Oliver Stone’s 1991 JFK has one goal: destroying the lone gunman story the government has continuously shoved down the throats of the American public regarding the assassination of John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. Stone’s work in this film creates a truly palpable sense of tension that keeps the audience riveted throughout the entire three-hour plot line. JFK follows the story of New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison, the only man in history who prosecuted someone in relation to Kennedy’s assassination. During the course of the film, multiple plot twists arise that Garrison investigates, turning him into a man obsessed with uncovering the truth at any cost, even putting himself, his family, and his career in jeopardy. Following the
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There was a select group that loved the film for its artistry and then there were the “critics, politicians and even some historians decried the picture for its depiction of [the] assassination plot” (Rolling). The film is not so much about accuracy as it is capturing a national feeling. Stone has blended multiple theories that have arisen through the years and created connections that may or may not have existed, but he accurately portrays the distrust that has always existed among the American public: that there was more than one shooter, that somehow had connections to the CIA, the FBI, the mafia, and Castro, among others. Stone purposely has purposely created a fondue of all these theories in the film not so much because he believes his version of the story to be true, but because he wanted to create any other compelling story as a contrast to the completely implausible government version events that is labeled as the truth. Stone is also a filmmaker, so all political motivation and commentary aside, its necessary for him to provide a compelling storyline for Garrison’s character, even if that does mean blending …show more content…
In 1992, JFK won the Academy Awards for Best Film Editing and Best Cinematogrpahy, and was nominated for the academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published, Best Sound, and Best Music, Original Score (IMDb). These nominations and wins are testaments to the film’s feats of techinal greatnes. Musically, the film’s original score creates a suspenseful undercurrent that sets the tone throughout the film by way of low tones and rich timbres that often crescendo at climatic moments. There are a couple of unique pieces which differeniate from the rest of the score, such as the occasianol jazz infusions, or those ones that mimic the music of the era the film is set in. Those who criticize the movie on accuracy will mostliekly agree that the cinematogropahy and editing completely make up for its discrepancies. The movie is a constant stream of images. Stone capably combines real black and white footage with scenes of his own direction to form one cohesive story. Multiple mediums are woven together in a way that can be admired by anyone who sees the film, not just cinephiles and critics. There’s work with different widths of film. Theres incorporated outside video, including past films, documentaires, and news broadcastings, and still photos including past newspaper
There was a select group that loved the film for its artistry and then there were the “critics, politicians and even some historians decried the picture for its depiction of [the] assassination plot” (Rolling). The film is not so much about accuracy as it is capturing a national feeling. Stone has blended multiple theories that have arisen through the years and created connections that may or may not have existed, but he accurately portrays the distrust that has always existed among the American public: that there was more than one shooter, that somehow had connections to the CIA, the FBI, the mafia, and Castro, among others. Stone purposely has purposely created a fondue of all these theories in the film not so much because he believes his version of the story to be true, but because he wanted to create any other compelling story as a contrast to the completely implausible government version events that is labeled as the truth. Stone is also a filmmaker, so all political motivation and commentary aside, its necessary for him to provide a compelling storyline for Garrison’s character, even if that does mean blending …show more content…
In 1992, JFK won the Academy Awards for Best Film Editing and Best Cinematogrpahy, and was nominated for the academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published, Best Sound, and Best Music, Original Score (IMDb). These nominations and wins are testaments to the film’s feats of techinal greatnes. Musically, the film’s original score creates a suspenseful undercurrent that sets the tone throughout the film by way of low tones and rich timbres that often crescendo at climatic moments. There are a couple of unique pieces which differeniate from the rest of the score, such as the occasianol jazz infusions, or those ones that mimic the music of the era the film is set in. Those who criticize the movie on accuracy will mostliekly agree that the cinematogropahy and editing completely make up for its discrepancies. The movie is a constant stream of images. Stone capably combines real black and white footage with scenes of his own direction to form one cohesive story. Multiple mediums are woven together in a way that can be admired by anyone who sees the film, not just cinephiles and critics. There’s work with different widths of film. Theres incorporated outside video, including past films, documentaires, and news broadcastings, and still photos including past newspaper