Martin Scorsese Essay

The Departed, a film written by William Monahan, Alan Mak, and Felix Chong, directed by Martin Scorsese, was in my opinion a spectacular crime-thriller deserving of less criticism from overly sentimental viewers. Though this film is in some scenes brutal and vicious, I praise Martin Scorsese’s refusal to cower away from the undeniable truth that organized crime in the United States is murderous in nature just to satisfy certain viewers as critics advocated he should. Being a four time Oscar winning

Written by Paul Schrader and directed by Martin Scorsese “Taxi Driver” is a movie designed around a marine veteran, Travis, who becomes a taxi driver in New York. He sets off to have a relationship like he sees all over town. However, Travis is pretty bad about forming relationships even with coworkers which spill into a relationship he tries to form and utterly fails. Besides being rejected he originally seems like he is going down the wrong path, but the sequence of events changes and he becomes

Directed by Martin Scorsese, Shutter Island is an American mind bending thriller film based on Dennis Lehane’s 2003 novel also named Shutter Island. Leonardo DiCaprio takes the lead role as a U.S Marshall named Teddy Daniels, who along with his partner, Chuck Aule (played by Mark Ruffalo), are investigating the mysterious disappearance of a patient at a highly guarded and isolated psychiatric penitentiary located on Shutter Island. Teddy Daniels runs about the island trying to uncover the mysteries

Hugo (2011) Direction by Martin Scorsese Writing by John Logan (screenplay) and Brian Selznick (book) Editing by Thelma Schoonmaker Cinematography by Robert Richardson About the film: Hugo (2011) is the story of a young orphaned adventurer whose determination to discover a secret, brings to light the forgotten contributions of a film pioneer. The movie begins with various 1st person point of view panoramic shots of the Gare du Nord rail station from inside the numerous clocks found inside

The movies Infernal Affairs (2002, directed by Andrew Lau) and The Departed (2006, directed by Martin Scorsese), the latter being an adaptation of the former, are surprisingly similar films overall. The discrepancies between the two motion pictures are only easily seen when analyzing the difference in the narrative, plot and cinematography used within each film, while taking into account the influences of the differing cultures that the two films were created in (i.e. location of creation). Due to

discussing my own thoughts and perspectives revolved around the movie, from reasons and circumstances that leads to an unethical life, to outcomes of it and much more. The Wolf of Wall Street is a black comedy, dramatic film featuring the great Martin Scorsese as a director, starring Leonardo Di Caprio. Leonardo Di Caprio plays the role of Jordan Belfort, “The Wolf of Wall Street”. The movie is set in the 1980’s – 1990’s, handling a true story, the story of the successful smart nasty Jordan Belfort

Martin Scorsese, an American director, producer, and writer, has directed/produced 3 television series since his coming to fame in 1967. He has also directed, produced, wrote and even starred in over 50 films ranging from short films to documentaries to full length films. One of his greatest films would be Goodfellas, released in 1990. Goodfellas is an action/crime movie that stars Robert Di Nero as James Conway, Ray Liotta as Henry Hill, Joe Pesci as Tommy DeVito, and Lorraine Bracco as Karen Hill

“Shutter Island” is a 2010 psychological thriller directed by award-winning American filmmaker Martin Scorsese set in 1950’s Boston. Based on author Dennis Lehane’s novel of the same name, it pays homage to the film noir genre and portrays the story of Andrew Laeddis (played by Oscar winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio): a mentally deranged man who, due to his tragic past and actions, is fully convinced he is a US marshal named Edward “Teddy” Daniels on Shutter Island to investigate the alleged disappearance

Taxi Driver, a 1976 thriller directed by Martin Scorsese grants onlookers a grimy view into the lonely, slowly deteriorating life of the disturbed New York City cabbie Travis Bickle (Robert DeNiro), a Vietnam War veteran. Viewers are guided through Bickle’s take on N.Y.C. through the masterful use of aesthetically pleasing camera techniques such as the “rule of thirds” that bring focus onto the characters onscreen without causing the eye discomfort. Sound choices further immerse the audience in the

brain doesn’t forget about a traumatic event. They only way to overcome it is to get treatment for it at a hospital. When you do not get the treatment it may lead to depression and suicide. The films I will be discussing are Shutter Island (2010) Martin Scorsese , The Others (2001) Alejandro Amenabar,Black Swan (2010) Darren Aronofsky and Gone Girl (2001) David Fincher. I will be discussing how these films showed the theme.   Living with guilt can have a negative effect on the individual. In Shutter Island