Lawless records the true life event of the Bondurant Brothers who made a living doing illegal business during the prohibition in Virginia. John Hillcoat creates this real life story with a nonfiction plot and narrative focus. He used the gangster genre to create loud, violent moments which serve to reveal one of the most significant themes of the film, courage. Hillcoat also uses the western genre to capture the time period of the story. The dirt, the colorful and messy artistic sense helps to indicate the progression of the Bondurant Brothers’ storyline. Thus, giving an honest look at the brothers and their lifes, during the prohibition. Hillcoat wants to captivate the conspiracy of the historical context as well as the drama of each character. …show more content…
The camera pans from left to right with a medium shot of Jack pacing in the natural light has he waited on Rakes to reveal himself. Rakes emerge from the bridge in a low key and a high contrast lighting quality to show he’s more of a villain. His corruption his more at the surface as he walks out into the light. One can hear the loud non- diegetic sound of a guitar playing which creates an impact on the violence that is taking place. The music got louder as the decoupage promotes pace of the surrounding then suddenly cuts to Jack getting shot. The music pause so that the audience are able to connect to what had taken place as Jack lay in pain in an eye level …show more content…
While, the non-diegetic sound matches the tension of the scene. The tension explodes when Rake got shot in his leg by the Sheriff. The music pause to show the reality of the situation. The sequence of shots of the bullet falling on the ground, the men moving forward with their guns, Forrest reloading his gun, Rakes limping towards the bridge all states that something unexpected is about to happen. These shots lead up to the theme courage. The music resumes with a low sound of the guitar waiting to see what is about to unfold. In a long shot, Rakes stands on the bridge and fired his gun matching it to a close up of man beginning shot in the head. It cuts to a long shot of Forrest being shot. Hillcoat gives a bird’s eye view shot of Howard holding Forrest to signify brotherhood. The camera cut to show a dynamic composition of Jack staggering forward as he sees Forrest motionless on the ground. In a close up, he reaches Forrest’s gun. The next shot, the camera moves backwards to show a close up of Jack’s face as he limbs after Rakes. This close up reveals his anger and the courage that his building up. It then cuts to reveal Howard’s anger in a medium
Anyone can teach others from leading by example. Showing others what you can accomplish establishes confidence in others to try out their own dreams, wishes, and goals. A great example of leading by example is Gus, Clark, and Richie in the movie The Benchwarmers. These men meet Nelson, a stereotypical nerd that is bullied by baseball jocks every day just because he wants to play with them. This little boy inspires the men to show others that everyone should have the same opportunity to play baseball, no matter the skill level.
On October 14th, 2016 in class we watched “Two Spirits” by Lydia Nibley. Basically the film explored the cultural context behind a tragic and senseless murder of the main character. Fred was part of an honored “Navajo” youth who was killed at the age of sixteen by a man who bragged to his friends that he was nothing but a “fag”. While walking home from a carnival he was chased by one of his friends. Once his friend caught up to Fred, he pulled him down from a mountain and smashed his head with a heavy rock. Fred laid there for five days straight where two young boys found his body lying there. He was labeled as a “two-spirit” who was possessed of balancing masculine and feminine traits. In the film, there are two parts that are put together effortlessly like the people it discusses. Most of the documentary focuses on Fred’s murder, but the real issues in the film were those of the lesbian, gay, and transgender community and how its members were viewed in a
As, the scene fades back from black, non-diegetic sound takes place as the background sound source. Sound that hasn't been implied to be present in the action: added for the dramatic effect. The suspense in the scene is constructed from this sound. Furthermore, props throughout this movie are essential, the audience are
In the documentary “Fed Up,” sugar is responsible for Americas rising obesity rate, which is happening even with the great stress that is set on exercise and portion control for those who are overweight. Fed Up is a film directed by Stephanie Soechtig, with Executive Producers Katie Couric and Laurie David. The filmmaker’s intent is mainly to inform people of the dangers of too much sugar, but it also talks about the fat’s in our diets and the food corporation shadiness. The filmmaker wants to educate the country on the effects of a poor diet and to open eyes to the obesity catastrophe in the United States. The main debate used is that sugar is the direct matter of obesity. Overall, I don’t believe the filmmaker’s debate was successful.
This scene is attempting to insinuate to the audience his failure of being a detective. This presents discontinuity due to the fact that the the film is changing space rapidly with no indication of time. This has graphic discontinuity edit because the scene is trying to create dissimilar environments but present the same visual principle. Rhythmic relation in this also contributes to the discontinuity by montage. As each scene is changing within the scene, the musical background has sudden interruption to follow with the intensity. Therefore, as there is no logic connecting the shots, this is to underline and present bewilderment to the audience due to the rapid change in
The sound used in this scene are all diegetic, the sounds of gunfire and explosions show that the characters in this scene are in very real danger of being shot or blown up, this helps the viewer grow a more personal connection with the characters since the scene is towards the end of the film, the viewer has developed a personal connection with the characters and do not want them to die. The diegetic sounds of military personnel can be heard, this is used to show the urgency that the military personnel have to get The Sapphires and Dave out of the dangerous situation.
It begins and ends with Sheriff Bell narrating in voice over while the long shots of landscape shift. In the beginning of the film it is the start of the day as the sun is rising, images of early morning in west Texas and parched ground. In the last voice over, as Sheriff Bell’s journey has come to an end, he recounts a dream about his father. He is sharing this dream with his wife over morning coffee, but the images of evening and late night and snow on the ground is in complete contrast to the opening wide landscape shots.
In the movie Brothers, I saw relational turbulence between the wife and husband. Relational turbulence is when people react to an interpersonal situation that ordinarily would not be significant; due to difficult times in the relationship, changes in behavior are more noticeable (Katz, 2015). One of the main components in relational uncertainty. One of the scenes where this is seen was during dinner, the husband got up and left the dinner table when the kids mentioned the uncle. When the wife went to check on him, she wanted to know about what happened to him while he was away, but the only thing he could focus on was if she slept with his brother. Even though he had asked his brother if he slept with the wife and he answered, the husband was
In 2008 the worst financial crisis since the great depression hit and left many people wondering who should be responsible. Many Americans supported the prosecution of Wall Street. To this day there have still not been any arrests of any executive on Wall Street for the financial collapse. Many analysts point out that greed of executives was one of the many factors in the crisis. I will talk about subprime loans, ill-intent, punishments, and white collar crime.
The film starts out with orchestral music, and shows James Dean's character, Jim, drunk on the ground of a sidewalk. The sound of a police siren is heard and used as a transition into the next scene that takes place, understandably, in a police station. While in the police station, Jim is yelling along with the sound of the siren, and humming loudly to give the impression that he is drunk. At one point in the scene he is brought into another room with an officer, and begins to punch a desk. The sound effects are loud, and the he pauses, and music begins again when he begins to hurt. Again, a siren is played at the transition to the next scene. However, for the most part, score music is played during all transitions.
The music then starts to build up, by getting louder and faster. This starts to get the audience thinking, and wondering what will happen next. It builds up a lot of tension and suspense, and you seem, to know that danger is getting closer.
This time, however, orchestral instruments accompany the vocals that have been present throughout the film. The addition of instruments is representative of Hank’s return to the “real world”. The other people look on in a mixture of shock and disgust, much like the audience had when the film began. As Manny’s body disappears into the distance, the camera cuts to one of the women who utters “What the fuck?” right before the screen fades to black and the credits
Band of Brothers is a ten part, eleven hour mini series directed by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg. The series aired on HBO in 2001 and is based on the book by Stephen Ambrose by the same title.
...tness someone with true values of honesty, friendship and family. Forrest is a man with a huge heart and a low IQ, however, he never lets that get in his way. He lets his heart out power his brain and becomes a very successful man. Forrest is a very positive and optimistic person. He always sees the best in people and never stops trying in any situation he is given. At the beginning of the movie, a feather floats down and lands near his feet while waiting on a bench, at the end of the movie, the feather reappears and lands beside him. Forrest then looks up, speaking to the lady beside him on the park bench and asks, “ Do we each have a destiny- or do we just float around accidental, like on a breeze?” While the viewers are deciphering the answer to this particular question, the feather reappears and floats right up through he country side and to the ending credits.
Kidnapping not only happens in the United States, it happens worldwide. There are some children who are found and there are some who has been missing for years to come. The call was a great way to let young adults know the severity of being kidnapped and it lets dispatchers know how severe a person being kidnapped really is. The call was a movie made in the year of 2013 starring Halle Berry and Morris Chestnut. Halle Berry and Morris chestnut work together to make this film become a great life lesson and also create suspense. During the last 32 years, NCMEC’s national toll-free hotline, 1-800-THE-LOST® (1-800-843-5678), has received more than 4.3 million calls. NCMEC has circulated billions of photos of missing children, assisted