Film is the product of people’s pursuit of the ultimate visual experience, which always stirs the emotions of the audience. Since 1965, a series of changes have taken place in world movie industry driven by the New Wave movement. There has been a great change in form, style as well as storytelling. However, the constant…
Author: Shengqi Wang
Films about love
These two week I watched two different love movies, Blue Velvet and Eat Drink Man Woman. Blue Velvet is one of David Lynch’s most celebrated works of his early years. And the special style of surprise, horror, darkness, distortion and violence is fully revealed in this film. Blue Velvet is set in an ordinary American…
Robot and Love: A.I.
Steven Spielberg and Stanley Kubrick are both great movie directors, who are both very important in the movie history. The film A.I.: Artificial Intelligence is a special movie that combines these two unique souls together. The $90-million film is based on Brian Aldiss’ short story “Super-Toys Last All Summer Long,” with an elaborate treatment and…
The Shining: The Shining Classic
As a soldier of the transformation of Old Hollywood to New Hollywood, a film director who rescued waned Hollywood since World War II, Kubrick has made some really great films. Kubrick’s works are very poor compared to most American directors. He started his directing career in the 1950s, and he only made 18 works in his life. Kubrick didn’t seem to be…
A Landmark Film: Bonnie and Clyde
Bonnie and Clyde is considered a landmark film, and is regarded as one of the first films of the New Hollywood era, since it broke many cinematic taboos and was popular with the younger generation. Its success prompted other filmmakers to be more open in presenting sex and violence in their films. The film’s ending also…
The new wave: The 400 blows
The famous French new wave director Francois Truffaut filmed “The 400 Blows” in 1959, which brought him an international reputation. This is a film that reflects young people’s problems. The protagonist, the little boy Antoine Doinel, embarked on a rebellious path because he couldn’t stand the pressure of school, family and society to find his own freedom….
Time Proves the Classic
Time will prove the value of classics, although at some point it will be misjudged and ignored. The Shawshank Redemption filmed in 1994 did not shine on the Oscars of the following year. It lost to the “main theme” film Forrest Gump. The Shawshank Redemption is like a naughty genius. It is screened out by the teacher of…
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