After the World War 1, the French film
industry was ruined. It was then the directors firmly intended to restore it.
It was then the French impressionism and surrealism started.
Impressionism was a French Avant-Garde
Film movement that was made by the French Film industry and was profitable.
Young French directors after World War 1 saw film as art and thought cinema
should express feelings. Narration has lots of psychological depth manipulating
plot time and subjectivity. Rhythmic editing and subjective shots emphasize the
characters inner feeling. Although not commercially successful and ceased by
1929, but was very influential to certain filmmakers, styles and genres.
Surrealism was literary and artistic
movement to become seriously associated with cinema. It is a modernist approach
to film that originates in Paris in 1920’s. Surrealism was made independently
of the French System and did not prove financially successful. The Surrealist
filmmakers relied on private patronage. Their works was screened into small
cinemas. These films confused and shocked audiences. Filmmakers worked outside
the film making system. It seeks to bring the unconscious way to film and is
anti narrative. The movement seeks to human awareness like the one that was
shown in the film Un Chien Andalou (French film written by Salvador Dali and
directed by Luis Buñuel in 1929), where the eye was being slice. On that part,
we can see that it was realistic because we have the feeling that it was real
and effects are not available on that time. Surrealism shows a repetition of
elements. It has a recognizable formula that describes every scene. It is
diverse movement that lost unity after 1930 but individual filmmakers continued
to work for many years.
The
fourth man movie is a suspense film about a man who is in the name of being the
“fourth man” whom was seduced by a woman who was seemingly has dispatched her
first three husbands.
This
movie makes us understand the underlying principles of being a man and how he
involves himself to others and to god. It shows the aspects of believing in
god. The film also shows the reality of life through the temptations and
affairs happened between the characters and how it evolved into deeper
understanding about the nature of life and god. It is somewhat associated with
the present time for temptation is all around not only sexually but also
spiritual temptation.
The
film shows many signs and symbols which can be determined as a clue to what the
character is trying to expose. With this arrangement to story, it is understood
that the movie wants to show to its audience that those signs and symbols in
the movie are can be used in life that can be portray that god gave us many
signs in order to protect or warns us in danger. It also means to be sensitive
with the matters around us and to be careful with whatever decisions we make.
In
general perspective of the film, it shows the value of believing god and how it
will change the life of every human who believe in him.
The
film school generation or more commonly known as the “New American Wave” is the
generation in Hollywood films wherein new, young filmmakers came to prominence
in America which influence the types of films produced. This generation of
Hollywood filmmakers were film school-educated, and most importantly, young and
able to reach the youth audience.
The
documentary film about the film school generation of Hollywood filmmakers shows
how they changed the way the Hollywood style of film evolved when this
generation was introduced.
This
generation of Hollywood film makers has the knowledge that a good film must be
carefully planned and the action must be well executed in order to make every
film memorable to its audience. It seems that they thoroughly make every
sequence of the film efficient enough to captivate the audience attention. Some
Hollywood directors make films for the sake of business and not an art. They
usually do this in order to attract audience to watch their film.
Steven
Spielberg, George Lucas and other filmmaker’s box office success films shows how
to make money in a new environment. It is somewhat clear that this generation
is money making meaning they learned how much money can be potentially made in
films. As shown in the documentary film, Steven Spielberg said- for him film is
not an art form rather it is a job because filmmakers like him consider the
audience rather than personal matters.
It
shows that mainstream films are into money making and the audience is their
main consideration in making a film. It is somewhat related in today’s
Hollywood mainstream films as they make films for the sake of money because
most Hollywood films cost billion dollars.
The
documentary films shows and reflect to us that making a film has a lot of
things to be put into consideration and audience is really the main factor in
making a Hollywood film.
Watching something
different from the casual movie has a great impact especially if this appeal to
the audience gender and preference.
The
film has the story that at first can be just an ordinary film that portrays
addiction but when you really understand it, it shows a diverse side of how
addiction to drugs affects lives of people who used it.
The
director was incredible in showing a different kind of storytelling and how he
elaborates the story scene by scene. Trainspotting is a film where it
introduced and portrays addicts’ experiences with each other.
Drug
addiction is something that is timely to talk about since we all know that drug
addiction is one of the most dangerous acts that youth faces today and a lot of
people are into this kind of addiction.
This
movie somewhat helps us because we can see how badly are the effects of using
drugs to our body. It somewhat educate us to be careful and not to use drugs as
its effects were shown in the movie.
It
somewhat shows the present situation of youth today and how it makes us realize
that it is very hard to be in that world. It also shows how it was really hard
to remove the habit of using drugs and taking medication is the hardest part of
it.
This
movie can be helpful especially those who have plans of using drug not to do it
because the effects are shown in the movies.
It
also shows to be careful on the friends you’re choosing of because they might
be a bad influence and can ruin your life.
In
overall perspective, this movie shows how these young men were lost in their
own generation and how the antagonist changes his life. It can be a good
inspiration since a lot of people especially the youth today are being
influence in this kind of addiction and can be also a great realization that
the world is really a hard game needed to play carefully in order to survive.
Hollywood movies will never be as successful as it is today because of its trademark and the way it is produce. With the help of classic Hollywood style that heavily influenced the way modern Hollywood films today.
A definite classic Hollywood style is strongly narrative because it has a comprehensive structured story. Most classic Hollywood films are structured with beginning, middle, and generally it has a distinct resolution at the end. Some classic Hollywood films make its audience as if they part of the story. It introduces a precise story which leads its audience to feel as if it was close to time and space in reality.
Hollywood films have this nature of experimenting something new to introduce to its audience
Time to time, modern Hollywood films are strongly influence by the old ones. With the same elements of style, films are able to sustain the strong interest of moviegoers.
Tragic love stories are one of the best examples of how a classic Hollywood style operates. Audience gets easily attached to these kinds of stories because of the impact it gives to them.
As own my own experience when watching movies, I always prefer to watch those who have a different story and have a precise structured stories because it introduce a different kind of story. In this case, classic Hollywood style makes its audience as if they involved or part with the story.
With this understanding about the classic Hollywood films, we were able to know how the classic Hollywood films evolved and mold the way and style of modern Hollywood films today.
Surrealism was literary and artistic
movement to become seriously associated with cinema. It is a modernist approach
to film that originates in Paris in 1920’s. Surrealism was made independently
of the French System and did not prove financially successful. The Surrealist
filmmakers relied on private patronage. Their works was screened into small
cinemas. These films confused and shocked audiences. Filmmakers worked outside
the film making system. It seeks to bring the unconscious way to film and is
anti narrative. The movement seeks to human awareness like the one that was
shown in the film Un Chien Andalou (French film written by Salvador Dali and
directed by Luis Buñuel in 1929), where the eye was being slice. On that part,
we can see that it was realistic because we have the feeling that it was real
and effects are not available on that time. Surrealism shows a repetition of
elements. It has a recognizable formula that describes every scene. It is
diverse movement that lost unity after 1930 but individual filmmakers continued
to work for many years.
Surrealism was literary and artistic
movement to become seriously associated with cinema. It is a modernist approach
to film that originates in Paris in 1920’s. Surrealism was made independently
of the French System and did not prove financially successful. The Surrealist
filmmakers relied on private patronage. Their works was screened into small
cinemas. These films confused and shocked audiences. Filmmakers worked outside
the film making system. It seeks to bring the unconscious way to film and is
anti narrative. The movement seeks to human awareness like the one that was
shown in the film Un Chien Andalou (French film written by Salvador Dali and
directed by Luis Buñuel in 1929), where the eye was being slice. On that part,
we can see that it was realistic because we have the feeling that it was real
and effects are not available on that time. Surrealism shows a repetition of
elements. It has a recognizable formula that describes every scene. It is
diverse movement that lost unity after 1930 but individual filmmakers continued
to work for many years.
