Gus Van Sant

Good Will Hunting, directed by Gus Van Sant and released in 1997, focuses on an underprivileged young man and his group of friends from a lower class Irish area of Boston. Will, who is the main character, works as a janitor at an elite college, but he is actually a genius. Professors discover his ability after Will proves a mathematical theorem anonymously on a chalkboard at the college. Despite his intelligence, he has a criminal record and violent tendencies. Generally, he hides his intellect

‘Elephant’ is a film directed and written by Gus Van Sant and was inspired by a real incident that took place in 1999. The term “elephant” here is taken from the phrase “Elephant in the room” which means a significant issue that people overlook or do not resolve. The issue (elephant) here is high school shootings in America. Elephant is a serene, yet haunting experience that leaves viewers with a “spirit-crushing ennui” that images American culture (Zwick 2004). The movie tracks a handful of students

The movie “Milk” was directed by Gus Van Sant,It was released on October 28,2008.The actor who played Harvey Milk was Sean Penn.This movie was about how Harvey became the first openly gay Politician.He first moved to san francisco with his partner Scott Smith,they had a little shop and harvey first went there because he liked taking pictures.He seen how gay people were treated and abused and he tried making a change on that by becoming a politician.Gay Activist weren't interested in him.Harvey made

“Milk” is a Biographical Film, directed by Van Gus Sant, and released on October 28, 2008. It is based on gay rights activist and politician Harvey Milk. The film starts off with an old footage of police raiding gay bars and arresting patrons during the 50s and 60s, which is then followed by Dianne Feinstein’s announcement stating that Harvey Milk, who is played by Sean Penn, and Mayor George Moscone, played by Victor Garber, had been assassinated. Harvey starts out in San Francisco’s Castro district

Maguire. Will Hunting, the protagonist of the classic film, has a gift for mathematics, however, Will is stuck between picking a successful career or a relationship with his soul mate. Sant, the director the film, has previously focused on themes such as homosexuality and social issues. This is relevant because, Gus Van Sant's film, Good Will Hunting, exemplifies the process of discovering

When asked what they remember from the original Psycho, most people would say that the shower scene was the part of the film that they remembered most. In this essay I will be analysing this famous scene but from the remake directed by Gus Van Sant. The remake of the film, created in the nineteen ninety's, has many differences from the sixties version. This is advantageous to the production. Examples of this are the use of colour and modern camera techniques that can be

Throughout the two movies, Gus Van Sant and Denzel Washington used both language and stylistic features to present the idea of a personal journey, in particular, through the use of symbolism. In the film, Antwone fisher, Washington uses a symbol of women. The beginning of the film shows how Antwone was mistreated and abused as a child through flashbacks. In this case the symbol of women is used to symbolise worthlessness and insignificance as he is abused and beaten by his foster mother and raped

United States who fought for gay rights and inspired equality for the United States. There are two mainly renowned films about Harvey Milk, which will be compared for this essay: The times of Harvey Milk (1984) by Rob Epstein and Milk (2008) by Gus Van Sant. The first is an independent documentary about Harvey Milk’s life and legacy with a big focus on his friends and associates as they remember him along with archival footage, whereas the second is a mainstream multimillion dollar dramatic Hollywood

comprehending what is most important to him in his own life. This motion picture serves as a source of superb example for film technique. Gus Van Sant’s directing ability joined with

William Forrester (Sean Connery), a famous author who turns out being a hermit states, ¨you must write your first draft with your heart. You rewrite with your head. The first key to writing is... to write, not to think” (Finding Forrester (2000)). A powerful quote to that accurately depicts the powerful storyline of 2000 drama film, Finding Forrester. Set in modern-day New York City, Jamal Wallace (Rob Brown), a sixteen-year-old child genius is faced with the challenge of choosing academics or playing