Last Night I went to see the
Avengers at the midnight premier. This movie has been highly anticipated and
for a very good reason; it’s a combination of 5 different superhero movies into
one. One of the many significant scenes in this movie is towards the beginning when
Black Widow, a master assassin, is getting called into be a part of The
Avengers. It seems that she was captured by Russian leaders and was being
interrogated but in reality it was all her plan from the beginning. Lighting is
very important in this scene, it is a dark shadowy building but her face is
always seen in warm brighter light to portray her innocence. However that is
not the case at all. Her face is often shown in a close up and her emotions are
never shown through. With swift movements the camera pans, and tracks with
mostly medium shots as she escaped the chair she was restrained in and takes
care of the guards. As she fights music becomes louder and strikes harder as
she hits her attackers. The couple long shots in this scene show the setting
and how secluded they are, however that contradicts what happens in the scene
when S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Coulson reads off their exact location.
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I also recently went to see Avengers and thought that it was a great, action packed movie. Throughout the movie, there are several fighting scenes, whether it’s at the beginning, when the Avengers are fighting amongst themselves or towards the end when the Avengers come together to defeat Loki and his army. During these fighting scenes, there is some excellent camera work done that helps to increase the intensity level. For example, when Captain America and Thor are fighting, the camera zooms out for a long shot so that you can see both characters and you see how far and fast Thor can throw his hammer, yet Captain America is still able to deflect it with his shield. At certain points during this scene the camera also zooms in on both of the characters’ faces. These close up shots show you how frustrated and also shocked each one is at how powerful the other person is. Sound is also very important in this scene because the loud noise that is made whenever Thor’s hammer hits the ground or Captain America’s shield demonstrates just how strong not only Thor is, but also Captain America and his shield.
ReplyDeleteLike many Americans, I recently saw the box office hit movie "The Avengers". First off I must say that this film was definitely the best super hero movie I've ever seen, usually that's not saying much but Marvel has been cranking out some pretty good films during the recent years. Now that I got that out of the way I'd like to discuss the movie's comedic relief, which always seems to happen with perfect timing. One of the main characters, Tony Stark who is iron man(played by Robert Downey jr) seems to just spew comic relief with his narcissism combined with his brilliance and wise ass(sorry for the language) attitude. Their can be an epic battle on a set piece filled with explosions and death, then Robert Downey Jr's character will just make one quip that can make the crowd burst out in laughter. An unlikely source of comedic relief is the hulk played by Mark Ruffalo. In one scene Thor and the hulk just finished fighting off some aliens and just as it gets calm for a few seconds the hulk unexpectedly just punches Thor, launching him out of the screen. Funny parts in this movie made it much better than it would be wIthout them, it makes the audience feel a wider range of emotions which is always welcome.
ReplyDeleteAfter seeing that the Avengers had been a huge box office hit this past weekend i just had to go see it for myself. The constant epic fight scenes are easily made possible by a combination of intense music and sound effects with beautiful camera work. There is a significant use of tracking with the camera in fight scenes to keep track of all the fast paced movements of each super hero. The film also uses comedic relief quite a lot. There is an example of this when The Hulk is fighting Loki and just smashes him into the ground repeatedly. These scenes of comedic relief lighten the tone of the movie and make it more enjoyable for everyone. During the scene where Loki is attempting to ground Shields aircraft carrier in the sky their is a repeated use of extreme long angle to put the view of the entire ship on screen to show just how damaged the ship is. In this same scene The Hulk is on a rampage and Black Widow is trying to escape him and not be killed. The Hulk is juxtaposed in this scene because at the beginning there is just quiet until he appears. Making it seem like The Hulk is sneaking, when The Hulk is known as a character who smashes everything in his path.
ReplyDeleteI had also seen the avengers movie recently. I thought I was a very well put together movie. The director used so many different shots throughout this whole movie. When it was towards the end and the government sent a nuke into the city to take out the army, the director had to use an extreme long shot to show the nuke traveling into the city. Also at that time you see iron man start flying into it and he grabs it and the he switched to a medium shot of iron man directing the nuke into the portal that Loki’s army is coming out of. Once he gets into the portal you see a long shot of him drifting away into space then right before he is about to die there is a extreme close up on his face right before you think he is about to die then and extreme long shot of iron man falling into earths atmosphere and then another long shot of the hulk jumping and catching iron man in air and saving his life.
ReplyDeleteRecently, I went to go see The Avengers. I can see why this movie has made so much at the box office. The movie does an excellent job with portraying in their action scenes. My favorite scene is when the Hulk destroys all Loki’s minions by driving them into buildings. The editors did a wonderful job in using just the right amount of longshots and midrange shots. These the longshots help show the mammoth size of the larger caterpillar like minions. They also help the viewer feel a sense of the hulks immense power to destroy something ridiculously powerful. The midrange shots help show some more details of the fight. The best example of this is when the Hulk punches Loki’s first minion through the portal. The midrange shot allows the viewer to see some dialogue between all of the main characters and it also allows them to accurately judge their body language as well as their facial expression. The Avengers has just the right amount of dialogue and action mixed in so that it’s not too boring or too intense for the viewer.
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