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What is good cinema? It has taken me all semester in order to fully respond to this question adequately. With this final assignment given, I am able to properly depict what in my view is seen as good cinema. The films that are under scrutiny this week are personally viewed as what could be the two most possibly, textbook perfect films that could be deemed as good cinema within this entire semester. “White” and “Synecdoche” could easily be seen to the general public as something of not good cinema because of the little to non-action, or the ability of this film to be considered as less powerful impact on its viewers seen by Universal Studios or any other company of its kind. These two movies are similar in the sense they both portray their films plots, character symmetry, and context of the films all come together to prove the framework is reckoned as good cinema. The deciding factor as to what can be seen as good cinema is well represented when one’s ability to be questioned throughout the film and to accurately respond to those questions afterwards with no hesitant is where the answer lies. Both movies show a droopy demeanor towards that is almost constantly leaving you on the edge of our seats. As the audience progresses the knowledge of these films, depending on the individual you either love or hate the way the movie can change its context drastically. Since assignment 5 offered our insights of whether or not the two of out of three trilogy films were deemed as good cinema, it is only natural that the third and final film to complete the trilogy falls in that direction as well. “Taken as a whole- which is the only way the three, closely intertwined episodes should be taken- the trilogy charts a movement from a deep sense of... ... middle of paper ... ...d films of the trilogy, we were able to follow and interpret the main themes of the entire trilogy. I thoroughly enjoyed the way this film was laid out. The names of the film as colors are not meant to be a coincidence; it’s strictly there for a reason. “White” signifies equality, Karol want’s to seek revenge on his divorced wife. “White is finally the color of marriage, which haunts Karol in his flashbacks to his wedding day, and which gracefully recurs at the end of the film” (King and Kehr). I’m sure if I were to watch the trilogy in the order of what was expected for it’s audience, then I would think the same way in that this film/trilogy would be deemed as good cinema. Personally films don’t need specific scenes that make you ball you eyes out in order for it be regarded as good cinema, rather the only thing needed is the fact that it questions it’s audience.
Braudy, Leo and Marshall Cohen, eds. Film Theory and Criticism: Introductory Readings, Fifth Edition. New York: Oxford UP, 1999.
Film Noir, as Paul Schrader integrates in his essay ‘Notes on Film Noir,’ reflects a marked phase in the history of films denoting a peculiar style observed during that period. More specifically, Film Noir is defined by intricate qualities like tone and mood, rather than generic compositions, settings and presentation. Just as ‘genre’ categorizes films on the basis of common occurrences of iconographic elements in a certain way, ‘style’ acts as the paradox that exemplifies the generality and singularity at the same time, in Film Noir, through the notion of morality. In other words, Film Noir is a genre that exquisitely entwines theme and style, and henceforth sheds light on individual difference in perception of a common phenomenon. Pertaining
Lehman, Peter and Luhr, William. Thinking About Movies: Watching, Questioning, Enjoying. 2nd ed. Oxford: Blackwell, 2003.
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
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.
This part is divided into two sub-topics. The first sub-topic offers a summary of the book and contains spoilers. The second sub-topic summarizes the film. Both summaries incorporate key events in both form...
Think about your favorite movie. When watching that movie, was there anything about the style of the movie that makes it your favorite? Have you ever thought about why that movie is just so darn good? The answer is because of the the Auteur. An Auteur is the artists behind the movie. They have and individual style and control over all elements of production, which make their movies exclusively unique. If you could put a finger on who the director of a movie is without even seeing the whole film, then the person that made the movie is most likely an auteur director. They have a unique stamp on each of their movies. This essay will be covering Martin Scorsese, you will soon find out that he is one of the best auteur directors in the film industry. This paper will include, but is not limited to two of his movies, Good Fellas, and The Wolf of Wall Street. We will also cover the details on what makes Martin Scorsese's movies unique, such as the common themes, recurring motifs, and filming practices found in their work. Then on
Rascaroli, Laura. "The Essay Film: Problems, Definitions, Textual Commitments." Framework: The Journal of Cinema and Media 49.2 (2008): 24-47. JSTOR. Web. 08 May 2014.
A good movie can either be captivating or thrilling depending on the plot of the movie. Like the thrill of a rollercoaster, so is the thrill that comes from watching the King Kong movie. It is both captivating as well as intriguing in the sense that it provides rich thematic presence and sceneries. In this paper, the learner will take a look at the King Kong movie from a critical perspective to deduce whether the movie really should be living up to its fame.
Kracauer, Siegfried. “Basic Concepts,” from Theory of Film. In Film Theory and Criticism: Introductory Readings, Seventh Edition, edited by Leo Braudy and Marshall Cohen, 147–58. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009.
“A film should have a beginning, middle, and an end, but not necessarily in that order.” To begin with, I will delve into the restrictions of the linear narrative structure and the possibilities of abstract cinema as a philosophical instrument. Secondly, I will discuss
Also, in order to fully understand the meaning of this film we must answer two
“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.
Classic narrative cinema is what Bordwell, Staiger and Thompson (The classic Hollywood Cinema, Columbia University press 1985) 1, calls “an excessively obvious cinema”1 in which cinematic style serves to explain and not to obscure the narrative. In this way it is made up of motivated events that lead the spectator to its inevitable conclusion. It causes the spectator to have an emotional investment in this conclusion coming to pass which in turn makes the predictable the most desirable outcome. The films are structured to create an atmosphere of verisimilitude, which is to give a perception of reality. On closer inspection it they are often far from realistic in a social sense but possibly portray a realism desired by the patriarchal and family value orientated society of the time. I feel that it is often the black and white representation of good and evil that creates such an atmosphere of predic...
The entertainment that people use in the world has a very large variety. People would go from doing an outdoor activity to watching television. Entertainment soon impacted its way of use through technology such as video games and computers. The most common thing people love to do is watch movies. Movies have been out through for a very long time. The first movies were in black and white and did not have any sound. As time passed by the way of making movies changed to where sound was implemented then they made the movies in full color. Today movies have special effects that are that have made them very realistic. There are two ways people can watch movies and one is at home and the other is at a theatre. Watching a movie at home is better than watching a movie at the theatre. They both have similarities and differences between its