The two films that are analyzed for similarities and differences to convey significant ideas for the integrity of their own story line: they are Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, directed by George Roy Hill and released in 1969, and Thelma & Louise, directed by Ridley Scott and released in 1991. In these two films, we watch them search for freedom within ourselves and freedom from societal norms. Along the way this creates entanglement with the law and causing a constant chase throughout both films. What keeps these characters from backing down is their free-spirited, brave, and most important a firm grip on their own fate. This mentality keeps the characters on their toes from what’s holding them back, however their own actions, history …show more content…
The setting is filmed in the desert near Mexico, Thelma and Louise have been running from their secret and finally have been cornered at the edge of the cliff looking over the wide open Canyon. A loud hum interrupts their gaze into the distance as a police helicopter appears in front of their car. Instantly frighten, they throw the car into reverse franticly driving away from the cliff and helicopter. Unfortunately for Thelma and Louise a line of police cars arrive behind them armed and ready to fire. Switching camera angles to the police and back to Thelma and Louise you listen to dialogue of the cops asking the women to surrender and come forward. When the camera frame returns to a close up on Thelma she expresses that she doesn't want to give up or fight but just drive off the edge of the cliff. Louise is surprised however agrees to this decision and throws the shifter into drive and goes off the edge. Similar to Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, the last moment is a still shot of the car in the air, the director of this movie also decides to keep the actual death out of the movie and let the viewer draw their own conclusion to the …show more content…
They did not go quietly: throughout the whole movie, these two protagonists did not abide by any rules, but lived their lives as freely and bravely as they desired. Though they avoided their inevitable fates for as long as they could, they jumped into every situation head-first: act first, think later. No matter what, they stood their ground and braved the situation at hand. In this final scene, they both know how this is going to end: whether they leave the room or not, they are going to be shot to death. That moment is not any time to change their thought process, though: they are going to charge out there, guns blazing, going out in a blaze of glory. The whole movie of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid only seems to be about holding your own and standing tall in the face of adversity, not changing yourself by any means: but in the final scene, that meaning is confirmed. The scene never shows them die: it freezes on them going out, guns in hands, moments before their demise. Imagine the meaning of this scene, but with the added scene of them dying. The message of the movie by this point would be lost: by showing Butch and the Kid acting the same way they always have in the movie and freezing on them doing so, the meaning is
...ner, more respected person on the streets. All it did was make him an uncaring, ruthless killer in the end. The sentences that I have set forth for these two men are just. Butch was showing he could make something of himself. Willie would never be the man his father was.
One of the biggest similarities was that the movie followed very close to the book’s script. Sometimes it was so close that the dialogue in the book was repeated word for word by the movie characters. The sentence “Things are rough all over” was a quote said by Cherry Valance and was important in both the book and movie. Another quote that was monumental was “Nothing gold can stay” written by Robert Frost and said by Pony when he and Johnny were at the church. This poem explained that nothing good can last. Johnny told Ponyboy to “Stay gold” before he died. (Coppola, The Outsiders). Both the movie and book are saying that if one stays innocent, then their life will be a lot safer and easier. An example of this is that if Johnny hadn’t killed the Soc, he wouldn’t have had to run away. This way, they wouldn’t have started the fire in the church and Johnny would still be
b- The second similarity is human rights. Both the movie and the book show how the citizens and the War Fighters of Troy denied their rights. In the movie, the soldiers are locked in a small cell with ill medical care and disregard of human life. In the book Maya Angelou states, “ a person convicted of a felony and sent to prison, lost privileges such as voting and holding civic appointments” (pg. 452). Prisoners had no standing in legal action involving their property, marriage, or custody of their children or other matters outside the prison. According to Mora et al, “Texas constitution gives protection to crime victims” (pg32.)
1. The movie To Kill A Mockingbird was based on Harper Lee 's Pulitzer Prize winning novel To Kill A Mockingbird. The movie was released in the United States on March 16, 1963. Many of the characters in this movie are relevant such as Boo Radley, Tom Robinson, Jem, Bob Ewell, and Calpurnia; however, this movie is a representation of what was seen in the deep south during the depression era through the eyes of a six year old girl named Scout. Because it is a narrative, Scout makes one of two primary characters. Scout 's father, Atticus Finch, is the other primary character; he is the morally righteous lawyer that decides to defend a colored man who is being accused of raping a white girl.
...ning of the 1930’s Depression era was depicted, which was outside the norm of typical gangster films. The setting also showed the action and traits of the characters; Bonnie and Clyde robbing banks in the Great Depression to simply make ends meet, not wanting to harm innocent citizens of society for power or control. Lastly, the specific character types presented in Bonnie and Clyde fulfilled the various roles of a couple, family, outlaws, and antiheros, the most significant character type of the typical gangster film genre. However, these antiheros showed sympathy for their fellow man and thus provided the audience with character roles that were relatable, and overall made the audience empathetic towards them. Therefore, the film Bonnie and Clyde demonstrates a genre-bending gangster film with distinct genre conventions and elements of film noir blended within it.
What components make a movie successful in cinema? Filmmakers have crafted a formula to successfully deliver the hero narrative. This formula consists of the hero’s journey and archetypes. Hero films typically follow a ten-step sequence to properly set up and execute the hero’s journey. These movies range from stories of transformations, searches, or a journey back home. Archetypes are used to employ character profile as well as add variety and depth to these stories. Ridley Scott directed Alien, in which Ellen Ripley embarks on a journey where she must survive an alien who is out on a murderous rampage and return back to Earth. Alien adds originality to its storyline by choosing a female lead instead of a male, but the film still incorporates the same heroic attributes that make a story successful. In this “going home journey” film, Scott is able to incorporate the hero’s journey and the official hero archetype towards the heroine Ellen Ripley.
Based on a true story, written down by Louis de Bernieres (in his book Red Dog), this movie took place in the small town of Dampier on the western coast of Australia. The first scene shows a truck driver named Thomas arriving at a small pub in Dampier late at night. Spotting a silhouette of a gun in the back room, mistaking it for a murder, he rushes to help. Thomas discovers the men are only trying to put down a poisoned dog (Red Dog) but they don’t have the guts to shoot him. They all retreat to the bar and the bartender, Jack
Have you ever thought of how much you’re influenced by the driver every time you sit on the passenger seat of a car? How your mood changes over the music and your actions and whereabouts all depend on where and what the driver is doing? Though Thelma & Louise and Badlands appear to be different runaway stories they have significant similarities. Thelma from Thelma & Louise, and Holly from Badlands are both in the passenger seat in the runaway car and throughout the films we see how the driver continually influences and molds the passengers compelling them into showing their true colors while breaking from the male oppressions they’ve dealt with in their lives. These are women on their way to a destination they didn’t know they would end up
Another similarity in the book and movie is that the characters have to go against their morals in order to decide what to do in certain situations. An example of this in the book is when Skip realises he would have to trespass and steal in order for him to keep himself and his friends alive. Or in...
Each of these films, with release dates ranging from 1976 to 1996 (Taxi Driver and Trainspotting, respectively), have the same, eerily similar structure. This goes for more than just film. Any art form that contains narrative contains examples of this same monomyth structure, and film and literature alike will never cease in producing works that fit this structure. This is because, as previously stated, storytelling and mythology are integral parts of all human culture. They can show us the darkness that lies in wait for us, threatening to corrupt us, thus protecting us from it. Narrative, in this sense, acts as an instruction booklet for life.
Rebellion, mischief, and killing: The American outlaw couple has been one of the most iconic folk stories of cinema. Bringing violence and heart- throbbing suspense into an action packed storyline, crime films had captured the attention of many Americans during the 1960s. One of these films, in particular, introduced violence which had never been seen before: Bonnie and Clyde. Establishing a rather complex and intertwined mixture of love, murder, and adventure, the film pulled viewers into the bank- robbing journey of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow. Its successor, Badlands, came a few years later and continued to adopt the theme of the “outlaw couple.”
Many people assume that the book and movie of the same story are always very similar, but they are incorrect. In my comparison of the short story Rikki-tikki-tavi by Rudyard Kipling and the movie of Rikki-tikki-tavi, I found them to be rather different. There were many minor differences, but the three main topics in the short story that clearly differentiate it from the movie are the setting, the character traits, and the use of humor.
and the film Life is Beautiful. These stories have somethings alike but many striking differences
The first area, where Capote and Lee vary, is their use of style to create tone. Due to two extremely diverse plotlines, the tones themselves contrast with one being lighthearted and dreamy, the other worried and critical. However, both have a sense of nostalgia coupled with a childlike simplicity. Their stylistic distinctions stem directly from different tense. While To Kill a Mockingbird is in the past tense, “A Christmas Memory” is in the present. This is important because both are told as flashbacks in first person from the older narrator. Capote’s present tense recollection immerses the reader as if it is being relived. The very way he starts the story is by laying out the scene: “Imagine a morning in late November. A coming of winter morning more than twenty years ago” (p.145). By using the word ‘imagine’ the scene is conveyed as pensive and dreamy. The true nostalgia strikes most powerfully at the end, when the narrator looks back at what he has lost. Lee tells her story a different way. Her entire novel is based on an adult reflecting on a previous experience. The way she thought, the way she acted; it’s...
...rtrayed differently in the movie. Lennie is shown as being very mentally challenged, whereas in the book he is just a little slow and has a mind of a young child. Although some changes are made in the movie to make it flow better, it is still based on the same story as the book. The movie has the same plot line and characters, and some of the scenes are told in the exact same way as they are in the novel. As well, the movie and the book give out the same themes. This story is about how all the people in the Great Depression were trying to escape their unhappy, lonely lives, but weren’t capable of doing so. The movie stays very true to the book even though some things are removed or added. Everything that is added or changed still works very well and captures the film perfectly.