within Shakespearean films. These films were directed by distinguished individuals, Kenneth Branagh and Franco Zeffirelli, each having distinct convictions about Hamlet. Known for producing one of the most renowned and successful depictions of Hamlet, director Kenneth Branagh has transformed the world of Shakespearean films. Within his film, Branagh placed a fair amount of emphasis on accuracy, and rarely altered any component of the play. The style of language used within the film is similar to that
that many of the creatures described in some medieval bestiaries play a very important role in the creation of the imaginary and symbolic world of Harry Potter written by the author J. K. Rowling. In the following paragraphs I will discuss the similarities and differences between the medieval beasts and the creatures in Rowling’s Harry Potter book series. I also explain how the author plays with symbolism and uses her novels to highlight how medieval and modern ideas take part of the relationship
inhabited by ghosts and spirits. It evokes a malign presence, evident in these scenes. The spaces are unearthly and mysterious, eliciting the element of the unknown, while adding to darkness. This stimulates an atmosphere of suspense and mystery, medieval times. It scares audiences by posing as a threat to humans. Paranormal activity uses lighting that dims the opacity of a scene to suit the genre (horror). The director deliberating darkens the set to emit the fear and suspense, needed to engage the
of fandom but there exists a better look into the overcast and the realism is not to deny. The first movie which was an example of magical realism, Amelie which has to do with the different ways that the character Amelie had been portrayed in the times of the British rule. Amelie is the central character in the movie that makes it the character that would be looked at with great effort. There are different aspects to a movie that include the realism that is the part that strikes that audience. This
The History of art is the history of any activity or product made by humans in a visual form for aesthetical or communicative purposes, expressing ideas, emotions or, in general, a worldview. Over time visual art has been classified in diverse ways, from the medieval distinction between liberal arts and mechanical arts, to the modern distinction between fine arts and applied arts, or to the many contemporary definitions, which define art as a manifestation of human creativity. The subsequent expansion
Miyazaki uses his magic to meld elements of traditional fantasy, and Japanese folklore, into the setting of Princess Mononoke. Princess Mononoke takes place in medieval Japan, when samurai and forest gods were of abundance, and industrialization was just reaching its peak phase with the dawn of the Iron Age. The audience is first introduced to the character Ashitaka, a prince who becomes injured while protecting his village from a wild boar god that’s been possessed by a powerful demon. To protect
Fashion as Communication by Malcom Barnard explores the connections between the concept of fashion, communication and culture. It aims to clarify that fashion and clothing are means of communication. Barnard says in the introduction, “And it will argue that clothing and fashion, as communication, are cultural phenomena in that culture may itself be understood as a signifying system, as the ways in which a society’s experiences, values and beliefs are communicated through practices, artefacts and
Introduction The Great Gatsby is a film based off the Novel written by an American author F. Scott Fitzgerald. About a fictional town set off the West Egg on prosperous Long Island in the summer of 1922. It was released in 2013, directed by Baz Luhrmann along side Craig Pearce (writer/actor). Part of what makes Fitzgerald 's novel such a favorite piece is the way he is able to analyze the society of which he was also a part of. Through his characters, he not only captures a snapshot of middle-
and symbols. It doesn’t mean that if we have a different judgment to an art that doesn’t mean we don’t know how to manipulate ideas and conventions. Its because according to Clifford Geertz, people don’t stop talking about art simply because the importance of art enables us to talk about it and makes us gather more ideas making us realize that we all have different experiences and beliefs in life.. For example is the Yoruba art of the west Africa, Clifford stated that what would happen if the Yoruba
Shakespeare was an important 16th-century English writer who was widely known for his poems and plays, such as Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet or The Tempest. He has influenced many writers since his death and furthermore, has had an immense impact on recent films, plays and poems. Shakespeare has had a lot of influence on Brave New World, one of the most important Aldous Huxley's novels; but to be more specific, the Shakespeare's play that has more connections with Huxley's novel is The Tempest, a romance where