Poitier's Oscar win for this movie was well-deserved along with the other various awards the movie received. Hesitant about the movie being in black and white, and it being much older that it wouldn’t be
The movie was very similar to the book, but it also had its differences. The setting, characters’ actions, and the characters themselves were all d. The first main difference was the setting. In the book, by WW Jacobs, Mr. White says,
It seemed to me that rather than given the African-American community pride, such was the goal of black independent filmmakers, these black films seemed to further perpetually an untrue stereotype. That once again, black people, specifically darker skinned people, still somehow inferior to those who are is lighter skin not. Its not different at all from the movies that were created during this time, having white actors play black people pretending to be white people. In this since I completely agree with Peebles that black independent filmmakers didn’t create thing that were all that different from what was already out there; because the community was so desperate for some type of positive representation that they subconsciously over looked deeper ingrained prejudices
This shows the audience the character development that Walter Mitty ultimately went through to become more aware and enjoy life more. Colour is a new addition to the film as it cannot be seen in the short story and appeals to a contemporary audience as colour is used frequently to create an ambience where the audience may feel certain emotions. Director Ben Stiller uses colour to create a division between Walter’s life and his daydreams which contrasts as his real life is dull while his daydreams are vivid and heroic (as seen in figure 1). This allows the audience to see what his life is like versus what he dreams of it being and affects them as they may relate to this as their life may not be as great as their dreams.
The color green can represent feelings of hope, but it can also be used to portray a sense of envy. In the article “Stimmung: exploring the aesthetics of mood,” Sinnerbrink’s conversation of color in film aids in explaining the purpose of the green filter in the trailer for The Great Gatsby. The discussion of color in the article reveals a “film’s remarkable colour palette… [evokes] artfully the moods of nostalgia, romantic longing and thwarted desire, it offers an unobtrusive reflection on the pleasure of cinematic viewing” ultimately appealing to the viewers emotions through visual senses (158). With the application of Sinnerbrink’s idea of color coordinating feelings among the audience, these tactics can be observed throughout the trailer.
During this film they talk about Technicolor and strip color. They were used when color first became part of the film industry. Color was a new thing and one that took a lot of time and energy. One movie that came to mind at the beginning of the film was Wizard of Oz and it was indeed mentioned during the film.
This can also really reflect both their happiness and excitement. The first black and white scene is the opening scene of the documentary of which is seen to be set in a cemetery; it can in fact evoke such uncertainty and quite a eerie feeling to the whole scene itself, of what was originally trying to be created. The students went into the woods to film a documentary about the legend of Blair Witch, however they do end up becoming part of it. This can be shown by using a lot of black and white nearer to the end of the film. Although, this tends to work well as it can create more of the un-known, not really knowing what colour things are can be quite frustrating to us as the audience, as well
The color adds so much in making the movie good and entertaining. Too much color in a film noir can make it seem less exciting and give away to what will happen next. With dark colorless scenes, the audience can feel the tension and anxiety and not know what to expect
The colors represents the characters being brought forth into the true reality and how each characters deconstructed their own trope and beyond of what they are capable of. The redundant of characters reacting to changes parallels to the reactions of the Civil Rights movements during the 50s. The film has beautifully ripped apart the film and delivers the message that change can be good and changes will always occurred—to refuse such is to strengthen political
Skin Color Isn't A Tragedy In "How It Feels to Be Colored Me," from The Norton Reader, Zora Neale Hurston states her experiences with racism as she grew up from the stages of childhood to adulthood. Throughout the essay, Hurston explains how she sees the suffering of black people and how she has accepted her skin color. The author's key point is, although she had accepted her skin color, she still experienced racism around her. In this expressive essay that's developed by narration, Zora Neale Hurston demonstrates different experiences with a common meaning and effectively using imagery and literary devices to vividly narrate the essay.
In the novel, you had to imagine the character 's expressions. In the movie, they showed you how the characters were feeling. It showed how they didn 't have deep and real emotions. It also demonstrated how emotions were another important thing that the community was missing. The character 's expressions and music played key roles in the film adaptation of the book.
By using lots of wide angles, weather change and the change of hue on the scream, the atmosphere of scenes changed dramatically with story going on like the dark tone used at the beginning of the movie when girls were dancing, the color used is really in accordance with the mood. So movie can brings stronger effect to the audiences and people’s intolerance and ignorance shows extremely clear. In a theocratic society which moral laws and the state laws are one and the same. Sin and the status of an individual’s soul are matters of public concern not solid evidences. In Salem, everything and everyone belongs to either God or the devil.
The Difference of color use of red in “Red Sorghum” and “Raise the Red Lantern” There are numerous uses of red in "Red Sorghum" and " Raise the Red Lantern " to express the emotion or characteristics of the objects which related to the theme, but both effects seem different, that the red used in the "Red Sorghum" brings a full of excitement, while the other gives the audience a sense of chill. This difference stems from the association of the red itself, and applied to what things and the characteristics of the formation. This paper first analyzes the two selected films of the red objects, and then sum up their characteristics to explain the differences generated by them. Red sorghum is a wine abounded in Shibalipo and is an important clue to promote the development of the entire film plot.
When I was reading about this assignment I was excited to read that I got to watch a movie, but I didn’t know what movie to choose. I decided to Google movies about diversity. I came up with a few titles and then watched the trailers of them to help me decide which one I wanted to watch. I chose to watch The Butler.
When Jonas starts seeing color in the movie it makes his whole community nicer but then you forget that the other characters can not see those colors too. I feel that the movie added the emotions and color to appeal to more people but that makes it a lot different than the book. I like the movie as a movie but as a representation of the book and the book’s message, the book is better. I just feel that the movie went against what the story was suppose to be like, too much which almost changed the story