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Analysis of coin toss scenes in no country for old men The coin toss scenes are key elements of the film it they tell us vital points about Chigurh personality. The first coin toss scene is set in a small petrol station in the middle of nowhere a conversation between the cashier and  Chigurh seemed perfectly normal up until the point when the cashier mentioned that he saw him coming from Dallas. Chigurh then automatically makes the conversation heated we get this idea when he calls the shopkeeper “friendo”.  Chigurh continually asks the shopkeeper questions this gives the audience an uneasy feeling. Additionally  Chigurh is placed in front of the door, this emphasises that the shopkeeper is isolated and has no escape from this vicious killer. the shopkeeper wears traditional clothing that fits the location , mid shots are used to show this as we can see the secret of the landscape behind him.  Chigurh on the other hand juxtaposes this idea as he wears da...

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Casablanca and Do The Right Thing This essay will discuss similarities and differences between Casablanca and Do The Right Thing. Firstly ,Casablanca  is a romantic drama and was set in 1942, during World War 2, the film was released when France was under German control. Although Do The Right Thing is a drama and  was set in Brooklyn in 1989 , this was the period where the majority of Brooklyn’s population was black. Casablanca uses micro features such as a blank and white affect, this is how films were shot during 1942, the film is dialogue heavy, meaning most action happens in the audio codes rather than the visual codes. However, Do The Right Thing is shot using twenty first century affects, also the audio and visual codes are evenly spread out ,rather than one being heavier like Casablanca. Secondly, Casablanca uses the character of Rick to represent America in the war , Rick is represented as mutual ,while Vichy French,German officials and desperate r...

The Lovely Bones. Weekly film analysis The Lovely Bones is a  supernatural drama film directed by Peter Jackson, the film is based on a bestselling novel and  it tells the story of a girl who is murdered and watches over her family from the in-between, and is split between seeking vengeance on her killer and allowing her family to move on. The Lovely Bones is set in Pennsylvania ,in the opening scene uses a close up of a  penguin snow globe which empties the main character Susies vulnerability and youth, the close-up is then followed by a panning  shot ,which shows us her house and her family. Within the audio codes a voice over is used to emphasise her vulnerability ,we find out she “couldn't see over the table”,it then cuts back to the snow globe and a mid-shot is used to link to the voice over as she is seen next to the  table to highlight her youth. A cut is used again to jump to the future , this is mainly done for practically reasons, in ord...

Anton Chigurh Anton is a evil character , he comes across as cold and heartless as he does not care about killing a mass amount of people. Additionally, he is portrayed as out of place to his surrounding ,he is very different to other characters because he seems un- human like due to being remorseless and only cares about what he is doing at that moment in time rather than past or future. Anton has a inexpressive dialect, which emphasize that he is an evil character. Llewellyn Ross He plays a good and bad character ,however he is no where near the level of Anton, this because he is willing to kill Anton ,which why he bought a new gun but also had already had a shoot out with him, although his not evil because he hasn't killed anyone and went back to the dessert to give someone water. Llewellyn comes across as selfish as he chooses to save the money then his own life but also puts his wife life in danger. Sheriff The Sheriff is a old wise man , who pla...

Do The Right Thing in comparison with 2 other Spike Lee films. Do The Right Thing is a comedy-drama,it tells the story of a neighbourhood in Brooklyn, where there is racial tension,which culminates in a serious incidence. A second Spike Lee film called Malcolm X is a biological drama about an activist called Malcolm ,the film shows key events in his life. Additionally ,Inside Man is also directed by Spike , the film follows the genre of a crime-thriller and tells the story of a heist in Manhattan. Firstly, Do The Right Thing and Malcolm X explores the theme of racial inequality,however the way they have done it is very different. Do The Right Thing uses explores the theme of racial inequality by using a mid-shot ,where the camera is panning towards the characters , direct address is used while they say racial slurs to the camera , the shot shows a policeman,Sal and Mookie doing so. It creates a message that racism is a widespread problem. On the other hand, Malcolm X has edit...

 notes:         Writers Epstein brothers Howard Koch-first 40 pages Wallis and Curtiz decided to set it before the attack on pearl harbour Wallis wrote the final line “Louis i think this is the beginning to  a beautiful friendship.” Direction Wallis choose Michael Curtiz as the director. Curtiz wanted images to express the story rather than standing on there own. Cinematography Cinematographer was Arthur Edeson. His a dark film noir expressionist which explains the shadows and lighting. Music Music was written by Max Steiner.(gone for the wind) As time goes by -Herman Hupfield Memorable songs used in Ricks cafe The writer who are responsible for Casablanca are the Epstein brothers who were the first set of writers assigned to the film, however they left for a while and when returned was joined by Howard Koch who wrote the first 40 lines of the script. Wallis and Curtiz set the film before the pearl harbour so it d...