Steven Spielberg

Nature is a recurring force throughout literature and in everyday life. It has its cheritable qualities but also has an extremely ruthless and different side to it. Nature takes no prisoners and affects a situation no matter what circumstance. Two works that deal with this aspect of nature are The Old Man and the Sea and Saving Private Ryan. The Old Man and the Sea and Saving Private Ryan, both stories of loyalty, honor and sacrifice, portray the battle between man’s will and nature’s force,…

outstanding musical score, which contains one of the most recognizable themes in history. The music was what truly prodded at the fear of the viewers throughout much of the film where the shark isn’t shown. John Williams, who frequently partners with Spielberg, composed the score by starting with a simple two note tune, which would eventually become the iconic theme that is remembered to this day. Williams said the theme was “so simple, insistent and driving that it seems unstoppable, like the…

Passionately directed by Steven Spielberg, “Bridge of Spies” doesn’t belong to those conventional espionage thrillers we normally come across with. The film, which recreates a laudable true story, counts with brilliant performances by Tom Hanks, Spielberg’s habitual first choice, and the highly praised English stage actor Mark Rylance whose brief appearances and words are simply unforgettable. The script by the Coen brothers and Matt Charman, despite lacking vigorous action scenes, reveals a…

not too late John, it’s not too late,” (Spielberg). Inside the system it seems as if free will is not an option for the suspects. However viewing the organization from the perspective of the suspect, he realizes there are choices. Agatha represented fate in the movie, she knew John was not fated to kill Leo. Yet, John almost does so anyway because he knows his destiny. The power cops hold, “changing destiny” they are more of “clergy than cops” (Spielberg). Knowing an individual’s presumed fate…

book? If not then Peter Benchley’s book will make that happen. Peter Benchley was born May 08, 1940 in New York, he has written many books and many of them have been made into movies. But his most famous book is “Jaws”, yes it was a book before Steven Spielberg made it into a movie. “Jaws” the book was very famous it sold about 20 million copies, this famous book is about a killer shark in a seaside resort in Long Island in Amity. Benchley has a very unique style he is very descriptive and…

1. Title of the event: Jaws 2. Time and place of the event: 1975 in New York and Los Angeles 3. Type of event: (play, film, art exhibition, musical concert, etc.) Film 4. Briefly describe the event: One summer a woman is killed in the ocean by a shark. Police Chief Martin Brody find her remains and wants the mayor to close the beach. The mayor refuses to close the beach. When he refuses to close the beach deadly shark attacks start to stack up. Brody gets together with two other men to…

For example, in the movie Jaws (Steven Spielberg, 1973) there was a mechanical shark that had various malfunctions. This forced them to create the film without the shark at times. This could perhaps be the best thing that happened for the film. Showing less and using less effects actually…

If you’re looking for some mindless entertainment the film Rubber is perfect for you. Rubber was created in 2010 and falls into the horror comedy genre. Rubber was written, directed and edited by Quentin Dupieux. It was produced by Gregory Bernard, Julien Berlan, and Kevos Van Der Meiren. The main characters in the film are a car tire, Lieutenant Chad (Stephen Spinella), Sheila (Roxane Mesquida), and an accountant (Jack Plotnick). The film starts out discussing things with no reasons and how…

music’s role in film are Jaws composed by John Williams and Batman composed by Danny Elfman. From the use of music to the different producers that they compose for, these composers contrast significantly. John Williams is known for his work with Steven Spielberg, and he is the second most nominated individual for Academy Awards. Williams has produced music for almost all of Spielberg’s feature motion pictures, which tend to be scored with more orchestral pieces. Divergently, Danny Elfman has…

In a scene from “Saving Private Ryan”, a film directed by Steven Spielberg, Captain John Miller and other GIs approach Omaha beach in a landing craft. The scene begins with the soldiers all tightly cramped in the landing craft awaiting the landing on the beach. There is then a close-up of Captain Miller’s hand shaking and the camera then pans up towards his face and then slowly moves backwards to show the faces of the other soldiers in the landing craft. It shows some men throwing up and then…