The horror/thriller genre is meant to excite and frighten the audience. On, some occasions make the audience wonder if it could happen in real life. Horror/ thriller movies will be in secluded towns or locations so that it is difficult for the victims to seek help. They can be based off true stories or completely fictional. Last House on the Left satisfies many criteria to be a horror/thriller move such as bloody/violent scenes and chain of events however it lacks main characters dying off at the end and feeling that this is not the end.
The movie “Last House on The Left” (2009) was based off the original 1972 “Last House on The Left”. The movies have the same concept, but the overall tones are vastly different. 2009s Last House on The Left was about the Collingwood family taking a trip to their lake house for vacation. While being transported the convict Kurg (Garret Dillahunt) makes and escape with the help of his brother Francis (Aaron Paul) and girlfriend Sadie (Riki Lindhome). Once there Mari (Sara Paxton) goes to town to meet her friend Paige (Martha MacIsaac) to have fun. They meet Justin (Spencer
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This is where we find out why the killer is killing people. Sometimes it can make you feel pity for the killer. Such as when we find out that Freddy was killing because some kids told their parents that he was hurting them. Then the parents took it upon themselves to punish Freddy, by trapping him in a building then setting him on fire. It can also, be seen in “Friday the 13th”. Jason would have never die if the camp advisors were paying attention. If you pay close attention you will see that Jason does no kill the children, he only attacks the ones that were supposed to watch over the kids. In “Last House on the Left” the parents would never have killed anyone if he had let the girls go. You could also say that Mari and Paige are at fault because they should have known better than to follow someone they had just
The 1989 film Do the Right Thing displays a story about racial tension in a predominantly African-American neighborhood. Spike Lee not only directed and produced this film but he was also the main character, Mookie. In spite of maintaining these three jobs, Lee incorporated cinematic techniques that allowed his film to unlock controversial ideals for both Caucasian and African-American viewers. Through the use of camera elements Lee was able to display emotions and tone of the scene without using stating it directly. Lee exhibited film methods such as low-angle shots, close ups, slow motion and panning.
Which Way Home by director Rebecca Cammisa was a heartfelt story that puts a face on illegal immigration, and follows Kevin among others in search for a better future. This film is a good overlook of some of the inhumane things migrant children from Central America are exposed to, and the illusive hopes and dreams many foreigners have when coming to The United States of America. Some of the push factors, like leaving a life of economic disparity are shown by those followed in the documentary. It is also related to the book of Enrique’s Journey by Sonia Nazario by fulfilling the emptiness many of the children have when they are left behind in Central America.This film shows some issues Mexico has with its own influx
self is quite evident in this film. China is going through a massive industrial revolution, similar to the American industrial revolution of the early 19th century. After three years of following the Zhang family, first time director Lixin Fan released The Last Train Home, attempting to raise awareness to the down side of China’s powefull economy. While the film The Last Train Home seems to just depict the lives of factory workers, it is actually making a political statement about how western capitalism exploits factory workers to produce cheap goods. The film makes this exploitation evident by depicting the fracturing of the Zhang family and the harsh working conditions they must endure.
Little Terror with a Dose of Awe Looking at the movie The Village, written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, there are four pieces of criteria that I used; audience’s feelings, audience interest, originality and genre to decide if this movie was worth others seeing. When looking at the genre, I wanted to see how well it lined up with the movie’s preview. The feeling of the audience is also important because that is what makes the lasting impression. Feeling the emotions the character faces, anger, sadness, suspense, or shock will ultimately determine if the movie is great enough to leave a lasting mark imprinted in the viewers’ brain. Movies have to be able to capture and hold the audience’s interest by giving plot twists.
People are addicted to the synthetic feeling of being terrified. Modern day horror films are very different from the first horror films which date back to the late nineteenth century, but the goal of shocking the audience is still the same. Over the course of its existence, the horror industry has had to innovate new ways to keep its viewers on the edge of their seats. Horror films are frightening films created solely to ignite anxiety and panic within the viewers. Dread and alarm summon deep fears by captivating the audience with a shocking, terrifying, and unpredictable finale that leaves the viewer stunned.
Directors Danny Boyle and Loveleen Tandan have won an array of awards for their film Slumdog millionaire released in 2008. The story captures a love story that prevails hardship beyond imaginable. The main character Jamal, played by Dev Patel, becomes a contestant on the Indian version of “Who wants to be a millionaire”, to find the woman that he loves, Latika played by Freida Pinto (older), and Rubina Ali (younger). This inspirational story is told with film techniques that makes it unique and distinct from others. Rather than going the traditional route, in chronological order starting with Jamal’s childhood, it goes in and out of his childhood years explaining how he got to the present situation he finds himself in, on the game show. These creative transitions not only explain his current situation, but the reason for why he gets the answers correct for every question asked. In this paper I will be analyzing a scene that is a key component in understanding the story line. The entire scene is built on a question asked on the game, “What was the god Raman holding in his right hand?”
“There once was a time in this business when I had the eyes of the whole world! But that wasn't good enough for them, oh no! They had to have the ears of the whole world too. So they opened their big mouths and out came talk. Talk! TALK!” (Sunset Boulevard). The film Sunset Boulevard directed by Billy Wilder focuses on a struggling screen writer who is hired to rewrite a silent film star’s script leading to a dysfunctional and fatal relationship. Sunset Boulevard is heavily influenced by the history of cinema starting from the 1930s to 1950 when the film was released.
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.
Dystopia is one of the latest trends in mainstream media. Some of the most popular movies of the 2000s are ones that explore post-apocalyptic plots. Examples are the Hunger Games, Mad Max, and the Terminator franchise. People flock to stories grappling with human extinction, social inequality, and survival. In world where these issues are concrete, people look for escape in movies, yet most fall short in addressing how dark society can grow. In order to tap into this trend, the above films follow strict rules to become block-busters. Romance, low causalities, good-looking actors, and happy endings are trademarks of block-buster films. Audiences can leave dystopian worlds behind after two hours.
In 1971 on June 17, President Richard Nixon delivered a special message to the Congress on drug abuse prevention and control. During the presentation, Nixon made it clear that the United States was at war with this idea of drug abuse. What baffled Americans then, and still baffles Americans today, is that we are at war with our own nation with drugs; it is not some foreign affair like the media tends to focus on with Mexico. Nixon stated that at the time of his speech, what was implemented to control drug abuse was not working…“The problem has assumed the dimensions of a national emergency. I intend to take every step necessary to deal with this emergency, including asking the Congress for an amendment to my 1972 budget to provide an additional $155 million to carry out these steps. This will provide a total of $371 million for programs to control drug abuse in America.”(Wolleey and Peters) Since the publicizing of the term “War on Drugs” in 1971, it has been used by many political candidates in elections over the years. In the movie, it was stated, “ every war begins with propaganda …[and] the war on drugs has never been actually on drugs… [Additionally] drug laws are shaped less by scientific facts, but more by political [reasoning].” (Jarecki) The movie, The House I Live In, directly relates to certain themes and terminology that were discussed in Martin and Nakayama’s Intercultural Communication in Contexts book, that have been used in class. Through the analyzing and comparing of The House I Live In and Intercultural Communication in Contexts an individual can begin to localize the ideals behind this everlasting war on drugs; some ideals focus on terms from the text like ethnocentrism, diversity training, and culture while ...
A movie that almost perfectly intertwines social work related issues and their various aspects into the storyline would be the 2009 movie The Blind Side. The movie follows Michael Oher; a boy living under harsh conditions at home that eventually lead him to be homeless. When spotted by a woman named Leigh Anne Tuohy, she takes him in and assists him in becoming a pro-football player (“The Blind Side (2009),” n.d.). The issues faced in the movie by Oher are reminiscent of issues dealt with by social workers, homelessness and child neglect being a few. For example, issues presented in the film that emphasizes social work-related problems are seen when Leigh goes to visit Michael’s mother, who is a drug addict, which is what led to Michael being
Sex, love, depression, guilt, trust, all are topics presented in this remarkably well written and performed drama. The Flick, a 2014 Pulitzer Prize winning drama by Annie Baker, serves to provide a social commentary which will leave the audience deep in thought well after the curtain closes. Emporia State Universities Production of this masterpiece was a masterpiece in itself, from the stunningly genuine portrayal of the characters of Avery and Rose, to the realism found within the set, every aspect of the production was superb.
Slumming it is a 2010 documentary directed by Kevin McCloud. McCloud heads over to dharavi slum in search to find how people live and what they do to live till the next day, McCloud encountered eye to eye contact in and shocked at how space is a valuable thing in dharavi, McCloud is revolted to see children playing beside open sewers full of human waste and toxic sludge and explains how diseases like diphtheria, tuberculosis and typhoid are rampant. Mr McCloud seems quite admiring of the slum factory and their owners who’ve made themselves slum millionaires by avoiding to pay their taxes and by exploiting both child and adult labour, and how the people of dharavi have a strong sense of community, these are all show under long shots, close up, voice over, interviews and mise en scene
In the Last of the Mohicans, the audience is able to identify the protagonist or “good guys” and the antagonist or “bad guys” early on in the film. Within the first forty five minutes, Chingachgook, Uncas, and Hawkeye emerge as the protagonist of The Last of the Mohicans. On the other hand, Magua and Colonel Munro establish themselves as the bad guys of the film. However, Major Duncan Heyward, was the only character to serve as both a protagonist and antagonist in The Last of the Mohicans. Each of these characters were able to define themselves as being “good guys” or “bad guys” through their demeanors, actions, and motives for their actions throughout the film.
“Home Alone” is a brilliant, sweet, and downright hilarious Christmas film. From the witty child who is mistakenly forgotten at home while the rest of the family flies to Paris, to the heartwarming ending, it shows us of how chaotic yet silly Christmas and family can really be. The title alone reminds us of how scary being left alone as a child could be. Although being left alone could be an ultimate disaster, there are also many advantages taken up by the especially devious child left behind.