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  Psycho 1960

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  Although I'm not a huge fan of creepy serial killer movies, I enjoyed how well done Psycho was. In the film, Hitchcock uses cinematographic techniques such as low angles and high contrast, along with mise-en-scene elements such as stuffed birds, to create a foreboding mood with a sense of being watched. Norman seemed to drift in and out of identifies even before his psychological problem was revealed, so there is no identification between the audience and Norman to begin with.…

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  Rear Window 1954

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  I enjoyed how the cinematography and mies-en-scene of the film mimics exactly what L.B. sees at a given time in almost all cases. When the main characters look through binoculars or the camera lens, the audience also sees the scene through a vignette effect. At first, it is frustrating that the camera is just as immobilized as L.B. himself, but it then becomes apparent that the film is about the discovery of a murder, rather than the committing of one.…

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  Double Indemnity 1944

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  Double Indemnity, which was directed by Billy Wilder in 1944, shows influence from German expressionist films in its mise-en-scene and storytelling style. The mise-en-scene of the film contains many shadows in order to create a darker, mysterious, and foreboding mood, much like Caligari did with its oddly shaped, jutting structures that also created dramatic shadows. In addition, Double Indemnity is told from the protagonist's perspective, and starts out with what seems to be the end of the actual story, as…

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  Moonrise Kingdom 2012

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  Moonrise Kingdom, directed by Wes Anderson, is an extremely unconventional movie in terms of its relationships and conflict, as well as many other aspects. The main relationship of the film is between two twelve year olds: an orphan Khaki Scout named Sam Shakusky and a troubled girl named Suzy Bishop. The two kids meet and become infatuated with each other because they both have nobody else in their own lives to relate to. They form a relationship and fall in…

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