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what it meant to be a comedy and diversified the possibilities for what a disaster film could do. Historically this movie reflects the social, political and economic climate of the times. This movie expanded the limits of hollywood and as a comedy it opened doors and was influential in defining what it means to be a comedy in 2017. In addition, as a disaster film it completely transformed, the genre. As a spoof, this film plot very nearly reflects that of Zero Hour, but that does not mean it does not

Three of the most clever, entertaining, and all around well-made films I’ve ever seen are the three that make up what is known as The Cornetto Trilogy: Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and The World’s End. While the first two very clearly take well known genres and play on conventional expectations of them, the last breaks out of the box slightly and thus makes it harder to define. The one unifying factor to be found in all of them, aside from the obvious recasting of main characters and director, is

over violence in film: is violence destructive to impressionable viewers, is violence critical to the success of the industry, does violence have aesthetic value, who decides what is violent, and if something is found to be violent, should it be banned? By going beyond Dole's speech to carefully examine these questions, it is found that

the storylines of films and helps categorise them in order to be identified when people come to look for a film to maybe help determine whether you are going to like the film or not. Genre can set scenes in order for us to know what type of film we may be watching e.g.: if you were to be watching a horror film you would have spooky, dull and dark lighting. This would set the scene letting us know that this film will most likely be a horror film. Knowing the type of genre of the film you are watching

top off first always dies first. This trope of horror films, started around the time of the Friday the 13th series, has become ingrained in our conscious so much that it has become almost a ritual for movie-goers to expect it. Before that, a popular trope was the mad scientist, playing God. Horror has always been built on tropes and archetypes, a storytelling ritual performed both by creators and their audience. The origins of the horror film genre can be traced back to the early 19th century, to

The film Bringing Up Baby (1938) and the film Annie Hall (1977), respectively directed by Howard Hawks and Woody Allen, both hold a significant impact on the history of the screwball comedy genre. The screwball comedy is a principally American genre of comedy that became popular during the Great Depression, originating in the early 1930s and thriving until the early 1940s. Bringing Up Baby, directed by Howard Hawks, is considered as the greatest screwball comedy and is often considered the state-of-the-art

filmmaker Ingmar Bergman had already established himself in the industry with films like The Seventh Seal and Wild Strawberries. These films served as a foundation for his work that would only go deeper into the exploration of the meaning of art film. After being hospitalized for a long period of time, Bergman started writing a new film, which would eventually be his 1966 Persona. Persona serves as Bergman’s first film that delved deeper into the process of exposing cinema in a self-reflexive way

Music has been used to propel the narrative in silent films throughout its history, but how did Bource achieve this in a silent film made in the modern day? This essay will be discussing the original styles used in silent film music, how Bource used them today in such an award winning way, and how he added his own imprint, and arguably modern flare to the music of The Artist. Silent films first appeared around the 1890s in America. 1 They are films that were without synchronised sound and especially

filmmaking. “With The Apartment, Wilder became the first person to win Academy Awards as producer, director and screenwriter for the same film“ (Wikipedia). He was born Samuel Wilder, in the 1920s he took an interest in writing and filmmaking, but left Germany when Adolf Hitler rose to power. Wilder moved to Paris and made his directorial debut with the French film Mauvaise graine (Bad Seed) in 1934. Most of Wilder’s family all died during the Holocaust.

Princess films are beloved classics that range from the beloved Disney franchise, to live action films such as the Princess Diaries, to historical tales as those seen is polish films. No matter what the format or genre these films typically have a prince searching for his love the princess and contain recurring scenes. The film The Princess Bride offers a new comedic approach to this classic genre. While scholars have explored how princess films are able to succeed through the use ideas such as nostalgia