Narrative Conventions and Techniques Kubrick in both visual texts 2001 and The Shining uses narrative structure that subverts the norm, which is a unique element to his film making. ... Kubrick has constructed tone throughout his movies which utilize narrative constructive elements. ... In comparison to other film movements such as surrealism, both films have a clear structure and narrative with relevant details. The proffered meanings are debatable, however the events are not so ambiguous that a conscious viewer would have no idea. ... Friedrick Nietzsche's philosophical principles are ...

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Lauren Mulvey, British feminist film theorist, uses pyschoanaylitics to offer a feminist critique of all classical narrative cinema. ... Mulvey is initially concerned with people's obsession with narrative cinema. ... She uses Lacanian and Freudian theory to explain her castration complex: the idea that men and women have a fear of lacking a penis as a function of our patriarchal society. ... This gives men in the narrative an enormous amount of power in film and their women are either glamorized or tamed. ... An emotional rollercoaster, she flirtatiously plays with the idea even though s...

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This idea also occurred in British cinema. ... This was heavily used in his Jury Prize winning L' Avventura, where Antonioni created a film that contained seemingly aimless narrative and lacked final resolution. ... (pg. 536) " This untold story of their disappearance exemplifies the impermanence and fragility of personal relationships while providing a perfect formula for a trilogy whose theme is about the hopelessness of love in contemporary life. ... With their stunning visuals, ambiguous narratives, and still relevant focus on modern alienation, films of this period have stood the ...

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As the term implies gritty films are concerned with realism, however any realism in films is an altered, sculptured realism designed to fit into a constructed narrative with suitable plot turns and drama. ... In a nutshell films set in the north will for socio economic reasons immediately cause the characters in the film to be involved in situations the audience will recognize either through personal experience or world knowledge making the film seem more real. ... The North is as I have mentioned before the established center of the "ordinary man" in Britain and as such this idea of moral ...

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The definition of the word in this context is "Presenting facts objectively without editorialising or inserting fictional matter, as in a book or film" (Dictionary.com) However no documentary is totally objective, decisions on where to place the camera, editing choices and use of devices such as narration, music and close ups all serve to create a narrative of sorts serving the purpose the director intends. ... Unlike directors such as Ross McElwee or George Kuchar who produce small subjective non-fiction films about their personal lives Michael Moore and Nick Broomfield are media personalit...

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This third view allows the men in the audience to take the place of the male character in the film and objectify the female character, making her his personal sex object. ... Claire Johnston brought attention to the idea of how women's films can reverse the traditional cinema, meaning that film made by women can bring about an alternative to traditional Hollywood films. Early work of Marjorie Rosen and Molly Haskell created a movement in film that allowed for women to be depicted in a more realistic portrayal in both documentaries' and narrative cinema. ...

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