Sequel for 'In Time'

25 Word Sequel for 'In Time'

Time is running out, now the men who used to hunt him down need him too work for them to try and get it back.

       by Martin Stewart.

Shutter Island, A Meaningful Film for Study.

I have chosen the film Shutter Island as a meaningful film for study. The film revolves around a man named Teddy who visits an institute for the criminally insane to find a missing patient, however as the film goes on you start too doubt the real reasons why he has been sent to the island. Many complex issues are uncovered and he is told that he has actually been a patient at the institute for 2 years and him being a Marshall was just a fantasy created in his head. The film ends with him being walked off to be lobotomised. The film leaves you confused as too what was the truth, whether he actually was a Marshall and the doctors were lying too him or if he was actually a patient as they said. The film is much more complex and detailed than the brief summary I just made but I cannot go into the detail as this is only a short review.

 I would class this film as psychological thriller, I think it is worthy of being studied as it is a very complex film and is a shining example of what all thrillers should be. You simply cannot look away from the screen because missing any single conversation in the film could cause you too not understand what is going on. The film being set on an isolated island for the insane immediately sets the mystery associated with thrillers, and the film has more plot twists than nearly any other I have seen giving much too study.

The films themes are hide too define, it touches on the theme of identity because we are unsure about whom the character actually is, but it also has a strong deceit orientated theme as you don’t know who too trust at the end of the film. The main character “Teddy” could have been deceiving us all film or the doctors could have been deceiving him. If “Teddy’s” theory was correct then the government were also deceiving inmates and the public about what happens on certain areas of the island. Any of these themes can be explored in extensive detail, making it a good film to study.

The characters are very effective as it is much more complex than too just have “good character/s” and “bad character/s”. Due to the storyline we do not know who to trust or which side is actually working for good. The doctors appear to be creepy and shady throughout the film but if their version of events that teddy is actually a patient are true then you can understand why they refused to give him access to the patients records etc. Making an action that caused you to dislike them earlier in the film seems perfectly logical. The same goes for Teddy, we support him throughout the film as we see everything from his perspective but even when we do believe he is a Marshall some of his actions are questionable such as when he severely beats an inmate that attacks him.

In conclusion I feel the general complexity of this film would make it very good to study, it ticks all of the correct boxes of what is required by a thriller but also gives so many possible areas to study. I would recommend the film to anybody but would recommend you watch it on your own as it is easy to get lost as to what is happening. 

An Example of Jusxtapostion

                                                                           

 

 

                This is juxtaposition, it is where too completely unrelated images are taken and put next too each       other but the brain makes links between the two. Such as in the example above he two images have no relation too each other yet we start to make links between the shape of the eye and the shape of the plughole, we then go on to try and work out what this might symbolise.

V for Vendetta, Chancellor Sutler's Introduction Analysis

This is a short review of the clip from the movie V for Vendetta in which we are first introduced too the character of Chancellor Sutler. We first see Chancellor Sutler as a close up, the shot shows just his head and he takes up the entire screen. This shows immediately that he is a man of power. When the shot changes we start too see the men that Chancellor Sutler is addressing, they are shown from a high angle shot and all 5 of them are on screen, the cinematography used here continues the theme of power. The high angle makes them appear weak in comparison to Sutler as we imagine the angle too be his POV, showing he is looking down on them. During all shots of Chancellor Sutler nothing other than his face and shoulders are shown, showing that he needs nothing else too exert his power over the other men. He is also filmed from a lower angle showing that he is important as the other men have to look up too him. When any of the other 5 men are shown speaking they are also shown in close up shots, but not too the same extent as Chancellor Sutler is, it does not give you the same feeling that they are in charge as looking at the Chancellor does. The men's faces are covered in shadows other than when they lean forward too speak, it is black behind them and you can see nothing, this gives a slight mystery too the men. Or could simply be seen to mean that they can slide back into the shadows and be forgotten about and replaced, showing their weakness, but that is dependant how you interpret the shadow behind them. At 2.10 the shot changes to a long shot of the whole room, the viewpoint is from the side of the room behind the men and the screen. This allows the viewers to see the size of Sutler compared too the other men properly, it again shows his importance and power over them. The shot also shows us more of the room and in doing so shows us that most of the room is dark and the screen projecting Sutler's image is one of the only brightly lit coloured image, showing his face and words hold power not only over the men but also in a way over the whole room.

The Hunger Games Film Review

Film Review of my choice

The Hunger Games

I have chosen to review the film “The Hunger Games”. I chose this film because it had received great reviews and everybody that I knew who had seen it recommended that I watched it. I wanted to see if the film lived up to the expectations that had been created by other people’s opinions I had heard. The film is an action/thriller film. I feel that it fits into both genres because it has almost constant action and fighting but it has complex themes as well that allow it to fit into the thriller genre. The film requires you to think as you have to work out who you can trust from the perspective of the main character Katniss.

Firstly i will briefly summarise the film, the film takes place in some kind of post apocalyptic America where the country is divided into many different districts and a capital. Every year “the hunger games” are carried out. During these games each of the twelve districts has to send a boy and a girl between the ages of 12 and 18 the capital where they will fight each other to the death in a specially designed arena. These games are justified as a punishment for when the twelve districts had rebelled, although the viewer is unsure if this justification is true as the games we witness are the 74^th annual hunger games, surely they cannot need to be punished for 74 years. The 24 selected sacrifices will fight and outsmart each other until only one remains, the last one alive will be declared the winner. During the film we follow Katniss and a boy named Peeta Mellark from district 12. Katniss is somewhat of an outsider at the start, she does not get on with many people and we as the viewers are unsure how we are supposed to feel about her but as the film goes on it becomes evident that we are meant to support her and hope for her to win as she opens up and we see a side of her that was not evident at the start. Katniss tries not to kill during the games, in the whole duration she only kills one boy and one girl. The boy’s death is a reflex action rather than an act of violence, and the death of the girl comes more as a consequence of Katniss actions rather than cold blooded murder. Katniss is helped throughout the games by other contestants, this shows how just because they are fighting for their lives doesn’t mean that they all are able to kill. As the film goes on a change of rules are announced stating that 2 winners will be allowed if they both originate from the same district, this is obviously meant to be aimed at Katniss and Peeta. They work together until only the two of them and one other character remain, the character then falls and is devoured by some kind of dog creatures leaving only Katniss and Peeta remaining meaning that the two of them must have won the games, yet the plot twists and an announcement echoes around the arena stating that the rules have changed, only one winner will be permitted, meaning that one of the two will have to kill the other. Peeta offers himself but Katniss refuses to kill him and pulls out some poison berries that we saw earlier in the film, her and Peeta plan to take them at the exact same time so that there will be no winner, this panics the games organisers and the people in the capital as there will be outrage if no winner is declared. Seconds before the two place the berries in their mouths a panicked voice sounds in the stadium stating that the two of them will be allowed to win. This ends the twos time in the arena. The two are interviewed afterwards and all seems well until Katniss is warned by an ex-winner that the leaders of the capital do not take embarrassment well, and her stunt with the berries caused them great embarrassment. This creates a sense of tension and danger that is continued as the organiser of the games is seen to have been locked in a room with nothing in it other than a bowl in the middle containing the poison berries which Katniss and Peeta were going to eat. The final shot of the film shows a grey haired man with an angry expression on his face turning and walking away up some grand stairs. Throughout the film it has not been announced who this man is yet he seems to be in charge as he has been ordering the head of the games and anyone who he speaks too around, showing that he is a very powerful character. I feel this ending creates a lot of tension and anticipation for the next film as the ex-winners warning about embarrassment and the angry expression on this important man’s face come together to give the impression that Katniss’ troubles may not be over.

Much of the film is filmed in tight close ups, this allows us to get into the role of the main character Katniss. I feel it is very effective for this kind of film as it allows us to see her emotions more clearly and it also allows us at times to see and emphasise with her blind panic as she is being chased or show at. I do feel though that because this kind of close up filming is used so much throughout the film that we never really interact with other characters. Meaning that they are always somewhat on the outskirts. I know we are supposed to only mainly be following the journey of Katniss but it would be better if we could find out something about the other characters rather than just seeing them arrive and then die.

The film displays complex relations between the characters that are only able to be created because of the circumstances they are put in during the games. For example even though all the teenagers are supposed to kill each other a boy saves Katniss and kills the girl trying to hurt her as an act of thanks for defending another girl from his district. The relationship between Katniss and Peeta is also complex because we know from the start that Peeta has feelings for Katniss but we are unsure about hers towards him. Before the games begin Katniss is told too act as if she loves Peeta so that the two of them will gain sponsors, this thought lingers on our mind as their relationship develops during the games. Katniss Kisses Peeta and it seems as if she is really starting to care for him but we never find out if these are just too act along with what she was told or if she genuinely has acquired feelings for him. I find this effective as it keeps you interested in the film on an emotional level rather than just being interested because of the violence and fast tempo action, I hope that if a sequel is created this will be explored further.

In conclusion I feel that The Hunger Games was a very good film. I felt that it put across a complex story very effectively and powerfully. The film was only rated as a 12 which restricted many of the things that could be put in, for a film based hugely around killing and death it must have been hard to make all the killing age appropriate yet still have the desired effect of putting across Katniss’ trauma. I feel this was good as it allowed the film too be viewed by all audiences, the young but also the old as the film still conveys complex themes. If I had to fault the film at all I would comment on how it doesn’t look into any of the characters other than Katniss, I know she is the main character but it makes it hard to connect with any of the others. This is especially appropriate for the character of Peeta who it would have been good to know more about. But overall I found it a very good film and I would rate it 7 or 8 / 10.