-Films rated a PG-13 ' for thematic elements, some drug use, and language.'
-Director Wright thought the extras were the heart of the film
Friday, 26 November 2010
Friday, 19 November 2010
Let the right one in
'Let the right one in' is a swedish horror movie about a friendship between two twelve year old kids, Oskar is a normal twelve year old who is bullied and due to this his few friends. He then meets Eli who is also twelve but she's been that age for many years because she is a vampire.
Vladmir Propps theorys of the characters having roles are used in the movie, the main character Oskar is the 'hero' who is seeking revenge on the boys who are making his life a misery. Eli is the 'helper' she protects Oskar and gives him the confidence to stick up for himself against the bullies. The villians in the movie are Conny and his gang of friends who follow Oskar about calling him names and inflicting harm on him. There is a false hero in the film who is a class mate of Oskar, he tricks him into coming too the swimming pool as though he's helping him but when he comes Oskar finds himself with nowhere to run from the group of bullies he are intending on murdering him.
Todorovs theory that all stories begin with an equilibrium, this is then disrupted and then restored is relevant in the movie as Oskar starts off getting bullied and has a lack of self esteem before he meets Eli. She comes along and makes him stand up for giving him the confidence to face his fears, he starts going to after school weight lifting classes and one to one swimming lessions. After fighting back at Conny by whipping him round the face and causing him to go to hospital Todorovs theory that the equilibrium is restored as he is left for death unable to breath underwater until Eli saves him from the group.
Claude Levi Strauss theory that there are narrative structures that contain binary opposites is proves to be right as we see many opposites. Good vs Evil is the opposite that sticks out the most we see this in both Oskar and Eli, Oskar is kind to Eli he lends her his rubicks cube before he really knows her and as there friendship grows he becomes kind and caring but he also has a side to him that wants to hit back at the group he are picking on him and he carries a knife round with him at all times. Eli is a vampire who has been murdering people in the village to stay alive but you see a different side of her when she meets Oskar, she's protective and friendly. Eli makes Oskar stand up for himself against bullies and when he's in danger at the end of the movie shes there to save his life.
The director uses mise en scene very casually in the film due to the movie being set in the middle of winter in the 70s. Everything is dull from the houses to the school changing rooms that are a faided white colour, There's alot of snow on the streets and in the forest with most the scenes set at night. There is only a few streets used in the film with a cafe, school and hospital.
Overall i think the film is good it follows all the techniques described by Propp, Todorov and Levi-Strauss but with a twist. The film has the characters described by Levi Strauss but different to the usual theory this makes the film different to all the others and makes it one of a kind, i think this is what draws people to the film.
Vladmir Propps theorys of the characters having roles are used in the movie, the main character Oskar is the 'hero' who is seeking revenge on the boys who are making his life a misery. Eli is the 'helper' she protects Oskar and gives him the confidence to stick up for himself against the bullies. The villians in the movie are Conny and his gang of friends who follow Oskar about calling him names and inflicting harm on him. There is a false hero in the film who is a class mate of Oskar, he tricks him into coming too the swimming pool as though he's helping him but when he comes Oskar finds himself with nowhere to run from the group of bullies he are intending on murdering him.
Todorovs theory that all stories begin with an equilibrium, this is then disrupted and then restored is relevant in the movie as Oskar starts off getting bullied and has a lack of self esteem before he meets Eli. She comes along and makes him stand up for giving him the confidence to face his fears, he starts going to after school weight lifting classes and one to one swimming lessions. After fighting back at Conny by whipping him round the face and causing him to go to hospital Todorovs theory that the equilibrium is restored as he is left for death unable to breath underwater until Eli saves him from the group.
Claude Levi Strauss theory that there are narrative structures that contain binary opposites is proves to be right as we see many opposites. Good vs Evil is the opposite that sticks out the most we see this in both Oskar and Eli, Oskar is kind to Eli he lends her his rubicks cube before he really knows her and as there friendship grows he becomes kind and caring but he also has a side to him that wants to hit back at the group he are picking on him and he carries a knife round with him at all times. Eli is a vampire who has been murdering people in the village to stay alive but you see a different side of her when she meets Oskar, she's protective and friendly. Eli makes Oskar stand up for himself against bullies and when he's in danger at the end of the movie shes there to save his life.
The director uses mise en scene very casually in the film due to the movie being set in the middle of winter in the 70s. Everything is dull from the houses to the school changing rooms that are a faided white colour, There's alot of snow on the streets and in the forest with most the scenes set at night. There is only a few streets used in the film with a cafe, school and hospital.
Overall i think the film is good it follows all the techniques described by Propp, Todorov and Levi-Strauss but with a twist. The film has the characters described by Levi Strauss but different to the usual theory this makes the film different to all the others and makes it one of a kind, i think this is what draws people to the film.
Monday, 15 November 2010
The Soloist
Box OfficeBudget:$60,000,000 (estimated) Opening Weekend:$9,716,458 (USA) (26 April 2009) (2024 Screens)
Gross:$31,670,931 (USA) (5 July 2009)
Production CompaniesUniversal Pictures
Studio Canal
Participant Media
Krasnoff Foster Production
Working Title Films
Box Office
Budget:$60,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend:$9,716,458 (USA) (26 April 2009) (2024 Screens)
Gross:$31,670,931 (USA) (5 July 2009)
Friday, 12 November 2010
The Soloist (cast and crew)
DIRECTOR
Joe Wright:-
Joe Wright:-
Most commonly known for directing films such pride and prejudice, nature boy and atonement in 2006, Wright was named one of variety’s “10 directors to watch”.
Robert Downey Jr:-
In 1992 Robert Downey Jr played Charles Chaplin in Sir Richard Attenborough's film Chaplin. For his astonishing performance, he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. He then had spells in and out of prison due too his drug addiction. After getting over his drug problem he starred in iron man 1,Iron man 2 and Sherlock holmes Robert Downey Jr earned nineteen and half million dollars from those three films alone.
Jamie Foxx:-
Jamie foxx started his career as a stand up comedian , often doing imitations of former president Ronald Reagan. He then moved on to acting where he became only the second male in history to receive two acting Oscar nominations in the same year for two different movies. The first male to do so was Al Pacino. His main acting role were in the movies Ali, Ray and Miami vice.
Wednesday, 3 November 2010
Eva Mendes
Eva is in a very sexual pose. Legs open, sweaty/oiled hair and body and a very strong stance linking the advert with sex. she has a look of disbelief on one picture and an orgasm face on the other which shows this use of sex again.
Tuesday, 2 November 2010
The male gaze
chocolate box
invitational
super smiler
romantic or sexual
(Marjorie Ferguson)
seductive
carefree
practical
comic
catalogue
(Trevor Millum)
Marjorie Ferguson (1980)
Chocolate box:-
A half or full smile, with the lips together or slightly parted, teeth hardly visible at all and either full or three-quarter face to camera. The projected mood of this kind of expression is blandly pleasing, warm bath warmth, where uniformity of features in their smooth perfection is devoid of uniqueness or of individuality.
Invitational:-
An emphasis on the eyes, with the mouth shut or only a hint of a smile, and with the head either to one side or looking back to the camera. The project mood of this kind of expression is suggestive of mischief or mystery, the hint of contact potential rather than sexual promise, the cover equivalent of advertising's soft sell.
Super-smile:-
A full face, with a wide open toothy smile, the head being thrust forward or the chin being thrown back, hard often blown by the wind. The projected mood of this kind of expression is aggressive, 'look at me' demanding, the hard sell , 'big come on' approach.
Romantic/smile:-
A fourth and more general classification devised to include male and female 'two-somes', or the dreamy, heavy lidded, unsmiling big-heads, or the overtly sexual or sensual. The project mood of this kind of expression is "possibly available" and "definitely available".
Trevor Millum (1975)
Carefree:-
A carefree look, that can be linked to sports because it seems as if they are active and/or healthy.
Practical:-
A practical look will include a model who seems to be concentrating on something, so their eyes will be focused and their mouth will be closed but not tightly.
Seductive:-
A seductive look requires the model to have their eyes slightly closed, with small expressions (but large enough to still show), and should also look somewhat confident.
Comic:-
A comic look has the model being stupid/comical/funny, and it will often be exaggerated in order to make the audience's view of it as comical as possible.
invitational
super smiler
romantic or sexual
(Marjorie Ferguson)
seductive
carefree
practical
comic
catalogue
(Trevor Millum)
Marjorie Ferguson (1980)
Chocolate box:-
A half or full smile, with the lips together or slightly parted, teeth hardly visible at all and either full or three-quarter face to camera. The projected mood of this kind of expression is blandly pleasing, warm bath warmth, where uniformity of features in their smooth perfection is devoid of uniqueness or of individuality.
Invitational:-
An emphasis on the eyes, with the mouth shut or only a hint of a smile, and with the head either to one side or looking back to the camera. The project mood of this kind of expression is suggestive of mischief or mystery, the hint of contact potential rather than sexual promise, the cover equivalent of advertising's soft sell.
Super-smile:-
A full face, with a wide open toothy smile, the head being thrust forward or the chin being thrown back, hard often blown by the wind. The projected mood of this kind of expression is aggressive, 'look at me' demanding, the hard sell , 'big come on' approach.
Romantic/smile:-
A fourth and more general classification devised to include male and female 'two-somes', or the dreamy, heavy lidded, unsmiling big-heads, or the overtly sexual or sensual. The project mood of this kind of expression is "possibly available" and "definitely available".
Trevor Millum (1975)
Carefree:-
A carefree look, that can be linked to sports because it seems as if they are active and/or healthy.
Practical:-
A practical look will include a model who seems to be concentrating on something, so their eyes will be focused and their mouth will be closed but not tightly.
Seductive:-
A seductive look requires the model to have their eyes slightly closed, with small expressions (but large enough to still show), and should also look somewhat confident.
Comic:-
A comic look has the model being stupid/comical/funny, and it will often be exaggerated in order to make the audience's view of it as comical as possible.
Catalogue:-
A catalogue look requires the model to have a neutral expression, such as a dummy (artificial/wax-like). The features may be in any position, but it's more common to have the eyes wide open and with a smile, but the look should remain vacant and empty still - personality has been removed.
An advert for aero
How is he objectified?
-Nearly naked (dressed in towel)
-Oiled/wet/sweaty
-Lots of definition
-Manly
-Older womens taste
-Talks in a 'husky' way
Why?
-Chocolate is an aphrodisiac
-Like a prop
-Appealing to women as they statistically eat more chocolate
-Looks like hes just got out of the shower
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