Watching a good movie is fun, but evaluating a movie and analyzing it to dissect its similarities and differences with a similar movie is much more engaging. The two movies I have recently seen were "Daredevil" and "Elektra" and they are both based off of comic book cartoons. Immediately one can see how these two movies could be similar, but I think that having the movies based off of comics is where their differences truly shine. Between the two movies, I say "Elektra" is better because of several key criteria that I was able to spot: character development, the "all hope is lost" scene, and the special effects.
First, character development which plays a major role throughout both of these movies, and was the largest source of similarities and differences. In "Daredevil" the viewer is first greeted by the present day main character, Matt Murdock, dressed as Daredevil and close to death. He flashes back in time to remember his whole life, and through doing so, one could figure out the character's development. Unlike "Daredevil", "Elektra" began with a opening from the main character, Elektra, as being a strong, beautiful, and ruthless assassin. That difference is also their similarity because the movies portray both main characters as fighting super human vigilantes of some sort. Their individual growths as people are primarily where they are different, but their back stories are almost identical.
Matt starts out as a young child who becomes traumatized by his father's decisions and disabled by toxic waste that blinds him. The special thing about his disability was the fact that all his other senses were heightened as a result of losing one, and those sound frequencies made certain waves that he was able to see with. Having ...
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...ower moves which are known to be impossible so it holds the story together.
From these two movies, "Daredevil" and "Elektra", one can analyze the character's development, the "all hope is lost" scene, and the special effects used to compare and contrast two seemingly inseparable movies. To understand each character one must pay attention to their personality and combine that with how they handle their "all hope is lost" scenario, and all the while adding special effects to enhance the delivery. In doing so the viewer would immediately realize that the mixture of those three elements combined with the story line hurts and helps the movies, respectively. While Matt is a vengeful crusader bent on bringing criminals to justice, Elektra is a ruthless assassin focused on attaining money for an unexplained purpose, but nevertheless still has compassion for others in need.
The directors indicated Matt's deafness through the use of other sensory stimuli. The greatest emphasis was put on the feeling of touch. Matt was able to feel the vibrations of the car, of the waterfall, and the crowd noise. The beginning of the movie began in an arena. The decibel level of the arena was nearly equivalent of a jet engine. The noise, the directors indicated, was not to be heard but felt. The directors also used visual stimulus to indicate the child in the beginning of the movie was deaf. The child was unresponsive to sound. Though I am no producer, I'd imagine it would be incredibly difficult, if not impossible, for a hearing child to have no response to
When Bonnie first spots Matt, he is in disguise and it becomes a critical moment in the book showing how even if Matt looks different she could still determine it was him. Bonnie’s faith led her to keep searching for Matt even if she was not certain it was him. “ The first Mariner’s game of my life, Bonnie thought, and I’m missing the best part, because I’m on a wild-goose chase after a kid with black hair and glasses who looks a little bit like my brother. But she didn’t look back”(Kehert 157). There are also a lot of visionary tactics that are used to capture all of the emotions in this
The story takes place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where Mark was born. Both of his parents were deaf, but his grandparents were hearing. From birth until first grade, he had perfectly normal hearing so he developed language skills as any normal child would. Mark’s hearing loss was slow, and happened overtime without going noticed. When the reality of his hearing loss struck his family and teachers, questions about his education aroused. His parents and his grandparents were worried that teaching him sign language would draw him from learning spoken language, so it was decided that Mark would be raised as a normal hearing and speaking child.
In conclusion, details involving the characters and symbolic meanings to objects are the factors that make the novel better than the movie. Leaving out aspects of the novel limits the viewer’s appreciation for the story. One may favor the film over the novel or vice versa, but that person will not overlook the intense work that went into the making of both. The film and novel have their similarities and differences, but both effectively communicate their meaning to the public.
Mark started losing his hearing when he was about six or seven years old. This was manifested in confusion in music class, misunderstanding the words that the choir was singing, and discombobulation in noisy rooms. Eventually, it was noted that Mark’s hearing was deteriorating.
First and foremost, similarity is that both characters came from well situated families that made billions in profits and their families were killed when they were young. Anthony Stark, mostly known as ironman, was born to Howard Anthony Stark and Maria Stark owners of the prominent US firm, Stark Industries. At age 19, Stark graduated with two master’s degree in electrical engineering. Tony worked for his father but he showed more interest in living a reckless lifestyle than using his engineering skills. When he turned...
...et with Autumn because he is confident in his capabilities. Another correlation between the two films is the family problems they face. Each character comes from a home where the parents aren’t together anymore or they really never knew them. Lastly, Omar Epps is rewarded with the girl of his dreams in each motion picture, and it ends in a fairy tale fashion.
...tail. Also, many camera angles that exploit the atmosphere of sexuality make these films very similar in the eyes of a regular viewer. Both movies allow the viewer to experience how life is much tougher under social pressures from the point of view of many characters. Not only do these movies focus on small details in various scenes, they show the complexity of making movies while incorporating a unique story line and keeping the viewer involved with each and every characters problems.
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.
... and negative associations within the genre. Even with the obvious differences, both styles have borrowed concepts from the other, enriching each of their popularity in cinema.
These two films are very different from other crime movies, and break the classical genre of crime. They can be considered as revisionists, and put a twist on the typical crime movies. In the classical genre of crime it is always consist of the same thing which include traditional criminals; only caring about themselves, seen as an anti-hero, agent of oppression by taking from anyone just to get rich, taking advantage of the system (for their own purposes), and wanting to live the American Dream. Whereas in the revisionist have this unique way of making the audience fall in love and have them rooting for the criminals, this is because; they critic what is right and wrong with society, show the oppression of the people, are one of the people, a social rebels, and most of all they know who they are and where they come from.
It is Matt's responsibility to protect and safely get her out of Dorado.Plot Summary1. The spy leader breaks out of a maximum-security prison.2. After you escape you hide in a barn and meet Milma the resistance leader, her bodyguard Matt and a computer specialist named Haven.3. You are waiting at the small runway for your escape plane and there is no plane in sight.4. You decide to go back to town because it was too risky of being caught.
Every child in the United States has heard or read the Marvel and DC comics books. If you have not then you have probably have heard of their characters like the famous star spangled hero, Captain America, or the Dark Knight himself, Batman. Both Marvel and DC has influenced the children and adults of American in its darkest times. The great wars affected many by its poisonous grasps, and its victims sought comfort with the antidote provided by the marvelous illustrators and writers of comic books. Now their cinematic counterparts are here to inspire the 21st century. The Marvel and DC cinematic universes have similar content, they both have unique characteristics that set them apart.
Marvel and DC are two comic companies that have grown into huge rich companies with a huge audience. So obviously, the fans are in a constant battle of, “Which one is better?” I am going to disclose this today in simple categories. Movies, Fan base and Comics.
For example, when compared to the infamous Batman the biggest winning trait that puts Batman second place is his batsuit. Although Batman’s batsuit is very formidable it is not at all invincible. The batsuit is basically a bullet-proof bodysuit that has left him injured a time or two. Ironman is also a superhero for the future, while on the other hand, Batman is stuck in the past. Ironman lives in the modern age and uses everything that the world today has to offer and Batman is stuck in the dark with outdated technology and no clue about the world outside of his city of Gotham. Captain America’s biggest downfall is his lack of weapons. He just has a shield that has limited range, when on the other hand Ironman has countless weapons and suits for different situations. Those are only a few examples, but let us remember winning a fight against another hero is not the only winning traits of being the greatest