500 work horror essay

I am legend -


The opening scene to 'I am legend' is held on for a long time, there is also little to no sound apart from a few faint noises of birds, the lighting used throughout this scene is natural lighting, these both suggest that it is dawn. The long stills in the opening are all extreme long shots and all focus on easy recognisable areas, showing that the setting is the well-known city of New York. The shots slowly pan and also tilt upon certain buildings, as well as this there are multiple shots used such as high angles, birds eye angles and lows angles all of which show a more in depth shot of the surrounding. All of this gives the viewer a sense of loneliness and abandonment, and therefore makes them feel on edge and possibly venerable.  
An Ariel shot begins to roll over the buildings, and also shows a single ford mustang in shot, shortly after you begin to hear as well as see the car the shot then cuts to the inside of the car, firstly showing a close up of a gun this then pans over to the man holding the gun and his dog. The state of both the main character and his dog will begin to create an uneasiness in the viewer, they both appear to be clean and well maintained this contrasts with the state of the city and also the fact that he is holding a gun. This suggests that the city is not really abandoned and there is something sinister out there. This caused me confusion however it also made me want to watch the rest of the film.
While using mostly mid shots and long shots to show the movement and path of the car, the camera then changes and pans to the side of the road and zooms onto a poster which reads 'god still loves us, Do we still love god?' to me this gave the sense that something may have happened which could be seen as messing with nature and gods will. And maybe the reason why the city is abandoned is because something deemed 'unnatural' has taken place there.
On the other hand, it could mean simply that the use of violence in the situation is frowned upon, I get this feeling as the posters are covering an army tank. And the picture  shown on the poster are those of two hands reaching out to each other disturbed by a weapon. 
The sound used throughout the opening creates suspense and nervousness, it does this by only giving you sounds of birds and wind. The complete silence of the city covered with the roar of an engine being echoed within the streets made me feel scared of what is to come next. The sudden burst of sound from the running deer's as well as the braking and screeching sound from the car shocks the audience and will begin to increase the pace of the film. The only sound used in the opening sequence is diegetic, it does not use any added sound in order to show the eeriness or in fact the pace this is all portrayed using natural sounds.  

2: Favourite Film

Favourite film: dazed and confused

Richard Linklater’s dazed and confused is set in 1976 on the last day of school, situated in a small US town. The title ‘dazed and confused’ mimics the state of the young teenagers as their journey to adulthood starts by their departure from high school. The theme throughout the film explores the fears and uncertainty of life after school. Despite not having a clear storyline the film makes up for it by the easy going/messed up structure, what helps create this is the soundtrack, from Alice Cooper to Deep Purple the songs perfectly capture the teenage spirit. Both back in the 1970’s to present day. Even though the film is set in 1976 it is still very relatable to the struggles of young adults today, the unknowing of what is to come of their future as well as the daily pressures from both peers and elders.

The film is mainly positioned around the school ritual of beating (hazing) the to-be freshmen, at the front of this is Mitch (Wiley Wiggins) who is determined to outsmart the beaters. As well as this is the storyline of Randy (Pink) Floyd, played by Jason London, who is a football star who is deeply troubled by his coach’s persistence that he is to sign a pledge outrulling the consumption of both drugs and alcohol.

Despite the film being rather free willed certain aspects show the reality of discipline from parents as (Kevin) Pickford’s parents abort their weekend trip away in order to catch their sons secret keg party.

Appearing occasionally throughout the film are Mike (Adam Goldberg) , Tony (Anthony Rapp) and Cynthia (Marissa Ribisi) who spend their time talking about their fellow students and what they’re up too. ‘Dazed and Confused’ easily sways from different characters throughout the whole film by following a large number of teenagers from different backgrounds and status’s as they drive around their town and experiment with drugs, alcohol and lust. With all happening within a 24 hour period the film is faced paced as well as being chilled out and slow, by starting in school and ending with a huge party consumed with drugs and fights.

Beside the theme of decision making and troubled teens the majority of the film shows the relaxed vibe of teenage life in the 1970’s. How both young and older teens can slip under the radar and have fun with friends, as well as organise house parties without permission.

What I like most about this film in particular is the range of different themes in which the film covers, all of which are relatable to a lot of people now regardless of the year gap. The soundtrack is also a main reason of why I enjoy this film as the tracks compliment the film a great deal and even make parts of the film better and more enjoyable.

1: Deadpool

Deadpool:

Deadpool has so far smashed box office records by becoming one of the highest grossing R - rated movies of all time, by making over $135 at the box office on just its opening weekend deadpool has far exceeded expectations. A films success is measured by how much money it grosses, i.e. how much profit is made by the film by ticket sales. This refers to the total sum of money of all the tickets brought, around the world.

The film’s success was mainly down to the marketing, by releasing promo videos, interviews and using valentines weekend deadpool snatched up every opportunity to grab the much needed attention from the public.Other reasons why the film was such a hit are how unique and different the film was compared to others in the same genre, as well as this the film was very faithful to the comics. this helps the film as fans of the franchise and genre as a whole are not disappointed by the outcome. The style in which deadpool was created in differed from all other ‘super hero’ movies, the dark humour was one distinctive difference which raised the rating to a 15. As well as this the constant break of the fourth wall gave the film a different effect which was favoured by both fans and critics.

The character of deadpool is completely different to what the film industry had been portaying a super hero to be, the shocking difference in the plot and movie as a whole was much needed and much appreciated.