by Elaine Aparecida Queiroz and Natália da Silva Matte
Steven Spielberg is a very well-known film director from Hollywood. Most of his films are a huge success and are seen by thousands of people all over the world. Two of his very successful films are E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) and Schindler's List (1993), which share some characteristics but obviously have some contrasts too.
Both are classic films. But unlike E.T., that is a science-fiction film, Schindler's List is realistic and historical, as it tells a true story, dealing with the Nazism in the World War II. On the other hand, E.T. has a light theme that focuses specially on young kids. Although it is from colorful films era, Schindler's List was shot in black and white, which was a director's decision, probably to give a more dramatic atmosphere and to make it look like a film shot at the time of its plot. E.T. not only uses colorful shot but also many visual effects that were truly amazing in the 1980's. And finally, a great similarity is that both movies were a box office hit and won many important awards, entering the cinematography history of Hollywood.
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6/24/2007
Stand by me
by Letícia Pandolfo Cardoso
“Stand by me”, based on a novel by Stephen King, is a movie about friendship and growing up. It is the story about four boys that hear about a kid killed by a train, and then they decide to cross the city and see the poor boy’s body. During their adventure they cry, they laugh, they have time to be only children, and also men. The four friends are very different one from another, but they complete each other. Chris and Gordie, for instance, don’t seem to have anything in common, but they do. Both are loyal friends, introspective and have strong principles. And both have problems with their families: Chris’ family has a bad reputation where they live, so he is not well accepted there. On the other hand, Gordie’s family had been through a difficult time, because his oldest brother has died and now his parents do not give Gordie the due attention. So, Chris and Gordie are lonely boys. Maybe that is why they became best friends: they needed someone. And the same happened with the other two boys. Just to conclude: this is a beautiful movie, since it gives us hope and a wish of never giving up. The four kids went after death… and they ended up finding life.
“Stand by me”, based on a novel by Stephen King, is a movie about friendship and growing up. It is the story about four boys that hear about a kid killed by a train, and then they decide to cross the city and see the poor boy’s body. During their adventure they cry, they laugh, they have time to be only children, and also men. The four friends are very different one from another, but they complete each other. Chris and Gordie, for instance, don’t seem to have anything in common, but they do. Both are loyal friends, introspective and have strong principles. And both have problems with their families: Chris’ family has a bad reputation where they live, so he is not well accepted there. On the other hand, Gordie’s family had been through a difficult time, because his oldest brother has died and now his parents do not give Gordie the due attention. So, Chris and Gordie are lonely boys. Maybe that is why they became best friends: they needed someone. And the same happened with the other two boys. Just to conclude: this is a beautiful movie, since it gives us hope and a wish of never giving up. The four kids went after death… and they ended up finding life.
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