When discussing how film has changed throughout the years, it is imperative to discuss two of the pillars on which film culture stands: technology and social acceptability. The date that a film was released will undoubtedly be affected by the technology available at the time of its creation and the sociocultural norms of the era….
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The adventures of Forrest Gump and Jake sully
The movies Forrest Gump and Avatar seem to have no real similarities. One is exploring new realms of never before seen land where the other is the story of a young man growing up in the in the Vietnam era. Both movies were huge motion pictures that impacted the movie society. These films are still…
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…
Avatar, Art, Inception, & Technology
Throughout the duration of our course, we have talked about the various aspects that have evolved the film industry over such a short amount of time. We have finally reached one of the most essential revolutions that the film industry has and is currently going through. Through the use of art, style, and technology; leaps…
Solaris, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, & the Human Psyche
What is reality? If each one of us were to answer that, we would all come up with our own unique answers. Reality is not something that is a universal idea that we all share, but it is the visual representations that are present in which we rely on to decipher reality. Throughout the films…
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…
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind
“Close Encounters of the Third Kind”, directed by Steven Spielberg, is a film that sparks the interests and possibly much of the conspiracy behind human relation with the extraterrestrial. Spielberg not only gave his viewers a sense of wonder and what if’s, but it also began to start a controversy in question of religion. Through…
Young Frankenstein
Young Frankenstein was a 1974 comedy directed by Mel Brooks. Mel Brooks known for comedies like Blazing Saddles and The Producers this film, Young Frankenstein was one of his best. The movie starred Gene Wilder. The film idea was pitched to Mel Brooks, but he had hesitations about the idea. He thought they had too…
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…
Young Frankenstein
“Young Frankenstein”, a film directed by Mel Brooks, shows the relation between man and his creation. With scientific advancements and the manipulation of nature, man steals the idea of creation and uses it for his own purposes. Unfortunately, even with Victor’s creation of Frankenstein, man is cruel to those that are different. Through the production…
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