Throughout the fantasy film, Conan the Barbarian, the directors use many different film techniques to imply to the audience a specific message or deeper meaning. The film is about a young boy losing his family and being forced into slavery under the ruling of Thulsa Doom and his followers. Conan grows up being exposed to a barbaric lifestyle. He then uses this lifestyle to defeat Thulsa Doom and the disturbing ritual-like worshiping of the serpent. The directors use of cinematography to convey relationships, and costumes to portray the time period and social status of the characters. The use of cinematography helps to convey the superior relationship between characters. This occurs during the film frequently to demonstrate the superiority …show more content…
The movie is set in a barbaric and medieval type era, which is represented through the dirty, outdoors look of the characters. Many of the characters’ appearances depict their lifestyles and what role in society they belong to. Conan’s character is seen wearing very minimal amounts of clothing which usually consist of animal fur through most of the movie because he experiences a slave-like lifestyle for nearly half of his life. His character represents a strong, masculine man, therefore, he is usually seen shirtless when performing manly acts. The different types of clothing Conan wears emphasize his barbaric and violent demeanor. By the end of the film, the viewer experiences the dramatic evolution of Conan’s clothing. Conan is wearing full body armor. This implies the power and leadership Conan gains after he finally defeats Thulsa Doom, who killed his parents when he was a child. Also, in the film other characters’ costumes relate to the time period being conveyed. The actors/actresses playing the characters in the village Conan visits, wear more clothing and their clothes correspond with their roles in society. These people consist of the working class, and the clothing helps to let the audience understand each characters service they are providing. The upper class wore more clothing, but the clothing features more armor or expensive jewelry rather than the animal clothes and …show more content…
Throughout the movie, many characters are shown wearing very little makeup to none at all. This portrays the violence and barbarism present in the lifestyle of the characters. During the fight scene at the end of the movie, there is an enormous amount of blood coming for the soldiers of Thulsa Doom’s military men. Conan, the wizard, and Subotai fight off the warriors by stabbing them or either shoot them with an arrow. In this scene the audience sees blood going everywhere as heads are cut off and more and more men are stabbed and killed. The blood is flying in the air and all over the ground showing the savage barbaric acts and cruel violence throughout the fight scene. The men all fight until death and never back down because they are a part of the followers of Thulsa Doom and whatever he says goes. Also, the characters such as Conan and Valeria are illustrate the medieval and ancient film through the use of makeup. These characters do not consist of elaborate makeup styles. They appear as dirty, and have a more warrior appearance to them because they wear very little makeup and makes them look like they are not as focused on looking perfect compared to an upper class person. For example, when the princess is shown tied to the rock during the fight scene between Thulsa Doom and his against Conan and his men, she is wearing more makeup because she represents an
Released in 1979, The Warriors, is a film based on the book by Sol Yurick. Directed by Water Hill, the film is a cult classic about a gang that becomes stranded away from home. Consequently, the gang spends the entire film fighting their way back to their home turf. The basis of this movie mirrors an event from Grecian times, the Battle of Cunaxa in 401 B.C., chronicled in Xenophon’s “The Anabasis” that follows a Grecian army who becomes stranded after the battle between Athens and Sparta. (The Making, 2016). Ranked by Entertainment weekly as number 16 in the Top 50 Cult movies it is a cult classic despite receiving critical critique for its filming style (The Top 50, 2016).
The Golden Age of Mexican cinema (1936-1959) produced great films that not only established a national identity, but also helped to spread Catholicism through movies such as Macario (1961), by Roberto Gavaldón, and Salón México (1949), by Antonio Díaz Conde. The film, Macario, follows the story of a man named Macario, a peasant who struggles with his family to survive poverty. After Macario shares with Death one of his most awaited meals, Death rewards Macario with the ability to tell who will die and how to cure those who are sick. Salón México focuses on Mercedes, a woman who works in a cabaret in order to keep her sister, Beatriz, at a private school. At one point, Mercedes wins a dancing contest with Paco, a thief and womanizer obsessed
King Kong was a revolutionary film, in the aspect of the music score it accompanied. Max Steiner known as “the father of film music,” was responsible to writing the legendary score for King Kong. Steiner made a revolutionary move in the way sound is presented in a movie by introducing “Mickey Mousing.” This concept is where the sound matches what is going on in screen, such as when the leader is walking towards the lady in the beginning of the movie; the music matches his footsteps. What is also interesting in King Kong was some scenes had action that did not require music—the fighting scene with the dinosaur. The noise was enough to convey the feeling of intensity that music was not needed for that point, also the scene with the planes flying around King Kong. King Kong’s personality is shown through the music, with intense music at parts and solemn music at others, conveying his emotions through the music played.
Throughout the movie, many characters are shown wearing barely any makeup or none at all. This portrays the violence and barbarism present in the lifestyle of the characters. During the fight scene at the end of the movie, there is an enormous amount of blood coming from the soldiers of Thulsa Doom’s military men. Conan, the wizard, and Subotai fight off the warriors by stabbing them or either shoot them with an arrow. In this scene the audience sees blood going everywhere as heads are cut off and more and more men are stabbed and killed. The blood is flying in the air and all over the ground showing the savagery of the barbaric acts throughout the fight scene. The men all fight until death and never back down because they are a part of the followers of Thulsa Doom and whatever he says goes. This demonstrates that the blood creates a violent atmosphere and it reveals the type of time period of which this film takes place. Also, the characters such as Conan and Valeria are illustrating the medieval and ancient film through the use of makeup. These characters do not have on elaborate makeup styles. They appear as dirty, and have a more natural appearance. The characters also have a warrior type of appearance to them because they wear very little makeup and it makes them look like they are not as focused on looking perfect compared to an upper class person. For
In the movie, I Am Legend, the directors utilizes infected humans to portray a post-apocalyptic world by displaying the humans as sick and deformed. In the film, Francis Lawrence, the director, exhibits how an engineered virus which was supposed to cure cancer, destroys humanity by mutating the humans and dispersing the virus, therefore killing ninety percent of the world’s population and turning them into Dark seekers. In the film, the director exploit how humans undergo evolution by transforming them into dark seekers. The film displays human evolution by exhibiting how humans transform into these horrendous monster therefore displaying how the directors critique and exhibiting human evolution in a negative light. The film does well in displaying
The Last Legion is an intriguing fantasy film based on a novel, which holds the same name, by Valerio Massimo. The movie is based on events from the Fifth Century that tie the last Roman Emperor and the fall of Rome, into the legends of the Ninth Legion and King Arthur. The movie is somewhat based off of historical facts and makes a slightly plausible story line; however, the further someone would look into history, the more they would find the movie to be Hollywood fantasy. In the first paragraph, descriptions of the cinemas’ account of Romulus Augustus becoming Emperor of Rome, the fall of Rome to the Goths, and then the exile of Romulus compared to the historical account will be found. Next, The Roman’s journey to Britain and their encounter
People can feel better about themselves after watching these types of movies. Using these elements together, it makes the movie better, but not only that, but each element helps each other out in the scene to make it a very good movie
The film 13th Warrior is one which provides a multitude of mythic symbolism from different cultures, including Arabic, Norse and a primitive cannibalistic tribe. By incorporating different societies, the audience gains insight to the similarities and contrasts which exist from different regions of .the world when they see the actions, beliefs and lifestyles highlighted throughout the film. It’s an enjoyable tale of good versus evil with strong references to courage, fame, and fate, much like the myths of Sigurd the Volsung, The Creation, Death and Rebirth of the Universe and Esfandyar, the Prince Who Would Be King.
...successful collaboration of sound, colour, camera positioning and lighting are instrumental in portraying these themes. The techniques used heighten the suspense, drama and mood of each scene and enhance the film in order to convey to the spectator the intended messages.
In the production of its film iteration, The Emperor’s Club, filmmakers added and omitted a number of key elements of Ethan Canin’s The Palace Thief. While of course there is no way to know for certain what the filmmakers’ intentions were, perhaps these changes were made in order to appeal to a wider audience—as the original tale is set at an elite, East Coast school for boys, which is something to which only a relatively small fraction of the population can relate, so it is possible the filmmakers added certain elements to the movie to make it seem more relatable. In addition, it is also very likely the filmmakers simply added certain instances to the film to deliver the story in what they believe a more enjoyable manner. Both of these would improve the overall quality and success of the film.
Priyanka Moodley, director of the new blockbuster film, “Warrior”, talks of her childhood inspiration and her thoughts behind the making of this new take on superheroes.
I viewed the Man of Steel Movie Commentary by John Campea, Kristian Harloff, Mark Ellis and John Schnepp. As they watched the entire film, they made comments, critiques and comparisons throughout the film which further developed my understanding of the film. Throughout this paper, I will discuss what I’ve learned by watching this movie commentary and how this commentary furthered by knowledge regarding the movie Man of Steel.
Peter Jackson directed three films that is a part of The Hobbit trilogy. The films are called An Unexpected Journey, The Desolation of Smaug and There and Back Again. It is an adaption of the 1937 novel by J.R.R Tolkien’s The Hobbit. Jackson has also directed the prequel of The Hobbit films called the The Lord of the Rings (film series).
Growing up as a child in the United States I was always easily amused by cartoons that played on the television during the early 2000’s and late 1999’s. By far one of my most watched movies as a kid was Tarzan, which sometimes played during the weekends on Disney channel, so for this week it was entertaining to watch this old version of Tarzan directed by W.S. Van Dyke. In the film Tarzan “the Ape Man”, Jane Parker derives to Africa to visit her father, who was in a pursuit for ivory, Tarzan captures Jane and once the preliminary terror has worn off, Jane apprehends that she adores Tarzan and that jungle life suits her. This take on the modern day Tarzan opened my eyes to a much more realistic viewpoint of race discernment with the
Due to the film’s quality and interest it became an award winning film. The film had excellent sound effects such as the battle scenes. The image quality was also outstanding; it used many different angles to depict the actor to make you feel involved in the scenes. In the action scenes the most common viewpoint used was a close up shot which allows the audience to see and feel the intensity of the scene. The second viewpoint mostly used was a tracking shot due to the actors c...