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The Aviator (2004)  170 min  Biography, Drama

Director: Martin Scorsese

Writer: John Logan

Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Adam Scott, Jude Law, Kate Beckinsale

This film is a biopic depicting the early years of legendary director Howard Hughes and aviator, looking at his career from the 1920’s to the mid 1940’s.

Cate Blanchett, plays Katharine Hepburn and to me in this film is the personality role that keeps everyone in there place. She is a well rounded actor and her looks give her more distinctive roles than her acting (in my opinion).

Jude Law, plays Errol Flynn  and his character is just that ” a character”. He has a list of films but not really a favorite actor of mine.

Leonardo DiCaprio, plays Howard Hughes and of course he is a wild card and also a big impersonator! This actor hands down can read any line and you would think it’s from his life story. Leonardo brings feelings, emotion, swag, realism and proper etiquette in his acting debuts.

Since this film is based on a real life character it gives you the sense of knowing the struggle and patience he had to achieve the things he did. Even though we saw he was a “billion dollar wreck” as they called him back then, Leonardo made you seem as if it was all happening today.

Leonardo DiCaprio will always play these types of roles because they have become a part of something he has mastered and when a director or producer sees a vision of a certain kinda actor they know who to go and get. Just so you understand his type of roles here’s a reminder of some of his movies that are perfection Blood Diamond, The Great Gatsby, The Departed, Django Unchained, Wolf of Wall Street, Shutter Island, and Inception. He can develop around the theme and memorize line without a hitch, no doubt he will be remembered as a great actor of his time.

Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory (1971)  100min  Musical/Fantasy

Director: Mel Stuart

Writer: Ronald Dahl

Cast: Gene Wilder, Peter Ostrum, Jack Albertson

This film is considered a classic! It uses diegetic sound which is represented as coming from within the world of the film. to describe each category that is used to interpret a film, the basic three are dialogue- which the characters are talking to one another in the film, sound effects-music and noises within the film to show climax in a scene or to play on action that is happening in a scene ( shooting, fighting, props, gadgets etc…) and music-to show feeling and emotions in a scene or upcoming events (opening music and closing credits).

The different categories in this film are used to introduce the owner of the chocolate factory at the grand tour entrance with music, sound effects are used in every room and throughout the film, the film shows dialogue by characters asking questions and interactions in the film, and music is sung throughout the whole film. The impact this musical had was fun and adventurous not only to the viewers but the people in it as well. In different scenes where a certain mood was set can be reall distinguished in the tunnel scene on the boat in the chocaloate river where it seems to darken the mood and scare a few guest with his gestures and lighting played a big role in that part too. In every scene the mood was based on the surroundings in the room that was being shown and how each guest reacted to his gadgets and weird ways. Well it is clear that this was a musical when you first watched the film due to colorful scenery and music that delighted your mood to continue watching the movie. The effects this film had in being realistic were not that bad but, the over size candy, oompa loompa’s, and the design of the factory was expected to keep the fantasy in line with the story.

If this film were to have removed the music it would have been a basic film with no adventure, which is still about how a boy in poverty had a chance to win a chocolate factory from a old grumpy man. No sound effects would have made the tour boring and not amusing at all. In the end Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory gives you the expectations of a fun family fantasy musical.

It’s Scrumdiddlyumptious!

References:

Goodykoontz, B., & Jacobs, C. P. (2014). Film: From Watching to Seeing (2nd ed.) San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education, Inc,

http://www.imdb.com

http://www.yuotube.com

Sorry, Wrong Number (1948) 89 min. Drama, Film Noir, Thriller, Suspense

Director: Anatole Litvak

Writer: Lucille Fletcher

Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Burt Lancaster, Ann Richards

I chose this film because it is black and white and the lighting in films of this genre are key to the focus of the plot and main characters of the film. The lighting used in this film was low-key lighting which made it dim and dramatic to focus on suspense and the actions of the character. This film is set in a bederoom to a invalid woman who is a hypochondriac and is paranoid, so the intense reactions from the character make the lighting graze off her expressions. The low-key lighting contributed to the age of the film along with setting the stage for one room scenes. If any other lighting was used the intensity of the film would not have been staged in a manner of drama or suspense.

The slow build of terror and it’s reliance of framing shots in tightly closed spaces makes, Sorry, Wrong Number one of the most effective and memorable suspense films of all time “(Turner Classic Movies)”.

References:

http://www.imdb.com

http://www.tcm.com

http://www.youtube.com

Goodykoontz, B., & Jacobs, C. P. (2014). Film: From watching to seeing (2nd ed.) San Diego, CA; Bridgepoint Education, Inc.

Demolition Man (1993)   115 min    Sci-Fi, Action, Crime

Director: Marco Brambilla

Writers: Peter M. Lenkov & Robert Reneau

Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Sandra Bullock, Wesley Snipes, Benjamin Bratt

Storyline: This movie begins in 1996 as a ruthless cop John Spartan chases a notorious villain Simon Phoenix and they both end up facing a long prison sentence. The both of them were cryogenically froze under a new law. when It was time for Simon Phoenix to go up for parole in 2032 the new generation of cops seem to be on edge since they don’t use force or violence in the 20th century so it was suggested to release the cop who put him away John Spartan. It was already too late, Phoenix has started with his old ways of violence and now both men are adjusting to the new world while destroying everything they touch at the same time on a mission for revenge.

My film is in chronological order because it starts in another time and evolves to another which takes place throughout the whole movie.

the aesthetic had a effect on the audience because people were inquiring whether our future would resemble that in the movie. I sure had people thinking it was a good idea to have a non violent world and make fast food illegal. Being a movie made in 1993 it showed great imagination which was believable!

The elements in both main characters showed a great interpretation of evil vs bad cop…ha,ha. Though they had characters that showed a quirky and curious side, it was funny and action packed. The storytelling was on track with bits and pieces of the history of the main characters and with information about them.

If this movie had followed another path I don’t think it would have had a remembering effect on people like me. It is one that you can say a punch line from and people will get it!