Diving into Auteur Theory Through the Directing of Wes Anderson

The Auteur Theory is one that looks at a group of films with the same creative elements of a director, relating similarities between each one. Movies of the same director may have an imprint on viewers by the actors, themes and genres used in the films; in other words, without stating it, viewers may be

Three-Act Movie Structure in Jerry Zucker’s Ghost

*Spoilers within* Many movies, including classic and more modern films, follow a common three act structure to demonstrate a strict series of occurrences as the film progresses. Each act of a film focuses on crucial plot points including establishing conflict, progressing and digressing characters and, overall, coming to a resolution at the end of the

A Critical Analysis of Robert Zemeckis’ Who Framed Roger Rabbit

*Spoilers of the film within* Synopsis: Robert Zemeckis’ Who Framed Roger Rabbit follows the outrageous cartoon character, Roger Rabbit (voiced by Charles Fleischer), as he is now framed for the murder of Marvin Acme (Stubby Kaye), the head of Toon Town. With the help of a Toon-hating detective, Eddie Valiant (Bob Hoskins), Roger is in

Sounds of Film as seen in The Tree of Life

Sound on screen can be interpreted in a variety of ways. Sometimes, a sound is heard but cannot be visually seen on screen. Other times, sound challenges the expectations for what appears on screen, as what is shown does not always correspond with what is heard. No matter what the reason is for having a

Editing Techniques within Requiem for a Dream

Editing is a technique that could make or break a movie. The types of editing processes, or montages, can relate to how a film is structured and can help convey certain tones and meanings. Requiem for a Dream is a film that demonstrates a wide variety of different editing styles to show progression among characters

The Styles of Cinematography through Moonlight

Cinematography is one of the most important, if not the most important, aspect to building movie scenes. The way a scene is framed, the camera angles and lighting used, as well as the flow of the scene in general all relate back to the cinematography as a whole for each film. Moonlight (2016) is a

The Colorful Sequences of Heathers

Color is a dominant part of any film. It often gives the audience a different feel for what certain colors could be representing. In Heathers, there are many ways that the colors throughout the movie can be examined. It may also seem, in this film, that if the colors of a certain scene were to

Examining Scene Set-Up in Pan’s Labyrinth

How scenes are set up in movies is a crucial aspect to how a movie is viewed. Mise-en-Scene refers to the placement of lighting, props, characters and so much more in each individual scene of a film. Changing even just one of the many aspects to a physical scene can often change the feel of

Expanding the Genre(s) of Kill Bill Vol. 1

Movies can pertain to more than one genre in the film industry. Genre Theory expands on how films can be listed under one or multiple genres, often based on audience and critic reception; films can be placed in various genres, hybrid genres and subgenres based on the plot and sequences of the film. The 2003

Clueless and Audience Reception Theory

Clueless can be interpreted so diversely, depending on the type of audience who views the film. With a strong, passionate, female lead, the movie, when it originally premiered, makes a bold statement for young, leading actresses in the comedy genre. Cher wants so bad to make her new seemingly “clueless” friend popular and micromanages her