As to the question “Have movies changed dramatically since 1965? Or basically remained the same?” The answer is most defiantly yes, movies have changed. Over the course of this class, I have seen three major trends to support my conclusion. First, movies are a reflection of society standards and change over time. Secondly, movie production…
Author: Mason S. Thompson
Hollow Man vs Basic Instinct
For this week’s blog, I will be writing about the movies Hollow Man (2000) and Basic Instinct (2002). Both movies were directed by Paul Vehoeven, a Dutch born filmmaker with a number of blockbuster movies to his credit (Robocop, Total Recall, Basic Instinct, Showgirls, Starship Troopers and Elle). Vehoeven is best known for films with…
Aerial Shot / Drones
I have an interest in drones which got me thinking about the use of drones for creating aerial shots in movies. The common definition of an aerial shot is when the camera is mounted in or on a helicopter or airplane. The aerial shot is a variation of crane shot but from a higher altitude….
Traditional vs Nontraditional Relationships in Movies
For this assignment I viewed two very different movies from different time periods and explored the portrayal of traditional (heterosexual, similar age etc.) vs nontraditional (nonheterosexuality, age differences etc.). The first film was The Graduate which was released in 1967. My second movie choice was Being John Malkovich (BJM) which was released in 1999. Both…
Swashbuckler Genre
For this week’s film analysis I selected the topic of the “swashbuckler” genre of film. This type of film can best be described as high action, adventure, romance and taking place in a historical setting. When I hear the term swashbuckler, I think of a pirate movie. When I think pirate movie, I think Johnny…
The Bicycle Thief and The 400 Blows
The Bicycle Thief and The 400 Blows By Mason Thompson I wanted to stretch my mind so I choose 2 foreign film with English sub titles (this was my first sub title experience). The movies were released about a decade apart. The Bicycle Thief was released in 1948 while The 400 Blows came in…
Neorealism
I found a movie review of one of my movie choices, The Bicycle Thief, that includes an excellent summary of the movie style Neorealism. I find this video review to be very credible as it is from a professional movie reviewer A. O. Scott from the New York Times. This video review is dated March…
The Martian
My interest in the movie The Martian started by reading book for an English class. I thoroughly enjoyed the book so when the movie was released I was anxious to see it. The plot of the movie is about an astronaut, Mark Watney, who was left for dead following an accident during a mission to…
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