As important as the plot, narrative, and cast are to a film, the audience’s reaction to a film and its characters is equally relevant. A stronger reaction or connection to a character, either positive or negative, allows the character to leave a lasting impression on the audience, even if the film’s plot itself is not extraordinary or memorable. An unforgettable character can be the result of their persona, actions, relationships with others, or the actors’ or actress’ performances. Mark, Harry, and Ada are different characters from various films that elicit positive connections, negative connections, or mixed emotional feelings in the audience. Through the use of archetypal personality characteristics, non-linear narratives, flashbacks, sweeping wide shots, intense dramatic scenes, somber or sinister music, and powerfully compelling relationships with other characters, the filmmakers create both strong positive and negative psychological and emotional connections with the audience to the characters.
The audience who personally associate with family and money struggles generally view Mark, played by Henry Lau, in a positive light. Mark is a young man who chooses to leave home in Singapore to save his family restaurant by entering a cooking competition in Shanghai and wins the jackpot. The narrative is set in modern day Singapore and Shanghai. By using wide, establishing shots of Shanghai streets and buildings, the director allows the audience to join Mark’s journey and
Secondly, Henry's relationship with Marty is like a roller coaster, but slowly starts to develop throughout the novel. With the presence of Ethel, Henry as an average father son relationship with not many problems. Because Ethel brought the family together, the relationship between Henry and Marty went downhill when she died of cancer. Since Henry had an unstable relationship with his father, Henry did not know how to engage with Marty. When Henry learns that Marty has a fiancée, the bond between Henry and Marty starts to develop with the presence of Marty's new fiancée. Finally, Henry finds out how to engage with Marty through Samantha because of her bringing the relationship back
Film and literature are two media forms that are so closely related, that we often forget there is a distinction between them. We often just view the movie as an extension of the book because most movies are based on novels or short stories. Because we are accustomed to this sequence of production, first the novel, then the motion picture, we often find ourselves making value judgments about a movie, based upon our feelings on the novel. It is this overlapping of the creative processes that prevents us from seeing movies as distinct and separate art forms from the novels they are based on.
Movies have the ability to transport people to different times and places and distract them from ordinary everyday reality. They allow for a range of emotions to be experienced. At their core, movies examine the human condition. There are plenty of deeper truths woven into screenplays and plenty of lessons to be learned, even when an individual is solely seeking entertainment.
VCE Unit 2 English On The Waterfront 1. What did you think was the message of the film? Why? Make reference to details from the film in your answer. This film highlights the corruption present in unions, especially the longshoreman’s union.
For most people, movies are made for entertainment. However, there are also movies that go beyond merely entertaining its audience. There are films that have been created making use of psychological principles, which enrich the movie-viewing experience of audiences. This paper will focus on the movie Shrek, which was released in 2001, directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson.
It is unusual for me to watch a biopic movie due to my misconception of its unattractive features such as boring, monotonous, predictable. However, it seems that everything has changed dramatically since I watched "Miss Potter" - a movie based on true story of a well-known English children's book author- Beatrix Potter.
point throughout this film was to make a impression on us, artistically. Not only did
In service of this argument, the essay unfolds in three parts. The first section sketches an appropriate framework for understanding how cinema marshals and moves viewers by engaging them in a fully embodied experience.4 The second section offers a brief overview of the film's plot before turning to an analysis of its triptych narrative and affective development. The third and final section considers the methodological, critical, and theoretical implications suggested by the preceding analysis.
The movies under this category have attracted the attention of many reviewers because of some reasons. The films are widely appreciated because of their wider exposition of culture as well as sophisticated and rich subject matter. The show of culture and emotional expression that the movie contains has drastically changed the description of the category from action films to relationship film. Additionally, the movies
After World War 1 was over, many believed that it was the war to end all wars. It was supposed to be the war that would end a warring state amongst the developed nations. For the next two decades the assumption was correct and everyone was living in peace. Many begun to rebuild their economy and globalization was becoming a huge factor. Everything seemed to be going well until sudden news of German invasion of Poland in 1939. Much like World War 1, Most of the developed countries in Europe took up arms and were divided amongst two different sides and just fought until there was a winner. However in World War 2, Germany single handedly almost wiped out the European Ally powers in a span of a few years. All they had to do was take over Great
The Human-Martian, Valentine Michael Smith, is a God-like figure who attempts to show the the truth about religion to the world and create a utopian society in the novel Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein. Heinlein served in the Navy and was a socialist politician before beginning his writing career. His second wife had a large influence on his political views and was the one who convinced him to run for the state assembly. After his loss, he became an author. Stranger in a Strange Land is Heinlein’s most popular book, however, his views on socialism and liberalism were not clear in his writings. Later written books and interviews gave his audience a better look on how he sees the two political views in his eyes. One of Michael’s phrases throughout the book, which had an impact on his world, is “Thou art God.” With these three words, he has been able to describe himself, and other creative/destructive beings that live upon the Earth as God. Not only have these words made an impression on individual characters, but also their communities. Jubal Harshaw is one of the few characters that Heinlein voices his thoughts through. With his advice and guidance, Mike convinced the world that he could make a paradise; a utopia.
Most romantic comedy movies fulfil the viewers’ expectations of the perfect love story whilst incorporating comedic elements. Typically there is always a pretty girl who falls deeply in love with a male character, often less popular and less attractive, who makes multiple comedic attempts in winning her heart until eventually they both fall madly in love and live happily ever after, in this case a genre movie is expressed as “those commercial feature films which through repetition and variation, tell familiar stories with familiar characters in
So, first example is the tone of the movie. The tone is very frightening. In the beginning of the movie there were two kids, Alan and Sarah. Well Alan found the board game, and asked Sarah if she wanted to play it with him. She said yes. So he took it out, and read the instructions. Well, they didn’t take the instructions very seriously and played it anyway. So, Alan found some dice and you were supposedly supposed to roll them. well Alan rolled a dice, and out of nowhere, he got sucked up into the board game. Sarah was freaked out, she thought that he was gone forever. Everyone was looking for him. Soon enough, people thought that he was dead. And well, that was one very scary event that happened.
Every so often a movie is released with such tense anticipation and glamorous visual art that the public is drawn to this dramatic rendition of life in the theatre. For even just two hours or so, you are put into a different lifestyle. Action, drama or comedy it may be. We are thrust into a different way of thinking. We are forced to learn the characters thoughts and feelings. The hard work and artistic skill that goes into these magnificent films is not an easy thing to mimic. Out of the thousands of movies released worldwide each year only a handful are truly worthy of the label film art. Most of the great movies are either produced by a multi million dollar
Relatability is a relatively newfound term used to describe something such as a novel or a movie that resonates with viewers in a particular manner. Recently older pieces of literature such as Shakespeare have been deemed “unrelatable” because of their inability to connect with audiences. This notion stems more from the fact that Shakespeare was written in a different time period than the actual relatability of the plays. The word relatable garners many different interpretations, but they usually all involve certain key characteristics. While relatability is at its roots subjective, a piece of art is generally relatable when it evokes qualities and life experiences that are common to the audience. Relatable literature and entertainment also tends to connect with the viewers emotions and test the morality of its characters. This is why films such as Star Wars have amassed so much success for so many years. Although texts by authors such as Shakespeare and Chaucer are often seen as unrelatable due to the time period in which they were written, in fact they provide a sense of relatability because of the qualities of the characters and the moral and emotional implications that are so common to everyday life.