The Western Main characters of a typical western film Typically, the three main characters in a western are; · A cowboy- Who is normally a local in the village/settlement in which is set and is familiar to the rest of the people there. Throughout the film the cowboy is usually portrayed as a hero (in many cases in classic westerns he is portrayed as the all American hero who is seen to be fighting off Native Americans). In both classic westerns and neo-westerns like No Country For Old Men the cowboy usually has a goal or journey that he has to complete/achieve. Props normally associated with a cowboy include: 1. Cowboy hat 2. Boots 3. Saddle 4. Rope · A sheriff- Sheriffs in western normally don’t have the best of luck. The whole village is dependent on their skills and ability and so therefore the...
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Notes: Comparing Casablanca & Do The Right Thing Similarities · Even though the storylines of these two films are quite different, the message that the director is trying to convey to the audience could be seen as similar. · The main message that is presented through these films is that even if you are a neutral party in a dispute you will have to eventually choose a side and make a decision based on the side that you chose · One of the main themes that are explored in both films that of friendship. In Casablanca the theme of friendship is explored specifically through the characters of Rick and Victor Laszlo and in Do The Right Thing it is explored through the Mookie and quite a few of his friends such as Buggin Out and Radio Raheem · With both films have noticed the respe...
No Country For Old Men: Character Profiles Llewellyn Moss Llewellyn Moss is the main character (protagonist) in No Country For Old Men. Throughout this film we see that Llewellyn is a quite average man, with clear hopes and aims for the future. From the clothes that he wears and the things people say about him as an audience we immediately gain the opinion that he is local to the area that it is set, and so therefore may be quite familiar to the other characters. During the film we see that Llewellyn's main aims are to keep the money, keep his wife happy, and ultimately safe and to keep himself safe; the latter of which he never achieves. Even though Llewellyn is not portrayed as the typical hero because of his somewhat questionable morality, he is the closest thing that the audience gets. The fact that his death is of scene so of creates an idea that we are not always given what he are oad in life ( the audience not getting to see his death is a symbol of this)....
Spike Lee films comparison Most of Spike Lee’s films are used as a way of either looking at social issues, or the position of different people in society; even though in some of his films it is not made as clear. Do the right thing is a film that is explicitly used as a way of exploring the racial tension in American society during the 1980s, whereas Crooklyn focuses more on the family unit. Both of these films are different to 25 th Hour, since it is not exactly clear straight away which social issue that Lee is trying to explore in it. A lot of Spike Lee’s earlier films follow the story of a young African American having to work his or her way through a struggle in a sense. After a while critics started to draw attention to the fact that most of his films were quite similar, in either the social issue they are exploring or the cinematography used. So, during the late 90s and early 2000s Lee began to work on films that were different to the films that he was used to producing and ...
Casablanca In the first few scenes of Casablanca we are introduced to all of the characters which hold relevance in the plot; all except one- Rick. Throughout the opening scenes we are partially introduced to Rick through the description of other characters, however we do not see him until scene three. In this scene cinematography, costume choice and editing are used not only as a way of introducing Rick, but also as a way of conveying the type of character he is and the decisions that he is going to make. The scene is opened with an establishing shot of Rick’s café. This is done as a way of introducing the audience to Rick before we even see him since characters in films are often characterised by the job that they do. From this shot, we are not only able to see what Rick’s job is, but also a peak into the type of establishment he is running. This shot is quite brightly lit, however there seems to be a dark shadow hanging over Rick’s café. This could be suggestive of both the fac...
Analysis of ‘House party’ The film House party follows the story of a teenage girl and a boy that seems to be her boyfriend on the way to, during and after a house party. Through this film the themes of relationships, loneliness and fear. The first shot that is used in this film is an over the shoulder shot of the main character in a car speaking to somebody. For the first 30 seconds, the focus is on her, and we don’t even see the person that she is talking to. At the 47 th second invisible editing is used- this automatically creates a sense of separation between Lacey (the main character) and the guy that is presumably her boyfriend. In addition to this when the two of them step out of the car the first thing that we as an audience notice is the fact that it was cold. Once they get out of the car the camera zooms in on Lacey. This done so that we are able to see the mist coming out of her mouth. Here the producer (Conor Evert) uses setting as a way of foreshadowing that Lacey is ...
Comparison of ‘Soft’ and ‘Wasp’ Both of the writers/ directors of these short films use their work as a way to present the theme of family, love, and how the class system may have an impact on the decision making skills of people, when faced with a dilemma. The film ‘Soft’, written and directed by Simon Ellis tells the story of a father and son who are being harassed by a group of local teenagers and how the dad is more scared of telling his son the truth about his fear than the actual teenagers themselves . Eventually the son gets tired of him and his dad being abused that he runs out of his house with a cricket bat and starts beating the ringleader of the group with it. The film mainly focuses on how generational differences can have an effect on the relationship between a parent and a child. This film also focuses on the issue of social class, gender and the battle with one’s inner self. The film can be compared to ‘Wasp’, another short film, which was produce in 2003, w...
Analysis and comparison of ‘Ralph’ and ‘Get off my land’ The short film Ralph, which was produced in 2008 tells the story of 16-year-old boy who travels to Marseilles to see his best friend Clare to declare his love for her. Through this short movie, Alex Winkler explores the themes of love, isolation, rejection, power and redemption. This movie can be compared and contrasted with the short film ‘get off my land’, a story about a couple that are shot for supposedly trespassing on a man’s land, due to the similarities in the way they were film and the differences in the production and the themes that run through both of them. The initial shot of both movies help to put the surroundings of the character into context and are both used as a way of foreshadowing the themes are going to occur in the movie. The first shot that we see in the film Ralph is a young boy stepping of a train my himself. The first shot is in this film is a wide shot, which show that as the boy is getting o...
Get Out Film Review Get Out is an American horror movie which was written, directed and co-produced by John Peele. This movie tells the story of how an African-American male is taken to the house of his white girlfriend’s parents and the problems that occur while he is there. As well as being very engaging with a lot of action and excitement, John Peele aims to create a movie that addresses deep rotted social issues that affect American society; the main idea that John Peele is trying convey in this movie is the idea that even though slavery was abolished in 1864 in the USA, many black people in America are still trapped in a system where they cannot get out. In the first scene (to be more specific the very first shot) we see can see a long dark road, but we are unable to see down the end of it. This straight away creates a sense of foreboding and suggests that even if the protagonist in the play overcomes his or her obstacles there is still a long way to go, for not only for him...