Today American films are full of violence, and have been since 1967.
Bonnie and Clyde was ground breaking in violence, you wouldnt notice it now, but back then film was very different, and this film opened amerias eyes to strong violence that we welocme in films like sin city and kill bill. Take a look at this film and look at the role of woman and the way violence is used in the film as a tool.
Friday, 3 June 2011
Breathless
I never really watched a moive that made me hate the protagonist. This picture to me felt like a picture about character and the protagionist to me was an arse. portrayed in a cool hip jazz way, but in a way you felt you should punch him in the face for the way he treated woman behind there back, so to see him end in such a way was perfect fromt he director. So in a way you think the director really did make the character an arse. So when he died you are glad to see this and you felt happy for the woman in the picture, and the leading lady. You can tell picture are getting quicker and flowing better in story with this film, because it doesnt have the sence that it is a old film, the story can still work in todays audience and have a strong effect. It is the beging of a new french wave of film. I should watch more french films to see if they are any different comapred to the 40's french films.
Persona
I can;t stand this film, didn't understand it. And when you don't understand what you are watching then you don't enjoy it. And Well I didn't enjoy it at all, I couldn't even notice the camera work or editing, or the crap lighting that was taking place. I think this film was a experiment in film making and that experiment failed.
Double Indemnity
An insurance rep lets himself be talked into a murder/insurance fraud scheme that arouses an insurance investigator's suspicions.
I love this film, anything shot in film noir. which this is clearly done in. The voice over, works its magic, the gritty footage, works wounderful, giving entertainment value to the picture. I really focues on the actors. the protagonist Played by Fred MacMurray, adds a real film noir character to this picture, having that classic movie guy sence, and the beauty of taking this character down in levels from his high spot in life, down to this despret insurance rep, having noting left but to poor his soul on tape to his best mate keyes. the director really brought back film noir in this picture, whihc has been lost since world war II began. Watch this movie if you want sex, petrayal, lust, humour, action, and love. This was a suspenceful enetertaining film, that the director really knoew out to make stand out.
I love this film, anything shot in film noir. which this is clearly done in. The voice over, works its magic, the gritty footage, works wounderful, giving entertainment value to the picture. I really focues on the actors. the protagonist Played by Fred MacMurray, adds a real film noir character to this picture, having that classic movie guy sence, and the beauty of taking this character down in levels from his high spot in life, down to this despret insurance rep, having noting left but to poor his soul on tape to his best mate keyes. the director really brought back film noir in this picture, whihc has been lost since world war II began. Watch this movie if you want sex, petrayal, lust, humour, action, and love. This was a suspenceful enetertaining film, that the director really knoew out to make stand out.
Bicycle Thieves
Itialian Neo-Realism has never been so strong in the "Bicycle Thieves". They didn't have sets and they didn't have studios, so they used the real thing. It shows another side of itialian culture like no other. You can real dig into this film, and not even care that you have to read subtitles. The use of natural light out in the streets, gives a strong sence of realism, which just keeps adding to the film. The movement of the camera is perfect, not even noticing you are watching a film, it seems that is is very real, and I got a sence of a documentary style film.
Grand Illusion
Didn't think this impossiable for a picture from the 1930s, but it was funny, not look how crap this is funny, but has humour in it. I think this is "The Great Escape" picture of it's time. It has love, friendship, suspence, humour and adventure.
Besides that, take a look at movement of the camera. it hardly cuts at the start. The camera flows witht he action, keeping it very realistic. Unlike today, with quick cuts and fancy moves. the beauty of not cutting away and keeping up with the one shots is very hard to do. and the director does this brilliantly. Not taking away from the moive. While the actors seem to work of this style very well.
Besides that, take a look at movement of the camera. it hardly cuts at the start. The camera flows witht he action, keeping it very realistic. Unlike today, with quick cuts and fancy moves. the beauty of not cutting away and keeping up with the one shots is very hard to do. and the director does this brilliantly. Not taking away from the moive. While the actors seem to work of this style very well.
Battleship Potemkin
Okay in class we watched "Battleship Potemkin" my opion was hardly good or bad. But I will shortly talk about this one scene in the picture and it was the baby carriage scene. Which Director Brian De Palma saluted this scene with putting it in his movie "The Untouchables".
The original hads suspence to the scene, with quick cuts and shots of people witnessing the event. You can really see the directors ability with the edit. trying to bring enough level to the picture. I didn't really pay to much attention to the film, it was only when i nocticed the baby goign down the steps, how i thought that was very interesting of Palma to put that same sisutation in his picture.
The original hads suspence to the scene, with quick cuts and shots of people witnessing the event. You can really see the directors ability with the edit. trying to bring enough level to the picture. I didn't really pay to much attention to the film, it was only when i nocticed the baby goign down the steps, how i thought that was very interesting of Palma to put that same sisutation in his picture.
Metropolis
If you want to have a mind blowing experiance, take acid and watching Metropolis. This movie was crazy for its time. and I don't mean that it is the stupidest movie ever, I mean it was hughe for its time. Everything is on another scale. The set where huge, the score was huge, the action was huge, even the acting is huge (but thats because its silent, and well everything you do has to be huge).
Take the sets, they spent so much money on these sets, and I don;t need a book or someone to tell me this, I just know. You comapre it to any other picture of its time and you will notice that they dont even have sets this extreme. Metropolis, really opened the scope of what could and could not be filmed. I enjoyed this film because it pulls you in from every direction, trying to make you think and entertain you at the same time, which is a hard thing to do back then and even for todays audiences.
Take the sets, they spent so much money on these sets, and I don;t need a book or someone to tell me this, I just know. You comapre it to any other picture of its time and you will notice that they dont even have sets this extreme. Metropolis, really opened the scope of what could and could not be filmed. I enjoyed this film because it pulls you in from every direction, trying to make you think and entertain you at the same time, which is a hard thing to do back then and even for todays audiences.
The cabinet of Dr. Caligari
This picture actually scared me. I don't like scary movies never cared for them, just didn't like the way they made me feel. I'm pretty sure if I was a kid when this picture came out, I would of not been able to sleep for weeks.
The use of story and light worked, and played with peoples emotions. You knew you shouldnt look, yet you couldn't turn away, you wanted to know what would happen next. it is clear that this is a expressionistic picture, every was very abstratic, like you where looking at a picture up on the wall, but it was of centre. The sets, where even on a angle. Which I think was the directors way of messing with you. You can tell this is a German picture because even the happy momments of the picture sound scary, with the music having that jarring sound to it. Again, this effecting the way you watch the picture, if the music was easy to listen to, you would come away from this picture with a different feeling. You can really tell the director put a lot of emotion behind this picture, and expressed as much of him self as he could.
The use of story and light worked, and played with peoples emotions. You knew you shouldnt look, yet you couldn't turn away, you wanted to know what would happen next. it is clear that this is a expressionistic picture, every was very abstratic, like you where looking at a picture up on the wall, but it was of centre. The sets, where even on a angle. Which I think was the directors way of messing with you. You can tell this is a German picture because even the happy momments of the picture sound scary, with the music having that jarring sound to it. Again, this effecting the way you watch the picture, if the music was easy to listen to, you would come away from this picture with a different feeling. You can really tell the director put a lot of emotion behind this picture, and expressed as much of him self as he could.
Birth of a Nation
First things fist, coming form gentration Y, it is a real effort to sit down and enjoy silent pictures. Yes they have music placed in it, and even sound fx, but the over acting and American history lession is boring to me. I know since there is no actual sound the actors had to convery there emotions broad, so they ausience can get a clear picture of what is going on. But the music even seems like it only has two scourse. the woman on the train tracks danger scourse and the yay i saved the woman on the train tracks scourse. In regards to the filming of it, you can see the steps the director is taking with this picture, particular of its time, and the new exciting leaps that are being done with the camera. It's a popular movie because of the directors work with the camera and the way its been cut together. Cutting form one story to another, and not following one character. Even having the story take place over a particualr set in time, really adds to the realisim of this peace.
Hangover part 2
Water for Elephants
If it wasnt for COM123 forcing me to go see this picture, I would have never went and watched it. It is a Robert Pattinson picture, and well I never have seen twighlight and never will, Always hated those pictures. So I figured I wouldnt watch it. However, as I watched I noticed, the visuals of the picture, and thought they where well done, beautifully directed picture, which the director and director of photography really worked well to make this picture look its age and work visually across the board. When it came to the acting, Reese Witherspoon has no real range, so I didnt even bother there, good to look. But it was CHristopher Waltz, that does a fine job being the owner and the ring leader, you can turn that character one way or another, but he brought life and realistic features to the character.
Pirates of the Caribbean: At Strangers Tide
Having another Pirate film is alwasy a good thing and having our favourite pirate back is even a better thing. Thats right Captain Jack Sparrow is back, and he had said good by to his old frineds, and brought some new ones along for a ride.
In entertainment value, pirates 4 did a fine job, in a funny value it was funny. However in a character driven movie, and story value, then it drops into the red. Pirates 4 felt forced in the story, trying to put to much information in and introducing to many new characters, and leaving out the back story or information on particular characters. This movie was clearly made for the money and not the audience enjoyment. If they make 5 and 6, lets hope they work out the kinks and not leave johhny Depp stuck in the mud.
Source Code
Okay I got my ticket, bought my Maltesers, drink, and sat down in my small unconfutable seat. Thankfully the movie only went for a solid 86mins. The story to me could have opened up, and not just three sets. For a film that was trying to have a realistic feel with a sci-fi kinda feel to it, I felt the train design didn’t work. Unless they are actual trains in the U.S. While I will give the film credit in keeping you in the dark and as the character works out the situation you as an audience member are brought along as well. Watching the movie and looking back at it, I did find the directors approach interesting, when telling his story, as he places key parts of the story through out the film, giving away the ending, but with sutle hints, short clips and story break down. But I felt the pause in time at the end, didn’t ad much suspense on what was going to happen next. It wasn’t until the final scene with the text message that I felt the story kicked in, on what is going to happen next. The acting was fine, and it was entertaining, but I felt it should of opened up a lot more, instead of confined.
SYdney Travelling Film Festival
Sydney travelling Film Festival
Forum 6 Wagga
Films reviewed
• Winter’s Bone
• Gasland
• Heartbreaker
• Another Year
• Wagner & Me
Opening night of the festival. We begin with “Winter’s Bone”, a film I only knew about from its trailer, a film that I figured I wasn’t going to enjoy. And it was true I didn’t enjoy sitting in the second row of the cinema having my neck so far back it hurt or having to watch the movie as if I was watching a game of tennis. Then it started, and there was no giant action scenes no love story nor was it a comedy everyone must see. It was a film about a girl keeping her family warm and feed. But to do this, she had to find her father. This film was set in the cold depths of America, where it’s bitter, dark and that the locals rule over the law and have their own justice system for doing wrong. The main character of the peace is Ree, played by Jennifer Lawrence, who plays this character wonderfully, giving her a strength and beauty at the same time, you seem unable to take your eyes of her during the film, it’s only when her uncle Teardrop played by John Hawkes enters the scene. At the beginning of the film, we get a sense of Teardrop being a mean and dark guy, on the drugs and harsh to woman. But its John Hawkes ability as an actor to bring this character around, and by the end of the film, we respect and care for the man.
The sound the lightning of the picture brings another layer into the film, which makes you react and feel the cold environment of this world; I enjoyed how the director Debra Ganik brought in the humour of this world, while all audience will see this and have different reactions to it. One particular scene would be in regards to Ree teaching her 8yr old brother and 5yr old sister how to shoot a gun, we may look at this as odd and even funny, but in the deep south of America, this is a natural occurrence. I enjoyed how this world is brought into life, and the challenges Ree faces to get out of her town, but knowing at the same time, she be there for a long, long time.
When I watch a documentary I feel it should leave me with a punch in the face, it should leave me with a sense that I need to get of my ass and go out and fix the problem. Gasland was more a flick to the ear then a punch to the gut. I felt bad for the people who have been living with their problem, becoming sick and unable to drink or use their water. Josh Fox, the writer and director of this documentary, is a first time film maker, and this is clear with the footage he has, being in and out of focus, unable to keep the camera standy. But besides his doggy film making footage, he was smart with bringing humour to the story. While he repeats things and keeps it simple, this town has fringe drilling, this town has bad water, this town has fringe drilling this town has bad water..........
This went for pretty much the film, mixed in with facts, interviews. Josh Fox didn’t keep me involved visually, but rather involved with his dialog and from time to time fire shooting out of taps.
With cutting the film up with his family home and environment with the crap that mankind is doing to itself it did give me a sense of important and that I need to do something to stop it, but outside not signing the dotted line to drill on my land, I didn’t know what I should be doing to help.
Going from a very cold and compelling story, to a realistic story, right into a fictional world of beauty, humour and romance. Even though there are subtitles it didn’t bother me at all. Because this film was entertaining to watch and I could easily fall back and watch it. You can clearly notice that this film can and could be turned into another American rom-com, which I’m pretty sure this is, just with Italian subtitles. The acting was enjoyable to watch, the lighting gave it the film a spark of beauty, while the music seemed to add to the humour more to the romance. While the main character Alex Lippi (Romain Duris) felt pushed past the real and into the unreal, which I thought added to the film. Leaving his surrounding characters to be more real adding to the balance of the film. All in all this film was very enjoyable. It had no depth or heart pounding will they won’t they moment. While the sound, music acting and environment blended well with each other.
First things first, this film went for just over 2 hours. Why? This may have been a very sad, but sweet yet depressing film, and maybe because it wasn’t really made for my generation I felt closed off by it. I couldn’t relate to any of the characters, all being married or an old lonely drunk, or a not so old depressed antic woman who needs to be loved or a son that is played just dull. Leaving the theatre it made me sad and a little depressed, I understand that’s what films are there for to make you feel something, even though this film didn’t excite me, it got down to my gut and has me thinking, that it’s not only young people who have problems. The acting was excellent, while the director Mike Leigh gives the film a steady pace, with every shot planned, so the cut gets every expression every side look every option of every character in the room. The look added to the movie in a massive way. With each and every session showing through the movie. You don’t leave the film in a happy go lucky way nor does it finish in the same way. But it has you thinking about the characters and where they all going to end up. Which was the smart move by the director, because the different generations that will see this will have a different option towards the characters and where they go from the dinner table onwards.
First of I must say, I fell asleep during this film. Just because it visually wasn’t stunning, I worked out that I could close my eyes and just listen to it. I could fob aught the CD and just listened to it. There was talking and music. Which is fine, whatever entertains you. But when you are now in a visual world, you really need to visual excite your audience. I would like to go on about this, but I hardly can remember it, all I know was it wasn’t a documentary that need 88mins, easily just been an ABC 30mintue special. Maybe If I knew more on the subject and enjoyed Wagner as much as Stephen Fry does, I could of sat there and loved watching the film.
Forum 6 Wagga
Films reviewed
• Winter’s Bone
• Gasland
• Heartbreaker
• Another Year
• Wagner & Me
Opening night of the festival. We begin with “Winter’s Bone”, a film I only knew about from its trailer, a film that I figured I wasn’t going to enjoy. And it was true I didn’t enjoy sitting in the second row of the cinema having my neck so far back it hurt or having to watch the movie as if I was watching a game of tennis. Then it started, and there was no giant action scenes no love story nor was it a comedy everyone must see. It was a film about a girl keeping her family warm and feed. But to do this, she had to find her father. This film was set in the cold depths of America, where it’s bitter, dark and that the locals rule over the law and have their own justice system for doing wrong. The main character of the peace is Ree, played by Jennifer Lawrence, who plays this character wonderfully, giving her a strength and beauty at the same time, you seem unable to take your eyes of her during the film, it’s only when her uncle Teardrop played by John Hawkes enters the scene. At the beginning of the film, we get a sense of Teardrop being a mean and dark guy, on the drugs and harsh to woman. But its John Hawkes ability as an actor to bring this character around, and by the end of the film, we respect and care for the man.
The sound the lightning of the picture brings another layer into the film, which makes you react and feel the cold environment of this world; I enjoyed how the director Debra Ganik brought in the humour of this world, while all audience will see this and have different reactions to it. One particular scene would be in regards to Ree teaching her 8yr old brother and 5yr old sister how to shoot a gun, we may look at this as odd and even funny, but in the deep south of America, this is a natural occurrence. I enjoyed how this world is brought into life, and the challenges Ree faces to get out of her town, but knowing at the same time, she be there for a long, long time.
When I watch a documentary I feel it should leave me with a punch in the face, it should leave me with a sense that I need to get of my ass and go out and fix the problem. Gasland was more a flick to the ear then a punch to the gut. I felt bad for the people who have been living with their problem, becoming sick and unable to drink or use their water. Josh Fox, the writer and director of this documentary, is a first time film maker, and this is clear with the footage he has, being in and out of focus, unable to keep the camera standy. But besides his doggy film making footage, he was smart with bringing humour to the story. While he repeats things and keeps it simple, this town has fringe drilling, this town has bad water, this town has fringe drilling this town has bad water..........
This went for pretty much the film, mixed in with facts, interviews. Josh Fox didn’t keep me involved visually, but rather involved with his dialog and from time to time fire shooting out of taps.
With cutting the film up with his family home and environment with the crap that mankind is doing to itself it did give me a sense of important and that I need to do something to stop it, but outside not signing the dotted line to drill on my land, I didn’t know what I should be doing to help.
Going from a very cold and compelling story, to a realistic story, right into a fictional world of beauty, humour and romance. Even though there are subtitles it didn’t bother me at all. Because this film was entertaining to watch and I could easily fall back and watch it. You can clearly notice that this film can and could be turned into another American rom-com, which I’m pretty sure this is, just with Italian subtitles. The acting was enjoyable to watch, the lighting gave it the film a spark of beauty, while the music seemed to add to the humour more to the romance. While the main character Alex Lippi (Romain Duris) felt pushed past the real and into the unreal, which I thought added to the film. Leaving his surrounding characters to be more real adding to the balance of the film. All in all this film was very enjoyable. It had no depth or heart pounding will they won’t they moment. While the sound, music acting and environment blended well with each other.
First things first, this film went for just over 2 hours. Why? This may have been a very sad, but sweet yet depressing film, and maybe because it wasn’t really made for my generation I felt closed off by it. I couldn’t relate to any of the characters, all being married or an old lonely drunk, or a not so old depressed antic woman who needs to be loved or a son that is played just dull. Leaving the theatre it made me sad and a little depressed, I understand that’s what films are there for to make you feel something, even though this film didn’t excite me, it got down to my gut and has me thinking, that it’s not only young people who have problems. The acting was excellent, while the director Mike Leigh gives the film a steady pace, with every shot planned, so the cut gets every expression every side look every option of every character in the room. The look added to the movie in a massive way. With each and every session showing through the movie. You don’t leave the film in a happy go lucky way nor does it finish in the same way. But it has you thinking about the characters and where they all going to end up. Which was the smart move by the director, because the different generations that will see this will have a different option towards the characters and where they go from the dinner table onwards.
First of I must say, I fell asleep during this film. Just because it visually wasn’t stunning, I worked out that I could close my eyes and just listen to it. I could fob aught the CD and just listened to it. There was talking and music. Which is fine, whatever entertains you. But when you are now in a visual world, you really need to visual excite your audience. I would like to go on about this, but I hardly can remember it, all I know was it wasn’t a documentary that need 88mins, easily just been an ABC 30mintue special. Maybe If I knew more on the subject and enjoyed Wagner as much as Stephen Fry does, I could of sat there and loved watching the film.
The Mechanic
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest
I had no idea about this film, it was a conclusion to two other movies prior to this one (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and The Girl who played with fire) and I missed the first two parts, so there was a whole back story that I was not clued in on. Not much a fan of subtitle movies. Too much reading I guess. It was a long movie, which in the end was a good thing, because after a while I stopped being pissed off with having to read while at the theatre and I just sat back and took in the visuals of the movie, in which case, I thought that it was a movie of close-ups, everything being very subtle in the acting, making you work for what’s going on the characters mind. I even took notice of the light, which I thought was very natural, with hints of the whole movie covered in a realistic and fantasy world. It wasn’t an American film, which was clear, otherwise, every main character, would of been this sexy model, I felt that the characters, where real and not plastic. The story, not being very action packed, like the trailer suggests, but it didn’t seem to dull of, many stories going at the same time, keeps in the audience engaged.
I’ll be interested to see what the American film makers do to these three films.
The Adjustment Bureau
I have moments when I watch a movie, these moments can go from start to finish, or they can be from a scene or even a line or even just a particular look the actor does when a particular event occurred. ‘The Adjustment Bureau’ made me feel, neutral. While I would rent the movie out or even buy it on DVD, it didn’t leave me with my heart pounding wanting more. The ending was simple and net, two people meet they shouldn’t have met again, but chance brings them together once again. High powered beings, try to break them up. Leaving only a few out comes they stay together, she dies or he dies. While you always knew they would be together in the end, I was hoping for more than a simple ending. The visuals wonderful, the lines dug there self into my head and soul. I would like to say what I thought it was missing, but if I knew that I would be making movies. I still think it is a wonderful film, with a mix of drama, heat and humour. I give 'The Adjustment Bureau' 4 out of 5 stars. But it’s just missing something to get it over the line for that fifth star.
Wednesday, 1 June 2011
aessement #3
Well, 250 - 500 words on MPI104 and what I have learnt so far. I may not be able to make 250words. But let’s give it ago.
One thing I didn’t think I would thought I would have this year, well a few things I didn’t think I would have this year; A blog, flickr account, delicious account and a website. All things I learnt how to do in MPI104.
I will be clear, if it wasn’t from the help of people in my class (Tim) I would have been shazbotted. I still have no clue to the detailed stuff, that everyone else knows, but I hope after I learn how to do this or even pay attention I should be fine, just got to play around with it a whole lot more. But that’s what holidays are for. Hope to continue on with this course and I hope MPI101 is the correct course code.
Blog, I have changed a little bit, new back ground and changed the fonts and text around, adds a bit more of me into it.
Flickr, I have how seemed to be going with a movie poster theme, and comic art theme, so that’s pretty cool I think.
Delicious, I have been put various book marks, sport, movies, uni, and cartoons. Everything and anything.
The theme of all my stuff seems to be, travel, movies and comic books/art. I like how that has shaped, even with out me noticing or doing it on prepose.
So here are my links to my accounts.
delicious
csusap
flickr
blogger
One thing I didn’t think I would thought I would have this year, well a few things I didn’t think I would have this year; A blog, flickr account, delicious account and a website. All things I learnt how to do in MPI104.
I will be clear, if it wasn’t from the help of people in my class (Tim) I would have been shazbotted. I still have no clue to the detailed stuff, that everyone else knows, but I hope after I learn how to do this or even pay attention I should be fine, just got to play around with it a whole lot more. But that’s what holidays are for. Hope to continue on with this course and I hope MPI101 is the correct course code.
Blog, I have changed a little bit, new back ground and changed the fonts and text around, adds a bit more of me into it.
Flickr, I have how seemed to be going with a movie poster theme, and comic art theme, so that’s pretty cool I think.
Delicious, I have been put various book marks, sport, movies, uni, and cartoons. Everything and anything.
The theme of all my stuff seems to be, travel, movies and comic books/art. I like how that has shaped, even with out me noticing or doing it on prepose.
So here are my links to my accounts.
delicious
csusap
flickr
blogger
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