The Godfather

  I have recently watched the movie “The Godfather” directed by Francis Ford Coppollo. It was a very influential movie in the new Hollywood tendency. This is an incredible movie that has really set the bar for the gangster-genre type films. Francis Ford Coppollo was almost fired in the making of the movie but good…

The Last Detail

The movie “The Last Detail” directed by Hal Ashby. This movie is based on a novel written 1970. It is based around 2 navy sailors who’s mission is to escort Larry Meadows to naval prison. Larry Meadows is an 18 year old kid who took forty dollars from a charity box that just happened to…

Growth in Film Technology

Throughout this class I have seen many differences in all the movies over time. In this post I will be discussing how technology had changed film over time. Technology is one thing that has been constantly changing. films I will be watching are Iron monkey, Star Wars: Rogue one, Star Wars: New Hope and Avatar….

Technology vs plot

Avatar and Pleasantville are two very different movies.  Avatar is reliant on new technologies but is said to have an average storyline, while Pleasantville has a great plot but uses very little special effects.  This effected how successful the movies were.  It is interesting how special effects and CGI are contributing so much to today’s…

Star Wars

The original star wars was released in 1977 it was a big success, it earned a total of 775 million. It surpassed jaws for being the highest grossing movie and stayed there for a while until E.T came out. It created a star wars mania that made the customers demand more and they are still…

The Godfather

I have recently watched the movie “The Godfather” directed by Francis Ford Coppollo. It was a very influential movie in the new Hollywood tendency. This is an incredible movie that has really set the bar for the gangster-genre type films. Francis Ford Coppollo was almost fired in the making of the movie but good thing…