Burn Baby Burn

Kiss me deadly was interesting.... I'm noticing a pattern in these film noir movies, the main character is always invincible. Hammer does unthinkable grotesque things. So grotesque that in one of the scenes in the shed near the pool, the enemy is so scared that he runs away leaving his fallen comrade. This is why the ending they showed first didn't make sense. Mike Hammer can't die, watching him throughout the whole movie your rooting for him to solve the case. But when you see him die you are automatically disappointed. This is why in my opinion the ending they later dubbed as the true ending works better for the cinema. Why? Well thats simple because Mike hammer escapes with his bittie even after being first drugged then burned and if that wasn't enough shot in the gut.

Noir Elements in Out of the Past

Out of the past is considered a typical noir film. A lot of the elements that make up a noir film are in this cinema. One that is easily noticed is the black and white color of the movie. This helps with the whole lighting aspect of the movie because dark and light are easily contrasted. Another element that is easily noticed is the narration of the movie. This really helps you think what the main character is thinking, so you know what his/her thought process is which brings great insight to the movie. The last main element would have to be the detective character, like in any other noir movie there is a independent agent (detective) who is mysterious, manly, and very intelligent. Those are just the main film noir elements that I have noticed there are also a lot of minor elements such as the smoking, seductive female, etc. That really categorize a noir film, in this movie Out of the Past. This is why Out of the Past is considered a noir classic.

Eternal Sunshine Of the Spotless Mind

A confusing movie with deep meaning. This movie talks a lot about how important memories are to human beings. This is one of those movies you watch twice to fully comprehend whats happening. One of the themes in this movie is that memories never truly vanish from your mind. Although Joel and Clementine both erase there memories, Joel and Clementine both somehow remember to go the beach. Where they meet again, and fall in love once again. I also think that this means you can never completely forget about something thats important to you. Overall I thought this movie was great.

His Girl Friday

His girl Friday is supposed to be a romantic comedy, i beg to differ. The story did little to interest me. One of the biggest problems I had with the movie was that there dialogue was way to fast to comprehend. If you missed one little comment then you didn't understand what was going on. Because they would talk really fast and then in the middle of it say something really important if you missed that party then you missed the whole conversation. I do see some humor in the movie though, but it came too little to late. The fat guy that talks about his wife was the funniest character in the movie. When that character appeared I was more drawn into the movie. Although His girl Friday is considered a classic I just don’t think the people now would think so because we are use to different types of humor.

Final Word On Western

All westerns have one thing in common people in distress that are saved by the hero. All of the westerns we've watched so far have that in common, and from my personally experience in western movies this theme is a reassurance. I think that with this westerns in general do this because its audience pleasing. When people go see a western no matter what type it is they go to see that hero saves some in the end or takes revenge in the end. That’s why if westerns stop doing this but still kept the other elements that make a western intact. it just wouldn’t be a western because of the key elements missing. That’s why westerns seem like a reassurance of the same thing over and over again. In my personally opinion though westerns will never become old as long as they keep the main elements intact.

Acting in Pans Labyrinth

Watching this movie I was amazed at the acting in the film especially by that of Ivana Baquero (Ofelia). Ivana was born June 11th 1994 Spain. Which would make her only 12 years old. This to me is mind boggling (when your minds in a bottle and it boggles you- Ricky Bobby) because at the age of 12 I was still going to school and having a regular life, while she was staring in a movie and also being youngest Spanish actress to win a Goya Award for her fantastic performance in Pan's Labyrinth. I think the director Guillermo del Toro did a fantastic job of researching the actors and actresses before he had them star in the movie. She was chosen amongst 1000 girls for the role of Ofelia for Pan's Labyrinth. I think this is because she speaks Spanish, Catalan, and English. She also has impressive acting skills and beautifully expressive face. Which really draws you into the emotions she is feeling. Also director Del Toro’s picked her after his wife cried while watching her touching second audition. Ivana has also a lot of experience as an actress even though she is very young. She has been in many movies and also TV shows as early as when she was eight years old. When Ivana Baquero isn’t out making movies she is the same as any young female teen. She plays sports, shops and hangs out with her friends. Ivana has been nominated 10 times and won 6 for her outstanding acting in this movie.

Sergi Lopez (Capitán Vidal) does a terrifying good job playing his role as the Capitán. From the first scene where you see him squeeze Ofelia’s hand because it was not the proper one, you can tell that this character will most likely be the villain in this cinema. Sergi Lopez was born on December 22, 1965. Making his film debut in the 1990's as a protagonist. Ever since then he has been in many movies and erotic dramas in both Spanish productions and European productions. These are most of the reasons why I think he was picked out to act as Capitán Vidal in this film production. Sergi does a great job as the villain in this movie from when he beats the innocent man with the bottle till his face indents to the gruesome torture methods he uses. In this cinema he is looked as a uptight Capitán who cares for nothing but having his bloodline passed down. And also as a person that feels no emotion for killing or even torturing a man to the last breath of his life. Sergi Lopez does such a good job acting that you even feel fear to him even though he is a fictional character. That’s how good he is.

Stagecoach

The question that I will go more in-depth in is, the relationship between the characters' social status and there actions during the childbirth sequence?
Dallas and Ringo and the Doc Boon are the ones that are known as the disreputable people in the movie. But when the childbirth sequence happens, the others look to the Doc and Dallas for guidance and leadership. Dallas right away starts ordering people around to get the right supplies for the sequence. The Doc starts sobering up himself making sure that when he starts helping Lucy Mallory who is sick that he is sober.
When this childbirth sequence is over you can tell that everyone is thankful they give respect to the Doc and Dallas, for there hard work and help during this sequence. So although they are considered disreputable this changes when they help Lucy Mallory with the childbirth. Although they don’t get wealthier, there social status changes in the eyes of the people who they helped.