A Nation's Oldest: A Film Analysis

501 Words2 Pages
bulb-icon

Recommended: Evolution of the movie industry

Time is something that happens to everyone, in many cases, time is forgotten. Oldest is replaced with the new. The ways of seeing the world and show change. And surely much that shone once for being innovative, unique and exquisite, now rests more calmly enjoying perhaps the remains of former glory. We have everything in our power and perhaps for this reason that it costs us discover those little things that are worthwhile. Here we find the old Duke of York, considered the first purpose built cinema in Europe and one of the few that still offering the increasingly popular option of going to a movie in theaters. Almost in its original state struggling to survive in an industry that not only has the giant UK film companies and internet. After …show more content…

Aiming not only to showcase the history and story of the cinema but also engage the viewers into it. With the hope of approach a wide range of audiences and reveal the truly vintage and cosy appeal of this cinema. Historical documentary style alike, combining testimonies with old footage and present one to create a perfect portrait of this charismatic building.Being mostly interview led, which is an extended format within documentaries, the viewer get to know the cinema by the people that inhabits in there. That is from the sweet and tenacious manager to a very first customer who tells his experience. Without forgetting it most valuable jewel that is the shy projectionist who opens the doors of his essential work place. Thanks to the opinions of this four people the viewers will have to question themselves about the fact of the current reality of Cineworld a mainstream cinema owning an Arts house cinema like The Duke of York. What are the thoughts of the people that works there everyday? Have they noticed the change? Is it a better or a worst situation? Have the customers noticed any change between the

Show More
Related

  • Concepts in Film Theory and Criticism. Robert Rosenstone states: "Film emotionalizes, personalizes, and dramatizes history. Through actors and his...

    761 Words  | 2 Pages

    Rosenstone, R.A, "The Historical Film: Looking at the Past in a Postliterate Age," in The Historical Film: History and Memory in Media, edited by Marcia Landy, (New Brunswick,New Jersey: Rutgers University Press, 2001): 50-66.

    Read More

  • An Analysis Of Tame Dali's Let It Happen

    1354 Words  | 3 Pages

    When talking about surrealism and time running low, it is inevitable not to be reminded of Salvadore Dali’s The Persistence of Memory (1931). Dali’s painting of melting clocks also dips into the idea of how little time we really have. Weather it being insufficient time to catch a plane or the ever-lasting struggle of having insufficient time on this earth.

    Read More

  • Analysis Of The Revisionist Western Film Geronimo: An American Legend

    865 Words  | 2 Pages

    A nation formed from the blood of an entire culture. The Revisionist Western Film, Geronimo: An American Legend, (1993) directed by Walter Hill, sheds light on the events that transpired as the Whites migrated and expanded towards the West. The theme of this movie revolves around the oppression and injustices committed on the “inferior” Apache race by the “superior” Whites, and the conflicts that ensued from it. In the face of oppression and injustice, one will go to great lengths to protect and preserve one’s liberty, and likewise, it can also alter the conviction of an outsider.

    Read More

  • American Mafia vs. Italian Mafia in Cinema

    2642 Words  | 6 Pages

    Small, Pauline. (2005) New Cinemas: journal of Contemporary Film Volume 3, Queen Mary, University of London

    Read More

  • Analysis Of The Movie Older Than America

    1082 Words  | 3 Pages

    The movie Older Than America is an informational narrative of the treatment of indigenous people in the United States. The fourth cinema is a movement in which people of indigenous backgrounds tell the stories of their people, in a realistic and less Hollywood style. The Movie, Older Than America, is set both in the present and in the recent past, and explores the conflict of identity which plagues many native people. It poses the question; does it wipe the war paint off the lens? My answer to that is yes, it more than scratches the surface of the mistreatment of “Human Beings” by Euro-Americans. The demonization of the Catholic Church, and its duplicity in the abuse of its power over helpless children was the overriding story in this film. In this film the Catholic Church is representative of the United States

    Read More

  • Classical and Post-Classical Hollywood Cinema

    2472 Words  | 5 Pages

    Classic narrative cinema is what Bordwell, Staiger and Thompson (The classic Hollywood Cinema, Columbia University press 1985) 1, calls “an excessively obvious cinema”1 in which cinematic style serves to explain and not to obscure the narrative. In this way it is made up of motivated events that lead the spectator to its inevitable conclusion. It causes the spectator to have an emotional investment in this conclusion coming to pass which in turn makes the predictable the most desirable outcome. The films are structured to create an atmosphere of verisimilitude, which is to give a perception of reality. On closer inspection it they are often far from realistic in a social sense but possibly portray a realism desired by the patriarchal and family value orientated society of the time. I feel that it is often the black and white representation of good and evil that creates such an atmosphere of predic...

    Read More

  • Coming Of Age In American Film Analysis

    3104 Words  | 7 Pages

    Youth have a certain quality and charisma that has made making films about them not only an interesting endeavor but also fundamental to cinema (Shary, 2002). Representative of hope and change, children are viewed as the future. Youth culture, with its ‘here today and gone tomorrow’ kind of dynamic, suggests that children are also the future of film. For decades the film industry has relied on young audiences for patronage and also looked to youth for inspiration and just the kind of material that makes a relevant and refreshing script (Shary, 2002). Youth-oriented film has subsequently become a genre all its own (Shary, 2002). A history of American youth cinema would indicate no different. It is thus interesting to explore youth-oriented films and how films across time, namely Lolita (1962), Marathon Man (1976), Rain Man (1988), Kids (1995), and The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012), have depicted youth culture, specifically the theme of “Coming-Of-Age.”

    Read More

  • Hollywood versus History: New World

    1250 Words  | 3 Pages

    There are many adaptations and interpretations on how the English arrived to the Americas and established their colonies. The 2005 film “New World”, written and directed by Terrance Malick, is a film based off the English settlers and how they settled in the Americas in 1607, and the forbidden relationship between John Smith and Pocahontas. Although the film highly exaggerates on some scenes in order to make the history seem more interesting, the film still holds most historical accuracy and is an enjoyable film.

    Read More

  • The explaination of ‘cinema of attractions’

    1161 Words  | 3 Pages

    The concept of ‘cinema of attractions’ encompasses the development of early cinema, its technology, industry and cultural context. The explanation of how it is perceived by early cinema audiences is closely related to the effects of history at that time. How Gunning coined the term ‘cinema of attractions’ pertains to the history of the film industry at the turn of the 20th century and his interpretation of the audience and their reaction film technology. Single shots, the process of creating a moving picture and the juxtaposition of limited techniques, coupled with a new invention of showing a moving picture.

    Read More

  • Movie Analysis: American History X

    1365 Words  | 3 Pages

    The movie I decided to analyze for this course was American History X (1998), which stars Edward Norton. Though this movie isn’t widely known, it is one of the more interesting movies I have seen. It’s probably one of the best films that depict the Neo Nazi plague on American culture. The film takes place from the mid to late 1990’s during the Internet boom, and touches on subjects from affirmative action to Rodney King. One of the highlights of this movie that really relates to one of the key aspects of this course is the deterrence of capital punishment. Edward Norton’s portrayal as the grief stricken older brother who turns to racist ideologies and violence to cope with his fathers death, completely disregards the consequences of his actions as he brutally murders someone in front of his family for trying to steal his car. The unstable mentality that he developed after his father’s death really goes hand-to-hand specifically with Isaac Ehrlich’s study of capital punishment and deterrence. Although this movie is entirely fictional, a lot of the central themes (racism, crime punishment, gang pervasiveness, and one’s own vulnerability) are accurate representations of the very problems that essentially afflict us as a society.

    Read More

  • American History X Essay

    1696 Words  | 4 Pages

    America has come a long way with how people are treated as opposed to how things use to be not so long ago. In the film American History X (1998) we see how some parts of America were not adjusting to change in their towns which resulted in violent outbreaks and many deaths. Although throughout the movie we see the main character, Derek Vinyard (Edward Norton) that at the beginning of the film is in a “white power” gang and later transforms as a character to protect his brother and the rest of his family from being hurt and corrupted by the racist world that they were living in.

    Read More

  • My Concept of Time

    878 Words  | 2 Pages

    Our whole lives, from the time we are born until now, has revolved around the concept and thought of time. No matter how much we’d hate to admit it, we truly depend on time. Even if we try to escape time, it will always come back to haunt us. It can’t be stopped; it is the reason why we age and always have the stress of being and turning things in on time. Without it, our society wouldn’t be able to function correctly. Time can’t be thrown or brushed away, it is an extremely important element that humankind can’t live without.

    Read More

  • Theatre In Changing Society

    373 Words  | 1 Pages

    Nevertheless, the question at hand is whether theatre will have a role in the society of the future, where cinema, digital television, and computers will continue to expand and grow. The answer to this question is yes. Heading into the 21st century, theatre will only be a fraction in a solid media industry. However, despite all the excitement technology brings with it, they will never replace theatre because it has something that can not be recreated or offered anywhere else. The cinema and its larger than life world appeals as an affordable alternative. Digital television provides digital interaction between the viewer and the producer. Theatre on the other hand, and its contents may take on a larger dimension, but we receive it directly in flesh and blood – one to one. The magical atmosphere between an actor and spectator who are constantly aware of each other and the theatre’s level of engagement is fundamentally more human and far more intimate.

    Read More

  • Pros and Cons of Film Induced Tourism

    1362 Words  | 3 Pages

    The introduction of films began in the early era of 1920s and since then technology in many forms as such Televisions which featured documentary and made films more popular with in audiences, according to commentators it is said that film has become the most global and popular seen and followed form of culture. (Shiel, 2001; Urry & Larsen, 2011). Furthermore in late 1960s cinemas and theaters were popular among people also due to entertainment and transformation of different cultures, it has since then captured a large number of tourists. Today that trend has changed into television viewing, which is hence said it is the major leisure activity among people. In addition to that seeing films...

    Read More

  • The Venice Film Festival and the Cannes Film Festival

    931 Words  | 2 Pages

    The aim of this research is to explore cinema audience's, festival goers' and workers in cinema views and experiences of film festivals, trying to understand what values they give to them and trying to figure out if they believe that in difficult times, such as the one we are living through, a film exhibition is still necessary.

    Read More

More about A Nation's Oldest: A Film Analysis

Open Document