Essays on Cinematography Page 20

Star Wars is a scientific discipline fiction escapade novel. The symbolism and word picture was truly first-class in the narrative. The narrative gives a great expression into the hereafter as it has many different types of things we have non yet invented; charge man rifles, infinite ships that go the velocity of visible radiation, fat…

The aspect of human behavior that is the subconscious psyche is both fascinating and inexplicable. Even more intriguing is the existence of a darker, repressed side that individuals often deny. In the film “Blue Velvet,” directed by David Lynch, the character Jeffrey Beaumont’s psyche is explored, specifically the clash between his darker and “good” side….

Without Cinderella’s unattractive stepsisters or the seven dwarfs accompanying Snow White, our childhoods would have been very different. These fairytales, along with others, have been passed down for years. The traditional Disney princess culture is celebrated and cherished for entertaining young girls. Nowadays, it is widely accepted and most parents cannot imagine not incorporating these…

On one level, this opus of David Fincher – based on the book by Chuck Palahniuk and spotlighting Brad Pitt as “Tyler Burden”, Edward Norton as the nerdy narrator, and Helena Bonham-Carter as the woman who reels in both men – is a gratuitous appeal to vicariously-experienced violence. Viewed once or twice more, the paradox…

Discuss the ways in which Citizen Kane challenged the traditional narrative and technical elements of classic Hollywood cinema. Give specific examples using appropriate cinematic terminology. Citizen Kane is a 1941 American drama film directed, co-written, produced by, and starring Orson Welles. This was Welles’s first feature film. With this film, Welles introduced many new filmmaking…

The Gods Must Be Crazy depicts contrasting approaches to man in nature, between the Bushmen and the Westerners, one without modern society resulting in physical freedom and unrestrained behavior, and the other as active participants in civil society with community living and civil freedom. Both share a harmonious existence between the individual and society. According…

Some time in the summer of 1929, probably around the time his friend Clyde Smith graduated from college, Robert E. Howard moved to Brownwood. According to Smith’s “Adventurer in Pulp,” Howard spent “several months” in the town while “he worked at his writing.” Since you don’t need to write letters to someone who lives in…

“To Kill A Mockingbird” Movie Review Based on the book by Harper Lee, the black and white film “To Kill A Mockingbird” was a very entertaining spectacle. “To Kill A Mockingbird”, written through Scout’s perspective, is essentially about Scout (Jean-Louise), Jem and their father Atticus Finch living in the racially divided Alabama town of Maycomb…

New York (1999-2003), the seven part, 14 ½ -hour television event explore New York City’s rich history as the premier laboratory of modern life. A sweeping narrative covering nearly 400 years and 400 miles, it reveals a complex and dynamic city that has played an unparalleled role in shaping the nation and reflecting its ideals….

The film Enduring Love deals with a number of different characters and their lives after participating in a traumatic event with each other. In this paper I will defend the thesis that the title “Enduring Love” is misleading; not only is it not love, but it is also not enduring. The tragic event that the…