In terms of a remake, especially with film, one is expected to reboot and refresh the original. This can be divided into aspects regarding the plot, cinematography, actor choice, etc. In the case of both John Carpenter’s versions of the Fog, many critics and myself agree that the 2005 version did not do its best in revamping the original. It did not reboot nor refresh the original 1980 film and so has made itself into a not so great remake. This can be argued for many modern remakes of films, especially for ghost stories. There is only so much that can be changed. THESIS. When comparing these two films, there is something that makes the comparison unique. John Carpenter was highly involved in both films. Carpenter directed the 1980 version and produced the 2005 remake. This is not always the case and for that reason critics had more fuel to attack the 2005 version. Also, given Carpenter’s role in the genre, it was even more shocking he did not follow up with a better version with a dramatically increased budget. The first version of the Fog was a tolerable movie. It had an okay set of actors and a favorable cinema. Unfortunately, the remake did the predictable and did what would …show more content…
The twenty-five-year difference in film special effects was noticeable. This however does not justify the fog’s lack of scare factor. When the fog first appears, I must admit the ominous nature of it was unsettling however as its revealed that the real villains are some type of handless silent individuals it was truly upsetting. Even with the limitations, I believe a more terrifying villain could been achieved. Furthermore, the choice of these villains is almost comical as its clear their greatest obstacle is opening doors. Whether or not the budget was the greatest restraint, I believe the original version may have benefitted more by not showing these masked wannabe pirates. It would have made the fog more
Rolf de Herr’s 2002 film The Tracker represented some human beings in the past who have been extremely naïve, barbarous, and bigoted when it came to dealing with Indigenous Australians. This film portrayed white racism in the characters of the Fanatic, the Veteran, and at first the Recruit until he becomes stronger and eventually changes his demeanor towards the Aboriginal people. Even though the Tracker experiences immense hardship throughout the movie he was always two steps ahead of his bosses since he was very familiar with the land and was also able to outsmart his superior officers. The Tracker is a gloomy film which presents the dark past of Australia that must never be forgotten.
... While the original story leaves you wondering what happens to Ichabod, the movie leaves you with the question on whether or not everything can be explained by science. Ichabod tries the entire movie to try and figure out who is the murderer by using all his scientific explanations, yet in the end, there truly was a ghost. Both stories leave you thinking about the possibility of ghosts and demons.
Each version also has the main characters boarding up the windows. Anyone who thought the birds won’t attack are usually found dead, but in the movie they are found with their eyes pecked out. Also, both the story and the movie have REALLY bad endings! They aren’t very similar, but they both leave you hanging. When you see a movie or read a book you want to know what happens to the main characters. In these two, you didn’t get an ending. They left you hanging and for some people that ruins it all.
The American Dream has been a fantasy for many people around the world. It has
Movie critics are very based on what the viewers are watching, such as how good, or how bad the movie might be. Deconstruct being described as “also claim[ing] that language is incapable of representing any sort of reality directly” (Mays 1310) towards the audience like in “Halloween” Siskel and Ebert, “300” and “Frozen” by Honest Trailers the critics describe the basic acts of each movie so that the audience don’t take it the wrong way. In this case critics are using the fast approach of deconstructing, meaning it is not what it appears to be and it is just a different approach as to what the authors want you to believe in.
The initial step in photochemical reactions is the absorption of a photon by an atom, molecule, free radical or ion. The result of this absorption is strongly dependent on the energy, in other word the wavelength of the photon. Visible and ultraviolet portion of the light is required to start the photochemical reactions. The absorption can generate dissociation, internal rearrangement, flourescence, or excited species. Photochemical smog can occur in any environment where there are large and continuous emissions of primary air pollutants. However specifics of climate and geography play an important role in the persistence and severity of the photochemical smog. Two factors influencing the formation of photochemical smog:
Giallo is a slasher genre that was prominent in the late twentieth century especially in Italy where the genre was made up of mystery and horror elements. The origin of the term is from cheap mystery novels, similar to penny dreadfuls, where they were adorned in bright yellow covers of which the genre was suitably named after as "giallo" is yellow in Italian. Though the term "giallo" is not just recognized in just Europe as internationally it is considered to have greatly influenced the sudden influx of American slasher and splatter films in the latter 1970s period. Films such as Blood and Black Lace and Black Belly of a Tarantula are classified as early giallo due to their "distinctive characteristics" that will be explored in this essay.
The true test of a film’s greatness is time. The 1984 science-fiction/comedy classic, Ghostbusters, has stood the test of time, producing both a sequel (in 1989) and a hit cartoon series. Ghostbusters is the story of three offbeat scientists interested in paranormal matters: Peter Venkman (played by Bill Murray), Raymond Stanz (played by Dan Aykroyd), and Egon Spengler (played by Harold Ramis), who have just lost their university grant, and are suddenly forced out onto the streets of New York. What will they do now to survive? After taking a third mortgage out on Ray’s family home, Peter, Ray, and Egon decide to pursue the idea of catching and containing ghosts in the private sector. Their business, fittingly named: “Ghostbusters”, starts out slow, but quickly the word spreads of their ghost investigation and extraction services. Within seemingly no time at all, the Ghostbusters are a hot commodity in New York where ghost activity is on the rise.
As writers and producers saw the amazing popularity and success of the movie Scream many other copy cat versions were made. Movies such as I Know What You Did Last Summer and Urban Legend all followed the same teen slasher format. Nothing is being left up to the movie viewer’s imagination anymore. Everything for the past thirty years was spelled out and given to the viewer, leaving the identity of the killer as the only form of mystery. The genre of horror was losing a very important battle. The bone-chilling movies of the past were giving way to the comedic teen movies of the present.
The second of two appearances from Spielberg, the original is considered one of the best films ever made, with a Hitchcock like approach to the score (to have the score tell the audience that the shark is coming). It is the film that set the standard for later summer blockbusters. "Jaws: The Revenge" is considered one of the worst films of all time and the third one is only slightly better, with nothing all that great to talk about either film.
In the movie, the ghost first appears to be a statue. He brings about no feelings of horror in the viewer. This sets the viewer up for grave disappointment as in the play it is s...
Movies of the past had a different approach to scaring the audience. In the 20th century, scary movies were more than entertainment. They were designed to lure the viewer into buying the action figures and tee shirts that the movie had spawned.
Even the Rain (also known as También la lluvia) is a 2010 Spanish film about a director Sebastian and executive producer Costa who travel to Cochabamba, Bolivia to shoot a movie about the exploration and exploitation of Christopher Columbus in the New World. Sebastian and Costa find themselves in a moral crisis when their key native actor, Daniel, persistently leads the escalating Cochabamba Water War. As the shoot progresses in and around the city of Cochabamba, a real battle is brewing. The government has privatized the entire water supply and sold it to a British and American multinational. The price of water jumps by 300 percent, leading to remonstrations and riots in the streets of Cochabamba. The protest is calm at first, but things become aggressive when the government fights back, and Daniel's participation almost disturbs the shooting schedule. As Sebastian and Costa struggle with their film, the violence in the community increases daily, until the entire city erupts into the infamous Cochabamba Water War. This film takes on significant questions of everyday life, as well as moral and human responsibility.
...orny” gave him his well deserved bragging rights for this mastermind film. Beetlejuice won an Oscar for best makeup and went on to win 6 other awards and 8 nominations. People liked this movie, because it was unlike the others being made in its time and was one of only few ever made from a Ghost’s point of view. The music that was used along with creative camera shots helped build excitement and kept the audience attentive. The slight raise of the volume when the camera made a close up on the fly in the cemetery along with others was highly effective with the scene action. Tim Burton was able to balance comedy and the more morbid aspects of the film brilliantly. The use of various colors, especially blue has become his trademark. All the actors fit perfectly in their roles in this movie, and their acting styles only contributed to the overall success of the film.
A.I.: Artificial Intelligence is a Steven Spielberg science fiction drama film, which conveys the story of a younger generation robot, David, who yearns for his human mother’s love. David’s character stimulates the mind-body question. What is the connection between our “minds” and our bodies?