Journal 2/02/07

Personal Entry

I think we should watch many different types of films,to be specific, old and new. I think knowing the differences between the way old films were compared to modern films are is important.

Critique

Hotel Rwanda

Hotel Rwanda was an excellent movie. In my opinion there weren't any flaws at all. I think Terry George did an outstanding job as director. As far as the lighting, sound, costumes, sets and special effects, everything was great. Hotel Rwanda was a touching and inspiring film, especially being that it is a true story. The movie put me in a mind frame as if I was right there when everything happened. When it comes down to special effects I was impressed because it really made everything look so real because of the bombs and gun shots.There weren't many sets in the movie. Of course one was the hotel, Don Cheadle's house, and the camp.

News Article

The Grapes of Wrath(1940)

The 1940 film, The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck, represents a film when everything in film came together. Today the film seems most remarkable for the way its style reflects a range of strong emotions. Although the film is 67 years old, the only scene that dates poorly was the ending that was later added by Darryl F. Zanuck. His intentions were to dilute the harshness of the story. In the restored version of The grapes of Wrath, John Steinbck feels that the film was harsher than his book in its portrayal of the Joad family's situation. The Grapes of Wrath no longer exists but an incomplete nitrate composite dupe negative from the Museum of Modern Art in New York were used to create new archival film elements.