Films considered the greatest ever

Ever since watching Hayao Miyazaki’s film, ‘Spirited Away’, I was enamoured with the art style aesthetics, smooth animation and storytelling. His work in Studio Ghibli had played a major part in my desire to work in animation and to create artistic and compelling stories. But it’s not just me he has influenced and inspired, and it’s in this essay that I will discuss how this illustrious individual has influenced and placed his mark in the animation world. Miyazaki had always had an interest in drawing

mentioned before, Ridley Scott’s 1982 “Blade Runner” has endured the test of time, towering over modern-day blockbusters as one of the greatest cult films in cinematic history. But, for any director not named Ridley Scott to come in and take the film franchise to new heights would prove to be tall order. Thus, the highly anticipated question is begged, did French film auteur Denis Villeneuve manage to launch the franchise to unforeseen levels with the sequel, “Blade Runner 2049?” Well, you betcha he

A Tale of Two Cities is considered as one of Charles Dickens greatest works of literature. The novel was written over one hundred and fifty years ago! Today, the film industry uses these works of literature as a source of inspiration for their movies. In this case, the film, the Dark Knight Rises is a prime example of how film can reuse the ideas of past novels. The concept, “Recalled to Life”, develops the plot and characters of both literature and film. The first instance of a character being

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 film viewers become

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give a film its personal and unique stamp. The auteur theory states, the director that overseas all the audio and visuals elements of a film is considered it’s author. Even though the definition of an auteur has been highly debated since the 1940’s, the director is the one that brings a film to life and uses it as an opportunity to express their views on the matter in discussion. The auteur I choose to study was Martin Scorsese, a highly acclaimed director behind some of the most iconic films ever

finished the show as the lead actor. This television series began Eastwood’s career and proved that Eastwood could work his way towards success if given the chance. Eastwood took part in the “Spaghetti Westerns Trilogy,” which produced his most acclaimed film, The Good, The Bad and the Ugly. This role replaced the traditional western cowboy character with the face of Clint Eastwood. Clint Eastwood’s career has spanned over the course

Citizen Kane was a 1941 American mystery drama film, which was starred, co-authored, produced and directed by Orson Welles. The film was a huge box office success and was nominated for nine Academy Awards. The film is revered as one of the greatest films of all time and is continuously voted atop movie polls. Critics praised Citizen Kane for its cinematography, music, and narrative structure which were innovative for the times. Orson Welles stepped away from the typical Hollywood style to introduce

his own storyboards that were directed/produced by himself. Although he considered going into priesthood, making movies was Scorsese’s true calling and he went on to make some of Hollywood’s most memorable films. Incorporating themes from his Italian American roots into his visceral, cinematic storytelling that has influenced generations of filmmakers. He is an American director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and film historian, whose career spans more than 53 years. Scorsese 's body of work

If there is a fact film directors apparently have not yet realized, it is that the extraordinary, magnificent Shakespeare plays simply cannot ever be transformed into films. With every Shakespeare film released we witnessed this in the predictable, gullible and ludicrous acting of Leonardo DiCaprio in the vulgar 1997 Romeo and Juliet, and in the poor filmography of Roman Polansky’s Macbeth. Therefore, when I was preparing myself to watch the modern version of The Tempest, filmed in 2010, I was expecting