Direct Cinema

The Bicycle Thief is a deeply moving neo-realist films of the 1940’s focused on the state of Italy in the aftermath of WWII, which depicts one man’s loss of faith and his struggle to maintain personal dignity in poverty and bureaucratic indifference. The director use neorealism in this film to show the working class life, set in the culture of poverty, and with the implicit message that in a better society wealth would be more evenly distributed. The majority of the movie is focused around the bicycle

“Hard times don’t create heroes. It is during the hard times when the “hero” within us is revealed.” This is a quote by Bob Riley. This quote greatly describes what I and many others believe takes to make a hero. Whether it’s getting over a fear, face to face with death, or scoring the game winning goal, there are many ways to be viewed as a hero. One person who I believe fits this description down to the letter, is my brother, James, and this is why he is my hero. James was just like any other

Digital Home Convergence Overview As technology and entertainment converge inside the home, major players in various industries are taking different strategies in planning for the future. The concept of the “digital home” will likely take one of two forms: a closed wired entertainment network (PVRs, OnDemand) or an open wireless data network (web, email, VOIP, IPTV). The closed model is already being offered in many homes across the country, but as technology advances, the open model will

Genre Analysis The musical film has always held a special place for me. From my time as a drama student in high school, my eyes have been opened to the amazing world of the musical and especially the musical film. The musical film is a film genre in which the characters sing songs that are integrated into the overall story. Since musicals first began in theaters, musical films usually contain similar elements. These elements often simulate that there is a live audience watching. In a sense, the

IMPACT OF MOVIES THE THREE BIG LIES The three lies that often movies and movie makers say ….. 1. “It’s only entertainment. It does not influence anybody.” 2. “We just reflect reality. Don’t blame us; blame the society.” 3. “We give the public what it wants. If people don’t like it they can always turn it off.” IMPACT OF Among all media, movies play a major role in impacting the thinking pattern of the society. The question is whether the influence is positive or negative? As we all know if

Compare And Contrast Essay Cinemas can be a great time , but staying home and watching a movie can be just as great. Americans last year on average spent 9.87 billion dollars on tickets alone. Americans who stayed home saved a lot of money, were more comfortable, and probably had just as good of a time. I feel that going out to have a good time is essential in life, but money saved is money earned. The financial aspects of going out to the movies is the most appalling factor when

The Bicycle Thief The Bicycle Thief is probably the best known and most highly praised of all the Italian Neorealist films of its era. The films of the Neorealist movement were characterized by several primary ideas. Instead of featuring stories focusing on glitz and glamour, Neorealist films focused on the poor and the working class. Instead of building and fabricating complex sets to film on, they did their filming on location. And instead of trying to get the most well known, highly paid celebrity

A Comparison of the Establishment of Genre and Narrative in Two Crime Films In this essay I will compare how genre and narrative are established in 2 crime films. The main iconography of this genre is fairly easy to identify; props such as guns, latex gloves, sirens, rain are used frequently in Hollywood crime films such as Se7en (1995). The conventions of this genre are also fairly easy to recognise: detectives with long trench coats, the killer being the least likely

The Western stands as one of the great genres of Hollywood cinema, as it possesses the ability to transcend both time and subject matter. Accordingly, the types of themes which this genres addresses, such as romanticism, and American heroism, can still be seen as viable commodities within modern-day storytelling. However, while The Western has focused on various topics throughout its cinematic history, what ultimately serves as the primary critique of the genre, is the exploration of role of violence

The Bicycle Thief "The Bicycle Thief" is a deeply moving neo-realist study of post-War Italy which depicts one man's loss of faith and his struggle to maintain personal dignity in poverty and bureaucratic indifference. Antonio Ricci is a bill-poster whose bicycle, essential for his job, is stolen by a thief. Joined by his son Bruno, Antonio vainly searches for his bike, eventually resorting to the humiliation of theft himself. Throughout this paper