Many people only ever glance superficially at the successful peoples’ lives and decry that their success stems from “genius” or “talent,” but talent arises from experience and experience from passion. Despite being just about the most important film he ever created, Spielberg’s first movie did not win an Academy Award, or a Golden Globe, or even an Emmy. It was a simple home movie about a train wreck starring young 12-year-old Spielberg’s toy trains (Sanello 14). It may sound pathetic, especially juxtaposed with a list of his other grandiose decorations, but I hold that this simple “home video” is one of Spielberg’s most important works. It was the manifestation of a seedling passion that would guide Spielberg into the director’s seat as one …show more content…
Hollywood doesn't always recognize talent, but Steven’s was not going to be overlooked” (Chandler 261). Appearances often convey false implications. Spielberg’s youth carried the false impression of inexperience, but upon working with him, star actress Joan Crawford quickly realized that he was a talented and experienced individual. When she refers to the “talent” that he possesses, she points out that he differs from Hollywood’s commonplace directors in his novel approaches and creative flair, something characteristic of a passionate artist, pursuing new heights and discontent maintaining the status …show more content…
These men are labelled as polymaths or renaissance men. Today after millennia of progress, it is nearly impossible to progress so deeply into unexplored territory in as many subjects as people of the past have. The polymaths of today are repositories of knowledge rather than explorers of the unknown. For this reason, sharpening the axe of focus becomes increasingly important as time passes to achieve success that attracts attention like that of the outliers mentioned above. If you want to be successful, sit down, find something you truly care about enough to dedicate your life to, and train to be the best at it. Everyone must find their own path; this is done by self-discovery and contemplation by uncovering and recognizing one’s passions. In the high-pressure frenzy of modern society, young people are often misled and fail to understand this. As in the days of Henry David Thoreau, “the mass of men [continue to] lead lives of quiet desperation.” People who chase after goals that they are not truly passionate about and often give up and fail, weakly reaching out in hope of rescue, slowly wilting away in spirit and verifying that “what is called resignation is confirmed desperation” (Thoreau 4). It is vital that children are trained from a young age to become learning machines because it is inherently impractical to teach people things that are impractical to them. We should
Who would have thought that a brilliant career in filmmaking could have originated with a modest jar of Skippy Peanut Butter smeared on a neighbor’s window in a tiny Cincinnati suburb? One might not think that such an average boyhood prank could evolve a boy into a man who would become the most financially successful film director in history. Well, that is exactly where Leah Spielberg, Steven Spielberg’s mother, would trace her son’s initial entry into becoming one of our nation’s most creative storytellers. “His badness was so original,” she recalls (Stein 3).
Gunning begins this article by referring to the “myth” of frightened audience screaming in horror at the image of a train approaching the screen, a film by the Lumiere Brothers titled Arrival of a Train. He proceeds to claim that these so called myths were about the audiences screaming due to being frightened by an image of an oncoming train, and that some audience members ran out of the cinema in terror. He begins to disprove this claim by providing context of the newer technology in cinema and the time era they were produced. As argued by Gunning, the audiences of the cinema were made up of audiences far more sophisticated than many modern film theorists would like to admit. Gunning points out that audiences were not only used to the illusionism of the cinema, but were indeed avid to actually consume it in that fashion. Far from being frightened enough to actually flee from the approaching cinematic train, the
As I watched, I had to wonder at the manner in which action shots, such as actors jumping from moving trains, were completed. Today, with current technology, a predominant amount of the action scenes are created digitally, with green screens. It is with a knowledge of the dependency of actions films on special effects, that I gained a profound respect for this particular film. The action scenes with trains colliding, derailments and military conflicts were capable of eliciting a stark drama in black and white magnificently enabling the sense of true to life action. The Train, is a tale fraught with suspense and espionage, of two opposing forces, a vanquished countryside and the foreign foe. With that said, it is important to note that majority of the characters placed more value on the artwork than human lives. Ironically the main character, Labiche was the only person predominantly concerned with the loss of life and not the art collection. On the other hand Waldheim, the man who held little regard for human life, the enemy’s as well as his own people, treasured that art collection beyond
It is hard to imagine a person who has not heard of Steven Spielberg. He is one of the most renown, if not the most renown, American filmmakers of the century. His films have captivated and helped develop imaginations of contemporary society and remain among the most successful films ever made.
... Here, the prospect of future families is portrayed as despicable, warning the audience to avoid education as such. Tim Burton extensively uses clothes, music, camera angles, and others to convey to the audience a theme of family, reflecting his personal, unique, avant-garde style. Leading one of the newest and most sought-after genres of filmmaking, Tim Burton has created a collection of movies and films, all full to the brim with his avant-garde touch. Using exaggeration in cinematic techniques and repetition of particular themes, Burton shows how “Burton” he is to the rest of the world.
This film shows his artistic prowess, and helps inspire new film makers daily: creating storytellers that can spin tales that hypnotize audiences for generations to come.
Do you like the movies? have you ever gone to the cinema? '' The cinema is a peculiarly violent from of entertainment, developed in and catering for what we have come to think of as age of violence. (Philip French, 'Violence in the Cinema' (1968:59). Do you agree or disagree with him? Because there is someone, he achieved his greatest triumph in 1982 by E.T. and he have had the most successful film careers to date. Also, he won 3 Oscars. Spielberg is Hollywood's best known director, the wealthiest filmmakers in the world and the greatest ever figures in entertainment.
His work in modern media was revolutionary. Moreover, he broadened communication and made it easier to learn about new cultures. Disney’s movies play a vital role in children’s development and their productivity when they enter the “real world”.
Be a gamer, save a life by Jane mcgonigal is an essay in which she discusses the positive side of video game addiction. She starts off by giving some opinions some people have about video games. Throughout the essay she gives statistics on video games and gamers, she only brings out the positives of these stats. Though they may have been made to support the opposing side she still has found a use for them in her essay. She gives her explanation as to why people feel the need to constantly game. She says it is because in video games there are clear goals and gives a sense of accomplishment and heroism. She also believes if jobs were about to build their goals of a company in a video game form then their company would profit immensely.
It was not that the learning was too hard for us. It was that the learning was too easy. This is a great sin, to be born with a head which is too quick. It is not good to be different from our brothers, but it is evil to be superior to them. The Teachers told us so, and they frowned when they looked upon us…” (21). “No single one can possess greater wisdom than the many scholars who are elected by all men for their wisdom, yet we can. We do. We have fought against saying it, but now it is said. We do not care. We forget all men, all laws and all things save our metals and our wires. So much is still to be learned! So long a road lies before us, and what care we if we must travel it alone!” (54). Equality 7-2521 was born with a curse, the desire to know. He was always unsatisfied by the finite amount of education given to him at the Home of the Students. He craved more knowledge, to learn and discover more about the world and himself. However, these urges are strongly frowned upon in Equality’s society, as any new information and discoveries could disrupt the way of life that the Councils have tried so hard to maintain. The Council of Vocations felt threatened by Equality’s amount of knowledge and quick wit because he didn’t fit into society’s typical “norm”. They feared that he was a potential individual and that if he was put into a high position, such as a Scholar, that he would
Steven Spielberg is arguably the best director of all time! His unique movies have made him very successful in the list of all time directors. His expressive imagination makes him so unique from other directors. Blockbusters such as Jurassic Park or Saving Private Ryan helped him rise to the top.
Anderson builds all of his worlds from the ground up. Each one is a microcosm: a miniature version of humanity. Freelance film critic Calum Marsh once said that “people tend to talk about Wes Anderson movies as if they were toys — dioramas, playsets, miniatures. They do have a certain handmade quality, in the way they've been assembled and furnished, but it's more than that. I think it has something do with the way their component parts and pieces seem so meticulously and painstakingly put together, organized, and orchestrated as if by a very dedicated child.” (Marsh). Anderson p...
Walt Disney himself once said that he does “[...] not make films primarily for children [...].” Therefore, his ...
Through most of the characters’ passion for filmmaking, this movie teaches the audience the great significance of film history. Many people in modern day tend to take film and its history for granted, but they do not realize the depth and effort that mankind has put into such a development. In Hugo, the theme of film history revolves around the entire production, and the audience sees flashbacks of Georges Méliès’ past that reveal his vital role in movie-making. By investing a deep meaning to the tale, viewers start to understand the great emotional and intellectual characteristics of movies. Additionally, Hugo himself delivers a message to his counterpart characters, which also serves as a lesson for the onlookers. He shows the audience that everyone has a part and purpose in this world. Protagonist Hugo Cabret says that “everything has a purpose, even machines. Clocks tell the time, trains take you places. They do what they’re meant to do.” Voicing through Hugo, the filmmakers illustrate how every individual has a reason to live and discover their calling. With a statement about the forgotten grandeur of film history and a valuable message to the crowd regarding one’s purpose, Hugo inspires and presents itself as a noteworthy and unforgettable
“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.