O brother Where art thou

O Brother Where art thou directed by the Coen brothers is a film which is loosely base on the epic of Odyssey. The film revolves around 3 friends who escape from prison to go get a treasure hidden by one of the main characters in the desert. The movie goes through many different series of adventures or what not through out the course of the movie. This movie all in all is a pretty funny and good movie.

The lighting and shadows in this movie is done very expertly. During an evening scene in the movie more like the middle of the night, there's a scene where the light of the moon shines brillantly in the ground behind them in a backdrop of a row of trees in a horizontal view. This really does the scene justice adding a little more depth to it.

Through wardrobe and dress the characters really get across the point of being non educated criminals to a point.The stripped little jailhouse jumpsuits they begin out with all the way to the point when they finally do change into something more fitting.

The camera angles are done to the effect that everything seems to have lateral or horizontal movement. Also the camera view from the ground up in a scene where he gets pummeled by Big Dan helps to get the perspective on how big he looks from that camera angle.

This movie overall was a comedic one which revolves around an adventurous plot. It also contains very good refernce humor when you compare it to The Odyssey. All in all, a well made movie

Road Home

Road Home has to be one of the most beautifully made movies of all time. The scenes and colors in this movie are vibrant and intricate in detail. This film directed by Zhang Yimou begins with a son journey back to his mother's village carrying his fathers deceased body. The plot of the story really revolves around the courting of the son's parents to each other. The story flashes back to the time when they first met in his moter's village during the construction of a schoolhouse and continues on from there.

The backdrop and setting for this movie is so secnic and appealing to the eye that it catches your attention for the most part of the movie. The lighting for this movie is done with great respect to it also. Theres a certain part in this movie where a bowl that she tries to uses to court the father is placed on a table with many others. In the course of this the bowl outshines almost to blinding proportions all the others. as if to represent her love for him. The lighting in this movie also is also critical in the scene where when she coks inthe house. The lighting really helps showcases her concentration inpreparing the best meal.

The camera shots and angles in this film are just magnificent. There are several shots in this movie in which she is running through the valley or walking whch are absolutely stunning. they give the plot the little time for you to think about their love amongst other things. Its a very wonderful series of shots. Then there is the shot when she's listening to him speak and teach outside of his schoolhouse and she walks past the fence and the way the camera is angled from the side along with the shadows of the fence post contrasting on her face make sa beautiful shot.

But in this film the wardrobe of the mother really adds depth to te film. She goes through the whole film wearing a pink sweater which contasts so great with the green grass background which goes through pratically the entire movie. It gives the movie another element th eb=riches the plot.

Overall this is a beautiful movie. Every scene can be a photo for a calendar or magazine. It really goes into dtail with all teh elements that makes it as beautiful as it is.

Rear Window

Rear Window directed by Alfred Hitchcock is a film that really demands for your attention. The movie captivates you with its use of shadows and a plot that doesn't cease to keep you on the edge of your seat. The story follows Jeff Jefries as he spies on his neighbors from his two story apartment, while recovering from a broken leg. He shares the stories of his neighbors escapades to his home nurse and girlfriend. The plot deepens as he notices that one of his neighbors strange actions over the course of a couple days and the suddn disspearance of the neighbors wife. That's when the true story takes place.




The movie has a beautiful use of shadow and lighting. The apartment of Jeff is shrouded by shadows during teh most suspenseful and nail biting moments in the movie. Such as when his girlfriend gets caught in the neighbors house. This really adds an element of suspense and fear to the audience. Watching his white eyes and their reaction in the midst of darkness. Also when the neighbor confronts him in his house a whole new use of light is put into use where his eyes are clearly zoomed and lighted directly giving a diffferent feel to the scene.



Through the course of the movie many different camera angles are used as in every movie. But due to the fact that he's looking from a second floor window the camera angle is done beautifully. The view from across the building into teh other sets up wonderfully. Which also demonstrates good set direction. When the girlfriend goes into the neighbors house you can see everything that goes on while she's in there. You never lose track of her until the plot allows you too to cause suspense. But the set dirction and camera angles help to get a full view of the events nd add the little something extra that every movie needs. Also at a pont in the movie a flooor shot happens that really helps the whole suspense feel get across. The camera slowly moves up from the floor and it helps devulge the emotin from you. A wonderful job done.

Wardrobe in this movie andmake up were minimal. It just relaly get the point across of what each character really was. Jeff dressed in plain pajama type clothing due to his injury. The home nurse dressed in simple nurse attire and the girlfriend had a regular appearance. The attire of each character jus helped get across the originality of them.

This film overall was a nail biter that kept you wanting to know more. It's recommended to be watched and certainly enjoyed by whomever.