Of
the two films we have viewed from the 1940s (Citizen Kane and Notorious), which
one do you prefer and why? Refer to the quality of film techniques used by the
directors at least once for each film in your answer.
It is a hard choice. Hitchcock moves the camera beautifully; I love how he opens Notorious with a tracking shot past the faces of the journalists and then to Alicia from behind peering through the door of the courtroom. Welles can hold his own, but he is more about tricks of the eye; the flawless blending of miniatures with real street scenes comes to mind as does the bravura reverse tracking shot at the beginning of the film as the young Charlie Kane plays with his sleigh—the infamous “Rosebud” or MacGuffen as Hitchcock would have called it! Citizen Kane is more serious, somehow. Notorious, with its love triangle is more romantic and, need I say, the screen kiss/nuzzle by Cary Grant and Ingmar Bergman is a delight to watch. I’m torn, but I choose Notorious, perhaps because the work that Hitchcock got from his two leads is among their best. Besides, I've always liked Bergman’s work and with all the close ups we certainly have a chance to observe the quality of her acting. So, Notorious it is, but I could change my mind tomorrow!
I like Notorious, but I prefer Citizen Kane. Orson Welles, Citizen Kane's director, used his professional creativity on movie. it is amazing movie that persuade me to follow the movie until the last scene. He used lots of technique and i like the crane shot of the last scene that camera moves over the objects toward the little sledge. The movement of the camera gave me a feeling that it is approaching to something important. He used fisheye lens to take shot from broken crystal snow ball. I will regret if I do not mention some about Notorious because of brilliant actors and unique technique of Alfred Hitchcock. The actors had strong feeling in its way to show us the real expression of that kind of situation that we all experienced some of them, so for example, when she was poisoned, and she was in her bed. Alfred Hitchcock used multiple technique in one scene, the low angle with Backlighting, Internal framing, and Alicia's point of view . This shot appears when Alicia wakes up in her room after drinking alcohol, and looks toward Devlin, who is standing in the door frame. These two movies are very likeable and special Citizen Kane with its lots of interesting technique.
It is a hard choice. Hitchcock moves the camera beautifully; I love how he opens Notorious with a tracking shot past the faces of the journalists and then to Alicia from behind peering through the door of the courtroom. Welles can hold his own, but he is more about tricks of the eye; the flawless blending of miniatures with real street scenes comes to mind as does the bravura reverse tracking shot at the beginning of the film as the young Charlie Kane plays with his sleigh—the infamous “Rosebud” or MacGuffen as Hitchcock would have called it! Citizen Kane is more serious, somehow. Notorious, with its love triangle is more romantic and, need I say, the screen kiss/nuzzle by Cary Grant and Ingmar Bergman is a delight to watch. I’m torn, but I choose Notorious, perhaps because the work that Hitchcock got from his two leads is among their best. Besides, I've always liked Bergman’s work and with all the close ups we certainly have a chance to observe the quality of her acting. So, Notorious it is, but I could change my mind tomorrow!
ReplyDeleteI like Notorious, but I prefer Citizen Kane. Orson Welles, Citizen Kane's director, used his professional creativity on movie. it is amazing movie that persuade me to follow the movie until the last scene. He used lots of technique and i like the crane shot of the last scene that camera moves over the objects toward the little sledge. The movement of the camera gave me a feeling that it is approaching to something important. He used fisheye lens to take shot from broken crystal snow ball. I will regret if I do not mention some about Notorious because of brilliant actors and unique technique of Alfred Hitchcock. The actors had strong feeling in its way to show us the real expression of that kind of situation that we all experienced some of them, so for example, when she was poisoned, and she was in her bed. Alfred Hitchcock used multiple technique in one scene, the low angle with Backlighting, Internal framing, and Alicia's point of view . This shot appears when Alicia wakes up in her room after drinking alcohol, and looks toward Devlin, who is standing in the door frame. These two movies are very likeable and special Citizen Kane with its lots of interesting technique.
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