The Big Sleep screening report
1.
Relate what was discussed in class or the text
to the screening
In class we spoke about the rise of film
noir, which had existed since the early thirties, but Humphrey Bogart
popularized the private investigator aspect of film noir in his 1941 film The
Maltese Falcon. His work in the big sleep and Casablanca helped to solidify him
as a major Hollywood actor and breakout of the B movies he had worked in up
until that time.
2.
Find a related article and summarize the content
In the article mysteries of the big sleep
from the Los Angeles Times the author talks about the different cut of the film,
which is the director, Howard Hawkes original cut. The studio bosses recut the
film to make it more of a Hollywood film, which Bacall getting more lines and
screen time, in the final cut. Hawkes directors cut was more faithful to the
novel but it was dull and a ho-hum film noir.
3.
Apply the article to the film screened in class
The article applies to the film screened in
class because it talks about the director Howard Hawkes having a separate cut
of his film in which the Warner Brothers studio wrangled a final cut away from
him for fear of the film not being commercially successful. This reminds me of
RKO’s giving complete creative control to Orson Welles and then having to try
and silence his finished product and after that they revoked final cut from him
for his future projects so they could be shaped into more commercial films for
audiences. The studio system would be hesitant to give directors complete
creative control again.
4.
Write a critical analysis of the film, including
your personal opinion, formed as a result of the screening, class discussions,
text material and the article.
In the film the Big Sleep the audience gets
to watch Humphrey Bogart’s Philip Marlowe investigate two separate but
interconnected mysteries. The film is less concerned with the outcome of the
murder mystery but with the twist and turns that lead Marlow throughout the
case. I really like how we are as in the dark the entire case as the main
character always wondering what twist and turn will come up next trying to make
sense of all the pieces to the puzzle.
CHECKLIST
FOR PLAGIARISM
1) ( x ) I have not handed in this assignment for any
other class.
2) (x ) If I reused any information from other papers I
have written for other classes, I clearly explain that in the paper.
3)
(x ) If I used any passages word for word, I put quotations around those
words, or used indentation and citation within the text.
4) (x ) I have
not padded the bibliography. I have used all sources cited in the bibliography
in the text of the paper.
5) ( x ) I have cited in the bibliography only
the pages I personally read.
6) ( x) I have used direct quotations only
in cases where it could not be stated in another way. I cited the source within
the paper and in the bibliography.
7) ( x ) I did not so over-use direct
quotations that the paper lacks interpretation or originality.
8) ( x)
I checked yes on steps 1-7 and therefore have been fully transparent about the
research and ideas used in my paper.
Name:
_______________Matthew Larue__________ Date: ________11/18/14_________
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