Lilly Kane

12 Angry Men was one of the most critically acclaimed movies of its time, even gaining several Oscar nominations. The movie tugged into strings that in the course of watching the movie, or even after, continuously made me think. How will one person convince eleven other jurors of reasonable doubt and change their votes from guilty to not guilty? Twelve jurors have individual stands and differences that may have been affected by their experiences and upbringing. Every person in the movie represents

Suspended reality plays a colossal part in whether a film is influential enough to be a great movie. Suspended reality is when a person forgets all about the actual life the person is living and they are completely enthralled in a movie or a book that they are experiencing, and they feel the emotions within the movie or the book as their own emotion. Some of the best films have suspended reality that is so strong that you cry along with it or smile with it. If the film is thought worthy that film

The movie Love Actually (2003) by Richard Curtis demonstrates how the connections between people are limitless and that love is a concept that has the ability to lift people up and tear people down. The movie follows the lives of nine different relationships and the audience is able to see every aspect of love, romantic, platonic, familial and more. In an article by Ben Dreyfuss, he points out that most critics of the film point like to say that Love Actually “is a saccharine soulless picture that

successful in using white and black was Citizen Kane by Orson Welles. A film that was in color was the Godfather directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The use of lighting reflects within color because it gives the audience more to look at and it becomes very noticeable when the light changes for a specific scene. The use of lighting styles is necessary in films to bring attention to the scene and to be able to produce an interesting film. The director of Citizen Kane had the choice of making the film black and

Citizen Kane (1941) received praise from many critics as one of the best films of all time while The Hudsucker Proxy (1994) received many mixed reviews. Director Orson Welles’s film, Citizen Kane uses many innovative camera movements and transitions, however, directors Ethan Coen and Joel Coen’s film, The Hudsucker Proxy rehashes techniques used before to create an effective montage. Citizen Kane follows a reporter, Jerry Thompson (William Alland), who investigates the significance of a wealthy

Shot 1: As we all know Casablanca was and still is one of the most famous movies. In shot one the cinematography utilize many different techniques. For example, in shot one I see a medium shot and a low medium angle when Victor and Rick were talking or arguing. Another, strength of Casablanca is the black and white lighting. In my opinion, the director made a crucial decision in shot one, the performance of both Victor and Rick standing in front of the frame with great lighting and few shadows behind

Yolo: The Rise of an Excuse With the rising popularity of the anagram Yolo, how has it evolved over the years? In 1989, Touchstone Pictures released the movie The Dead Poets Society and received both critical acclaim and box office success. Following its release, Tom Schulman (writer) received an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. The film also won the BAFTA Award for Best Film. The Dead Poets Society extrapolated a simple idea, Carpe diem. This concept consists of the idea that life must

“Her” a movie written and directed by Spike Jonze, is what I consider it to be the greatest movie in the twenty-first century so far. There are only a few words that describe the movie: beautiful, touching, and intelligent. “Her” is about a man in the future, who is struggling with depression and isolation, developing an unlikely relationship with an operating system. The movie is beautiful in every scene; almost as if every scene could be a new art piece. The movie was filmed in Los Angeles and

“An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” is a short film based off a story by Ambrose Bierce. The director of this film is Robert Enrico. This film took place in Alabama of 1961. This film is one of the most popular films ever made in the 1900s. “The work was a winner at the Cannes Film Festival and also at the Academy Awards (Best Short Film, 1963)” (Petrie & Boggs 245). This quote tells the audience how enjoyable and famous this film was in the time of its release. Even now a days, this film continues

Citizen Kane is a Film Noir, directed by Orson Welles, and was released in 1941 as an RKO Production. Much of the success of this film is often attributed to the effectiveness of Bernard Herrmann’s musical score. Herrmann’s ability to compose various different styles of music ensured its dominance over many of his predecessors. The diversity of the score is significant, because it properly emphasized the highlights and pitfalls of Kane’s life and effectively portrayed the various emotions of the