The most prominent resemblance between Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992) and the infamous Apocalypse Now (1979) is the glimmer sense of realism thorough the movie. The director, Francis Ford Coppola has been known for his verisimilitude; effortlessly creating and directing each setting in the film looks schematized and deliberately natural. Innately, the one of the most apparent functions of a setting is to create an impression of reality that presents the viewer a sense of a real place and time and the sensation of being there. His consciousness of realism admits the great importance of an authentic setting play in making his films overwhelmingly imaginable. With a judiciously supervision from the director, numerous factors such as location and setting, costume and visual design contribute to a successful plausible film.
Francis Ford Coppola relies heavily on the personification element of the film to establish a deep emotional connection with the viewers. His two films, Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992) and Apocalypse Now (1979) drawn the viewers into the protagonist’s point of view; making it exceptionally personal. Coppola opts to choose the narrative structure, to create a sense of eyewitness mannerism of the events of the story to the viewers. The narrative structure is beautifully exemplified in both films, where the protagonists (Jonathan Harker in Bram Stoker’s Dracula and Benjamin Willard in Apocalypse Now) sway the viewers through their constant subjective narration.
In Apocalypse Now, Coppola also examines the location comprehensively, due to its vital element to the story. Coppola’s decision to shoot the film in the Philippines, as it resembles Vietnam the most, leaves an immensely engaging effect to the film. The location of ...
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...ne should, and I think everyone should do everything they do that way. Movies have to have quality and integrity because they have such a tremendous influence on the world and on people.” (Coppola)
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Apocalypse Now. Dir. Francis F. Coppola. Perf. Martin Sheen and Marlon Brando. Paramount Pictures, 1979. DVD.
Bram Stoker's Dracula. Dir. Francis Ford Coppola. Prod. Francis Ford Coppola. By James V. Hart. Perf. Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, and Anthony Hopkins. Columbia Pictures, 1992. DVD.
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Hearts of Darkness--a Filmmaker's Apocalypse. Dir. Fax Bahr, George Hickenlooper, and Eleanor Coppola. By Fax Bahr and George Hickenlooper. Prod. George Zaloom and Les Mayfield. Perf. Francis Ford Coppola and Eleanor Coppola. Triton Pictures, 1991. DVD.
Loosely based on the novel Dracula by Bram Stoker, the film is the story of a
Hamlet. Dir. Franco Zeffirelli. Perf. Mel Gibson and Glenn Close. Videocassette. Warner Home Video, 1990.
The late nineteenth century Irish novelist, Bram Stoker is most famous for creating Dracula, one of the most popular and well-known vampire stories ever written. Dracula is a gothic, “horror novel about a vampire named Count Dracula who is looking to move from his native country of Transylvania to England” (Shmoop Editorial Team). Unbeknownst of Dracula’s plans, Jonathan Harker, a young English lawyer, traveled to Castle Dracula to help the count with his plans and talk to him about all his options. At first Jonathan was surprised by the Count’s knowledge, politeness, and overall hospitality. However, the longer Jonathan remained in the castle the more uneasy and suspicious he became as he began to realize just how strange and different Dracula was. As the story unfolded, Jonathan realized he is not just a guest, but a prisoner as well. The horror in the novel not only focuses on the “vampiric nature” (Soyokaze), but also on the fear and threat of female sexual expression and aggression in such a conservative Victorian society.
Braveheart. Dir. Mel Gibson. Prod. Mel Gibson. By Randall Wallace. Perf. Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau, and Patrick McGoohan. Paramount Pictures, 1995.
The movie “Apocalypse Now”, directed by Francis Coppola, is based on Conrad’s novel The Heart of Darkness. The movie has to do with survival, obsession, and finding ones self. The inclination of this paper is to let the reader get a better understanding of how Captain Willard (the main character) goes through survival, obsession, and courage while trying to hunt down Kurtz.
Although one is a book and the other is a movie, both Apocalypse Now which is directed by Francis Ford Coppola and Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad portray very detailed scenes by using various elements in their respective works. A scene is particular that stands out is the death of the helmsman which contains many similarities but also many differences between the two works. Similarities like the iconic fog that appears serve to convey a message of the helpless that the characters feel because at the mystery of their surroundings and of the uncertainly of what their tasks.
Dracula. Dir. Francis F. Coppola. Perf. Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins. Columbia Pictures Corporation, 1992. DVD.
Many Hollywood adaptations of novels focus on commercializing topics like sex to get viewers (Seger 4). When it comes to the topic of cinematography in “1984,” most of us will readily agree that the director Michael Radford perfectly captured the dystopian nation Oceania described by Orwell. Where this agreement usually ends, however, is on the question of commercialism incorporated to increase ticket sales. Whereas some are convinced, the restriction of personal and sexual relationships engages and captures the viewer’s perception of the dangers of a totalitarian government. On the other hand, other scholars contend that the constant concentration of sexual affairs in the movies takes away from the content Orwell was more concerned with.
The Shining. Dir. Stanley Kubrick. Perf. Jack Nicholson, Shelly Duvall, Scatman Crothers. Warner Bros. Pictures, 1980. Film.
This analysis observes the opening scene of the Coen brother’s film No Country for Old Men (2007), a neo-noir crime thriller set in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The film does conform to classic Hollywood style in that the story is character-centered and plot and narrative change to serve character exposition. As well as the character’s actions changing plot and narrative and that style is subservient to the story as the ultimate goal is to develop a fictional world that is perceived as real, as Bordwell put it the classic Hollywood style should be “seamless” and “style-less” (Bordwell, 1988). But does have Post-classical influences such as lack of musical score and modern editing techniques and special effects.
Comparing the 1931 version of Dracula, starring Bela Lugosi, with Frances Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula 1993 version yields some similarities. Both films are of the same genre: Horror. Both films are set around the same time period. Also, both deal with a vampire coming to England and causing disruptions in people's lives. Beyond these few similarities are numerous contrasts.
Fatal Attraction. Dir. Adrian Lyne. Perf. Michael Douglas, Glenn Close, and Anne Archer. Paramount Pictures, 1987. At School.
Antirealism in film transcends and brainstorms the fantasies that never become reality. Even though antirealism is apprehensive with a smaller amount then actual stuff, our observation for an...
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A portion of the best movies ever in a wide assortment of literary genres have been adapted from short tales. In particular, when we look to the classical horror movies adapted from books; it seems that there is a remarkable number of fictitious films that were based on short stories.