Sunday, September 25, 2011

All is Still



   This shot taken from Minority Report can be classified as an extreme wide shot, as it is fully zoomed out so the audience member can see far into the distance and the object previously being focused on (the house where the pre-cogs live) looks very small, as seen from a great distance. It's also a down-angle shot as it looks like it's being viewed from the sky. I think this is an important still shot in the movie because it's the last shot of the movie and resolves the plot. You can literally see the "big picture" with this shot. Everyone is at peace and justice has been served. It's also important because it ties into the very first shots of the movie, which involve water- a prevalent theme in this movie. In the beginning credits, there is a ripple in the water and then Agatha's head plunges into the water- in both scenes the water is being disturbed. Here, the water is perfectly placid, also symbolizing the resolution and peace as the movie ends.

Saturday, September 3, 2011

What About Brandy?

    Rodgers and Hammerstein's Brandy Cinderella is an under-appreciated movie. It was the first time in history an original Disney princess was replaced by an African-American princess. People have been making a big deal about the new Disney Princess movie- The Princess and the Frog and the fact that it's making waves by starring the first black Disney Princess- not true! Brandy Cinderella is also a musical that features many great Rodgers and Hammerstein classics, Whoopi Goldberg, Whitney Houston, and Bernadette Peters- how can you resist?