Essays on Cinematography Page 23

Dads Boot, a War Movie to End Wars In Wolfgang Petersen film “Dads Boot”, takes the viewer on a trip about the horrors of what life was like inside a German U-boat during WI. Petersen sends an anti-war message throughout the film by having a Nazi crew that’s realistic and one that the audience isn’t…

The film Gladiator is famous for Russell Crowe’s Academy award-winning performance as well as its camerawork and cinematography. Director Ridley Scott employs significant formalism in the movie to convey Maximus’ message. Camera angles, such as low-angle or high-angle shots, are frequently used to depict power in various scenes. These types of angles are noticeable throughout…

Ridley Scott’s epic “Gladiator” is a movie which, roughly, could be described using one word only: a spectacle. Nevertheless, this “spectacle” is not purely fictitious; it is not serving the sole purpose of entertaining and stirring an audience who may long for a good movie with gorgeous scenery, impressive set design and gripping performance. It…

This story is about a young main character who’s name is Bruno, he is a young boy who is the age of nine and is a German. This story gives an impression to the reader of how life for the Jewish people must have been during the Second World War. The author of this story…

Both the poems “Once upon a Time” by Gabriel Okara and “A Contemplation Upon Flowers” by Henry King express the speakers’ longing for personal growth and spiritual rejuvenation. In “A Contemplation Upon Flowers,” the speaker contemplates his own nature, drawing parallels between the lives of flowers and humans. The speaker admires the flowers’ acceptance of…

Swing Kids was a disturbing film exposing the techniques of the nazi dictatorship in Germany during the early 1900s. Peter, the main character is a student arrested for a petty theft. he was forced to join the Hitler Jugen (Nazi youth group) in order to avoid casting suspicion on his family. Although Peter appears to…

           The Castle movie is a comedy film set at the backdrop of a major airport with the main characters, the Kerrigan family living in a house right next to the airport. Despite of all the hassles and noise from the taking off jumbo jets, the Kirregans consider the location of…

Gasland is a documentary that was produced and directed by Josh Fox. It centers around the effects of natural gas drilling on American communities, specifically focusing on the process known as fracking. Fracking involves extracting natural gas by horizontally drilling into deep rock formations. As a resident of Pennsylvania, Josh Fox turned down an offer…

Complete the matrix below using your text and other resources. Title Role Interpret the law, assess the evidence, presented, and control how hearings and trials unfold in the courtroom (“The Role Of The Judge, 2006). Responsibilities Ensures the trial follows legal procedures, interprets the law and finds resolutions (Michaels, 2013) Ethical Duties – Uphold the…

The movie was very inciteful and funny by the way that Michael Moore reveals the insidious role that Capitalism has played in America. The movie brought a question to my mind which is “What is the price that America pays for its love of capitalism? ” it seems to me as though that a plethora…