Essays on Steven Spielberg

The movie Schindler’s List was directed by Steven Spielberg, and was published on December 25, 1993. In 1993, Steven Spielberg brought a story that had gone untold since the tragic events of the Holocaust to the screens. Oskar Schindler was a Nazi party member, and,…

The distinguishable types of camera shots are dealt with efficiently throughout both films to interpret the theme of man vs nature and the tension that is built around it. In the film Jaws, the beach scene begins with a long shot of the boy, Alex,…

Catch Me If You Can is a 2002 movie directed by Steven Spielberg with a nonlinear plot that revolves around Frank Abagnale, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, forging checks and posing as various people in Europe. Abagnale is pursued by Carl Hanratty, an FBI agent until…

The director Steven Spielberg of the movie “Catch Me if You Can” is widely known for his earlier works like Jaws, Jurassic Park, Bridge of Spies, etc… Jeff Nathanson as the scriptwriter and Janusz Kaminski as the cinematographer have both expressed some of the scenes…

Before I watched the film “Catch me if you can” I looked up some information about the film. The film from 2002 is directed and produced by Steven Spielberg, who also directed the classics: “E.T., BFG, Jaws, Jurassic Park” and plenty more. In this film…

This movie was going to be originally directed by Steven Spielberg but was later on passed to Clint Eastwood. It was the comeback of Clint to the Hollywood after his last movie ‘Trouble with the Curve’ in 2012. It is based on the autobiography of…

Severing Traditional Gender Roles The status and portrayal of women have drastically fluctuated throughout the history of cinema. Women have experienced social repression within society, the cementation of domestication, a striking empowerment of sexual prowess and allure, and the gradual equality of gender roles portrayed…

The Effect of Music in the Movie Jaws Music has always been noted as a powerful tool when it is utilized properly. Music can change set the mood, or even change the atmosphere. This is a particularly important property when it comes to movies. Music…

Causality, Determinism, and Freedom The film Minority Report presents the idea of an America without murder, supplemented by the use of “precogs,” who are able to see into the future and predict murders before they happen. In the first act of the film, we see…

Main Characters and Descriptions Alan Grant- Alan Grant is a “barrel-chested, bearded man of forty”, he is a college professor in Denver. He sees himself as an outdoorsman and knows all the important work in paleontology. Grant is patient with academics and doesn’t believe in…