The Godfather

After watching a clip from the movie 'The Godfather' we were asked to answer the following question:

Identify visual parallel and contrasts, also explain what effect do they have, and what they mean.

In 'The Godfather' many Montage editing was used. An example of this in the short clip we watched is when there were several cuts going from the church and when other family heads were being killed. I think that this makes the killing scenes stand out a lot more because of the visual contrast, at first you have the church where its all peaceful and you see the baby which symbolizes innocence. It then cuts to the killing scene which is the total opposite to what the audience just saw on the screen. I think that this also makes Al Pacino look more powerful because the edit cuts from the innocent baby which looks more fragile and weak to the fight over power.

Battleship Potempkin

Rewatch the up to 0:45. What atmosphere do the contrasting shots create? How does Eisenstein create a sense of foreboding alongside the overriding atmosphere?

up to 0:45 of the clip we see a different clips that suggest to the audience that the people inside the clip is happy and is celebrating something. However at 0:26 we see a child who doesn't look as cheerful as the others, this creates a sense of foreboding because the audience would start to think about why the boy is not happy, and at 0.44 when the text 'Suddenly...' appears on the the atmosphere of the clip changes.

 

Watch the rest of the clip again. How does Eisenstein create a contrast between the soldiers and the people? How and why does our view of the people's feelings towards the soldiers change?

I think that Eisenstein creates a huge contrast between the soldiers and the people by first, using very contrasting colors so that the audience could easily distinguish the different between the people and the soldiers. this also has an effect on the audience's feelings towards the people, because the people in the clip are all in dark gloomy colors and they are all running away from the soldiers the audience would feel sympathy for the people. Eisenstein also uses a faster music in the background. This creates a suspense in the clip and also shows the fear in the people trying to escape. 

This changes the views of what we think the people's feelings towards the soldiers because in the first 45 seconds we would think that the people feels happy that the soldiers are here because of the picture of the warship. however our reaction instantly changes as soon as the people starts fleeing in every direction.

Genre: Adventure

I think that Adventure movies are movies which include the main character going on a journey or a quest to save someone, something or somewhere. The main character of the story usually starts their journey alone and as time passes they gradually find more and more people who helps them.

Examples of story-lines in adventure movies: 

• An outlaw fighting for justice or battling a tyrant (e.g., Robin Hood, Zorro or Star Wars) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventure_film

Sometimes in adventure movies the main character gets betrayed by a close friend, to create suspense and also it captures the audience's attention. often adventure movies include a

final battle where the hero would prevent the crisis from happening or the villain would be defeated.

Recently i have watched the following movies from my selected genre:

• もののけ姫 (Mononoke Hime : Princess Mononoke)
• Lord of The Ring: The Fellowship of The Ring
• Brave Story 
• 天空の城ラピュタ (Laputa: City in The Sky)

There is a similarity in these movies, and that is the protagonist of the movie is required to go on a journey to accomplish something they desire. For example in Brave Story the protagonist Wataru has to find all the gems to save his mother, and in Lord of The Ring Frodo has to go and destroy the ring. 

The Following Videos show these similarities:

In this clip you can see the Protagonist is traveling to a specific place which is left unknown to the audience.

This clip shows the protagonist going on a journey to find the castle in the sky and to save his friend.

In the trailer you can see that the protagonist is given a task to complete and to save the world.