Compare and Contrast Movie Review Gladiator

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Gladiator

Ridley Scott once again directs a phenomenal film riddled with action, trickery, treason, love, and revenge. Russell Crowe is molded for the role of Maximus and portrays his character as a devoted father who is trapped between his love of family and love of country. After his family is taken from him and he is expelled into slavery, he fights his way to the top of the gladiators and seeks his revenge the evil Emperor. In this film review by the New York Times, (found in the link above) the film is praised the plot is summarized. The film describes a moment in which Maximus reveals his face to Commodus. The suspense and dramatic irony used in this moment is riveting. While the audience knows that this mysterious masked Gladiator is Maximus, Commodus does not. He thinks that Maximus was executed years before. 

The role of Maximus was originally casted for Mel Gibson but Russell Crowe's compelling audition won over the Ridley Scott.

Martin Scorsese Director of Departed

Martin Scorsese is one of the most renowned directors of modern film making and is especially known for his gangster movies. In one of my all time favorite movies, Scorsese constructs and directs a perfect cast in Departed. His leadership and imagination attracts big time actors like Jack Nicholson, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Matt Damon. This all-star cast is essential for the portrayal of each character in the film. Jack Nicholson's mysterious and sarcastic nature makes him a likable character while also incredibly evil and dangerous. Leonardo DiCaprio's compelling motives allow him to be rooted for in the film. Matt Damon's false personality and manipulative nature causes him to be hater by the viewers. Under the leadership and direction of Martin Scorsese, an amazing film was created.

Jeff Cronenweth Cinematographer of Fight Club

In my all time favorite movie, Fight Club, Jeff Cronenweth is able to disorient the viewers and lead them to never see both Tyler Durden and Tyler Durden. His use of lighting in the scenes in the basement of the fight club casts a mysterious shadow around Brad Pitt and confuses the audience about who is fighting who. Cronenweth was also the cinematographer of the Social Network in which his creative camera angles display the arrogance of the protagonist, Mark Zucherberg.

James Cameron Producer of Avatar

In production of Avatar costed what is estimated to be 280 million dollars, but with the leadership and imagination of James Cameron, the epic was able to bring back nearly three billion dollars. James Cameron is both a director and a film producer and is terrific in both. Cameron's famous successes include the Titanic, Terminator I, Terminator II, True Lies, and most recently Avatar. James Cameron's current net worth is estimated to be 700 million dollars, making him one of the most wealthy producers in film.

Pulp Fiction written by Quentin Tarantino

I have always been a big fan of Quentin Tarantino movies. I was originally introduced to his movies when my Dad showed me Pulp Fiction when I was eleven years old.  Since then, I have seen Reservoir Dogs, Inglorious Basterds,  and most recently Django Unchained. Through this repertoire of great movies, Tarantino has become one of my favorite writer-directors of film. Tarantino often uses non-linear plot formation and an impressive soundtrack in which each song is tailored for the scene it plays in. He is extremely passionate about his job and feels that it his obligation as the screenwriter and director that all of the interactions in his movies are perfectly real. He refuses to use any euphemisms in order to not offend the audience. His use of the 'n' word in the Django Unchained sparked some controversy in the African American community but at large most people agreed that his use of the word was literal history rather than offensive.

3 Questions/Answers

1. In our first two days of J-Term classes, I have learned just how complicated and important the filming of a movie is. The different camera angles are able to present a difference of power between two characters by subtly having the point of view of the inferior person looking up at the superior person and vice versa.

2. I proposed the idea to remake the movie Devil which everyone in the grouped liked and agreed with.

3. I'm looking forward to working with a group of people that I have never worked with before and learning how to adapt to different circumstances. I also look forward to learning how to edit the movie and presenting a solid remake to the class.