Fight Club is an adaptation of the book Fight Club written by American author Chuck Palahniuk. The film based on the plot of the novel is about the protagonist who is unable to deal with the social demands of his life and in order to free himself from the external forces he needs a release. He therefore creates an underground Fight Club, which becomes his source of finding release
In the film Edward Norton plays the nameless narrator who is unable to take responsibilities in his life. He has sleeping disorders and goes to a doctor to solve his problem. The doctor does not give him medication instead he advises the narrator to visit a testicular cancer support group. Realizing what real suffering is all about the narrator has no problems in sleeping after his visit. He starts visiting these kinds of support groups often faking symptoms in order to be part of them. He finally meets Marla Singer a character played by Helena Bonham Carter who is almost like him. They strike a deal never to run into each other again. Later on he finally meets Tyler played by Brad Pitt who unknown to him is his own alter ego.
This guy is a soap salesman with whom he moves in because his own house is taken down in an explosion .As they are leaving a bar Tyler tells the narrator to punch him and both have a fist fight that make them realize that they quite enjoy this form of release. They then decide to create a fight club of their own in Tyler’s basement. As time goes by their organized fight club becomes a movement that becomes bigger and bigger by the day .The craze is in turn taken up by the whole city and is given the name of Project Mayhem. They turn to illegal activities and take up vandalism. The narrator gradually realizes that the action is moving out of his control and this is not what he wants. He is in fact left out of the all the work that is done by Project Mayhem. After a verbal fight Tyler tries to kill the narrator by crashing the car in which they are driving and then abandoning him. However when a member of the Club loses his life the narrator decides to take action against Tyler. Once he tries to trace Tyler’s activities he has a feeling that he has done the same things and visited the same places himself. When in a confrontation with Tyler the narrator realizes that it is he who is holding the gun and Tyler is just an illusion. The movie got mixed reviews and was considered to have a better narrative then the book. It had got nominated for an Oscar for its sound editing. Wikipedia
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Double Indemnity
Double Indemnity, a Hollywood motion picture was released in 1944. Based on a novel of the similar title this literary adaptation was created by Billy Wilder and Raymond Chandler. A film from the Hollywood crime drama genre the film portrays a time when crime had taken an upper hand in the society
The story is termed to be representation of a 1927 crime. The incident involved a married lady and her boyfriend. The lover named as Judd Gray was insisted by the married women Ruth (Brown) Snyder to murder Albert her husband. The murder was chiefly meant to attain the insurance policy of her husband. Double Indemnity relates the story of an insurance salesman and a married woman. The film displays the illegal affair of the married lady with the insurance lady. Gradually the real intension of the lady is revealed behind her attempt of seducing her lover. As the film continues the woman is disclosed to be interested in attaining the insurance amount of her husband as he passes off due to some accident. To accomplish her desire she woos her lover to murder her spouse. The lover ends up killing her spouse following her instructions. The investigator conferred with the task of solving the mystery feels its foul play and guesses his co-worker as well the widowed wife to be involved in the whole affair.
Directed by Billy Wilder and produced by Buddy G DeSylva and Joseph Systrom the film stars Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck and Edward G. Robinson in lead roles. Fred MacMurray plays the role of insurance salesman Walter Nuff, Barbara Stanwyck, portraying the character of Phyllis Dietrichson, the wife and Edward G. Robinson appears in the role of a insurance employee and colleague of Neff named as Barton Keyes. The music composed by Miklos Rozsa and Victor Schertzinger provided a diverse worth to the film. The film was beautifully shot through the skill cinematography of John F. Seitz. Based on a novel this film was created in United States and distributed all over the state by Paramount Pictures. Dedicated to the genre of film noir the movie is termed to be classic. With excellent cinematography the movie is depicted through the view of the murderer. Attaining several critical appreciations from all levels the movie displays several scenes showing the characters performing acts of violence. The film runs the narration of Neff stating his act and the way he falls to the wishes of the lady accomplishing the crime. The film reveals the way in which both psychology and sex is entwined. With excellent use of light the actors emerge as larger than life characters glamorizing crime. Double Indemnity further makes use of moon lighting, a practice quite well known at that time. Wikipedia
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The story is termed to be representation of a 1927 crime. The incident involved a married lady and her boyfriend. The lover named as Judd Gray was insisted by the married women Ruth (Brown) Snyder to murder Albert her husband. The murder was chiefly meant to attain the insurance policy of her husband. Double Indemnity relates the story of an insurance salesman and a married woman. The film displays the illegal affair of the married lady with the insurance lady. Gradually the real intension of the lady is revealed behind her attempt of seducing her lover. As the film continues the woman is disclosed to be interested in attaining the insurance amount of her husband as he passes off due to some accident. To accomplish her desire she woos her lover to murder her spouse. The lover ends up killing her spouse following her instructions. The investigator conferred with the task of solving the mystery feels its foul play and guesses his co-worker as well the widowed wife to be involved in the whole affair.
Directed by Billy Wilder and produced by Buddy G DeSylva and Joseph Systrom the film stars Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck and Edward G. Robinson in lead roles. Fred MacMurray plays the role of insurance salesman Walter Nuff, Barbara Stanwyck, portraying the character of Phyllis Dietrichson, the wife and Edward G. Robinson appears in the role of a insurance employee and colleague of Neff named as Barton Keyes. The music composed by Miklos Rozsa and Victor Schertzinger provided a diverse worth to the film. The film was beautifully shot through the skill cinematography of John F. Seitz. Based on a novel this film was created in United States and distributed all over the state by Paramount Pictures. Dedicated to the genre of film noir the movie is termed to be classic. With excellent cinematography the movie is depicted through the view of the murderer. Attaining several critical appreciations from all levels the movie displays several scenes showing the characters performing acts of violence. The film runs the narration of Neff stating his act and the way he falls to the wishes of the lady accomplishing the crime. The film reveals the way in which both psychology and sex is entwined. With excellent use of light the actors emerge as larger than life characters glamorizing crime. Double Indemnity further makes use of moon lighting, a practice quite well known at that time. Wikipedia
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Bridget Jones The Edge Of Reason
Beeban Kidron directed ‘Bridget Jones: The edge Of Reason’. The movie – ‘Bridget Jones: The edge Of Reason’ was rated as an average grade as per the popularity of the movie. The film was premiered jointly in November 2004 at Amsterdam and Netherlands. Due to huge popularity, this movie was screened in several countries like Poland, Australia, Croatia, Hungary, and Canada
On 12th November 2004, the movie was specially screened at the world famous film festival in France. Within a few days, this series earned huge popularity, which paved the way for Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason to become a successful one. This time the movie was screened at the Bucharest Film Festival in Romania on 23rd November 2004. Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason revolves around the souring relationship between Mark Darcy and herself. She gradually finds out that Mark Darcy has been a conservative. She finds it difficult to tackle a new boss who is by nature a strange contractor and she had to surpass the topsy-turvy situations for several days that she planned to spend as a vacation. The story centers around how Bridget Jones, protagonist of the play are portrayed by Renee Zellweger had to break up with Mark Darcy, character played by Colin Frath out of her malice. Bridget leaves London to be in Thailand with Daniel Cleaver (Hugh Grant) for filming a shoot. Incidentally, Mark is the one who saves Bridget out of serious international incident.
Bridget finds no reason of feeling jealous and happily unites with Mark. But things didn’t go that easy between Mark and Bridget. Suspicion crept up in Bridget’s Mind regarding Mark’s relation with Mark’s long-term intern Rebecca, played by Jacinda Barrett. Moreover, she is apparently gorgeous and a perfectionist. Adding on the story’s twist, Bridget’s former boss Daniel Cleaver arrives on the scene. ‘Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason’ seems a misnomer, as the element of reasoning seems to be lost somewhere amidst the twist and turn of the incidents. Especially, Bridget’s behaving like a paranoid over the intricacies of the relationship finds no place of reason. ‘Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason’ was made as a sequel of the box office hit “Bridget Jones Diary” in 2001. The movie was an out comedy and the movie began by repeating many instances from the previous movie. ‘Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason’ also shows how Bridget out of her critical living conditions gets accustomed to drinking alcohol taking puffs of nicotine and also faces imprisonment on accusation of drug peddling. Renee Zellweger has been critically acclaimed for her lifelike portrayal of Bridget Jones. The ambiance of the movie at Thailand is another object to be applauded besides the rolling of incidents. Bridget is undoubtedly the most lovable and truest of friends but what she desperately fights against is her ambivalence. Rogerebert Suntimes
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On 12th November 2004, the movie was specially screened at the world famous film festival in France. Within a few days, this series earned huge popularity, which paved the way for Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason to become a successful one. This time the movie was screened at the Bucharest Film Festival in Romania on 23rd November 2004. Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason revolves around the souring relationship between Mark Darcy and herself. She gradually finds out that Mark Darcy has been a conservative. She finds it difficult to tackle a new boss who is by nature a strange contractor and she had to surpass the topsy-turvy situations for several days that she planned to spend as a vacation. The story centers around how Bridget Jones, protagonist of the play are portrayed by Renee Zellweger had to break up with Mark Darcy, character played by Colin Frath out of her malice. Bridget leaves London to be in Thailand with Daniel Cleaver (Hugh Grant) for filming a shoot. Incidentally, Mark is the one who saves Bridget out of serious international incident.
Bridget finds no reason of feeling jealous and happily unites with Mark. But things didn’t go that easy between Mark and Bridget. Suspicion crept up in Bridget’s Mind regarding Mark’s relation with Mark’s long-term intern Rebecca, played by Jacinda Barrett. Moreover, she is apparently gorgeous and a perfectionist. Adding on the story’s twist, Bridget’s former boss Daniel Cleaver arrives on the scene. ‘Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason’ seems a misnomer, as the element of reasoning seems to be lost somewhere amidst the twist and turn of the incidents. Especially, Bridget’s behaving like a paranoid over the intricacies of the relationship finds no place of reason. ‘Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason’ was made as a sequel of the box office hit “Bridget Jones Diary” in 2001. The movie was an out comedy and the movie began by repeating many instances from the previous movie. ‘Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason’ also shows how Bridget out of her critical living conditions gets accustomed to drinking alcohol taking puffs of nicotine and also faces imprisonment on accusation of drug peddling. Renee Zellweger has been critically acclaimed for her lifelike portrayal of Bridget Jones. The ambiance of the movie at Thailand is another object to be applauded besides the rolling of incidents. Bridget is undoubtedly the most lovable and truest of friends but what she desperately fights against is her ambivalence. Rogerebert Suntimes
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Batman Returns
Batman Returns is the second venture of the Batman series that had Michael Keaton playing the title role and his adversary played by the well-known Penguin. The story of batman returns unfolds as the powerful businessman Max Shreck is abducted by the villain Penguin and is given the option of helping the deformed being in returning to everyday life at Gotham city or facing dire consequences
Max has certain dubious businesses that if declared would result in ruining his career and status. He is therefore forced to listen to the Penguin and makes a plan of getting the mayor’s child kidnapped and eventually being restored by Penguin thus making him a hero in Gotham city. After reverting to the normal life of Gotham city the Penguin tries to find out about his real parents. When he does find them they are already dead but he publicly forgives them for abandoning him thus winning the hearts of more Gotham city dwellers. However only one person is very doubtful about this image of the penguin and that is Batman. Bruce Wayne starts keeping tabs on him .On the other hand the truth of Max’s unholy business ventures are revealed to his secretary played by Michelle Pfeiffer who is then murdered but is manifested back into life as the catwoman who has 9 lives. She tries to get back at Shreck but in the process starts fighting with Batman who comes in the way. She teams up with the Penguin in destroying Batman not knowing his true identity. Later on when they realize who they really are it is too late.
In Batman Returns, Batman finally defeats the penguin while the greedy Max is destroyed by catwoman. There had been several actors approached for the role of catwoman. At first Annette Bening was short listed for the role, later Madonna was also considered, when the character finally went to Michelle Pfeiffer. The movie was a commercial success earning the biggest amounts of profits in the year 1992, it was also nominated for two academy awards in the category of Best make–up and best visual effects. The film was received by the critics ambiguously some lauding its concept and some not satisfied with the treatment. It had a signature Tim Burton element in them, its shady and solemn atmosphere that was enhanced by the gloomy behavior of Batman himself and the attitude of the Penguin as well as the catwoman. In fact the movie was considered not appropriate for children with its negative feel. The penguin played by Danny De Vito was a brilliant performance by the talented actor. He was supposedly advised to take up the role by Jack Nicholson who had himself gained considerable recognition by playing the Joker in the original movie. Wikipedia
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Max has certain dubious businesses that if declared would result in ruining his career and status. He is therefore forced to listen to the Penguin and makes a plan of getting the mayor’s child kidnapped and eventually being restored by Penguin thus making him a hero in Gotham city. After reverting to the normal life of Gotham city the Penguin tries to find out about his real parents. When he does find them they are already dead but he publicly forgives them for abandoning him thus winning the hearts of more Gotham city dwellers. However only one person is very doubtful about this image of the penguin and that is Batman. Bruce Wayne starts keeping tabs on him .On the other hand the truth of Max’s unholy business ventures are revealed to his secretary played by Michelle Pfeiffer who is then murdered but is manifested back into life as the catwoman who has 9 lives. She tries to get back at Shreck but in the process starts fighting with Batman who comes in the way. She teams up with the Penguin in destroying Batman not knowing his true identity. Later on when they realize who they really are it is too late.
In Batman Returns, Batman finally defeats the penguin while the greedy Max is destroyed by catwoman. There had been several actors approached for the role of catwoman. At first Annette Bening was short listed for the role, later Madonna was also considered, when the character finally went to Michelle Pfeiffer. The movie was a commercial success earning the biggest amounts of profits in the year 1992, it was also nominated for two academy awards in the category of Best make–up and best visual effects. The film was received by the critics ambiguously some lauding its concept and some not satisfied with the treatment. It had a signature Tim Burton element in them, its shady and solemn atmosphere that was enhanced by the gloomy behavior of Batman himself and the attitude of the Penguin as well as the catwoman. In fact the movie was considered not appropriate for children with its negative feel. The penguin played by Danny De Vito was a brilliant performance by the talented actor. He was supposedly advised to take up the role by Jack Nicholson who had himself gained considerable recognition by playing the Joker in the original movie. Wikipedia
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Bridget Jones Diary
Bridget Jones’s Diary is a 1996 novel written in the genre of comedy. The author of this hugely successful book is the novelist Helen Fielding. The novel was later adapted into a film in 2001. This film, starring Renйe Zellweger in the title role, became an International success. Bridget Jones’s Diary tells the humourous tale of a single woman who tries to understand the ins and outs of her life and in the process, makes a mess of it.
The classic novel “Pride and Prejudice” had influenced the author in portraying the main character and her situation. Bridget is a lot like Elizabeth in “Pride and Prejudice” and there are similarities in the attitude of both their parents too. Mark Darcy, in Fielding’s novel, shares the name of the hero, Fitzwilliam Darcy, of Austen’s novel. The novel, as well as the film, portrays a confused Bridget trying to take control of her passionate feelings for her boss in the Publishing Company she works for. In the film, Hugh Grant as Daniel Cleaver gives a brilliant performance of a cad while Mark Darcy, played by Colin Firth, is Bridget’s real love. What Bridget fails to understand is that why others are so curious about her ‘barely there’ love life when she herself is not too sure about it.
She is brilliant in goofing up her life and making a fool of herself publicly. This comes out better in the cinematic adaptation where Renee gives a great performance as Bridget Jones. At first. there had been a lot of dissent in taking an American Actress for a quintessentially English character. A lot of other actresses were considered for the role. Sally Phillips was rejected because she was not considered famous enough to carry out the performance convincingly. Later, Kate Winslet was auditioned and was also chosen. However, she was later rejected owing to her age. The creators wanted an older actress who could play the role of a 30-year-old woman and Renйe Zellweger fitted the bill perfectly. However, she was lauded later for her performance and also earned herself an academy Award nomination for herself .The film had also scooped up a lot of awards and nominations and encouraged the making of a sequel “Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason”. “Pride and Prejudice” also had a televised version where Colin Firth played the character of the snobbish hero Darcy. In the film adaptation of Bridget Jones’s Diary, Colin Firth again played the role of Darcy’s namesake, Mark Darcy, who is the love interest of Bridget. The film has guest appearances by two well-known authors, the hugely controversial Salman Rushdie and the popular bestseller writer Jeffrey Archer. Wikipedia
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The classic novel “Pride and Prejudice” had influenced the author in portraying the main character and her situation. Bridget is a lot like Elizabeth in “Pride and Prejudice” and there are similarities in the attitude of both their parents too. Mark Darcy, in Fielding’s novel, shares the name of the hero, Fitzwilliam Darcy, of Austen’s novel. The novel, as well as the film, portrays a confused Bridget trying to take control of her passionate feelings for her boss in the Publishing Company she works for. In the film, Hugh Grant as Daniel Cleaver gives a brilliant performance of a cad while Mark Darcy, played by Colin Firth, is Bridget’s real love. What Bridget fails to understand is that why others are so curious about her ‘barely there’ love life when she herself is not too sure about it.
She is brilliant in goofing up her life and making a fool of herself publicly. This comes out better in the cinematic adaptation where Renee gives a great performance as Bridget Jones. At first. there had been a lot of dissent in taking an American Actress for a quintessentially English character. A lot of other actresses were considered for the role. Sally Phillips was rejected because she was not considered famous enough to carry out the performance convincingly. Later, Kate Winslet was auditioned and was also chosen. However, she was later rejected owing to her age. The creators wanted an older actress who could play the role of a 30-year-old woman and Renйe Zellweger fitted the bill perfectly. However, she was lauded later for her performance and also earned herself an academy Award nomination for herself .The film had also scooped up a lot of awards and nominations and encouraged the making of a sequel “Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason”. “Pride and Prejudice” also had a televised version where Colin Firth played the character of the snobbish hero Darcy. In the film adaptation of Bridget Jones’s Diary, Colin Firth again played the role of Darcy’s namesake, Mark Darcy, who is the love interest of Bridget. The film has guest appearances by two well-known authors, the hugely controversial Salman Rushdie and the popular bestseller writer Jeffrey Archer. Wikipedia
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Full Metal Jacket
Full Metal Jacket is a war movie portraying the atrocities of war that take place when two countries are engaged in combat. The movie is adapted from a well-written novel by Gustav Hasford who himself was a marine soldier and had served in the Vietnam War Seeing the war in close quarters is a very difficult experience that is very well portrayed in the novel.
Full Metal Jacket directed by Stanley Kubrick gives the audience a view of the war with all its problems and evils that cannot be avoided. The film derives its title from the weapons that are used in the war. The full metal jacketed bullets that are used as ammunition during war. The film is divided into two different parts that has the single war theme running through it. It chronicles the life of the U.S Marines who are recruited and then follows them throughout their training period seen from the eyes of the new recruit J.T Davis alias “Joker”. The first part of the film deals mostly with the inhuman treatment of the imperfect and out of shape private Gomer Pyle brilliantly played by Vincent D’Onofrio who’s slow but sure fall into insanity is presented in the first part.The actor had to gain almost 70 pounds to fit into the role of the fat marine, breaking the record of the well known Robert DeNiro where he had gained almost 60 ponds for his character in the film “Raging Bull’’.
Private Pyle is a slow and a dumb recruit who has certain imperfections that makes him the focus of the anger of everyone in his platoon. He also has to take a lot of flak from his leader Sergeant Hartman played by R.Lee Erney. The film portrays how the young marines are mentally as well as physically tortured in order to turn them from humans to killing machines. For the role of the abusive Sergeant the director wanted to have someone who was very convincing. Trivia has it that the director did not allow the members of his crew, especially Erney and his privates to interact much before filming started or even after. The first part of the film ends with Sergeant Hartman being shot by Pyle and his own suicide. The second part of the film starts in the warfront itself portraying combat with the Vietnam forces at close quarters. It concentrates on Joker and his career as a sergeant in Vietnam who is a war correspondent and covering the war for Stars and Stripes. The film had gained a lot of recognition in the form of nominations for an Oscar in the year 1988, and a Japanese Academy Award nomination in the next year. It also won the Boston Society of Film Critics Awards for the best director as well as best supporting actor for, R. Lee Erney.Wikipedia
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Full Metal Jacket directed by Stanley Kubrick gives the audience a view of the war with all its problems and evils that cannot be avoided. The film derives its title from the weapons that are used in the war. The full metal jacketed bullets that are used as ammunition during war. The film is divided into two different parts that has the single war theme running through it. It chronicles the life of the U.S Marines who are recruited and then follows them throughout their training period seen from the eyes of the new recruit J.T Davis alias “Joker”. The first part of the film deals mostly with the inhuman treatment of the imperfect and out of shape private Gomer Pyle brilliantly played by Vincent D’Onofrio who’s slow but sure fall into insanity is presented in the first part.The actor had to gain almost 70 pounds to fit into the role of the fat marine, breaking the record of the well known Robert DeNiro where he had gained almost 60 ponds for his character in the film “Raging Bull’’.
Private Pyle is a slow and a dumb recruit who has certain imperfections that makes him the focus of the anger of everyone in his platoon. He also has to take a lot of flak from his leader Sergeant Hartman played by R.Lee Erney. The film portrays how the young marines are mentally as well as physically tortured in order to turn them from humans to killing machines. For the role of the abusive Sergeant the director wanted to have someone who was very convincing. Trivia has it that the director did not allow the members of his crew, especially Erney and his privates to interact much before filming started or even after. The first part of the film ends with Sergeant Hartman being shot by Pyle and his own suicide. The second part of the film starts in the warfront itself portraying combat with the Vietnam forces at close quarters. It concentrates on Joker and his career as a sergeant in Vietnam who is a war correspondent and covering the war for Stars and Stripes. The film had gained a lot of recognition in the form of nominations for an Oscar in the year 1988, and a Japanese Academy Award nomination in the next year. It also won the Boston Society of Film Critics Awards for the best director as well as best supporting actor for, R. Lee Erney.Wikipedia
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Fatal Attraction
Termed as one of the most scariest movies of all times in Bravo’s chart Fatal Attraction was a path breaking film that gave rise to a lot of debate regarding the values of marriage and affairs outside marriage.
A sexual fling of a married man gone completely wrong is the backdrop of the movie. Even though he moves on with life after the brief affair the woman does not want to let go and things go berserk when she is discovered to be suffering from Borderline Personality disorder or (BPD). A mental illness that makes her obsessive about the man who just had a casual affair with her. Alex played brilliantly by Glenn Close is a psychotic individual who tries to hang on to the married Dan Gallagher (Michael Douglas), even after he has completely got over her. This obsession becomes so dangerous that the attorney soon finds his life turned completely upside down by the constant stalking of the woman. The difficult role of Alex in Fatal Attraction played by Glenn Close was first offered to a lot of accomplished actors but many turned it down. Finally it was taken up by Glenn who was till then known only for her roles as a good woman in films like “Jagged Edge” and “The Natural”.
The film has many frightening scenes, and the portrayal of the scorned woman and her ensuing madness comes across wonderfully so that it becomes really scary at times. One of the high points in the movie is when Alex not being able to get the attention she wants from Dan kills his daughters pet rabbit and puts it on the boiler of their kitchen. Another such scene is that of the climax when Glen’s character tries to murder Dan’s wife when she is taking a shower. However she herself gets killed in the process. The creators of Fatal Attraction had thought of another ending to the film where the character of Alex finally kills herself. However trivia has it that the audiences that were shown this ending was not exactly happy with it. The makers then put together a highly dramatic episode that is possibly among the most remembered scenes in Hollywood history. Michael Douglas being pursued with a knife and then finally drowning Glen in the bathtub from which emerges suddenly and is finally shot by Dan’s wife, were considered extremely violent scenes for Japanese audiences and therefore a different version was shot and then released. The film was a commercial success raking in the second highest business in the year 1987, the highest being the film “Three Men and a Baby”. The film was nominated in several categories in the Oscars including best actress, best director, best picture and best writing. Wikipedia
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A sexual fling of a married man gone completely wrong is the backdrop of the movie. Even though he moves on with life after the brief affair the woman does not want to let go and things go berserk when she is discovered to be suffering from Borderline Personality disorder or (BPD). A mental illness that makes her obsessive about the man who just had a casual affair with her. Alex played brilliantly by Glenn Close is a psychotic individual who tries to hang on to the married Dan Gallagher (Michael Douglas), even after he has completely got over her. This obsession becomes so dangerous that the attorney soon finds his life turned completely upside down by the constant stalking of the woman. The difficult role of Alex in Fatal Attraction played by Glenn Close was first offered to a lot of accomplished actors but many turned it down. Finally it was taken up by Glenn who was till then known only for her roles as a good woman in films like “Jagged Edge” and “The Natural”.
The film has many frightening scenes, and the portrayal of the scorned woman and her ensuing madness comes across wonderfully so that it becomes really scary at times. One of the high points in the movie is when Alex not being able to get the attention she wants from Dan kills his daughters pet rabbit and puts it on the boiler of their kitchen. Another such scene is that of the climax when Glen’s character tries to murder Dan’s wife when she is taking a shower. However she herself gets killed in the process. The creators of Fatal Attraction had thought of another ending to the film where the character of Alex finally kills herself. However trivia has it that the audiences that were shown this ending was not exactly happy with it. The makers then put together a highly dramatic episode that is possibly among the most remembered scenes in Hollywood history. Michael Douglas being pursued with a knife and then finally drowning Glen in the bathtub from which emerges suddenly and is finally shot by Dan’s wife, were considered extremely violent scenes for Japanese audiences and therefore a different version was shot and then released. The film was a commercial success raking in the second highest business in the year 1987, the highest being the film “Three Men and a Baby”. The film was nominated in several categories in the Oscars including best actress, best director, best picture and best writing. Wikipedia
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American Beauty
American Beauty is a movie that portrays what happens when ones desires and wants are kept hidden from the world by creating an artificial exterior that can only hide the real self for a limited period of time. Kevin Spacey playing a forty year old trying to cope with a mid-life crisis is brilliant in this movie where he is seen in a heart warming performance that won him an academy award.
The film almost made a sweep at the awards in the year 1999 with it getting as many as eight nominations at the Oscars with eighty awards and sixty-three nominations at a variety of other award ceremonies. If you want to gather more information about American Beauty please carry on reading American Beauty. Kevin spacey as Lester Burnham plays a human being who considers himself to be a loser in several grounds. With a Realtor wife who is always running after success Lester realizes that his life is without any meaning and eventually loses faith in his marriage too. In fact every one in the movie is presented, as running towards a particular goal that they feel would make them happy. Lester’s wife considers her career as a realtor to be so important that she lets her marriage crumble, Lester’s daughters wants to have breast implants which she feels will add to her low self esteem. To know more about American Beauty please keep on reading American Beauty.
They all need a motivation in their lives and this is presented in several ways. Lester gains his motivation by getting terribly infatuated by his daughter’s best friend Angela. Jane finds her motivating factor in Ricky Fitts who secretly photographs her while Lester’s wife has an affair with her realtor counterpart who is more successful then her. However all of them eventually realize that they have to be honest to themselves. Jane realizes it after Lester’s death while his daughter’s transformation is more gradual, she gains confidence in herself with the help of Ricky’s love and is able to question even her friend Angela’s ways who had dominated her till now. Angela on the other hand has till now lived in a dream world where she had created a sexy image for herself. Bragging about her sexual escapades with fashion designers and a host of others actually being a virgin. However the truth comes out when Lester is not able to take her virginity in a moment of self-illumination for both Lester as well as Angela. Another repressed human being is Frank Fitts who has been denying his identity as a homosexual for many years and finally kills the man who spurns him, Lester. Lester realizes that what he had been going after was a dream the film ends with his death as well as a moment where he feels supremely happy. Wikipedia
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The film almost made a sweep at the awards in the year 1999 with it getting as many as eight nominations at the Oscars with eighty awards and sixty-three nominations at a variety of other award ceremonies. If you want to gather more information about American Beauty please carry on reading American Beauty. Kevin spacey as Lester Burnham plays a human being who considers himself to be a loser in several grounds. With a Realtor wife who is always running after success Lester realizes that his life is without any meaning and eventually loses faith in his marriage too. In fact every one in the movie is presented, as running towards a particular goal that they feel would make them happy. Lester’s wife considers her career as a realtor to be so important that she lets her marriage crumble, Lester’s daughters wants to have breast implants which she feels will add to her low self esteem. To know more about American Beauty please keep on reading American Beauty.
They all need a motivation in their lives and this is presented in several ways. Lester gains his motivation by getting terribly infatuated by his daughter’s best friend Angela. Jane finds her motivating factor in Ricky Fitts who secretly photographs her while Lester’s wife has an affair with her realtor counterpart who is more successful then her. However all of them eventually realize that they have to be honest to themselves. Jane realizes it after Lester’s death while his daughter’s transformation is more gradual, she gains confidence in herself with the help of Ricky’s love and is able to question even her friend Angela’s ways who had dominated her till now. Angela on the other hand has till now lived in a dream world where she had created a sexy image for herself. Bragging about her sexual escapades with fashion designers and a host of others actually being a virgin. However the truth comes out when Lester is not able to take her virginity in a moment of self-illumination for both Lester as well as Angela. Another repressed human being is Frank Fitts who has been denying his identity as a homosexual for many years and finally kills the man who spurns him, Lester. Lester realizes that what he had been going after was a dream the film ends with his death as well as a moment where he feels supremely happy. Wikipedia
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