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We need to talk about Kevin Analysis

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We need to talk about Kevin is a 2011 British-American thriller drama film. The film is an adaptation of the book by Lionel Shriver, In 2005 BBC films acquired the rights. The film was directed by Lynne Ramsey and produced by Jennifer Fox. Some of the main themes are family, violence, power, guilt. Financing began in 2005 however filming began in April 2010. The film is based around Eva who is played by Tilda Swinton and her son Kevin who is played by Ezra Miller and their relationship as Kevin grows up. The narrative structure of the film is nonlinear, as the film has flashbacks from when Kevin was a child and throughout his childhood. This technique is very effective for the viewers as it helps them understand what Kevins childhood was like and how Eva coped with it. It also helps the audience see all the key colours used throughout the film and how important they are. The films budget was $7 million and earned $10.8 million in box office. One of the major colours used in
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Film Analysis-Wonder

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Wonder is a American drama film directed by Stephen Chbosky and written by Jack Thorne. It's based on the novel by R.J. Palacio. The film stars Julia Roberts as Isabel Pullman, Owen Wilson as Nate Pullman and Jacob Tremblay as August 'Auggie.' Some of the main themes in this film are family, conflict, friends and bullying. In November 2012 it was announced that Lionsgate was developing the feature film. David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman produced the film. The film was nominated for best makeup and hairstyling at the 90th academy awards. Jacob Tremblays prosthetic makeup took an hour and half to apply. It consisted of a skull cap and prosthetic ears attached, a facial prosthetic that covered Jacobs face and then a wig. David Hoberman started off his career at American Broadcasting company and later joined Norman lear's Tandem Productions. He then later went onto working at Walt Disney Studios as a film executive. In 1995 he founded Mandeville Films with his business
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Film Analysis-10 Things I Hate About You

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10 things I hate about you is a, 1999 romantic comedy. Directed by Gil Junger, produced by Andew Lazer and written by Karen McCullah Lutz and Kristen Smith. 10 things I hate about you is a modernization of William Shakespeare's late 16th century comedy 'The Taming Of The Show' it's retold in a late 1900's American high school setting. This film was released March 31st, 1999. It rated number two at domestic box office during it's opening weekend. The number one was The Matrix. 10 things I hate about you was a moderate financial and critical success. It starred some breakthrough roles such as Julia Stiles as Katarina Stratford. Heath Ledger as Patrick Verona. Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Who were then nominated for various teen-oriented awards. This film was then turned into a television series 10 years later.  Heath Ledger then later went on to play roles in films such as 'Brokeback Mountain' as Ennis Del Mar, and also 'The Dark Knight' as the
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Film Analysis - Insidious: The Last Key

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  Insidious: The last key is the forth instalment of the franchise. It is a American supernatural horror film. Directed by Adam Robitel and written by Leigh Whannell. Some of the main themes in this film are violence and the supernatural. The writer of the film Leigh Whannell also stars in the film as 'Specs'. The production company that worked on the film was Blumhouse Production Stage 6 Films. It was distributed by Universal Pictures. The film so far has grossed over $126,702,695 worldwide and in it's opening weekend it grossed $29,581,355 and ranked no.2 in the most cinemas.     The film is based around Elise Rainier who can see spirits. Her and her two investigating partners travel to the most recent haunting, which happens to be the spirit she accidentally set free years earlier. The films are based around Elise Rainier, played by Lin Shaye. The principle photography began in August 2016 and ended the following month. On August 29, 2017, it was announced v
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Film Analysis 'Office Christmas party'

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Office christmas party is an american christmas comedy, directed by Josh Gordon and Will Speck and was written by Justin Malen and Laura Solon. Some of the themes in this film are, violence and the use of drugs and alcohol. The production company that worked on this film was DreamWorks Pictures.  'Office Christmas Party' grossed $54.8 million in the United States and Canada and $59.7 million in other territories for a wideworld total of $114.5 million, against a production budget of $45 million.  The film is based on the CEO who is played by Jennifer Aniston, who tries to close her brothers branch down, so he and his technical officer get all of their co-workers together to host a christmas party to try and impress a potential client, which will hopefully save their jobs.  In 2010, Guymon Casady approached Josh Gorden and Will Speck with an idea he had about making a film about a holiday office party. They set the concept up at DreamWorks Pictures and it was then r
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Winters Bone and Captain Fantastic

Winters bone is a 2010 American independent drama film. It's an adaptation of Daniel Woodrell's 2006 novel. The film was directed by Debra Granik. The film is about a teenage girl who is played by Jennifer Lawrence, who is searching for her father to protect her family. Captain Fantastic is a 2016 American comedy-drama film. It was written and directed by Matt Ross. The film is based around one family who are trying to for fill their mothers wishes. Although the films are different they both have a very similar theme of protecting their families. They are both set in America and are based around one family. In Winters bone it's focused on a family who are going to get evicted from their home if they don't locate the father. Whereas, in Captain fantastic it's based around a father and his six children who he has raised in the wild, who are trying to for fill their mothers dying wish. Even though the families are represented differently, there is some similarities
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Character Profiles- No Country For Old Men

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Llewelyn Moss, is shown to be the hero in the film. He is a 36 year old Vietnam War vet. He finds 2.4 million dollars after a drug deal gone wrong. Llewelyn knows the money will changed his and his wife's life. However, after taking this money he then gets himself in to a lot of trouble with Anton Chigurh who is trying to kill him. Llewelyn I think represents most of the audience, the audience try and sympathies with him, as all he wanted was a better life for his family. Anton Chigurh, is the villain of the film. He is cold and calculated , he doesn't seem to have any emotions of kindness or sympathy. He also hardly feels pain. Chigurh has set rules that he goes by but not any sane human would. Chigurh says he has no enemies but that's because he kills anyone that could be. He is also a man of his word, if he says he's going to kill you he is going to kill you. Sheriff Bell, is the 'useless' character in the film, he says how much he wants to protect Llewe
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