directed by Brian De Palma. The summary of the film is a young, quiet and timid 17-year-old girl name Carrie White. She experiences moments of insanity, she can move objects and make things happen unexpectedly. She has telekinesis that leads up to her ultimate revenge at the prom after a humiliating prank against her. Throughout the movie its form is to the climax of the devastating night at the prom, based on the torment and bullying that the “popular” girls pick on innocent/quiet Carrie. Brian De Palma
“Scarface”, an original gangster film created by Brian De Palma, has captured audience’s attention by remarkable editing shots and the superb use of mise-en-scene. “Scarface”, originally released December 9 of1983, is a drama revolved around the life of Tony Montana who is played by Al Pacino. Tony gets his name by the scar on his face going over his right eye. He was born in Cuba who immigrated to the United State who then starts his life in Florida from the bottom of the drug cartel to soon making
society; essentially Brain De Palma is showing the darkness that the society fears but in a more modern setting. When looking at Brain De Palma’s version of the parlor scene Dr. Elliot is depicted as self-righteous but at the same time admitting so bluntly that he desires Kate, his patient, it takes away from self-righteousness. Norman does not bluntly admit his desire for Marion but instead chooses to be the peeping tom and spy on Marion as she gets ready for shower. Again De Palma choses to show sexual
Suspense and Tension in Brian De Palma's film The Untouchables During the 1920's many people were unemployed because of the poor economic conditions in America and to make it worse, were drinking to make their lives more tolerable. The government decided to ban the sale and drinking of alcohol, this was period was called 'The Prohibition'. People continued to want to drink and this lead people to go to illegal bars or "speakeasies" which sprang up all over America. Gangsters such as Al Capone
The Greatest Movie Ever Made Perhaps the best movie to ever bless the eyes of any American is the 1983 Brian DePalma gangster movie classic, Scarface. Scarface is the tale of Tony Montana and his journey through his new life in America in the early 80’s Cuban immigrant movement. The movie depicts the American dream, to be successful, perfectly. Scarface and its main star, Al Pacino, also shows movie watchers in detail, the process of going from “rags-to-riches” since that is what he did in the feature
Rear Window and the works of Hopper are both required with confinement. Disregarding its blended utilize land setting, Early Sunday Morning does not pass on a warm, fluffy feeling of group. In like manner, in Rear Window, the inhabitants of the lofts are confined from each other. Apartment Houses is additionally for the most part viewed as another antecedent to Rear Window. Large portions of Hopper's night settings portray scenes from New York City and Night Windows is no special case. The lady in
partner Manolo, his sister Gina (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio) -of whom he is overprotective- and Elvira. Scarface is loosely based on the original 1932 Scarface (directed by Howard Hawks and based on real life gangster Al Capone). The talented Brian De Palma (Carrie, 1976) directs the ‘remake’, written by another famous director: Oliver Stone (Midnight Express, 1978). Stone deserves real credit for his gritty yet accurate depiction of the drug industry. Stone, who was himself struggling with a cocaine
The Convention of a Thriller Film It is difficult to state a clear definition of a thriller as they cross over many genres, however the single most characteristic of a thriller is the obvious one, it "thrills" the audience. The plots are scary, the characters are at great risk and the films are constructed in a manner that makes the watcher really want to know what happens next. There is no formula for a thriller, other that that most thrillers follow one of a few common narrative structures
The focus of this essay is to study the genre codes and conventions in psychological thrillers which are a very popular ‘sub-genre’ of thriller movies which focuses heavily on its characters and integrates a variety of components from the mystery and drama genre as well as the thriller genre. The target audience for this particular genre would be those who live on adrenaline and love plot twists. Psychological thrillers follow certain themes as their main focus of the story, some of themes include:
Phone Booth, a sort of Speed-meets-Twelve Angry Men, is kept basically within the confines of a single "room" and focuses on a life-or-death dynamic between two men, one of whom is a psychopath with a dangerous weapon. At 84 minutes, the premise of Phone Booth just reaches the stress breaking point at its climax. In other words, you can suspend disbelief only so long, and about 75 minutes is it for this one. Still, it¡¯s a tense, taut thriller while it lasts. Colin Farrell plays Stu Shepard, a
influential and best director of their time” by fellow director, George Lucas. Director Martin Scorsese has been an influential director for the past twenty years. In the 60’s class of directors that included, Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas, Brian De Palma, and Steven Spielberg. Scorsese ranks with this class of artists, and his movies have changed the film industry of America (Friedman I). The impact of Scorsese can be shown in a number of ways, such as his style of directing, the films that he
The 1976 movie Carrie, directed by Brian De Palma and starring Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, and Amy Irving, is a film adaption of Stephen King’s novel of the same name. The film follows the title character Carrie White, a teenager raised by an extremely religious and overbearing mother who has telekinetic powers which she uses to get revenge on her classmates after being humiliated by them. Roger Ebert’s review of Carrie states “This isn't a science-fiction movie with a tacked-on crisis, but the
Carrie is bullied by everybody in her senior class at Batesville High School, her mother Margret White (Piper Laurie) a nut for the religion. Carrie Whites life isn't perfect, it's sad you feel for her. As Brian De Palma has clearly pointed out in his wondeful masterpiece of horror as well as drama. Something which is rare in the horror genre, this film has the perfect mix of everything in it. Great acting, beautiful music done by Pino Donaggino, intense sequences of events that take us down a
release. Scarface continues to be a rental favorite, a standard campus feature, and a late-night TV standard. How can the notion of the general welfare be used to justify giving big bucks to the stars making the film: actor Al Pacino, director Brian De Palma, and writer Oliver Stone? While the involved in Scarface, such as Al Pacino and Oliver Stone have certainly benefited considerably from the film it is marginally possible to apply the General Welfare rule. To apply the principle we could make
The Analysis of Quentin Tarantino as a Director The director I have chosen to look at is Quentin Tarantino. His films have achieved a cult ang global status and I dont think anyone is going to argue that he is not an auteur. I am more interested in examining his style and seeing how this makes him an auteur and if it has changed when he was receiving a higher budget. Tarantino was born in Noxville Tennessee on 27th march 1963. Tony Tarantino, an actor and musician of Italian descent, and
Title The Untouchables is a fascinating film directed by Brian De Palma. This film demonstrates how the law of prohibition impacted Chicago. The Untouchables does a great job with accuracy toward historical events but there are occasions that stretch the truth to bring excitement to the audience. In the film there are two different groups that control the city of Chicago, mobsters and the law enforcements. Al Capone (Robert De Niro) is the leader of all the mobsters in Chicago, his job is to look
Flamenco dancing is a passionate dance derived from the old gypsy dances of southern Spain. It is a very emotional and expressive dance. The dancers, bailaores and bailaoras, lose themselves in the music and become one with the song, as they dance you can see their faces contort with the emotion. Flamenco is no one style, it can be fiery and fast or slow and mournful. Flamenco represents 3 unified elements: song dance and music. According to www.classicalguitarmidi.com/history/flamenco It has historically
may not have been overwhelmed by his newfound fortune. A later review of Scarface, leads to a more open interpretation of the workings of the movie. There is no doubt that subtlety to the violence that transpired was not in mind when director Brian de Palma gave us his movie. Tony Montana thirsts for sex, blood, money, and political status. Filled to the brim with action and suspense, from Tony’s first fumbled up drug deal, the cinematography is definitely something to make a note of. As the drug
Blow out Blow Out is a mystery thriller film from 1981 featuring John Travolta and Nancy Allen. It is both written and directed by Brian De Palma, who has since also directed movies such as Mission: Impossible and Scarface. To begin with, I think this film was very interesting to watch. Blow out is a film that will have you sitting on the edge of your seat the whole time and leaving you wanting more. Throughout Blow Out I felt as if I was stuck, just watching and waiting to see what would happen
revolve around supernatural beings and possession, The Exorcist being named the scariest movie of all time, and the first horror film to be nominated for an Academy Award. Teenage and found adult aspects were brought into horror films in Carrie, a Brian De Palma film, which turned Stephen King's first novel into a film ("A Brief History of Horror"). This teenage theme of horror has been carried out for decades and remains as one of the most popular in the industry, many teenagers and young adults getting