When a viewer watches a film, they are mostly focused to characters on screen and the plot which tells the story. In most films, the drama unfolding on screen is derived from a combination of these two traits. Setting is sometimes viewed and analyzed when viewing a film as well, but it is very likely that weather on screen is something most viewers easily overlook. This is unfortunate as weather, or in this case, rain, is an important part to the film in its entirety. The inclusion of rain, which incorporates thunder, lighting, and water, in both Rear Window and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, plays an important role to the films not only to the scene in which they are featured in, but to the entire picture as a whole. The dramatic effect of rain creates realism for the characters and setting, as well as acting as a type of pathetic fallacy, mirroring the feelings or emotions of specific characters. The rain compliments the actors on screen on a sensual level, incorporating visuals and sounds.
In Alfred Hitchock’s Rear Window, the rain commences in one of the most pivotal sequences in the film. The scene begins with Jeff being awoken in his wheelchair by a roll of thunder and the first drops of rain. The sound of the raindrops splattering against the pavement overlaps a mysterious sting music selection. Up until this point in the film, most of the music played has either come from a radio or the composer’s apartment. For this sequence in the rain however, the music comes from an unknown source, making the scene even more unique and offsetting. Soundtrack during this scene is interesting as the randomized rain splattering with this mysterious music mirrors the mysterious actions of character Lars Thorwald.
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Outside of the actual rain sequence, the rain also creates the setting and characters as real representations for the drama to unfold. In Hitchcock’s Rear Window, the entire set was built indoors. With the illusion of the natural rain created by the mechanical rain sprinklers, the outside conditions are brought inside and create the apartment complex from more than just a movie set to an actual complex in the village. Additionally, these instances in which the viewer is connected to Jeff, such as the distorted view through the rain drops and highlighting the suspicious behavior of Thorwald, James Stewart is pulled from being a character in a movie, to being a real, relatable person. By making him more than just a character, Hitchcock is able to create concern or compassion for his character.
During the mid-1900`s, mental illnesses were rarely discussed in mainstream media due to negative stigma surrounding mental illnesses. As a result, characters in film rarely had mental disorders because of the directors` worries of audiences` reactions to how the illnesses were portrayed. Director, Edward Dmytryk, however, attempted to diminish the stigma through his film Raintree County (1957) with Susanna Drake Shawnessy`s mental instability. Elizabeth Taylor`s portrayal of Susanna, however, heightened the stigma surrounding mental illness as Susanna constantly acted immature and childlike.
Throughout the entire chapter, Morrison uses the rain as irony to depict the nature of loss and renewal through Paul ‘s experiences while in Alfred Georgia. At Sweet Home, Paul D
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...ty and pain. From this it can be derived that Charlie has lost two people: his father to death and his brother to an incurable Savant’s Syndrome. Cruise continues to hold his upset expression till the final scene cuts, when he walks to the exit with his posture straight. As a result, this highlights that Charlie is dignified for establishing a relationship with his older brother and promoting an equal society, unlike in the beginning. In conclusion, Rain Main is evidently a classic for both the modern and original audience, with clever contributions from the costume designer, lighting director and score composer. However, it is the actors, Hoffman and Cruise who, as a skilful cinematic duo perfectly accentuate themes of self-discovery, disability and self- awareness, in order to tell the audience that disability is a medical condition and not a social status.
Rear Window and the works of Hopper are both required with confinement. Disregarding its blended utilize land setting, Early Sunday Morning does not pass on a warm, fluffy feeling of group. In like manner, in Rear Window, the inhabitants of the lofts are confined from each other. Apartment Houses is additionally for the most part viewed as another antecedent to Rear Window. Large portions of Hopper's night settings portray scenes from New York City and Night Windows is no special case. The lady in this work of art is totally unconscious of the stage she is on and the front line situate its eyewitness involves. Its semi-sexual story is resounded in Rear Window, and it catches strikingly the experience of living in New York: the a large number
The 2011 Spanish film, Even the Rain, attempts to tell the story of Columbus’s explorations of Latin America as well as parallel those events with the water crisis that Bolivia has faced due to the privatization of water. While the film remained relatively historically accurate on the pretense of Columbus, it became glaringly obvious that the amount of effort that went into being historically accurate on the Bolivian front was dramatically less. Furthermore, the film uses the water war of Cochabamba to further the plot of the movie while disregarding the majority of the facts regarding the real water crisis that occurred. Additionally, the neglection of these details provides the heavy implications that the indigenous peoples of Bolivia are still being taken advantage of to further the gains of Europeans.
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An inner courtyard becomes a large stage that serves the director to show a portrait of human relationships. Angles and perspectives put the audience in a place where it is not normally found. Hitchcock with his camera can get in someone's personal life and invade their privacy. With Rear Window it makes the public more aware of itself as an observer. This displaces and transforms the public into a player into the action since across his look, the observer assumes the responsibility of the characters and believes an experience different from any other film of their
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The movie “Rain Man” was released in 1988. This movie is basically about two brothers who go on an adventure together, but not just for good intentions. This movie stars Tom Cruise, who plays as the character Charlie Babbit, and Dustin Hoffman, who plays as the character Raymond. In the beginning of the movie, one would have never thought that Charlie Babbitt had a brother. Charlie Babbitt owned his own automobile company. He appeared successful and very self-centered. Charlie Babbit’s automobile company is in trouble. He is in serious debt.
Hitchcock captures the moments where the audience is able to see the visceral experiences with Madeline and Scottie through the use of camera movements. In the first scene of the film, the viewers see a chase in which a man is literally hanging from a rooftop, grasping tightly to not fall into his death. Hitchcock uses the zooming effect to enhance the fear of heights of Scottie Ferguson, as well as provide the point of view of the detective’s vertigo to appeal to the audience of Scottie’s emotive state of being. This traumatic experience of witnessing the policeman fall to his death represents that every experience will end tragically. The chase between the detec...
Just about everyone can voice their opinions on a film that viewed as we all do after leaving the theatre. It may be found to be useful when a friend or individual is interested in seeing the film themselves. However, I believe the only way that you could understand a film is by analyzing the film beyond the average person. When one begins to analyze they begin to develop an understanding of the film and may grow to love the film. The director Hitchcock is a fairly well known director. He has directed many different films from Vertigo to Psycho that are found to be popular with the viewers. In this paper I am going to analyze certain elements that spoke out to me during the film. Those elements that spoke to me the most during the film was the lighting techniques, camera movement, and symbols.
Even the Rain (also known as También la lluvia) is a 2010 Spanish film about a director Sebastian and executive producer Costa who travel to Cochabamba, Bolivia to shoot a movie about the exploration and exploitation of Christopher Columbus in the New World. Sebastian and Costa find themselves in a moral crisis when their key native actor, Daniel, persistently leads the escalating Cochabamba Water War. As the shoot progresses in and around the city of Cochabamba, a real battle is brewing. The government has privatized the entire water supply and sold it to a British and American multinational. The price of water jumps by 300 percent, leading to remonstrations and riots in the streets of Cochabamba. The protest is calm at first, but things become aggressive when the government fights back, and Daniel's participation almost disturbs the shooting schedule. As Sebastian and Costa struggle with their film, the violence in the community increases daily, until the entire city erupts into the infamous Cochabamba Water War. This film takes on significant questions of everyday life, as well as moral and human responsibility.
Not all films which adhere to the classical Hollywood paradigm eschew issues. The film Singin’ in the Rain follows Don Lockwood, a popular silent film actor, as he attempts to maintain his star status during the advent of “talkies”. Lockwood’s journey manifests fame’s capricious temperament, the studio’s commercial interest, and the influence of outside variables on a film. Singin’ in the Rain uses Lockwood’s struggle with celebrity to expose the importance of public image and self esteem.
Next, we hear Norman’s voice as he yells “mother, oh god, mother, blood, blood”; his voice, is a very distant, reverbed, non-diegetic wet sound. Afterwards, we hear the soundtrack, which is non-diegetic, playing simultaneously along Norman’s figure in frame. The reason behind it, is a way to demonstrate that he is, indeed, the killer, hence why the same track takes part when the killer commits the crime as well as when Norman approaches the room.