How far does Chungking Express differ from the other urban stories you have studied for this topic ?
Chungking Express (1994) differs from the other films I have studied because the narrative focuses more on the theme of loneliness and being unable to sustain a relationship. This is shown through the scene where cop 663 is giving feelings to inanimate objects, through the mise en scene the audience can see that he is making a soap, polar bear teddy and a dish cloth feelings which he is feeling because his girlfriend left him, he can't not deal with the change. 'I told you not to cry. When will you stop crying? one must be strong and tough.' This is because of how Hong Kong was changing at this time because it was coming towards the end of them being an independent state, this happened in 1997. This is similar to La Haine (1995) in the scene where the three boys Vinz, Hubert and Said are at an art exhibit and they cannot talk to the women there, they resort back to violence and vulgar language. But what is similar with City of God (2002) is being able to start a relationship but it either breaks or there is something in the way this is seen through Shaggy and Bernice. Shaggy is killed by cops when trying to escape. Also Benny and Angelica who want to live together away from the Favelas, Benny is also killed by someone which starts a gang war.
Chungking Express also differs from the other films in the sense that the roles of the characters the the power they have is reversed. The women have more power and are able to move on with their lives. Also in the second story the women has a name 'Faye' where the men have a number which everyone gets wrong. This power reversal is seen in the montage sequence when Faye is in cop 663's apartment and she is slowly changing things to change him. This is effective because what is happening in Hong Kong at the time. This role is played a little in City of God (2002) in Bernice's house where she has more power and through the mise en scene the audience can see that the house is tidy and clean but the power that Bernice once had is soon lost to the world they live in. The women in La Haine (1995) are seen as domestic, motherly figures and they are rarely shown in the film. The women in Princesas (2005) think they have all the power because they say when, where and how much but the women are all willing to change to suit the men's needs to get more money. This is shown through Caye's character who is saving up to get a boob job and she also changes her hair to get more men.
Friday, 14 November 2014
Friday, 7 November 2014
Presentation Script 3
Presentation script
Speaker: After Batman Begins Christopher Nolan went on to film 'The Prestige' [1] which also displays a lot of his themes and techniques, although this film is not one of his own pieces, being an adaptation of a novel. Christopher Nolan has found similar themes that work well with his style within the narrative. In 'The Prestige' [1] he uses the theme of loss to challenge the audience, and a non linear structure as a the narrative device in order to leave the audience in the dark for most of the film. In this film both the main characters have suffered loss. Alfred Borden (Bale) is the more psychological and ... as this character suffers loss in a deeper sense, suffering the loss of his wife who committed suicide, the loss of some of his fingers after being shot off in a magic act, loss of his brother and lastly the loss of identity. In order to create the perfect magic trick one of the Borden twins doesn't have his true identity, as the twins take turns playing either Alfred Borden or Fallon. In this scene you have seen Borden confronts Angier and explains about his life and magic trick 'simple maybe but never easy, there's nothing easy about two men sharing one life' [1] this displays Christopher Nolan's recurring theme of psychological loss and is shown in a montage sequence 'we each had half of a full life, which was enough for us. But not for them' [1]. Also Christopher Nolan explains what has happened through mise en scene in the montage, he shows the two brothers behind the trick and switching make up in order for them to play the part. Robert Angier (Jackman) suffers the loss of his wife who drowned in one of their acts, this sends him down the path of revenge. [00:23:05-00:24:35]
Projector: Display scene from 'Memento' [2] (00:15:34-00:16:17)
Speaker: The film that got Christopher Nolan noticed by film production companies was 'Memento' [2] which is another one of the films I have chosen to help me argue my point that Christopher Nolan is an auteur becuase similar to his other films the theme of loss is used as a narrative device to make the film interesting. Once again this film has a different narrative structure 'You cannot remove a scene from the film because each scene depends on its relationship between the preceding scene and the one that follows, it is total linear it's just reversed' say Christopher Nolan [2] and the main character has suffered different types of loss. Leonard (Pearce) has suffered the loss of his wife who was murdered and this sends him on a revenge mission, much like Robert Angier in 'The Prestige' [1]. This is also an genre convention for Film Noir, which influences Christopher Nolan's filming style. But also Leonard suffers with short term memory loss, when he and his wife was being attacked he got hit on the head. This plays a big part in the narrative and the development of the character, 'The noir-ish indie feature starred Guy Pearce as an amnesiac man who relies on Polaroids and copious note-taking while seeking vengeance.' [4]. This results in Leonard never truly knowing the whole truth and will accept whatever truth is in front of him. In the scene I have just shown Leonard is talking on the phone, he is talking about Sammy Jenkis which is the person he uses to explain his condition. In this scene Leonard talks about how he has structure to his life by taking notes and having a system but most of all a purpose for life. Through the mise en scene the audience can see his tattoos of all the facts he has collected about his wife murderer but only once he looks in the mirror do they see his purpose 'John G. raped and murdered my wife' while this is being shown to the audience Leonard actually states 'I'm disciplined and organized, I use habit and routine to make my life possible, Sammy had no drive no reason to make it work, me, yeah I've got a reason' [2].
Projector: Display scene from 'Inception' [3] (01:13:08- 01:18:49)
Speaker: The same themes are displayed in his later work 'Inception' [3]. The main character Cobb has suffered the loss of his wife who couldn't accept what was reality, he then cannot see his children because of his wife. Christopher Nolan leaves the ending up to the audience and makes them question what reality is. Much like with 'Memento' [2] which makes the audience question whether they can trust their own memories,is it fact or has it been distorted over time and with other people's influence 'Memory can change the shape of a room; it can change the color of a car. And memories can be distorted. They're just an interpretation, they're not a record, and they're irrelevant if you have the facts.' These themes are displayed to the audience in a fantasy style of dreams and the sociological aspects to a person's sub conscience. Christopher Nolan uses the theme of loss to ask these questions. In this scene you have just seen Cobb is explaining to Ariadne what happened to his wife and how it affected his life now. Even though his wife has died she still appears on missions as Cobb's projection and she threatens the people that he works with. I have used this scene because it shows a lot of the elements of his continuing theme of loss to develop his characters. Aldo his use of montage to almost fill in the gaps that the audience do not know, in this sequence it is jumping through time from the past to the present to explain and gain knowledge in both times, this is similar to 'The Prestige' [1].
Speaker: From the description of an auteur and the evidence that I have shown you, I do believe that Christopher Nolan is an auteur.
'Total devotion to his art, utter self sacrifice' [1][00:16:42-00:16:52]
To what extent does the theme of loss as a narrative device define Christopher Nolan as an auteur?
Projector: Display an image of Christopher Nolan
Speaker: 'An auteur is a director who manifests a consistency of style and theme across his or her films.' [9] If this is the definition of an auteur then I believe that Christopher Nolan is in fact an auteur, due to his continual use of narrative devices and themes of psychological tumours, mainly loss across his films. Christopher Nolan is a director that uses similar themes and character roles/ types. For example, Film Noir's Femme Fatale and non linear narratives. There are other elements which could contribute to Christopher Nolan being an auteur such as working with his brother but I will discuss them later. Christopher Nolan has made a name for himself with his latest blockbusters such as the Batman trilogy and 'Inception' [3]. But he was displaying his techniques long before he was noticed by Warner Brothers with films like 'Following' 'Insomnia' and 'Memento' [2].
Projector: Display scene from 'The Prestige' [1] with a helpful quote (01:53:35-01:55:36)
Projector: Display scene from 'The Prestige' [1] with a helpful quote (01:53:35-01:55:36)
Speaker: After Batman Begins Christopher Nolan went on to film 'The Prestige' [1] which also displays a lot of his themes and techniques, although this film is not one of his own pieces, being an adaptation of a novel. Christopher Nolan has found similar themes that work well with his style within the narrative. In 'The Prestige' [1] he uses the theme of loss to challenge the audience, and a non linear structure as a the narrative device in order to leave the audience in the dark for most of the film. In this film both the main characters have suffered loss. Alfred Borden (Bale) is the more psychological and ... as this character suffers loss in a deeper sense, suffering the loss of his wife who committed suicide, the loss of some of his fingers after being shot off in a magic act, loss of his brother and lastly the loss of identity. In order to create the perfect magic trick one of the Borden twins doesn't have his true identity, as the twins take turns playing either Alfred Borden or Fallon. In this scene you have seen Borden confronts Angier and explains about his life and magic trick 'simple maybe but never easy, there's nothing easy about two men sharing one life' [1] this displays Christopher Nolan's recurring theme of psychological loss and is shown in a montage sequence 'we each had half of a full life, which was enough for us. But not for them' [1]. Also Christopher Nolan explains what has happened through mise en scene in the montage, he shows the two brothers behind the trick and switching make up in order for them to play the part. Robert Angier (Jackman) suffers the loss of his wife who drowned in one of their acts, this sends him down the path of revenge. [00:23:05-00:24:35]
Projector: Display scene from 'Memento' [2] (00:15:34-00:16:17)
Speaker: The film that got Christopher Nolan noticed by film production companies was 'Memento' [2] which is another one of the films I have chosen to help me argue my point that Christopher Nolan is an auteur becuase similar to his other films the theme of loss is used as a narrative device to make the film interesting. Once again this film has a different narrative structure 'You cannot remove a scene from the film because each scene depends on its relationship between the preceding scene and the one that follows, it is total linear it's just reversed' say Christopher Nolan [2] and the main character has suffered different types of loss. Leonard (Pearce) has suffered the loss of his wife who was murdered and this sends him on a revenge mission, much like Robert Angier in 'The Prestige' [1]. This is also an genre convention for Film Noir, which influences Christopher Nolan's filming style. But also Leonard suffers with short term memory loss, when he and his wife was being attacked he got hit on the head. This plays a big part in the narrative and the development of the character, 'The noir-ish indie feature starred Guy Pearce as an amnesiac man who relies on Polaroids and copious note-taking while seeking vengeance.' [4]. This results in Leonard never truly knowing the whole truth and will accept whatever truth is in front of him. In the scene I have just shown Leonard is talking on the phone, he is talking about Sammy Jenkis which is the person he uses to explain his condition. In this scene Leonard talks about how he has structure to his life by taking notes and having a system but most of all a purpose for life. Through the mise en scene the audience can see his tattoos of all the facts he has collected about his wife murderer but only once he looks in the mirror do they see his purpose 'John G. raped and murdered my wife' while this is being shown to the audience Leonard actually states 'I'm disciplined and organized, I use habit and routine to make my life possible, Sammy had no drive no reason to make it work, me, yeah I've got a reason' [2].
Projector: Display scene from 'Inception' [3] (01:13:08- 01:18:49)
Speaker: The same themes are displayed in his later work 'Inception' [3]. The main character Cobb has suffered the loss of his wife who couldn't accept what was reality, he then cannot see his children because of his wife. Christopher Nolan leaves the ending up to the audience and makes them question what reality is. Much like with 'Memento' [2] which makes the audience question whether they can trust their own memories,is it fact or has it been distorted over time and with other people's influence 'Memory can change the shape of a room; it can change the color of a car. And memories can be distorted. They're just an interpretation, they're not a record, and they're irrelevant if you have the facts.' These themes are displayed to the audience in a fantasy style of dreams and the sociological aspects to a person's sub conscience. Christopher Nolan uses the theme of loss to ask these questions. In this scene you have just seen Cobb is explaining to Ariadne what happened to his wife and how it affected his life now. Even though his wife has died she still appears on missions as Cobb's projection and she threatens the people that he works with. I have used this scene because it shows a lot of the elements of his continuing theme of loss to develop his characters. Aldo his use of montage to almost fill in the gaps that the audience do not know, in this sequence it is jumping through time from the past to the present to explain and gain knowledge in both times, this is similar to 'The Prestige' [1].
Speaker: From the description of an auteur and the evidence that I have shown you, I do believe that Christopher Nolan is an auteur.
'Total devotion to his art, utter self sacrifice' [1][00:16:42-00:16:52]
Wednesday, 22 October 2014
Presentation Script 2
Presentation script
Speaker: After Christopher Nolan completed Batman Begins he went on to film 'The Prestige' [1] which also displays a lot of his themes and techniques, although this film is not one of his own pieces, being an adaptation of a novel. Christopher Nolan has found similar themes that work well with his style within the narrative. In 'The Prestige' [1] he uses the theme of loss to challenge the audience, and a non linear structure as a the narrative device in order to leave the audience in the dark for most of the film. In this film both the main characters have suffered loss. Alfred Borden (Bale) is the more psychological and ... as this character suffers loss in a deeper sense, suffering the loss of his wife who committed suicide, the loss of his fingers after being shot off in a magic act, loss of his brother and lastly the loss of identity. In order to create the perfect magic trick one of the Borden twins a main character in the film doesn't have his true identity, as the twins take turns playing either Alfred Borden or Fallon. In this scene you have seen Borden confront Angier and explains about his life and magic trick 'simple maybe but never easy, there's nothing easy about two men sharing one life' [1] this displays Christopher Nolan's recurring theme of psychological loss and is shown in a montage sequence 'we each had half of a full life, which was enough for us. But not for them' [1]. Also Christopher Nolan explains what has happened through mise en scene in the montage, he shows the two brothers behind the trick and switching make up in order for them to play the part. Robert Angier (Jackman) suffers the loss of his wife who drowned in one of their acts, this sends him down the path of revenge. [00:23:05-00:24:35]
Projector: Display scene from 'Memento' [2] (00:15:34-00:16:17)
Speaker: The film that got Christopher Nolan noticed by film production companies was 'Memento' [2] which is another one of the films I have chosen to help me argue my point that Christopher Nolan is an auteur, and similar to his other films the theme of loss is used as a narrative device to make the film interesting. Once again this film has a different narrative structure 'You cannot remove a scene from the film because each scene depends on its relationship between the preceding scene and the one that follows, it is total linear it's just reversed' say Christopher Nolan [2] and the main character has suffered different types of loss. Leonard (Pearce) has suffered the loss of his wife who was murdered and this sends him on a revenge mission, much like Robert Angier in 'The Prestige' [1]. This is also an genre convention for Film Noir, which influences Christopher Nolan's filming style. But also Leonard has suffered the loss of his memory, when he and his wife was being attacked he got hit on the head which resulted in him suffering with short term memory loss. This plays a big part in the narrative and the development of the character, 'The noir-ish indie feature starred Guy Pearce as an amnesiac man who relies on Polaroids and copious note-taking while seeking vengeance.' [4]. This results in Leonard never truly knowing the whole truth and will accept whatever truth is in front of him. In the scene I have just shown Leonard is talking on the phone, he is talking about Sammy Jenkis which is the person he uses to explain his condition. In this scene Leonard talks about how he has structure to his life by taking notes and having a system but most of all a purpose for life. Through the mise en scene the audience can see his tattoos of all the facts he has collected about his wife murderer but only once he looks in the mirror do they see his purpose 'John G. raped and murdered my wife' while this is being shown to the audience Leonard actually states 'I'm disciplined and organized, I use habit and routine to make my life possible, Sammy had no drive no reason to make it work, me, yeah I've got a reason' [2].
Projector: Display scene from 'Inception' [3] (01:18:53- 01:22:14)
Speaker: The same themes are displayed in his later work 'Inception' [3]. The main character Cobb has suffered the loss of his wife who couldn't accept what was reality. He then loses this children because of his job and his wife; he later choses his reality with his children and Christopher Nolan leaves the ending up to the audience. These themes are displayed to the audience in a fantasy style of dreams and the sociological aspects to a person's sub conscience. Christopher Nolan likes this audience to question things about life, with this film it is making you question what is reality and is it something that we just except. 'Memento' [2] he wanted the audience to question their memory, is it fact or has it been distorted over time and with other people's influence. Christopher Nolan uses the theme of loss to ask these questions. In this scene you have just seen Cobb is explaining to Ariadne what happened to his wife and how it affected his life now. Even though his wife has died she still appears on missions as Cobb's projection and his threatens the people that he works with. I have used this scene because it shows a lot of the elements of his continuing theme of loss to develop his characters.
'Total devotion to his art, utter self sacrifice' [1][00:16:42-00:16:52]
To what extent does the theme of loss as a narrative device define Christopher Nolan as an auteur?
Projector: Display an image of Christopher Nolan
Speaker: 'An auteur is a director who manifests a consistency of style and theme across his or her films.' [9] If this is the definition of an auteur then I believe that Christopher Nolan is in fact an auteur, due to his continual use of narrative devices and themes of psychological tumours, mainly loss across his films. Christopher Nolan is a director that uses similar themes and character roles/ types. For example, Film Noir's Femme Fatale and non linear narratives. There are other elements which could contribute to Christopher Nolan being an auteur such as working with his brother but I will discuss them later. Christopher Nolan has made a name for himself with his latest blockbusters such as the Batman trilogy and 'Inception' [3]. But he was displaying his techniques long before he was noticed by Warner Brothers with films like 'Following' 'Insomnia' and 'Memento' [2].
Projector: Display scene from 'The Prestige' [1] with a helpful quote (01:53:35-01:55:36)
Projector: Display scene from 'The Prestige' [1] with a helpful quote (01:53:35-01:55:36)
Speaker: After Christopher Nolan completed Batman Begins he went on to film 'The Prestige' [1] which also displays a lot of his themes and techniques, although this film is not one of his own pieces, being an adaptation of a novel. Christopher Nolan has found similar themes that work well with his style within the narrative. In 'The Prestige' [1] he uses the theme of loss to challenge the audience, and a non linear structure as a the narrative device in order to leave the audience in the dark for most of the film. In this film both the main characters have suffered loss. Alfred Borden (Bale) is the more psychological and ... as this character suffers loss in a deeper sense, suffering the loss of his wife who committed suicide, the loss of his fingers after being shot off in a magic act, loss of his brother and lastly the loss of identity. In order to create the perfect magic trick one of the Borden twins a main character in the film doesn't have his true identity, as the twins take turns playing either Alfred Borden or Fallon. In this scene you have seen Borden confront Angier and explains about his life and magic trick 'simple maybe but never easy, there's nothing easy about two men sharing one life' [1] this displays Christopher Nolan's recurring theme of psychological loss and is shown in a montage sequence 'we each had half of a full life, which was enough for us. But not for them' [1]. Also Christopher Nolan explains what has happened through mise en scene in the montage, he shows the two brothers behind the trick and switching make up in order for them to play the part. Robert Angier (Jackman) suffers the loss of his wife who drowned in one of their acts, this sends him down the path of revenge. [00:23:05-00:24:35]
Projector: Display scene from 'Memento' [2] (00:15:34-00:16:17)
Speaker: The film that got Christopher Nolan noticed by film production companies was 'Memento' [2] which is another one of the films I have chosen to help me argue my point that Christopher Nolan is an auteur, and similar to his other films the theme of loss is used as a narrative device to make the film interesting. Once again this film has a different narrative structure 'You cannot remove a scene from the film because each scene depends on its relationship between the preceding scene and the one that follows, it is total linear it's just reversed' say Christopher Nolan [2] and the main character has suffered different types of loss. Leonard (Pearce) has suffered the loss of his wife who was murdered and this sends him on a revenge mission, much like Robert Angier in 'The Prestige' [1]. This is also an genre convention for Film Noir, which influences Christopher Nolan's filming style. But also Leonard has suffered the loss of his memory, when he and his wife was being attacked he got hit on the head which resulted in him suffering with short term memory loss. This plays a big part in the narrative and the development of the character, 'The noir-ish indie feature starred Guy Pearce as an amnesiac man who relies on Polaroids and copious note-taking while seeking vengeance.' [4]. This results in Leonard never truly knowing the whole truth and will accept whatever truth is in front of him. In the scene I have just shown Leonard is talking on the phone, he is talking about Sammy Jenkis which is the person he uses to explain his condition. In this scene Leonard talks about how he has structure to his life by taking notes and having a system but most of all a purpose for life. Through the mise en scene the audience can see his tattoos of all the facts he has collected about his wife murderer but only once he looks in the mirror do they see his purpose 'John G. raped and murdered my wife' while this is being shown to the audience Leonard actually states 'I'm disciplined and organized, I use habit and routine to make my life possible, Sammy had no drive no reason to make it work, me, yeah I've got a reason' [2].
Projector: Display scene from 'Inception' [3] (01:18:53- 01:22:14)
Speaker: The same themes are displayed in his later work 'Inception' [3]. The main character Cobb has suffered the loss of his wife who couldn't accept what was reality. He then loses this children because of his job and his wife; he later choses his reality with his children and Christopher Nolan leaves the ending up to the audience. These themes are displayed to the audience in a fantasy style of dreams and the sociological aspects to a person's sub conscience. Christopher Nolan likes this audience to question things about life, with this film it is making you question what is reality and is it something that we just except. 'Memento' [2] he wanted the audience to question their memory, is it fact or has it been distorted over time and with other people's influence. Christopher Nolan uses the theme of loss to ask these questions. In this scene you have just seen Cobb is explaining to Ariadne what happened to his wife and how it affected his life now. Even though his wife has died she still appears on missions as Cobb's projection and his threatens the people that he works with. I have used this scene because it shows a lot of the elements of his continuing theme of loss to develop his characters.
'Total devotion to his art, utter self sacrifice' [1][00:16:42-00:16:52]
Monday, 20 October 2014
Presentation Script
Presentation script
To what extent does the theme of loss as a narrative device define Christopher Nolan as an auteur?
Projector: Display an image of Christopher Nolan
Speaker: In this presentation I will be arguing whether or not Christopher Nolan is an auteur. For an audience watching Christopher Nolan's films they can clearly see that there is a recurring theme of loss. Christopher Nolan uses different psychological tumours mainly loss as a narrative device, and I believe this could make him an auteur. In order to argue my case I need to explain what an auteur is, 'An auteur is a director who manifests a consistency of style and theme across his or her films.' [9] Christopher Nolan is a director that uses similar things such as themes, character roles/ types for example film noir femme fatale and non linear narratives. There are other elements which could contribute to Christopher Nolan being an auteur such as working with his brother but I will discuss them later.
Projector: Display clip from 'The Prestige' with a helpful quote [00:16:42-00:16:52]
Speaker: Christopher Nolan has made a name for himself with his latest blockbusters such as the Batman trilogy and Inception [3]. But he was displaying his techniques long before he was noticed by Warner Brothers in films like 'Following' 'Insomnia' and 'Memento' [2]. But after Christopher Nolan completed Batman Begins he went on to film 'The Prestige' [1] which displays a lot of his themes and techniques, this is the film I have chosen to discuss in more detail. In 'The Prestige' [1] Christopher Nolan uses the theme of loss in a different way which challenges the audience, the narrative is non linear so the audience is left in the dark for most of the film which is a narrative device. In this film both the main characters has suffered loss. Robert Angier (Jackman) suffers the loss of his wife who drowned in one of their acts, this sends him down the path of revenge. Alfred Borden (Bale) is the more psychological and ... because this character suffers loss in a deeper sense, he suffers the loss of his wife who committed suicide, loss of his fingers after being shot off in an act, loss of his brother and lastly the loss of identity. In order to create the perfect magic trick one of the Borden twins doesn't have their true identity, they take turns playing a part, 'Total devotion to his art, utter self sacrifice' [1]
Projector:
Speaker: The film that got Christopher Nolan noticed by film production companies was 'Memento' [2] which is another one of the films I have chosen to help me argue whether or not Christopher Nolan is an auteur, and like with his other films the theme of loss is used as a narrative device to make the film interesting. Again this film is non linear and the main character has suffered different types of loss. Leonard (Pearce) has suffered the loss of his wife who was murdered and this sends him on a revenge mission, much like Robert Angier in 'The Prestige'. But also Leonard has suffered the loss of his memory, when he and his wife was being attacked he got hit on the head which resulted in him suffering with short term memory loss. This plays a big part in the narrative and the development of the character, because 'The noir-ish indie feature starred Guy Pearce as an amnesiac man who relies on Polaroids and copious note-taking while seeking vengeance.' [4]. This results in Leonard never truly knowing the whole truth and will accept whatever truth is in front of him. As I mentioned earlier Christopher Nolan's continuing work with his Brother, Jonathan could be another piece of evidence for Christopher Nolan being an auteur. A lot of Nolan's films he has either written with his brother or like 'The Prestige' wrote the screenplay for an adaptation of the novel. Christopher Nolan seems to find work that suits his style perfectly and then he puts his own twist on filming.
Projector:
Speaker: The film that got Christopher Nolan noticed by film production companies was 'Memento' [2] which is another one of the films I have chosen to help me argue whether or not Christopher Nolan is an auteur, and like with his other films the theme of loss is used as a narrative device to make the film interesting. Again this film is non linear and the main character has suffered different types of loss. Leonard (Pearce) has suffered the loss of his wife who was murdered and this sends him on a revenge mission, much like Robert Angier in 'The Prestige'. But also Leonard has suffered the loss of his memory, when he and his wife was being attacked he got hit on the head which resulted in him suffering with short term memory loss. This plays a big part in the narrative and the development of the character, because 'The noir-ish indie feature starred Guy Pearce as an amnesiac man who relies on Polaroids and copious note-taking while seeking vengeance.' [4]. This results in Leonard never truly knowing the whole truth and will accept whatever truth is in front of him. As I mentioned earlier Christopher Nolan's continuing work with his Brother, Jonathan could be another piece of evidence for Christopher Nolan being an auteur. A lot of Nolan's films he has either written with his brother or like 'The Prestige' wrote the screenplay for an adaptation of the novel. Christopher Nolan seems to find work that suits his style perfectly and then he puts his own twist on filming.
Thursday, 9 October 2014
To what extent are the characters in the Urban Stories you have viewed victims of a more dominant social and political ideology?
To what extent are the characters in the Urban Stories you have viewed victims of a more dominant social and political ideology?
In both films I have studied 'La Haine' and 'Princesas' there is a recurring theme of race. In 'La Haine' the 3 main characters Vinz, Said and Hubert could be argued that they are victims of social ideologies, this is shown through the scene where the media show up to get interviews about the riots and this is shot like a documentary/News style. Also it is shot from a high angel to show that they have a loss of power and deemed as animals in cages. I could argue that they have been made victims by themselves and the media in this situation. But not all the character's ideologies are the same there is always a more violent one in a group, in this group it is Vinz because he likes action films and the violence in them where as Hubert is different. This is shown when Hubert is in his room and through the mise en scene the audience gains his view on race and equality. The theme of a violent person in each group is relevant in the police force as well, it could be argued that there is two scenes where this is shown, one where Hubert and Said are getting tortured by the police and the trainee doesn't agree, and also the scene at the end with the police and the gun, he ends up accidentally killing Vinz. In 'La Haine' people are victims of Political ideologies because the people living in the projects are separated because they are viewed as not 'being French' but also the police are put in a difficult position because they are sent to keep the peace in an environment that maybe they don't agree with, this is shown when a police officer steps in and helps Hubert and Vinz after Said starts something in the hospital.
In 'Princesas' the social ideologies are that the women are not proud of what they do for a living, this is shown when Caye doesn't tell her family what she does for a living. But these women see it as the easiest way to get women and also the believe they have all the power because they say how much, when and where but in reality they don't have power because they want the business, this is shown through Caye's character, she wants a boob job to get more business she does her hair differently because it helps with business. The political ideologies in the film are complicated because prostitutes can advertise for business in the newspaper, it is more accepted but the political ideologies in the film deal with the issue and being an immigrant and what they have to go through, this is shown through Zulema and who she has to sleep with and put up with to get working papers.
In 'City of God' social ideologies are that you will not get anywhere if you are not in a gang and protected by them, this is seen through the montage scene when people are signing up to the two different gangs, these people are of all ages. Also in this film there is a more violent character which is Li'l Ze, this is seen throughout the whole film, and the montage sequence where he is just shooting people. But Li'l Ze obsessed with power and he can not get enough, this is shown through the scene when he is talking to Benny about getting more power you have to take out the best and through the mise en scene and dialogue the audience learns that drug dealer with all the gold is the one that needs to be taken out. But Rocket is a different type of character in urban stories, there seems to be no escape from the gangs and that lifestyle but Rocket manages to make it out in a sense. Rocket grow up with an older brother and a caring father, both of these men didn't want him to go into the life of crime, so Rocket preferred to shot a camera than a gun. Becoming a photographer was his way out and he worked hard to get there, starting from the bottom. the political ideologies in this film are similar to the social ones in a way that the police are corrupt and think about what would happen if they committed the crimes, also the police don't go after the gang leaders or drug dealers. In 'City of God' the political ideologies are different to the other films, this is shown through the corrupt cop such as Melon Head. Melon head has been corrupt from the start asking the other police what they would do with the money that the Tender trio stole, but his corruption is shown through the scene just after 'Uncle Sam' Charlie sold the guns to both sides of the war, Melon Head profited from the war which he should have been stopping.
In both films I have studied 'La Haine' and 'Princesas' there is a recurring theme of race. In 'La Haine' the 3 main characters Vinz, Said and Hubert could be argued that they are victims of social ideologies, this is shown through the scene where the media show up to get interviews about the riots and this is shot like a documentary/News style. Also it is shot from a high angel to show that they have a loss of power and deemed as animals in cages. I could argue that they have been made victims by themselves and the media in this situation. But not all the character's ideologies are the same there is always a more violent one in a group, in this group it is Vinz because he likes action films and the violence in them where as Hubert is different. This is shown when Hubert is in his room and through the mise en scene the audience gains his view on race and equality. The theme of a violent person in each group is relevant in the police force as well, it could be argued that there is two scenes where this is shown, one where Hubert and Said are getting tortured by the police and the trainee doesn't agree, and also the scene at the end with the police and the gun, he ends up accidentally killing Vinz. In 'La Haine' people are victims of Political ideologies because the people living in the projects are separated because they are viewed as not 'being French' but also the police are put in a difficult position because they are sent to keep the peace in an environment that maybe they don't agree with, this is shown when a police officer steps in and helps Hubert and Vinz after Said starts something in the hospital.
In 'Princesas' the social ideologies are that the women are not proud of what they do for a living, this is shown when Caye doesn't tell her family what she does for a living. But these women see it as the easiest way to get women and also the believe they have all the power because they say how much, when and where but in reality they don't have power because they want the business, this is shown through Caye's character, she wants a boob job to get more business she does her hair differently because it helps with business. The political ideologies in the film are complicated because prostitutes can advertise for business in the newspaper, it is more accepted but the political ideologies in the film deal with the issue and being an immigrant and what they have to go through, this is shown through Zulema and who she has to sleep with and put up with to get working papers.
In 'City of God' social ideologies are that you will not get anywhere if you are not in a gang and protected by them, this is seen through the montage scene when people are signing up to the two different gangs, these people are of all ages. Also in this film there is a more violent character which is Li'l Ze, this is seen throughout the whole film, and the montage sequence where he is just shooting people. But Li'l Ze obsessed with power and he can not get enough, this is shown through the scene when he is talking to Benny about getting more power you have to take out the best and through the mise en scene and dialogue the audience learns that drug dealer with all the gold is the one that needs to be taken out. But Rocket is a different type of character in urban stories, there seems to be no escape from the gangs and that lifestyle but Rocket manages to make it out in a sense. Rocket grow up with an older brother and a caring father, both of these men didn't want him to go into the life of crime, so Rocket preferred to shot a camera than a gun. Becoming a photographer was his way out and he worked hard to get there, starting from the bottom. the political ideologies in this film are similar to the social ones in a way that the police are corrupt and think about what would happen if they committed the crimes, also the police don't go after the gang leaders or drug dealers. In 'City of God' the political ideologies are different to the other films, this is shown through the corrupt cop such as Melon Head. Melon head has been corrupt from the start asking the other police what they would do with the money that the Tender trio stole, but his corruption is shown through the scene just after 'Uncle Sam' Charlie sold the guns to both sides of the war, Melon Head profited from the war which he should have been stopping.
Wednesday, 24 September 2014
How far does the impact of the films you have studied for this topic depend on distinctive uses of film techniques ?
For this topic i have studied the film 'La Haine' and the director Mathieu Kassovitz has used a lot of filming techniques such as miss en scene to convey the message that people are being influenced by western culture, this is seen through a specific scene where there is a meeting on the roof of the gym. The miss en scene shows that everyone is influenced by western culture because everyone on the roof is wearing sport clothes and trainers, there is graffiti on the walls.
In this topic I have been studying 'La Haine' and the way Mathieu Kassovitz uses film techniques to convey a specific message of how the multicultural France is influenced by America to his audience. This is shown through the mise en scene of Vinz and Hubert's rooms which are covered in posters of a marijuana leaf and pictures of film stars and athletes. This suggests that they are influence by people from America, Vinz the dreamer likes his action heroes such as Robert de Niro and Bruce Lee. Vinz's room is shown to the audience with a 360 degree pan around the room which suggests that Vinz is influenced by film culture. Whereas Hubert decorates his rooms with his belies, a picture of his hero on the wall and also there is a picture of the Black power at the olympics. The audience is shown to the audience with a static shot suggesting that Hubert's views are fixed. At the time in France there were a lot of riots happening about race and equality but Hubert doesn't agree with fighting like that. Mathieu shows this through two shots, having two characters opposite showing that they are not on the same side.
In this topic I have been studying 'La Haine' and the way Mathieu Kassovitz uses film techniques to convey a specific message of how the multicultural France is influenced by America to his audience. This is shown through the mise en scene of Vinz and Hubert's rooms which are covered in posters of a marijuana leaf and pictures of film stars and athletes. This suggests that they are influence by people from America, Vinz the dreamer likes his action heroes such as Robert de Niro and Bruce Lee. Vinz's room is shown to the audience with a 360 degree pan around the room which suggests that Vinz is influenced by film culture. Whereas Hubert decorates his rooms with his belies, a picture of his hero on the wall and also there is a picture of the Black power at the olympics. The audience is shown to the audience with a static shot suggesting that Hubert's views are fixed. At the time in France there were a lot of riots happening about race and equality but Hubert doesn't agree with fighting like that. Mathieu shows this through two shots, having two characters opposite showing that they are not on the same side.
Also in 'La Haine' Mathieu Kassovitz shows that these people are influenced by American culture through mise en scene of what everyone is wearing. This is significantly seen in the scene on top of the gym, everyone is wearing sports gear and it looks like a scene from an American film. They are shown through a tracking shot following Said around the roof, there a lot of people on the roof from the surrounding area of France and they are all mixed race but they are all wearing similar clothing. Even when the police show up, the police are wearing casual American style clothes, one is even wearing an American football jacket.
Throughout this film there is a strong presents of Hip Hop music which is from American. This is shown through diegetic music in the scene when the DJ plays out the music from his window. He mixes a Hip Hop song with a French classic. This shows the mix of race in that environment and how these people are influenced. Hip Hop is also played on the roof of the gym which supports the American style of that scene. But in this film it is not just Hip Hop that is played throughout this film, Kassovitz shows another cultural mix in different sections of the film but mainly in the opening credits with the non diegetic music 'Burnin and lootin' but Bob Marley.
A lot of body language in the film are copied from american films, such as Vinz in the mirror copying the scene from 'Taxi driver' but even down to the greetings they give each other, grabbing hands and going in for a slap on the back. There is also a scene where there is a DJ playing out some stereotypical music from both cultures and mix them together like the environment they are living in.
Throughout this film there is a strong presents of Hip Hop music which is from American. This is shown through diegetic music in the scene when the DJ plays out the music from his window. He mixes a Hip Hop song with a French classic. This shows the mix of race in that environment and how these people are influenced. Hip Hop is also played on the roof of the gym which supports the American style of that scene. But in this film it is not just Hip Hop that is played throughout this film, Kassovitz shows another cultural mix in different sections of the film but mainly in the opening credits with the non diegetic music 'Burnin and lootin' but Bob Marley.
A lot of body language in the film are copied from american films, such as Vinz in the mirror copying the scene from 'Taxi driver' but even down to the greetings they give each other, grabbing hands and going in for a slap on the back. There is also a scene where there is a DJ playing out some stereotypical music from both cultures and mix them together like the environment they are living in.
Friday, 12 September 2014
Catalogue
To what extent does the theme of loss as a narrative device define Christopher Nolan as an auteur?
Item 1
The Prestige 2006
I chose this film because Christopher Nolan focuses upon with the theme of loss and the duality that arises as a result, he does this through a disjointed narrative. By using this method it could be argued as another piece of evidence for Christopher Nolan being an auteur. I think this film is a good chose because 'The Prestige' keeps a lot of the narrative a secret just like a magic trick.
Item 2
Memento 2000
I chose this film because again it is based the theme of lose and how the main character suffers loss. Christopher Nolan use loss in a psychological scene which is the main narrative device. Christopher Nolan has also keeps his work similar in a way they have a disjointed narrative and are presented backwards. I think this will help show evidence to the fact the Christopher Nolan is an auteur.
Item 3
Inception 2010
I have chosen this film because it has the recurring theme of loss as a narrative device but also it deals with the psychological response to the loss and focuses on the idea that the brain/unconscious has different layers. Also this films has a recurring theme of film Noir and the character of a Femme Fatale which he uses in other films. This films was also written by himself which is another reason why he could be an auteur.
Websites:
Item 4
Christopher Nolan Biography from bio. website
http://www.biography.com/people/christopher-nolan-20881457#directing-career&awesm=~oGMgLU3dRpC5Ov
I have chosen this to support my argument because it gives a little context about his earlier filming career and the work he has completed now. Also there is some information about Nolan's work with his brother which could be interesting to talk about. I believe that understanding this could help argue why Nolan could be an auteur. This website also talks about his narrative style and how he uses it as a device to make the characters different, this could be seen as an element of him being an auteur.
Item 5
Whatculture.com, December 6 2012
http://whatculture.com/film/5-major-defining-tropes-of-christopher-nolans-films.php
I chose this it talks about how directors use the same techniques to make the film their own, this could be debated as the auteur theory. This website talks about Christopher Nolan's traits and repeated style through the films I have chosen to analyse. I think this will be useful because then I can state facts about his filming style such as noir style narrative and characters, Femme Fatale. I believe this will help when arguing my point about Nolan being an auteur.
Item 6
Life and Illusion, July 22 2012
http://lifeandillusion.wordpress.com/2012/07/22/the-themes-of-christopher-nolan/
I have chosen this website because it discusses in depth about the different themes that run throughout the films, they have been separated into different categories which is better because then it adds evidence to Christopher Nolan using similar narrative traits and the developments of the characters. I think this will help support my argument about Christopher Nolan being an auteur.
Item 7
Wired Q&A with Christopher Nolan, November 29 2010
http://www.wired.com/2010/11/pl_inception_nolan/#slideid-74661
I have chosen this article on this website because it is an interview with Christopher Nolan and he talks about how he developed his ideas for Inception and what he wanted for the narrative and characters. He also talks about his filming process and how he created a psychological dream world where his characters work through their loss.
Item 8
The Guardian, July 15 2010
http://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2010/jul/15/christopher-nolan-stanley-kubrick-inception
I have chosen this website because it talks about how Christopher Nolan become a director and how he developed his style quickly and hasn't needed to go independent since Memento. This website is also good because it relates him to other well known directors and states that they bot could be classed as auteurs.
Item 9
B.T.H. Media Group January 30 2014
http://www.bthmedia.com/blog/the-thursday-smokers-break
I have chosen this because it a useful discussion about two views on the auteur theory and how it applies to Christopher Nolan's work. Also it discusses the films that I have chosen to discuss, this will help me when arguing whether or not Christopher Nolan is an auteur because I can use quotes from this as evidence to back up my point.
Books:
Item 10
Teach yourself Film studies- Warren Buckland- 1998
I have chose this because in this book it summaries the auteur theory nicely and I think I can use some quotes to back up my argument about Christopher Nolan being an auteur. Also there is a good quote from the original film critic which will be useful to include when debating whether Nolan is an auteur.
Item 11
Film Studies: The Essential Resource- Pater Bennett, Andrew Hickman and Peter Wall
I have chosen this because it discusses in detail about the auteur theory which can be helpful when arguing if Nolan is an auteur because I can apply the theory to Nolan's recurring theme of loss.
Item 12
The fictional Christopher Nolan- Todd McGowan- 2012
I have chosen this book to support my argument because it discusses most of his films apart from his latest Batman movie. I thought this will be helpful because it goes into detail about the different topics and themes that occur in all three of the films I have chosen. It also talks about different theories which could help when discussing whether or both Christopher Nolan recurring theme of loss and unusual narrative structures is a couple of reasons why there is a big audience for his films.
Magazines:
Item 13
Sight & Sound- August 2012
I chose this article because it includes all the films I want to discuss and also it talks about where Nolan got influences from outside his film career which could be helpful with arguing whether or not he is an auteur. Also this magazine is a critical magazine that the evidence may suggest the use for repeated themes throughout Nolan's work.
Videos:
Item 14
Film 2006 Christopher Nolan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EK1XfijGzCE
I chose this because gives a critical view on the films and also it talks to the actors about their experiences and how they appreciate the narrative. The actors also talk about their relationship with the director and Christian Bale comments that he wants the relationship to continue. Michael Caine says that he is an easy director to follow. I also chose this clip because Christopher Nolan comments on the themes. Jonathan Ross also mentions that no one will be surprised that 'The Prestige' has a complex narrative, a key feature of his narratives.
Item 15
The Culture Show about The Dark Knight Rises
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_P2N5GwJOo
I have chosen this because Nolan discusses how cinema should be and what he wants to produce for an audience whether he has a big budget or a small one. I think this will be helpful when debating whether or not Nolan is an auteur, his use of the strange such as a backwards narrative and complex character dealing with a psychological problem, for his audience could make him an auteur.
Item 16
Christopher Nolan at Comic con 2014
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfWOhpaiNv4
I have chosen this because even though it is about his new film, Mathew Mcconaughey talks about who Nolan's work is always original and he keeps rolling which I have heard on other video, this could help to determine whether or not Nolan is an auteur. Also in the Q&A section he answers why he uses a lot of psychological issues in his work, which will help with my topic of loss.
Item 17
Picture of Christopher Nolan behind a camera
I have included this picture to show what Christopher Nolan looks like and to shows him behind the camera because I think it will be nice to open with this on my presentation script.
Rejected items:
Batman Begins 2005
I have rejected this film because even through it is has similar themes with some clear evidence that it is a Christopher Nolan film. It is too well know graphic novel, and although it would have been good to analyse how Christopher Nolan made it his own. I just don't think there is enough evidence with this film to argue that Christopher Nolan is an auteur.
Youtube.com- The making of 'The Prestige'
I have rejected this because it talks more about the costumes and sets rather than the actual making of the film and Nolan's vision for the film and narrative.
Empire Magazine 253 issue
I have rejected this because the issue talks more about Nolan as a director and being a visionary rather than his methods of films and the themes running throughout the films, I don't think this will be helpful.
The Guardian newspaper, September 23 2013- 15 minutes to win the Batman Begins job
I have rejected this because this doesn't help with determining weather or not Nolan is an auteur because it just talks about how he should Warner Brother's his vision and how they like it and gave him the job.
Empire online
http://www.empireonline.com/features/40-great-actor-director-partnerships/default.asp?c=14
I have rejected this because it talks more about using Christian Bale in most of his films because he is a serious and intense actor. I don't see how this can be helpful because it doesn't discuss the theme of loss or Nolan filming style. I couldn't use this in my debate because it gives no evidence to whether Nolan is an auteur.
Item 1
The Prestige 2006
I chose this film because Christopher Nolan focuses upon with the theme of loss and the duality that arises as a result, he does this through a disjointed narrative. By using this method it could be argued as another piece of evidence for Christopher Nolan being an auteur. I think this film is a good chose because 'The Prestige' keeps a lot of the narrative a secret just like a magic trick.
Item 2
Memento 2000
I chose this film because again it is based the theme of lose and how the main character suffers loss. Christopher Nolan use loss in a psychological scene which is the main narrative device. Christopher Nolan has also keeps his work similar in a way they have a disjointed narrative and are presented backwards. I think this will help show evidence to the fact the Christopher Nolan is an auteur.
Item 3
Inception 2010
I have chosen this film because it has the recurring theme of loss as a narrative device but also it deals with the psychological response to the loss and focuses on the idea that the brain/unconscious has different layers. Also this films has a recurring theme of film Noir and the character of a Femme Fatale which he uses in other films. This films was also written by himself which is another reason why he could be an auteur.
Websites:
Item 4
Christopher Nolan Biography from bio. website
http://www.biography.com/people/christopher-nolan-20881457#directing-career&awesm=~oGMgLU3dRpC5Ov
I have chosen this to support my argument because it gives a little context about his earlier filming career and the work he has completed now. Also there is some information about Nolan's work with his brother which could be interesting to talk about. I believe that understanding this could help argue why Nolan could be an auteur. This website also talks about his narrative style and how he uses it as a device to make the characters different, this could be seen as an element of him being an auteur.
Item 5
Whatculture.com, December 6 2012
http://whatculture.com/film/5-major-defining-tropes-of-christopher-nolans-films.php
I chose this it talks about how directors use the same techniques to make the film their own, this could be debated as the auteur theory. This website talks about Christopher Nolan's traits and repeated style through the films I have chosen to analyse. I think this will be useful because then I can state facts about his filming style such as noir style narrative and characters, Femme Fatale. I believe this will help when arguing my point about Nolan being an auteur.
Item 6
Life and Illusion, July 22 2012
http://lifeandillusion.wordpress.com/2012/07/22/the-themes-of-christopher-nolan/
I have chosen this website because it discusses in depth about the different themes that run throughout the films, they have been separated into different categories which is better because then it adds evidence to Christopher Nolan using similar narrative traits and the developments of the characters. I think this will help support my argument about Christopher Nolan being an auteur.
Item 7
Wired Q&A with Christopher Nolan, November 29 2010
http://www.wired.com/2010/11/pl_inception_nolan/#slideid-74661
I have chosen this article on this website because it is an interview with Christopher Nolan and he talks about how he developed his ideas for Inception and what he wanted for the narrative and characters. He also talks about his filming process and how he created a psychological dream world where his characters work through their loss.
Item 8
The Guardian, July 15 2010
http://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2010/jul/15/christopher-nolan-stanley-kubrick-inception
I have chosen this website because it talks about how Christopher Nolan become a director and how he developed his style quickly and hasn't needed to go independent since Memento. This website is also good because it relates him to other well known directors and states that they bot could be classed as auteurs.
Item 9
B.T.H. Media Group January 30 2014
http://www.bthmedia.com/blog/the-thursday-smokers-break
I have chosen this because it a useful discussion about two views on the auteur theory and how it applies to Christopher Nolan's work. Also it discusses the films that I have chosen to discuss, this will help me when arguing whether or not Christopher Nolan is an auteur because I can use quotes from this as evidence to back up my point.
Books:
Item 10
Teach yourself Film studies- Warren Buckland- 1998
I have chose this because in this book it summaries the auteur theory nicely and I think I can use some quotes to back up my argument about Christopher Nolan being an auteur. Also there is a good quote from the original film critic which will be useful to include when debating whether Nolan is an auteur.
Item 11
Film Studies: The Essential Resource- Pater Bennett, Andrew Hickman and Peter Wall
I have chosen this because it discusses in detail about the auteur theory which can be helpful when arguing if Nolan is an auteur because I can apply the theory to Nolan's recurring theme of loss.
Item 12
The fictional Christopher Nolan- Todd McGowan- 2012
I have chosen this book to support my argument because it discusses most of his films apart from his latest Batman movie. I thought this will be helpful because it goes into detail about the different topics and themes that occur in all three of the films I have chosen. It also talks about different theories which could help when discussing whether or both Christopher Nolan recurring theme of loss and unusual narrative structures is a couple of reasons why there is a big audience for his films.
Magazines:
Item 13
Sight & Sound- August 2012
I chose this article because it includes all the films I want to discuss and also it talks about where Nolan got influences from outside his film career which could be helpful with arguing whether or not he is an auteur. Also this magazine is a critical magazine that the evidence may suggest the use for repeated themes throughout Nolan's work.
Videos:
Item 14
Film 2006 Christopher Nolan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EK1XfijGzCE
I chose this because gives a critical view on the films and also it talks to the actors about their experiences and how they appreciate the narrative. The actors also talk about their relationship with the director and Christian Bale comments that he wants the relationship to continue. Michael Caine says that he is an easy director to follow. I also chose this clip because Christopher Nolan comments on the themes. Jonathan Ross also mentions that no one will be surprised that 'The Prestige' has a complex narrative, a key feature of his narratives.
Item 15
The Culture Show about The Dark Knight Rises
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_P2N5GwJOo
I have chosen this because Nolan discusses how cinema should be and what he wants to produce for an audience whether he has a big budget or a small one. I think this will be helpful when debating whether or not Nolan is an auteur, his use of the strange such as a backwards narrative and complex character dealing with a psychological problem, for his audience could make him an auteur.
Item 16
Christopher Nolan at Comic con 2014
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfWOhpaiNv4
I have chosen this because even though it is about his new film, Mathew Mcconaughey talks about who Nolan's work is always original and he keeps rolling which I have heard on other video, this could help to determine whether or not Nolan is an auteur. Also in the Q&A section he answers why he uses a lot of psychological issues in his work, which will help with my topic of loss.
Item 17
Picture of Christopher Nolan behind a camera
I have included this picture to show what Christopher Nolan looks like and to shows him behind the camera because I think it will be nice to open with this on my presentation script.
Rejected items:
Batman Begins 2005
I have rejected this film because even through it is has similar themes with some clear evidence that it is a Christopher Nolan film. It is too well know graphic novel, and although it would have been good to analyse how Christopher Nolan made it his own. I just don't think there is enough evidence with this film to argue that Christopher Nolan is an auteur.
Youtube.com- The making of 'The Prestige'
I have rejected this because it talks more about the costumes and sets rather than the actual making of the film and Nolan's vision for the film and narrative.
Empire Magazine 253 issue
I have rejected this because the issue talks more about Nolan as a director and being a visionary rather than his methods of films and the themes running throughout the films, I don't think this will be helpful.
The Guardian newspaper, September 23 2013- 15 minutes to win the Batman Begins job
I have rejected this because this doesn't help with determining weather or not Nolan is an auteur because it just talks about how he should Warner Brother's his vision and how they like it and gave him the job.
Empire online
http://www.empireonline.com/features/40-great-actor-director-partnerships/default.asp?c=14
I have rejected this because it talks more about using Christian Bale in most of his films because he is a serious and intense actor. I don't see how this can be helpful because it doesn't discuss the theme of loss or Nolan filming style. I couldn't use this in my debate because it gives no evidence to whether Nolan is an auteur.
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