Take a look at the following clip from the 1959 film, The Room at the Top: The audio quality is poor, the camera work is shakey and the film contains two whole colors: black and white. Compare this to the following clip from the 1994 film, Forrest Gump: The audio quality is clear, the cameramen…
Author: Will Migdol
Pulp Fiction vs Forrest Gump: The Battle for the 67th Academy Awards
Disclaimer: The following paper contains spoilers for Forrest Gump and Pulp Fiction, do not read if you are planning on seeing the movie’s but haven’t yet. In July of 1994, Paramount Pictures released Forrest Gump starring Tom Hanks. The film follows…
Hard Terminating: A review of two action movies.
Throughout the decades, there has been an evolution of film. In 1984, the film The Terminator was released. The film follows Sarah Connor, a woman who is warned by a man from the future, Kyle Reese, that her son leads the revolution in a war on androids and one android, the T-800, has also sent…
The Villains Take Over: An Analysis of Batman Returns
“It’s the so-called normal guys who always let you down. Sickos never scare me. At least they’re committed.” -Batman Returns (1992) Batman Returns is the sequel to the 1989 film Batman. The film starts with Oswald Cobblepot (Danny Devito) being abandoned as an infant due to having a weird appearance. His parents put his crib…
Big Little Big Man
Little Big Man is a 1970 film starring Dustin Hoffman who plays 120 year old Jack Crabb recounting his adventures of his time with the Native American tribe, the Cheyenne. The story starts with 10-year old Jack in a carriage that is destroyed with his parents being killed by the Pawnee tribe of Indians. From there,…
Murderers in Love: The Tale of Bonnie and Clyde
Murderers in Love The Tale of Bonnie and Clyde There have been every kind of love story made; the prince that saves the princess from the tower, the cowboy that rides off with the woman off into the sunset, the two people from feuding families. Bonnie and Clyde is a crime romance film based on…
The themes of Room At The Top
The Room At The Top’s Themes By William Migdol The Room At The Top is a 1959 film taking place in a factory town. The film follows a man, Joe Lampton, portrayed by Laurence Harvey, as he works to get a higher paying job after getting a job in the Treasurer’s department with too low…
Saying goodbye to friends: The significance behind the movie Toy Story 3
Moving On In Life A look at pixar’s greatest movie about growing up by william migdol In the year 1995, Pixar Animation Studios, also known as simply, “Pixar”, released its first movie by the name of Toy Story. The premise was simple; toys would come to life whenever people wouldn’t watch. Toy Story was a…