The movie that I pick is: The Addams Family Values, release in November 19 1993, At that time I was in my last year of University in my home country Colombia, it was a very difficult time there, a lot of car bombs in commercial places, you learn some how the way of living like…
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The Half-Blood Prince
A movie that captivated all, if not, most of its viewers. The Half-Blood Prince (2009) was based on the book by JK. Rowling. Rowling was the bright mind behind the entire franchise. As someone who read the book, I prefer the movie to the book. While the book is absolutely my favorite, the movie just…
The progression of Film since 1965
Film will always be an art form responsible for pushing boundaries both technologically and socially. It can be seen throughout Film history that computer generated graphics, technology, and directors film style have been a major parts of the transformation of film over time. We have covered many films throughout this course, however few have stood…
How Movies have Changed Since 1965
Compare a film from the 1950s and another from the 2010s, and one would know that so much has changed. The graphics have become better, the camera more stable, and indeed the plot more modern. The most typical of the 1950s films may be Seven Samurai, featuring black and white shots, very limited camera movements,…
The Curious Case of Pandora
This week was an exploration into the world of computer generated imagery, or CGI. CGI has taken Hollywood by storm since some of its first uses in the 90’s. Since then, producers like James Cameron have started their own companies devoted to pushing the boundaries of modern applications of CGI within feature-films. Both The Curious…
Gump and Avatar: Examples of Film Globalization
Gump has become a cultural icon, not only because of his charisma of purity, innocence, and integrity, but also because he has been immortalized by the ages of turmoil, in a world full of treachery, distrust, and misbelief. When I first viewed the film, I could not understand the logic behind the huge popularity Gump…
Spectacle and the Audience: How the Two Interacts Against A Certain Social Context (REVISED)
Texas Chainsaw Massacre(TCM) and The Terminator(TM) are both films that exert great influences upon viewers, filmmakers, and the general society as a whole. After I viewed the TCM, the immediate feeling I developed was that human deviance can be astonishingly horrifying. And I thought the film was significant not only because it was based on…
Spectacle and the Audience: How the Two Interacts Against A Certain Social Context
Texas Chainsaw Massacre(TCM) and The Terminator(TM) are both films that exert great influences upon viewers, filmmakers, and the general society as a whole. After I viewed the TCM, the immediate feeling I developed was that human deviance can be astonishingly horrifying. And I thought the film was significant not only because it was based on…
Crouching Chainsaw, Hidden Massacre
Over the past two weeks, I have spent time analyzing both The Texas Chainsaw Massacre by Toby Hooper, as well as Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon by Ang Lee.I believe that both Texas Chainsaw Massacre (TCM) and Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (CTHD) were films that carved out unique spaces in their genre. On one hand, you…
King Kong: Monster Created by Technology (Revised)
King Kong, originally filmed in 1933, was a sensational film, as The New York World-Telegram stated, “This King Kong is one of the very best of all the screen thrillers, done with all the cinema’s slickest camera tricks” (Pitts 171). It has a position in film history that is somewhat irreplaceable for…
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