Essays on Cinematography Page 6

The movie Serpico focuses on Frank Serpico, a police officer also known as “Paco,” who exposes and testifies against rampant police corruption. During a drug arrest, Serpico is shot in the face, but no other officers intervene. Despite his efforts to speak out against corruption with multiple individuals, society abandons Serpico as it becomes clear…

The movie is set on the small Greek island of “Kalokairi,” which is described as a haven for distressed individuals due to its breathtaking views and refreshing environment. The setting reflects typical Greek surroundings, including donkeys, square-shaped concrete villas, and sloping terrain. This peaceful, clean, and preserved environment makes it an ideal place to wake…

Lion in winter The film entitled “Lion in Winter” is based on the 1966 Broadway play of James Goldman of the same title and was adapted to screenplay in 1968.  The film is loosely based on the true story of Henry II of England and his family.  The basic story in this film is the championing…

In the movie “Rabbit Proof Fence,” Mr. A. O. Neville is portrayed as both a liberator and a jailer. The film tells the story of three half-caste girls who bravely escape from Moore River settlement, where they were forcibly taken away. It sheds light on the racial discrimination between white Australians and Aboriginal people. The…

In India, at least as far as I know, if its butter it has got to be Utterly Butterly Delicious Amul! Today Amul is a symbol of many things apartfrom butter- Chocolates, ice-creams, an unending list of milk products, pizzas and even sweets, but the name amul immediately brings in images of the “Amul Baby”,…

1. The story took place in Rome, one of the premier civilizations and most influential empire that was ever built. The gladiator takes setting in the Roman coliseum where people are battling each other to death for the entertainment of the Royal Class. This was an inhumane practice but was well accepted during the time…

Avatar Essay By Tylah Williams In the motion picture Avatar, directed by James Cameron, a mining company wants to get unobtanium from the grounds of Pandora but resort to violence and war to receive what they want. The two groups portrayed in the motion picture Avatar are the Na’vi clan and the humans, which creates…

The Alfred Hitchcock film ‘Psycho’ is undoubtedly one of the most significant, ground breaking films of all time. It is now considered the ‘mother of all modern horror films’, and sets the base to many horror films and themes made after its release in 1960. To create such an influential movie Hitchcock used many techniques…

Taxi to the dark side is a movie by Alex Gibney in which he seems to want to present a rare insight into the lawlessness that prevailed during the Bush administration (Plonsky, Begg and Brand). Alex Gibney attempts to present the viewer with a picture of how war time conditions in Afghanistan gave birth to…

In the short story, Superman and Me, the author Sherman Alexie writes, “I loved those books, but I also knew that love had only one purpose. I was trying to save my life” (Alexie 6). As a young Indian boy living on the Spokane Indian Reservation, Alexie is “expected to be stupid” (Alexie 5). However,…