Friday, 27 June 2014
City of God- Lil Ze Scene Analysis
This scene is connected to the corruption of child innocence in Brasil, as although the leaders may die the children are taught to fight for survival by killing for power. If they do not do this it is more likely they will be killed, as innocent The police are also shown in this clip, as being corrupt as they are dealing with the 'drug lord' Lil Ze. The police are the people who deal the weapons through Brasil's gangs.
German Expressionism influence on Tim Burton
Tim
Burton is a modern day director, famous for his 'original' gothic style in his
films. However when looking at his influences, it is clear that his style may
not be so original and has in fact been adapted from silent films
made in Germany after the First World War. The theory in that Burton’s
authorship has been adapted from films during this time challenges whether any
director has their own original style of film.
Tim Burton's films “dark shadows” is a vampire film, which incorporates the usual gothic style as in all of Burton's films. The main character played by Johnny Depp is a vampire however does not have the stereotypical traits of one. This is because the film is comical, and a family film so it has been made to be watched by children. In comparison to his previous films like "corpse bride", "dark shadows" uses much more bright colours and more blatant comedy. The film “Nosferatu” was made in 1922, it is a silent film about a vampire. The film was an unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stokers “Dracula”, however the film still became very famous. Similarly to Dark Shadows, the narratives are very similar as they both follow the vampire as the main character but the genres differ as “Nosferatu” is a horror where as Burtons adaptation is mocking the vampire character by making him weak and shy. Authorship is the idea of a director having a specific way in which they direct their films and how they make it ‘their own’. The German Expressionism in art around the 1920’s was the result of a corrupt society. After the War the country had lost everything to France etc. The people were in poverty and the films were there to provide a message. The film and art often patronised the state of the country.
During my research I want to find out whether the Director Tim Burton, really is original or whether his films are just adaptations of films during the expressionism period. The film “Nosferatu” may have been adapted from Dracula, to target the German audience and be apart of the Expressionism. The adaptations and influences taken from these films have to fit the current audience to sell. This is why I believe Burton’s authorship has developed since his first films. “Corpse Bride” was made in 2005, an animated picture. The film creates more messages than humour however still makes the ‘dead’ humorous and continues to make the unrealistic style as it is animated. I believe that Tim Burton has adapted his style of authorship with humour to sell to audience as otherwise it is very dark, and where as after the war in Germany people enjoyed this, the audiences taste changes depending on the culture and society.
Bibliography/ Filmography:
Tim Burton's films “dark shadows” is a vampire film, which incorporates the usual gothic style as in all of Burton's films. The main character played by Johnny Depp is a vampire however does not have the stereotypical traits of one. This is because the film is comical, and a family film so it has been made to be watched by children. In comparison to his previous films like "corpse bride", "dark shadows" uses much more bright colours and more blatant comedy. The film “Nosferatu” was made in 1922, it is a silent film about a vampire. The film was an unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stokers “Dracula”, however the film still became very famous. Similarly to Dark Shadows, the narratives are very similar as they both follow the vampire as the main character but the genres differ as “Nosferatu” is a horror where as Burtons adaptation is mocking the vampire character by making him weak and shy. Authorship is the idea of a director having a specific way in which they direct their films and how they make it ‘their own’. The German Expressionism in art around the 1920’s was the result of a corrupt society. After the War the country had lost everything to France etc. The people were in poverty and the films were there to provide a message. The film and art often patronised the state of the country.
During my research I want to find out whether the Director Tim Burton, really is original or whether his films are just adaptations of films during the expressionism period. The film “Nosferatu” may have been adapted from Dracula, to target the German audience and be apart of the Expressionism. The adaptations and influences taken from these films have to fit the current audience to sell. This is why I believe Burton’s authorship has developed since his first films. “Corpse Bride” was made in 2005, an animated picture. The film creates more messages than humour however still makes the ‘dead’ humorous and continues to make the unrealistic style as it is animated. I believe that Tim Burton has adapted his style of authorship with humour to sell to audience as otherwise it is very dark, and where as after the war in Germany people enjoyed this, the audiences taste changes depending on the culture and society.
Bibliography/ Filmography:
- Horror Film: Creating and Marketing Fear-University Press of Missisippi
- The Haunted Screen:Expressionism in the German Cinema and the influence of Max Reinhardt- Lotte.H. Eisner
- Nosferatu - F.W Murnau
- Dark Shadows- Tim Burton
- Corpse Bride- Tim Burton
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