As for formal elements of film noir, I will be analyzing a scene from Dementia (1955). Throughout the scene and the entirety of the movie, expressionistic imagery is used in order to illustrate what the main character is thinking or how they feel through the way the scene is set up and shot. The scene […]
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I will be looking at a scene for Kansas City Confidential, more specifically the scene at 1:00:59 where Tim Foster is looking out his window and seeing Joe Rolfe and Helen Foster speaking with each other. I will start with the lighting, in a typical film the character in front of the camera would be […]
One interesting idea that we’ve discussed in our class together is this idea of existential motifs. We’ve seen it in films like The Maltese Falcon where the entire cast is chasing after a statue that will make them all insanely rich and they all sacrifice everything to get it, and then finally when they haveContinue reading “Scenes analysis 2 revised”
The Asphalt Jungle directed by John Huston follows fresh out of prison Doc Riedenschneider and his plans for a million dollar heist. He puts together a small gang of specialist, Louis the safecracker, the driver Gus, financial backing from Emmerich, and help from the Anti-hero Dix Handley. Even the best laid out plans can goContinue reading “The Asphalt Jungle Scene Analysis”
Themes: The Asphalt Jungle In The Asphalt Jungle, the scene I chose matches the theme of betrayal as Alonzo Emmerich and Bob Brannom plan to double cross Doc Riedenschneider and Dix Handly. The four men, Erwin “Doc” Riedenschneider, Dix Handly, Alonzo Emmerich, and Bob Brannom, gathered around in a hotel suite to talk about the […]
Any cameraman or photographer will tell you just how important lighting is in a shot. However, with film noir the lighting seems to be emphasized. In the Place/Peterson reading we did for class, the writers talk a fair bit about lighting. Specifically the different kinds of lighting. “The key light is the primary source ofContinue reading “Scene analysis 2”
Asphalt Jungle is a 1950 Film Noir that was based on the 1949 novel written by W. R. Burnett and includes Marilyn Monroe. The story follows a jewlry robbery in a midwestern city. The scene we will discuss starts at 29:22 and ends at 32:42, where Dix and the Doc meet for the first time. … Continue reading Scene 2: Asphalt Jungle
As a huge fan of the heist film subgenre of noir/crime films, it was an incredibly entertaining experience watching and dissecting this film for my analysis. That personal tidbit aside, in this analysis I will mainly discuss the prominent noir theme of inner city corruption and the scene that I chose to delve into this … More Asphalt Jungle (1950) Scene Analysis
The Asphalt Jungle Scene Analysis The Asphalt Jungle is truly one of the classic noir movies that has stood the test of time and has a great and compelling story that keeps viewers enthralled throughout the entire film. There are several themes of noir that run rampant throughout The Asphalt Jungle. The themes that most notably stood … Continue reading The Asphalt Jungle Scene Analysis
Directed by John Huston What is a theme? It sounds silly, but really, what is a theme? According to the trusty internet, a theme is a subject, a topic, or an issue. Is this the same for films? The answer is yes. A theme is the film’s central, unifying concept or topic. Essentially, what undertoneContinue reading “The Asphalt Jungle (1950)”