Ridley Scott

Ridley Scott and the Structure of an Epic in the film Gladiator The blurb for Gladiator claims that Scott has brought the epic into the twenty first century, and in many ways he has, with a blend of the technology of today, in the superb graphic realism and the way of life in ancient Romethat lends itself so well to the epic status. But is this a real epic with all the characteristics and parts that will make it a remembered film for many years to come, or just a good

Has Ridley Scott achieved a meaningful ending in Thelma and Louise? What makes a meaningful film ending? Firstly characters in the film need to be taken into consideration. The easiest way to assess this is to look at the protagonists. Did he or she get to overcome their personal issues, or are they still bothered by them? Ridley Scott, the director of ‘Thelma and Louise’ creates a meaningful ending which features the suicide of the two protagonists Thelma and Louise. They are fugitives on the run

Human and Alien Relationships in Alien and “Bloodchild” Ridley Scott and Olivia Butler both took the topic of aliens and made it their own. While they have different story lines, there are still distinct similarities, but many differences as well. Ridley Scott took the idea of aliens and with that he created the movie Alien. In this movie, the humans are awakened from their sleep capsules to explore a distress call from an alien vessel. An alien attacks one of the crewmembers and that is when the

In Ridley Scott, Aliens we encounter every little boys dream come true...contact. And not just of any kind, aliens. We watch as we are transported through space as cold and desolate, black, nothingness comes to life. Life of inside of us the dream becomes a nightmare. Survival becomes the keyword as the crew dwindles to one, but never forget Jonesy with the nine lives. Visuals and sound effects in this epic are state of the art for its time. We can appreciate the effort it must have taken for them

Alien (Ridley Scott, 1979) is a science fiction film about the clash between technology and the human being. It is especially relevant to the theme of birth and reproduction. At the end, there is a struggle between two species for survivor. The clip presents the first meeting between the high technological human being and the alien. They are both a treat for each other, but at the same time the both need each other. The entire clip could be divided on three parts, the first one at the entrance into

British film director and producer Ridley Scott was born on the 30th of November 1937; notably only two years before the beginning of World War Two. Scott is well known for having a striking visual style. He crafts this style by creating realistic atmospheric lighting to make the audience feel as if they are a part of each scene, living with the characters, and commonly uses slow pacing to build tension in the lead up to action sequences. Another technique Scott uses to build tension and other emotions

soundtrack, dialogue, and characters have no equal in the revenge action category of film, and can be considered tops of pure action films. Gladiator is a perfectly well rounded movie that adds the best of all worlds to create the masterpiece seen today. Ridley Scott’s masterpiece, Gladiator, was released to the public in 2000. Received with initial success and regarded as one of the best

Throughout the movie, the director, Ridley Scott, emphasizes the complex moral landscape of the Crusades to enhance the quality of the story. As best put by Peter Stanford in his review, “Kingdom of Heaven is, however, no run-of-the-mill variation on the popular theme of the historical thriller… Instead, Scott has directed a complex modern morality play” (Stanford, “Screen god”). One way he blurs the moral lines is the way in which he presents the force invading Jerusalem. Scott could have taken the easy route

only whisper it. Anything more than a whisper and it would vanish, it was so fragile.” The film ‘Gladiator’ was released in 2000. A thrilling action film, it was a huge success, scooping five Oscars and earning over $427 million dollars. Sir Ridley Scott- who directed the film-already had many great films to his name, such as ‘Alien’, ‘Blade Runner’ and ‘American Gangster’, so it was no surprise when this film became one of the highest earners of the year 2000. The mise-en-scene used throughout

“Ridley Scott is trying to suggest that women are so boxed in by oppression that their only option is suicide.” Here is a comment made the unexpected ending of 1991 drama film ‘Thelma and Louise’ directed by Ridley Scott. It all begins when naive housewife ‘Thelma’ joins her friend ‘Louise’, an independent waitress, on a short fishing trip. However, who’d have thought their trip would become a flight from the law when Louise shoots and kills a man who tries to rape Thelma. They had no faith in the