“Movies touch our hearts and awaken our vision, and change the way we see things. They take us to other places, they open doors and minds. Movies are memories of our lifetime, we need to keep them alive.”(Martin Scorsese) When I was younger movies were not an important part of my life. I, of course, had favorites and enjoyed watching them; but they did not have the impact on me they have now. Movies and the film industry have taught me many important lessons. The film that changed the way I saw movies was Singing in the Rain and from that moment on I could help but devore every movie I met with. First, I grew up watching Disney movies and other cartoons but I was never able to see past the love stories. All of that changed when my mom took me to see Singing in the Rain. They were having an anniversary showing at the SunCoast and my mom did not want to go alone. I was reluctant to go because it was an “old person” movie. After the short documentary about the movie and interviews with the cast before the movie started I knew I was going to die of boredom. A sappy love story about a bunch of people who were old now, I mean who wants to watch that? …show more content…
Without ever having realized, I had fallen in love. The dancing, the music, and the actors had captivated me in ways that other movies never had. By the time we left the theater I had found a new favorite movie and an outlook on films that, before this experience, had been entirely unknown to me. “Education is the movement from darkness to light.”(Allan
After watching the movie "Even the Rain", I was impressed how deeply it was thought out. With this film, I realized that people are ambiguous, and in different situations may not act the same way, showing the character from an unexpected side for others, and for himself. Also that history always repeats. Are hundreds of years old and forgotten, Read in dusty books suddenly is played at you through the window.
One could easily dismiss movies as superficial, unnecessarily violent spectacles, although such a viewpoint is distressingly pessimistic and myopic. In a given year, several films are released which have long-lasting effects on large numbers of individuals. These pictures speak
Essay #1: Film Comparison: Singin’ in the Rain, dir Stanley Donen with Sunset Boulevard, dir Billy Wilder
Autism Spectrum Disorder is a disorder that can be characterized by many different symptoms, and can be shown in various degrees of severity. Raymond, in the film Rain Man, is autistic. There are many examples within the movie in which by knowing the criteria stated in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-V) it is evident that Raymond is autistic. Autism is a disorder that affects people all around the world, no matter the race or ethnicity. Raymond is very special to those around him, and although his brother didn’t know he existed previous to their father’s death, by the end of the movie it is evident that Raymond is important to Charlie.
Sparking debate over the nature of its viewing, film is now being questioned in social, political, and moral arenas for its potential impact on an audience. Critics claim that watching films is a passive activity in which the viewer becomes subconsciously absorbed, and creates a reliance or "addiction" to the medium, and thus can be influenced by any perpetual concepts or images. Advocates, however, argue that viewing such programs is an active process in which audience members are able to choose to what they are exposed to, and interpret messages based on their individual needs and background. Perhaps both views are too extreme? Film from the 1950s to present, as will be explored in this essay, is an extremely useful medium, often underestimated within the label of "entertainment".
Singin’ in the Rain The film is intended to show the transition that occurs in the film industry; the meta-musical illustration is intended to capture the struggle that a silent film industry faces when it has to bring in talkies. In the prior movies, the audience was used to being treated with silent films; the film plays a great role in bringing about a new era. With an uplifting mood and many musicals, there is a perfect creation of humor that makes the film interesting to watch. Themes in the film
Film and literature are two media forms that are so closely related, that we often forget there is a distinction between them. We often just view the movie as an extension of the book because most movies are based on novels or short stories. Because we are accustomed to this sequence of production, first the novel, then the motion picture, we often find ourselves making value judgments about a movie, based upon our feelings on the novel. It is this overlapping of the creative processes that prevents us from seeing movies as distinct and separate art forms from the novels they are based on.
The hit musical "Singin' in the Rain" may possibly be one of if not the greatest musicals of all time. With it's tale of the film world of the mid 1920's and its creative underlining love story between Don Lockwood (Gene Kelly) and Kathy Selden (Debbie Reynolds), it provokes the interest of someone who would not generally be attracted to a musical. It is a classic masterpiece that set the standards that musical films of today will be judged by. It is a classic performance by the great Gene Kelly and displays outstanding performances by Debbie Reynolds and Donald O'Connor. As well as starring in this brilliant movie, Gene Kelly teams up with Stanley Donen to make their mark in film history.
In his essay, “It’s Just a Movie: A Teaching Essay for Introductory Media Classes”, Greg M. Smith argues that analyzing a film does not ruin, but enhances a movie-viewing experience; he supports his argument with supporting evidence. He addresses the careful planning required for movies. Messages are not meant to be telegrams. Audiences read into movies to understand basic plotlines. Viewers should examine works rather than society’s explanations. Each piece contributes to Smith’s argument, movies are worth scrutinizing.
If I had a children in my class with an exceptionality I would keep it
“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.
Across the globe watching movies started as an asylum for the working class, but slowly the ideas being portrayed onscreen have evolved resulting in movie going to become almost religious. Movies have the ability to leave us in awe as a result of their ability to give us a glimpse of a dream, however unrealistic. I myself am a huge fan of the film industry. I started to feel a certain reverence for it because of the way it inspired me to dream and gave birth to my ambitions. This ultimately led to me to go into an in depth investigation of whether I was the only one who felt this way and what affects had been created because of this feeling.
Movies take us inside the skin of people quite different from ourselves and to places different from our routine surroundings. As humans, we always seek enlargement of our being and wanted to be more than ourselves. Each one of us, by nature, sees the world with a perspective and selectivity different from others. But, we want to see the world through other’s eyes; imagine with other’s imaginations; feel with other’s hearts, at a same time as with our own. Movies offer us a window onto the wider world, broadening our perspective and opening our eyes to new wonders.
In order to examine if there was a link between Parkinson's Disease and smoking habits, scientists conducted a case-control study involving a cohort of 50,002 men who attended Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania. The subjects were given medical evaluations upon college entrance at the time of the study and a series of follow-up mailed questionnaires were sent out to the subjects following their graduation, resulting in a 70% response rate. Four control subjects were randomly selected for each case from the self-reporting subjects in one of these questionnaires, and all of these control subjects satisfied the criteria of all other subjects in the study (i.e. no Parkinson's, attended the same university, had a college entrance exam, etc).
Movies are a great version of storytelling because they make stories more relatable and memorable. Storytelling is one of the most powerful capabilities humans possess. It can be used to motivate, dominate, and influence people. The scope and power of storytelling has grown immensely from its roots in stories told over the campfire. It now covers every dimension of human emotion and endeavor. This makes stories incredibly relatable and influential in that one can relate to the emotions that are being depicted and can, if wanted to, be influenced by the decision the character made. Before movies were invented, people relied on speaking and “the written word” to hear stories. Each person visualized the story’s characters, sets, and actions differently. Moviemakers have moved a step further in the way of storytelling. They take it upon themselves to physically set up the sets, give faces to the characters, and sh...