The other day I went to see a showing of the film Daughter of the Dawn, however it wasn’t just any other film I have seen. Not only was it a silent film from 1920, but it was believed to be ‘lost to history’ until it was found in 2005 in Oklahoma and restored by the Oklahoma Historical Society. The film itself is about the the Kiowa and the Comanche Native American tribes in Oklahoma, and their interactions revolving around the Kioka Chief's daughter and her future partner. Being that movie is a silent film, similar to how they would have shown it at the time it was produced, there was an a live musical accompaniment. Overall the film and the small orchestra that accompanied it left me with quite the impression. As far as the film goes, I did not expect to be attracted or interested by it mainly because it was silent but also because it was made so long ago. However, after a brief adjustment period at the beginning, I found myself being drawn into it, despite the black and off-white colors and lack of voice or sound. Once I began to connect with the film I found myself engaged to the action and even hesitant during a couple of scenes much …show more content…
Within this test was both White Eagle and Black Wolf and would show who was braver, and therefore more deserving of the Chief’s daughter, Dawn. He asked them both to throw themselves off a bluff and whoever shall live will have his daughter’s hand in marriage. While this scene was suspenseful and humorous at times, it was the humor aspect that really left an impression on me. Looking around me during the scene in which Black Wolf pretended to throw himself off the bluff, while White Eagle actually did jump, the whole theater of people laughed during this scene which stood out because there were all these people, many of which are used to modern-day effects and movie styles, were laughing with a film that was nearly one hundred years
...en in the form of black and white. The movie was able to hold on to my gaze through all the suspense. I enjoyed the score composed by Bernard Herrmann in the film because it would hint at something that might happen and I felt myself tense up whenever the music came on. The characters were relatable and incidences that occurred in the film were realistic, which made the movie more comprehendible. I would warn people about how mind-boggling the film gets after the shower scene because everything afterwards becomes very fast paced. I feel the viewer would need time to think about the film and pausing is a must in order to fully understand what is going on. I would recommend this film to suspense lovers especially because Psycho is one of Hitchcock’s greatest works of art. I am glad I chose this movie to watch because the movie was well sorted out and very engaging.
In all, the directing and acting both had its good points and its bad points. Unfortunately, the one well directed scene and the one convincing actor would not have been enough to satisfy my friend, and it was not enough to satisfy me.
Overall, the score was beautiful and appropriate, adding suspense and mystery at all the right times. The sound effects added psychological flavor to the story without drawing too much attention to it.
Like a painting by Dali, you feel that every new thing you uncover has another waiting below it. The camera angles and lighting are tied into the film to turn the whole story into a smooth flowing work that is more pleasing to watch in black and white than most movies are in color. The overacting makes a few scenes in the movie difficult to watch, but the rest of the film picks up the slack.
I am not a big fan of black and white movies. They don’t interest me, especially because they are mysterious and dark most of the time. At the beginning I did not take much interest in it because I was confused of what was happening and why it was happening. After reviewing it with the class the beginning made sense, so the second time I was more focused on the movie than the first time where I was just in blank about it.
In my opinion, this movie is boring and confusing for the first time but, from the second time, this movie starts reveal the fascination. At the first time, I do not like this movie so much but after I watched second time, I became to like this movie. If I asked
After watching Finding Dawn, my impression of the film documentary had hit me hard, especially due the fact that I am a female and strikes me to empathize with women who have who are treated like a ghosts by the government. No one wants to be have that treatment to them. You have to have no ounce of humanity in you to ignore the issue, specifically indigenous women, who have to put their lives at risk in order to survive because of a systemic discrimination that constantly ignores this part of society that where recognition is lacking.
...n though they are approached in different ways to make this much more of a Hollywood film, but a work of art nonetheless. This is also more of the kind of film an audience of my age is used to seeing, so approaching it in an analytical setting was very interesting and significant when it came to experiencing the film in a different way. The weaving in between dreams gave the film an essence of French New Wave with the film’s long shots within which ever dream the central group is in, but breaking continuity in order to maintain a connection between each group member stuck in a dream phase. Also, I noticed as the group progressed further into the dreams, each dream world got lighter, however, once the groups falls into to limbo, the lighting is dark and ominous, creating the mysterious vibe that makes the film linger with wonder to the viewer after the conclusion.
...movie that I fell in love with. But most of all I love how the story line is a great overlap into the cinematically engaging movie. There is a great use of camera, timing, shots and story line that are portrayed in this movie without being too overwhelming. This allows the audience to relax during the movie and just take in the scenes as a story from reality. To this day, and even still doing this paper I still come to find different aspects of the movie that I missed the previous times I have watched it.
Although I enjoyed the main portion of the movie, there were some obvious likes and dislikes in my opinion. I believe that I learned from this movie and it helped me understand more of what the people of that time were feeling.
I really liked when the scenes where the image and sound both work together great. I refer to the silence as nothingness and feeling alone because that describes the dark silences perfectly. It is definitely the most prominent part in the movie, and I think more movies should try to use silence to their advantage. I absolutely think that the movie uses silence expressively. For one thing, they are in space so there isn’t a lot of noise in the middle of the galaxy, but for some reason when I think back to when there were shots of the rocket ship in the dark galaxy I think of how the film makers made there be no background noise except the ship which was nice because it made it seem very realistic. Usually in movies there is a lot of background music that you don’t notice, but it helps the scene out. In this case the director used silence to make the scenes more realistic. I think of the scene where Matthew McCaughey goes into the dark hole. He was narrating at the time then suddenly you hear dead silence. It made me have a deeper connection with the movie because the movie was silent, but so were my thoughts. When I think back to the movie, I don’t remember there being a lot of music because it all just blended in, then I went back to see if they had anything special about their music I noticed all the different types of music they had throughout the movie. (This is all referring to my discussion post from chapter
...impossible to find myself anywhere but sitting on the edge of my seat. It was difficult to predict what would come next, constant suspense was all around. Thus, making the situations portrayed more interesting and entertaining to the viewer of the film.
Overall, the film isn’t half as epic as Emmerich’s previous. blockbusters or half as entertaining. The dialogues are about as interesting as watching paint dry and the bland characters have about as much depth as a puddle in the street! The storyline isn’t exactly. deep, introspective stuff, either.
I view this as one of the few truly great movies of all time. I say this because it carries all of the basic cinematic elements that compose a great film. These elements begin with the characters. You can hardly expect to enjoy a movie if the characters are not believable. In this particular movie the characters were not only believable but you could identify yourself a little in one or all of the characters. One thing that can have an unfortunate detraction from even a good movie is anachronisms. The only one I found was a halogen bulb in a light fixture. However, I doubt anyone would notice were they not looking for one. This movie can be enjoyed by even the most mentally devoid of audiences. The reason for this is that most people do not like being bossed around or forced to do anything. It did make me think about how little freedom we actually have in life and how we all need to live just a little bit more.
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