The Coen Brothers

Well I must say that I didn't love this unit. The Coen Brothers have a sense of love for violence and crime. Each of the movies I viewed in this unit was bloody, there were lots of murders and the plot was a very violent one. My parents hate the Coen Brothers and I can see why. Me on the other hand don't care as much but the movies did somewhat gross me out. The only movie I really enjoyed from them was O Brother Where Art thou? It was very comical and not that serious. You could say it was like a comedy. It was different from what the brothers usually make. At least that's my opinion.
One of the most noticeable aspects of their films was that there was one character that did an illegal thing to get hold of something that wasn't theirs in the first place but then in the end it somehow rights it self out with the exception of No Country for Old Men. In Raising Arizona, H.I. and Ed wanted a baby so bad that they ended up with the crazy idea of stealing a child from a rich family. They realized that it was a mistake and that they couldn't handle a baby if they couldn't even work situations out between them so they returned the baby. In Fargo, there was the two men who wanted the money and got their hands on it but both were killed for what they deemed right but truthfully was wrong.

Okay so I chose to do a important scene from The Long Goodbye. It was the end when Marlow shoots his very good friend. At first I wondered why he would do such a thing but thinking back to our discussions it was because his friend used him. Apparently Marlow figured it out and so he set out to find him because he was the only person who believed he was not dead. They kept playing the same song over and over but once his friend was dead they played a much more upbeat and happy tune. It signified that he was "free" and that he didn't have to do deal with anything else bad that might have come his way if the friend kept on living in secret. It takes a lot of courage to do something like that but he did it.
I forgot what the line was that he said before the shooting but he even talked about his cat. Somehow the cat, who was fed and water, and then running away was related to his friend having him drive him somewhere. As I said before he used him and so did the cat. Also once he shot him there then was the close-up on Marlow's face. His expression was of he was sorry he did it but there was no other way or he didn't have a choice. He didn't want all of what did happen to him just because his friend was going into hiding because he killed his wife. He probably would've taken it if it was for a justifiable reason but it wasn't so he had to do what he felt was right and fair to him.

Big Fish
Okay so the director we chose to follow was Tim Burton. Here is the first movie we decided to watch. I think Tim Burton has a way with choosing only the most beautiful of colors to go with the vibrant scenes of the father's, Edward Bloom, younger days. Basically what he puts into each scene. The present day he uses regular colors but in the past it looks more like a dream with many different and not dull colors.One scene I especially liked was when Edward discovered a little town in the middle of the woods. All the houses are different colors and the grass is as green as green can get.
Another thing I noticed in Burton's work was that he chose a main character that needed to find out who he was or where he came from. A young foolish or helpless character who learns hard lessons in life. In this film there was the father, Edward who told his story from when he grew up and his adventures that made who he was in the present day. The movies that I have seen that Tim Burton has directed have always had a character that needed to find themselves and has some kind of adventure along the way or is accepted by someone they want to be accepted by and loved. In the end they usually turn out to be happy in where they end up.


Here's a link to how Tim Burton's Big Fish:
Tim Burton Reels in Big Fish