Essays on Cinematography Page 80

Mrs. Doubtfire is a film that focuses on a marriage going through a divorce. As a result of the divorce Daniel, the father, is only allowed to see his children once a week. In an attempt to spend more time with his children, Daniel disguises as the perfect old English nanny that his wife, Miranda,…

The concept of living happily ever after a tragic or miserable event has been a popular belief of the  people around the world. The story of Cinderella and her prince charming has been an inspiration of people in the aspect of love. Most individuals believe that someone is already destined for a certain person and…

Disney Princess movies are not as safe as we previously thought. We are unintentionally damaging our kids by subtly enforcing social stereotypes. This is done by using classic story tropes, like the handsome knight saving the pretty, helpless princess. Along with that, it can make girls self-conscious about their own bodies. This is due to…

A Tragic Hero In the film Into the Wild, Chris McCandless embarks on a long self-journey through Alaska’s frontier. At the beginning of the story, we are introduced to a troubled college graduate who has little plans, other than to escape from his past reality. From a young age, he is described as an individual…

In times and places quite different, but both struck with war times, two boys would seem to be very different. Andrew “Ender” Wiggin lives in a future under threat of buggers. Ralph is stuck on an island with many other boys during a war when their plane was shot down. However, both boys have quite…

Genre theory refers to a cumulative term that describes the categorization of other films that have similar aspects such as characters, narratives, filming techniques, etc. Goodykoontz (2019) states that ‘For most of us, genre is the first way that we learn to engage with film.’ In other words, a film’s genre can stimulate and pave…

Remember the Titans is a movie that depicts the concept of a system, which is comprised of multiple interconnected parts functioning together as a unified whole. Within this movie, various examples of how different parts are interconnected and work interdependently, creating a ripple effect and generating synergy can be observed. Furthermore, the film also demonstrates…

            In the contemporary world, the public delights themselves in films that contain violence, action, and sex. Initially, such movie genres were traditionally aimed at male audiences; thus, the hero was often male. However, as women are now gaining more and more social opportunities in the workplace, politics, arts, and entertainment, the way the world…

Solomon Northup illustrates in agonizing detail the atrocities he endured during his twelve years of enslavement through an autobiography. Assumably, the details of this text are historically accurate and shed a light on the cruelties committed against the African-American population during the slavery era. This text was adapted and released in the form of a…

I Am LegendThe search for answers to our numerous questions can have variable consequences. The movie, “I Am Legend” dealt with the escapades and struggle for survival of the supposedly “last man alive” in New York City, and pressumably of the whole world. The film adaptation of Richard Matheson’s novel gave us an insight on…