Film Analysis Essays

‘In traditional fairy tales humans are often portrayed as good whilst ogres are terrifying beasts.’ Contrast the presentation of the humans and ogres in the opening few minutes of ‘Shrek.’ The portrayal of the human and ogre in the opening credits of ‘Shrek’ is certainly quite unlike that of which …

In class we studied Shakespeare’s Macbeth and Polanksi’s film version and how they present the witches to portray them in an evil and sinister manner and how the audience felt about them at this time. The witches had told Banquo ” Thou shalt get Kings, though thou be none.” Meaning …

Macbeth is a play that was written by William Shakespeare over four hundred years ago. It was written by Shakespeare for James I to show people how James 1 was descended from the true line of kings. In the play Macbeth is a noble in Scotland. When he meets three …

Polanski’s film version of ‘Macbeth’ is a very effective interpretation of the play. Every detail that Polanski includes is significant but also has an implication behind it. By referring closely to every detail of Polanski’s film version of Act1 Scene 1 we could interpret what this scene is like, but …

The two films I am analysing are The Bourne Supremacy and Hot Fuzz. TBS is a pure action based film. It had an enormous budget and therefore had a high standard of special effects, Hollywood actors and filming locations. Although Hot Fuzz is also an action film, it has a …

In 1962 the first James Bond film was realest. James Bond films are all action films. Therefore they contain elements of violence, explosive scenes and scenes containing sexual activeness. Aswell as being action movies, they reflect on women’s role in society. The original James Bond film was “Dr.No”. “Die Another …

At the start of Dangerous Minds the kids are divided up into two groups. The first group, which is in the coloured part of the film, consists of the well brought up kids who have hope for a brighter future. The second group that is in the black and white …

Set in the beautiful seaside resort of Amityville, a picturesque island off the east coast of America, in the mid 1970’s, Jaws was a film with a difference. Directed by Spielberg, it broke box office records across the western world following the theme of ‘man versus beast’. We follow the …

Documentary is a factual program that presents facts and information. There are few different types of documentaries such as expository, observational, fly on the wall, interactive, reflective, poetic and dramatised. There are debates within the documentaries. Are they telling the truth? Is it just the filmmakers’ opinion? Does the film …

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan couldn’t have asked for more. His latest movie Chennai Express is running superfast at the Indian box office, crossing the Rs 100 crore mark in its first weekend, a record which no film has perhaps made so far. It was a “monstrous weekend”, says trade …