Monday, November 30, 2009

Main Stream film vs Independent film

I would have to give Donnie Darko a 1 out of 5, and that is being nice. I thought that it had absolutely not point to the movie and that it was weird. There were some funny parts, but not enough to make me like the movie. I also like that Jake Gyllenhaal was in the movie, because he’s a really good actor. I would not recommend this movie to anyone because it is just a waste of time. On the other hand, Shawshank Redemption is a great movie. I would give it 4.5 out of 5. I thought that Tim Robbins did a great job in that movie. I loved the storyline of it, and I didn’t see the ending coming at all, which I liked.

There are many differences in an independent film and a main stream film. For one, I think that in an independent film, you have to think about the story line and plot a little more. For example, in the movie Donnie Darko, an independent film, you had to actually think about what was going on. They made you think about it more. In Shawshank Redemption, a main stream film, for the most part they told you what was going on and you didn’t have to think as hard to what was actually going on. Another difference that I notice was that in independent films, they use a lot more music than in main stream films. In Donnie Darko, they played music through most of the movie. Where in Shawshank Redemption, they played less music.

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