Yasujiro Ozu

Yasujiro Ozu can be referred to as the “most Japanese of all directors”. His films embodied the Japanese spirit. He brings traditional and modern together in his films. He uses the transcendental style to make his films not only fit the Japanese traditional culture but also to better express the breaking from tradition that the …

Women Heroes

When you think of a hero you think of a police officer, firefighter, paramedic, soldier, etc. But picture them in your head and they are probably all men. Women do these roles too, but they are rarely shown in the media. I am trying to subvert people’s idea of what a police officer, firefighter, paramedic, …

Watching Garth Brooks

Looking through old tapes I found a bunch of Garth Brooks concerts and interviews that my mom had recorded. My mom is a fan of Garth Brooks. So I made this film in dedication to my mother.

Shot-by-Shot Analysis

For my Intro to Film Analysis class I had to analyze a scene from the film The Man From U.N.C.L.E. shot-by-shot. We all had to analyze the same scene. Below is my shot-by-shot analysis of the scene. The Scene Shot-by-Shot Breakdown The Analysis Solo and Kuryakin have a like-hate relationship which is evident in the …

Rebecca & Marnie & Feminism

Women’s Films The two films Rebecca (Hitchcock, 1940) and Marnie (Hitchcock, 1964) are women’s films, as they both “highlight a woman’s difficulty (with Marnie, her failure) in negotiating the oedipal trajectory and her problematic attachment to another woman, here [in Marnie] the mother”  (Jacobowitz, pg 16). Mrs. de Winter has no mother figure, so she …

The Male Gaze in Vertigo

First Look The first appearance of Madeline in Vertigo is at Ernie’s in a busy room. As she becomes visible the camera stops panning and starts dollying in towards her. At the same time, the sounds of the room quiet down and the music swells into Madeline’s song. She is on display. The low-back dress reveals the perfect skin …

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Ideology Theories

There are many film theories out there. There are also many ideas about the same theory. Film theorists have many ideas of what ideology in a film is. Jame McLaughlin bases his ideas of ideology on Freud’s theories and mythology (McLaughlin). Robin Wood uses theories of ideology, genre and auteur to explore film theory (Wood). …

Hitchcock as an Auteur

Is Alfred Hitchcock an auteur? What does auteur mean? “…As far as I know, there is no definition of the auteur theory in the English language, that is, by any American or British critic.” (Sarris)  According to Dictionary.com, auteur means “a filmmaker whose personal influence and artistic control over a movie are so great that …

“Mortal Engines”, a Steampunk Remake of “Star Wars”

Mortal Engines (2018), directed by newcomer Christian Rivers, is based on a young adult novel of the same name by British author Philip Reeve. It takes place in a post-apocalyptic world that was destroyed by a “60-minute war” some thousand years ago. Those that survived created steampunk like mobile cities that go around devouring towns …