Conventions Flashcards
1
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Romantic Comedy
-Lost in Translation
-Before Sunrise
A
- Begin with an adversarial relationship
- One is rich and flaky, while the other is working class
- the down to earth one needs to learn not to judge, while the snob needs to loosen up
- Henderson’s state of Non-fucking to fucking
- Sparking dialogue
- Scenes that satisfy our desire for unconventionality
- happy ending earned by the maturity of the two
2
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Western
-Ride the High Country
-Stagecoach
A
- The focus is the frontier
- Dramatic space is divided by town and wilderness.
The Town represents civilization threatened by open space - WIlderness is represented by the cowboy and the outlaw
- representatives are sheriff, marshall, good woman, and bad woman
- Violence is Expeted
- Manhood is tested through violence
- A hero is the one who looks like a hero
- Indians are naturally filthy villains but there is a tamed friendly one
- Wester is a moving-on story. THere is no settling down at te end of the movie. The cowboy keeps going without us.
3
Q
Gangster
- Scarface
-Bonnie and Clyde (UC)
A
- Set during prohibition and always in the city
- Success means doom
- Tough, Arrogant hero
- World of the gangster is a microchasm of the world of politics
- The gangster represents the nightmare side of the country
- We identify with the gangster
- Killed for being too big or not tough enough
- Tough guy becomes a coward
- 2 kinds of women , good girl goes wrong and showy
- sexy
- Mother is exhausted, defeated, disgusted,
- Gangster’s death is spectacular
4
Q
Psychokiller
-Carrie
-Strangers on a Train
A
- setting is a city
- Theres a trap
- plot includes crime and violence
- Element of Irrationality
- Strong Use of Irony - 2 juxtaposing characters
- killer is ingenious and psychologically complex
- Killer is distanced from the community
- Killer has a significant obsession
- The Doppleganger
5
Q
Film Noir
-Double Indemnity
-Devil in a Blue Dress
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- FN is set in the city - seen as dangerous , characters don’t belong to any community
- Psychologically set in a dark part of themselves
- Hero is either a tough cynical private or a loser who is caught in a trap
- Major female character is a femme fetale
- good woman will offset the bad woman
- Plot includes sex, violence, death and there is a direct relationship
- Dialogue is hard boiled and tough
- Visually lots of shadow with black and white
- Strong Use of irony and fate
6
Q
Sports:
- Creed
-Personal Bests (UC)
A
- Built around competition
- Sport Conveyed in an exciting way
- Obstacle - usually a handicap
- Hero who dedicates to supporting him
7
Q
Show Biz
-Being the Riccardos
A
- Main characters are involved in the theatre
- Provides an inside view of show biz
8
Q
Romantic Drama
-The Clock
- The best years of our lives
A
- Characters Meet Cute
- There has to be chemistry
- The setting is a part of the romance for better or for worse
- There are allies to the romance
- There are obstacles to the romance
- The role of fate, Love is inevitable, matches are made in heaven
9
Q
Romantic Musicals
-Gay Divorcee
-Singing in the Rain
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- Based on a romance with obstacles we know we will be able to overcome
- Lovers are central and secondary people are a couple
- Both songs and dances are stylized expressions
- Some musical #s show the way a character defines himself
- Chorus will sing to establish the mood/scene
- absurdity occurs in a realistic situation
10
Q
Backstage Musicals
- New York, New York (UC)
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- Lets put on a show the obstacles are preventing them from putting on a show
- Romantic story takes place second to the production story
- Secondary characters are
- Musical numbers are introduced n content of the audience
- We experience the same distance but the premise takes care of it
11
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Coming of Age
-Big Fish (UC)
-Little Women
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