This movie is about Kevin who has dissociative identity disorder and has 23 identities. Throughout the film, Kevin’s dominate personalities combine and fight each other for the light. His personalities have gotten so extreme that they have kidnapped three teenage girls and have kept them hostage as food for the coming of the beast. The girls try to escape as it gets closer and closer to the beast’s arrival.
This film used hard lighting throughout the entire movie with some occasional natural light as well. The hard lighting really captures the essence of the film which was dark and mysterious as to the kind of genre this film falls under, which is horror/thriller. It made sense as to where the majority of the film took place, which was in Kevin’s sketchy house. Majority of the film was shot subjectively to have a real-life effect to it. There were no scenes that were truly memorable when it comes to technicality, but I can name two. One was the close-up shot when Kevin is turning into the beast in the train with just enough lighting to where the audience can see the the muscular transformation in his back as he is turning into the beast, I thought that was very impressively done, as an illusion to the audience that Kevin is able to change his body extremely through another identity. Another scene that stood out was when the beast is running with the animal-like abilities he has, back to his home, and there is a shot that is taken from above a street light and you can see him running underneath the light. It was a very odd choice to make and pretty random because the beast had no qualities that made him vulnerable at all. This film was fantastic and James Mcavoy’s acting was incredible, aside from him being a babe (I fell in love with him in Atonement) like always. There is a scene where 9 of his personalities come out within 4 minutes and I cannot imagine how difficult that must have been for Mcavoy. I thought M. Night Shyamalan did an excellent job at executing this film. The ending sparked some twists and confusion though. At the very end, there is a scene with Bruce Willis in a diner watching the news about Kevin and his DID and he makes a statement about Mr. Glass and the wheelchair. I was so thrown off by that but then I looked into it and found my answers in the attached links below. Apparently if you have seen Unbreakable, you won’t be confused, and it might hint to a sequel or the beast’s appearance in a possible Unbreakable 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2TngNFI4Sk http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/split-movie-ending-explained-unbreakable-2-bruce-willis-planned-966669
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This documentary film is about a Mongolian girl named Aisholpan, and her journey of becoming the first ever eagle huntress. This film takes the audience on a journey of a young girl, proving the elders in society wrong, that girls can become eagle hunters too. Aisholpan’s father has no doubt in his mind that his daughter can do just as much as other’s sons can. In fact, he is proud that his daughter has such passion and great interest in the sport and strategy of eagle hunting. We see how much training and technique Aisholpan and her father, go over, in order for Aisholpan to become an eagle hunter.
I think one part in the film that stood out to me was towards the end. This was after Aisholpan won the eagle hunting competition, yet the elders were still not convinced and would not accept Aisholpan as a real eagle huntress, until she battles the cold and hardships of where the real hunting happens, which is literally in the middle of nowhere. Aisholpan and her father go eagle hunting on a journey to the snowy mountains to hunt fox and to see if Aisholpan can do more than just win a competition. This entire scene was filmed with natural light, and the wide shots captured the beautiful landscapes of snowy Mongolia perfectly. Helicopter or drone shots were definitely used, and there must have been at least four cameras covering this hunting trip. Even close-up shots of Aisholpan’s reactions were perfectly captured, as well as her father’s. The pattern this scene used was definitely wide shot to close-up shot, to wide shot and so on, and fit very well with the action occurring within the scene of the hunting. Overall, I thought this film was incredible. I was absolutely amazed by how well the documentary was shot, with each shot executed perfectly. The way each and every reaction was captured made the film lighthearted, at the same time of being such an intense movie of a girl trying to prove to society that, “girls can do just as much as guys can.” The beautiful long shots and wide shots of the breathtaking landscapes of Mongolia truly made this film, and leaves the audience speechless as well as in wonder as to how the cameramen were able to film in the middle of, ‘nowhere.’ If there was one thing that I could change, it would be to omit the narration and to have an interview at the end so the audience knows if whether or not the elders in the community will accept and consider Aishoplan as a real eagle huntress even though she proved them wrong. This documentary is one to remember and will be one of my top favorites, and is an inspiration to all the girls out there, that they can do whatever they want as all as they can give it their all, just like Aisholpan. This movie is about a pig-pong star named Randy Daytona who is recruited by an FBI agent to get rid of Daytona's father's killer once and for all...through the art of ping-pong.
A scene that stood out to me was towards the end when Randy and Feng are playing head-to-head on the bridge. This was the only time the director included some sort of variety in his camera angles. Because the two were on the bridge, to make it more intense and dramatic, the scene was shot heavily from an angle below the bridge, making the scene appear much more extreme than it really is. It showed how narrow the bridge was and how high up it was, this shot truly focused on the two characters and emphasized on the fact that whoever loses will probably fall off the bridge somehow and obviously get electrocuted because of the electric vest which will lead directly to death #foreshadowing. The rest of the movie however was shot in mainly subjectively angles with the typical variations in tight and medium shots throughout this feature film. Overall this film was your typical comedy and would not recommend it. It was a fun movie just for laughs, my brothers are obsessed with this movie simply because of the fact ping-pong is in it which is why I watched it. I watched Lion again which YOU SHOULD TOTALLY SEE. But this film was not impressive at all, besides the rad ping-pong skills shown. This film is about Mastani, a Muslim Princess, and Bajirao, a Maratha general who fall in love the moment their eyes meet during a battle between the two. Mastani, being a Muslim, is already a huge obstacle in this love story because Bajirao has always fought with the Mughal dynasty. On top of that...he's already married to Kashi, who is head over heels for her husband and never imagined another woman to come between her and Bajirao.
A scene that stood out to me was the,'Pinga,' song, which became a huge hit after the release of this movie. For those of you who are not familiar with the format of a Bollywood film, what truly makes it Bollywood, is for the movie to have heavily choreographed and extravagent dance sequences where the actors break out into song. 'Pinga,' is one of them. This scene shows Kashi, welcoming Mastani into the musical celebration, but to the audience it gives a different vibe. As the two dance, it's almost as if the director wanted the audience to think that the two were competing for Bajirao's love through dance. I am not sure if Bollywood films use specific shots for the same reasons, but this song had a lot of varying camera angles and shots. There were a number of shots where the two girls were captured from a high angle shot which was probably to capture how grand of a dance it was and to see all of the dancers and all, but if the director was using it to make them seem vulnerable, I did not understand why, I suppose it was because they were both vulnerable to Bajirao. There were medium shots and many subjective shots where the audience can clearly see the character's dramatic facial expressions, which truly makes this song,'Marathi.' Overall, I thought this film was amazing. I think hands down, this may have been the most beautiful Bollywood film I have ever seen (I have seen too many Bollywood films). It was so gorgeous and everything was so overtheop and so done up, which is what Bollywood essentially is, but this exceeded my expectations, especially visually. This is a kind of movie I wished I would have watched in theaters, but instead, watched it much later, after it's popularity was at its peak...which I regret. The plot is great, an action romantic. Mastani is a really cool character, and it's intersting to watch Kashi's character develop throughout the film. This film was spectacular. I definitely recommend this as a first-time Bollywood. |
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