... : David Fincher Topic Area: David Fincher is seen as a postmodernist in cinema. He achieves his style through the cinematography and mise en scene in his films. I will show how he is rapidly gaining auteur status on his rise through Hollywood. Films chosen to examine: Seven (1995) Fight Club (1999) Panic Room (2002 Catalogue: 1. Fight Club DVD, using all special features including set ... reasons: one is that I enjoy his films, another is that he has achieved such an extensive fan base from the just few films he has made. This fan base seems to be mostly 15-30 year old males which I thin...

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... " Jackson] story as it is the story of the war itself. It is also a story told mostly from the South's point of view" (Gods and Generals). McCarthy seems to hit the nail on the head with this statement. The movie has three underlying themes taking place simultaneously; the first two were mentioned in the previous quote, and the last is blatantly obvious – the slaves and people of color were ... that this movie's depiction of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson and his Confederate counterparts could not be told in a more realistic and life-like manor had the director chosen to share screen time ...

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... eerily effective, can be questioned being used in a movie set at a time that predates the advent of film. Many people did not seem to understand why she had chosen to send the film away from the Merchant-Ivory films and the recent Jane Austen adaptations. Some critics even chose to remove the idea that it was in fact an adaptation and that it was indeed more an ... just few in what was a superb 1940's style film. For example to suit Bogart's persona he is situated in a 'modern' high-rise apartment block, not the old fashioned apartment as referred to in the book. Joel Cairo therefore us...

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