Path of Glory

I think Paths Of Glory is among the most powerful antiwar films i have ever seen, it's a gut-wrenching, unforgettable drama. Every scene is awash in grays, and covered in doom. I feel like the movie was great as a black and white film, every shot moved the story along, because every shot brought to the table a clue, inference, or glimpse, on what might happen in the next shot or scene . The cinematographer or director marvelously contrasts the ornate palace where the generals sip their cognac with the grim trenches where injured men stumble about, demoralized and shell shocked.

The costumes in this film represent the whole theme of the film, because the soldiers had the same uniforms and weapons. There is one place in this film where i loved the lighting, it would be the scene when the prisoners were in the dungeon, and all the brightness was on one side of the wall in the dungeon, but on the other side where the prisoners were, it was dark, so it was like they were isolated, and it showed an example of contrast between lights and darks, and i thought lightning was well executed in this scene.

Music was usually played during battle(fast paced/ doom), at the generals' ball(jolly/happy/fast). The main character Douglas gives a tough, gritty performance, with his tense sparring with the high command features, and sharp biting dialogue, basically the entire cast was outstanding, because they added the intensity,emotions, and drama to the film.

Path of Glory is basically about the things that goes on during a war, and how it affects the country, economy, and especially the solider. These soldiers go through a long emotional state, some get shell shocked, some are very saddened from being away from their family for a long time, or a death of a friend, watching so many men die for no reason was maddening. Paths Of Glory is a crowning achievement when it comes to depicting the devastation, both physical and psychological, that war wreaks on the individual, as well as the state.

REAR WINDOW

Rear Window is a mysterious, comic, thriller,about a photographer and the crime he thinks took place across the courtyard of his apartment. The main character begins to watch his neighbors, and he becomes an interrogator. The cinematographer or director, limits the audiences' view to what the main character sees, because they wanted the audience to feel like they were in the movie, or spying on their neighbors through binoculars .

Music or sounds are very important in a movie or film, because it gives the audience a tip on what's going to happen next, whether an emotional state, a tragedy, a fight scene, or a mysterious action. In Rear Window music was used and executed very well, because the music always built you up on what was going to happen. I thought the lighting in this film was great, especially in a specific scene when the murder came over to the main character's apartment.

There was a trick that the main character did that i thought was well thought out, he took his camera added a bulb, and made the most blinding flash to distract or confuse the murder. Lighting and color were used perfectly in that scene, the darks and the lights were placed exactly where they needed to be, to eccentuate the main point.

Even though the camera was based in the main character's apartment, the camera angles and shots were great, the shots of the neighbors' rooms across the main character's apartment were direct, angular,and proportionally shot . Rear Window is weirdly entertaining as well as skillfully executed and thematically complex.

VERTIGO

Vertigo is a 1958 classic Hollywood movie. The movie was a very creative idea, especially the twist of making it a mystery. Vertigo is an interesting movie to watch, it kept me entertained and focused, it was also very emotional, funny, surprising, shocking,and mind blowing. The music matched every moment in the film, when an action is about to take place, a racy or fast paced sound starts to play, but when its a romantic moment a slow paced tune is played, that sounds like the piano or the violin. The lighting was perfect, when a scene needed to be dark it was, when the scene needed to be bright, dimmed, or shallow it was.

Camera direction is very important in a movie or film, and the camera direction in this film was on point because every scene and shot were a prefect picture, and i think the stage direction, camera direction, lighting, and the cinematographer made that possible. The shots came in different varieties, there were extreme close-ups, medium close-ups, close-up, medium shot, wide shot, long shot, background, foreground, and there were definitely high and low angle shots.

The cinematographer also made sure that the emotions of the each character were made known through close-up shots , camera angle, and music. What i also loved so much about this film were the characters' costumes, i thought they were gorgeous, i loved the whole look, and i thought each costumes fit the each character really well, i feel like their outfits complimented their personality. Personally i loved Vertigo because it was funny, mysterious, thrilling , nail biting, and unexpected, you never knew what was gonna happen next.