Analysis of Run Lola Run

The use of editing in Run Lola Run is very throughout the film because of the use of flash forwards and flashbacks to create a story and outline of the lives that Manni and Lola live together in Germany. The constant use of the editing to cut from scene to scene and then from scenario to scenario was very important in helping the audience understand what they both had gone through in their lives to get where they are now. They use editing to flashback to what happened when Manni lost the money that he was supposed to give to the gangster, and there are also flashbacks to intimate conversations that Manni and Lola have had about their relationship and how they feel about one another. That conversation in itself is one of the most important throughout the film because you really get a feel for how much Manni and Lola care about one another.

Even though what they are doing in the film

is wrong, I kind of felt a sort of sympathy for what them because of the raw emotion that you can see on both of their faces and that you can h

ear when they are talking to one another on the phone. They truly love each other and throughout the whole film I was crossing my fingers that Lola or Manni would come up with a plan to get the money back so that Manni

would not get killed in the end.

In the film the constant use of cutting back and forth from the phone scene when Manni is explaining what happened the urgency behind her getting the money to him before the 20 minutes is up is very suspenseful each and every time they flash back to this scene. Lola is trying so hard to figure out the right way to get the money to him that she runs through a number of scenarios until she finds the exact way that she should go about getting the money. While we are watching these scenes go back and forth we learn more and more about what exactly happened when Manni received and then lost the money. When we see the homeless man take the money after Manni leaves it on the subway, and then we see Lola run past him every the story plays through over and over again we as the audience just want to scream that he has but of course there is nothing that we can do. And when we see the way that the gangster has dealt with Manni in the past we have more sympathy for him as well. The constant cutting back and forth is so perfect for this type of movie and the editors did an amazing job with it. They made us as the audience so in tuned to the film and at the edge of our seats wondering what was going to happen next, and that is not just because of the movie and the story line itself, its because of the magnificent editing job that helps us get to know the characters at a whole new level because we are not just watching what is happening at the exact moment, but we have the privilege of seeing what has happened in their past to make the characters who they are and learn new things each time there is a flashback and a flash forward. This film was made amazingly well, and the editing contributed to that in a enormous way.

Run Lola Run

Run Lola Run was an extremely interesting and enticing movie to watch. Not only was there constantly something going on, but there was a constant thought going through my mind that was asking what was going to happen next. It was was a very fun film to watch as well.

Basically Run Lola Run is about a young woman who's boyfriend has lost $100,000 that he has to hand over to a German gangster in 20 minutes or he is dead. He calls Lola for help and she promises to get the money and meet him just in time. The whole film is Lola trying to figure out what to do to help her boyfriend Manni get the money that he needs to pay off the gangster. The film is full of what seems to be flash forwards or at least what seems to be flash forwards. Because of everything that goes on throughout this film it keeps the audience on the edge of their seats wanting to know what each character is going to do. It is also very interesting because there is not a whole lot of dialogue after the first half of the film because of all of the scenarios going through Lola's head, and then Manni's. The music is also very enticing in the film because of the volume of it and the techno genre that keeps your head moving along with the movie.

I would say that this is a movie isn't necessarily a must see but it is a good film to watch that will keep its audience asking what's going to happen next.

Analysis of Do the Right Thing

Do the Right Thing is one of those films that has to rely heavily on the setting of the film because there is not a whole lot of action throughout the entirety of the film. The Mise-en-scene in this film is very important, symbolic, and instrumental to the outcome of the film. The props in this film pay a very important role in how the film plays out and work into the story of every single character we encounter in this film as well.

Some of the most important props in this film are the portraits that are hanging on the wall in Sal's Pizzeria that are of famous people such as Frank Sinatra, Joe DiMaggio, Liza Minella, Al Pocino and a number of other caucasian actors, actresses, and musicians, but there are no portraits of African Americans on the wall and on this particular day that really seemed to bother the one character Buggin' Out. When Buggin' Out brings this up at Sal's, Mookie trys to reason with him and calm him down, but he is unable to do so. Also when he brings it up to Sal, Sal of course defends himself by saying that it is his shop so he is allowed to put portraits of whoever he wants on his own walls, this then really ticks of Buggin' Out and he storms out in a huff with the determination to protest Sal's and get as many people on the block to protest with him. These portraits play a role in everything that goes on throughout the rest of the movie. Everything that Buggin' Out does throughout the rest of the movie has to do with the photos as well because he is so upset about them.

Throughout the whole movie everything that went one seemed to always come back to these photos that Sal had on his wall, and also the photos that another character carried around and tried to sell that were of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King and his name is Smiley. Because of these photos that underlying meaning of racism is apparent through the significance of the photos. I could tell that even when Mookie was trying to calm down Buggin' Out to get him out of Sal's, that even Mookie understood where he was coming from, but he couldn't really say anything because he works as the delivery guy for Sal.

When Buggin' Out gets some of the other people to follow him in his protest of Sal's Pizzeria and when he brings the group with him to Sal's all hell breaks loose and terrible things start to

happen. When I thought about this scene while watching it I was completely shocked about the

way that everyone reacted about a few photos on a wall in a pizza shop. But I also believe in fighting for what you believe in, and you should fight for it with great passion, and that is what Buggin' Out is doing, it seemed a little harsh because of the ultimate turn out of the film. But while I was watching it I was a little disturbed

by everything that was going on because of the intensity. I guess when though when you really care about something that is that important to you, you will do whatever you need to do to fight for what you believe in.

Throughout the entire film racial stereotypes and other controversial issues are brought up from everyone of the characters. Sal's eldest son was a very racist man in the movie and he was not afraid to show it. And one of the other characters in the film who plays a very prominent role is Radio Raheem who walks around with a big boom box on his should playing the same song over and over again ver

y loudly. The song that he plays over and over is called "Fight the Power" and everyone that he walks by either freaks out about the volume or they go right along with it. There is also a Korean couple on the corner of the block who have a grocery store and there are people who are racist towards them and they are racist towards the others as well. Each character in one or another has a racist remark at one time or another throughout the movie. And although racism is a very important and prevalent topic to address Spike Lee takes it to a whole new level in his film.

Do the Right Thing Review

Do the Right Thing is a movie that takes place on the hottest day of the summer in Brooklyn. Mookie works for the local pizza shop that is run by the only Caucasian people on the block and with the comes controversy. ***SPOILER***Throughout the entire day every ones anger and feelings of hate and frustration boil to the surface and all hell breaks loose and everything and everyone explodes.

I am not sure about how I feel about this film even after taking some time to think about it and watch it again. I had a hard time sticking with the film the first time because of everything that was going on the film. I definitely think that the film brings up some major topics that are present in everyday life and that are important for every one to think about and address. I would have to say that I do think that this is a film that every one should see more than once because it is one that I think is pretty controversial and compelling, so to watch it once may have you leaving with a disgruntled view and a uneasy feeling.

Analysis of The Godfather

While watching the movie The Godfather I could not help but notice the numerous props that were used to set the scene and feel of the movie throughout its entirety. The props that I felt were extremely important the film and gave it its real feel were alcohol and firearms. In the opening scene of The Godfather, the Godfather is visited by a father who wants revenge on the boy who hurt his daughter, and he wants the Godfather to reap that revenge for him. When the father of the daughter starts to get really upset the Godfather's men immediately give him a shot of some sort of alcohol, and that started me off wondering why would you offer someone alcohol when they are freaking out about something and crying, I would the rational choice would be a box of tissues don't you? But the idea that instead he is given a shot of alcohol to calm his nerves instead is speaks volumes to the kind of men we will be dealing with throughout the movie.

The significance of guns in this movie was so important throughout the whole thing because of what the represented to the Corleone family. They were used to represent power among the five head families that are involved in so

mething illegal whether it is firearms or drugs, and they are practically in every scene. Whether they are just stuck in the back of their pants, on a table near one of them or hidden in ran

dom places in restaurant bathrooms. They are pretty much everywhere. When Michael choses to the kill two of the men that are connected to his fathers shooting in one way or another he is so overwhelmed and shaky that he doesn't even really know how to go through with it, but he and his family both know that once he pulls that trigger the first time he must flee the country, and when he does so he is accompanied and protected by two men who are carrying rifles, and for the rest of the movie pretty much every scene he is in there is also a gun.

Another big part in the movie that includes multiple guns in one scene is the scene where Sonny is murdered. He is attacked at a check point which is also a trap and shot with hundreds and hundreds of bullets from machine guns surrounding him. There is no getting past this scene for him because he is literally destroyed. The amount of guns that had to be used for this movie is rediculous, I cannot even imagine how many were actually used. I am pretty sure that if you started to count from the beginning you would have to lose count because they turn up everywhere unexpectedly that it is almost like if there is not a gun in a scene it is weird. The amount of power that they signify in the movie is overwhelming to me. They are like a sixth finger on a Corleone family hand.

Mise-en-scene in The Godfather is significant in so many ways besides just guns and alcohol. There are so many other important props and things that make the movie what it is from, oranges, to cats, and clothing and cars. There is something in every scene that makes the movie so amazing, and so meaningful. The setting is beautiful all over New York and even in Sicily it is just beautiful. They make everything feel so real like you as the viewer can imagine you are in the scene with them and can feel what the characters feel and what the writers want you to feel and see. The mise-en-scene in this film is probably the most noticeable to me because we watched this movie right after reading the chapter and everything was so fresh in my mind that I could understand what the writers were trying to get us to understand, and I think that is something that I really hope can measure up in the many more films that I will watch in the future.