Living in Oblivion Living in Oblivion is a film that focuses on an independent film maker’s attempt to make a film. Everything that we see happening occurs on just one day of filming. The film is split into three sections – the first part is a dream that the director has just before waking up; [...]
The Thing From Another World A Fun Romp Through 50’s Sci-Fi The Thing from Another World (“The Thing”) has a simple but effective plot in the science fiction genre. A flying saucer crashes in the arctic and a group of military personnel return to their base with the craft’s occupant frozen in a block of [...]
This essay examines the 1949 Japanese film “Late Spring,” and selects one sequence for further examination. I Introduction “Late Spring” is a very subtle film. Director Ozu Yasujiro leaves much of the story unexplained, allowing the audience to decide for themselves what his meaning is. The film can be seen as a powerful statement on [...]
Elements of Horror in the Film American Beauty Horror is a self-conscious genre. We take pleasure in horror in part because it is reflexive which in turns makes us, as spectators, self aware. “Beyond horror“, then, are films that deal with horror’s propensity to cause uncertainty. Take for example Andrew Tudor’s description of the three [...]
Every once in a while the conversation will turn to “favorite movies.” I’ll mention Titanic, and at least a couple people will snicker. I pay them no mind because I know that five years ago, these same people were moved to tears by that very movie. And they’re too embarrassed now to admit it. I [...]
Thematic Analysis of the Film “Fight Club“ The film “Fight Club”, with its critique of 1990s American mass consumerism and its effect on the country’s majority of movie-going audiences (mostly white males 16-34), should be considered a controversial film. A film of such immediacy and power would, in any other time or society, most likely [...]
Micro EssayDiscuss how the micro elements of film making create meaning Meaning is created in film through the use of the micro elements. These elements include cinematography, editing, mise-en-scene and sound effects. Different moods and atmospheres can be created by using different sound affects and different camera angles. The use of low key lighting can [...]
Macro EssayDiscuss how Genre and Narrative create meaning and response in the audience Every film has at least one identifiable genre. The genre is the type of film you are watching, for example Frankenstein is of the horror genre, Star Wars is in the Sci-Fi genre etc. Some films have two or more genres, like [...]
To sum up Mr. Cohen‘s behavior in a single sentence, it would be fair to say that he is without punctuality, without responsibilities, and without a general knowledge of grading protocol. While his extensive education and skills in photography is quite recognizable and impressive, his inability fulfill his role as a responsible teacher makes his [...]
Messages and Values portrayed in 1960s British cinema The Swinging 60s was the name given to the period in the 1960s where there was a phenomenal rise in youth culture, fuelled by pop music, fashion and a sexual revolution. Swinging London was portrayed in several films during this period, notably Alfie, Darling and A Hard [...]
