In Chicago, the guilty walk free and live happily ever after while the innocent are afforded no respect or dignity. Meanwhile, no-one arbitrates the whole rotten system. The director, Rob Marshall, the screen editor Bill Condon and the musical score composer Danny Elfman utilise a plethora of filmic techniques to convey the theme of the movie shown above and to make Chicago the roaring success that it is.
Elfman and Condon combine admirably to deliver the shot composition, the pleonastic and diegetic sounds that run rampant in the film and finally the songs which form the backbone of the musical work that Chicago is.
In the opening sequence, the camera zooms into an eye and right through it into the decadent world of the cabaret of the "Roaring Twenties-. Soon after, a tracking shot is performed to follow the movement of Velma Kelly. This provides the respondent with an insight, albeit a small one, into the life that this enigmatic character leads throughout the initial sections of the film.
Being a musical, Chicago is filled with several instances of pleonastic and diegetic sounds. These mood conveying sounds which are in the environment of the characters are largely composed of songs which are played periodically throughout the film. One such example is the song: "Cell Block Tango- in which half-a-dozen murderesses defiantly flaunt their lack of remorse in their sinful actions. The words: "It was a murder But not a crime."" Are altruistic of these women's' attitude. Another insight provided by the songs in the work, Chicago, is that of the humdrum, tragically downtrodden and mistreated life of Amos Hart in his number "Mr. Cellaphane-. This poignant work achieves its aim of causing an empathic bond between respondent and pious fool by making the lyrics easily identifiable to the respondent.
A large part of the subliminal messages sent to the respondent are by way of lighting through colour symbolism, mise-en-scene and by masterfully weaving intricate hints throughout Chicago.
Chicago is one of the world's most notable feminist artists. In 1970 Judy Chicago and CalArts professor Miriam Schapiro founded the Feminist Art Program. The first project completed by Chicago and program volunteers was a work entitled Womanhouse. ... Womanhouse is quite typical of Chicago's work. ... Again Chicago has used a typical domestic scene to present women's history. ...
Chicago A man in the 1950s named Walter Parazaider, born in Chicago, began playing music at the age of nine. ... He played so well in his teenage years that he was accepted to play as an E flat clarinetist in the Chicago symphony. ... In pursuit of that goal, he enrolled in Chicago's De Paul University. ... (who later became Chicagos producer) Both played through smoke filled bar rooms and other universities. ... He prepared for a year an a half and played a degree recital for the principal members of the Chicago symphony and its audience. ...
In 2004, The Chicago Tribune, reported that Chicago "had the highest homicide rate (particularly gang related homicides) of any large city in the America"" (1). ... Keef grew up on the 6300 block of Chicago, deep in the territory of one of Chicago's two major gangs: the Black Disciples. ... Keef's music has is criticized, however, as violence in South Side Chicago has continued, and arguably been enhanced by drill music. ... Keef has brought more awareness to teenagers and youth in the high-risk neighborhoods of South Side Chicago than anyone else ever has. The presence of new awaren...
But who is to say that the Chicago fire was the most devastating. ... The Chicago Fire that is known by many people across the nation as a horrific tragedy grabbed more people's attention due to two reasons, one that Chicago was and still is today a bigger and more popular city, and two, it was the famous legend of Mrs. ... The Chicago Fire caused heart ache to the people at that time and people today but when you look at the facts, it is so clear that the Peshtigo fire caused more damage and caused more deaths than the Chicago fire. ... The fire in Chicago that may or may not have been...
Moving to Chicago was quite an experience, from living with my cousins, to moving into a broke down apartment. ... Before we moved to Chicago we had to move in with my cousins, because my father came to Chicago before us to look for a job and a place to stay. ... When we finally got to Chicago we were tired and anxious and excited. ...
This era was daring, flashy and dramatic, and the cast of Chicago portrays this well. ... The casting directors did a phenomenal job, because all the voices of Chicago are strong, powerful and beautiful. ... Aside from great voices, the cast of Chicago dance their hearts out for their audience. ... A music lover should definitely attend a performance of Chicago, because dance and music are the substance of this play. ... Chicago is a great performance for one who likes to sit back and be entertained. ...
Chicago Chicago, is based on the musical play written, directed, and choreographed for the stage by Bob Fosse. ... It is set in the 1920s when Chicago was a city with big mobster problems and big newspaper headlines that shocked and entertained the attention of its citizens. The stories that captured most everyone's attention were women who were cold-blooded killers who were in "Chicago's famed Murderer's Row." ... I love musicals and Chicago didn't let me down. ... I will watch Chicago over and over and recommend it a must own ...
Chicago has its good and bad because of the people who define it. In the poem "Chicago", Sandburg is able to identify the existence of both good and bad in the city of Chicago because of his reliability, his descriptions of the Chicagoans, and the way he structures the poem. ... Sandburg's most used method of describing Chicago is describing the Chicagoans. ... Sandburg isn't implying that the city, Chicago, is shoveling things. ... In the end, he isn't so much describing Chicago, but rather Chicagoans....
In June of 2004, former mayor of Chicago, Richard Daley, promoted the Chicago Renaissance, 2010. ... The Chicago Renaissance 2010, provides unequal education. ... There is a rumor that Chicago renaissance 2010 is do for the trading and gentrifying the Chicago besides better the education (Ayers). ... Besides, the Chicago Renaissance 2010 schools have totally different system and structure with the Chicago Public schools, and it is being criticized the Chicago Renaissance 2010 program creates privatize affect on Chicago education. ... Chicago Renaissance 2010 schools set up higher standard for ...
