Saturday, December 14, 2013

MOVIE REVIEW OUTLINE

MOVIE TITLE: Jason and the Argonauts

MAIN IDEA: Jason wants to find out who he really (was, are) and it is a test about how much he can do in order to save his family and kingdom.

I.  SUMMARY & THEME:
A. The movie begins with Jason returning to the kingdom of Thessaly to make his rightful claim to the throne. His uncle Pelias has murdered Jason's father , stolen the throne and forced the queen to become his wife. Threatening the life of Jason's mother. To save his  mother’s life, Jason promises to deliver the most converted gift of the gods to his uncle the golden fleece. He embarks on a perilous voyage to capture the Fleece and fulfill his destiny.
B. The theme of this film is that things aren’t going to always work out the way you plan, and also bad situations in life are only temporary.

II. CASTING
A. Jason London (Jason) did a great job of acting his role. He has a great acting skill that fitted the description of Jason.
B. Angus Macfadyen’s image looked a lot like Zeus and Olivia Williams’ was really beautiful, especially the part where they were quarreling with each other on Jason’s quest.

III. EDITING
A. Since the film was a TV/ Movie film, then I understand that there are some parts that were cut in order to thrill and make the audience’s curiosity.
B. Example is the end of the movie and what happened next to the Fleece.

IV. SOUND ENGINEERING
A. This was filmed 13 years ago, with less advanced technologies. Some part has bad sound effects like the part where Jason was supposed to defeat the Minoan bull, the sound was so irritating and the creaking noises were so loud.
B. I can say some part are also sound good for example the part where only Hera and Zeus are talking to each other, the background music isn’t stopping.

V. CINEMATOGRAPHY
            A. The lighting was good and it was based on the mood of each scene.
B. Some of the graphics of the film are not that good, one example is the part of the Minoan Bull, it didn’t look very much realistic.

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