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Sorry for the dumb question but I've never been able to figure this out. How do people analyze films or certain parts of
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RECE N T films? I can barely form my own opinion on the film after I'm done watching one and I usually go with someone else's.
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For example, if someone I like likes it, I like it too. But then if someone else starts to point out things about the film that
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want to be a "cinephile"). Is there any way I can learn to analyze films and tell what elements of the film work and what
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Business honestly i like to start with the thought that everything done in a movie is intentional and think “why would the
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Celebrity and framing. Fight Club in the scene where Tyler is burning Norton’s hand and the closing scene. And Lost in Showing You My 2023 Wrapped
Translation but I forget what scene we analyzed. These three films are talked about a ton on here and a great
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There are lots of books, but many of them are a little heavy, as they are mostly intended for students of film, and
might be better saved until you start to form your own opinions.
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Also, try watching the youtube videos in the channel called Fandor. Many of them describe critical observations.
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Français cinematography, a shot reverse shot there, a strait cut here, a dolly zoom. My thoughts usually are:

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I used to have a really hard time myself seeing and understanding any symbolism/subtext/whatever that other
people saw in films. I’m nearly done with film school, so obviously that exposure to film/film theory has played a r/horror
part in my becoming more comfortable with film analysis, but I’ve found that what’s really helped me is realizing
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of their own film. I’m still not as confident as I’d like to be when it comes to verbalizing film analysis, but I know
that I’ve become more confident in my own analysis ever since I started to consider individual films in the
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that the more you see, the better you’ll become at film analysis (and the more naturally it’ll come to you!)
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and that's what so great about it. When I watch a film, I keep in mind that I am having a conversation with the
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director. They are showing me their vision, and I am responding to it with my thoughts that arise because of my
own subjective experience of the world (conditioning). So just be aware of this fact, and I think you'll develop a
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I can relate a bit, especially when it comes to little details that I never would’ve caught on my own but other Reddit
people pointing them out makes analyzing a film look so easy.
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What I suggest is to make mental notes of the kinds of analysis and criticism people tend to make about films
(characters, cinematography, story, etc). I love reading or watching reviewers and analysts on YouTube. Watch Reddit
more films blindly and apply these things to when you watch them. Are the characters dense or have depth? Do
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it visually appealing/interesting? Does the story have any inconsistencies? Do you think it flows well or is the
pacing too slow or fast? There’s obviously way more than that but those are just some examples. I’m not an
expert but I hope I helped a little.

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masterassassin893 • 6 yr. ago

I’m interested in this question as well, specifically with an how to analyze political content and ideology. I’ve
seen zizeks films, but I’m looking for books or articles on method

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Kylethecowww • 6 yr. ago

One thing that might help is to sort of step back and imagine the director filming whatever scene you're
watching. Sometimes when you get lost in a film you're left at the end with an emotional reaction to the plot
and themes, but you have trouble calling out specific scenes, cinematography, composition, etc.

It might make a film less captivating at times, but I find that when I actively pull myself out of the fantasy and
remember it's a film being shot with a camera, it becomes easier to analyze.

Everything that you're seeing is done deliberately for some reason, so if you take the time to notice as much as
you can, from dialogue to shot framing to lighting to costumes to music, you'll probably find yourself forming
an opinion on some of the aspects that you naturally find most compelling.

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cfs_filmguy • 6 yr. ago

I feel like the other responses are somewhat missing the point. It's hard to analyze a film when you don't know
how you feel about it! Most of my insight about a film comes from my gut feeling of whether I like or dislike it,
and then I sort of reverse-engineer my way into deeper analysis by examining why I liked or disliked the film.

If we're getting into more technical terms, though, the gold standard of a film, to me, is how the form of the film
matches the content. Great films always have a style and a substance that complement one another. Kubrick was
big on this idea, and he got it from the Russian film theorist VI Pudovkin. If you're looking to go down the rabbit
hole of film theory, that might be a good place to start! :)

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