La La Land is a critically acclaimed 2016 American musical both written and directed by Damien Chazelle. The film made more than $300 million dollars at the box office, becoming one of the most successful Lionsgate production movies (1). La La Land is not only greatly packed with emotions, but also filled with intense colors and great music. Even if the viewer is not into musicals, the songs in La La Land have a catchy tune and magical sound that would get stuck in his/her mind. The movie has been considered a masterpiece by the complex and high-quality techniques that it presents; from lightning, costume, choreographies and use of color to the intensity of the acting itself, La La Land is a movie worth the watching. When analyzing the theme …show more content…
The use of blue, yellow and red has a specific meaning. Blue represents Hollywood, the creativity and the talent: (2) Mia’s dress going to the starting party where she shows her talent as a singer and Sebastian’s suit when he shows his piano skills when refusing to play gigs. Yellow stands for change: Mia’s dress is yellow when they danced and sang for the first time, as well as Keith’s mustard turtleneck representing a twist in Sebastian’s life. Red symbolizes awakening: the actress’ dress that arrived to the coffee shop at the beginning and shocks Mia, the red neon lights in all LA, the red combined with other colors when she discusses her first draft and his club’s name. Filled with a rainbow of colors, the epilogue is intensely emotional and visual. However, it is at the end of this scene, when Seb’s Club gets filled with blue, yellow and red, signifying they both have finally find balance and harmony (2). The lengthy tracking shots and creative camera angles combined with this color intensity is what gives the audience the sense of not only being viewers but participants of the …show more content…
His directing career started in 2009 but it was until 2014 that he became successful with his short film Whiplash. Chazelle tends to portray characters with talent and ambition living in a world in which jazz is the soundtrack. With La La Land, Chazelle became the youngest person to ever win the Academy Award for Best Director and to win the Golden Globe for Best Director as well. When thinking about Chazelle’s talent, one can assert that more than being a great director, he is a conductor. Incredible shots, extremely catchy music and beautifully colored scenes are a product of the magnificent artist that Chazelle is. By clearly showing his passion for music, the director incorporated the “outdated” genre of jazz into the modern and living art of
I have very good sight. One moment they were white, the next red, the next blue. Then I got it. They were a woman’s dresses”. At first, I did not pay attention to the colors of the dresses, but then I realized the pattern of colors in order. In this case, I believe white represents light, goodness, and pureness. The red represents anger, blood and possibly murder. The last but not least, the color blue that represents wisdom, loyalty, and truth. It seemed to me that the author used colors symbolizes the story from the beginning to the end. I believe it is a hint for us to what to expect and what not to since Jeffries was right all along the
I was raised on the movie The Sandlot. My my dad played baseball through college and my brother has played since he could hold a bat. My mom, sister, and I also played softball when we were little. One could say that we are a “baseball family.” My dad first introduced this movie to me, and I was attracted to it not only because it is a fun film about baseball, but also because it has an entertaining soundtrack. The music fits well with the storyline and makes you feel like you are playing baseball and hanging out with the boys in the sixties. I also was raised listening to this genre of music and more songs from some of these bands. Throughout this paper, I will critique the main songs in The Sandlot that make it popular, as well as give a short biography of each band.
I assumed that each color would have an individual meaning, but as the film progressed I realized that color as a whole had a much deeper connotation. Through the usage of color, the movie was able to tackle major social issues, which are deeply rooted concerns in cultures and society everywhere. Namely, the element of change - as interpreted from the film's constant stress on the town of Pleasantville's morals. Including the symbolism of sin, as many of the non-colored feared.
The film had a great choice of music and it seemed very well designed with authentic wardrobes and scenic views of their journey. I really enjoyed the test of faith that LaForgue had in the movie especially towards the end when he decided to enter the Huron village alone like in the dream that Chomina had, this showed character development on his part and his willingness to accept other
Throughout history, colors have been used as symbols in literature. When people see or hear certain colors, they automatically associate them with symbols and feelings. For example, red is love, blue is sadness, and purple is royalty. Many of these symbols are universal. You could go anywhere in the world and ask someone how yellow makes them feel, and they would say happy. Some great examples of color symbolism are in the novel The Great Gatsby. Well-known symbols as well as new meanings are used to enrich the story. In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby, he used the colors gold, white, green and blue to symbolize deeper meanings.
What do you think about when watching a film? Do you focus on the characters' good looks or the dialogue? Or do you go behind the scenes and think about what made the film? Maybe, it's even a combination of all three. No matter what comes to mind first, an important part of any good movie will be what you see. A camera and good director or cinematographer is needed to make that possible. Different directors and cinematographers will use different camera techniques to make you focus on what you see. Camera techniques show emphasis in films, because they make you focus more on situations and people. They are especially important in Darren Aronofsky’s Requiem for a Dream.
Mulholland Drive (David Lynch, 2001), under the background of Hollywood, it tells the story between two pairs of characters, Diane and Camilla, Betty and Rita. David Lynch, the director, made the whole film outstanding from the traditional narrative style. Starting from the story of Betty and Rita, Lynch successfully tricked on audience’s perception, as most of them would assume the first scene was the beginning of a story. In flashbacks, the dreams are presented disconnectedly. On the one hand, this draws up audience’s curiosity and keeps them focus on the story.
Think about your favorite movie. When watching that movie, was there anything about the style of the movie that makes it your favorite? Have you ever thought about why that movie is just so darn good? The answer is because of the the Auteur. An Auteur is the artists behind the movie. They have and individual style and control over all elements of production, which make their movies exclusively unique. If you could put a finger on who the director of a movie is without even seeing the whole film, then the person that made the movie is most likely an auteur director. They have a unique stamp on each of their movies. This essay will be covering Martin Scorsese, you will soon find out that he is one of the best auteur directors in the film industry. This paper will include, but is not limited to two of his movies, Good Fellas, and The Wolf of Wall Street. We will also cover the details on what makes Martin Scorsese's movies unique, such as the common themes, recurring motifs, and filming practices found in their work. Then on
During the scene when Effy is singing to William the colors are red and bright depicting the desire between the two
The film Whiplash directed by Damien Chazelle explores what it means to be truly successful. The film follows the protagonist Andrew Neiman in his pursuit to achieve greatness. Throughout his journey, he is brutally pushed along by his Music teacher Terence Fletcher, who believes humiliation and suffering is what creates a successful musician. Chazelle employs techniques to demonstrate that excessive obsession and suffering ultimately results in isolation and destructive behavior, taking Neiman away from what he truly desires, success.
Colors are an essential part of the world around us. They can convey messages, expressing that which words do not. Gentle blue tones can calm a person and bright yellows can lift the spirits. If an artist is trying to express sorrow or death he often uses blacks blues, and grays basically he uses dreary colors. Without one word, a driver approaching a red traffic light knows to stop. Colors are representative of many things. In his novel The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald uses color symbolism throughout as a major device in thematic and character development. He uses colors to symbolize the many different intangible ideas in the book. Throughout the book characters, places, and objects are given "life" by colors, especially the more prominent ones.
The color blue is symbolic of two separate emotions that Adele and Emma experience throughtout the film. These emotions are pleasure and pain (blueisthewarmestcolormovie). Adele and Emma’s very first encounter reveals elements of blue. All Adele could see whilst walking past a crowd of people is Emma’s blue hair and jacket. Adele’s first kiss reveals that Emma is wearing blue nail polish. It is used especially well when the color is used in the while Adele and Emma have sex. The color blue is therefore especially important in the film because pleasure is emphasized throught the use of this color.
Why are colours important when trying to symbolize what is taking place in the mind of the setting and the characters of literature? Tennessee Williams have once said “ Symbols are nothing but the natural of drama the purest languages of play.” Tennessee William has exactly used symbolism and colour quite effectively in his play A Streetcar Named Desire. An impressive story about fading southern belle Blanche Dubois and her failure into insanity. A Streetcar Named Desire consists many symbolism and knowledgeable use of colour. This helps the audience to connect scenes and events to the themes and issues that Williams presents within the play, just as desire and death, and the conflict between the past and present of America. The significance of colours is a central theme in Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire; the author uses colours to reflect states of mind, make further commentary on particular characters, and what sorts of things specific colours represent.
To the color red can be attributed diverse meanings that accurately portray the mood of the movie. Red signifies passion and desire. We see these allusions represented in different objects: the flower in Irene's desk, the curtains in her office, and the lamp in Benjamin's room. Most of Benjamin and Irene's scenes together, in fact, include the slight appearance of that color. The purpose for this setup, is to allow the viewer to use it as context clues; to interpret, from the beginning, the passion that both have for each other. This passion remain...
The monochrome tones, brown colour palette in Mary Dinkle’s Australia and harsh greys and blacks in Max’s New York, creates a melancholy mood relaxed by hints of bright red, such as Vera’s red lipstick and Mary’s red clip. These specks of bright red indicate hope or happiness, as we only see small aspects of it throughout the film, it shows that it is there, but it doesn’t overtake. Brown is often associated as a down-to-earth, friendly and approachable colour, but can also identify with