英美电影赏析选修作业

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一.Montage

It is a technique in film editing in which a series of short shots are edited into a sequence to condense space, time, and information. The term has been used in various contexts. The term \"montage sequence\" has been used primarily by British and American studios, which refers to the common technique

The montage sequence is usually used to suggest the passage of time, rather than to create symbolic meaning as it does in Soviet montage theory.From the 1930s to the 1950s, montage sequences often combined numerous short shots with special optical effects dance and music. They were usually assembled by someone other than the director or the editor of the movie.

二.The Plot of Beautiful Creatures (2013 film)

In Gatlin, South Carolina, Ethan Wate awakens from a recurring dream of a girl he does not know. In voice-over narration, he describes his enjoyment of reading banned books, his despair of his small-town existence, and his dreams of leaving for college. Arriving for his first day of junior year, Ethan notices newcomer Lena Duchannes, who resembles the girl he has been dreaming about.

On a drive home, Ethan nearly runs over Lena, whose car has broken down. He gives her a ride home and the two bond over their shared love of poetry and having both lost their mothers.

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The touch of a locket triggers a shared flashback to the American Civil War, after which Ethan awakens at his home. Matters are complicated by the arrival of two immensely powerful dark casters who aim to push Lena to the dark: Ridley, Lena's provocative cousin/childhood friend, and Sarafine, Lena's mother, who has possessed Mrs. Lincoln, the mother of Ethan's friend Link.

Ridley seduces Link and gives him a bullet to use in an upcoming Civil War reenactment of the Battle of Honey Hill which will take place on Lena's birthday. Months later, a still-amnesiac Ethan stops by the library to visit Amma before leaving for a college campus tour with Link. He apologizes to Lena for not having got to know her during their time in Gatlin. the movie ends.

三．The Plot of Little Man (2006 film)

Calvin is a very short thief and convict. With the help of his goofball cohort Percy, Calvin plots a jewellery shop robbery to steal one of the world's largest diamonds. After the successful robbery, the duo are almost arrested, but not before Calvin manages to stash the diamond in a nearby woman's handbag. The thieves follow the handbag's owner to her home where they discover a couple, Darryl and Vanessa, who are eager to have a child.

Calvin and Percy hatch a plot to pass Calvin as a baby left on the couple's doorstep. Darryl and Vanessa, wanting a child, immediately

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adopt the baby as their own. However, Vanessa's dad Pops has a bad feeling about Calvin. Friends of the couple find Calvin odd as well. A local goon, Walken, discovers the deception and demands the diamond from Percy. Percy sells out Darryl and now Calvin, in a series of comedic maneuvers, manages to rescue Darryl and have Walken arrested. They are given a substantial reward for the recovery of the diamond.

Before he leaves, Calvin thanks Darryl for taking care of him even though he wasn't really a baby. Calvin is about to be out of Darryl's life for good, as Darryl watches him leave. Calvin is crying hysterically, so Darryl decides to let Calvin stay around and from that point on, the two men become the best of friends. The film ends with Calvin and Pops playing with Darryl and Vanessa's new baby, who looks exactly like Darryl .

Calvin is a very short thief and convict. With the help of his goofball cohort Percy, Calvin plots a jewellery shop robbery to steal one of the world's largest diamonds. After the successful robbery, the duo are almost arrested, but not before Calvin manages to stash the diamond in a nearby woman's handbag. The thieves follow the handbag's owner to her home where they discover a couple, Darryl and Vanessa, who are eager to have a child.Calvin and Percy hatch a plot to pass Calvin as a baby left on the couple's doorstep. Darryl and Vanessa, wanting a child, immediately adopt the baby as their own. However, Friends of the couple find Calvin

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odd as well. A local goon, Walken, discovers the deception and demands the diamond from Percy. Percy sells out Darryl and now Calvin, manages to rescue Darryl and have Walken arrested. They are given a substantial reward for the recovery of the diamond.

Before he leaves, Calvin thanks Darryl for taking care of him even though he wasn't really a baby. The film ends with Calvin and Pops playing with Darryl and Vanessa's new baby, who looks exactly like Darryl .

一． The main plot of Oz the Great and Powerful

In 1905 Kansas, Oscar Diggs works as a small-time magician in a traveling circus. As a storm approaches, the circus strongman learns Oscar has flirted with his wife and goes to attack him. Oscar escapes in a hot air balloon, but is sucked into a tornado that takes him to the Land of Oz. They encounter the flying monkey Finley, who pledges a life debt to Oscar when he saves Finley from a lion.

Upon reaching the Emerald City, Oscar meets Evanora, Theodora's sister, who is skeptical of Oscar being the foretold wizard. Evanora tells Oscar that the Wicked Witch resides in the Dark Forest and can be killed by destroying her wand.

Glinda brings Oscar's group to her domain in Oz to escape Evanora's army of Winkies and flying baboons. he realizes they can fight using prestidigitation.

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Glinda and her subjects mount a mock attack on the Wicked Witches' castle using an automated army of scarecrows blanketed by thick fog. Oscar then secretly reveals himself to his friends, having faked his death. Oscar uses a hidden smoke machine and image projector to present a giant, holographic image of his face as his \"true\" form, and a fireworks display to attack and intimidate the Wicked Witches.

The film concludes with Oscar, now king of Oz, using his projector to sustain the belief that he is still a powerful wizard and keep the citizens of Oz united against the Wicked Witches. 五．Disney's history with Oz ?

After the success of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1937, Walt Disney planned to produce an animated film based on the first of L. Frank Baum's Oz books. Roy O. Disney, chairman of the Walt Disney Studios, was informed by Baum's estate that they had sold the film rights to the first book to Samuel Goldwyn, who re-sold it to Louis B. Mayer in 1938. Disney's history with the Oz series continued with the 1985 film Return to Oz, which performed poorly, both critically and commercially, but has developed a cult following since its release.

After Return to Oz, Disney lost the film rights to the Oz books and they were subsequently reverted to the public domain. 六．The main plot of “The Three Stooges”

The film is composed of three acts, which are referred to as episodes

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Act 1: More Orphan Than Not

In 1934, the kids at the Sisters of Mercy Orphanage were playing soccer with an old soda can in the frontyard. But then, Sister Mary-Mengele the meanest nun in the orphanage gets their attention by telling them to go inside and do their work.

25 years later, the trio are adults and are still living and working as janitors. When Monsignor Ratliffe arrives to give everyone an important message, he gets attacked by Moe, Larry and Curly, who think that Monsignor Ratliffe was making out with the nuns. Act 2: The Bananas Split

A subplot involves a woman named Lydia , who wants to kill her husband so she can be with her lover, and inherit her husband's considerable fortune. She offers to pay the trio the money they need to take care of the job. However, they botch the job . Final Act3: No Moe Mister Nice Guy

Larry and Curly are getting along well without Moe, but decide to go find him, where they find out a girl named Murph is very sick, but has not been taken to the hospital because the orphanage has no medical insurance. Sister Mary-Mengele blames the Stooges for causing the orphanage to close down. Harter with Lydia & Mac and realize that Teddy is the husband Lydia wanted to murder.

In the end, the trio run away and bounce off trampolines out of the

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orphanage onto mules, where they ride away from the orphanage, off into the sunset.

七．The main plot of “the devil wears Prada”

Andrea \"Andy\" Sachs is an aspiring journalist fresh out of Northwestern University. Despite ridiculing the shallowness of the fashion industry, she lands the job \"a million girls would kill for\" At first, Andy fumbles with her job and fits in poorly with her gossipy, fashion-conscious coworkers. However, she gradually learns her responsibilities and begins to dress more stylishly.

One day, Andy hesitates to take this privilege away from Emily, but she is forced to accept the offer after being told by Miranda that she will lose her job if she declines. Later, Emily is hit by a car and Andy faces the task of having to break the Paris news to her.

When Andrea tells Nate she will be going to Paris, he is angered by her refusal to admit she's become what she once ridiculed, and they break up. Andy finally succumbs to Christian's charms.Despite the suffering she has endured at her boss's behest, she attempts to warn Miranda. Later, back in New York, she meets Nate for breakfast. He has accepted an offer to work as a sous-chef in a popular Boston restaurant. Andy is disappointed, but her hope is rejuvenated when he says they could work something out. At the film's conclusion, she is interviewing for a newspaper job.

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