Film Critique Essay

goes for all types of media not only TV. Others would argue that television and social media actually educate us, and even say things that should be said, but never do. With the rise of all these new types of media in the 21st century like Hollywood films, new TV shows, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc. the question is, Is Pop culture actually good for you? Since the start of the 21st century new TV shows and social media have been on the rise. For example Steven Johnson brings up the hit drama 24

Do you enjoy spending your nights off work laying on the couch binge-watching your favorite show on Netflix? I know I do. Things such as “binge-watching” and “marathoning” TV series is becoming more and more socially acceptable in our day and age but there are still many people who hold the beliefs that watching TV makes you dumb, and who say things like “you should find something useful to do with your time.” Because to them, watching TV has no benefits to it at all. But what if there were actually

popular topic which is used commercially in film and movie. Those environmentalism films bring the message to the audience to take action for environment 's sake. Many of them usually portrait the picture of environment disaster which destroys humanity and people who suffering to survive natural catastrophe. Two of the movie that contains that idea are "2012"(Emmerich,2009) of Columbia Picture which is directed by Roland Emmerich and Studio Ghibli 's animated film "Nausicaa of the valley of the wind"(Mizayaki

specific techniques, such as POV sequences, as well as the depth of and range of information. These techniques serve as the main clues for whom to identify with and when throughout the film. An aspect of the film’s style is highlighted during the POV sequences, which also supplies the audience with depth of information. The film remains objective by confining the audience only to the knowledge of the external behaviors of the film’s characters, and never revealing their inner thoughts, especially when participating

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. According to IMDb (2016), Lee 's work consists of: 26 films, 30 television programs, 45 commercials, 15 short films, starred in several films, and was a producer and writer of many other works. Although, his films are somewhat irregular in terms of color palettes, shots, and exposition. Regarding the plot, he is considered a drama

unbelievable to think that with all the massive amounts of media that is available one could not have choice. However Adorno and Horkheimer’s case can be proven if one were to take a trip to the movie theater. Often when going to the theater many of the films that are available are generally speaking adaptations from a primary source. This basically proves Adorno and Horkheimer’s idea that many of the media products that are available demonstrate the same ideas over again,

survival, hardships, and triumph this is Interstellar. This film was directed by Christopher Nolan in 2014. To fully understand how this film uses the fundamentals of moviemaking to make a complete and complex film I will be discussing the elements of narrative, mise en scene, cinematography, acting, editing and sound. A narrative film is a fictional movie that tells a story with characters, places, and events. Stories in narrative films may be wholly imaginary or based on true occurrences, and they

The first thing I picked up in cinema class was that the size of the screen can play a huge role in the way the viewer experiences a film. American Honey by Andrea Arnold felt like one of those movies that was tailormade to be experienced to its full potential on the big screen. If I saw this movie at home on a smaller screen, there would be so many things that I would not be able to experience because of the limitation in screen size. Andrea Arnold uses the technique of viewing cinema as a window

they will have to survive a shipwreck first. We’ve all heard about it. And we love it. The Titanic is a lengthy movie, but James Cameron’s exceptional adaptation of the event makes it worth your while. Although this might not be Mr. Cameron’s usual film style, the fact that he is one of the most versatile and skillful directors of our time became unequivocal, as his attempt at recreating the story of the ship destined to sink, while throwing in a heartrending romance is running-on-water exceptional

Throughout my life, my family and I have always been really close. We spend time together and just generally like one another. There are no things that come up as a tradition or practice we regularly perform, but one thing that is almost an unspoken tradition is the way I spend time and connect with my dad. Sitting down on a rainy day or just the odd night to watch a movie together is a regular activity that my dad, my brother, my friends, and I do. Some may say that watching movies is just a few