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PR7: Me and My Movies.
For this assignment I will be choosing a specific genre of film and analyse 3 different varied films
from which come under that certain genre. For each film I will talk about how these films attract me
to them and what I enjoy so much, things such as the stars in the film, the special effects and
different ways to create a better film and the story line to it. Also I will analyse the deep content in
the film for example the Intertextuality for were the film might contain certain actors, scenery or
objects which relate to previous movies, and also things that the director uses to attract the
audience to watch the film. There are many ways in which the director can do this star theory is a
good way to attract an audience because big celebrities who play good roles in other films gain fans
which will pay to see an upcoming film just for the actor being a part of it. One of my favourite genre
of film would be a mix between Action and Comedy, this being an enjoyable film which contains a lot
of action and fighting as well as making you laugh the whole way through.
The 3 of my favourite films which come under Action/ Comedy will be…
Kick Ass (2010)
Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)
This Is the End (2013)
Kick Ass (2010)
Kick Ass is an action comedy film which involves a middle
aged high school teen who has a dream of becoming a
real life super hero. As nobody has conquered and
succeeded in such an impossible childish fantasy, David
Lizewski makes a purchase in a wet suit to cover his
identity and becomes Kick Ass. He was way over his head
when he planned to fight crime amongst his home town
and keep the city safe but where there are heroes villains
also form… Kick Ass comes close to death but is saved
and later accompanied by 2 bigger and more dangerous
heroes (Hit Girl and Big Daddy) played by the big
Celebrities Chloe Grace Moretz and Nicolas cage who are
well known for featuring in massive blood thirsty action
pack films and make the most unknown movies into big
hits. These 2 heroes know what lies beneath New York
City and a empire of drug dealing mafia gangs has caused
chaos throughout this heroes life and his only mission is
to bring it to an end.
Zathura A Space Adventure (2005)
Brothers Walter (Josh Hutcherson) and Danny (Jonah
Bobo) can never seem to get along with each other, or
with their older teen-aged sister, Lisa (Kristen Stewart).
While staying at their divorced father's home while he is
away at work and Lisa is asleep, the boys discover an old
clockwork-driven space-themed board game called
"Zathura" in the basement. The two begin to play the
game, the goal to be the first to reach the final space
named Zathura. During each turn, the game provides a
card with instructions, but the two quickly realize the
cards affect reality, starting with a meteor shower. They
soon discover the house is floating on a small rock in
outer space. Meanwhile, Lisa looks out the window, and
believing it is merely dark, goes to shower for her date.
When the boys try to warn Lisa about what has
happened, they find she is frozen in cryonic sleep as a
result of one of the cards. The brothers realize that the
only way to end the game and hopefully return to Earth is
to reach the end space of Zathura.
This Is the End (2013)
This is the end is an apocolyptic real life based f ilm about
the end of the world and 6 massive hollywood celebrities
have to work together to survive. What makes this film
unique is that its made ariund their real life style so there
not playing as made characters their specific role is to
play themselvs and what they would probably do if the
end of the world occurred. It starts with a big house
warming party of james Francos new crib in Beverly Hills
many of the stars who have been in a variety of other
films with James Francon e.g. Seth Rogan, Craig Robinson
and Danny Mcbride, but turns into disaster as jay
Baruchel is uncomfortable being around people he
doesn’t know that well goes to buy a packet of cigarrets
at the local store. This is when the end begins and many
of the people who attended the party get killed and the
world goes to dusk.
Kick Ass (2010)
The first movie of my choice which I’ll be analysing and explaining is the comic based film Kick Ass.
The reasons behind why I enjoy this movie so much is that the multiple action and tummy tickling
scenes which make you want to know more as well as giving you a good life throughout the film. I
have always been into super heroe films which can really pack a punch when it comes to action, but
kick ass was a little different to the odd cliché heroe character e.g. Spiderman/ Superman. These
films are very similar when it comes to the story line and plot for the film and can make it more
unenjoyable because you feel like you’ve already seen it all before, like the way they gather there
powers is through un natural type things like getting bit by a bug which late r gives you all of the bugs
abilities. Kick Ass is unique how a kid around the same age as its target audience tries to prove his
friends and reality wrong by purchasing a cheap costume giving himself a completely un super heroe
name and trying to keep his home city (new York) safe. I find this method in story lines much more
enjoyable because its different and can relate to many other middle teen aged kids in this world as
every kid has always dreamed of becoming a super heroe. The film could also be bad upon the world
because it could influence kids to go fight crime in their city but as you see from this film where
there is heroes villains also evolve which could cause massive trauma in kids and could ultimately
lead to death.
There is a lot of intertextuality during the film, its mainly the characters which make it so similar to
other films. For example the biggest character which refers to another big character in other films
would be Big Daddy played by Nicolas Cage, this character is a big part in the film how he is a prime
character for what Kick Ass wanted to be. This heroe is out for vengence as a mafia gang framed him
for doing drugs which got him jailed for years, but when he came out he promised to get revenge
with is child sidekick Hit Girl played by Chloe Grace Moretz to put an end to Franc Domico’s twisted
mafia scheme. Big Daddys out fit and personality is so much related to the notourious big DC comic
star Batman in the way of non super but big high tech equipment almost makes him invincible. This
is also mentioned during the film that Big Daddy looks a lot like Batman which is big intertextuality
referance.
Big Daddy (Kick Ass) Batman (DC Comics)
There are other ways which can grab attention for not only comic book entusiasts but major hit stars
who play the roles of the comic heroes in the films. What interests me most about this is the
previous films that the stars have played in because they could have done a big part in another
action thrilling film which wouldn’t be the same if it was a different star. Nicolas Cage is probably the
biggest well know star in this film because he has starred in the most popular films and wouldn’t be
as action packed with out him. In Kick Ass Nicolas Cage plays the most action packed character who
has a soft side and a super hard kiiling machine side which is suspencefull and thrilling which Nicolas
Cage is perfect at doing. Nicolas Cage is known world wide and is a massive star in so many films
which are quite similar to the role as Big Daddy in Kick Ass, so using him as the big star for that role
will appeal to the audience because of his previous movies.
There are ways in which the director of this film can contribute and promote the film in significant
ways. For example before showing the final producted film directors commonly use advertising
strategies to promote the film and appeal to the audience for what the film will be be about. People
don’t pay to watch a film which they have no clue of what genre and overall target audience its
aimed at so using methods such as Trailers, billboards, posters/ banners on the side of public
transport etc… are the most common ways to gain profit.
The 2 posters above I have found on the internet, they both show no coparisant but explain a lot of
things you need to know about the films. The first one shows no signs of character or genre, but they
have used colours and slogans which can show a lot in terms of genre. First the use of red and yellow
font for the big title written across the poster give the effect of blood being splatted, this explains
genre by the blood being representative of a gory type fi lm which obviously wouldn’t be targeted at
the younger generation. Other than the title the only other crucial part of this poster would be the
slogan and the stars names put at the top of the poster, the slogan ‘No power. No responsibility.’ Is
used to say that it’s a heroic genred film with the use of Power being the main subject.
Main stars names
put at the top of the
poster to show star
theory.
Use of slogan to
show genre for
the film which
being a comic
hero film using
the word
‘Power’.
Location
shown in
background
which could
be used to
show genre
within the
film
For the second poster there is more shown which explains more about the movie. This poster shows
location using New York city being the based location for this film, this is ironic because a lot of
heroe and crime films use New York as a common city for this type of action to occur. Star theory is
also used within this poster because you can see the stars who play the certain character in the film
within the poster. The film makers do this to appeal to the audience who are deliberately more
interested in the actors of the film than genre and story line. This is just another way for the
producer to gain more profit and more views of the film.
Zathura A Space Adventure (2005)
For my second action comedy genred film will be Zathura A Space Adventure. This Scifi action
packed adventure film contains thrilling and gripping scenes which make it more enjoyable for the
viewer including myself. The film starts with 2 young brothers whos interests arent really
compatable, but are forced to spend the afternoon at their house to keep themselves entertained.
The younger brother Danny played by (Jonah Bobo) discovers the mysterious game in the basement
clumped by dust and rags after being teased by his older brother Walter played by (Josh Hutcherson)
they think this is just an average board game but as they role the dice the consequences become
reality…
What I like most about this film is the thought and creativity which has been put into it making it
enjoyable in fantasy type of way. The film is almost like a sequel to the massive hit film Jumanji
which is a similar storyline and scenes which occur in both films. Another reason for choice for this
movie is the Director Jon favreau who is a big hit director creating massive hit film such as the Iron
Man franchise of films and the christmas classic Elf which made millions of dollars profit. These other
films are also among my list of faves but don’t really come under the catogory of genre which Ive
picked to analyse.
The way this film appealed to me from the start is that its simmilarities to the film Jumanji which I
thoroughly enjoyed when growing up. So when I discovered this film from trailers, ads and friends it
appealed to me in a way of a sequel towards Jumanji. Star theory also came into context when
viewing the trailer for Zathura mainly towards the actor Josh Hutcherson, Josh has been quite a star
from his early years one film that I found really good and he played the role great was Bridge to
terrabithia which is a fantasy childs film which I really enjoyed. And when I noticed that he was
playing a roll in Zathura it caught my attention because I enjoyed his previouse films so much. This is
known as star theory which is a good way for directors and film makers to increase their chances of
making a big hit film ultimately incrasing profit.
Jumanji Board game (1995) Zathura Board Game (2005)
The images above contain the board games which is the main subject off both films, this is a lead of
intertextuality having the same type of object as a previous film just more modern and elabeated to
suit the day in age. For example the board game from jumanji is very similar to the board game in
Zathura which shows that these two films are going to be very much alike so fans and people who
enjoyed the Jumanji would be interested in zathura as it contains the same type of objects and
storyline idea. Directors can also make profit by using theses enanemit objects as types of synergy
e.g. kids or people who have a common interest in these films would like to own a Jumanji/Zathura
board game of their own so products would be made for the world to buy which ultimately gain
money for the film makers. Synergis can be found everywhere such as DVD’s of the film and clothing
which are commonly purchased by people who favourite certain films, producers do this to earn
more profit from films whilst keeping their fans loyal towards their career in film making.
Before viewing this film myself and most likely other people who were interested in this film did a
little research to idealy find out more about the film. Research like vi ewing the trailer online or
reading the article about the film and reviews upon the film which would tell you more about it. I
myself was more interested in the trailer and adverts as ive seen billboards and posters around
which were advertising this film. Obviously people enjoy a range of different genred films and
without the use of advertisements the audience will find it harder to grasp what the film is based on
before paying to view. The director and film makers make so much more profit with the use of
advertisements than they would just straight out publishing the film because the audience that its
targeted at wouldn’t have clue what the film is about if they just published the film straight to
cinemas.
This Is The End 2013:
The last of my action comedy film choices would be the more recent film This is the end. This is the
end is a fiction apocolyptic film which involves a bunch of Hollywood actors who are faced with the
end of the world, the events start with the star Jay Baruchel comes to Beverly Hills to visit and hang
with the well known star Seth Rogan. The events then take place at James Francos house warming
party where Jay feels uncomfortable being around many other star actrors who he doesn’t know
very well. Jay and Seth nip out of the party to grab a carton of cigarettes at the local convience store
which is where the apocolypse begins. Blue lights shoot down from the sky and flames engulf the
world leaving Jay and Seth mortified and confused from this crazy outbreak. The gang is then left to
decide on civilisation surrounded by death and monsters there only way out is to do something
heroic.
There are many reasons for why this film is among my list of favourites, one being how the film is
about the end off the world buy this group of stars act completely normal and make the whole deal
more funny than a serious horror story lined film. This of course comes from the actors playing as
themselvs in the film using their real names etc… and showing what there lives are like being a
hollywood star. This film would have made a lot of profit using a directors method off star theory,
star theory is a way film makers use highly paid actors in films so that it appeals to the fans of those
actors. If film nmakers used amatuer actors who arent so well known then the film wont have a wide
audience because some people pay to see films deliberetly for the stars in them. Considering this
film contains many celebrities such as Emma watson, James franco and even Rhianna then this film
will appeal to a very wide audience ultimetely making the film a big profit.
The picture above is off the films dvd front cover and poster, this image was also shown on
billboards and advertisements. Not much is shown from the poster besides the stars who play roles
in the film, looking at it without any idea of the story line it would be hard to grasp the plot and
concept of the film. I think the director of the film did this because the fiilm is based on outside life
of these hollywood stars so the poster only needs to contain the featured people, also the title and
slogans pretty much give away the films storyline “Nothing ruins a party like the end of the world”
pretty much tells you about the film with that one sentence.
Another reason why this film so enjoyable and entertaining is the fact that its based on the actors
real lifestyle doing drugs and partying etc… its highly inapropriate but unique as no other films have
been made in this way.
The use of actors
names above shows the
audience who will be
featured in the film.
The director used all
the main stars in the
middle of the poster to
show star theory and
the appeal to the
audience who are fans
of the director’s work
and stars in the film.