Essays on Cinematography Page 24

The film Rain Man is an intelligent, character-driven film about a man and his autistic brother with truly fascinating depiction of autism. Tom Cruise plays Charlie Babbitt, a self-absorbed automobile importer who, upon learning of his father’s death, returns home to Cincinnati to collect his $3 million estate and instead inherits Raymond (Dustin Hoffman), an…

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…

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…

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…

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…

One of the more obvious cultural myths threaded through the movie “Fight Club” concerns the notions surrounding the definition of what is masculine. A part of American cultural mythology that is palpable in “Fight Club” is the myth of masculinity, with its attendant misconceptions and twists. The movie portrays the “demasculinization” of the American male…

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…

Analysis The film Elephant, by Gus Van Sant is often compared to the events of the Columbine Massacre, however not directed connected, Van Sant has admitted it to be the topic behind it. Watching this as though it was a depiction of the event, I did not feel that it acted as a recount. I…

Born on February 11th, 1992 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Taylor Daniel Lautner has shown he was destined for a successful life from a very young age. He began studying karate at the age of six, training at Fabiano’s Karate School and, by the following year, he was already winning tournaments. He was soon invited 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…