Introduction To Screen Studies Audio-Visual Test. The General, Buster Keaton,1926 How do you interpret the subtext of this 3 minute sequence from The General? In your analysis, you might like to consider any of the following: character positioning, framing, shot scale, perspective, movement, spatio-temporal relationship and/or editing. As the camera cross cuts from scene to scene, it becomes clear that Buster Keaton's 1926 film “The General” propagates a comical and metaphorical example of insubordination to failure. From this cross cutting, Keaton’s character “Johnnie Gray” has been separated both physically and figuratively from the “Union Officers” therefore creating a theme of division as well a sense of hierarchy being inferred towards …show more content…
What seemingly appears as an impasse, “Johnny’s” transcendent power prevails as the film’s classical narration unveils his ability and determination to overcome the obstacles and film’s confrontation through him somehow moving the planks and continue chasing his endangered beloved in the carriage ahead in order for the eventual resolution to transpire. The binary opposition between Johnny and the Union men once more expresses the engrossed power dynamic, revealed through the differentiation of cinema of attractions utilised, more specifically the vaudeville performances. The union men are stylised through rough and abrasive movements such as swinging their arms excessively to get each other's attention or savagely dropping Annabelles body on the train top on a …show more content…
Yet as the family's symphony of procedures progress, hidden cracks within their veneer begin to elucidate, more specifically through the character and only daughter Suzy, in which her longing for escapism becomes evident. The prop utilisation of the embroidered depiction on the family wall of their red house initially establishes a certain childlike wonder as the artwork is something typically seen in something reminiscent of a fairytale book. Yet, through it simultaneously being the first and establishing shot within the movie, it quietly demands a standard being created for their family, in which cohesion and order, much like the house's caricature, are to be followed and
In the beginning of the novel, Johnny is an arrogant, pretentious, self-centered boy who cares only for himself. His experiences in the book shape him into a better person and role-model by the end of the story. In the movie, Johnny is portrayed as a compassionate boy from the start. He is given no character development. Esther Forbes took the time to incorporate all of Johnny’s feelings, hardships, and grudges. Johnny was the perfect example of how time can change a person in the book, while Johnny in the movie makes watchers think that you have to be perfect from the start. Johnny’s depiction influenced the overall message of the movie in this way. Johnny Tremain as a novel is a great story because it teaches how sometimes you need to forget your fears and stand up for what is right, but also it is okay to be afraid as well. Johnny Tremain by Disney jumps right into the heroics, without giving Johnny a chance to
1959 was an exciting year in the history of filmmaking. An extraordinary conjunction of talent throughout the globe existed. In France, Truffaut, Godard, Chabrol, Rohmer, Rivette, and Resnais all directed their first films, thus establishing the French New Wave. In Italy, Fellini created the elegant La Dolce Vita, and Antonioni gave us L’avventura. Most importantly, though, in America, famed British director Alfred Hitchcock gave us the classic thriller North by Northwest, the father of the modern action film.
The movie “Falling Down”, released in 1993, depicts an unemployed defense worker who becomes frustrated with society and unleashes that frustration on the Los Angeles community. The movie follows William through is destruction as well as the impact his actions has on other characters in the movie. It becomes apparent that the events and characters in the movie are ideal illustrations of the criminological theories anomie and social control.
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In Ken Kesey’s novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest the struggle for power is conveyed in the passage using visual imagery, parallelism, and conflict between McMurphy and Nurse Ratched.
She shows the true culture of her family’s life and how they act. Artistically, this frame includes lots of detail and is realistic. Behind the doors and windows is a blank, only shaded area. The conversation between the two sides shows the ignorance of her parents. While the child looks angry and seems to have looked everywhere (with the draws being opened already). This shows that the family does have transparency and doesn’t constantly cover-up the truth.
...e in Mexico disillusions him and forces him to believe otherwise, that the real world is not so simple, carefree, or innocent. John learns that the romanticism that he ascribes to horses cannot be applied to men. John reveres horses and experiences the praise of these animals in the folklore of the day. His relationship with horses exists on many levels‹they are his transportation, his friends, and his spiritual companions. Furthermore, McCarthy describes horses with emotional diction creating almost a motif of passion whenever horses are described. John's unusual understanding of the fervent spirit of horses leads him to believe that men are the same. However, on his bleak and disappointing journey he learns that men do not have the same passion of spirit as horses. Instead, they are unpredictable, violent creatures, and their world is certainly not always pretty.
Prideaux, T. "Take Aim, Fire at the Agonies of War." Life 20 Dec. 1963: 115-118. Rabe, David. "Admiring the Unpredictable Mr. Kubrick." New York Times 21 June 1987: H34+
Richard Bean’s ‘One Man, Two Guvnors’ is an adaptation of Carlo Goldoni’s ‘The Servant of Two Masters’. The adaptation relocates the setting for the events to 1963 Brighton, a time which allowed Richard Bean to incorporate a range of dramatic functions to enhance the play’s comedic nature and to modernise it to fit with the the newfound audience of the 21st century. Richard Bean retains many of the elements of traditional commedia dell’arte in his characters and his production of the play. However, he has placed a twist in that there is an absence of masked characters who instead conceal their true identity through language. The plays consists of various conflicts which convey comedy.
The inevitable outcomes of fate in our lives are like a boundless chain of dominos falling successively. Every action is calculated and deliberate; our lives are a predetermined path that only someone as powerful as God could change. Cormac McCarthy demonstrates both the good and evil that the power of fate brings for his character John Grady in All the Pretty Horses. John Grady’s journey starts in Texas, where he realizes after his grandfather’s death that there isn’t much left for him there. He idealizes a cowboy way of life not found in Texas. He journeys with his buddy Rawlins across the border to Mexico, a lawless desert land where trouble never seems too far away. Fate leads him to a capricious kid named Blevins, whose erratic behavior and rare, expensive, and thought to be stolen horse creates a series of dilemmas for John Grady when he arrives at La Purísima, a Mexican ranch. He finds more than just the cowboy way of life he longs for at the ranch; he also finds Alejandra, the owner’s attractive daughter. As fate would have it, he falls in love with her, but fate would also have it that their love is forbidden. Matters only get worse when John Grady falls in trouble with law insuring only more chaos. The series of events that Cormac McCarthy writes in All the Pretty Horses are meant to unfold as if the hands of fate put John Grady through all the pain, and suffering to be reborn, matured, and find salvation at the end of journey.
When the lights come up the audience is immediately thrown into an old and dingy movie theatre complete with popcorn strewn across the floor. It is within this set that deep social commentary is made throughout the
Last, The use of informal language and point of view played a major part in reinforcing the theme of racism in The True History of the Kelly Gang. In early Australian times, Irish were mistreated unlike the English. English actually dominated the Irish and discriminated them. The way Ned Kelly speaks to the reader (Carrey’s choice of language and point of view) connects to his mistreatment, his family’s, and all fellow Irish.
Early in the film , a psychologist is called in to treat the troubled child :and she calmed the mother with a statement to the effect that, “ These things come and go but they are unexplainable”. This juncture of the film is a starting point for one of the central themes of the film which is : how a fragile family unit is besieged by unusual forces both natural and supernatural which breaks and possesses and unites with the morally challenged father while the mother and the child through their innocence, love, and honesty triumph over these forces.
This makes the ending very heartwarming and a true triumph for James Barrie as Dustin Hoffman’s character enjoys the applause of the audience in disbelief while the audience admires the writer for his courage to rise above all odds with such a play. While history brings to light a less climactic tale with the success of the play being expected, the movie proves to be more entertaining as Johnny Depp’s character seems defy all odds and bring to life a reflection of himself and the Davies boys
...n (Director) mistakenly seems to believe can carry the whole film. On the strength "based on a true story", he has rejected attention-grabbing characters, an imaginative plot, and unforgettable villains.