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Sunday, 23 January 2011
Thursday, 20 January 2011
Blue velvet by Aidan Codd
Blue Velvet, David Lynch, 1986
review by Aidan Codd.
‘Figure 1 is a poster of blue Velvet’
Blue Velvet was a strange story set in a made up time period in America, and starts off with a peaceful image of a picket fence and some roses, as seen in ‘figure 2’ the location looks peaceful and happy until you realise that it's filled with an underground crime with cover-ups and conspiracies.
David Lynch has a way with him which seems ‘it is easy to finish one of his films and have no real idea of what actually happened’ (Brewster, 2005) and this is definitely one of those films thats in this category. All the film has you doing is questioning what is going on but I believe the opening was the oddest part of the film. ‘opens with a colourful picture postcard vision of small town America, set to the strains of the eponymous song. It seems so safe, so welcoming. Yet, by the time Lynch replays this sequence at the end of the film, we know that underneath this façade lies a terrifying reality.’ (Russell ,2001) As seen in ‘figure 2’, I believe that image in ‘figure 2’what starts the film and ends definitely given to you that sense of confusion, being 100% fake and unrealistic putting a surreal atmosphere over the whole storyline which really gives an uncanny feel overall.
‘Figure 2 is screenshot of the starting and ending sequence of the film’
Illustrations.
Figure 1 is a poster of blue Velvet :
Figure 2 is screenshot of the starting and ending sequence of the film :
Bibliography.
Jamie Russell , 2001 :
Mat Brewster , 2005 :
The Shining by Aidan Codd
The Shining, Stan Kubrick 1980,
By Aidan Codd.
‘Figure 1 is a movie poster of the shining.’
The story of the shining was very interesting, it is about a family that have to look after a resort in the mountains, after hearing about a previous family in the past whose husband went mad and killed the family and himself. The family end up recreating the same scenario only the mum and the son escape leaving the father to freeze to death.
The film was very interesting because it works on a level of insanity, questioning the actions of the Family, all the individuals for example the father, was he going insane due to the intense cabin fever? Or was it a twist using the paranormal activity of the location converted him into the same spirit who previously killed his family? Other than the script being questioned the overall performance ‘of a man going mad’ (Dirks , 2000) IT really worked, due to the fact that they were in a remote location and have all the time in the world. The amazing thing about this film is that you see the days pop out on the screen as subtitles, and you can feel the tension is building up continuously knowing that something is going to happen one morning. Unfortunately as horror goes ‘he only killed one person and fails miserably in stalking his family’ (Justice ,2005), on the other hand to see the man breakdown was probably more scary than seeing gruesome deaths. Also there was a lot of great scenes in the corridors of the boy riding his tricycle around the hotel and seeing these two twin ghost girls, it was probably the best shot to summon up the tension in this film as seen in ‘figure 2’.
‘Figure 2 is a screenshot of the boy riding his tricycle in the halls encountering the twin ghost girls’.
Illustrations.
Figure 1 is a movie poster of the shining :
(Accessed on 16.1.2011)
Figure 2 is a screenshot of the boy riding his tricycle in the halls encountering the twin ghost girls : http://www.gonemovies.com/www/XsFilms/SnelPlaatjes/KubrickShining.jpg
(Accessed on 16.1.2011)
Bibliography.
Tim Dirks ,2000 :
(Accessed on 16.1.2011)
Chris justice ,2005 :
(Accessed on 16.1.2011)
Eraserhead by Aidan Codd
Eraserhead ,
David Lynch, 1976,
By Aidan Codd.
‘Figure 1 is an image of Eraserhead poster’
Eraserhead head is a very deep surreal story about a man's phobia of a relationship, and just generally coping with life. You see the man go through hell and as he has to conquer all of his fears at once. You see the man have to deal with a disturbing image of what they classed as a baby as seen in, ‘figure 2’ as well as the baby ‘while there are some stark and shocking moments, they are floating in an undisciplined exercise in experimentation. Converted arrest of Lynch's work this is a crude assemblage of ideas that would be used in a far greater effect’ (Haflidason , 2007). As well as that you have a black-and-white nightmare of a creepy horror and anxiety. ‘With its profoundly disturbed ambient sound design of industrial groaning, as if filmed inside some collapsing factory’ (Bradshaw ,2000)
, which helps drive the audience into an instant dislike to the film. It is a strange and messed up surreal location, but as a film thats meant to give you a pure feeling of a phobia of relationships it works effectively. The effects of the film may affect individuals differently, but the sound track used in my opinion is definitely the one characteristic in the film along with the baby as seen in ‘figure 2’that I feel will stay with people after seeing Eraserhead and will be the most remembered part of the film.
‘Figure 2 is a screenshot in Eraserhead of the baby’
illustrations
all illustrations were found on 23.12.2010
Figure 1 is an image of Eraserhead poster
Figure 2 is a screenshot in Eraserhead of the baby
Bibliography
(accessed on : 23.12.2010)
Almar Haflidason , 2007 :
(accessed on : 23.12.2010)
The Tennant by Aidan Codd
The tenant by Roman Polanski,
1976 , review
By Aidan Codd.
‘Figure 1 is a post of the tenant’
The film the tenant is about a French man trying to get a flat, but he has to wait until the health of the previous tenant gets worse who is in a coma caused by jumping out of the window of the apartment. The man gets a flat when the previous tenant dies. As the man stays there he gets complaints over nothing, and over the time of the film the man goes mad and dresses up as the previous tenant who was a woman. He ends up getting so paranoid over all the complaints that he jumped out of the window, just like the previous woman who lived there he ends up in a coma and looks just like the woman in the hospital as seen in ‘figure 2’. The end scene is of the man looking at himself looking down on him in the coma as if it was a continuous loop of life that never ends. The film has an amazing technique of showing the constant conflict of madness of this man in his apartment room, in the simplest of ways by showing the constant conflict of the neighbours complaining. The ending of the film is peculiar in a surreal way showing a never-ending circle of torture as the man sees himself from the position of the coma to the position of standing up next to himself, and it really portrays an amazing sense of losing your mind. It worked well because ‘it's not strictly about madness, through its narrative form. It is about emotional isolation as it becomes physical. The forces that occupy Trelkovsky’s mind were invented by him, the outsider.’ (Times, 2010) As well as that you also see him ‘effectively putting himself through hell. A timid cleric rents a Paris apartment formerly occupied by a suicide victim and he slowly goes mad’ ( Anderson , 2003 ) as seen in ‘figure 2’ so as you can assume a very surreal and confusing film.
‘Figure 2 is a screenshot of the man in a coma’
Illustrations.
Figure 1 is a post of the tenant:
(Accessed on 20.12.2010)
Figure 2 is a screenshot of the man in a coma:
(Accessed on 20.12.2010)
Bibliography
Jeffrey M. Anderson , 2003 :
(Accessed on 20.12.2010)
New York times , 2010 : http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9B06E3DD143FE334BC4951DFB066838D669EDE’
(Accessed on 20.12.2010)
Rosemary's baby by Aidan Codd
review ,1968
by Aidan Codd.
‘figure 1 is a poster of Rosemary's baby’
Rosemary's baby is a very religious based film, it is about a newlywed with a child on the way, that she believes witches are trying to get, which turns out to be true and you see her with Satan's child at the end of the film just looking at the child excepting it for what it is. Rosemary's baby is very similar to ‘repulsion’it's similar in the style of story, of a woman losing her mind as it's based in a hotel room. It's not much of a surprise being filmed by the same director Roman Polanski, it ‘has been said that the film, concerned with the presence of evil surroundings using the alienated, every-day, mundane city environment,’ (Dirks , 2010) for starters it is an ‘apartment building that serves as another horror film character, with its dark hallways and creepy environments.’ (Dirks , 2010)that make’s it work for a sinister upbringing of the son of Satan as you can see ‘figure 2’. The film was very peculiar because it wasn't filmed at a fast pace and it panned across the scenes for long periods of time. Even though it shots were slow and the film went on for over an hour, your attention was continuous throughout the film building up more and more in anticipation with the unknown elements that was used in the dark hallways and the off-peak angles in the hotel room. ‘Polanski’s camerawork and Richard Sylbert’s production design transformed the realistic setting’ (Bozzola , 2011) as you can see in ‘figure 2.
Illustrations.
Illustrations found on 21.12.2010
figure 1 is a poster of Rosemary's baby :
(Accessed on : 21.12.2010)
Figure 2 is a screenshot of Rosemary in the hotel room :
(Accessed on : 21.12.2010)
Bibliography.
Websites:
Tim dirks , 2010 :
(Accessed on : 21.12.2010)
Lucia Bozzola , 2011:
(Accessed on : 21.12.2010)
Repulsion by Aidan codd
by Roman Polanski
1965 review
By Aidan Codd.
‘Figure 1 is a poster of repulsion’
Repulsion by Roman Polanski is about a young woman who has had a bad past experience with her father and as a result of the effect from this she decides not to trust any men she encounters in her life. In the film she sees her sister leave to go on holiday and is left in the hotel alone where they live, as a consequence of being left alone the sister slowly gets paranoid about men attacking and ends up killing a man who likes her. She also ends up killing the landlord of the hotel in self defence when he attacks her. The end shot of the film is her collapsing in shock with her sister returning home from holiday finding her on the bedroom floor.
In the film the main shot is of the woman going to work or in the hotel room. The way the film has been shot, it gets very close to the character allowing the viewer to connect with the character. The performance of the woman losing her mind in the hotel room is quite believable, the way in which she performs losing her mind was by leaving food on the table and feeling trapped gives you an amazing feeling of being alone and with no help from anyone. As well as the long corridor shots are seen in ‘figure 2’, Roman Polanski ‘He understands the perversions formed from such relations and translates them into visions that are erotic, disturbing, humorous and, most important, allegorical in their potency’. (Morgan ,1998) you can see it in figure 2 as well as that you can also see ‘Polanski's adeptness at turning claustrophobic space into an emotional minefield’(Collection, 2009) by the simple angle of the off-peak camera as well as the lighting is seen in ‘figure 2’ it gives a very uncanny feel along with a trapped and abandon feeling.
‘Figure 2 is a screenshot of the woman in the hotel room scared’
Illustrations.
Figure 1 is a poster of repulsion :
(Accessed on : 22.12.2010)
Figure 2 is a screenshot of the woman in the hotel room scared :
(Accessed on : 22.12.2010)
Bibliography.
Kim Morgan, 1998 :
(Accessed on : 22.12.2010)
The criterion collection , 2009 :
(Accessed on : 22.12.2010)
The Haunting by Aidan Codd
The Haunting, Robert wise 1963
review
‘Figure 1 is of the movie poster.’
The film ‘ The haunting 1963’ had a intense slow paced story line that keeps you on the edge of your seat, with its subtle surroundings in a old Victorian style house dominating over the surroundings of this new England suburbs as seen in ‘ Fig 2 ’ . The story is of a group of people who have gone to the Victorian house called hill house, and have to investigate it for paranormal activity. They encounter quite a bit of activity, of doors opening and shutting, banging throughout the house, laughter and the main woman Emile becoming possessed with the obsession of staying forever in Hill house and never leaving. You see Emile at the end getting really over demanding to want to stay and ends up dying whiles trying to leave the gates of hill house in a car crash.
The story of the haunting isn’t complicated and ‘is happy to throw up a confusing array of questions while failing to provide answers.’ (Haflidason ,2000). The acting wasn't believable throughout the film, on the other hand ‘As it stands, if The Haunting is quality horror, Hellraiser is a completely believable, realistic drama.’ (Sponseller, 2001) and the sets used like the Hill house were quite realistic and did give an authentic haunted house as seen in ‘figure 2’.
Fig 2 of Hill House.
Illustrations.
Figure 1 is of the movie poster :
(Accessed on: 26. 12. 2010)
Fig 2 of Hill House :
(Accessed on: 26. 12. 2010)
Bibliography.
(Accessed on: 26. 12. 2010)
Brandt Sponseller, 2001 :
(Accessed on: 26. 12. 2010)
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