance the directors desperately

noises and the utter silence are eerie. Sydney Lanier explains that upon the entering of the Saint

A technique used to convey themes in Life is Beautiful is the use of lighting. In the ending scene of the film, lighting is used to show how beauty can be found even when it seemed that all hope was lost. Throughout the second half of the film, the setting is constantly dark. The room where Guido sleeps with the other inmates only has a few small windows, and the bunks are always in shadow (1:19:59-1:21:23). A scene where Dora is sorting out clothes (1:14:33-1:15:02) is set in a dim courtyard with grey walls and peeling paint. These settings give the audience a sense that the conditions are bad and morale is low. By contrast, the ending is incredibly lighthearted. As Joshua rides in the procession of vehicles (1:47:23-1:47:44), the sun is shining, bathing everything in a happy yellowish light. Additionally, the tanks and surrounding landscape are bright green, whereas the concentration camps were devoid of colour. This is a beautiful ending to a not so beautiful occurrence.

The opening scene of the film utilises multiple aspects in order to display the hopeless that looms over the dystopian world that the audience is presented with. The film uses a mix of both visual imagery to show this along with verbal features in order to convey this to the audience.

As mentioned earlier, Antonius Block becomes the means by which Heidegger's authentic existence becomes actualized in the film. In the confessional scene, the film begins to develop this philosophy through the weary knight. Once willing to travel to distant lands and fight for the

Everyman is a morality play from the 15th century with no known author, and The Seventh Seal is a 1950’s fantasy film about a knight returning from the Crusades. Although the timelines for these two pieces don’t match up, they share a lot of similarities: the most prominent of which being the personification of death into a character. Both pieces feature death as an ever-present entity and solidify the inevitability of death. However, through the characterizations of death within these two pieces, the two offer differing views on the role of religion in human mortality, and the creators offer interesting views of human relationships with death himself.

A technique used to convey themes in Life is Beautiful is the use of lighting. In the ending scene of the film, lighting is used to show how beauty can be found even when it seemed that all hope was lost. Throughout the second half of the film, the setting is constantly dark. The room where Guido sleeps with the other inmates only has a few small windows, and the bunks are always in shadow (1:19:59-1:21:23). A scene where Dora is sorting out clothes (1:14:33-1:15:02) is set in a dim courtyard with grey walls and peeling paint. These settings give the audience a sense that the conditions are bad and morale is low. By contrast, the ending is incredibly lighthearted. As Joshua rides in the procession of vehicles (1:47:23-1:47:44), the sun is shining, bathing everything in a happy yellowish light. Additionally, the tanks and surrounding landscape are bright green whereas the concentration camps were devoid of colour. This is a beautiful ending to a not so beautiful occurrence.