A Comparison of the Establishment of Genre and Narrative...

A Comparison of the Establishment of Genre and Narrative in Two Crime Films In this essay I will compare how genre and narrative are established in 2 crime films. The main iconography of this genre is fairly easy to identify; props such as guns, latex gloves, sirens, rain are used frequently in Hollywood crime films such as Se7en (1995). The conventions of this genre are also fairly easy to recognise: detectives with long trench coats, the killer being the least likely character, huge urban settings and signifiers like dead bodies have successfully been used in films like Training Day (2001) and Along Came a Spider (2001). The crime genre has been most successful in creating hybrid and†¦show more content†¦The first ever crime film was director D.W. Griffith’s The Musketeers of Pig Alley (1912) which examined urban violence and police corruption. Hollywood has continued to make crime films, many sub-genres emerged from this genre; heist, juvenile delinquent, gangster and detective. The two films Ocean’s Eleven and The Bone Collector are both crime films. Ocean’s Eleven was released in the UK on the 15th February 2002. It was directed by Steven Soderbergh and produced by Warner Brothers, which suggests high production values. This film’s cast contains several A list stars such as George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia and Bernie Mac. This film does not clearly have evidence of typecasting but George Clooney appears to be typecast to starring in mostly comedy films. This film does employ comedy elements but essentially this is a caper/heist film. George Clooney and Brad Pitt usually play the leading roles, although not often as criminals like in Ocean’s Eleven. It is not unusual to sympathise with criminals in mainstream films as well-known stars usually play the criminals. As there were top, celebrated directors, studios, stars and the use of hybrid in this film, it is fair to say that this film was a box office hit. It was huge in the USA and the UK and because of its critical response, Ocean’s TwelveShow MoreRelatedPopular Film - Blaxploitation an analysis of Shaft2013 Words   |  9 PagesBetween 1970 and 1980 there was a cultural film explosion, there were over 200 films released by major and independent studios that hyped major black characters and themes. Prior to the Blaxploitation era black actors had been relinquished to playing small parts that usually presented stereotyped images of the black race with roles such as waitresses or shoeshine boys. This however all changed when in 1971 when the first successful black film Sweetbacks Baadasss Song showed a black man comingRead MoreIntroduction to Film Cinema and Literature12137 Words   |  49 Pages1) EVOLUTION OF FILM In 1873, Leland Stanford, a former California Governor needed help in winning a bet that he had made with a friend. Stanford was convinced that horse in gallop had all four feet off the ground and was bent on proving it. Since it was impossible to prove such a thing by merely watching a horse race, he employed the services of Eadweard Muybridge, who was a well-known photographer. Muybridge worked on the problem for four years and finally came up with a solution inRead MoreOne Significant Change That Has Occurred in the World Between 1900 and 2005. Explain the Impact This Change Has Made on Our Lives and Why It Is an Important Change.163893 Words   |  656 Pagesan Urban World †¢ Howard Spodek 53 3 Women in the Twentieth-Century World Bonnie G. Smith 83 4 The Gendering of Human Rights in the International Systems of Law in the Twentieth Century †¢ Jean H. Quataert 116 5 The Impact of the Two World Wars in a Century of Violence †¢ John H. Morrow Jr. 161 6 Locating the United States in Twentieth-Century World History †¢ Carl J. Guarneri 213 7 The Technopolitics of Cold War: Toward a Transregional Perspective †¢ Gabrielle HechtRead MoreOrganisational Theory230255 Words   |  922 Pagesculture Creating a culture that gives meaning to work Developing understanding of culture Developing a ‘practical theory’ of organizational culture The vehicles of culture The processes of the communication of culture The ‘heart of culture’ A tale of two cultures How neo-modernist organization theory develops challenges in the design of organizations The processual perspective Design and development Conclusions: does neo-modernist organization theory exercise challenges for new visions of the organizationRead MoreProject Managment Case Studies214937 Words   |  860 Pages331 Concrete Masonry Corporation 334 Margo Company 343 Project Overrun 345 The Automated Evaluation Project 347 The Rise and Fall of Iridium 351 Missing Person-Peter Leung 369 Zhou Jianglin, Project Manager 377 10 CONTROLLING PROJECTS 381 The Two-Boss Problem 383 The Bathtub Period 385 Ford Motor Co.: Electrical/Electronic Systems Engineering 388 viii 11 PROJECT RISK MANAGEMENT 401 CONTENTS The Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster 403 The Space Shuttle Columbia Disaster 453 Packer