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Joker first response

Critical score: 7/10  

I personally really enjoyed this movie as it was great at portraying the mental health issues the main character (Arthur) was dealing with as the contrast between scenes was very noticeable and impactful. For example, some scenes seemed more calm and almost eerie as they were slow-moving compared to some of his more hectic and rapid scenes, making Arthur seem out of control and manic in some cases making it scary for the audience as we don’t know what he will do next but it also allows the audience to make their own assumptions about what the Joker is capable of.  

Memorable scene: In my opinion this movie had a lot of amazing scenes, however my favourite scene was the staircase scene when Arthur was first introduced to the audience as the “Joker”. I enjoyed this scene because it was a huge contrast to the first time we saw him on the same staircase (gloomy and dark) contrasting with the ‘iconic’ staircase scene with the Joker looking happier (singing, dancing and bright colours). 

Categorizing Films

Battleship of Potemkin 

  • Historically significant film  
  • Date – December 21st, 1925 
  • Director – Sergei Eisenstein  
  • Genre – war/historical drama  

A bug’s life 

  • Mainstream film  
  • Date – November 14th, 1998  
  • Director – John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton  
  • Genre – animation  

The shape of water 

  • Art film  
  • Date – December 1st, 2017 
  • Director – Guillermo del Toro  
  • Genre – romance/fantasy  

The seven samurai  

  • Historically significant film  
  • Date – April 26th, 1954  
  • Director – Akira Kurosawa  
  • Genre – action  

The breakfast club  

  • Mainstream film  
  • Date – February 15th, 1985 
  • Director – John Hughes  
  • Genre – teen drama  

The wizard of Oz  

  • Mainstream film  
  • Date – august 25th 1839  
  • Director – Victor Fleming  
  • Genre – musical/fantasy  

The magnificent seven 

  • Mainstream film  
  • Date – October 23rd, 1960  
  • Director – John Sturges  
  • Genre – Western action  

Love Simon  

  • Mainstream film  
  • Date – March 16th, 2018  
  • Director – Greg Berlanti  
  • Genre – teenage melodrama  

Fitzcarraldo  

  • Mainstream film  
  • Date – October 10th, 1982  
  • Director – Werner Herzog  
  • Genre – music/action drama  

Alphaville  

  • Historically significant film  
  • Date – May 5th, 1965 
  • Director – Jean-Luc Godard  
  • Genre – synth pop  

I think that some of the films from the table such as ‘The breakfast club’ and ‘A bug’s life’ (films I categorized as mainstream) have many different features to them which make them be considered ‘mainstream’ such as being easy to watch and follow along, suitable for a wide age range and also being loved by the audience as they are entertaining and sometimes even relatable.