Analysis Of The Movie Bullitt

IMDb describes the movie Bullitt as: “An all guts, no glory San Francisco cop becomes determined to find the underworld kingpin that killed the witness in his protection.” The Nicholas Watts painting “Bullitt In Pursuit” uses colors, lines, and sizes to convey the message: The Dodge Charger scene from the “Bullitt” car chase produced excitement. Bullitt was released in theaters on October 17th, 1968 and was directed by Peter Yates. The movie is based off of the book Mute Witness by Robert L. Fish. The protagonist Frank Bullitt is played by Steve McQueen; Frank is ranked as a lieutenant for the San Francisco Police Department. Bullitt is recognized and famous for the car chase scene between Frank Bullitt and the Ross Hitmen. Frank drove the

Lines are the foundation of art; such as paintings, pictures, movies, cartoons, or T.V. shows. They create shapes and define the piece. “Bullitt in Pursuit” is no exception to this statement. In “Bullitt in Pursuit” all sorts of lines, whether they are curved, or straight create all sorts of things such as: the cars, the buildings, and the scenery. Lines also convey the sensation of speed by making everything blurry as if the entire painting is flying by at 100 mph. Without lines, the painting would appear virtually a blank canvas without any definition of the scene being depicted. Although a blank canvas could be considered art it would not be appealing to view. Although, everyone’s different and everyone has their own opinion on what they like to view. Colors add a depth to art that takes the visual appeal to a whole other level and enhance the effect of

“Bullitt in Pursuit” uses blacks, blues, grays, greens, and muted tones. Blacks are used to define the 1968 Dodge Charger R/T. The blues define the sky, and the 1968 Ford Galaxie 500. Grays convey the sense of speed by washing out the road. The color grays is also used repeatedly as accents on the buildings in the background. Green colors in Frank Bullitt’s 1968 Ford Mustang which is off in the distance behind the Black 1968 Charger, and green also colors the VW Beetle which is just left of the black 1968 Charger. The trees are also filled in with green to show that they are healthy and that it is summer time. Muted tones such as, beiges, blacks, browns, and darker blues fill in the buildings in the background which the building helps the viewer determine where the chase takes place. The style of the buildings indicates that the car chase is happening in San Francisco. Being that San Francisco has a style specific to the city which is unlike any others in the United