Critical analysis of Bob Dylan's 1975 song, "The Hurricane".
Critical Analysis Paul C. Davis Mary K. Grabowski June 25, 2003 The 1960's was a decade of social and political upheaval. Most notably, the Civil Rights Movement, or rather the black man and woman's struggle for equality, defines this period of time in the United States. The energy of the civil rights gains led by Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. carried over into the 1960s. However, for most blacks, the tangible results were minimal. New groups and goals were formed, new tactics devised, to push forward for full equality. Yet this impetus, more often than not, was met with white resistance. A quintessential illustration of this white resistance is the story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, whose misfortunes dramatically spilled over into the television and music worlds. Bob Dylan's 1975 song, "The Hurricane" vividly describes not only the struggle of Rubin Carter against white resistance but simultaneously depicts how the new groups, new goals and new tactics that were devised in the 1960's to push forward for full equality produced minimal results. There are many elements of interest in Bob Dylan's vision in "The Hurricane". Several of these elements are his awareness of both the miseries and virtues of the down-trodden, his sense of the viciousness of the present United States society, and his hatred of war" (Davey). These ideas are present in the Hurricane while Dylan
Top 5 Ways To Settle Down - With reference to 'High Fidelity'
Top 5 Ways To Settle Down In a world where music plays serious enough of a role to people that they act out what they hear, no lyrics can be taken lightly. It can be so easy to relate to someone else's stories that it is even possible to be drawn into the same emotions expressed by the musician. If "High Fidelity" were a pop song, it would be sappy in connection to love, depressing in connection to heartbreak and it would be uplifting in connection to settling down. "High Fidelity" represents mans struggle to grow up, settle down, and at the same time, not feel like he or she is simply "settling" for what he or she can get. The use of pasting the chronology of Rob Gordon's life played by John Cusack in random order throughout the film helps give perspective on his struggles with relationships and figuring out exactly what he wants in his life. Spike Jonze incorporates several clever metaphors for Rob Gordon's constant debacle of relationships and ability to settle down through a comedic approach to the somewhat depressing storyline. By utilizing metaphoric symbols, fluctuating the storyline and making the supporting cast subplots thematically related to Rob's life, Spike Jonze conveys a well-produced theme of love, heartbreak and settling down in relation to the effect of music in "High Fidelity". The storyline of a movie is what makes piecing the puzzle of a plot
Law and order (1968).
LAW AND ORDER (1968) "What problems for a definition of 'documentary' does the following extract from Law and Order provoke?" Law and Order (1968) is a Frederick Wiseman's motion picture documentary investigating the 'factual' world of the legal system. In this film he examines the dominant body of law and the multiple issues of authority and the audience is invited to reach its own conclusions through the power of his camera as a recording eye. Law and Order has been described as cinema verite' kind of documentary, an observation recording the spontaneous and unscripted 'real' life indissoluble bonded with the law. Regarding this film's extract offered for analysis with reference to the problems it provokes for the definition of 'documentary', it would be preferably suggested to state our thesis after putting forward few definitions for 'documentary' and 'cinema verite' as they have already been given by theorists. When it comes to give a straight forward definition for the term 'documentary' it has been said that it can loosely been applied, as there is a intricacy in drawing disciplinary lines. Nevertheless, there are few requirements that 'documentary' has to fulfill and primarily is to tell a story in a non-dramatic style that would signify a fiction story. It has also been stated by various critics that the events, which should be promoted and presented, must
How do the film makers of Chicken Run use presentational devices to reveal the good and evil in the characters Ginger and Mrs Tweedie?
How do the film makers of Chicken Run use presentational devices to reveal the good and evil in the characters Ginger and Mrs Tweedie? Presentational devices are used to make the audience see certain aspects of a character, and action during the film. In this essay I will analyse how Nick Park and Peter Lord-the film makers- use devices such as camera angle, costume, and lighting amongst other devices to show the good in Ginger and the evil in Mrs Tweedie and how it gives more significance to the audience. 'Good' is defined as having desirable or suitable qualities whereas 'evil' is defined as wicked and slanderous. This film is based on the the Great Escape, Chicken Run is a parody of the escape genre and through the film language we see how this genre is being used in the film and changed to fit the characters and story line. In one of the earliest scenes, Ginger is looking up to Mrs Tweedie in the door frame. Not only is lighting used behind Mrs Tweedie to show how threatening she is, but a low angle camera shot is used. By the camera doing this, it gives the audience the feeling that Mrs Tweedie is very powerful. Once again a low angle shot is used when Mrs Tweedie is counting the chickens; this not only represents power, but also presents a height contrast illustrating the chickens to be vulnerable whereas Mrs Tweedie seems controlling and mighty. Mid-angle shots are
How do Darryl F. Zanuck and Stephen Spielberg engage the audience in their depiction of the D-Day landings in 'The Longest Day' and 'Saving Private Ryan?'
Media Studies How do Darryl F. Zanuck and Stephen Spielberg engage the audience in their depiction of the D-Day landings in 'The Longest Day' and 'Saving Private Ryan?' The films 'The Longest Day' and 'Saving Private Ryan' are about the events of D-Day which took place on the 6th of June, 1944. 'The Longest Day' was filmed in 1962. The director of this film is Darryl F. Zanuck whose intention was to show the events of D-Day to the post war generation. 'Saving Private Ryan' was filmed in 1998. The director of this film was Steven Spielberg and his purpose was to resensitize audiences to scenes of a violent nature. With more modern technology available Spielberg has captured the attention of the audience more so than the film made by Darryl F Zanuck. 'The Longest Day' was in black and white. This is a disadvantage due to the lack of detail captured which doesn't appeal to the audience as much as a colour film. To start off with a title appears on the screen to tell the audience the setting, which was Ohama Beach. Immediately after, ships in the sea are travelling towards the shore of Ohama Beach. This creates the effect that there is a battle about to occur and the soldiers in the ship are preparing for battle. Some real footage is used from the real war; this creates a more realistic effect. I think this adds depth and character to the film because the troops who fought
The French New Wave
The French New Wave BACKGROUND La Nouvelle Vague began with a group of 5 filmmakers who had a strong influence of film theory and criticism whilst writing for the magazine Cahiers du Cinéma. These 5 filmmakers and critics Truffaut, Godard, Chabrol, Rivette and Rohmer, changed the notion on how film could be made which came from a desire to forge a new cinema, and thus the Nouvelle Vague was born. A group of directors who collaborated and assisted one another and developed a unique sense of form and style and narrative that makes their work instantly recognisable. PHILOSOPHY Existentialism was a major influence, which evolved in France and was particularly associated with Jean Paul Sartre. It expressed the individual, stressed the experience of free choice and the absence of rational understanding. Perhaps this was the cause of so many women taking different roles to those that were pre-assigned by society. Characters were young anti heroes; loners with no family ties and they behaved spontaneously and immorally. There was much cynicism regarding politics. In A Bout de Souffle, the protagonist kills and shows no remorse and in Cléo de 5 à 7, the woman stops playing the roles expected of her as the woman with cancer, and instead lives dangerously. CAMERA WORK The films made by les auteurs used lightweight, hand held cameras for easy shots along the streets of Paris,
What is meant
What is meant by terms such as 'generic instability' or 'generic constellations'? Discuss a film from the module which crosses the definition borders suggested by these terms. Classifying films according to genre was one of the earliest methods of organising the production and marketing of films by Hollywood. It allows for standardisation and product differentiation in a market flooded by competitors. However genre is more than an industry device. It is a fluid and changing state of film conventions. It is virtually impossible to find a film that belongs to a single genre as most incorporate many different styles. 'Silence of the Lambs' (1991), for example, may appear to be the classic example of a horror movie yet it includes the sub genres of psychological drama, crime and thriller. In this way it is seen to be 'generically instable' or forming a 'generic constellation'. Genres, although possessing distinctive patterns can alter depending on their use and relationship to other genres (Corrigan and white, 2004, 290). 'Silence of the Lambs', produced by Jonathan Demme, demonstrates how filmmakers can use generic constellations and instability to distance a credible film from the seemingly un-credible genre of horror. The use of genres in films, like stars, emerged from the Hollywood studio need to identify audience anticipations and vice versa (Cook, 2003, 290). Genres have
comparing and contrasting two different films to show the representation of multicultual britain
Media essay In this essay I will be studying the two highly successful films, 'East is East' and 'Bend It Like Beckham'. I will compare and contrast the films to show the representation on multicultural Britain. The word "representation" within the film industry is used to describe what the film maker is trying to make the audience feel, think and see. In other words what the director wanted to achieve from the outset. The two films I will be analysing both concentrate on the problems and situations which arise when two cultures, Asian and British are thrown together. The messages and values throughout the films reach quite a deep level, and are constructed to show both positive and negative sides of multicultural Britain today, using many different emotions, predominantly humour. Britain today is a richly diverse society and culture. Its residents reflect a wide range of national, cultural, racial and religious backgrounds and mixtures. To me, multicultural Britain means that people can experience many different cultures, try new things and learn from them. I mean to show how multicultural Britain is portrayed in the two films, by giving specific examples of scenes, and the message the filmmaker is trying to achieve by them. I also intend to show how different cultures can influence each other and mix together, whether negatively or positively. 'Bend It Like Beckham'
Lighting Units.
Lighting Units Introduction On feature films, lighting is exceptionally important. It is usually the Director of Photography's responsibility to make sure that the lighting design is perfect, not only the camera positions and how the scene will be shot. The lighting affects the dramatic intensity of the scene, and has a very powerful effect. In this essay I will be discussing the different types of lighting units, focusing mainly on interior lighting units. I will mention different types of bulbs, as well as explain briefly what Colour Temperature is. I will also show what the different kinds of lights are used for. Lighting Units Lighting units are what we refer to as bulbs, lambs or globes. They are identified by type and power consumption, for example a 5K spot is a 5000-watt (5-kilowatt) spotlight. The lights are usually balanced for Tungsten (3200°K). The brightness of a bulb is indicated by its wattage. The term "falloff" refers to the rate of change from light to shadow. The rule for typical open bulbs is that the falloff in intensity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance, thus, moving an object twice as far from a lamp results in it being lit by 1/4 the amount of light. This means that falloff will be exceptionally sharp the nearer you are to the light source, therefore soft light sources will have a sharper falloff than focused, hard
Discuss how the representation of women In Disney films has changed overtime With referace to 'Snow White' and 'Mulan'.
Discuss how the representation of women In Disney films has changed overtime With referace to 'Snow White' and 'Mulan' Introduction Representation is the term given to describe the final image, which has been recorded and then processed to depict a real or fictional subject in a media form. Women have changed over the years to catch up with modern audiences by changing their appearance the way they dress the way they behave their personality how they act in the actual film for example in Snow White she is always shown doing the house work cooking cleaning that's about it really. In Mulan although her parents want her to get married and settle down she doesn't want to she is kind of girl who is up for an adventure this would never be allowed in Snow Whites time. The word stereotype is meant by characters that are fixed and customary ideas that we grow to accept as being normal. Snow White (1937) The two scenes that we discussed in Snow White were the' Good verse evil' and the ending where the 'prince saves her', but first I am going to briefly explain on want Snow White is about. Disney's first full-length animated masterpiece features all the elements of a classic fairy tale a beautiful young, pretty, virginal heroine, an evil queen, Prince Charming and a septet of whistling dwarfs. In hiding from her jealous and wicked stepmother who wants to kill her because she
