One of my favorite movies is Son in Law. I enjoy this movie because it is absolutely hilarious due to the way the filmmakers portray city people and country people. The basic plot of the movie is that a girl grew up in the country goes to college in CA. She meets a guy (Crawl) who has always lived in the city. He then goes home with her and that is where the filmmakers really play up the country and city stereotypes. One of the best parts of the movie is when Crawl wants to learn how to be a farmer, so he goes out to work with the family’s farmhand. This farmhand takes advantage of the fact that Crawl has no idea what he is doing, this makes for some very funny moments.
Another of my favorites movies is The Italian Job. The makers of this movie do a great job with filming techniques such as lighting, cross-cutting, close-ups, and camera movement. The lighting in the movie was often darker than normal. The filmmakers used cross-cutting in the scenes where the people stealing had a chance of getting caught by others in close proximity and in scenes where there was surveillance occurring. The close-ups were used to emphasize the characters facial expressions, whether it be to show nervousness, determination, anger, or even fear. Finally, the camera movement was excellent during the high speed chases and quick actions. All of these techniques went a long way in emphasizing the action and suspense in film, which are the elements I enjoy about it.
My next favorite movie is The Notebook. In this movie, the filmmakers seem to use soft lighting and somewhat distant camera shot. The soft lighting adds to the romance of the movie and the somewhat distant camera shot seems to tell the viewer that the movie is about the whole story, not just each specific scene. The filmmakers also set this movie in a time period where life was a little slower and the setting was more old-fashioned. This also brings about the romance in the movie because it allows the viewer to focus on the love between them rather than things more modern day movies focus on.
