Critiquing Films Provide a Deeper Meaning

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Introduction

The Dream Girls film is a wonderful musical drama, yet merely watching the movie does not deliver the impact that ‘seeing’ the movie can. Evaluating elements of their construction and bringing together an effective message. While watching a movie is good, being able to critique film assists you to not just watch but to ‘see’ the movie; because it makes messages clearer, it inhibits social interaction, and it brings deeper understanding of a movie. In this critical analysis I will show the reasons that the elements of film making are critical in receiving the story or message being conveyed.

Storytelling

Dreamgirls a musical drama which unfolds in the Irony of three young African American women’s dreams of having singing careers desired, and then reached, attained, although at the loss of true friend, yet still not recognized by others just as important; the story signifies true elation throughout the movie. This screenplay portrays a youthful female trio (The Dreamettes) singing out of Chicago, in the early 6o’s who get their first big break at an amateur contest and commence singing backup lyrics for James "Thunder" Early. As the movie portrays a very high point and slowly they find that things begin to whirl out of control as their agent, Curtis Taylor, Jr., makes Deena the star, and not Effie, who in the beginning was the star; although by the end of the movie will become known as "The Dreams." There is an air of suaveness with Deena (Beyonce Knowles) along with sophistication. Although Effie is his (Curtis) lover; he replaces her, not only as his lover but also as lead singer, with her gracefulness, porcelain doll looks, backup singer Deena Jones (Beyoncé Knowles). This interruption of change is as much o...

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...nveyed. Condon has dramatically portrayed Dream girls, as a solitary, smooth wave of storytelling power. The elements of all production roles, actors, cinematography, sound and style give a connection in this era of time to society. This musical drama displays the sound of radical new buoyancy — of a need to deliver talent and the desire to share the joy.

References

Dreamgirls (2006) Goofs Retrieved from: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443489/goofs

Dreamgirls (2006) Movie-- Starring Jamie Foxx and Beyonce Knowles Official Site

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Gleiberman, O. (2006, December 31). Dreamgirls. Entertainment Weekly,

Retrieved from http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1569392,00.html

Goodykoontz, B., & Jacobs, C. P. (2011). Film: From Watching to Seeing. San Diego, CA:

Bridgepoint Education, Inc. https://content.ashford.edu

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