Essays on Cinematography Page 12

Sarah’s Key contains some of the most powerful, heart-wrenching scenes ever filmed — and this is not sensationalism, but truth. This film is important for making everyone aware of a particularly horrific episode in France during World War II and — if you didn’t know — what human beings are capable of, for ill as…

Introduction             The Passion of Christ is a movie based on the suffering and death of Jesus Christ on the cross in the hands of the Romans as provoked by the Jewish religious leaders. The movie started at the scene in Gethsemane where Jesus was agonizing about his eminent death on the cross, as recorded…

Thirteen is the movie I chose for this assignment, and it immediately captivated me with the complex challenges faced by a thirteen-year-old girl. My theory is that people who regularly associate with deviant individuals tend to mimic their actions. In the context of this film, I believe that examining the issues and resolutions from a…

Hoosiers (1986) is a movie based on redemption. The popularity of the movie continues in terms of rhetorical assessment. Although this movie was released with a little spectacular display and not too much industry awards, it has now stands testimony for the effective theme of teamwork, sports and agrarian values. After two decades of its…

The movie begins when a 7 year old Onyok was rescued by their concerned neighbor together with the officer by his abusive father Marcelo. He was brought to a shelter for abused children who are owned by Amanda. Amanda discovered that Onyok is a mute because his larynx was damage. On the first day of…

The movie Casablanca revolves around Rick Blaine, a bar owner in Casablanca. His heartbreak comes when his beloved, Ilsa, cannot flee Paris with him before the Nazi invasion. Rick’s romantic difficulties set the stage for an authentic representation of the World War II era in the film. On a stormy night, Rick is given a…

Introduction             Film as a major form of artistic and creative expression is constantly subjected into uncompromising situations. This renowned work of art is consistently torn by various issues and intrigues. The controversies that surround the whole movie industry stem from different aspects. Some of these are often caused by the seemingly never-ending bickering of…

Many times in literature. a character may remind the reader of a character of another work of literature or person celebrated. When this piece of literature is translated to a movie. the character’s representation may alter wholly. A fantastic illustration of this representation is Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park. In this work. the character John Hammond…

Journal: Rushmore Rushmore (1998), directed by Wes Anderson, is a film about a 15-year-old private school student, who is good at activities but bad at studies, falling in love with his teacher, Miss Cross, and trying to pursue her while competing with his friend, Mr. Blume. ‘Auteur theory’ is an idea that the director, as…

Casablanca is one of the authoritative love narratives in American film history. There are many ingredients are combined to do the successful movie. One of chief parts that is the music of Casablanca and it should non be underrated. Max Steiner, one of the great Hollywood composers, drew upon the leitmotiv and achieved many elusive…