Today in Film as Literature, we continued to watch some critical film reviews. First we watched a review by Joe who discussed some aspects of the TV show, Family Guy. Joe analyzed some scenes from various episodes of Family Guy and drew connections to the comedic effect and how it developed the dark humor. We also watched Amanda's review in which she analyzed the development of a relationship within the film, White House Down. In the review, Amanda discussed the relationship between Channing Tatum's character, John Cale, and his daughter, Emily providing clips from the movie that showed the change in tone that went along with the strength of the relationship. Also, we watched Bethann's review of Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl. In the review, Bethann discussed the manner in which the director's editing techniques affected the mood and tone of several scenes throughout the film. For example, in one part of the review, she showed the changing in color and light within the scene that displayed a movement from good times into dark times when the pirates of the Black Pearl attacked Port Royal. We finished today's class by watching Jack's critical film review of The Wolf of Wall Street. Jack discussed the rise and fall of the main character, Jordan Belfort, played by Leonardo DiCaprio. Along, his journey, Jordan misuses his wealth and gets mixed up with drugs which leads to his inopportune downfall.
Overall, today's critical film reviews all did a very good job of analyzing a certain aspect of their show or movie. Joe analyzed the how dark humor was created, Amanda analyzed the development of the relationship between two very prominent characters, Bethann analyzed the connection between directing techniques and mood, and finally, Jack analyzed the uprising and downfall of the main character. The reviews so far have been very informational, clear, and analytical and I look forward to to continuing our mini-film festival this week. As a reminder, remember to keep up with the reviews of each other student's film review and to write down who you think should be nominated for the "Best Picture" award.
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