Riley Farra
There were many good cinematic aspects in this film, but I thought that the transitions from scene to scene was very well done and interesting. And when I say interesting, I mean they left me puzzled at times in a creative way. There were many scenes where they would jump from one scene to another completely different setting that made me really think about what was going on. My favorite transition was when Kane and his second wife just got done with a heated argument and the movie takes us to the balcony where we are awaited by a bird that lets out a loud screech and for some reason doesn't have any eyes, allowing us to see through it. It made me take a step back and really try to understand what the director was trying to say to us and I think that this hidden message was telling us that Kane towards the end of the movie was finally being reveled for who he truly was as a person and was no longer dominate in his own eyes. Throughout the movie, he had this ego where he could do whatever he wanted to and that he was untouchable, but after this scene of his vulnerability being reveled, we see that he is slowly being broken down. Movie critics call this movie one of the best films ever made, and I believe they were talking about unique things like this transition as being one of the main reasons why.
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Sunday, September 20, 2015
1935 Movie Project
Lunatic,
This 1935 film, featuring Barbara Stanwyck performing as Nicole Freeze, Jimmy Stewart performing as Dylan Freeze and James Cagney performing as Daniel Turner, is a thriller/horror, directed by the famous Robert Flaherty, film that in some scenes will chill you to the bone. 20th Century Fox is the new kid on the block but intends to have their viewers at the edge of their seats throughout this film. Nicole and Dylan are a newly wed couple that just moved into a small house located in Dallas Texas. Their new home is surrounded by nothing but open land and loneliness. One day they have an encounter with a strange man and he wont leave them alone until he gets what he wants. This film is something for the people that want to experience a thrilling story that will take their minds off of the war being fought over seas. This film is put in black and white because at the time color movies weren't as popular yet and also it gives an eerie vibe towards the movie that will create more of a suspenseful feeling for our viewers. This partly violent film will might have a difficult time dealing with the Hay's code not allowing certain things in a movie that might be beneficial to a movie like Lunatic. This happily married couple tries their best to stay alive while keeping each other safe from Daniel Turner, a local with a troubling past that losses his mind and is motivated to inflict his past pain on the new comers. Some of his actions in attempting to put this couple through absolute misery would go against the code so there will not be any gory scenes or gruesome stab wounds. Rather a more suspenseful or not as violent way in his actions. This film felt the need to hire a well experienced and respected cinematographer like James Wong Howe. His unique techniques with he way he used his camera to get the perfect shot or angle was brilliant and Robert Flaherty thought he would be the right man to capture this heart pounding film. At the end of the story, Dylan and Nicole freeze battle their way to safety and put Daniel Turner Behind bars for good. Nicole is crippled from an intense car chase that ended in her car crashing full speed into a tree but she is thankful for coming out alive. This movie would be a big hit with young couples that are looking for a gripping and intense movie that will have them covering one eye at all times. With the help of James Wong Howe capturing every powerful scene, there is no reason why this movie shouldn't take off and be nominated for many awards.
This 1935 film, featuring Barbara Stanwyck performing as Nicole Freeze, Jimmy Stewart performing as Dylan Freeze and James Cagney performing as Daniel Turner, is a thriller/horror, directed by the famous Robert Flaherty, film that in some scenes will chill you to the bone. 20th Century Fox is the new kid on the block but intends to have their viewers at the edge of their seats throughout this film. Nicole and Dylan are a newly wed couple that just moved into a small house located in Dallas Texas. Their new home is surrounded by nothing but open land and loneliness. One day they have an encounter with a strange man and he wont leave them alone until he gets what he wants. This film is something for the people that want to experience a thrilling story that will take their minds off of the war being fought over seas. This film is put in black and white because at the time color movies weren't as popular yet and also it gives an eerie vibe towards the movie that will create more of a suspenseful feeling for our viewers. This partly violent film will might have a difficult time dealing with the Hay's code not allowing certain things in a movie that might be beneficial to a movie like Lunatic. This happily married couple tries their best to stay alive while keeping each other safe from Daniel Turner, a local with a troubling past that losses his mind and is motivated to inflict his past pain on the new comers. Some of his actions in attempting to put this couple through absolute misery would go against the code so there will not be any gory scenes or gruesome stab wounds. Rather a more suspenseful or not as violent way in his actions. This film felt the need to hire a well experienced and respected cinematographer like James Wong Howe. His unique techniques with he way he used his camera to get the perfect shot or angle was brilliant and Robert Flaherty thought he would be the right man to capture this heart pounding film. At the end of the story, Dylan and Nicole freeze battle their way to safety and put Daniel Turner Behind bars for good. Nicole is crippled from an intense car chase that ended in her car crashing full speed into a tree but she is thankful for coming out alive. This movie would be a big hit with young couples that are looking for a gripping and intense movie that will have them covering one eye at all times. With the help of James Wong Howe capturing every powerful scene, there is no reason why this movie shouldn't take off and be nominated for many awards.
Sunday, September 13, 2015
MYST Post #1
Pearl Harbor:
There are so many great things I have to say about this film, but first I want to talk about some of the things that people might not appreciate as much or pay attention to. Some of the "cinema" components that Michael Bay used in this film I thought were very well done, like the soundtrack. In the most impactful scene of the movie when Japan surprises the United States and bombs Pearl Harbor, Bay does a wonderful job fully capturing the moment with the soundtrack. He really brings the viewer in and helps them be able to feel the pain of the fallen soldiers. The editing of that scene as well was spot on. When the planes are soaring from the sky, dropping bomb after bomb making enormous explosions and destruction while the poor American soldiers are running for their lives, these edits really grabbed my attention and brought me in. I also think another scene that had very well done editing was when Ben Affleck and Josh Hartnett were battling enemy planes in the sky trying to defend what was left of the harbor.
This movie does an excellent job telling the story of one of the biggest tragedies to strike the United States. I believe that this is one of Michael Bay's finest work, but if I had to compare this film to another great war film, I would have to put it up along side Saving Private Ryan. Both films do a very good job capturing the sense of what it would be like in war and two very important events in Americas past time. The cinema components are very similar, especially in the very first scene of Saving Private Ryan when the Americans are invading enemy territory. The editing had me stunned and really gave me a better sense of what goes on during war. I also thought the camera angles really brought the scene together nicely. When Tom Hanks was blown off his boat and trying to gather his thoughts together again, the low angles that were used to view Hanks really brought out his confusion to the audience.
Their were many heart pounding scenes in this film, but if I had to pick the scene I thought really had an impact on me was when the hospital was caring for all of the soldiers and by standers of the attack from Japan. People were pouring in from the streets needing immediate care. Everyone who worked inside the hospital was running around in circles doing their best to treat each patient. One of the main characters just started her duty of being a nurse for the army and was extremely flustered doing her best to help out. She was handed one of the American generals with a blotted clot in his throat and was forced to place her fingers inside in order to prevent this man from bleeding out. The way she took control of the situation with the little experience she had on the job was a very inspiring aspect of the scene and movie. She ends up being able to save this man and he ends up being a big help to her towards the end of the movie.
There are so many great things I have to say about this film, but first I want to talk about some of the things that people might not appreciate as much or pay attention to. Some of the "cinema" components that Michael Bay used in this film I thought were very well done, like the soundtrack. In the most impactful scene of the movie when Japan surprises the United States and bombs Pearl Harbor, Bay does a wonderful job fully capturing the moment with the soundtrack. He really brings the viewer in and helps them be able to feel the pain of the fallen soldiers. The editing of that scene as well was spot on. When the planes are soaring from the sky, dropping bomb after bomb making enormous explosions and destruction while the poor American soldiers are running for their lives, these edits really grabbed my attention and brought me in. I also think another scene that had very well done editing was when Ben Affleck and Josh Hartnett were battling enemy planes in the sky trying to defend what was left of the harbor.
This movie does an excellent job telling the story of one of the biggest tragedies to strike the United States. I believe that this is one of Michael Bay's finest work, but if I had to compare this film to another great war film, I would have to put it up along side Saving Private Ryan. Both films do a very good job capturing the sense of what it would be like in war and two very important events in Americas past time. The cinema components are very similar, especially in the very first scene of Saving Private Ryan when the Americans are invading enemy territory. The editing had me stunned and really gave me a better sense of what goes on during war. I also thought the camera angles really brought the scene together nicely. When Tom Hanks was blown off his boat and trying to gather his thoughts together again, the low angles that were used to view Hanks really brought out his confusion to the audience.
Their were many heart pounding scenes in this film, but if I had to pick the scene I thought really had an impact on me was when the hospital was caring for all of the soldiers and by standers of the attack from Japan. People were pouring in from the streets needing immediate care. Everyone who worked inside the hospital was running around in circles doing their best to treat each patient. One of the main characters just started her duty of being a nurse for the army and was extremely flustered doing her best to help out. She was handed one of the American generals with a blotted clot in his throat and was forced to place her fingers inside in order to prevent this man from bleeding out. The way she took control of the situation with the little experience she had on the job was a very inspiring aspect of the scene and movie. She ends up being able to save this man and he ends up being a big help to her towards the end of the movie.
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