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Film Noir Poem

  The Meeting of the Minds Five men dressed in Italian suits Each dawning flamboyant neckties and fedoras The room was dimly lit by cigars and one ancient lamp A single round oak table was littered with ash The room was quietly waiting for its air to be filled A man in a black, suit, tie and fedora stood up to speak Everyone’s eyes were on him like a tight dress on a tramp Each had a skeptic look on their faces Five skeptical looks of five dangerous men Five men of five dangerous families The man in a bright red fedora stood up angrily There was a fire burning in his eyes Tensions were high but not as high as he Speed bumping through is veins  Red hot and and ready to risk it all he pulled his gun Seven shots rang through the room The lamp has been shattered Four cigar butts now lit the room A sixth large man emerged from the shadow gun in hand He pointed it at the red fedora and pulled the trigger The body was hoisted out of the room into a trunk The man in the fedora with a ...

Minority Report Scene Analysis

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Up Close and Personal In this shot it pictures the main character of the movie John Anderton while he is on a desperate search for illicit drugs. The ramifications of John getting caught looking for drugs are doubled due to the fact that he is an active member of law enforcement, leading to this mission for drugs being more stressful and perilous for our main character. The directors use of a close up shot and a combination of bright and zero lighting, enhances just how stressful of a situation John Anderton was in during his search for drugs.  This is evident in the way that the director chose to position John’s face in this frame. John’s face is positioned almost directly in the center of the frame, however part of his face is in the first third of the frame, leaving the third third of the frame to be empty. This leads to the viewer understanding that the primary focus is on the emotions of John, however,  since the director leaves the third third empty it leaves the door op...
 Recent Movies I have watched... The Godfather II The Departed Borat