Director: Reinaldo Marcus Green Release Date: November 19, 2021 I watched this movie on the plane when I was going to Jordan. Will Smith won an Oscar for best actor in this movie, so I really focused on his performance. I think his acting was phenomenal. I feel like the most difficult roles is when you have to act like somebody else. You have to understand and know their mannerisms and accents. I don’t typically enjoy sports movies, but I appreciate how they focused on Richard’s motivation for his daughters. I felt like it was the perfect balance of the Williams’ upbringing and tennis playing. Robert Elswit, cinematographer, used some really crucial techniques to feel the stress of living in Compton and dropping everything to move to Florida. For example, after Brandie and Richard fought in the kitchen, Richard walked out. However, the camera stays in the kitchen. I thought that was really powerful since he comes back later. I really liked this movie.
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Director: Kyle Newacheck Release Date: June 14, 2019 I watched Murder Mystery for a compare/contrast essay assigned in my English class. I found this movie entertaining. I enjoyed the car chase at the end of the movie. I like watching Adam Sandler, but I don’t LOVE watching him. I find his movies repetitive, and they typically have the same/familiar jokes. I’m not saying that Adam Sandler is bad; I just think I could never binge watch 5 of his movies without being slightly bored. There were some smash cuts scattered throughout the film. They were used to show a little surprise. There was a twist at the end of the film, which reminded me of Agatha Christie’s twists (sneak peak of essay topic). If I were to rate this film it would be a 6.5/10. I don’t think there was anything special about it, but it’s a fast watch if you want to kill an hour and a half. Director: Milos Forman Release Date: September 19, 1984 Amadeus is possibly in my top five movies. I honestly had low expectations because it was filmed a long time ago, and I thought it would be boring. I was completely wrong. The mise en scene was absolutely phenomenal. The extravagant sets and costumes were intricate and well-thought out. They really showed a glimpse of what 18th century rich Viennese composers would look like. For example, there was a small scene of Mozart trying on three different types of wigs. There were classic film techniques used throughout this film. From scene to scene, he used fast cuts. I think he used these to make it seem less theatrical. My favorite part of this film was the opera scenes. I’m not a big fan of opera; however, my eyes were glued onto the screen. Amadeus is three hours long, but it doesn’t feel like that. It doesn’t feel slow and there wasn’t a moment when I was bored. I would recommend this movie to everybody. |
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