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This post is for The Great Gatsby for extra credit: The Great Gatsby was a really good movie. I thought it appealing to more than just one genre. Well you definitely see advancement in film technology since Gone with the Wind (1939) and Casablanca (1942). The quality of the film and audio are much clearer. The Director stilled used a technique used in film noir, making the female actresses really soft and pretty during close-ups. The color is more vibrant than Technicolor used in Gone with the Wind. No doubt the quality of the film and audio are better today, but you can really see how amazedly far technology has advanced since Birth of a Nation (1915). The mystery that they gave Gatsby made the audience want to know what will happen next. The fact that it was never clear about what he did for a living. Tom yelled out what he found out about Jay Gatsby’s career when Jay Gatsby was chasing Daisy out of the Plaza, but Jay never said it was true or not. But the clues through out the film about what he did for a living definitely pointed towards something in crime, which made the plot even juicier. I read the book in high school, but I don't remember all the details. I do remember liking how there were so many different people in the story and how their lives come together by the end of the book. Coppola did a fantastic job on adapting the screenplay, Daisy is as looney as I remember, Jay is as mysterious, and Mr. Wilson was even stupider in the movie than he was in the book!
Rebel Without A Cause-This movie was good and I am not saying that just because it had color. The music I think is what made this movie good. For example in the scene where buzz stabs out Torrid or Torrin tire. I am not sure how to spell his name but because of the music it really to me was one out of seven good scene I remembered. Side note about this scene I should get extra credit for knowing the location which is Griffin Park and shot around 2:00pm. In that scene it starts out with buzz stabbing out torrid tire. The air coming out the tire and the music set the mood.
You can feel what about to happen next. The music not only set the mood but it also in the movie was used to transition scene. The only thing I can say bad about this movie is some cuts were not clear cuts.
I chose to blog about the film twelve angry men: Well what can you say about predjudice, or one's own preferences, Well for one thing that it is every where and it is almost nearly impossible for we as human beings to look at something, or someone, or something with out putting our own preferences towards it, I mean we all know what we don't like or feel comfortable with and what we don't, and to change some one's opinion is hard work, its just normal for human beings to fear what we don't know or understand, and to be honest that's how we have survived this long.
I just saw "Rebel Without a Cause" and it was better than I expected. Don't get me wrong, I'm no james Dean fan, but the movie was really good from the acting, cinematography, editing, and etc. Well worth the time.
I chose to watch 12 Angry Men. I've seen this movie a million times now, but it's always powerful. Sidney Lumet understands drama down to his core, and his powerful direction shines through. The cinematography is breathtaking, finding every crook and dead skin cell in the crackly old men on screen. Henry Fonda is the obvious choice for the best actor up here, but I think that it's Cobb that works for me. I love how his anger rises and builds into a final moment of clarity, and peace. It makes him come to his senses. It's hard to praise a master like Lumet without coming across as patronizing.
I had selected 12 Angry men already. Thanks to the Netflix que, I have several of these movies ready and waiting as this one goes back to the shop, as the other one I have here.
I have watched this movie before. It is a fantastic movie, quite literally. You can see the way they approached their jury duty from the outset. Most of all, aside from the story and speaking on terms of filmmaking, I enjoyed the composition at the start of the movie. When they are all entering the jury room after being charged by the judge to convene and deliberate what's been brought by the trial. It is black and white, which really helps this movie. You see the men entering the room, the fan doesn't work, most of them are sweating so you imagine it is hot in there. They open the windows and one of them is pretty tight on the edges. It just speaks to the fact that it is just miserable in that room. As a nonsmoker I'd be twice as miserable with all the smoking they did as well. I admire the choreography that was had as all of the Jurors found their place in the room at the start of this movie.
The plot was fantastic. If you look for it you can see where each man in that room had their own sense of dignity. I am of the opinion that there is not enough of that in our society today. Most of the men were well mannered, and had varied levels of politeness of course. I am also happy to say that this movie wasn't really racist at all. It did bang on the stereotype drum quite a bit. But really that is so much more bearable than hearing or seeing more about racism. Racist this, racism that. I feel completely overexposed to it, as someone who's come up with that in life, I've just had enough of it. So please no more racist movies! Horray for no racist movies!
I was impressed with the story that Rebel Without a Cause protrayed. It had three very developed characters introduced right from the begining.
So far this has been the most interesting film to watch, perhaps becuase it is easier to realte to. Wars and rascism are not so everyday to us now, but troubled teens are easy to relate to and feel sympathy for.
I wonder who the rebel without a cause was supposed to be. Jimmy honestly didn't strike me as this big rebel. He seemed more like a boy trying desperately to fit in and make friends, sadly with some of the wrong people. He was antagonized and forced into actions that may seem like a rebel however he only did them through coercion.
Plato on the other hand seems very rebelous. From what we can tell of his backstory he had killed animals, and run away from home numerous times. When comfornted by the police he ran and then eventually atempted to go after them with a gun. He strikes me as a much bigger rebel than Jimmy.
All in all definietely the strongest and must compelling story so far. I hope that the next films will be as enjoyable.
I chose to see Rebel Without a Cause and i thought it was good. It was a little bit slow, but had a very good story line. The story line can be related to all teenagers then, now and for several generations to come. i loved the classic look and feel of the movie. it is very hard to find that in movies now. The movie was a little fairy tale like because after every bad incident, something good would happen that would lighten the mood. Like at the end when john dies, Jim introduces Judy to his parents and just leaves and his parents are happy that he has a girlfriend. They are very happy about this, and its as if they forget about John. Jim is a very confused teen that feels torn between his parents, and is upset with the fact that his father will not stand up to his mother. He acts out in order to get them to notice him and listen to him. He feels like he has the bad end of the stick, but its not until he meets john that he really sees that his life is not that bad.
Rebel Without A Cause was a very good movie that I have never seen before. First of all color and narration is easier to follow than the older movies that just have music. The scene with Buzz and Jim playing chicken with the cars I didn't think would turn out like that, seems like a pretty sketchy game to be playing. I really liked the plot of the movie and the different camera angles used for each scene. Overall I enjoyed the movie and thought it was interesting how Jim got into trouble without trying to. I also enjoyed how I could relate to the setting of the movie being teens fighting and getting into trouble. Overall the cinematography was really well put together and I think this is the best movie by far that we have watched.
I chose to watch 12 Angry Men. I have seen this film a few times and found that every time I watch it to be a amazing film. Eventhough, the film is shot inside a jury room. I just enjoyed how conflicts arise within that room and draws the viewers perception away from the jury room and on to each individual characters. What I'm trying to say is that the cinematography and the plot of the story worked well for this film.
12 Angry Men was a good story showing the biases that people can have about someone without even knowing the person. Most of the jurors were set on the fact the the boy was guilty without even weighing the facts. As the one juror fought to present the evidence and examine it, others began to wonder if they were correct.
Considering that this was such an important decision concerning the boys life, I would think that the jurors would have been very concerned about the fairness and accuracy of their vote.
It was a good movie to make people stop and think about their opinions of people.
The movie was interesting although it took place in one room.
i have always loved this movie for some reason. I originally saw it back in high school. I like the remakes but nothing ever beats a classic. The different characters are so great. What i love most about this movie is that it takes place in one room for most of the movie, and for a movie to keep your attention and not have many scenes and just be that good of a movie.
I give props to director and the writers of this film, not many people have seen this, and i would definitely tell them they have to (at one point) see this movie.
I watched Rebel Without a Cause and I really like this movie. It was color, had dialogue, and had good music and editing. You could tell where it was a voice over pretty easily. The plot caught my attention really easily and kept me hooked for the whole movie. I never really understood why he always tried to go to jail. That kid has some issues. The technology has come so much farther and a lot faster than the other films we've watched so far. I think this one will be my favorite.
I decided to watch '12 Angry Men'. This is actually one of my all-time favorite movies so I've seen it many times, but I wasn't able to get a copy of 'Rebel Without a Cause'.
I 2 main reasons I love this movie are for its cinematography and its storyline. The amount of continuous shots in the film is astonishing, especially for the time period it was created in. The director and DP had to have taken hours to plan out the camera movements, and to coordinate the actors to hit all their marks on time. It was almost like a play being brought to the film screen. But the best part about these shots is how much it allows you to be in the movie with this jurors. Because there isn't very much cutting between shots, all you're left to focus on is the actors and what they're doing. Not only are the takes long, but the shots themselves are set up in a very dynamic and intriguing way.
The story that's being told, no matter how long ago it was, is still very relevant even today. These jurors are everyday people, just like the rest of us, who are put into a very difficult situation. To all but one of them, the answer seems obvious; the boy is guilty. But to the one man who has simply the smallest amount of reasonable doubt, it's only fair to give this boy a chance. He stands up against his peers and causes them to see reason. Along the way some of the jurors show the worst in themselves, but it only adds that much more to the story. These men have to realize their own prejudices in order to overcome them.
12 Angry Men brings to light several issues and notable landmarks in film. I had not seen this before and so felt refreshed to have viewed something with a little depth and artistic fortitude. The issues at hand were exposed when we saw how a group of men in 1957 that first thought, without much thought, that the person on the stand was guilty, without having completely examined the minutia of the facts leading up to the murder. I liked the idea that the close-mindedness and also open-minds were being exploited. Especially from a group of men that would appear to be hard-nosed and unwilling to listen to other options. The compassion was projected onto the screen with style and thoughtfulness. What a great film noir, once again, creating all the right emotions from casting the right shadows. I love the black and white films and can appreciate now even more all that was put into them to create the emotions for screen.
i went with "On the waterfront" this week. It's another one of my favorit movies. I find my self drawn to films that deal with socal issues and this is one of the finest films to do that.
I watched On the Waterfront with Marlon Brando. I thought it had a very good story to it. Showed how hard working conditions were when the corrupt people run them. The film reflected on the problems the economy had in the work place, too many corrupted individuals. The love story was classic, the good girl falling in love with the bad boy, changing him into a better person. It had all the elements of a good crime & drama film, a lot of those element you see in today’s crime & drama films. The script and cinema was good. They didn’t make the females soft and romantic during their close-ups like in film noir, but it still had the romantic feel to it. It would appeal to females for the romanticism and drama, and the males for the crime and action. I wanted to watch this film because Marlon Brando was so sexy, and I love crime dramas, and if they have a love story that makes it even more juicy, therefore I liked this movie, I’ll have to add it to my collection soon.
12 ANGRY MEN This film has a certain feeling of timelessness to it because the topic of what is right and what is wrong will always be a part of life. Before tonight, I had only seen the William Friedkin version and even though they are forty years apart, they both share the everlasting conflicts of life. The director did an excellent job of introducing the characters and their personality types in a very subtle and creative way by simply having the audience listen to them converse. It really makes you consider how easy it can be to just stick with the majority. As well as how selfishness can expedite people's decisions without giving thought to the long-term effects of their choices. Unfortunately whatever age we live in, assumptions due to people’s background and race will always play a negative role in the courtroom. This is a film that can be shown a hundred years from now and people would still be able to relate to the humanistic ways of the characters.
I watched Rebel Without a Cause yesterday and i really appreciated the suttelties. Todays films get straight to the sex and drugs, and for being a film about youth I still got the message being conveyed without the in your face factor. Of course we see the issues that exist today being potrayed back then in a different style, we still got the pill popping mom in suberbia, the neglected child that grows up to have issues and the misunderstood youths. Even though it was a seriouse drama i couldn't help but laugh out loud in certain parts, generational differences. As far as the cinemotagraphy goes there were some continuity errors that occured in the lighting, also head room in some shots was an issue. But overall it looked great, whenever I'd pause the film to answer the phone or tend to my children when I'd come back to the screen the picture was so intense, all thte actors were capturing the moment, the lighting was very dramatic and sets were very of the era. Overall I've enjoyed this film very much. I must say that compare to the films i've watched for this class this one was very easy to sit through.
Well I was told to watch and blog about the film "Clock work Orange" But i don't see any place to blog about it, so I just decided to use last weeks spot instead.
Well the movie Clock Work Orange was absolutely crazy in my opinion, I mean it just shows us what happens when teenagers or kids have no parental guidance what kinds of things that they can get into, I mean just pure insanity. I do like the use of the filmakers angles and shots because it really got you in close to the lives and stories of the characters whether you yourself could identify with them.
Twelve angry men is a classic because you think the story is about this criminal and he's the main character but its just not so. i love how each one of these people are forced to face their own prejudices in order for them to be considered fair people. the movie does an excellent job at portraying this it makes you wonder wether or not this happens in real life on jury duty. personally when i served jury duty the juror selection didn't get that far and they settled court lasted all about 20 minutes and we left but as they were choosing jurors i saw them eliminate each juror based strictly on their prejudices which i guess is exactly what that process is for. anyway the point is the movie does an excellent job of conveying reality and showing how all of our lives can be effected by peoples prejudices.
the rebel without a cause reminds me of so many newer movies produced today. it was a first of its kind and was a great influence on the youth and movies today. James Dean plays a coming of age character that has to deal with life at a new school and not so perfect parents. like alot of movies produced after it.. it tell a tale of a kid dealing with life. overall i thought it was a good movie and its a shame that james dean died so young.
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This post is for The Great Gatsby for extra credit:
The Great Gatsby was a really good movie. I thought it appealing to more than just one genre. Well you definitely see advancement in film technology since Gone with the Wind (1939) and Casablanca (1942). The quality of the film and audio are much clearer. The Director stilled used a technique used in film noir, making the female actresses really soft and pretty during close-ups. The color is more vibrant than Technicolor used in Gone with the Wind. No doubt the quality of the film and audio are better today, but you can really see how amazedly far technology has advanced since Birth of a Nation (1915).
The mystery that they gave Gatsby made the audience want to know what will happen next. The fact that it was never clear about what he did for a living. Tom yelled out what he found out about Jay Gatsby’s career when Jay Gatsby was chasing Daisy out of the Plaza, but Jay never said it was true or not. But the clues through out the film about what he did for a living definitely pointed towards something in crime, which made the plot even juicier.
I read the book in high school, but I don't remember all the details. I do remember liking how there were so many different people in the story and how their lives come together by the end of the book. Coppola did a fantastic job on adapting the screenplay, Daisy is as looney as I remember, Jay is as mysterious, and Mr. Wilson was even stupider in the movie than he was in the book!
Rebel Without A Cause-This movie was good and I am not saying that just because it had color. The music I think is what made this movie good. For example in the scene where buzz stabs out Torrid or Torrin tire. I am not sure how to spell his name but because of the music it really to me was one out of seven good scene I remembered. Side note about this scene I should get extra credit for knowing the location which is Griffin Park and shot around 2:00pm. In that scene it starts out with buzz stabbing out torrid tire. The air coming out the tire and the music set the mood.
You can feel what about to happen next. The music not only set the mood but it also in the movie was used to transition scene. The only thing I can say bad about this movie is some cuts were not clear cuts.
M.Carter
Oliver Young:
I chose to blog about the film twelve angry men: Well what can you say about predjudice, or one's own preferences, Well for one thing that it is every where and it is almost nearly impossible for we as human beings to look at something, or someone, or something with out putting our own preferences towards it, I mean we all know what we don't like or feel comfortable with and what we don't, and to change some one's opinion is hard work, its just normal for human beings to fear what we don't know or understand, and to be honest that's how we have survived this long.
I just saw "Rebel Without a Cause" and it was better than I expected. Don't get me wrong, I'm no james Dean fan, but the movie was really good from the acting, cinematography, editing, and etc. Well worth the time.
I chose to watch 12 Angry Men. I've seen this movie a million times now, but it's always powerful.
Sidney Lumet understands drama down to his core, and his powerful direction shines through.
The cinematography is breathtaking, finding every crook and dead skin cell in the crackly old men on screen.
Henry Fonda is the obvious choice for the best actor up here, but I think that it's Cobb that works for me.
I love how his anger rises and builds into a final moment of clarity, and peace. It makes him come to his senses.
It's hard to praise a master like Lumet without coming across as patronizing.
I had selected 12 Angry men already. Thanks to the Netflix que, I have several of these movies ready and waiting as this one goes back to the shop, as the other one I have here.
I have watched this movie before. It is a fantastic movie, quite literally. You can see the way they approached their jury duty from the outset. Most of all, aside from the story and speaking on terms of filmmaking, I enjoyed the composition at the start of the movie. When they are all entering the jury room after being charged by the judge to convene and deliberate what's been brought by the trial. It is black and white, which really helps this movie. You see the men entering the room, the fan doesn't work, most of them are sweating so you imagine it is hot in there. They open the windows and one of them is pretty tight on the edges. It just speaks to the fact that it is just miserable in that room. As a nonsmoker I'd be twice as miserable with all the smoking they did as well. I admire the choreography that was had as all of the Jurors found their place in the room at the start of this movie.
The plot was fantastic. If you look for it you can see where each man in that room had their own sense of dignity. I am of the opinion that there is not enough of that in our society today. Most of the men were well mannered, and had varied levels of politeness of course. I am also happy to say that this movie wasn't really racist at all. It did bang on the stereotype drum quite a bit. But really that is so much more bearable than hearing or seeing more about racism. Racist this, racism that. I feel completely overexposed to it, as someone who's come up with that in life, I've just had enough of it. So please no more racist movies! Horray for no racist movies!
-Jeremy Kashatok
I was impressed with the story that Rebel Without a Cause protrayed. It had three very developed characters introduced right from the begining.
So far this has been the most interesting film to watch, perhaps becuase it is easier to realte to. Wars and rascism are not so everyday to us now, but troubled teens are easy to relate to and feel sympathy for.
I wonder who the rebel without a cause was supposed to be. Jimmy honestly didn't strike me as this big rebel. He seemed more like a boy trying desperately to fit in and make friends, sadly with some of the wrong people. He was antagonized and forced into actions that may seem like a rebel however he only did them through coercion.
Plato on the other hand seems very rebelous. From what we can tell of his backstory he had killed animals, and run away from home numerous times. When comfornted by the police he ran and then eventually atempted to go after them with a gun. He strikes me as a much bigger rebel than Jimmy.
All in all definietely the strongest and must compelling story so far. I hope that the next films will be as enjoyable.
I chose to see Rebel Without a Cause and i thought it was good. It was a little bit slow, but had a very good story line. The story line can be related to all teenagers then, now and for several generations to come. i loved the classic look and feel of the movie. it is very hard to find that in movies now. The movie was a little fairy tale like because after every bad incident, something good would happen that would lighten the mood. Like at the end when john dies, Jim introduces Judy to his parents and just leaves and his parents are happy that he has a girlfriend. They are very happy about this, and its as if they forget about John.
Jim is a very confused teen that feels torn between his parents, and is upset with the fact that his father will not stand up to his mother. He acts out in order to get them to notice him and listen to him. He feels like he has the bad end of the stick, but its not until he meets john that he really sees that his life is not that bad.
Rebel Without A Cause was a very good movie that I have never seen before. First of all color and narration is easier to follow than the older movies that just have music. The scene with Buzz and Jim playing chicken with the cars I didn't think would turn out like that, seems like a pretty sketchy game to be playing. I really liked the plot of the movie and the different camera angles used for each scene. Overall I enjoyed the movie and thought it was interesting how Jim got into trouble without trying to. I also enjoyed how I could relate to the setting of the movie being teens fighting and getting into trouble. Overall the cinematography was really well put together and I think this is the best movie by far that we have watched.
I chose to watch 12 Angry Men. I have seen this film a few times and found that every time I watch it to be a amazing film. Eventhough, the film is shot inside a jury room. I just enjoyed how conflicts arise within that room and draws the viewers perception away from the jury room and on to each individual characters. What I'm trying to say is that the cinematography and the plot of the story worked well for this film.
12 Angry Men was a good story showing the biases that people can have about someone without even knowing the person. Most of the jurors were set on the fact the the boy was guilty without even weighing the facts. As the one juror fought to present the evidence and examine it, others began to wonder if they were correct.
Considering that this was such an important decision concerning the boys life, I would think that the jurors would have been very concerned about the fairness and accuracy of their vote.
It was a good movie to make people stop and think about their opinions of people.
The movie was interesting although it took place in one room.
Twelve Angry Men.
i have always loved this movie for some reason. I originally saw it back in high school. I like the remakes but nothing ever beats a classic. The different characters are so great. What i love most about this movie is that it takes place in one room for most of the movie, and for a movie to keep your attention and not have many scenes and just be that good of a movie.
I give props to director and the writers of this film, not many people have seen this, and i would definitely tell them they have to (at one point) see this movie.
I watched Rebel Without a Cause and I really like this movie. It was color, had dialogue, and had good music and editing. You could tell where it was a voice over pretty easily.
The plot caught my attention really easily and kept me hooked for the whole movie. I never really understood why he always tried to go to jail. That kid has some issues. The technology has come so much farther and a lot faster than the other films we've watched so far. I think this one will be my favorite.
Samantha Brick:
I decided to watch '12 Angry Men'. This is actually one of my all-time favorite movies so I've seen it many times, but I wasn't able to get a copy of 'Rebel Without a Cause'.
I 2 main reasons I love this movie are for its cinematography and its storyline. The amount of continuous shots in the film is astonishing, especially for the time period it was created in. The director and DP had to have taken hours to plan out the camera movements, and to coordinate the actors to hit all their marks on time. It was almost like a play being brought to the film screen. But the best part about these shots is how much it allows you to be in the movie with this jurors. Because there isn't very much cutting between shots, all you're left to focus on is the actors and what they're doing. Not only are the takes long, but the shots themselves are set up in a very dynamic and intriguing way.
The story that's being told, no matter how long ago it was, is still very relevant even today. These jurors are everyday people, just like the rest of us, who are put into a very difficult situation. To all but one of them, the answer seems obvious; the boy is guilty. But to the one man who has simply the smallest amount of reasonable doubt, it's only fair to give this boy a chance. He stands up against his peers and causes them to see reason. Along the way some of the jurors show the worst in themselves, but it only adds that much more to the story. These men have to realize their own prejudices in order to overcome them.
12 Angry Men brings to light several issues and notable landmarks in film. I had not seen this before and so felt refreshed to have viewed something with a little depth and artistic fortitude. The issues at hand were exposed when we saw how a group of men in 1957 that first thought, without much thought, that the person on the stand was guilty, without having completely examined the minutia of the facts leading up to the murder. I liked the idea that the close-mindedness and also open-minds were being exploited. Especially from a group of men that would appear to be hard-nosed and unwilling to listen to other options. The compassion was projected onto the screen with style and thoughtfulness.
What a great film noir, once again, creating all the right emotions from casting the right shadows. I love the black and white films and can appreciate now even more all that was put into them to create the emotions for screen.
I think a movie that is interesting that is held in one room through out the entire film is by me a great piece of work.
Whit that being said it really makes the anger of the poeple of the jury that much more intense.
They really portrayed a grat sense of difficulty most jury members face.
i went with "On the waterfront" this week. It's another one of my favorit movies. I find my self drawn to films that deal with socal issues and this is one of the finest films to do that.
I watched On the Waterfront with Marlon Brando. I thought it had a very good story to it. Showed how hard working conditions were when the corrupt people run them. The film reflected on the problems the economy had in the work place, too many corrupted individuals. The love story was classic, the good girl falling in love with the bad boy, changing him into a better person. It had all the elements of a good crime & drama film, a lot of those element you see in today’s crime & drama films.
The script and cinema was good. They didn’t make the females soft and romantic during their close-ups like in film noir, but it still had the romantic feel to it. It would appeal to females for the romanticism and drama, and the males for the crime and action. I wanted to watch this film because Marlon Brando was so sexy, and I love crime dramas, and if they have a love story that makes it even more juicy, therefore I liked this movie, I’ll have to add it to my collection soon.
12 ANGRY MEN
This film has a certain feeling of timelessness to it because the topic of what is right and what is wrong will always be a part of life. Before tonight, I had only seen the William Friedkin version and even though they are forty years apart, they both share the everlasting conflicts of life.
The director did an excellent job of introducing the characters and their personality types in a very subtle and creative way by simply having the audience listen to them converse.
It really makes you consider how easy it can be to just stick with the majority. As well as how selfishness can expedite people's decisions without giving thought to the long-term effects of their choices. Unfortunately whatever age we live in, assumptions due to people’s background and race will always play a negative role in the courtroom. This is a film that can be shown a hundred years from now and people would still be able to relate to the humanistic ways of the characters.
I watched Rebel Without a Cause yesterday and i really appreciated the suttelties. Todays films get straight to the sex and drugs, and for being a film about youth I still got the message being conveyed without the in your face factor. Of course we see the issues that exist today being potrayed back then in a different style, we still got the pill popping mom in suberbia, the neglected child that grows up to have issues and the misunderstood youths. Even though it was a seriouse drama i couldn't help but laugh out loud in certain parts, generational differences. As far as the cinemotagraphy goes there were some continuity errors that occured in the lighting, also head room in some shots was an issue. But overall it looked great, whenever I'd pause the film to answer the phone or tend to my children when I'd come back to the screen the picture was so intense, all thte actors were capturing the moment, the lighting was very dramatic and sets were very of the era. Overall I've enjoyed this film very much. I must say that compare to the films i've watched for this class this one was very easy to sit through.
OLIVER YOUNG:
Well I was told to watch and blog about the film "Clock work Orange" But i don't see any place to blog about it, so I just decided to use last weeks spot instead.
Well the movie Clock Work Orange was absolutely crazy in my opinion, I mean it just shows us what happens when teenagers or kids have no parental guidance what kinds of things that they can get into, I mean just pure insanity. I do like the use of the filmakers angles and shots because it really got you in close to the lives and stories of the characters whether you yourself could identify with them.
Twelve angry men is a classic because you think the story is about this criminal and he's the main character but its just not so. i love how each one of these people are forced to face their own prejudices in order for them to be considered fair people. the movie does an excellent job at portraying this it makes you wonder wether or not this happens in real life on jury duty. personally when i served jury duty the juror selection didn't get that far and they settled court lasted all about 20 minutes and we left but as they were choosing jurors i saw them eliminate each juror based strictly on their prejudices which i guess is exactly what that process is for. anyway the point is the movie does an excellent job of conveying reality and showing how all of our lives can be effected by peoples prejudices.
the rebel without a cause reminds me of so many newer movies produced today. it was a first of its kind and was a great influence on the youth and movies today. James Dean plays a coming of age character that has to deal with life at a new school and not so perfect parents. like alot of movies produced after it.. it tell a tale of a kid dealing with life. overall i thought it was a good movie and its a shame that james dean died so young.
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