The films Eat Drink Man Woman and The Terminator take two very different approaches to women’s roles within society. While The Terminator urges women to realize their own strength, Eat Drink Man Woman focuses on a traditional view that women belong in the home. The Terminator toppled the Hollywood cliché of a damsel in distress…
Category: Fall 2018
ROCKY- The Fight to Success
It sounded like the well known Rags to Riches story that has been told countless times. It was bound to be a cliché , but despite all that stacked up against it, Rocky, along with its main actor , Sylvester Stallone, proved to be a Hollywood sensation. It is the story about a small-time boxer…
Blazing Saddles
Critics debate the style of film as well as the comedy. In a scholarly article written by Philip Autor and Donald Davis, they describe the science of breaking the fourth wall. This means talking directly to the camera or audience, and the effect it has on the viewer. They titled their article: “When Characters Speak Directly…
Alien: The Mothership
The first few minutes of Ridley Scott’s Alien set the tone for the rest of the film seamlessly. Ominous music echoes in the background, the title appears line by line as they connect to make the letters, and the scene pans slowly through space. There’s no doubt in my mind that Scott’s intentional leisured pace…
Alien- The Power of Fear
The screen opens to an unsettling black background when lines slowly appear before your eyes. The title is just as unsettling as the lack of sound, and it sets the mood for the rest of the film. In an interview with Richard Greenberg, the one who created the title, says, “I think Steve Frankfurt once…
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence directed by Steven Spielberg is a film that critics are not too happy with. Some critics argue that the movie is not a good film because it is not the filmmakers idea. Others say that the movie has too many flaws to be considered a good film, but that the film itself is…
Alien: The Power of Atmos-fear
Well…that just says it all, doesn’t it? Much like its minimalist poster, Ridley Scott’s 1979 classic Alien is a film oozing with atmosphere and subtlety. The ingenious tagline “In space no one can hear you scream” is one of the most well-known lines in film history – and for good reason. With just eight simple words, it…
Flashdance
“Flashdance” directed by Adrian Lyne is a film that follows a woman Alex (Jennifer Beals) who works in a steel mill as her day job but dances at a bar during the night. Alex’s goal is to eventually become a professional dancer, but in the beginning she doesn’t have the confidence to audition as she…
“The Deer Hunter,” is it Authentic?
“The Deer Hunter,” directed by Michael Cimino is a great film that I don’t recommend for those of the faint of heart. This film takes place during the Vietnam war, being released a couple years after the war its self was declared over. This film stars some great talent, with male leading stars such as…
Rocky
Rocky was a New American Cinema masterpiece, which audiences adored and critics appreciated. Sylvester Stallone went from an unknown, struggling actor to a Hollywood sensation almost overnight, with the release of Rocky to theaters in 1976. Roger Ebert in his critical reveiew of Rocky states, “[i]t’s about heroism and realizing your potential, about taking your…
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