In the Last couple weeks, I have watch Battle of the Bulge by Ken Annakin and this week I watched Easy Rider by Dennis Hopper who was also an actor in the film. These two films don’t share many similarities besides time ere and an action and adventure story line. However, they both contain moments…
Category: Short Essay
Can A Film About The Beatles Stand Alone?
At one point The Beatles became the world’s biggest band and they still hold that title to this day. In the 1960’s, when musicians weren’t known to make films, those around The Beatles decided tot change that. Thus, “A Hard Day’s Night” was created. The film was directed by Richard Lester, who was more known…
The Beginning of Violence in Film
For class I have officially watched three films, all with different themes and plots. However, one thing was still very prominent and that was their use of violence. Each film handled the idea of violence with such difference but it still was front and center, especially in two of the films; Kill Bill vol 1….
Journey to Italy/Grand Budapest Hotel
The two movies I watched were Journey to Italy Directed by Roberto Rossellini (1954), and The Grand Budapest Hotel Directed by Wes Anderson (2014). The films have quite a huge age difference, however, they both possess a lot of the same film styles and themes, while both also being original and unique movies in different…
Tarkovsky’s THE SACRIFICE: Art, Not Entertainment
Quintessential World Art Cinema Andrei Tarkovsky made seven films. 1986’s Sacrifice was his last. These films are all visually beautiful, slow, and mysterious. They are “art films,” and Sacrifice became increasingly perceived as such over time. Absorbing Visuals The visual elements of Sacrifice have drawn a lot of attention: specifically, some very long takes, and the…
An Inconvenient Truth
Reading the posts of others I have concluded I am a boring person, I have not scene most of the mentioned movies and I really only watch Documentaries and late night TV. One of the reasons I am taking this course is so I can gain a better appreciation for Hollywood and other non mainstream…
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