Overall, I thought that the plot of the film developed very well, and I was intrigued with the dynamic between Valjean and Javert. Valjean genuinely wanted to become a better man and make up for his crimes, and Javert could not see him as anything other than a prisoner or criminal, even after Valjean helped Javert escape. I was always anxious to see when their paths would cross again and what would happen when they did. However, I thought there…
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Bamboozled 2000
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I think Spike Lee did a great job directing this film. It had me both laughing and cringing throughout the whole movie. Some of the scenes, such as the initial conference between Dunwitty and Delacroix, reminded me of skits from Dave Chappelle's show, with similar dark, controversial humor and out of pocket dialogue. However, there were some scenes that had a different effect on me. The solemn scenes where Manray and Womack would apply the black paste and red lipstick…
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Death by Hanging 1968
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I thought that this film was pretty good. At the beginning, it was quite interesting to learn about how the execution process is carried out, for the prison officials, the convicted, and the observers. It was also interesting to see how much thought was put into designing execution rooms/facilities. Both the prisoner and observers would flow from room to room, always being separated from each other's sight until the very last set of rooms, where the observers were able to…
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The Trial of Joan of Arc 1962
Before watching The Trial of Joan of Arc, my class watched two previous adaptions of the story of Joan of Arc, Joan of Arc (1900, Melies) and The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928, Dreyer), both being silent films. I think out of the three adaptions played in class, The Trial of Joan of Arc was the best. With the addition of dialogue, I was better able to understand Joan, how she felt and what she thought, throughout the film.…
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