Sunday, May 6, 2012
Amelie
Amelie - 2001
Directed by - Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Written by - Jean-Pierre Jeunet & Guillaume Laurant
Starring - Audrey Tautou & Mathieu Kassovitz
Amelie is a French film starring Audrey Tautou as the title character. Amelie is a woman who uses her creative imagination to cure her case of loneliness. When she was young her mother died and had a distant relationship with her father. Amelie grew up feeling alone and on her own, finding happiness in the most simple things in life.
On August 31st 1997, the day of Princess Diana's death, Amelie is shocked by the news of the royal icons tragic demise. Stunned by the news she drops a bottle cap that rolls into her bathroom, hitting a loose tile on the wall and revealing a small tunnel. In the hole Amelie finds a tin box filled with nostalgic memorabilia hidden from a man who lived in her home years earlier. Amelie sets out to find the man who left it there and return the items to him.
After the adventure Amelie has with seeking out to anonymously returning the mans items, she sets out to start finding ways to do good deeds for everyone in her own creative imaginative ways just to make others happy.
The film was made in 2000-2001, set in 1997 and released in 2001. Now over 10 years later the film still feels as modern as it was when released. Back in 2001 when being made, it also didn't seem as far off from its 1997 dating. Theres not a lot of examples that show the films true date which helps it stay relevant in present time.
Monday, April 9, 2012
Raging Bull
Film: Raging Bull
Director : Martin Scorsese
Year Released : 1980
Stars : Robert De Niro, Jose Pesci, Frank Vincent, Cathy Moriarty
Raging Bull is an American drama directed by Martin Scorsese. The story is an adaptation of a memoir of the same title written by boxer Jake LaMotta. The film stars Robert De Niro as LaMotta, an aging, angry professional boxer living in Bronx, New York. LaMotta's brother Joey, played by Joe Pesci, tries to guide him through the ups and downs of his life as he deals with the stress of his career as well as his marriage which all together causes him to build up rage.
The film was made in the 1980s but takes place in the 1960s New York City. The film being in black and white gives it a moody & gritty feel, just like the main characters personality. LaMotta lives in a small apartment with his family which gives the audience a good sense of being trapped in a small space which adds to the rising tension of his rage.
The film gets 1960s New York City correct as far as I'm familiar with. The Bronx was a populated area among Italian-Americans years ago. The majority of the character we see are portrayed as the stereo-typical Italian "mobster" type even though they aren't mobsters at all. The attire on the men and women show the sophistication of the era given the setting. The characters aren't wealthy by any means but still dress formally. Characters in films today would not look the way they do in Raging Bull if they were not well off with money.
http://psycnet.apa.org/psycinfo/1994-44512-001
This article relates LaMottas character to Sigmund Freud's theory of sadomasochism, where someone gets enjoyment out of physically or mentally abusing another person. It's very obvious in the film that what the article says is accurate. LaMotta does have a lot of built up tension. We see him grow more and more angrily towards everyone surrounding him as a way to relieve stress he has built up that continues to grow.
I thought the film was very good. It has a good story but also is a great character to study. It becomes much more interesting after seeing it & studying the type of personality disorder Jack LaMotta has. The fact that it is based on a real life human makes the story and character even more tragic.
Director : Martin Scorsese
Year Released : 1980
Stars : Robert De Niro, Jose Pesci, Frank Vincent, Cathy Moriarty
Raging Bull is an American drama directed by Martin Scorsese. The story is an adaptation of a memoir of the same title written by boxer Jake LaMotta. The film stars Robert De Niro as LaMotta, an aging, angry professional boxer living in Bronx, New York. LaMotta's brother Joey, played by Joe Pesci, tries to guide him through the ups and downs of his life as he deals with the stress of his career as well as his marriage which all together causes him to build up rage.
The film was made in the 1980s but takes place in the 1960s New York City. The film being in black and white gives it a moody & gritty feel, just like the main characters personality. LaMotta lives in a small apartment with his family which gives the audience a good sense of being trapped in a small space which adds to the rising tension of his rage.
The film gets 1960s New York City correct as far as I'm familiar with. The Bronx was a populated area among Italian-Americans years ago. The majority of the character we see are portrayed as the stereo-typical Italian "mobster" type even though they aren't mobsters at all. The attire on the men and women show the sophistication of the era given the setting. The characters aren't wealthy by any means but still dress formally. Characters in films today would not look the way they do in Raging Bull if they were not well off with money.
http://psycnet.apa.org/psycinfo/1994-44512-001
This article relates LaMottas character to Sigmund Freud's theory of sadomasochism, where someone gets enjoyment out of physically or mentally abusing another person. It's very obvious in the film that what the article says is accurate. LaMotta does have a lot of built up tension. We see him grow more and more angrily towards everyone surrounding him as a way to relieve stress he has built up that continues to grow.
I thought the film was very good. It has a good story but also is a great character to study. It becomes much more interesting after seeing it & studying the type of personality disorder Jack LaMotta has. The fact that it is based on a real life human makes the story and character even more tragic.
Friday, February 10, 2012
Groundhog Day Powerpoint
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