M. Night Shyamalan has directed a number of feature films throughout the last two decades. In these films he has created his own directorial style and has established features that he incorporates into films to make them distinctly his own. The first of these features is plot twists. M. Night Shyamalan has made plot twists a frequent feature of his directorial style and they are one of the predominant aspects that make his films so special. The second feature that is used by M. Night Shyamalan is the strong use of colour. He uses colour to make connections between characters and to help the audience understand the scene in more detail. There are two films in particular where M. Night Shyamalan uses these two features to full effect. The first film that uses these features to full effect is The Village. The Village in particular uses colour very well to give …show more content…
In Unbreakable M. Night Shyamalan uses both colour and a major plot twist to make the film distinctly his own. The major plot twist in this film is at the end, when David Dunn (Bruce Willis) and Elijah Price (Samuel L. Jackson) meet in the comic book store, Limited Edition. In this scene Price shows Dunn a newspaper that has a picture of a hooded figure on the front page and is stating that he has ‘saved the day’. This hooded figure is of course David Dunn himself. This newspaper article shows the audience of Dunn’s final transformation from ‘Joe Average’ to invincible superhero. After David Dunn sees the newspaper, Elijah price states that this is when they should shake hands. Due to Dunn’s superhero power he is able to see what evil Elijah Price has done. Through this he sees all of Elijah prices criminal actions, all of which he committed so that he could find Dunn. This is a plot twist because it shows Elijah Price, someone who has potentially become one of David Dunn’s close friends, as the villain that has committed numerous
Horror genre conventions are evident in both films and the way they are directed has given me obvious indications on the effect the horror conventions can have on a film when used well, and the adverse effect when not used well. Both Japanese and American society are evident in these films, and the style of the films are similar to the nationality of the two directors. Horror conventions are used in both films, but the way they are used are quite different, and these contrasting styles are key in how effective the two films are to their audience.
The Great Depression of the 1930’s caused widespread poverty, but the popular culture of the time did not reflect this. People wanted to escape from this harsh time so movies, dancing and sports became very popular. Radios broadcasted boxing matches and boxers became stars. The heavyweight champion James J. Braddock aka “Cinderella Man,” gained popularity. James Braddock gained fame by winning many fights and proving everyone wrong when they said he was too old and couldn’t win.
When a person's faith is also an alternative for their culture and morals, it proves challenging to take that sense of security in that faith away from them. In Night, Elie Wiesel, a Jewish student living in Sighet, Transylvania during the war of 1942, uses his studies in Talmud and the Kabbalah as not only a religious practice but a lifestyle. Elie and his fellow civilians are warned, however, by his Kabbalah teacher who says that during the war, German aggressors are aggregately imprisoning, deporting, and annihilating millions of Jews. When Elie and his family are victim of this aggression, Elie realizes how crucial his faith in God is if he is to survive the Holocaust. He vows after being separated from his mother and sisters that he will protect he and his father from death, even though as death nears, Elie gradually becomes closer to losing his faith. In the end, to Elie's devastation, Elie makes it out of the Holocaust alone after his father dies from the intense seclusion to malnutrition and deprivation. Elie survives the Holocaust through a battle of conscience--first by believing in God, then resisting his faith in God, and ultimately replacing his faith with obligation to his father.
Terrence Malick has a very distinct stylistic approach that is clearly evident through his films. In almost all his films he utilizes the same themes and technical devices. Three themes and technical devices Malick utilizes in almost all of his films are man v. nature, voiceovers, and religious themes.
A person does not usually pay attention to cinematic techniques used in a film because one does not think of the details in the movie. These details are a key part in creating the mood and tone. Tim Burton uses similar techniques in his movies to create a suspenseful mood. Many instances of low key lighting were used to create a suspenseful mood. Along with low key lighting, low and high camera angles were used to show authority and importance. Lastly, non-diegetic sound was used to create a dramatic effect while still making the mood suspenseful.
“All I had to do was to close my eyes for a second to see a whole world passing by, to dream a whole lifetime.”(83) Elie Wiesel chose a unique way to write his novel Night in order to draw attention to what was happening. Wiesel attempts to engage his readers by using diction, imagery, and organization.
Napoleon Dynamite is one of the best movies portraying loneliness and nerds. It is the story of Napoleon in high school and his lonely adventures. All the main characters feel separated, misunderstood, and have nobody to relate to. Napoleon has no friends and lives in his own fantasy land. He is avoided by everybody. His brother seems to be mislead, wanting to be a cage fighter but staying home all the time hopelessly trying to find love and attention on the internet. Their grandmother is never there for them, though she lives her own life right beside them. They live next to a huge field, reinforcing their isolation. Practically every home in the film is
People flock to horror movies each year. Usually to be scared. Another is to solve the question of Who done it? Unfortunately, a lot of these horror movies fail to scare people or make the killer so obvious the audience gets bored. Occasionally, there are a few horror movies that stick out. Scream, directed by Wes Craven, is one of them. Wes Craven is always toying with the viewer's fears. Always finding ways to scare the audience at every turn. He also plays with the viewer's head, and has them second guessing themselves. How does he do it? Well, as one of the characters in the movie exclaims, "There's a formula to it. A very simple formula. Everybody's a suspect!" This paper will discuss how Craven uses sound, camera shots, and mise en scene
M. Night Shyamalan’s Lady In the Water in an excellent example of using background music to make the movie audience feel specific emotions towards specific characters in the story. The movie is based on a child’s bedtime story about how each person has their own purpose and no one knows that purpose until it is time to be the person they are purposed to be. The movie is set in an apartment building in Philadelphia and tells the story of a sea nymph named Story, played by Dallas Bryce Howard, that is chosen to go to ‘man’s world’ and inspire a chosen Vessel to initiate great change in the world. Story doesn’t know who the Vessel is or even what gender they are, only that when the Vessel sees her they will feel something “like pins and needles”.
‘Unbreakable’ is a Superhero/ villain origin story directed by M. Night Shyamalan. Throughout this film many technical aspects such as framing, colour and reflections to provide links to greater ideas within the film.
Christopher Nolan: Filming Techniques and Characterization Starting from a young age, director and writer Christopher Nolan has been focusing and creating film since the age of 7. Nolan always has a unique touch to his film. This includes often using non-linear story telling throughout his films, his frequent uses of symmetric image composition, a use of unconventional and deep characters, his surprising and twistful plots and Nolan commitment to sticking to traditional film as oppose to the use of digital. Nolan likes to use a non-linear story telling when it comes to his films.
-Moore uses color in a few ways. Some of his scenes are drawn with color as emotion; others are set by their color schemes. The tone helps portray setting, time and sometimes just to create a feeling.
By using colors to symbolize characters, and objects he creates a better visual for the reader see in their own perception.
Color establishes the temperament and help create the manner of the movie artwork. None of the colors in the poster are awfully bright or vivid; the hues are subdued with high contrast. This creates almost and cartoon effects on the people that are on the poster. The highlighting and low darks on the page brands the poster with more of an ethereal appearance and adds more depth and dimension to a 2D image. Thus, making the characters come alive on the poster so the audience will be enthralled to adventure and purchase tickets to see the
Now that we have established color as a storytelling tool, we can begin to talk about color for aesthetic reasons. The following information on color palettes comes from the article How To Use Color In Film: 50+ Examples of Movie Color Palettes by Mary Risk. Color palettes are the major colors used in a film. There are five main color palettes; monochromatic, complementary, analogous, triadic, and discordant. Also, although these color palettes are used mainly for aesthetic purposes, that does not mean that there are no psychological elements.