The opening scene of Donnie Darko incorporates Michael Andrew’s “The Killing Moon” with peaceful and mystifying shots to introduce the main character, Donnie, as he discovers he slept-biked to the top of a mountain.…
Mcmurphy breaking the picture window was a turning point in the story. The picture window was a prized possession of Nurse Ratched. It was the difference between her and the patients. She was on one side of the window while the patients were on the more unfortunate side. In a therapy session, R.P breaks the window, in the movie and in the novel, to get cigarettes. The glass breaking wasn't only a turning point in the story, but also for Mcmurphy. McMurphy became a larger than life character to the patients.…
The movie is based on Ken Kesey’s best-selling novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. We discover in the film that the Chief is not really dumb and deaf, Billy can speak without stuttering and others do not have to live under the harsh rules of Nurse Ratched. McMurphy will cure them, not by giving them pills and group sessions but by encouraging them to be guys. To go fishing, play basketball, watch the World Series, get drunk, get laid, etc. The message for these mental disturbed men is to be like R. P. McMurphy.…
I belive that A Cry In The Wild does a better job of telling the story.I belive this because it has better details here are some reasons .First in the movie his mom kiss a man behind a tree in the movie she kissed him in a station wagon.Next in the movie Brian got attacked by a Bear in the book he got attacked a mossieThis why I belive this.…
Another example, in the film, as Johnny and June are seen bickering arguing because she doesn’t like Johnny’s use of drugs. Especially in the scene where she throws many empty beer bottles at a very intoxicated Johnny. In the end when their relationship seems lost they overcome the odds of his checkered past. Lastly, the Johnny shows great sacrifice in their relationship by getting his life back on track. As he knows if he does not change his lifestyle and give up his drug use, he will lose the girl of dreams.…
The 1961 movie Breakfast at Tiffany’s directed by Blake Edwards and based on the novel of the same name, is about Holly Golightly a young woman who is living independently as a socialite in New York during the 60’s. The movie is regarded as a large reflection of American culture and the different values and opinions that were held by many people during the time. The movie is also a great example of filmmaking in the mid-20th century and how it compares to today’s style of filmmaking.…
In the film Night of the Living Dead there were many unimaginable, grotesque things that are taking place throughout the film. We know that people are afraid of two things, death and the unknown. Johnny began by badgering his sister, Barbara just like he did when they were children by saying “they’re coming to get you Barbara” while visiting their father’s gravesite. This shows that Barbara, even as an adult, she is afraid of the unknown. Unbeknownst to Johnny, Barbara was actually attacked by the unknown. Johnny jumps on “the thing” to protect his sister. This is the first sighting of a “thing”. The sighting of the thing connotes fear and death. Barbara runs off and finds safety in a house not far from the graveyard. Barbara meets Ben when he enters the house for safety as well. The house is another connotation of safety and warmth. Ben jumps right in to protection mode because Barbara appear to be in a state of shock due to the gory sighting of “the thing” and its attack on her brother.…
Donnie Darko has always been one of my favorite films, and its sheer originality has inspired many of my own screenplays. It is considered a cult classic and has been the subject of critical acclaim, as well as being widely renowned as an incredible piece of intellectual and thoughtful work. The film’s unique use of form affects and alters its content greatly, and it’s a big part of why the movie is so fantastic.…
Drugs can often cause a distortion in the addicts reality. For aging former child star, Norma Desmond, the need for recognition led to distortion within her own reality. Norma lives in the past, and feeds off what she was, as well as what she believes she is destined to become. For Norma, the only entertainment she gets, comes…
Let us be honest, the main protagonist is not Rooney Mara as Emily Taylor or Jude Law as Dr. Jonathan Banks. It's pharmaceutical drugs. They are constantly affecting directly and indirectly the lives of every character in the movie. If we take this into consideration an important question arises. Are drugs portrayed accurately in this film?…
Her experience is told through complex, run-on sentences that serve to mimic Goldfarb’s thought process. The entire scene is very rushed which is a side affect of her amphetamine use. While high on the stimulant, Goldfarb is so hyper that she feels a need to relay every thought that runs through her head, as evident by the syntax. She describes the infomercial to be “absurdly infantile and intellectually and esthetically insulting;” however, Selby emphasizes through repetition how “she stared at it,” then “continued to stare and shake her head” while being “absorbed by the absurdity.” The use of alliteration puts emphasis on “infantile, intellectually and insulting” to bring attention to the fact that Goldfarb is in essence describing herself. The narrator’s use of personification to describe how “more and more of [Sara’s] mind was absorbed by the absurdity she was watching” offers insight into the severity of Goldfarb’s addiction. Her metaphor comparing television to garbage and her reference to viewers as “cretins,” meaning a stupid person, demonstrates her disgust with the informercial’s ability to manipulate. She is conscious of its lunacy, but unconscious of the powerful effect it has on…
Have you ever encountered that a distinct and spectral whisper keeps revolving around you? Actually, this plot was presented in a movie called “Field of Dreams” which was filmed in 1989. In the movie, such an odd thing happened to a young man, Ray. What is more ridiculous is that Ray decided to follow the instructions given by the phantom voice, even though he was on the edge of bankruptcy, whereas most of us are afraid of pursuing or following our yearning hearts, eventually, there is no chance to regret.…
Alice starts a diary of her life, which quickly turns into a story of the beginning of her addiction all the way until she overdoses. After starting at a new school, the pressure to fit in overcomes Alice. When invited to a party and offered LSD, Alice tries it in order to be like the others. She recalls her trip by writing, “I was dancing before the whole group, performing, showing off, and enjoying every second of it,”(Sparks). Realizing she was starting to fit in, Alice continues to do drugs of all kinds. She justifies her drug use even when it comes to the point where she needs them just to function in her everyday life. Alice says, “I have to take dexies to stay high at school and at work and on dates and to do my homework, then I have to take tranquilizers to bear up at home,”(Sparks). She gets addicted so quickly that she can not even go to school without getting a…
Both writers from “Dreams from my Father” and “The Life you Imagine” used various writing strategies to convey their challenges and experiences. To me, the strategies both authors used were very effective in getting the point across to their readers. Colloquial language, figurative language, academic vocabulary and descriptive details are examples of some common strategies they put in place.…
The plot of the movie the Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is about two people Clementine and Joel who were once in a relationship but ended up breaking up because as time past the differences that brought them together, eventually led to them growing apart. They are two completely different people Joel is shy, quiet, and kind of an introvert. While Clementine is loud, anxious, and does outrages behavior completely different from Joel. When Joel finds out that she had a process so that she could forget all her memories of him, he also goes through the same process. Eventually after grappling with the issue of why she would get the procedure done.The company that erases their memories is called Lacuna and has specialized technology that…