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Problem: The film The Apartment by Billy Wilder Analysis Essay

Write an essay in which you respond to prompts:

Part I

Comment on the specific film you saw in terms of its genre and the quality of the film itself. Pay attention to the camerawork (cinematography) the editing (montage) and the sound (including music). What did you like and what did you dislike? Why do you like the things you like, and why do you dislike the things you dislike? Finally, is the film successful in creating a work of fiction using the craft of filmmaking and considering when it was made?

Part II

Draw some general conclusions about the work of the director and one of the main actors or actresses. For example let us say you watched the 1962 film Lawrence of Arabia. Did you like David Lean as a filmmaker? Explain your answer. Did you like Peter O'Toole in the role of Larwrence? Why, or why not?

End with your overall impression of the film, including how you see it as an example of the its genre and time period.

Part III

On a separate page, insert the heading "My Criteria for Quality in Film." Under that heading, propose four general statements indicative of your personal taste in movies. These statements should be numbered (1) through (4), and they should be written as complete sentences or a short paragraph. For example, if you commented in your essay that you liked the acting because it was realistic and you liked the script because it had a happy ending, you could propose these two statements as criteria for quality: "(i) Excellent movies feature realistic acting. (ii) A movie is more likely to be good if it ends happily." Think about and then explain what words such as good, excellent, and effective actually mean.

Use the film: "The Apartment" (1960) by Billy Wilder.