Jonathan Winchell wrote an essay called, “Latest 3-D Films Add Dimension, Not Appeal.” This essay’s claim is that 3D doesn’t make a movie better, it just makes it cost more in theatres without adding any extra value. I agree with his statements because of the success of movies like Avatar film makers believe they should make more 3D movies to make more money. So many live-action films are re-rendered into 3D, and almost every time it just does not improve or enhance the experience because you can tell the film wasn’t shot in 3D. I understand Winchell’s point wholeheartedly because studios need to realize that not every film needs to be presented 3D. When they do decide to use 3D they should ensure the whole film is actually made from the beginning using 3D. …show more content…
Even the amazing director Christopher Nolan refuses to shoot films in 3D.
He feels it simply isn’t necessary and has most certainly proven this with the epic movies like: “Inception,” “Dark Knight,” and “Interstellar.” It’s a distinction between movies shot in 3D, like Avatar, and those converted to 3D in post-production. Christopher Nolan has said that Hollywood is "pushing 3D to directors who are not comfortable or do not like 3D.” Another director, James Cameron, cited Iron Man 3 and Man of Steel as current blockbusters that didn't need to be in 3D. "If you spend $150 million on visual effects, the film is already going to look spectacular and perfect," said Cameron. However, the potential revenue benefits of 3D are amazingly high. The 3D release of films such as: “Journey to the Center of the Earth,” “Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa,” “Fly Me to the Moon,” and “Chicken Little” have made at least two times, and in some cases three times, as much as their 2D releases. According to idependent.co.uk, global revenue from 3D ticket sales in 2008 amounted to $240m, approximately 70 percent of which came from North
America. For a lot of the blockbusters that generate intense hype and curiosity customers are beginning to realize that 3D is an easy cash grab for the studios and it adds little to the experience of the movie. Even worse are the films that are converted to 3D after the production, films such as the horrible version of "Clash of the Titans," which has become the poster-child for poor 3D adaptations shows that movies can’t just have 3D attached to the title and still sell well. Hopefully the upcoming film “The Walk” which is supposed to show 3D like never before can change the idea of 3D to others but with the lack of great experiences I wouldn't be surprised if viewers catch on quickly, and 3D wears off with each new movie. Works Cited Germain, David. "No "Dark Knight" 3D." Salon (2012): 1. Document. idependent.co.uk. independent.co.uk. 23 October 2011. Document. 19 September 2015. Susman, Gary. "Are 3D Movies Over?" Rolling Stones (2013): 1. Document.
While Mexican Americans were considered white by law, the documentary A Class Apart sheds light on the struggles and eventual triumph of Mexican Americans in the their journey for racial equality within the United States. Following the Mexican War, Mexican Americans were subjected to a Jim Crow style of discrimination. Despite retaining U.S. citizenship, Mexican Americans were treated as second class citizens. Frustrated by social, political, and economic disenfranchisement, Mexican Americans sought the assistance of the United States Supreme Court, in what would become a landmark case, to secure the full rights afforded to them as United States citizens.
In his documentary Classified X, Martin Van Peebles describes three areas where African-Americans could be receive some sanctuary from the racism that pervaded almost all Hollywood films. These three places were: the Hollywood version of an all-Black film, the church, and entertainment. Black culture and music is prominent in mainstream society, but the people behind this culture don’t always receive recognition and respect for their creations. Mainstream White pop culture excitedly consumes and appropriates Black culture, but disrespects the source.
The movie Dope, written and directed by Rick Famuyiwa, follows the story of Malcolm through his senior year of high school in the Inglewood California. He lives in a poor neighborhood, with only his mom, yet he still strives for greatness. He has a couple of friends, and they all love 90’s hip hop culture. They try to do their best to stay out of trouble and away from bullies. Malcolm sees a girl he likes and ends up following her to a drug dealer’s birthday party. When the cops bust the birthday party, he unknowingly goes home with all the drugs and the gun that the drug dealer owns. This sets off a wild chain reaction, as he now has to sell these drugs to payoff the supplier, who happens to be the Harvard Alumni that Malcolm’s needs approval
Higher Learning - Film Analysis Exposition: The Establishing Shot of the film is a full screen American Flag, the camera zooms out and points down, revealing a large crowd of people in a rally, being very patriotic. As the camera zooms off the flag we come across a statue of Columbus- indicating it to be Columbus University. The speaker on the stage gives us another indication of the setting by Shouting'Columbus University'. They are in front of a stage with Band music playing and chants rising out. Whilst this continues in the background three characters are established:
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.
In the documentary “Fed Up,” sugar is responsible for Americas rising obesity rate, which is happening even with the great stress that is set on exercise and portion control for those who are overweight. Fed Up is a film directed by Stephanie Soechtig, with Executive Producers Katie Couric and Laurie David. The filmmaker’s intent is mainly to inform people of the dangers of too much sugar, but it also talks about the fat’s in our diets and the food corporation shadiness. The filmmaker wants to educate the country on the effects of a poor diet and to open eyes to the obesity catastrophe in the United States. The main debate used is that sugar is the direct matter of obesity. Overall, I don’t believe the filmmaker’s debate was successful.
Saw is a American horror film directed by James Wan. The film is about a killer who calls himself the Jigsaw. He kills and/or “teaches” his victims to respect life. He watches his victims and then abducts them when learning their problems in life.
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I chose to analyze Despicable Me, an animated film geared towards a younger audience, because I was interested in examining underlying theories and messages that this film would be relaying to its viewers. Often times, when watching animated films, children are not aware of these messages, as they are absorbed by the characters, special effects, and humor. But as we have learned throughout this semester, our brains are subconsciously primed by the various surroundings we are exposed to. Since we also studied the impacts of entertainment, such as television and video games, on children, I wanted to see how a popular children’s film might also affect them.
Reconstruction was successful in reuniting the country physically but not mentally. President Abe Lincoln wanted to restore peace and, "with malice toward none, with charity for all... bind up the nation's wounds". Lincoln issued in 1863 the Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction which allowed southern states who had at least 10% of its voters, pledge their allegiance to return to the Union. All eleven confederate states were readmitted to the Union so, the states were united as one land mass, but the people were not united in their beliefs of how the losing Southerners and freed slaves should be treated.
film can make or break a movie. Marketing a film takes up a great deal of the money that is
This broke the door down for other companies to start up and aid films in creating better and better effects that appealed to a larger market. Although the effects were not good in the early days, the general film going public was astonished by computer generated effects and flocked to the theaters to see these cheesy attempts to use basic technology that did not transfer well to the silver screen. It was not until later films like “Jurassic Park,” “Toy Story,” and “The Lord of the Rings” until CGI became a film making powerhouse and the killer application for high budget movies. The evolution of the 1980’s saw the pioneers of the early ages of CGI, but it was not until major revolutions in computer aided film making when the industry took a notice. Steven Spielberg’s 1993 film “Jurassic Park,” one of the first major motion pictures to use CGI on a large scale, is one of the largest grossing movies of all time (imdb.
Movie theaters are focusing on moving from film projection systems to digital and 3D systems. With these added technological changes, ticket prices typically rise creating revenue gains for the industry. These changes are drawing more consumers into the theaters because the in-theater experience is something that they cannot get from online streaming at
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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?