It had been over thirty years since the world had seen any great action films form movie producer George Miller. One of the best action trilogies of all time, Mad Max, appeared on screens between 1979 and 1985. Since then, Miller strayed from fast paced movies and produced documentaries and family-friendly movies like Happy Feet all until recently. With the announcement of another Mad Max movie scheduled to start production, Mad Max Fury Road, many questioned if the newest addition could hold up to the already praised franchise. The filmmaking realm has become consumed with redundant and unnecessary sequels but Mad Max Fury Road breaks away from that cycle. It is one of the rare older series that actually merits further evaluation and growth. …show more content…
The movie was purposely made without a large amount of CGI effects giving it a more realistic and intense feel. Multiple digital cameras were used at the same time in hopes of capturing the various stunts and the over one hundred vehicles that were on set. While some scenes received the magic touch of CGI, most were actual shot and seen on screen as is. One of the biggest things Mad Max is praised for are the stunts involved throughout the film. Even though there were stunt men and women who stepped in, Hardy and Theron were involved in as much as production allowed them to be. One of the most recognized scenes in the movie is when Max is taken hostage and tied to a post in front of a vehicle that is driven at high speeds throughout the barren desert. Actor Tom Hardy actually preformed most of this stunt on his own. He was whipped around at 50 mph for a sizeable amount of time in the movie. A stunt dummy was placed in his spot when it came time to flip the car and make it explode. Along with this scene, many others like it actually took place off set and not behind computers. While getting the shot perfect in the first try may have been difficult, the realistic pretrial that was seen by views left a stronger impression than a CGI stunt would
Talladega Nights starring Will Ferrell follows the ups and downs of a famed NASCAR driver coming to terms with his in and out father. The audience is given a glimpse into Ricky Bobby’s opulent life style from seat at the dinner table in the beginning of the moving. Ricky posses all a man could want (ten cars, two kids, a best friend, and a smokin’ hot wife) due to his incessant chanting of “If you’re not first, you’re last.” Ricky Bobby’s life takes a sudden downturn, when a French-speaking foe is introduced. Jean Girard beats Ricky, the first person to do so, causing a chain reaction that leaves him without a housewife, friend, career, or kid. Towards the end of the movie, we see Ricky Bobby start to understand what he truly values learning
The Great Train Robbery in 1903 through to the hugely popular James Bond exploits in the 60’s onwards, to the more modern films such as the classic Die Hard or Speed even. It was mainly during the 80’s and 90’s however that action films really exploded into a genre of their own. With the growth of special effects and heightened demand by audiences for faster plots containing increased violence and stimulation, some of the best classic action films of our time were created. Successful action films have breath taking impact, nonstop energy, an abundance of physical stunts, neck braking chase scenes, explosive battles and fight scenes, destructive disasters, non-stop motion, spectacular rhythm, nail biting suspense , a heroic hero, damsel in distress and evil villain - all designed and premeditated for pure audience thrill. It isn’t hard to realize why Speed is classified as being as being a classica... ...
I am writing a film review on the 1976, classic movie Rocky. In this review I will explore the main character Rocky, along with secondary characters Adrian, Pauley, and Mick. I will compare Rocky’s self-concept and self-esteem to the secondary characters. Identify whether the characters are nourishing or noxious individuals. Finally, we will describe how the main character is perceived by other characters.
When American Sniper opened in theaters January 2015, the world was shocked and excited that a film about a war has finally shown the emotional and psychological pain a soldier goes through. To many this was a new concept but, what the public did not realize, was in 2014, a World War II film, Fury was released. Fury is an insightful film about a tank crew surviving through World War II through the emotional and psychological hardships. The film takes place in April 1945, five months before WWII ends (Fury, IMDb). There are many key points to which makes Fury a modern war film from the extent of backstory each character has, to the prescreening prep and training, to the research of the props. Though American Sniper and Fury differ in wars and
Most movies today contain a bit of CGI (Computer Generated Images) to create effects such as magic, explosio...
“There once was a time in this business when I had the eyes of the whole world! But that wasn't good enough for them, oh no! They had to have the ears of the whole world too. So they opened their big mouths and out came talk. Talk! TALK!” (Sunset Boulevard). The film Sunset Boulevard directed by Billy Wilder focuses on a struggling screen writer who is hired to rewrite a silent film star’s script leading to a dysfunctional and fatal relationship. Sunset Boulevard is heavily influenced by the history of cinema starting from the 1930s to 1950 when the film was released.
As a fan of cinema, I was excited to do this project on what I had remembered as a touching portrait on racism in our modern society. Writer/Director Paul Haggis deliberately depicts his characters in Crash within the context of many typical ethnic stereotypes that exist in our world today -- a "gangbanger" Latino with a shaved head and tattoos, an upper-class white woman who is discomforted by the sight of two young Black kids, and so on -- and causes them to rethink their own prejudices during their "crash moment" when they realize the racism that exists within themselves.
Sex, love, depression, guilt, trust, all are topics presented in this remarkably well written and performed drama. The Flick, a 2014 Pulitzer Prize winning drama by Annie Baker, serves to provide a social commentary which will leave the audience deep in thought well after the curtain closes. Emporia State Universities Production of this masterpiece was a masterpiece in itself, from the stunningly genuine portrayal of the characters of Avery and Rose, to the realism found within the set, every aspect of the production was superb.
The film, Fruitvale Station, is based upon a true story of a young, unarmed African American male, Oscar, who was shot by a Caucasian BART police officer. The film displays the final twenty-fours of Oscar Grant’s lives going through his struggles, triumphs, and eager search to change his life around. There will be an analysis of the sociological aspects displayed throughout the movie that show racism, prejudice, and discrimination.
Despite the critical misgivings about Simpson/Bruckheimer productions, audiences still tend to flock to their brand of mayhem, hyper masculinity, thunderous sound effects, and cutting edge special effects. And while they have had their share of bombs (like the dismal “Days of Thunder” or “Gone in 60 Seconds”) more often than not, they make movies the public seems to love.
In the first three episodes of the series Mad Men the main character Don Draper works for a company that creates ads, in the 1960’s, his boss at this company is Rodger Sterling. In the first episode the company that Draper works for is trying to come up with an ad that convinces people that cigarettes are not bad for people’s health. Don Drapper is a high up executive ad man at the company he works for and is trying to find new clients to create ads for. Peggy Olsen, another main character is just starting at the company as Don Drapper’s new secretary. Betty Draper is Don Draper’s wife, they have two kids together. Peter Campbell is a 26 year old up and coming sales man for the same company and works alongside Don Draper. In episode two the company is trying to come up with an ad for right guard spray deodorant. Also Betty Draper is having problems with maintaining control of her
The Wolf of Wall Street produced and directed by Martin Scorsese tells a story of Jordan Belfort, a stockbroker living a luxurious life on Wall Street. Due to greed and corruption, Jordan falls into a life of crime and abusive activities. Belfort made millions of dollars by selling customers “penny stocks” and manipulating the market through his company, Stratton Oakmont, before being convicted of any criminal activity (Solomon, 2013). Jordan reveals behaviours and impulses all humans have, however, on an extreme level. This movie illustrates “why ethics is another tool whose importance cannot be overstated” (Delaney, 2014). Without ethics and morality, individuals can never truly live an honest and happy life.
Wall Street is a movie that exposes corruption and disguises all values, beliefs, and other ethical philosophy. Throughout the movie, Wall Street shows how ethics adapts to a person’s personality by power and wealth alongside honesty and truth. Bud Fox, a young stockbroker is looking for a way to make a name for himself. He is determined to get as many clients as he can to become successful. He later meets a ruthless man named Mr. Gekko where learns how to reach to the top by illegal actions such as insider trading. Bud Fox was an honest living man who had good ethics but was later showed what true power is became money hungry. The power of greed is fascinating the code that everyone lives by is inevitable once money comes into play. There are five types of interpersonal power; reward power, coercive power, legitimate power, referent power, and expert power. These types of power will be used to correspond relationships throughout the movie. In Wall Street we realize how Gordon Gekko uses Bud Fox for his benefit. In this paper I will show the types of powers that are used by Gordon Gekko and how they are used. One clear type of power that Gordon Gekko uses in his relationship with Bud Fox is the Referent power base. This power stands out because it is clear that Bud wants to become a top notch in the industry. Bud is striving to be successful when he exposes what he’s able to do at the meeting with Gordon Gekko he instantly become closer to his goals. There were scenes where Gordon had legitimate power. His knowledge and information was what made him rich. Bud Fox had to listen to what Gordon was telling him in order to become successful. This was an example of Gekko having legitimate power over Bud Fox. Expert power which is an ...
Full Metal Jacket is written and directed by Stanley Kubrick. The film was released in 1987 and it is starring Matthew Modine (Joker), Vincent D’Onofrio (Pyle), Adam Baldwin (Animal), and R. Lee Ermey ( Guy.Segr. Hartman).
“Entertainment has to come hand in hand with a little bit of medicine, some people go to the movies to be reminded that everything’s okay. I don’t make those kinds of movies. That, to me, is a lie. Everything’s not okay.” - David Fincher. David Fincher is the director that I am choosing to homage for a number of reasons. I personally find his movies to be some of the deepest, most well made, and beautiful films in recent memory. However it is Fincher’s take on story telling and filmmaking in general that causes me to admire his films so much. This quote exemplifies that, and is something that I whole-heartedly agree with. I am and have always been extremely opinionated and open about my views on the world and I believe that artists have a responsibility to do what they can with their art to help improve the culture that they are helping to create. In this paper I will try to outline exactly how Fincher creates the masterpieces that he does and what I can take from that and apply to my films.