Path of Glory V.S. Lawrence of Arabia

Paths of Glory, directed by Stanley Kubrick, and Lawrence of Arabia, directed by David Lean, are cinematic masterpieces. Both Kubrick and Lean are notable directors. They relayed such ideas as how death changes a person, the effects of war on the Psyche, the sacrifices that must bad made in harsh times, and the true importance of power. They show their unprecedented talent in exemplifying these films from a true story.
Paths of Glory seemed to revolve around three innocent men destined to be executed to be examples for other soldiers. Kubrick used great setting and lighting in the holding prison for the three men who were to be executed, it incorporated a look of gloom and desperation. This sense of gloom and desperation is translated through the actors where you can see an underlining message that nobody is truly ready to die. Kubrick used the three prisons to depict the different aspect of the human personality in regards to their impending death; which are anger, unwillingness, and desperation. It also illustrates how greed and power corrupts a person; the beginning of the film showed General Mireau being persuaded by General Broulard to advance his troops to take and control of the "Ant Hill", which they both know is an impossible mission for the troops, yet when Broulard mentions the possibility of a promotion, Mireau quickly convinces himself the attack will succeed.

Lawrence of Arabia

their kudos for being venturous enough to start off the film with a blank screen accompanied by a musical score composed by Maurice I have to admit that "Lawrence of Arabia" was actually a good movie deserving of it's ten Academy Awards, four BAFTA Awards, five Golden Globes, and its multitude of miscellaneous other awards. For an 1960's film it used prolific concepts. I give David Lean and Sam SpiegelJarre; which was done during the intermission of the film. They used amazing use of their location; catching the horizon at the greatest moments and the momentous angles of the beautiful scenery. The casting was exceptional, the person casted as Lawrence did in fact resemble the actual person; especially his hair, kudos to the hairstylist lol ;). This further goes into how the historical representation, accuracy, of this film was based on real characters to varying degrees.
The film itself had such a deep meaning that only added to the quality of this film. This film doesn't only portrays the historical perspective but it goes deeper into man and their search for self being. In addition to the differences between three groups of people also a quest for freedom and true intentions.
The wardrobe did look authentic in the film, however the actors didn't have the expected dirt/sand on their skin for walking through a desert for however long; nor did they have sun exposed skin. For the time period the sound effects were better than I expected. Also the lighting was expectational there no moments where it was too dark or bright that the viewer couldn't see.

Batman Looms Larger

Kudos to Wally Pfister who combined 35 mm and Imax 65 mm to depict the Caped Crusader's latest adventure. This marks the first time a featured-length narrative film has combined 35mm images with Imax footage. The production carried four medium-format Hesselblad lenses: 50mm, 80mm, 110mm, and 150mm; favoring towards the 50mm. The 35mm material was sot with Panavision cameras, two Millennium Xls and a Platinum.
He also provided some choice locations for the film. The first 66 days of the shoot took place in Chicago, mostly on location. Much of the story plays out in bright, vast spaces, uncluttered expanses that emphasized Batman's solitary nature; which played onto practical lighting sources. Existing fluorescent were augmented by new high-output fluorescent fixtures.
The special effects were amazing in this film. For the tunnel collision scene the special effects team prepared o miniature truck and drive for a collision with a remote controlled Batmobile in a scaled model tunnel.