Horror Movies

My favorite horror movie I really can't say because I am a big fan of horror movies, so I like many. Scary to me varies there are many things that are scary so, just not one specific thing in general. Horror movies use a lot of techniques but I think one that is most common is the showing of the weapon and the object/person so the over the shoulder shot.

Gangster Movies

I think that americans like gangster movies because it's something that pulls there interest and is different,it's basically a whole different life that is the opposite of most peoples from good to bad. The popularity of these movies does say something of us as people,it says that we like more than one persona of life you can be good but everyone has a bad side to them. I guess it says something of our culture that we like violence and peace. Some of my favorite gangster movies are "Menace 2 society","Boyz n da hood", and "American me". What usually happens in the end of gangster movies is a tragic end or a revelation and the main character becomes good.

Introduction to Essay

Modern Times was deemed "culturally significant" by the Library of Congress in 1989, and selected for preservation in the United States National Film Industry."Metropolis'' does what many great films do,creating a time,place and characters so striking that they become part of our arsenal of images for imagining the world. Metropolis-In a futuristic city divided between the working class and the city planners, the son of the city's mastermind falls in love with a working class girl who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences. Modern Times-The Tramp struggles to live in modern industrial society with the help of a young homeless woman (Gamin). Metropolis and Modern Times both use music to explain the mood/what's happening throughout the movie. I think that the way the film uses music is very unique and well put together for example when something bad is about to happen the sound/mood of the music dramatically changes from calm,easy going to fast and loud.

Practice Test

Buster Keaton

Why does he keep a serious face?
Because he learned that as a young child acting with his parent.

Why is he like Chaplin?
Because he does things on accident

How does he perform his stunts?

He performs all his stunts by himself

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

What is the significance of the set design?

The set design reflected the character's set of mind.

What was different from German Expressionism acting than from Hollywood?

The acting was more realistic.

How does lighting set the mood in the film?

The lighting is chiaroscuro so it is light and dark it sets the mood from fear to happiness.

Modern Times

Why did Charlie Chaplin base his movie Modern Times on the Great Depression?

Because he wanted to show people his view of the Great Depression.

Eisenstein

What other important movie did Eisenstein direct?

October: Ten Days That Shook the World

How does Eisenstein use the film to develop his theories of film structure?

He uses the film to further develop his theories of film to develop his theories of film structure by using a concept he described as "intellectual montage".

The Last Laugh

Why did Murnau decide to use German Expressionism to this film?

Probably because the time it came out before the first world war and everything. Also this was one of the movies at the time that German Expressionism came out of.

Why was the movie made silent?

Probably because during the German Expressionism time many movies like Metropolis and The Cabinet of Dr Caliagari they expressed what they had to say with silent film.

What type of lighting did they use?

It showed some chiaroscuro lighting when he was just standing still gazing.

Metropolis

True or False-Freder was in love with both "Robot Maria" and "Maria"?

Answer:False

Fill in Blank:(Blank) trades places with one of the workers for a day?

Answer:Freder

True or False-One of the villains in the movie was named "Rotwang"?

Answer:True

Why did Rotwang originally create his robot?

To make it look like Hel.

Who did Rotwang change the robot to look like?

He changed it to look like Maria.

Who did Joh Fredersen send to spy on his son.
The Thin Man