The Fighter is a movie based on a true story about Micky Ward. The movie was about a man struggling to make it in the boxing world. Micky has many challenges facing him, but somehow, he overcomes them all and wins a title fight. The movie shows that no matter what adversity a person has in their life if they keep fighting for their dreams and never give up, they might just win. The Fighter used many different types of shots and camera angles and heights through-out the movie. The Fighter used many types of shots through-out the movie. An extreme long shot, a wide view of a location, was used in the scene after Dicky was released from prison and he stormed out of the gym. Everyone thought he was going back to his old ways and was headed to the crack house. They were partially right, the camera followed him from a distance on his journey to the crack house. It …show more content…
Eventually, Charlene joins Dicky on the porch and that is when the shot switches to a close-up. I believe the close-up shot allowed the audience to understand and feel Charlene and Dicky’s emotions as if they were there with them. This scene between Charlene and Dicky used high-angle shots, low-angle shots, and eye-level shots. The high and low-angle shots were used when Charlene and Dicky were at different heights. The shot switched between the two depending on who was talking when Charlene was talking to Dicky the high-angle shot was used to give the audience a better sense of Charlene’s physical position in relation to Dicky and vice versa. The eye-level shots were used when they were both on the porch, which also is when the single character’s point of view was used to film. The camera was position right over the characters shoulders when speaking and position on the other person as if the audience were the ones talking to the
Cinderella Man directed by Ron Howard tells the incredible true story of James J. Braddock a.k.a. the Cinderella Man. was to become one of the most surprising sports legends in history. By the early 1930s, the impoverished ex-prizefighter was seen as broken-down, beaten-up and out-of-luck just as much as the rest of the American during the Great Depression. His career appeared to be finished, he was unable to pay the bills, the only thing that mattered to him was his family and that was in danger, and he was even forced to go on Public Relief. But deep inside, Jim Braddock never lost his determination.
In 145th Street, the chapter Fighter is about a man named Billy Giles who sneaks out of his house to wrestle. He wrestles so he can make money for his family. Though his wife Johnnie Mae doesn’t like that he does this, he lets him do it because Johnnie Mae wouldn’t be
She took care of like he was her son and when Adonis was about 22 he decided to follow his dad's footsteps of becoming a boxer ,and when he wanted to tell his mother about becoming a boxer his mother wasn't sure about it because that's how his father died ,and then when she told him that he didn't care he just told her and now want to go find a trainer and he found his trainer Rocky Balboa and they went training about half way Rocky got sick but Adonis still trained and when he the big fight came he went fight but he didn't win but he tried it all took place in Philadelphia. The whole story evolved of Adonis Creed. The main character is Adonis Creed.
In the chosen scene, there are many different camera shots that make the scene. One of them being a median shot at the start of the scene, when The Sapphires starts singing. The Director put this camera shot in to show the sadness in all their eyes. The second shot is a close-up of Gail singing lead.
The Great Depression was a devastating period in United States History, the economy collapsed, and a staggering 25% of the population was unemployed. During this time, there were large wage disparity gaps that were very prevalent, there was no middle class, you were either wealthy or you were poor. It was hard for family life to continue, parents had to take up two and three jobs to make sure their kids were staying safe, and well. Most of these jobs were odd-jobs, and were temporary with no sense of security. It was a struggle to find work, and no job was too demeaning for you to do, because you may not find work again.
“Life's not about how hard of a hit you can give... it's about how many you can take, and still keep moving forward.” (Stallone) Rocky Balboa uses this as motivation in the motion picture Rocky. This film depicts the misconception that many people have about the American dream. The illusion of the American dream is the impulsion that writer and actor, Sylvestor Stallone, had when producing his movie.
The Cause Fighter/ Terrorist Archetype seen in newer movies and past events He runs as fast as he can through the city to save his daughter. The hero does not stop to take a break. He continues to shred through his enemies but also a few good bystanders with a single punch. He sees her, in the distance screaming and trying to break free before being sent off, captured.
This theme connects to the movie Rocky 1 and 2 because Rocky surrounds himself with people who want to see him succeed. For Example Mickey Goldmill who helps Rocky train in both the first and second movie to beat the world champion Apollo Creed. Another example of staying surrounded with those who want to succeed in the Rocky 1 and 2 movie is Paulie Pennino. Paulie worked at Shamrock Meat company and let Rocky train for his boxing match against Apollo Creed in the meat locker. Rocky punched the beef ribs until they broke, which is a huge factor to why Rocky went the distance against Apollo and landed so many strong rib shots.
Moreover, the film depicts the relationship as reminiscent of another time, often with the use of medium close up shots as the two interact in a disengaged demeanor. However, once Rick and Ilsa converse passionately, the shot distance converts to a close up in order to capture the tension between them. The
“The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows… It will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it… Nobody is gonna hit as hard as life” said Rocky. A world class boxer in the movie Rocky. One day he was talking to his son about boxing and gave a speech that went down in history.
Rocky understands that no one cares if he wins or loses. Absolutely no one is giving him a chance to even last one round. This scene is curatial to the overall feel before the
For example, during the book burning scene, a variety of high to mid-low shots are used to position the audience in the crowd or as one of the speakers up front. In addition, the way the objects in the scene are positioned and the frame are composed creates an intimidating effect. All the large Nazi flags are positioned symmetrically around the town square, yet the camera is framed slightly off centre, making the whole shot feel off and like something is wrong [Fig. 5]. This certainly shows that Percival utilizes Percival employs cinematic techniques such as camera angles and the framing of the shots used to communicate and allow the audience to explore the power of the human spirit when dealing with adversity in his film The Book
These aspects include gloomy, dark atmosphere, or a sense of horror and dread. In this scene, Coraline’s Other Father shows off the garden to her, which is revealed to be in the shape of her face. This scene uses all the movie techniques in collaboration to allow for the scene to have a peaceful affect on the audience. The camera techniques that are used in the scene are called a long shot, overshot and the camera pans horizontally to the right.
The eye level angle is the angle obtained when the camera is positioned towards the subject. This angle creates a natural and realistic approach to the image given the fact, that it is at the observer’s angle, which creates a sensation of seeing the images as the viewer normally will do. This camera angle appears in most of the shots done in scene number twelve. However, it has a big impact on the shot done during Rahim Khan (Shaun Toub) and Amir’s (Khalid Abdalla) conversation. Khaled Hosseini, shows both of the characters to engage into a low intense conversation, both characters talk about how they have been, Rahim’s Khan illness and how Kabul and the country politics have changed.
In the film, Rear Window, the director uses, panning shots, perspective shots, and framing to illustrate being aware to surroundings help the understanding of life. To know about the surrounding events will prevent blindsides that life decides to throw, and so the possible opportunities won't go unnoticed. The use of panning shots from the character's perspective portrays the “big picture” and knowing how all the little pieces fit into the big scheme of life. The perspective shots give a more detailed and personal perspective of what is currently being focused on, and sometimes tunnel visioned occurs where a narrow path restricts the vision of the big picture. Framing also contributes to the focus on the finer details on different aspects of