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This is a plot summary of director Alfred Hitchcock's film 'Rope'.  Lifeboat is a 1944 survival drama directed by Alfred Hitchcock and based on the book of the same name by John Steinbeck. When an American Merchant Marine ship bound for London and a German U-boat destroy each other, the survivors must find a way to survive in a lifeboat in the middle of the ocean. Materialism, racism, elitism, and distrust are among the themes in this film. Like his 1948 film ‘Rope,’ Hitchcock’s Lifeboat uses a minimal number of elements—a boat, the ocean, and the sky. The lifeboat and its relative size against and between the ocean and the sky is a microcosm of planet Earth and the universe. Summary: In the Pacific ocean during World War II, an American merchant ship and a German U-boat torpedo each other and sink to the bottom of the ocean. Photographer Constance Porter (Tallulah Bankhead) is the 1st survivor in the lifeboat. She looks elegant and civilized in her fur coat applying lipst...

An analysis of themes from Alfred Hitchcock's film 'Lifeboat' Lifeboat is a 1944 film by directed by Alfred Hitchcock based on the novel of the same name by John Steinbeck and stars Tallulah Bankhead, Hume Cronyn, John Kodiak, William Bendix, and Canada Lee as Joe the porter. The entire film takes place in a lifeboat. Its passengers are stranded in the North Atlantic Ocean after their ship and a German U-boat exchange torpedoes and both sink to the bottom of the ocean. The plot of the film focuses on the divisions of the members of the boat and how those divisions are magnified under stress. In this analysis, I will look at these divisions and how they are illustrated by the way those in the lifeboat interact with each other. Other themes I will also demonstrate are loss, spiritual disconnection, and true happiness.  Divisions Stereotypes At 55:25:00 on the DVD, Joe is stereotyped as a thief and ordered to frisk Wili’s pockets while he is asleep  Throughout the entire film,...

Why you should watch the anime version of 'Ghost in the Shell' before watching the live action version of the film starring Scarlett Johansson . Honestly, special effects have surpassed anime which is why anime cooled down considerably around 2005. I'm not too excited about seeing the upcoming live-action Ghost In The Shell because, more than likely, the 'Japan' DNA of it will be removed. I believe Johansson will be great, but the level of sophistication and intelligence the anime is known for was never meant to appeal to mass audiences. American films come fully-assembled meaning they don't require any participation from the viewer at all because they're dumbed down to the level of your average 6 year old. The original GITS and those following it require that you have a basic knowledge of religion, politics, philosophy, and science. This is what has made anime stand apart from western animation and live action films. If you watch the original GITS they coul...

This is a scene by scene analysis of 'Klute' starring Jane Fonda This is a plot and scene analysis of 'Klute' that you can follow along with your DVD or Blu ray copy of this film. In the meantime, enjoy this clip.  Title 4 (00:09-12:02) (11:53) Stop after john pays Bree and wide scene of them on sofa Summary The film begins in the Pennsylvania home of business executive Tom Grunemann. He and his wife are hosting a dinner with invited friends including police detective John Klute and Peter Cable who is also an executive at the company that Tom works for. The atmosphere is very casual. Tom and his wife are at opposite ends of the dinner table smiling at each other.  The following scene begins at the same dinner where 2 detectives interview Mrs. Grunemann concerning her missing husband. Klute is present as he and Tom were good friends. There were no signs preceding Tom’s disappearance as he and his wife were very happy. The cops produce a letter they found in Tom Grunemann...

This is a plot summary of director Alan Pakula's film 'Klute'. This is a film summary of 1971's 'Klute,' one of my favorite films from my favorite decade.  'Klute'  directed by Alan Pakula A Pennsylvania executive named Tom Grunemann vanishes. His wife and friends are left with no clues except for obscene letters he sent to a New York prostitute named Bree Daniels.  Bree is rejected at a casting call. Later, she meets an out of town john at his hotel room. The client is shy but Bree gets him to relax and open up. She returns to her apartment and someone calls her breathing without identifying himself. Peter Cable hires a cop named John Klute to investigate Grunemann’s disappearance, to go to New York and question Bree Daniels who is the last person to correspond with the executive who is also suspected of murdering 2 prostitutes.   Klute rents the basement of the apartment where Bree lives. He taps her phone and records a number of her transactions. He b...

Here are themes from the film 'Klute' Klute is a 1971 crime thriller directed by Alan Pakula and starring Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland, and Roy Schneider.  Detective John Klute is hired to investigate the disappearance of Tom Grunemannn who is connected with the deaths of 2 New York prostitutes. The only clues to Grunemman’s disappearance are letters he sent to a New York call girl named Bree Daniels who also had contact with the man responsible for murdering the prostitutes connected with Grunemann’s disappearance. Bree is an aspiring actress who also suffers from insomnia because of a john that beat her a couple of years ago. She is also an expert at catering to men’s darkest fantasies. Not until she meets Klute does she realize that she also has a dark side and the closer Klute gets to her the blurrier the line between Bree and Peter Cable, the murderer, becomes.  Acting Bree Daniels, like Peter Cable, is an actor, hiding her true self behind a fabricated image. Why Bree D...