Through its macabre subtext and circular structure, Billy Wilder's ‘Sunset Boulevard’ encapsulates the nihilistic world of 1950s Hollywood, with essences of pessimism and cynicism ingrained in post-war America. The posthumous narration of protagonist Joe Gillis presents fame as a poisoned chalice that can leave you literally dead. Wilder highlights the human’s inherent desire for love and the detrimental consequences as it gets equated with infatuation with self-image and possession within interpersonal relationships. He explores how artistic integrity is ultimately attainable, and that both true sacrifice and indulgence are a necessity in this art making. The silent film star, Norma Desmond unveils the fleeting nature of fame, her mistaken
Helen recoils and breaks free then tries to get it again and she keeps getting blocked out by Helen. Then the family tells her to just let Helen be and Annie just tells the family to leave the dining room. She then fights over making Helen be civil at the table for several hours. Moreover, Annie and Helen have the great learning experience at the fountain. The scene starts with Helen and Annie in the dining room after Helen has returned to the Keller house after her exile with Annie.
Annie ran away from the foster home and ran home to her mother. There she found her mother, but in worse shape than when she had left. Her mother had remarried, but her new husband had died. He had left her with another child.
“AMY” Rhetorical Analysis The “AMY” documentary recently announced as an Academy Award winning for Best Documentary Film ; it’s a film that captures the true life of the legendary singer and songwriter Amy Winehouse whom she is recognized for her expressive unique voice, dramatic hair style, and over-exaggerated eye makeup that made herself stand out in the crowd. “AMY” was directed by Asif Kapadia by his side producer James Gay-Rees. Kapadia and Rees try to tell the story of Winehouse in a way no one has ever done so before.
“She reveals ways in which she, as a famous woman, pushed the boundaries of expected gender roles and discourses in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and how reporters and audiences made sense of such a complex, multifaceted, and public gender performance” (Cansler). Annie’s sincerity especially stands out when she uses her publicity to prove that women can participate in a man’s sport. She did end up proving to the world that woman can do the same things men can do and even better than them too. "A few days out at sea, a ferocious storm hit the ship. As the Indians huddled together singing their death chants, Annie rode out the storm wrapped in oilskin and strapped to a chair.
On the whole, “A Short History of America” uses emotional appeals to further the argument of destructive progress and it is accomplished through the visuals and audio in the short video. Whether it was purely the diction of the lyrics, the combination of the chorus and the progressive images of destruction, or even particular elements of the comic strip, Crumb and Mitchell create a matter-of-fact emotional argument of the toxicity of humanity’s
Time and Scene: A Southern plantation house, at night. It is April of 1865 and news of General Lee’s surrender at Appomattox has spread throughout the South. Brothers Earl and Paul, fighting on opposite sides of the war, have both died in a recent battle. Union General Creon has requisitioned the plantation as his command post and has declared martial law. Enter Annie through the plantation door, who walks to a small fountain at the center of the stage.
For some time, she lived in the underground running from the law to keep her husband out of prison. Throughout this time, she longs for her own home to raise her children. Annie finally gets that dream when her father gives her a
Baz Luhrmann, Director of The Great Gatsby, demonstrates how the pursuit of an ideal may be promising, however, it can also easily lead to destruction, due to the course of action taken for achievement. This is significant since Gatsby was driven to the point of using dirty money in order to obtain wealth, which leads to Gatsby’s shaming, and ultimately, the death of others and of he himself. Luhrmann expresses emotion and awareness by using
‘’ In America ’’, ‘’ Into The West ’’ and ‘’ Brooklyn ‘’ are films that experience extreme loss and migration. These films deal with the internal struggle of the characters as they try to comprehend the losses and struggles they have each faced and their attempts to overcome them. ‘’ When you have a holy thing happenin', you don't mess with it, ‘’(David Edelstein) this is what the director Jim Sheridan said after the screening of his semi - autobiographical film In America. Jim Sheridan is a foundational figure of Irish film with My Left Foot, The Field to name but a few of his exceptional films. Sheridan uses race, family, otherness and Americana in general, to dramatise Ireland’s affinity with America.
Annie Hall is an award winning comedic story of two lovers who are very different. Alvy Singer, played by Woody Allen, who also happened to direct the film, and Annie Hall, played by Diane Keaton have very distinct differences that make their relationship unsuccessful. A scene in the film that makes their differences very clear is set in Annie’s parent’s house where the couple joins Annie’s family for Easter dinner. The scene opens with a long shot, which allows the viewer to understand that the scene has changed to a different location than the scene before.
Barton Fink, a film by brothers Ethan and Joel Coen, is meant to be a study of contrasts and contradictions. Set just before the start of World War II the story centers on the lives of two characters, the eponymous Barton Fink and his next door neighbor, the “common man” insurance salesman Charlie Meadows. Barton is presented as a young playwright from New York City whose desire is to produce “a new living theater, of and about the common man.” His craft represents “high art” but is convinced to come to Hollywood by the promise of a high salary to produce “low art” film scripts. He comes off as cold, uncaring, and perhaps a bit neurotic.
The memory play contains three parts: in the first part, a character undergoes a deeply traumatic experience, the second part is an arrest of time, and in the final part, the character is forced to relive the experience until its meaning become clear. In A Streetcar Named Desire, the memory play format is an affective structure to present Blanche’s guilt. The traumatic experience of the first part is Allan’s suicide after his secret is revealed to Blanche as being a homosexual. Time is arrested whenever Blanche hallucinates, hearing the Varsouviana in her mind which brings sad memories of Allan’s death, and the third part exposes her failure to expiate her past and overcome her guilt over the suicide of her young husband and for her prostitution at Flamingo hotel as she descends into madness (O'Shea
In the film Sunset Boulevard many characters struggled with wishes, lies and dreams of fame and fortune. The film states the corruption in Hollywood and that people will do anything to get ahead. With hope and delusion each character tries to gain happiness, while only being self-destructive and isolating themselves. The characters ultimately deny their problems and confuse those around them. One character in the film who struggles with her wishes, lies and dreams is, Norma Desmond, a washed up actress.
In the film Sunset Boulevard many character struggled with wishes, lies and dreams of fame and fortune. The film states the corruption in hollywood and that people will do anything to get ahead. With hope and delusion each character tries to gain happiness, while only being self-destructive and isolating themselves. The characters ultimately deny their problems and confuse those around them. One character in the film who struggles with her wishes, lies and dreams is, Norma Desmond, a washed up actress.
