Date Viewed: 30/6/10
Cultural Perspective: American
An album cover that attracted my attention is the cover of EMINEMS latest album “Recovery”. This album was just released after he got out of rehab; they portray this idea a lot in this image. In the image we see EMINEM walking down an empty road with the words “Recovery” written in the top right hand corner in a bold font. Eminem is moved to the left of the image so we get a good view of the road. As the road gets further away it starts to blur. This image doesn’t seem like much but it does actually have a strong message.
EMINEM walking down a road is almost him going down the road to recovery which makes a Visual/Verbal link. He’s just been in rehab so I guess that’s part of the road to recovery. Also EMINEM’s back is facing towards us which is almost him facing his back to the drugs and going down a different road. This relates to the first idea. This gives us a strong message that he’s trying to get away from the drugs. Also in the font saying “Recovery” we see the ‘o’ presented as a health cross. This relates to him getting out of rehab and him being in better health.
EMINEM is shown as the dominant image in this image. He is the boldest object in this image because the road starts to blur out. This draws our attention to him when we first look at this image. They did this because it’s his road to recovery so the focus should be on him. Also the image has a really good layout because the text is on the other side of the image from the Dominant image. This makes it look less clustered and makes it look more effective.
In my opinion this is a really effective album cover. It doesn’t look like much from a glance but when you start to think about it and realise the real message that it’s trying to portray it is a really effective image presented in a simple way.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Of Mice and Men
Date Viewed: 19/6/10
Director: Gary Sinise (male)
Cultural Perspective: American
Genre: Drama
Of Mice and Men is a good classic movie with a very interesting storyline. At the start of the movie we are presented with 2 runaway American travellers that are travelling the country to find a job. After we start to meet the 2 travellers we realise that one of the travellers, Lennie is actually mentally challenged. The 2 travellers have run away from their last town because of some trouble that Lennie got them into and now the 2 are looking for another job and heading towards some type of barn to work for a rich farmer.
When the 2 travellers’ arrive at the barn they are greeted with an old man called Candy that looks like he’s being living at the place his whole life. Candy sends them up to the owner of the farm and Lennie of course is told to let George do the talking. When they are talking to the boss we can tell that the boss has suspicions about Lennie but from what George says he can tell that he’s a strong worker. Time goes on at the barn; they meet new people and are working hard. But unfortunately the boss’s son takes certain disliking to Lennie and this gets them into a bit of trouble. At the end of the movie George has to make a decision which doesn’t seem right but really is the right decision.
If I was the director I wouldn’t have changed much. It’s a good classic film with a great storyline. It’s easy to understand and a great watch for all ages. It maybe would have been nice to see more of a background story, but I guess that’s part of why it’s so interesting because it’s out of the blue and a simple story.
In my opinion it’s a really good film that’s a good watch. Not only is it funny and happy at times but it also has a really deep storyline. It’s a good watch for most ages but maybe it would be a bit hard to understand for the kids. But in conclusion it’s a great film with a good story line.
Director: Gary Sinise (male)
Cultural Perspective: American
Genre: Drama
Of Mice and Men is a good classic movie with a very interesting storyline. At the start of the movie we are presented with 2 runaway American travellers that are travelling the country to find a job. After we start to meet the 2 travellers we realise that one of the travellers, Lennie is actually mentally challenged. The 2 travellers have run away from their last town because of some trouble that Lennie got them into and now the 2 are looking for another job and heading towards some type of barn to work for a rich farmer.
When the 2 travellers’ arrive at the barn they are greeted with an old man called Candy that looks like he’s being living at the place his whole life. Candy sends them up to the owner of the farm and Lennie of course is told to let George do the talking. When they are talking to the boss we can tell that the boss has suspicions about Lennie but from what George says he can tell that he’s a strong worker. Time goes on at the barn; they meet new people and are working hard. But unfortunately the boss’s son takes certain disliking to Lennie and this gets them into a bit of trouble. At the end of the movie George has to make a decision which doesn’t seem right but really is the right decision.
If I was the director I wouldn’t have changed much. It’s a good classic film with a great storyline. It’s easy to understand and a great watch for all ages. It maybe would have been nice to see more of a background story, but I guess that’s part of why it’s so interesting because it’s out of the blue and a simple story.
In my opinion it’s a really good film that’s a good watch. Not only is it funny and happy at times but it also has a really deep storyline. It’s a good watch for most ages but maybe it would be a bit hard to understand for the kids. But in conclusion it’s a great film with a good story line.
Thursday, June 17, 2010
The Shawshank Redemption
Date Viewed: 12/6/10 Director: Frank Darabont Cultural Perspective: American Genre: Drama
The movie The Shawshank Redemption is a great classic film with an interesting in-depth storyline. In the beginning of this movie we are confronted with an old-school American type of setting and we are presented with a white man in a court case that gets sentenced to life in jail. This man is Andy Dufrense a normal city banker, Andy had had an argument with his wife and had consumed a large amount of alcohol and apparently murdered his wife and her lover. Andy is charged with 2 life sentences at Shawshank prison. Almost as soon as the film begins we are presented with narration by another prison inmate named Red. The narration continues throughout the film and in my opinion it is a great way to see the story from another inmate’s position and gives the viewer a better perspective of the situation.
When Andy arrives at the prison we are greeted with a normal bunch of prison inmates and guards. Straight from the start Andy is trying to befriend the inmates and even the guards which later on in the film turned out to be a good decision. Andy is moved from his job in the laundry and is moved into an office to do everyone’s accountings and numbers. He even befriends the owner of the prison. This is a good way for the viewer to see what actually goes on because we see all the scams and dodgy deals going on. As the film progresses we start to learn everyone’s background stories and meet many new interesting people throughout the film. As the owner of the prison gets into more scams and dodgy deals Andy starts taking advantage of this and later on the film we see a big twist involving this part of the film.
If I was the director of this film I wouldn’t have changed much because it is such a well made movie with a great story line. I may of given a bit more of a background story for all the other inmates so we see a better understanding of what they have been through, but all in all the director has done a brilliant job.
In my opinion this is a great classic film that is defiantly worth a watch. This is a great film if you are looking for a meaningful movie and a brilliant storyline. I recommend this film for a more mature audience because there is quite a strong message and deep storyline being presented.
The movie The Shawshank Redemption is a great classic film with an interesting in-depth storyline. In the beginning of this movie we are confronted with an old-school American type of setting and we are presented with a white man in a court case that gets sentenced to life in jail. This man is Andy Dufrense a normal city banker, Andy had had an argument with his wife and had consumed a large amount of alcohol and apparently murdered his wife and her lover. Andy is charged with 2 life sentences at Shawshank prison. Almost as soon as the film begins we are presented with narration by another prison inmate named Red. The narration continues throughout the film and in my opinion it is a great way to see the story from another inmate’s position and gives the viewer a better perspective of the situation.
When Andy arrives at the prison we are greeted with a normal bunch of prison inmates and guards. Straight from the start Andy is trying to befriend the inmates and even the guards which later on in the film turned out to be a good decision. Andy is moved from his job in the laundry and is moved into an office to do everyone’s accountings and numbers. He even befriends the owner of the prison. This is a good way for the viewer to see what actually goes on because we see all the scams and dodgy deals going on. As the film progresses we start to learn everyone’s background stories and meet many new interesting people throughout the film. As the owner of the prison gets into more scams and dodgy deals Andy starts taking advantage of this and later on the film we see a big twist involving this part of the film.
If I was the director of this film I wouldn’t have changed much because it is such a well made movie with a great story line. I may of given a bit more of a background story for all the other inmates so we see a better understanding of what they have been through, but all in all the director has done a brilliant job.
In my opinion this is a great classic film that is defiantly worth a watch. This is a great film if you are looking for a meaningful movie and a brilliant storyline. I recommend this film for a more mature audience because there is quite a strong message and deep storyline being presented.
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