經(jīng)典英文電影賞析

第第頁(yè)經(jīng)典英文電影賞析

MaybethisisthefourthtimethatIwatchedthisfilm.

Titanicisaromance,anadventure,andathrillerallrolledintoone.Itcontainsmomentsofe*uberance,humor,pathos,andtragedy.Intheirownway,thecharactersarealllarger-than-life,butthey'rehumanenough(withalloftheattendantfrailties)tocaptureoursympathy.PerhapsthemostamazingthingaboutTitanicisthat,eventhoughCameroncarefullyrecreatesthedeathoftheshipinallofitsterriblegrandeur,theeventnevereclipsestheprotagonists.Totheend,weneverceasecaringaboutRoseandJack.

Titanicmakesthe"overblownmovie"listsfromseveralcritics,endurese*trememockeryandtheridiculeofanyonewhoactuallyadmitstolikingit.Thismayhavebeenduetopeoplewantingtobedifferentfromthenormin1997andmaybethisattitudeneverwentawayandtoomanypeoplefellvictimtoit.Ormaybeitwasthecheesyscene'speopleliketoimitateoverandoverwhichobviouslymustmeantheentiremovieischeesy.However,IrecentlywatchedTitanictheotherdayandI'mgoingtosaywhyIfindittomyfavoritemovieofalltime.TheshipTitanicitselfe*pressedamentallyduringthistimeperiodinwhichhumansfelttheycouldovercomeMotherNature.Withthesinkingofthisshipitmadepeopletrulyeatthewords"Titanicisanunsinkableship."

Withoutthislovestoryyouwouldhavejustcomeawaywiththebasicsofthisstory,theTitanicsinking.ButthislovestorycreatedsympathyinwhichyoufeltforJackandRose.ItmadeyoutrulyfeelhowthepeopleontheTitanicwerefeelingatthate*actmoment.Families,lovedonesandfriendswerebeingtornapart.Withouttheemotioncreatedfromthelovestoryyouwouldn'thavefeltnearlyassadorseriouslytowardswhathadactuallyhappenedtothesepeople.

經(jīng)典英文電影賞析2

TodayIwatchedthemovienamed"20**".Itisoneofthose"Christian-based"filmswithafairamountofpreaching,sobeforewarned.ThisisthebasicfaultthatIfoundwiththisfilm.Insteadoftellingastoryandlettingtheviewermakehisorherowndecision,it’salwaysbeingshovedinpeoples’faces.

ThisstorytakesplaceinDecember20**,thefamilywasonvacation.Butunfortunately,accordingtoMayanprophecy,20**December21,istheendoftheworld,butalsotothedaytheMayancalendardate,none*tpageanymore.Sohowtostopallhumanbeingstobedestroyedisthemainideathroughthefilm.JackJackson(JohnCusackplayed)totheYellowstoneNationalParkvacationwithchildren,butfoundthelakehadbeendriedupfondmemories,whiletheareahasalsobecomearestrictedarea.HeisfullofdoubtsstolencampnearYellowstonechancetoknowCharlie.CharlietoldhimthatduetothenaturalenvironmentandresourcesbyhumansandpredatorydestructionofthebalanceoftheEarthsystemhasitsowncollapse,humanitywillsoonfaceanunprecedentednaturaldisaster.CharliesaidthatsomecountrieshavedevelopedandbuiltintheUnitedsecretscanescapethedisasteroftheark.Jacksonthoughthewascrazytolaughitoffandwalkedaway.Buttohissurprise,thedisasterhappenedthene*tday!

WecouldseefromthefilmthatInthesearchforandtotheArk-basedprocess,theJacksonfamilyhase*perienceddeathinthefaceofdisasterafterthebasefinallyreachedtheark.However,theArkhasbeenfabricatedcannotmeetthenumberofpartsoftheworldheardthenewscomingfromtheaffectedpopulation.Atlast,wecanlearnsomethingfromthefilm.Tofacethedisaster,fromdifferentcountriesmakethemostimportanthumanchoice:"allmenareequal,haveequalchancesofsurvival!"ThePursuitofHappyness,TodayIwatchedthefilmnamed"ThePursuitofHappyness,"thefirstthingthatflashedintomymindisthathowharditmaybeifyoudon'thavemoney,butatendIcometounderstandthatifyoukeeponyourdreams,happinesswillcome!WithatitlelikeThePursuitofHappyness,youe*pectthecharacterstogettothepromisedland.Theydo,butifthejourneymattersmorethanthedestination,thisisamovietoskip.ThePursuitofHappynessislong,dull,anddepressing.Ite*pandsintotwohoursastorythatcouldhavebeentoldmoreeffectivelyinone.Thisisnotthefeel-goodmovieoftheseasonunlessyoubelievethatafewmomentsofgoodcheercanredeem110minutesofgloom.

Thefilm'smostcompellingscenesarethosethatshowChrisstrugglingtoentertheratrace.Granted,thisisnoGlengarryGlenRoss,butitshowsthepressurethesesalesmenareunderandhowimportantthecontactlistsare.Intheoverallschemeofthings,however,thesesequencesarebackgroundnoise.Theyareneitherplentifulnorlengthy.ThemoviespendsmoretimefollowingChrisonhisfutilesalesroundsforthebonedensityscannerthanitdoesaccompanyinghimduringhisbrokertraining.Inthefilm,theherodoesthingsactively.Healwaysrunsforhisworkandlife.Aviewthatshowsherunsforhisworkthatsellingamachine,andwecanimaginethatwhat’stheresultForrestGumpisn'tageniusman.Heiseventhoughtabigfool.Inallhischildhood,otherboyslookdownuponhimandofenlaughathim.Buthismotherregardshimasanormalchildandtellshimthatheisthesameastheotherboys.Iappriateandlikethefilmverymuch.Onehandthefilmtellsseveralstoriesclearlyinlimitedtime.Thecontentisaffluentandthetieofcharactorsiscomple*butclear.Ontheotherhand,wecangetrevelationsfromit.First,ifyouwanttobehappy,youmusttreatyouselfcorrectly.

經(jīng)典英文電影賞析3

Afterwatching《20**》，Iwatchthesametheeaboutdisasterfilmnamed”TheDayAfterTomorrow”

SomeofwhatTheDayAfterTomorrowhastoofferise*citing.Someisjustplainstupid-likeSam'stusslewithapackofwolves(onboardashipinthemiddleofManhattan),Lucy'sactofself-sacrificeforacancerpatient,andthePresident'speptalk(thatsoundslikeitwasliftedfromIndependenceDay).Still,alotofthesillinessise*pectedinthiskindofmotionpicture,andthemomentsofelevatedadrenaline(manyofwhichoccurduringJack'sharrowingjourney)andimpressivevisualsserveasacounterbalance.Plus,there'sevenalittleironythrowninforgoodmeasurewhentheMe*icangovernmentsealsthebordertokeepU.S.refugeesfromfleeingsouth.TheDayAfterTomorrowhasthegoodsensenottohavemanattempttoovercomenature'swrath(thepointofsuchfilmslikeArmageddonandTheCore).Instead,it'sagiventhatthere'snothingwecando,sotheemphasisisonsurvival.Theknowledgethatvictoryisimpossiblemakesforamorecompellingstory,sincethegoalbecomesintenselypersonal:stayingalive.Ofcourse,despitethe"badscience,"thepro-environmentmessageshinesthrough.LikeSuperSizeMe,consideritacautionarytale.Nevertheless,Emmerich'spointwithTheDayAfterTomorrowisn'ttoplaypoliticsormakespeeches,buttoentertain.And,inthecataclysmicwayhehasbecomeknownfor,hedoesso.TheDayAfterTomorrowisfilledwithbaddialogue,stockperilsituations,andsketchycharacterdevelopment,butit'sabigenoughspectaclethatthosethingsdon'tderailthefilm'scapacitytobeenjoyed.Passthepopcornandthecheese.Thehighestlevelofdisasterfilmisthepursuitofvisualperfectionandrealistic,afterall,inallthedisasterscenewherewecannotusethecameraoranyotherthingstoeverydetailofthedisasterandtheprocess,butthedisasterfilmprovidessuchanopportunity,butalsoaskedtheaudienceisabletoaccuratelyzoneintothepicture,feelitwasreallyhappened,andnotabigsighdepressed,

ROMANHOLIDAY

Althoughthisisablackfilmwithoutcolor,thisisaclassicmovie.TheplotdescribestheEnglandprincessAnne’svisitinRome.Intheevening，shewenttoenjoythenightviewinthecity,withouttheofficialstoallow.ShemetakindreporterfromU.S.A.twopeopletakethetriptogether.Andtheyfeltinlovebytime.Buttheofficialsdiscoveredprincess’s

disappearance,andtheyallhadalotoficyperspiration.Finallytheprincessgaveupthelovebetweenherandthereporterinordertoperformherprincess’sduty.Thefilmitselfisaclassicofromanticwishfulfillment,e*actlythesortofbeautifulliethatHollywoodspecializedin.FilmedinRome,''Holiday''imaginesthatasweet,stressed-outvisitingjuniorroyal,PrincessAnnofsometinyduchyorother,wouldkickoverhertracesandslipintothenightjustasthesedativeherdoctorgavehertakeseffect.Sheawakensintheshoebo*apartmentofanAmerican,JoeBradley(GregoryPeck).Beingagentleman,hehasnottakenadvantageofthiswoozyangel.Beingnottoomuchofagentleman,hehasmadehersleeponthecouch.

However,becauseunderstoodoneselftothenationalresponsibility,reasonprincessfinallychoseleftownspouse,againturnedovertotheimperialfamily.Joyfulandtheshort24hourshadfinished,princessorprincess,commonpeopleorcommonpeople,but,manygrowth.Meanwhile,understoodthesecretimportanttoAnn,facedloveandinterest,Joechosetoquitthereportaboutprincess,althoughhewouldnotget5000andwouldleadsimplylife.

Unforgettableprincessfinallysays“memosttolovebravely,Rome!”Shenolongerisoneonlycannod,thesmile,amenableisobedientconstantlyprincessbaby,butgrowsinordertohastheopinion,hascouragegenuineprincess.

經(jīng)典英文電影賞析4

Braveheart

TodayIwatchedthefilmnamed“Braveheart”,eventhoughIhavewatcheditbefore."Braveheart"receivedmuchcriticismfromcertainHistoryBuffsuponitsrelease.TheysaidthatthefilmmakersportrayedScotsmanWilliamWallaceasabrave,heroic,goodman.GibsonplaysWilliamWallace,aScotwhodecidestorevoltagainsttheBritishafterhiswifeiskilledbyapackofthethievin'scoundrels!ThefilmisLOOSELYbasedonhislife-sincenoonereallyknowsmuchaboutWallaceotherthanwhathedid:freeScotlandfromtheEnglishforawhile,somuchofthestoryismadeup.ThisisafirstdirectoroutingforGibson,whonotonlygivesusoneofhisbest-ifnotthebest-performanceofhiscareer,otherthanthosegreat"LethalWeapon"movies!Hehandlesthedirectionverywellforanactor-turned-director.Hedoesn'ttryanythingmemorable-nofancycamerasweepstomakeusmotionsick-buthedirectsthefilmliketheoldepics.Oneofmanygreatthingsaboutthefilm.Thecinematographyise*cellent.Ican'tthinkofanotherfilmthatisquitesobeautifultobehold.Itistrulywonderfultowatchthesurroundingsflybythescreen,purelyunadulterated.AsforGibson'sScottishaccent...well...hespeakssurprisinglywellwithaScottishaccent,anddoesn'tsoundlikeanAmerican-Australianphony(isn'theanAussie?).Thereisagreatsupportingcastinthisfilm,aswell,withamaninarubbernosethatyoumightnotbeabletoplaceatfirstglance...JamesHorner'smagnificentscoreistrulymarveloustobehold.Hemi*esScottishbagpipesandemotionintoalittlebundlethatinandofitmakesyoufeelemotional.Itplaysduringthefilmatjusttherightmomentsandmakesiteasiertofeelelatedordepressed.Allinall,Ithinkthat"Braveheart"standsasoneofthebestfilmsIhaveeverseen.Itisanepicinallsenseoftheword;Idon'tcarehowhistoricallyincorrectitis.IfIwantedahistorylesson,Iwouldn'tbegoingtoseeafilmlikethis.

Hatchi:ADog'sStoryThisisasimplestoryaboutaloyaldog.Thereisnointricateplot,andevenitisonlyastraightstill,butitwasstillmovedmedeeplywithitsmostsimplepiecesofnormallifewhichwecaneasilyfindaroundussuchasthetrainstation,therestaurant,thefoodstandandawarmhome.InthemovieHatchicrossedanoceanandthousandsofmilesoftransportationbytrain,andthenhemetParker(themainactor)inasnowyday.Becauseitwassnowingandthedog,Hatchi,waslost.ParkertookHatchibacktohishome,andthenkeptit.ParkertreateditverywellandsodidHatchi.WhenHatchihadgrownup,hefetchedparkertoworkeveryday.Alltheseyearstheyplayedtogether,bathedtogether,slepttogetherandParkergaveHatchifull-bodymassageeveryday.Theyjustlooklikeacouple.ParkerlookshappybecauseHatchiishappy,andHatchi’shappyduetoParkerbeinghappy.

ThisisHatchi’swholelife.Healmostspentallhislifeonlydoingonething—waitingforitsonlyfriendParker,waitingtocompletetheuncompletedengagement.Hatchi’sstoryshowedhowgreatthepowerofloyaltyandloveiswithallhislife.Hetelluswhattherealloyaltyandtrueloveis.BecauseoftherealloyaltyandtrueloveHatchispentallhislifewaiting;becauseoftherealloyaltyandtrueloveHatchisacrisficedallhisyouthjustforwaiting;becauseoftherealloyaltyandtrueloveHatchiabandonthewarmhouseofParker’sdaughter.Ithinkthatistherealloyalty,theturelove.However,inourhumanlife,howmanyofuscanbeasloyaltyasananimal;howmanypersoncanbeloyaltoanotheroneforeventenyears?Ithinknobodycan.

HomelesstoHarvardYesterdayIwatchedafilm,called"HomelesstoHarvard”,tellsthestoryofagirlwhoovercomeadverseconditions,andstrivetoforgeaheadofthestory.Theheroine'sparentsaredrugaddictsandAIDSpatients,herparentshavenojob,livingintheslums,eventhemostbasiclivinge*pensesfor