Brokeback Mountain, both as a short story (Proulx, 1999), and film (Lee, 2005) explores the notion that the use of various settings to develop issues and themes allow the audience to gain a grater understanding of the characters. Just like the nature that controls the ranch and mountain lifestyle, the force of desire that comes so naturally guides every significant action Ennis and Jack experience in Brokeback Mountain, even when they know the specific actions are against their better judgment and against acceptable social dictums. From Proulx’s strongly descriptive language, to (2005)’s use of various landscape shots, the audience is able to relate issues and themes to the characters. The high rnages and peaks of Brokeback Mountain, that …show more content…
Throughout both the short story (Proulx, 1999) and the film (Lee, 2005), Ennis frequently professes his inability to break away from his home and upbringing. To Ennis, home symbolises safety, conservatism, status quo, and acceptance, whereas distance from home in this story becomes associated with progressiveness and risk. This is depicted by (2005) consistently throughout the film, but especially in the scene where Elma finally confronts Ennis about Jack. This scene sends the strong message that to Ennis, home is no longer a safe place, especially with the memory his father drilled into him as a young boy, by showing him the victim of a gay bashing and affirming that Homosexuality was wrong and you would be punished, he will no longer be accepted. This thought is displayed in the close shots of Ennis’ reaction to Elma. In the film, Lee (2005) used very tight framing of both characters to display the tension that was brought on. The framing of this scene allows the audience to simultaneously witness Alma’s pent up pain and Ennis’ rising fear and fury when she finally admits that she was aware of his affair. When ELee (2005) (2005)nnis visits jacks home after he dies, it is clear that just like Ennis’ father, jacks father expressed the same views. This is shown when Jack’s father informs Ennis that Jack’s ashes will not be put onto Brokeback Mountain, …show more content…
Throughout both the film and the short story, significant settings help tell the audience about Jack and Ennis’ relationship. Proulx allows her characters to range far and wide, but there's always an intense combination of beauty and loneliness wherever they go. Brokeback Mountain itself is always defined by "the great flowery Meadows and the coursing, endless wind" (9), while the "lavender sky emptied of colour and the chill air drained down" (23), but still when Jack and Ennis first arrived, they where detached from the beauty and dwelling in their own loneliness. Just like Brokeback Mountain, Ennis and Jacks love for one another is raw and beautiful, but also lonely, just like the isolation experienced initially on the mountain. This is a place without a lot of people, and even seems fairly indifferent to the presence of people. Brokeback Mountain was never revisited by the characters, although it was always spoken about and planned to be revisited, suggesting that in the end, it was a place of escape, a safe place that will always remained, in Jack and Ennis’ mind untouched and remains beautiful holding special memories. The use of Proulx’s descriptive language of settings and Lee’s (2005) panoramic landscape shots, allows the audience to gasp at the beauty of locations that the characters have visited, allowing the audience to connect to the location and events that are
Jon Krakauer’s novel, Into the Wild, tells the story of Chris McCandless’s foolish choice to abandon his life and travel the country, lacking proper knowledge on how to successfully survive in the wilderness, severing all connections with his family, and living in the wild with minimal supplies. Although Chris did not have a strong relationship with his parents prior to his departure, it was evident that they still cared a great deal about his well being and his whereabouts. When asked about the death of his son, Walt states, “The hardest part,” … his voice cracking almost imperceptibly, “is simply not having him around anymore. I spent a lot of time with Chris… I really liked his company even though he frustrated us so often,” (Krakauer pg.
Often times, settings aid in setting a tone for a piece of writing. In "Rough Road Ahead: Do Not Exceed Posted Speed Limit" by Joe Kurmaskie, the setting is able to instill varying emotions into the author. The desolate desert that Kurmaskie is trapped in elicits feelings of hopelessness and debilitation. After trusting someone for directions, he has gotten lost; which has led into severe dehydration, desperation, and exhaustion. Throughout Kurmaskie's period of weakness, he was also furious due to the misdirection. The further Kurmaskie traveled into nothingness, the worse his feelings and physical state would progress.
Throughout his novel Into the Wild, Jon Krakauer’s own perspectives shape the way he tells the story of Chris McCandless. Krakauer’s writing style allows for varying interpretations of the primary motivations of his protagonist, ranging from sympathizing with Chris to perceiving him as selfish. This is especially evident when Krakauer describes an interview with Walt McCandless about his son’s death seven weeks after Chris’ body was found. However, various interpretations of Krakauer’s work can lead to differing points of view on the subject. While Krakauer’s description of Walt’s emotional reaction to his son’s death could indicate Chris’ selfishness in abandoning his family, it could also serve to justify Chris’ decision to embark on his journey into the Alaskan wilderness.
Clint Eastwood’s, Unforgiven, represents a “new” type of Western that defies the formula previously used to create traditional Western films. Unlike Shane, a film with a clear-cut threat to the community, endangering all homesteaders, a lack of defense, creating an unfair advantage to the threat imposed, and a true hero, one who saves the day and must willingly return to where he came from, Unforgiven is a Western that is told through a different formula. Eastwood tackles this revisionist piece and lacks the three basic components to any classic Western film – a threat, lack of defense, and a hero.
The short story Brokeback Mountain (1997) written by Annie Proulx received a lot of attention when it was first published in the New Yorker. The story is about the relationship between Jack Twist and Ennis Del Mar, two cowboys who develop a forbidden love for each other and have to live separate lives. They first meet when they both get hired to herd sheep on Brokeback Mountain in Wyoming. The movie adaptations by the director Ang Lee, came out 2005. And it received
How many times has Hollywood taken a true story and turned it into something different? Hollywood took Chris McCandless’s story and turned it into an overdramatic work of art. Unlike Krakauer’s nonfiction best seller Into the Wild, the movie Into the Wild by Sean Penn overemphasizes ideas or fails to include crucial evidence which twists the viewers understanding of Chris McCandless’s life. The movie overemphasizes Chris’s parents’ relationship and the effect it has on him, creates a love interest for him in “Slab City”, and fails to mention Chris’s knowledge of the wild. Sean Penn’s film skews how people will remember Chris
The Sandlot provides many opportunistic connections with the viewers to make it a memorable movie. For example, The Sandlot starts off with a struggle many kids face today, with “Smalls”, a timid young man moving to an unknown town in Utah. In the beginning of his adventure Smalls is faced with the dilemma of finding new friends. Luckily for him a compassionate
Sociology is known as the study of the development, structure, and functioning of human society, so there is no surprise that it is so common to see the basic principles of sociology in everyday life. The 80’s film, Sixteen Candles, is a perfect example of how sociology is portrayed. Sixteen Candles is an entertaining story about sixteen year old Sam who’s family forgot about her birthday due to the distraction of her older sisters upcoming wedding. Throughout the movie, Sam wishes to be with Jake, an older student-athlete, and the audience is taken on a two day adventure which is concluded when Jake kisses Sam over a birthday cake lit with sixteen birthday candles. The movie shows many sociological elements such as deviance, race, gender
The movie “Breaking Away” presents the story of a young man from working class origins who seeks to better himself by creating a persona through which he almost, but not quite, wins the girl. The rivalry between the townies and the college students sets the scene for the story of four friends who learn to accept themselves as they "break away" from childhood and from their underdog self-images.
The American western frontier, still arguably existent today, has presented a standard of living and characteristics which, for a time, where all its own. Several authors of various works regarding these characteristics and the obvious border set up along the western and eastern sections have discussed their opinions of the west. In addition to these literary works by renowned authors, one rather convenient cinematic reference has also been influenced by these well-known, well-discussed practices of this American frontier. “True Grit”, a film recently remade in 2010 by the Cohen Brothers, crosses the boundaries of the west allowing all movie-goers to capture one idea of the western world. The movie, along with a few scholarly sources
After comparing and contrasting observations, the discussion could then shift to trying to critically understand the film as a cultural reflection of the period by discussing the historical context. Examining why the American western was so popular to film audiences and producers during the mid-to-late 20th century may help explore whether these films reflected a certain zeitgeist. Some questions that the movies raise are: How does the western reflect 20th century politics? Which 20th century values are portrayed within these films? Do these films help contribute to a consensus of support around America’s status as a
Brokeback Mountain is a short story written by Annie Proulx in 1997, which portrayed two Wyoming ranchers, Jack Twist and Ennis Del Mar, engaged in a homosexual relationship that started in the 60’s and lasted through the 80’s. This short story gave people a different look into the cowboy society and how the rugged men of the frontier possibly sought out love and affection.
Structure – the narrative is driven by storyboarding and montage and is backed into reflective mode through large scale landscapes scenes. For example the opening pages depict items that relate to the emotionally heart-breaking scene where husband and wife prepare for his departure. Later the
The love story between two different teenagers that come from completely different worlds is the most remarkable. The Notebook is about two young teenagers who fell head over heels with each other. They got separated by Allie’s upper-class parents who insist that Noah isn’t right for her. But that obstacle didn’t stop these two young lovers from being together even if it took years. This beautiful tale has a special meaning to an older gentleman who regularly reads the timeless love story to his aging wife to help her remember what they went through and that the story that he’s reading to her was their love story. The story he reads follows two young
Government agent Amanda Waller has a plan to deal with the sudden, Superman-heralded “metahuman” threat to the world, by therefore assembling the worlds most dangerous bad guys into an emergency super-team. And when Midway City becomes the ravaged heart of a plot to stub out the human race, that’s exactly what she does, with expectedly unexpected results.If Marvel has the best superheroes, so the geek-logic goes, then DC has the coolest villains around. So it’s only sensible they’re finally placed front, center and in the firing line. Filling its entire super-team with previously never seen before antagonists, Suicide Squad represents a fast-speed sprint of a catch-up for the rapidly unfolding DC Cinematic Universe. And, on that front at least, it’s makes for a great never seen before film.