The images and symbols within a film are unending and unaccountable. ... The film, October, contains an overwhelming amount of rich imagery. ... One might even say that films simulate dreams, particularly silent films. ... In the film, Vertigo, imagery is only as important as it is in any other film but it is more apparent and easily discernable in this film as in most other Hitchcock films. ... At the beginning we are subjected to a barrage of colors in swirls and designs which foreshadow the importance of color in the film to follow. ...

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Since the 1920's, the film industry has been constantly progressing through uses of different shots, lighting, and cameras. ... In films other than Westerns, Lawrence of Arabia used the wide frame shooting style to allow panning. ... In his film The Tall T, always gave precedence to character over action. ... Musicals were a popular genre of film because of its bright colors and point of sophistication. ... In The 400 Blows Francois Truffaut's approach and unorthodox style raised eyebrows to American filmmakers seeing as "his major cinematic influences were the American B-film, film...

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It is for this reason that film purists say that modern film's downfall began with the advent of the sound film. ... So film purists out there, when referring to Pure Cinema, are referring to films that exhibit the conventions of cinema that set it apart from other arts. ... Unfortunately for film purists times change, silent film is dead and we live in a world of films that exhibit complex conventions in both picture and sound. ... This level exists within many many modern narrative sound films, including films from Hollywood and all over the world. ... Many film critics suggest that...

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