It had been over thirty years since the world had seen any great action films form movie producer George Miller. One of the best action trilogies of all time, Mad Max, appeared on screens between 1979 and 1985. Since then, Miller strayed from fast paced movies and produced documentaries and family-friendly movies like Happy Feet all until recently. With the announcement of another Mad Max movie scheduled to start production, Mad Max Fury Road, many questioned if the newest addition could hold up to the already praised franchise. The filmmaking realm has become consumed with redundant and unnecessary sequels but Mad Max Fury Road breaks away from that cycle. It is one of the rare older series that actually merits further evaluation and growth. …show more content…
Mad Max Fury Road took Miller seventeen years to achieve the vision in his head and bring it to the big screen. In the movie, Charlize Theron, who plays Imperator Furiosa, stands up to a ruthless leader in post-apocalyptic Australia. While she frantically searching through the desert for her childhood home she is joined by a demented follower of the tyrant, a group of the tyrant’s wives he enslaved, and a wanderer named Max Rockatansky played by Tom Hardy. One of the biggest reasons that this sequel became as popular as it is is due not only to the 100% real action, but the choice of actors casted. Many were let down because the original Mad Max, Mel Gibson, did not return to the role that started his acting career. Miller made the choice of casting Tom Hardy instead due to his intensive background with action-packed movies and the fact that Hardy is more age appropriate for the character. His character Max does not speak much in the movie. This forces Hardy to show his acting abilities without the use of much dialogue and more facial expressions and mannerisms. While the name of the movie is somewhat deceiving, Miller intended for the main focus to be on the leading female role of Imperator Furiosa played by Theron. It is undeniable that Theron has given extraordinary performances in all of her films especially Young Adult, Snow White and the Huntsman, and Monster. She is famously known for the dedication she gives to the characters she takes on. In Mad Max, she represents women as strong-willed, strong-bodied, and strong-minded giving the movie a very feminist angle that was absent in the previous movies. Although Miller chose not to bring back Tom Hardy, he did, however, bring back Hugh Keays-Byrne to play the villain Immortan Joe. He originally played the villain Toecutter for the first Mad Max. Byrne’s character has to wear an intimidating looking mask that covers most of his face throughout the movie, leaving him with limited expressions. Even with half his face covered, Byrne’s voice and eyes help to give off a very threatening and entitled character that is consumed with dictating all things that cross his path. It can easily be said that Mad Max is as furious as an action movie can become.
The movie was purposely made without a large amount of CGI effects giving it a more realistic and intense feel. Multiple digital cameras were used at the same time in hopes of capturing the various stunts and the over one hundred vehicles that were on set. While some scenes received the magic touch of CGI, most were actual shot and seen on screen as is. One of the biggest things Mad Max is praised for are the stunts involved throughout the film. Even though there were stunt men and women who stepped in, Hardy and Theron were involved in as much as production allowed them to be. One of the most recognized scenes in the movie is when Max is taken hostage and tied to a post in front of a vehicle that is driven at high speeds throughout the barren desert. Actor Tom Hardy actually preformed most of this stunt on his own. He was whipped around at 50 mph for a sizeable amount of time in the movie. A stunt dummy was placed in his spot when it came time to flip the car and make it explode. Along with this scene, many others like it actually took place off set and not behind computers. While getting the shot perfect in the first try may have been difficult, the realistic pretrial that was seen by views left a stronger impression than a CGI stunt would
have. The combination of authentic action and stunts mixed with the overall intensity of Mad Max Fury Road brings views the prefect balance every action movie needs. While the decision for producer George Miller to add another movie to an already award-winning franchise may have been difficult it was the right move to make. Mad Max Fury Road revamped the expectations of viewers of what an action movie should be. Though this movie took seventeen years to create, it will live on forever to pave the road for other great action movies to rise.
Humans are funny creatures. We judge and classify others and ourselves into groups. We tear apart others esteem to feel stronger. And we put limits on ourselves, whether they are thought up by our imagination or other’s. The truth is, we aren’t perfect, but we can become better, that is, if we choose to. Benchwarmers captures that thought perfectly. Though it is a comedy, and a very hilarious one at that, it provides some very true points to consider. Benchwarmers is a great movie to watch because within this side-splittingly funny movie, there are important messages such as: bullying is a double edged sword, stereotypes can be overcome, and that diversity is what makes life exciting.
“There once was a time in this business when I had the eyes of the whole world! But that wasn't good enough for them, oh no! They had to have the ears of the whole world too. So they opened their big mouths and out came talk. Talk! TALK!” (Sunset Boulevard). The film Sunset Boulevard directed by Billy Wilder focuses on a struggling screen writer who is hired to rewrite a silent film star’s script leading to a dysfunctional and fatal relationship. Sunset Boulevard is heavily influenced by the history of cinema starting from the 1930s to 1950 when the film was released.
The film, Fruitvale Station, is based upon a true story of a young, unarmed African American male, Oscar, who was shot by a Caucasian BART police officer. The film displays the final twenty-fours of Oscar Grant’s lives going through his struggles, triumphs, and eager search to change his life around. There will be an analysis of the sociological aspects displayed throughout the movie that show racism, prejudice, and discrimination.
Despite the critical misgivings about Simpson/Bruckheimer productions, audiences still tend to flock to their brand of mayhem, hyper masculinity, thunderous sound effects, and cutting edge special effects. And while they have had their share of bombs (like the dismal “Days of Thunder” or “Gone in 60 Seconds”) more often than not, they make movies the public seems to love.
The Great Train Robbery in 1903 through to the hugely popular James Bond exploits in the 60’s onwards, to the more modern films such as the classic Die Hard or Speed even. It was mainly during the 80’s and 90’s however that action films really exploded into a genre of their own. With the growth of special effects and heightened demand by audiences for faster plots containing increased violence and stimulation, some of the best classic action films of our time were created. Successful action films have breath taking impact, nonstop energy, an abundance of physical stunts, neck braking chase scenes, explosive battles and fight scenes, destructive disasters, non-stop motion, spectacular rhythm, nail biting suspense , a heroic hero, damsel in distress and evil villain - all designed and premeditated for pure audience thrill. It isn’t hard to realize why Speed is classified as being as being a classica... ...
Sex, love, depression, guilt, trust, all are topics presented in this remarkably well written and performed drama. The Flick, a 2014 Pulitzer Prize winning drama by Annie Baker, serves to provide a social commentary which will leave the audience deep in thought well after the curtain closes. Emporia State Universities Production of this masterpiece was a masterpiece in itself, from the stunningly genuine portrayal of the characters of Avery and Rose, to the realism found within the set, every aspect of the production was superb.
I am writing a film review on the 1976, classic movie Rocky. In this review I will explore the main character Rocky, along with secondary characters Adrian, Pauley, and Mick. I will compare Rocky’s self-concept and self-esteem to the secondary characters. Identify whether the characters are nourishing or noxious individuals. Finally, we will describe how the main character is perceived by other characters.
As a fan of cinema, I was excited to do this project on what I had remembered as a touching portrait on racism in our modern society. Writer/Director Paul Haggis deliberately depicts his characters in Crash within the context of many typical ethnic stereotypes that exist in our world today -- a "gangbanger" Latino with a shaved head and tattoos, an upper-class white woman who is discomforted by the sight of two young Black kids, and so on -- and causes them to rethink their own prejudices during their "crash moment" when they realize the racism that exists within themselves.
Most movies today contain a bit of CGI (Computer Generated Images) to create effects such as magic, explosio...
Full Metal Jacket is written and directed by Stanley Kubrick. The film was released in 1987 and it is starring Matthew Modine (Joker), Vincent D’Onofrio (Pyle), Adam Baldwin (Animal), and R. Lee Ermey ( Guy.Segr. Hartman).
When American Sniper opened in theaters January 2015, the world was shocked and excited that a film about a war has finally shown the emotional and psychological pain a soldier goes through. To many this was a new concept but, what the public did not realize, was in 2014, a World War II film, Fury was released. Fury is an insightful film about a tank crew surviving through World War II through the emotional and psychological hardships. The film takes place in April 1945, five months before WWII ends (Fury, IMDb). There are many key points to which makes Fury a modern war film from the extent of backstory each character has, to the prescreening prep and training, to the research of the props. Though American Sniper and Fury differ in wars and
The Wolf of Wall Street produced and directed by Martin Scorsese tells a story of Jordan Belfort, a stockbroker living a luxurious life on Wall Street. Due to greed and corruption, Jordan falls into a life of crime and abusive activities. Belfort made millions of dollars by selling customers “penny stocks” and manipulating the market through his company, Stratton Oakmont, before being convicted of any criminal activity (Solomon, 2013). Jordan reveals behaviours and impulses all humans have, however, on an extreme level. This movie illustrates “why ethics is another tool whose importance cannot be overstated” (Delaney, 2014). Without ethics and morality, individuals can never truly live an honest and happy life.
Wall Street is a movie that exposes corruption and disguises all values, beliefs, and other ethical philosophy. Throughout the movie, Wall Street shows how ethics adapts to a person’s personality by power and wealth alongside honesty and truth. Bud Fox, a young stockbroker is looking for a way to make a name for himself. He is determined to get as many clients as he can to become successful. He later meets a ruthless man named Mr. Gekko where learns how to reach to the top by illegal actions such as insider trading. Bud Fox was an honest living man who had good ethics but was later showed what true power is became money hungry. The power of greed is fascinating the code that everyone lives by is inevitable once money comes into play. There are five types of interpersonal power; reward power, coercive power, legitimate power, referent power, and expert power. These types of power will be used to correspond relationships throughout the movie. In Wall Street we realize how Gordon Gekko uses Bud Fox for his benefit. In this paper I will show the types of powers that are used by Gordon Gekko and how they are used. One clear type of power that Gordon Gekko uses in his relationship with Bud Fox is the Referent power base. This power stands out because it is clear that Bud wants to become a top notch in the industry. Bud is striving to be successful when he exposes what he’s able to do at the meeting with Gordon Gekko he instantly become closer to his goals. There were scenes where Gordon had legitimate power. His knowledge and information was what made him rich. Bud Fox had to listen to what Gordon was telling him in order to become successful. This was an example of Gekko having legitimate power over Bud Fox. Expert power which is an ...
“Entertainment has to come hand in hand with a little bit of medicine, some people go to the movies to be reminded that everything’s okay. I don’t make those kinds of movies. That, to me, is a lie. Everything’s not okay.” - David Fincher. David Fincher is the director that I am choosing to homage for a number of reasons. I personally find his movies to be some of the deepest, most well made, and beautiful films in recent memory. However it is Fincher’s take on story telling and filmmaking in general that causes me to admire his films so much. This quote exemplifies that, and is something that I whole-heartedly agree with. I am and have always been extremely opinionated and open about my views on the world and I believe that artists have a responsibility to do what they can with their art to help improve the culture that they are helping to create. In this paper I will try to outline exactly how Fincher creates the masterpieces that he does and what I can take from that and apply to my films.
In the first three episodes of the series Mad Men the main character Don Draper works for a company that creates ads, in the 1960’s, his boss at this company is Rodger Sterling. In the first episode the company that Draper works for is trying to come up with an ad that convinces people that cigarettes are not bad for people’s health. Don Drapper is a high up executive ad man at the company he works for and is trying to find new clients to create ads for. Peggy Olsen, another main character is just starting at the company as Don Drapper’s new secretary. Betty Draper is Don Draper’s wife, they have two kids together. Peter Campbell is a 26 year old up and coming sales man for the same company and works alongside Don Draper. In episode two the company is trying to come up with an ad for right guard spray deodorant. Also Betty Draper is having problems with maintaining control of her