Pippi Final CS.mp4In this comparative study I examine the films Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) and District 9 (2009) to explore the depiction of aliens and how, through this depiction, the filmmakers comment on society’s treatment of the Other.
Alices Final CS.mp4In this Comparative Study I investigate Katsuhiro Otomo’s film Akira (1988) and Alfonso Cuarón’s film Children of Men (2006). This study explores how each film depicts children and uses them as a symbol of both religion and hope.
Charles Final CS.mp4In this Comparative Study, I compare Ingmar Bergman’s 1966 film Persona and Paul Thomas Anderson’s 2012 film The Master in order to examine how both directors explore the theme of identity through the use of psychoanalytic film theory.
Grace Final CS.aviMy comparative study compares the 1982 film The Thing, directed by John Carpenter, and the 2015 film Tag, directed by Sion Sono. It examines the question of how filmmakers use plot structure, soundtrack & cinematography to create a suspenseful atmosphere in a horror film. What I gathered from this study was that both Carpenter and Sono have created unique suspenseful atmospheres for their films, through their use of these elements.
Gabe Final CS.mp4In this comparative study, I examine the films Branded To Kill (1967) by Seijun Suzuki and The Departed (2006) by Martin Scorsese to investigate the question: how are film techniques used to portray the antagonists in gangster films in two very different cultural contexts?
