The Monuments Men was released in 2014, is rated PG-13, and was directed by George Clooney. The movie begins with Frank Stokes convincing President Roosevelt that even when they win the war, if the artwork from throughout history is lost, the victory would not mean much. Roosevelt gives his approval, and Stokes begins to gather a team. He puts together a ragtag team of middle-aged art enthusiasts and curators to help save artwork from the Nazis. The film focuses on 7 Monuments Men and their journey throughout Europe to recover the essence of Western civilization. The movie was historically accurate mainly in the larger events; the director said 80% of this movie is factual. The Nero Decree by Hitler was factual, as well as the Monuments Men finding the artwork in the mine at Altaussee because of a dentist. While the causes of the deaths were not the same, it is true that only two Monuments Men died in combat (Donald Jeffries and Jean-Claude Clermont in the movie, Ronald Balfour and Captain Walter Huchthausen in history). …show more content…
The main characters in the movie were all made up characters, yet most were based loosely on historical figures. For example, George Clooney plays Frank Stokes, who is based on George Stout, the founder of the Monuments Men. Stout was an expert at art restoration and enlisted in the navy in 1943. Originally, the historic Monuments Men simply provided information to the Allies about areas and buildings they should not bomb in order to preserve art. Later, they began the more rigorous work of actually going out and rescuing the artwork. Stout was near the front lines of combat often, such as in Normandy, to be the first to protect the invaluable artwork they came
Another accuracy in this movie was the concentration camps in this movie, they were portrayed very well. Just like history, immediately after arriving at a concentration camp, they were split up and divided by gender and age. As soon as they arrived people who the Nazis did not see fit to work were killed. Along with this people
While it made for a good opening scene during the movie overall it’s not very historically accurate. During my research of The Siege
...al events. Some events that happened in the film, didn't actually happen in history. Especially the whole romantic theme, though the scenes with romance helped develop the plot of the film, and to elaborate on the film's themes and message. Although the film seems to be mostly inaccurate, it still held some historical accuracy.
The film I will focus on is the Men of Atalissa by Kassie Bracken. The significant limit of the rights that these disabled men faced was the right of a livable wage. The film depicted how the men were dedicated workers and wanted a good life for themselves. However, because of being disabled, they were not paid a fair wage for their work. The people in the town would refer to them as the boys (Bracken, 2014). This illustrated that they were devalued and seen as less important. In addition, when they were seen as the boys it could have been an excuse to devalue their work and pay them less. I choose this as most significant because all the men were promised a lavish retirement if they worked at the turkey farm. They strived for this lifestyle,
In the Last of the Mohicans, the audience is able to identify the protagonist or “good guys” and the antagonist or “bad guys” early on in the film. Within the first forty five minutes, Chingachgook, Uncas, and Hawkeye emerge as the protagonist of The Last of the Mohicans. On the other hand, Magua and Colonel Munro establish themselves as the bad guys of the film. However, Major Duncan Heyward, was the only character to serve as both a protagonist and antagonist in The Last of the Mohicans. Each of these characters were able to define themselves as being “good guys” or “bad guys” through their demeanors, actions, and motives for their actions throughout the film.
The Bad and The Beautiful (1952) and State and Main (2000) are films within films that unmask Hollywood Cinema as a dream factory and expose the grotesque, veneer hidden by the luxury of stars. The Bad and the Beautiful, directed by Vincent Minnelli, is a black and white film narrated in flashback form. The films theatrical nature requires more close-ups than wide-screen shots to capture the character’s psychological turmoil. For example, Fred and Jonathan’s car ride is captured in a close-up to signify their friendship; however their relationship deteriorates after Jonathan’s deceit. While the camera zooms out, Fred stands alone motionless. Here, Fred is captured from a distance at eye-level and he becomes ostracized by the film industry and
The portrayal of art cinema is to some extent accurate when considering the time period of this film. Art film was first introduced to the American film industry during the period of time when this film came out. Art cinema utilizes its own set of artistic expression. Hollywood classical films on the other hand, are at odds with the artistic concept, and are considered to be mainstream. When we look at Classical films, we think of the basic Hollywood movie where there is a beginning, middle and end, and the whole movie comes together at the end, with a little bit of romance. In this specific movie, the audience is faced with a confusing dilemma of choosing whether this movie is an art film or a classical film. Most even think it has a documentary approach, but what makes this movie even more successful and even more entertaining, is that it is both art cinema and classical cinema.
...uster film: Hugo by Martin Scorsese showcased and resurfaced the life of Melies and re-ignited the publics interest in his films. Melies was portrayed in the beginning of the film as a sour, struggling old man that owned a toy shop in a train station, but was enlightened when his talents and films were finally noticed again by the French community.
Men in Black (1997) is the first installment of a what is currently three total films, with a possible fourth in the making. Since it is a part of a franchise there is a lot of groundwork laid in this first film. We’re introduced to the main Leif Motive, or theme, for the Men in Black agency. What’s interesting is how we are kind of thrown into this film, with minimal background to what is going on. Overall this film has a unique style, a good integration of the soundtrack elements, and places the viewer in this different world where aliens exist.
The movie I decided to analyze for this course was American History X (1998), which stars Edward Norton. Though this movie isn’t widely known, it is one of the more interesting movies I have seen. It’s probably one of the best films that depict the Neo Nazi plague on American culture. The film takes place from the mid to late 1990’s during the Internet boom, and touches on subjects from affirmative action to Rodney King. One of the highlights of this movie that really relates to one of the key aspects of this course is the deterrence of capital punishment. Edward Norton’s portrayal as the grief stricken older brother who turns to racist ideologies and violence to cope with his fathers death, completely disregards the consequences of his actions as he brutally murders someone in front of his family for trying to steal his car. The unstable mentality that he developed after his father’s death really goes hand-to-hand specifically with Isaac Ehrlich’s study of capital punishment and deterrence. Although this movie is entirely fictional, a lot of the central themes (racism, crime punishment, gang pervasiveness, and one’s own vulnerability) are accurate representations of the very problems that essentially afflict us as a society.
American History X. Dir. Tony Kaye. Perf. Edward Norton, Edward Furlong, Avery Brooks. New Line Cinema, 1998. DVD.
Postmodernism is a difficult term to define but characteristics such as discarding master narratives and any notion of enlightenment, hyperrreality, fiction and reality and the relationship between them, intertextuality, bricolage, imitation, video games, schizoid postmodernism and film noir are commonly visible in films described as “postmodern.” I will attempt in this paper to show how these characteristics are incorporated into the films Existenz, Scott Pilgrim Vs the World and Mulholland Drive and how these films can be considered “postmodern” in accordance with Lyotard’s, Baudrillard’s and Jameson’s theories of postmodernism. Jean-François Lyotard, a French philosopher, defined postmodernism as incredulity towards all metanarratives meaning
Especially for those who are not history buffs like me. These movies are ambitious projects, telling the stories of historical figures that would either be lost to time, or (in)famous is no easy to task to accomplish. The filmmakers have to strike a careful balance between historical accuracy using verified historical documents, and they must also tell an exciting tale for the audience. An example can be made through the comparison of two historical movies, one does its job well and the other does not. The movie "Gladiator" by director Ridley Scott, manages to tell the tale of a Roman General during the Imperial era, betrayed by real life Emperor Commodus, and got sent to fight in gladiatorial
Films Message The message of the movie is that hard work takes time, but it pays off. This is shown through the many obstacles that Michelangelo and Pope Julius faced during the painting of the Sistine Chapel's ceiling. Plot The movie starts off with Pope Julius ii and his men winning a battle.
While the filmmaker is responsible to make the movie with as much historical accuracy as possible, he or she is under no obligation to do so. Also just as an artistic creation, history or the many versions of it is heavily dependant on who gets to tell the story. There are always competing versions of the same story, depending on the success, political leanings and ideology of the participants. In the same way, a movie can also be something that is not a true reflection of what had happened. Although this takes away the obligation of the filmmaker it does not absolve him or her of the responsibility towards the audience.